Raymond E. Wilson Covered Bridge Collection
name: label: Collector
content: Wilson, Raymond E.
label: Donor
content: Millington, Ruth H.
label: Creator
content: National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges.
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: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
topic: label: Topic
content: Bridges
label: Topic
content: Covered bridges
label: Topic
content: Covered bridges -- Austria
label: Topic
content: Covered bridges -- Germany
label: Topic
content: Covered bridges -- Switzerland
label: Topic
content: Covered bridges -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Wilson's daughter in 1983 to the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, now called the Division of Work and Industry.
creator: label: Collector
content: Wilson, Raymond E.
label: Donor
content: Millington, Ruth H.
label: Creator
content: National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges.
setName: label: See more items in
content: Raymond E. Wilson Covered Bridge Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection documents covered bridges in America and Europe.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Mechanical engineer and covered bridge enthusiast.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Cubic feet (9 boxes, 1 map folder )
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1912-1980
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0999
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Blueprints
label: Type
content: Books
label: Type
content: Clippings
label: Type
content: Newsletters
label: Type
content: Pamphlets
label: Type
content: Photograph albums
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Slides (photographs)
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Isaac Meth, intern, 2022; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Blueprints
label: Genre/Form
content: Books
label: Genre/Form
content: Clippings
label: Genre/Form
content: Newsletters
label: Genre/Form
content: Pamphlets
label: Genre/Form
content: Photograph albums -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Slides (photographs) -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection relates to covered bridges in America and Europe. It includes hundreds of slides (with index) of photographs of covered bridges; an album of prints of photographs of covered bridges in Germany, Switzerland and Austria; books and pamphlets, both national and regional, about covered bridges; newsletters from covered bridge organizations, both national and regional, such as the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges; drawings; notes; copies of patents, an album of photographs entitled Trusses; articles and clippings; correspondence about covered bridges; and blueprints of plans for repair work on bridges.