Alfred Maevis Collection
name: label: Collector
content: Maevis, Alfred
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
label: Collector
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: Subways -- New York (N.Y.)
label: Topic
content: Local transit -- New York (N.Y.)
label: Topic
content: Tunnels -- New York (N.Y.)
label: Topic
content: Urban transportation -- New York (N.Y.)
label: Topic
content: Underground construction
label: Topic
content: Excavating machinery
label: Topic
content: Excavations -- New York (N.Y.)
label: Topic
content: Dredging -- New York (N.Y.)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The original provenance of the collection is unknown, and is recorded as "collected for NMAH".
creator: label: Collector
content: Maevis, Alfred
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content: Alfred Maevis Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection relates to Maevis' work on the New York subway system.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Maevis was a civil engineer who worked on the New York subway system, and who published frequently on engineering topics.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Cubic foot (5 Boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1903-1969
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: The collection was transferred from the Division of Work and Industry to the Archives Center in 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0954
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Technical literature
label: Type
content: Diagrams
label: Type
content: Contracts
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Financial records
label: Type
content: Specifications
label: Type
content: Reprints
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection was processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Technical literature
label: Genre/Form
content: Diagrams
label: Genre/Form
content: Contracts
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Financial records -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Specifications
label: Genre/Form
content: Reprints
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection relates to the construction of the New York subway system. Included are diagrams; photographs of workers and of demolition, excavation, and dredging in the tunnels; reprints from professional engineering journals on topics relating to the subway construction; contracts; volumes containing budget information listing the costs for various elements for specific parts of the system; invitations for bids from contractors; and a bound volume of "Public Service Record", a monthly publication of the New York City Public Service Commission.