Object Details
Introduction
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Descriptive Entry
These records comprise the working files of the Engineering and Construction Division as well as the files of the building managers and resident engineers in the Building
Services Division. The records of the Engineering and Construction Division were maintained by James M. Murphy and Roy O'Brien. They concern repairs and improvements to Smithsonian
facilities including the Arts and Industries Building, Barney Studio House, Barro Colorado Island, the Renwick Gallery, the National Zoological Park, Adelaide Forbes Calhoun
property, River House residence, the Freer Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institution Building, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the John F. Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts, and the Andrew Carnegie Building (home of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum).
These records contain correspondence, contracts, specifications, and blueprints concerning work planned and performed. The records of the building managers and resident
engineers include blueprints, specifications, correspondence, reports, transcripts, photographs, shop drawings, and daily inspection reports concerning the History and Technology
Building, the Natural History Building, and the Fine Arts and Portrait Galleries Buildings. Harold L. Haworth and Roy W. Johnson were the resident engineers of the History
and Technology Building from 1958 to 1967. F. H. Mahlman was the resident engineer of the Natural History Building from 1961 to 1964. Hugh E. Yates was the resident engineer
for the Fine Arts and Portrait Gallery Building from 1964 to 1966.
sova.sia.faru0532
Topic
Architectural design
Buildings -- Maintenance
Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction
Museum buildings
Smithsonian buildings
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Historical Note
During the period documented in this record unit, the Department was divided into four divisions: the Office of the Director, Protection Division, Mechanical Services
Division, and Building Services Division. The Office of the Director included the Design and Review Office, Engineering and Construction Division, and Safety Management Office.
Extent
102.06 cu. ft. (98 record storage boxes) (7 tall document boxes)
Date
1947-1979, with related records from 1902
Archival Repository
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Identifier
Record Unit 532
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Architectural drawings
Color photographs
Black-and-white photographs
Floor plans
Black-and-white transparencies
Black-and-white negatives
Clippings
Manuscripts
Color transparencies
Plates (illustrations)
Brochures
Audiotapes
Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 532, Smithsonian Institution. Buildings Management Department, Records
Genre/Form
Architectural drawings
Color photographs
Black-and-white photographs
Floor plans
Black-and-white transparencies
Black-and-white negatives
Clippings
Manuscripts
Color transparencies
Plates (illustrations)
Brochures
Audiotapes
SIA.FARU0532
Large EAD
https://sova.si.edu/record/SIA.FARU0532
Record Unit 532
SIA
Record ID
ebl-1503510735112-1503510735144-0