Howard L. King Engineering Reports
name: label: Creator
content: Schlefer, Marion King
label: Creator
content: King, Howard L.
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
place: label: Place
content: New York (N.Y.) -- Transportation
topic: label: Topic
content: Civil engineering
label: Topic
content: Subways -- New York (N.Y.)
label: Topic
content: Tunnels
label: Topic
content: Tunnels -- New York (N.Y.)
label: Topic
content: Underground construction
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Marion King Schlefer, daughter of Howard L. King, November 2001.
creator: label: Creator
content: Schlefer, Marion King
label: Creator
content: King, Howard L.
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content: Howard L. King Engineering Reports
abstract: label: Summary
content: This collection documents Howard L. King's engineering work on several tunnels in New York.
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: Howard L. King was born in New York in 1889. He earned a bachelor's degree from City College and a master's degree from Columbia University, and shifted early in his career from teaching to engineering. He served in World War I as a member of the 27th Engineer Battalion. After the war, King continued his engineering endeavors and became particularly well-known for his work on tunnels. King played a large role in engineering the Lincoln Tunnel, the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, and several other tunnels and subway systems in New York.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1928-1965
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Donated to the National Museum of American History, Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now Division of Work and Industry), in 2001. Collection ransferred to the Archives Center in 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0990
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Reports
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into one series. 

Series 1: Reports, 1928-1965
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Sally Johnson, intern; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Reports
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: One cubic foot of reports documenting tunnels, including several in the New York City subway system.