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Container:

Box 30, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1926-1974

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection / Series 5: 2016.3197 Addenda / 5.4: Scrapbooks

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89face82b-19f1-41f5-8531-097531d2b056

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1122-ref140

Container:

Box 30, Folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1910-1952

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection / Series 5: 2016.3197 Addenda / 5.4: Scrapbooks

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e3fe1be3-c721-4e2f-95ad-533636b07c6b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1122-ref141

Container:

Box 31, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1910-1952

Scope and Contents:

Dates span from 1910 to 1952, with emphasis on the early 1900s and the 1930s.

Types of contents include foreign (French and German) clippings from newspaper articles, photographs and commentary, and illustrations.

Contents include photographs and articles related to watchmaking history. Specific topics include Henry Ford watchmaker history, the Geneva horological school watchmakers, and most commonly photographs of Swiss watchmaking landmarks such as Greenfield Village, people (Henry Ford, Jean Roehrich), watchmaking workshop interiors and exteriors, farms and scenery in Switzerland (Swiss Jura) and America, and other buildings.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection / Series 5: 2016.3197 Addenda / 5.4: Scrapbooks

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a6faeb9e-0224-487c-b67b-5a7847c347fa

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1122-ref142

Container:

Box 31, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1910-1952

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection / Series 5: 2016.3197 Addenda / 5.4: Scrapbooks

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b698c642-db69-4f18-9a29-bd0aff13ede8

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1122-ref143

Container:

Box 31, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1920s-1960s

Scope and Contents:

Dates span from the 1920s to the 1960s, with majority of content in the 1930s or 1950s.

Types of content are letters handwritten or typescript in English or French.

The contents of Scrapbook Six include correspondence between Jean Louis Roehrich and others regarding watch collection materials, interests relating to watches, horological specialists, watch companies, Swiss watchmaking, Jean Louis Roehrich's article "The Cabinotier" published in The National Jewelry and his related knowledge of watches and watchmaking, and other personal matters.

Key correspondents include: Alfred Chapuis, Swiss author; British Horological Institute; Britix Watch Company; Bowman Technical School, John Bowman (Director); C.H. Meylan Watch Co. S.A., Swiss Watchmaking; Concord Watch Company: William W. Heer; Dimier Brothers and Company; Edouard Gelis, horologer; Ed. Heuer and Company: Charles E. Heuer; Elgin National Watch Company, Howard D Schaeffer (Vice President) and T.A. Potter (President); Fabrique des Montres Moeris; Hamilton Watch Company, Frank C. Beckwith; Henry Ford; Hitotsubashi University (Tokyo University of Commerce), Prof. Ruji Yamaguchi; Horological Institute of America, Harrison F. Babcock (president), Paul Moore; Horological Society of New York; Hotta Clock and Watch Company Limited, Tokyo Japan, R. Hotta; Hugh J. Barbour, watchwright, member of National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors; Lang and Raugland Architects and Engineers, Minneapolis, Minnesota, "Ted"; Longines-Wittnauer Watch Company Incorporated, Harrison J. Cowan; Looping S.A.; Jean Robert Graef; J.E. Coleman, clockmaker; John A Miner, Horologer; New England Chapter of National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors Incorporated, Charles J. O'Neil; Patek Philippe Company, Henri Stern; Omega Bienne Factories, Gustav Brandt; Omega Watch Company, Louis Brandt and Frere; Omega Watches, Norman M. Morris Corporation: Norman M. Morris; School of Horology in Geneva, Switzerland, Eugene Jaquet (director); Silvio A. Bedini, American Historian; Thomas Mercer Limited- Scientific Instrument Makers, T.G. Mercer (Managing Director); Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation: Urban Thielmann; Vacheron and Constantin, Swiss Watchmaking; Waltham Watch Company.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection / Series 5: 2016.3197 Addenda / 5.4: Scrapbooks

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f68f6adb-c8f6-49ee-9f20-d2b01a155b29

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1122-ref144

Container:

Box 32, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1920s-1960s

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection / Series 5: 2016.3197 Addenda / 5.4: Scrapbooks

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b53586cb-5000-4030-9e56-321fc65021b1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1122-ref145

Container:

Box 32, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1920s-1960s

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection / Series 5: 2016.3197 Addenda / 5.4: Scrapbooks

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83bb0e896-8463-4c2d-acab-740752da611a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1122-ref146

Container:

