Civil engineers
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Allen family papers
Collection
Identifier: 1978
Abstract:
Horatio Allen (1802-1889) was a noted civil engineer and inventor, who worked with the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company, the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company, the Croton Aqueduct, and the New York & Erie Railroad. The bulk of his the papers is personal correspondence (1818-1864), and biographical materials collected by his family. Also included is a small collection of Allen's business papers, particularly concerning his work on the New York & Erie Railroad.
Dates:
1818-1925
Francis Victor du Pont family papers
Collection
Identifier: 0351
Abstract:
Francis Victor du Pont (1894-1962) was a civil engineer and political figure in Delaware and Maryland. This collection combines papers and memorabilia of Francis Victor du Pont and those of his parents and ancestors.
Dates:
1804-1961, bulk 1915-1960
Meigs family papers
Collection
Identifier: 2162
Abstract:
The papers document the lives and careers of three generations of the immediate and extended family that began with famed Civil War officer Montgomery C. Meigs (1816-1892). The most notable members include his son, engineer Montgomery Meigs (1847-1931) and granddaughter and author Cornelia Meigs (1884-1973). The materials are about equally divided between professional activities and domestic family concerns.
Dates:
1848-1958; Majority of material found within 1875-1910
William E. Morris engineer's notebook
Collection
Identifier: 2099
Abstract:
William E. Morris (1812-1875) was a civil engineer and railroad executive. The notebook contains fourteen separate specifications for canal and railroad work copied in longhand and a fifteenth in the form of an inserted printed handbill. They offer a good snapshot of early civil engineering practice and construction techniques. Evidence points to Morris as the notebook's author.
Dates:
circa 1839
William G. Ramsay Biographical File
Collection
Identifier: 2049
Abstract:
The collection primarily consists of newspaper clippings, telegrams, resolutions, and correspondence regarding Ramsay's death and funeral.
Dates:
1899-1946
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Wilmington, DE 19807
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Wilmington, DE 19807
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