Engineering Notebook Collection
name: label: Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry
label: Names
content: Ames Iron Works.
label: Names
content: Hendrick Manufacturing Company
label: Names
content: Woodruff and Beach Iron Works.
label: Names
content: Bennett, C.
label: Names
content: Blaisdell, Alfred O.
label: Names
content: Gordon, W. F.
label: Names
content: Reed, James
label: Names
content: Richardson, William J.
label: Names
content: Sheldon, Frank P.
label: Names
content: Snow, J. Parker
topic: label: Occupation
content: Engineers
label: Topic
content: Furnaces
label: Topic
content: Architecture -- United States
label: Topic
content: Bridges
label: Topic
content: Boilers
label: Topic
content: Mechanical engineering and engineers
label: Topic
content: Mills and mill-work
label: Topic
content: Kilns
label: Topic
content: Engineering: financial accounting
label: Topic
content: Engineering notebooks
label: Topic
content: Engineering: shop orders
label: Topic
content: Piers
label: Topic
content: Docks
label: Topic
content: Civil engineering
label: Topic
content: Engineering
label: Topic
content: Railroads
label: Topic
content: Railroad car builders
label: Topic
content: Steam-engines
label: Topic
content: Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry
setName: label: See more items in
content: Engineering Notebook Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection of personal notebooks of civil engineers.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Cubic feet (1 box

)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1835-1930
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Engineering and Industry (now Division of Work and Industry), August 7, 1986. The notebook of J. Parker Snow has been transferred to the J. Parker Snow Wooden Bridge Collection, NMAH.AC.1000
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0225
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Technical descriptions
label: Type
content: Technical notes
label: Type
content: Financial data
label: Type
content: Inspections
label: Type
content: Lists
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Shop orders
label: Type
content: Notebooks
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Robert Harding, 1987.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Technical descriptions
label: Genre/Form
content: Technical notes
label: Genre/Form
content: Financial data
label: Genre/Form
content: Inspections
label: Genre/Form
content: Lists
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Shop orders
label: Genre/Form
content: Notebooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Mainly personal notebooks of engineers, although one is a listing of products of a manufacturer of gears and another is a compilation of shop orders for various products of a manufacturer. They generally contain technical descriptions, drawings, specifications, and financial data.