By Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.
Title: John W. Green Papers, 1919-1973
Predominant Dates: 1930-1939
ID: MSS Green
Primary Creator: Green, John W. (John Wesley) (1892-)
Extent: 1.5 cubic feet. More info below.
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
The John W. Green Papers consist of materials created and assembled by Green during his civil engineering career in bridge design and include reports and publications; engineering organization directories; design information, calculations, and drawings; and two photograph albums and individual photographic prints. The bulk of the collection documents the design and construction of the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge, including numerous photographs, some of which were taken by B.W. Hellings Photography of San Francisco.
The photographs also include images of completed bridges in Oregon, Washington, Utah, and elsewhere in California. Materials pertaining to Green's work for the New Cornelia Copper Company and reports by the California State Division of Highways on bridge projects in San Diego and Los Angeles, California are also part of the collection.
More Extent Information: 3800 photographs; 3 boxes
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Note: The collection was transferred from the Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections to the Archives in 2008.
Related Materials: Materials pertaining to civil engineering instruction and research at Oregon State are available in the College of Engineering Records (RG 062) and the Civil Engineering Department Records (RG 030). Correspondence of Civil Engineering Department chair Gordon Skelton is available in the Facilities Services Records (RG 193). The Special Collections and Archives Research Center holdings includes the papers of several engineering alumni and faculty, including the Grant Albert Covell Papers (MSS Covell), Samuel H. Graf Collection (MSS Graf), Fred Merryfield Papers (MSS Merryfield), and the Edgar Raymond Shepard Letters (MSS Shepard).
Preferred Citation: John W. Green Papers (MSS Green), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Processing Information: This collection is not fully processed; this guide is preliminary.
Green, John W. (John Wesley) (1892-)
California. Division of Highways
Hellings, B. W.
Bridges--California--Design and construction.
Bridges--Oregon.
Bridges--Washington (State)
Green, John W. (John Wesley), 1892-
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.)
Photograph albums.
Photographic prints.
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