Silas H. Woodard Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Woodard, Silas H., 1870-1961
label: Names
content: Isthmian Canal Commission.
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
label: Names
content: Pennsylvania Railroad.
label: Names
content: St. Lawrence River Power Development Commission.
place: label: Place
content: Great Lakes (North America)
label: Place
content: St. Lawrence River
topic: label: Topic
content: Tunnels
label: Topic
content: Dams
label: Topic
content: Canals
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: Woodard, Silas H., 1870-1961
setName: label: See more items in
content: Silas H. Woodard Papers
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: Silas H. Woodard, civil engineer specializing in power development, dams, tunnels, and foundation work, served as an engineer for the Isthmian Canal Commission, 1899-1902; the Pennsylvania Railroad, 1902-1909; and the Engineering Board of the St. Lawrence River Power Development Commission, 1930s. Woodard also worked as a consulting engineer.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Cubic foot (3 boxes, 3 map-folders)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1899-1932
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Original provenance unknown. Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry, 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1038
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Reports
label: Type
content: Photograph albums
label: Type
content: Maps
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Preliminary inventory available.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Reports
label: Genre/Form
content: Photograph albums
label: Genre/Form
content: Maps -- 19th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: The papers of Silas H. Woodard include the Isthmian Canal Commission Report containing text, maps, profiles, and plates, 1899-1901; photograph albums on the East River Tunnel, 1904-1908; reports on the regulation of the levels of the Great Lakes, 1910-1914; and reports dealing with the development of hydroelectric power on the St. Lawrence River, 1930-1932.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Materials at the Archives Center

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