Box 32, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1920s-1960s

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection / Series 5: 2016.3197 Addenda / 5.4: Scrapbooks

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8cc17b171-0eb7-407d-9c13-41ff72712a35

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1122-ref147

Container:

Box 33, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1872-1873

Scope and Contents:

A scrapbook of watch purchases that belonged to Jean Louis Roehrich, acting as documentation and confirmation of goods purchased from various watch importers, collectors, and companies from 1872-1873.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection / Series 5: 2016.3197 Addenda / 5.4: Scrapbooks

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82fa0db96-40ed-465a-a2d6-81ac56056a81

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1122-ref148

Container:

Box 26, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1909-1918

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection / Series 3: 2010 Addenda / 3.1: Hamilton Watch Company

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d739f866-fb20-4d0c-8d6d-c1d083c01149

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1122-ref184

Container:

Box 27, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1920s

Scope and Contents:

Scrapbook containing clippings from newspaper and magazines regarding the making of watches.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection / Series 3: 2010 Addenda / 3.4: Miscellaneous Watch Companies

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep841a57408-a4d0-478a-a5ba-0a59130e4d5c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1122-ref218

Container:

Box 28, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1920s-1930s

Scope and Contents:

Scrapbook containing clippings from newspaper and magazines regarding the making of watches.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection

Jon and Jennifer Hanson Watch and Clock Collection / Series 3: 2010 Addenda / 3.4: Miscellaneous Watch Companies

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep872648b63-c9a3-48b0-b091-e70b6f60b021

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1122-ref219

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

brown; white (overall color)

Measurements:

overall: 22 in x 15 in x 4 in; 55.88 cm x 38.1 cm x 10.16 cm

Object Name:

scrapbook

Associated place:

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

Depicted:

United States: District of Columbia, Capitol Hill, United States Capitol

General subject association:

Congress  Search this

ID Number:

1996.0090.0137

Catalog number:

1996.0090.0137

Accession number:

1997.0090

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Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-50a7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1452467

Company Name:

Bryan Steam Corp.  Search this

Related companies:

Bryan Boilers, Inc. ; See also Bryan Harvester Co. Inc.  Search this

Notes content:

one container OVERSIZE - scrapbook of catalogs, advertisements, and literature about the company. Bryan oil and gas boilers for heating.

Includes:

Trade catalog and price lists

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

35 pieces; 3 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Peru, Indiana, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Furnaces and boilers  Search this

Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this

Topic:

Air conditioning  Search this

Boilers  Search this

Furnaces  Search this

Heating  Search this

Heating and ventilation industry  Search this

Ventilation  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_8795

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_8795

Creator:

Kipniss, Robert  Search this

Extent:

3.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Scrapbooks

Date:

circa 1932-2023

Summary:

The papers of painter and printmaker Robert Kipniss measure 3.2 linear feet and date from circa 1932-2023. They illustrate his career through biographical material, correspondence, writings, and printed and photographic material.

Scope and Contents:

The Robert Kipniss papers measure 3.2 linear feet and date from circa 1932-2023. Biographical materials consist of Kipniss' CV, awards and honorary degrees, and an interview with WWNO New Orleans in digital format. Correspondence is personal and professional and is to and from Kipniss. Writings include the manuscript of Shine (2017) and Kipniss' thesis, as well as Kipniss' poetry. Printed materials consist of exhibition catalogs, news clippings, and materials about two exhibitions in digital format. Photographic materials consist of photographs of Kipniss, his exhibitions, and his artwork.

Arrangement:

This collection consists of five series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1979-2021 (.1 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1989-2017 (.2 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 3: Writings, circa 1954-2017 (.2 Linear feet: Box 1)

Series 4: Printed Materials, circa 1952-2023 (1.9 Linear feet: Boxes 1, 2, 4, and 5)

Series 5: Photographic Materials, circa 1932-2007 (.8 Linear feet: Boxes 3, 5, and 6)

Biographical / Historical:

Robert Kipniss (1931-) is a painter and printmaker who works mainly in New York.

Kipniss was born in Brooklyn, New York. During his childhood he attended New York's Art Students League when he was sixteen on Saturdays and he began college in 1948, attending Wittenberg College in Springfield, Ohio for two years before transferring to the University of Iowa. After graduating with a B.A. in English Kipniss stayed at the university and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1954. After gaining this degree he, and his former wife Jean, moved to Manhattan and Kipniss was drafted into the United States Army in 1956 where he used his talent to create training aids.

