Nathan W. Morgan Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Morgan, Nathan W.
label: Names
content: American Bridge Company
label: Names
content: Bureau of Public Roads
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: California
label: Place
content: New York
label: Place
content: San Francisco (Calif.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Bridges -- Design and construction
label: Topic
content: Concrete bridges
label: Topic
content: Iron and steel bridges
label: Topic
content: Moveable bridges
label: Topic
content: Tunnels
label: Topic
content: welding
label: Topic
content: Suspension bridges -- Design and construction
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Nathan W. Morgan to the National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History), Division of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, in 1964.
creator: label: Creator
content: Morgan, Nathan W.
setName: label: See more items in
content: Nathan W. Morgan Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers contain materials relating to the design and construction of highway bridges.
bioghist: label: Biographical
content: Nathan Wilson Morgan (b. 1891) was born in Downingtown, Pennsylvania and earned a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Colorado in 1916. In 1922 he married Mabel M. Fand. He worked for the American Bridge Company from 1916-1925 and for the United States Bureau of Public Roads, Bridge Division from 1925-1961.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 10 Cubic feet (29 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1888-1972
label: Date
content: bulk 1930s
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center in 2007 from the Division of Work and Industry.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0965
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Clippings
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Pamphlets
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Reports
label: Type
content: Road maps
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
label: Type
content: Trade catalogs
label: Type
content: Picture postcards
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is divided into four series. 

Series 1: Bridges, 1888-1972


Series 2: Trade Literature, 1920-1959

 
Series 3: Photographs, 1921-1959

 
Series 4: Scrapbooks, 1916-1946
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2022.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Clippings -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Pamphlets -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Reports
label: Genre/Form
content: Road maps -- United States
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Trade catalogs
label: Genre/Form
content: Picture postcards -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: These papers contain materials relating to the design and construction of highway bridges in the United States. The materials consist of publications, reports, testing data, correspondence, photographs taken by Morgan depicting suspension, concrete arch, moveable, steel arch, timber, concrete, steel simple span, cantilever, and stone bridges.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Materials in the Archives Center

Berlin Construction Company Records, NMAH.AC.1032

Bollman Truss Bridge Collection, NMAH.AC.1064

Cummings Structural Concrete Company, NMAH.AC.0218

Foundation Company Records, NMAH.AC.0974

Modjeski and Masters Company Records, NMAH.AC.0976 

The George S. Morison Collection, NMAH.AC.0978

Niagara Falls Bridge Commission Records, NMAH.AC.1060

John A. Roebling's Sons, NMAH.AC.0981

Quebec Bridge Photograph Collection, NMAH.AC.1026