Robert F. Olds Collection
name: label: Author
content: Olds, Robert F., 1881- (civil engineer)
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
topic: label: Topic
content: Civil engineers
label: Topic
content: Engineering
label: Topic
content: Hydraulic engineering and engineers
label: Topic
content: Periodicals
label: Topic
content: Water supplies
label: Topic
content: Hydroelectric power plants
label: Topic
content: Generators and generating stations
label: Topic
content: Civil engineering
label: Topic
content: Dams
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
creator: label: Author
content: Olds, Robert F., 1881- (civil engineer)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Robert F. Olds Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection documents dam construction projects.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Robert P. Olds (1881-?) was a civil engineer of dams, hydroelectric plants, steam plants, water supply systems, and sewage systems.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.2 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1918-1948
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now Division of Work and Industry) , August 7, 1986.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0231
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Blueprints
label: Type
content: Notes
label: Type
content: Reports
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Notebooks
label: Type
content: Drawings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is divided into seven series

Series 1: Dam Construction Materials, 1922-1944

Series 2: Cost Data, 1923-1945

Series 3: Equipment and Materials Testing Data, 1939-1945

Series 4: Notebook, undated

Series 5; Photoprints, 1926-1938

Series 6: Journal Articles, 1927, 1933, 1940

Series 7; Miscellaneous Journals, Manuals, Catalogs, undated
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by David Stevens, 1986.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Blueprints
label: Genre/Form
content: Notes
label: Genre/Form
content: Reports
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1900-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Notebooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings -- 1900-1950
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection contains material from fourteen dam construction projects (1918-1946), including notes, blueprints, reports, drawings, and corres¬pondence. In addition there is cost data (1923-1943), equipment and materials testing data (1939-1945), a notebook, photoprints (1926-1938), related journal articles (1927, 1933, 1940), and miscellaneous related journals, manuals, and catalogs.