William E. Dean Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Dean, W.E., Mrs.
label: Author
content: Dean, William E., Jr., -1965 (civil engineer)
place: label: Place
content: Florida
topic: label: Topic
content: Civil engineering
label: Topic
content: Civil engineers
label: Topic
content: Bridges
label: Topic
content: Mechanical engineering
label: Topic
content: Prestressed concrete
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Mrs. W. E. Dean.
creator: label: Creator
content: Dean, W.E., Mrs.
label: Author
content: Dean, William E., Jr., -1965 (civil engineer)
abstract: label: Summary
content: Papers document concrete bridge construction.
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: Dean, a native of Florida, graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in civil engineering. In 30 years of service with Florida State Highway Department, he became noted as a pioneer in the design and use of pre-stressed concrete members in highway bridges. He died in 1965 at age 56.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1949-1965
container: label: Container
content: Box 1
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now Division of Work and Industry), 8/7/86.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0230
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Correspondence
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Specifications
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Don Darroch, 1986
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 1930-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Specifications
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Dean's technical papers on pre-stressed concrete bridge construction, standard specifications on such bridges, photographs of bridges and promotional brochures on concrete use; also, biographical material, including an obituary.