W.J. Eney Collection
name: label: Creator
content: Eney, William J.
label: Names
content: Lehigh University
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
topic: label: Topic
content: Materials -- Testing
label: Topic
content: Structural design
label: Topic
content: Civil engineering
label: Topic
content: Civil engineers
label: Topic
content: Bridges
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Original source and date of acquisition unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: Eney, William J.
setName: label: See more items in
content: W.J. Eney Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection documents William J. Eney, a civil engineer whose research primarily focused on model analysis of bridges, stress test and concrete.
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: William J. Eney (d. 1981) was a 1927 graduate of Lehigh University, earning a degree in civil engineering.  Eney was head of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Fritz Engineering Laboratory. In addition to teaching, he published widely, in various engineering publications and was a co-author of the textbook, Structural Steel Design.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.5 Cubic feet (5 boxes, 1 map-folder)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1929-1977
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center in 2007 by the Division of Work and Industry.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1062
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Reports
label: Type
content: Correspondence
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Blueprints
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 1 series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Reports
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings -- 1900-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Blueprints
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: The collection relates to Eney's professional career at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania as a researcher, professor, and the director of the engineering laboratory. The papers include reports, publications, teaching materials, photographs and blueprints.