Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Engineering Notebook Collection
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry
NMAH.AC.0225
Archival Resource Key
0.3 Cubic feet
1 box
1835-1930
Collection of personal notebooks of civil engineers.
English
.
Scope and Contents note
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.
Preferred Citation
Engineering Notebook Collection, 1835-1930, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Custodial History
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
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Robert Harding, 1987.
Technical descriptions
Technical notes
Financial data
Furnaces
Architecture -- United States
Inspections
Bridges
Boilers
Mechanical engineering and engineers
Mills and mill-work
Kilns
Lists
Engineering: financial accounting
Engineering notebooks
Engineers
Engineering: shop orders
Piers
Docks
Civil engineering
Engineering
Drawings
Railroads
Railroad car builders
Steam-engines
Shop orders
Notebooks
Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery
Hendrick Manufacturing Company
Gordon, W. F.
Blaisdell, Alfred O.
Snow, J. Parker
Sheldon, Frank P.
Richardson, William J.
Reed, James
Woodruff and Beach Iron Works.
Bennett, C.
Ames Iron Works.
Engineering Notebooks
Series 1
Archival Resource Key
1867-1930
C. Bennett (?) Railway Coach Co.
Archival Resource Key
circa 1835-1840
1
1
Scope and Contents
Notes, drawings, data on railroad installations and operations, and waterworks
Woodruff & Beach Iron Works, Commerce Street, Hartford, Connecticut
Archival Resource Key
1867
1
1
Woodruff & Beach Iron Works, Commerce Street, Hartford, Connecticut
Scope and Contents
List of gears and other patterns belonging to W & B Iron Works (includes technical descriptions of gears.
Woodruff & Beach Ironworks Notebook, cover page, [notebook]
Archival Resource Key
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry
1 Item
Ink on paper.
7.6" x 4.7"
1867
English.
1
1
Woodruff & Beach Ironworks Notebook, cover page, [notebook]
Local Numbers
AC0225-0000001 (AC Scan No.)
Scope and Contents
List of gears and other patterns.
Engineering
Engineering notebooks
Notebooks
Woodruff and Beach Iron Works.
Frank P. Sheldon, Mill Engineer and Architect, Providence, Rhode Island
Archival Resource Key
circa 1870-1875
1
1
Scope and Contents
Technical cost and financial data on textile mill equipment and installations.
Frank P. Sheldon data book [notebook]
Archival Resource Key
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry
1 Item
Ink on paper.
6.5" x 4.2"
1870 - 1880
English.
1
1
Frank P. Sheldon data book [notebook]
Local Numbers
AC0225-0000004 (AC Scan No.)
Engineering
Engineering notebooks
Notebooks
Sheldon, Frank P.
James Reed, Asst. Engineer, Pennsylvania Railroad
Archival Resource Key
circa 1874-1882
1
2
Scope and Contents
Maintenance of way expenses, repair costs, other railroad costs, number of cars hauled.
W.F. Gordon, Newport News, Virginia
Archival Resource Key
circa 1883-1884
1
2
Scope and Contents
Survey notes and data for piers, docks, and streets.
Ames Iron Works, Oswego, New York
Archival Resource Key
circa 1888-1890
1
5
Ames Iron Works, Oswego, New York
Scope and Contents
Technical notes and data on steam engines and other machinery.
Ames Iron Works [notebook]
Archival Resource Key
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry
1 Item
Ink on paper.
9.4" x 7.5"
December 1889
English.
1
5
Ames Iron Works [notebook]
Local Numbers
AC0225-0000006 (AC Scan No.)
Scope and Contents
Diagrams and figures for locomotive boiler parts.
Engineering
Locomotive builders
Engineering notebooks
Notebooks
Ames Iron Works.
Alfred O. Blaisdell, 268 Clermont Ave., Brooklyn, New York
Archival Resource Key
circa 1899-1912
1
3
Scope and Contents
Technical notes and drawings on various marine engineering problems; also notes on electricity, early aviation (Wright Brothers), telescopes, and religion.
Alfred O. Blaisdell Notebook, [notebook]
Archival Resource Key
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry
1 Item
Ink on paper.
7.3" x 4.5"
1899 - 1912
English.
1
3
Alfred O. Blaisdell Notebook, [notebook]
Local Numbers
AC0225-0000002 (AC Scan No.)
Scope and Contents
Technical notes and drawings.
Engineering
Engineering notebooks
Notebooks
Blaisdell, Alfred O.
William J. Richardson, Carrier Corporation Service Department, Syracuse, New York
Archival Resource Key
1930
1
4
Scope and Contents
Individual reports of inspections of large commercial refrigeration installations.
Hendrick Manufacturing Company [notebook]
Archival Resource Key
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry
1 Item
Ink on paper.
10.5" x 8.0"
1870 - 1880
English.
Hendrick Manufacturing Company [notebook]
Local Numbers
AC0225-0000005 (AC Scan No.)
Arrangement
In box 1, folder 4, page 81
Engineering
Engineering notebooks
Notebooks
Hendrick Manufacturing Company