Morris Jacks Papers
name: label: Engineer
content: Jacks, Morris, 1899-
label: Names
content: Empire State Building
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
label: Names
content: Yankee Stadium (New York, N.Y. : 1923-2009)
topic: label: Topic
content: Engineering -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Stadiums
label: Topic
content: Appraisals
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
creator: label: Engineer
content: Jacks, Morris, 1899-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Morris Jacks Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: Papers document consulting engineer Morris Jacks and his work with the Empire State Building, Yankee Stadium, and the Third Avenue Transit Corporation.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Morris Jacks was a practicing and consulting engineer who graduated from Washington University (St. Louis) in 1920.  He supervised construction projects in Missouri and New York City and was president and chief engoneer of Sola Engineering Corporation which worked on excavations and foundations. Jacks also conducted appraisals and the valuation of structural improvements (buildings, fixtures, machinery, piping, and wiring) working for the City of New York , Board of Taxes and Assessments  He also acted as an expert witness, providing testimony in state and federal court for legal cases involving construction costs and depreciations of buildings and equipment.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Cubic feet (6 boxes, 1 map-folder)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1929-1974
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work Industry, 2017.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1448
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Correspondence
label: Type
content: Reports
label: Type
content: Blueprints
label: Type
content: Legal documents
label: Type
content: Color slides
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The Collection is arranged into 4 series.

Series 1: Personal Materials, undated

Series 2: Empire State Building, 1929-1975

Series 3: Third Avenue Transit Corporation, 1949-1955

Series 4: Yankee Stadium, 1945-1976
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence
label: Genre/Form
content: Reports
label: Genre/Form
content: Blueprints -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Legal documents -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Color slides -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1930-1950
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: Papers document consulting engineer Morris Jacks and his work with the Empire State Building, Yankee Stadium, and the Third Avenue Transit Corporation. The collection consists of correspondence, appraisals, reports, blueprints, legal documents, and other notes about Jacks's work related to the valuation of structures.