Llewellyn N. Edwards Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Edwards, Llewellyn Nathaniel, 1873-1952
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: Wooden bridges
label: Topic
content: Roads -- North Carolina
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content: Roads -- Mississippi
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content: Engineers
label: Topic
content: Bridges -- Design and construction
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: Edwards, Llewellyn Nathaniel, 1873-1952
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content: Llewellyn N. Edwards Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection documents Llewellyn Nathaniel Edwards, a civil engineer and bridge builder.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The collection contains the papers of Llewellyn Nathaniel Edwards, a graduate of the University of Maine and an expert on bridges and on concrete. Llewellyn Nathaniel Edwards was born in Otisfield, Maine in 1873. He received his Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1898, his C.E. in 1901, and Doctor of Engineering degree in 1927, all from the University of Maine. After graduation he began work as a draftsman for the Boston Bridge Works Company. Between 1905 and 1912, he worked as a bridge designer for various railroad companies, including the Boston and Maine, the Chicago and Northwestern, and the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada. While with the Grand Trunk he was in charge of the reconstruction of five bridges for the city of Toronto, where he began his research in the study of concrete. He was then briefly employed by the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads assigned to the district which included Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, before becoming bridge engineer for the Maine State Highway Commission in 1921. In 1928, he again was employed by the Bureau of Public Roads as a structural engineer, retiring in 1943 Dr. Edwards served as a captain in the Corps of Engineers in World War I. He became an authority on concrete and was author of A Record of History and Evolution of Early American Bridges as well as numerous articles in professional and scientific journals. Dr. Edwards died in 1952. 

Source

The biographical note is from the Llewellyn N. Edwards Papers, Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Department, University of Maine
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.3 Cubic feet (7 boxes
)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1910-1967
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center from Division of Work and Industry, 2006.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0959
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Writings
label: Type
content: Articles
label: Type
content: Reprints
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Reports
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Notes
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Correspondence
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into five series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1919-1950, 1967

Series 2: Photographs, 1910-1919

Series 3: Articles, 1919-1933

Series 4: Publications, 1910-1942

Series 5: Notes and Writings, 1916-1933

Series 6: Drawings, 1911-1931
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Vanessa Broussard- Simmons, archivist and Alison Oswald, archivist, 2017.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Writings
label: Genre/Form
content: Articles -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Articles
label: Genre/Form
content: Reprints
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Reports
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Notes
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection includes captioned photographs of dirt roads in North Carolina and Mississippi, 1913; articles, including reprints from engineering journals; typed and handwritten notes on bridges; a handwritten, bound bibliography on bridges; typed notes on bridges and bridge history, including some drawings; correspondence, most relating to his research on the history of bridges but also relating to other topics; reports on landslides in California; a partial manuscript (L-Z) for a glossary of terms relating to bridge engineering and construction; a typescript of "A Manual of Bridge Construction;" a manuscript of "Bridge Construction in America"; and extensive correspondence with J. P. Snow on the history of wooden bridges.
relatedmaterial: label: Materials in Other Organizations
content: Llewellyn N. Edwards Papers, 1915-1933, Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Department, University of Maine
label: Related Materials
content: Materials in the Archives Center

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