Kipniss has written poetry, published books, and illustrated two volumes of poetry. He is known for his paintings, lithographs, and mezzotints. His early work was with paintings focusing on abstracts, biomorphic forms, landscapes, still lifes, and figures. The lithographs he later created followed this style. Kipniss did not fully focus on mezzotints until 1990 and had his first solo mezzotint show in 1992.

Since 1965 Kipniss has had more than twenty-two museum exhibitions around the world and his work is held by more than eighty-eight museums and institutions.

Kipniss currently maintains a studio on the Hudson River in Westchester County, New York and is married to his second wife Laurie Lisle.

Provenance:

Papers donated in 2013 by Robert Kipniss and in 2024 by Laurie Lisle, Kipniss' spouse.

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Occupation:

Printmakers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Genre/Form:

Scrapbooks

Citation:

Robert Kipniss papers, circa 1932-2023 Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.kipnrobe

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Robert Kipniss papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw978d316a0-98bb-4563-b12e-697c4fbabe08

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-kipnrobe

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-01-13T14:30:03.000Z

YouTube Category:

Science & Technology  Search this

Topic:

Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this

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airandspace

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

YouTube Channel:

airandspace

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_kfpg7cFy5l8

Creator:

Archives of American Art  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2024-02-12T16:01:29.000Z

YouTube Category:

People & Blogs  Search this

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

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SmithsonianAAA

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianAAA

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_EUJVsnpHmsw

Creator:

National Zoo  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2014-08-22T19:42:29.000Z

YouTube Category:

Science & Technology  Search this

Topic:

Zoology;Animals;Veterinary medicine;Animal health  Search this

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SmithsonianNZP

Data Source:

National Zoo

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNZP

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_7N4kqNz5-d8

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2019-12-05T00:24:29.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_1wmDLe1TnTc

Creator:

Roebling, Charles Gustavus, 1849-1918  Search this

Roebling, Ferdinand W. (Ferdinand William), 1842-1917  Search this

John A. Roebling's Sons Company  Search this

Roebling, John Augustus, 1806-1869  Search this

Roebling, Washington Augustus, 1837-1926.  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Extent:

18.5 Cubic feet (62 boxes, 1 map-folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photograph albums

Specifications

Reports

Price lists

Photographs

Newsletters

Letterpress books

Correspondence

Blueprints

Ledgers (account books)

Genealogies

Notebooks

Patents

Date:

1836-1975

bulk 1930-1950

Summary:

Collection documents the work of the John A. Roebling's Sons Company, builders of bridges. The materials consist primarily of photograph albums documenting some of the bridges, tramways, ski lifts and chair lifts that Roebling's Sons Company was involved with. The documentation also includes specifications, patents, and reference materials about the engineering process of building bridges and bridges in general.

Scope and Contents:

The collection documents the work of the John A. Roebling's Sons Company, builders of bridges. The materials consist primarily of photograph albums documenting a variety of bridges, mostly in the United States. The documentation also includes specifications, patents, and reference materials about the engineering process of building bridges and bridges in general.

Series 1, Historical background materials, 1895-1958, is divided into two subseries: Subseries 1, John A. Roebling's and Sons Company materials, 1895-1949 and Subseries 2, Newsletters, 1929-1931.

Subseries 1, John A. Roebling's and Sons Company materials, 1895-1949, contains a variety of items related to the company such as historical narratives, correspondence, price lists, testing data, and a ledger with cost estimates. The correspondence is partially bound (pages 1 to 104) from a letter press book (handwritten and typescript) belonging to John A. Roebling's and Sons Company. William Hildebrand and Charles G. Roebling are the chief correspondents. The correspondence documents daily activities related to the design and erection of bridges as well as finances and supplies. Charles G. Roebling's notebook, undated, contains calculations and notes about various bridge projects.

Subseries 2, Newsletters, 1929-1931, contain copies of Blue Center and Wire Engineering, which were John A. Roebling's and Sons Company publications intended for employees. The newsletters were apparently used as scrapbooks, with black-and-white photographs pasted into the pages. Found among the pages of Blue Center are photographs of the Hudson River Bridge and in Wire Engineering, there are photographs of the Maysville, Kentucky Bridge.

