Cuyler W. Brooks Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Brooks, Cuyler W.
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
topic: label: Topic
content: Dams
label: Topic
content: Hydraulic engineering
label: Topic
content: Mills
label: Topic
content: Power plants
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Mrs. Cuyler W. Brooks, 1991.
creator: label: Creator
content: Brooks, Cuyler W.
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content: Cuyler W. Brooks Papers
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: Electrical engineer, who worked for several corporations, including General Electric, Westinghouse, and the Army Corps of Engineers. He died in 1990.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.3 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1934-1962
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center from Division of Work and Industry (then called the Division of Engineering and Industry) in 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1059
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Technical literature
label: Type
content: Project files
label: Type
content: Reports
label: Type
content: Specifications
label: Type
content: Articles
label: Type
content: Contracts
label: Type
content: Correspondence
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 1 series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection is unprocessed.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Technical literature
label: Genre/Form
content: Project files
label: Genre/Form
content: Reports
label: Genre/Form
content: Specifications
label: Genre/Form
content: Articles
label: Genre/Form
content: Contracts
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: The collection documents the engineering career of Cuyler W. Brooks, who worked on projects including dams, mills, and water and power plants, many of them overseas and particularly in South America. The papers include project files, proposals, drawings, specifications, contracts, correspondence, and articles.