Lawrence Talma Smith Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Smith, Lawrence Talma, 1899-
label: Names
content: Armour Institute of Technology
label: Names
content: Chicago Park District
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: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
place: label: Place
content: Ohio Turnpike (Ohio)
topic: label: Topic
content: Railroad bridges
label: Topic
content: Roads
label: Topic
content: Tunnels
label: Topic
content: Bridges
label: Topic
content: Periodicals
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: Smith, Lawrence Talma, 1899-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Lawrence Talma Smith Papers
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Lawrence Talman Smith was a structural engineer who worked on various projects from 1924-1940, including the Holland Tunnel in New York, Florence Lake Tunnel in California, construction projects in China, and Chicago Park District projects. Following service in the United States Army from 1940-1945, Smith set up a private consulting practice.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1927-1966
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Transferred from Division of Work and Industry to the Archives Center in 2006.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0988
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Articles
label: Type
content: Theses
label: Type
content: Reports
label: Type
content: Specifications
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Contracts
label: Type
content: Drawings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Articles
label: Genre/Form
content: Theses
label: Genre/Form
content: Reports
label: Genre/Form
content: Specifications
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 19th-20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Contracts
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection includes engineering reports, contract specifications, construction photographs, and drawings for South Park Commissioners and Chicago Park District projects, 1927, 1931, 1935-1940; Ohio Turnpike projects, 1951; railway bridges, 1953-1954; and Northern Illinois Toll Highway projects, 1954-1956. Also included are a copy of Smith's thesis for the Civil Engineering degree from Armour Institute of Technology, 1940; an article by Smith, 1940; engineering periodicals; and unidentified photographs.