James Gallagher Collection
name: label: Creator
content: Gallagher, James (civil engineer)
label: Names
content: California Department of Public Works. Division of Highways
label: Names
content: California Highway Commission.
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
place: label: Place
content: California
topic: label: Topic
content: Civil engineering
label: Topic
content: Building
label: Topic
content: Bridges -- California
label: Topic
content: Engineering
label: Topic
content: Civil engineers
label: Topic
content: Highway, road, and street constructions
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gallagher, James (civil engineer)
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collected materials relate to bridge construction in California dating from 1924 to 1931.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Collection of materials concerning bridge construction in California collected by James Gallagher.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1924-1931
container: label: Container
content: Box 1
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred from the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now Division of Work and Industry), 8/7/86.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0228
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Booklets
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Contracts
label: Type
content: Specifications
label: Type
content: Manuals
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by David Stevens, 1986
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Booklets
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Contracts
label: Genre/Form
content: Specifications
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuals
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Materials relating to bridge construction in California. Includes a set of drawings for the San Joaquin River Bridge, Mossdale, California (1924), a California Division of Highways Bridge Department Manual (1931), and booklets by the California Highway Commission containing contracts and specifications for the construction of bridges on state highways (1925-26).