Series 2, Photographs, 1926-1975, comprises the largest series in the collection. The photographs are primarily black-and-white and document aerial tramways, tramways for logging or mining, chair lifts, ski lifts, floods, and bridge construction projects. The latter makes up the majority. Most photographs were assembled into albums with corresponding captions and dates, and almost all of the photographs document bridges in the United States. There is one exception, the Yauricocha Tramway in Peru. In some instances, the captions are recorded on the back of the photographs, and others were recorded on album pages. The series is arranged alphabetically by name of bridge and/or project.

Series 3, Specifications, 1855-1962, consists of printed textual documents (both bound and loose) that contain information for bidders, proposals, contracts, and bonds, and the detailed specifications. This series is arranged alphabetically by bridge name.

Series 4, Reports, 1928-1938, contains bound reports (both progress and final) detailing problems, requirements, research, manufacture, plant installation, cable equipment, strand adjustments, and Roebling Company developments. This series is arranged alphabetically by bridge/and/or project.

Series 5, Patent materials, 1849-1952, consists of issued patents (to a variety of individuals) for cable and cable appliances, cables, and cable apparatus, cableways and tramways, and grips. The patents are arranged by subject area, then by patent number.

Series 6, Reference materials, 1836-1964, contains a wide range of materials—articles, biographical files, drawings, photographs, newspaper clippings, advertising, correspondence, notes—documenting all aspects of bridges. This series is arranged alphabetically by topic.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into six series.

Series 1, Historical background materials, 1895-1958, undated

Subseries 1, Biographical, 1900-1958, undated

Subseries 2, John A. Roebling's and Sons Company materials, 1895-1949

Subseries 3, Newsletters, 1929-1931

Series 2, Photographs, 1926-1975

Series 3, Specifications, 1855-1962

Series 4, Reports, 1928-1938

Series 5, Patent materials, 1849-1952

Series 6, Reference materials, 1836-1964

Biographical / Historical:

John Augustus Roebling (1806-1869) was the founder and proprietor of John A. Roebling's Sons Company. Born in Mühlhausen, Germany, he was a civil engineer famous for his wire rope suspension bridge designs, in particular, the design of the Brooklyn Bridge. Roebling married Johana Herting in 1836 and they had nine children: Washington A. Roebling (1837-1926); Laura R. Methfessel (1840-1873); Ferdinand W. Roebling (1842-1917); Elvira R. Stewart (1844-1871); Josephine R. Jarvis (b. 1847); Charles Gustavus Roebling (1849-1918); Edmund Roebling (1854-1930); William Roebling (b. 1856, d. 1860); and Hannah Roebling (died in infancy). Roebling's three sons, Washington Augustus Roebling; Ferdinand William Roebling and Charles Gustavus Roebling, worked for the company.

Roebling's Sons Company was active in the design and manufacture of wire rope used in the erection of suspension bridges since the 1840s. Roebling devised a system of spinning the wires together where weights and swivels turned the wire coils in the opposite direction from the twisting, thereby removing kinks. Method of and Machine for Manufacturing Wire Rope (US Patent # 2,720) issued on July 16, 1842. Roebling would adapt this wire rope to his suspension bridge principle. In 1848, he established a company—John Roebling's Sons Company—in Trenton, New Jersey, to manufacture his wire rope. Roebling manufacturing plants were sold in 1952 to the Colorado Fuel and Iron (CF&I) Company of Pueblo, Colorado. In 1968, the Crane Company purchased the CF& I.

Related Materials:

Materials in the Archives Center

George S. Morison Collection (AC0978)

Modjeski and Masters Company Records (AC0976)

Materials at Other Organizations

The Rutgers University, Special Collections and University Archives

Roebling family papers, cicra 1820s-1950s

Provenance:

This collection was donated by Blair Birdsall, former chief engineer at John A. Roebling's Sons Company in 1981.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Bridges -- New York (N.Y.)  Search this

Bridge construction industry -- United States  Search this

Bridges -- Design and construction  Search this

Iron industry and trade -- United States  Search this

Iron industry and trade -- Colorado  Search this

Wire industry -- New Jersey  Search this

Suspension bridges -- Design and construction  Search this

Ski lifts  Search this

Wire-rope industry -- New Jersey  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photograph albums

Specifications

Reports

Price lists

Photographs -- 20th century

Newsletters -- 1920-1940

Letterpress books

Correspondence

Blueprints

Ledgers (account books)

Genealogies

Notebooks

Patents

Citation:

John A. Roebling Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0981

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John A. Roebling Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8419ecb5a-d411-4efa-b829-43d8cc9002ec

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0981