Montgomery C. Meigs Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Meigs, Montgomery C., 1816-1892
label: Photographer
content: Russell, Andrew J., 1829-1902
label: Names
content: Pension Building
label: Names
content: Post Office Building (Washington, D.C.)
label: Names
content: United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
place: label: Place
content: Georgia
label: Place
content: West Point (N.Y.)
label: Place
content: Washington (D.C.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Bridges -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Architecture -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Civil engineers
label: Topic
content: Civil engineering
label: Topic
content: Architects
label: Topic
content: Tunnels
label: Topic
content: Reservoirs -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Water-supply
label: Topic
content: Washington Aqueduct
label: Topic
content: Engineering
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Hydraulic structures
label: Topic
content: Engineers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Parts of the collection were donated by Dr. Paul L. Smith on January 8, 1971 and Mr. and Mrs. Mayo S. Stuntz on March 8, 1974.  Other sources are unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: Meigs, Montgomery C., 1816-1892
label: Photographer
content: Russell, Andrew J., 1829-1902
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content: Montgomery C. Meigs Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection documents Mongomery C. Meigs, an Army officer, engineer, architect, and scientist. Meigs's papers include scrapbooks and photographs relating primarily to his work on the Pension Building and the Washington Aqueduct in Washington, D.C. but also his interest in politics, military affairs, construction, Native Americans, inventions, real estate, and financial matters.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: 1816, May 3, Born, Augusta, Georgia

1832,  Entered United States Military Academy, West Point, New York

1837,  Second lieutenant, Corps of Engineers. Surveyed Upper Mississippi River

1838, Survey engineering work, Delaware River

1839, Duty at army headquarters, Washington, D.C.

1841, Married Louisa Rodgers (died 1879)

1843-1852, Stationed in Detroit, Michigan,  until return to permanent duty in Washington, D.C.

1852, Supervised construction of the Washington aqueduct for Great Falls, Virginia and various United States
Capitol improvements, including a new and larger dome

1861, June Appointed Quartermaster General, United States Army

1865, April 15, Present at the death of Abraham Lincoln

1867, Postwar illness and trip to Europe

1882, Retired from the United States Army. Began engineering work on the Pension Office Building, Washington, D.C.

1892, January 2, Died, Washington, D.C.

*Biographical Chronology courtesy the Library of Congress, Montgomery C. Meigs Papers, 1799-1892 (bulk 1849-1892)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 12.5 Cubic feet (27 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1870 - 1890
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: The book of drawings was donated to the National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History), Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now Division of Work and Industry), in 1971 by Dr. Paul L. Smith. The 1974 addendum was donated to the National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History), Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, in 1975 by Mr. and Mrs. Mayo S. Stuntz. It had originally belonged to William R. Hutton. The 1975, 1994, and 2007 addenda were collected by the Division of Engineering and Industry (now called the Division of Work and Industry), National Museum of American History, but the original sources of these collections are unknown. All elements of the collection were transferred to the Archives Center in 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0984
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Albums
label: Type
content: Clippings
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into two series.

Series 1: Scrapbooks, 1870-1890

Series 2: Photographs, 1850-1885
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Series 1: Scrapbooks, was partially processed by Kyle Windahl, intern, April 2012, supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings -- 19th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Albums
label: Genre/Form
content: Clippings -- 1850-1900
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 19th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection documents, Mongomery C. Meigs, an Army officer, engineer, architect, and scientist. Meigs's papers include scrapbooks and photographs relating primarily to his work on the Pension Building in Washington, D.C., an extension to the Post Office Building, the Washington Aqueduct, Cabin John Bridge, and the dome of the United States Capitol.  The scrapbooks reflect Meigs's interests in politics, military affairs, construction, Native Americans, inventions and technology, real estate, and financial matters.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Materials at the Archives Center, National Museum of American History

William R. Hutton Papers (AC0987)

Materials at the National Museum of American History

Several curatorial divisions hold material culture related to Montgomery C. Meigs and include:

Division of Culture and the Arts (now Division of Cultural and Community Life)

Armed Forces History (Division of Political and Military History)

Division of Home and Community Life (now Division of Cultural and Community Life)

Division of Medicine and Science 

Division of Work and Industry 

Materials at Other Organizations

Library of Congress, Manuscript Division

Montgomery C. Meigs Papers, 1799-1892 (bulk 1849-1892)

Army officer, engineer, architect, and scientist. Correspondence, diaries and journals, notebooks, family papers,
military papers, drawings and plans, scrapbooks, and other papers relating primarily to Meigs's work in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, his service as Quartermaster General during the Civil War, and family matters.