Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Robert F. Olds Collection
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Olds, Robert F., 1881- (civil engineer)
NMAH.AC.0231
Archival Resource Key
1.2 Cubic feet
4 boxes
1918-1948
English
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Arrangement
The collection is divided into seven series
Series 1: Dam Construction Materials, 1922-1944
Series 2: Cost Data, 1923-1945
Series 3: Equipment and Materials Testing Data, 1939-1945
Series 4: Notebook, undated
Series 5; Photoprints, 1926-1938
Series 6: Journal Articles, 1927, 1933, 1940
Series 7; Miscellaneous Journals, Manuals, Catalogs, undated
Scope and Contents
The collection contains material from fourteen dam construction projects (1918-1946), including notes, blueprints, reports, drawings, and corresĀ¬pondence. In addition there is cost data (1923-1943), equipment and materials testing data (1939-1945), a notebook, photoprints (1926-1938), related journal articles (1927, 1933, 1940), and miscellaneous related journals, manuals, and catalogs.
Preferred Citation
Robert F. Olds Collection, 1918-1948, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Biographical / Historical
Robert P. Olds (1881-?) was a civil engineer of dams, hydroelectric plants, steam plants, water supply systems, and sewage systems.
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 David Stevens, 1986.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now Division of Work and Industry) , August 7, 1986.
Blueprints
Notes
Reports
Civil engineers
Engineering
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1900-1950
Notebooks
Drawings -- 1900-1950
Hydraulic engineering and engineers
Periodicals
Water supplies
Hydroelectric power plants
Generators and generating stations
Civil engineering
Dams
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Dam Construction Materials
Series 1
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1922 - 1944
Bellows Falls Development, Vermont
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1926-28
1
1-4
Columbia River Basin
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1948
1
5
Conowingo Hydroelectric Project, Maryland,
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1926-28
1
6-7
Davis Bridge Development, Vermont (blueprints)
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1922-23
1
8
Fifteen Mile Falls, E. Barnet, Vermont
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1929-30
1
9-12
Madden Dam Project, Panama Canal Zone
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1931
1
13
Pickwick Landing Dam, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
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1938-39
2
14-16
Ross Dam, Washington
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1943-45
2
17
Sacandaga Reservoir, New York (Conklingville Dam)
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1924-40
2
18-20
Safe Harbor Project, Pennsylvania
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1935
2
21
Saint Lawrence Seaway
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1941-46
2
22
San Francisco Regional Office, Federal Power Commission, Division of Water Power
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1944
2
23
Stevenson Hydroelectric Plant, Vermont
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1918-20
2
24
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) See also Pickwick Landing Dam, folders 14-16)
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6/1938
2
25
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)(See also Pickwick Landing Dam, folders 14-16)
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6/1941
2
26
Cost Data
Series 2
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1923-1945
Excavation
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1940-45
3
27
Hydroelectric Plants
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1923-1945
3
28
Hydroelectric Plant Production Cost
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1938-42
3
29
Hydroelectric and Steam Plant
Archival Resource Key
1940
3
30
Spillway Gates
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1926-41
3
31
Steam Plant Operation
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1938-43
3
32
Equipment and Materials Testing Data
Series 3
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1939-45
3
Bethlehem Steel H-Piling
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1945
3
33
I.p. Morris Turbines
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1942
3
34
Propellor Turbines
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1939
3
35
Smith Turbines
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1940
3
36
Smith Turbines
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1942
3
37
Notebook
Series 4
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undated
Organized alphabetically by subject
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3
38
Photoprints
Series 5
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1926 - 1938
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Dam
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1935-38
3
39
Miscellaneous
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1926-38
3
40
Journal Articles
Series 6
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1927, 1933, 1940
The Story of New England Power in Financial Report
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8/1927
3
41
Article about Earth Dams in Engineering News Record
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8/31/1933
3
42
Wood Panel Forms For Building Concrete Dams in Construction Methods
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6/1940
3
43
Rock Drilling Practice in Construction Methods
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6/1940
3
44
Speedy Tunneling in Construction Methods
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9/1940
3
45
Miscellaneous Journals, Manuals and Catalogs
Series 7
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undated
4
46