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Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Hartung, Marion John, 1886-1978
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
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1906-1907
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1033
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of two bound volumes of mechanical engineering laboratory reports written by Hartung while he was a student at Cornell University.
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Engineering Notebook Collection
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Engineering and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI.
- Dates:
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1835-1930
- Size:
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0225
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection of personal notebooks of civil engineers.
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Pratt, Charles Richardson, 1860-1935
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
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1860-1935
bulk 1910-1924
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6 Cubic feet (13 boxes, 8 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0958
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers document the professional career of mechanical engineer, Charles Richardson Pratt. The papers include correspondence, patents, patent application materials, agreements, photographs, publications, and blueprints for many of Pratt's inventions, especially his work on elevators.
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
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1915 - 1980s.
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2.5 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1089
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographs documenting civil and mechanical engineering activities, equipment, facilities, and projects. Some of the subjects are boilers, engines, turbines, lighthouses, aqueducts, bridges, factories, roads, hydroelectric stations, kilns and mills. Few of the images are identified.
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Burmister, Donald, 1895-
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
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1927-1974.
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3 Cubic feet (14 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1068
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Reports, studies, diagrams, and articles relating to consulting projects undertaken by Burmister concerning beach erosion, building and bridge foundations, airports, highways, docks, piers, bulkheads, and land development.
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Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Gordon, Robert B.
Starr, A.B., 1882-1962
- Dates:
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1905-1906
- Size:
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1034
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Three volumes of laboratory notes compiled by Starr while a student at Sibley College, Cornell University. The tests written about in the notebooks related to engines, steam, tensile strength of cast iron, lubricants, and other subjects. The notebooks contain notes, charts and graphs, and cyanotypes.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Engineering and Industry
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circa 1948-1988
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18.81 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box) (1 film box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 397
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of correspondence and memoranda pertaining to horology, exhibit proposals, manufacturers of engineering equipment, models, collections management, minutes of meetings, acquisitions, and installation of exhibits. Also included are blueprints for the Hall of Heavy Machinery; exhibit scripts from Power and the Early Ste...
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Providence Engineering Works
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
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1850-1933
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2.5 Cubic feet (10 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1076
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection includes order books, 1883-1898, 1898-1918, 1894-1923; shipping book, 1883-1892; detailed cost record, 1892-1896; parts listing; pattern list, 1890-1907; miscellaneous order book, 1916-1920; book of standard and special engine details, 1881-1889; and drawing list, 1881-1908; also photographs, glass negatives, drawings, publications, and ...
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Olds, Robert F., 1881- (civil engineer)
- Dates:
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1918-1948
- Size:
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1.2 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0231
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains material from fourteen dam construction projects (1918-1946), including notes, blueprints, reports, drawings, and corres¬pondence. In addition there is cost data (1923-1943), equipment and materials testing data (1939-1945), a notebook, photoprints (1926-1938), related journal articles (1927, 1933, 1940), and miscellaneous r...
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Schlefer, Marion King
King, Howard L.
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
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1928-1949.
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0990
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
One cubic foot of reports on tunnels, including several in the New York subway system.