Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 81
United States National Museum. Superintendent of Construction for the United States National Museum Building
Records, 1903-1911
Collection Overview
| General Information About This Collection | |
|---|---|
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
| Creator: | United States National Museum. Superintendent of Construction for the United States National Museum Building |
| Title: | Records |
| Dates: | 1903-1911 |
| Quantity: | 24.02 cu. ft. (20 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box) (1 16x20 box) (5 tall document boxes) (11 folders oversize materials) |
| Collection: | Record Unit 81 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
| Summary: | These records, together with record units 79, 80, and 187 contain full documentation of construction of the 1911 National Museum Building from internal planning and contracts to construction details and costs. Rathbun prepared a history of the museum construction, which was published as "A Descriptive Account of the Building Recently Erected for the Departments of Natural History of the United States National Museum." United States National Museum Bulletin 80, Washington, 1913. For an explanation of these records, see record unit 79. |
Descriptive Entry
The National Museum Building Construction Records, 1894 - 1919 (bulk 1903 - 1911), document the process and methods used to construct the National Museum Building that is now known as the National Museum of Natural History. These records primarily refer to the management of the construction aspects of the project, documenting specifications for services and supplies, proposals received as bids to meet these specifications, and contracts that were issued to companies to deliver the supply or service. There is correspondence to and from the Superintendent of Construction, Bernard R. Green, concerning the management of the contracts, orders issued, discussion with inspectors, and companies that were not fulfilling their contracts. A portion of this correspondence and material concerns the process of documenting the failure of two companies, Frank F. Graham and Thompson-Starrett Co., to fulfill their contracts for the project. Additionally, there is accounting and administrative information on the project workers, applications for employment, daily reports, expenses for items, and the receipt of shipments of materials, primarily for cut granite.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Green, Bernard R. (Bernard Richardson), 1843-1914
- Library of Congress. Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
- Rathbun, Richard, 1852-1918
- United States National Museum
Subject
- Architectural design
- Buildings -- Maintenance
- Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction
- Museum buildings
- Smithsonian buildings
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 81, United States National Museum. Superintendent of Construction for the United States National Museum Building, Records
Container List
Series 1
Daily Reports, December 1, 1904 - December 31, 1906; March 2, 1908; November 4, 1908 - September 15, 1909.From December 1904 - December 1906, daily reports were created for services rendered. These reports listed weather conditions, remarks and notes on work planned and completed, materials received and expended, number of workers, and total daily cost of the work. In November 1908, the style of report changed to focus on work progressing on the museum basement and third floor. The style of report changed again on 23 February 1909 to weekly reports, continuing to focus on progress of the museum basement and third floor. The daily reports are ordered chronologically, although there is a significant gap from 1907 through most of 1908.
Box 1
December 1, 1904 - January 31, 1905
February 1, 1905 - March 31, 1905
April 1, 1905 - May 31, 1905
June 1, 1905 - July 31, 1905
August 1, 1905 - September 30, 1905
October 2, 1905 - November 30, 1905
December 1, 1905 - January 31, 1906
February 1, 1906 - March 31, 1906
April 2, 1906 - May 31, 1906
June 1, 1906 - July 31, 1906
August 1, 1906 - September 29, 1906
October 1, 1906 - November 30, 1906
December 1, 1906 - December 31, 1906; March 2, 1908
November 4, 1908 - January 30, 1909
February 1, 1909 - May 25, 1909
June 1, 1909 - September 15, 1909
Series 2
Specifications, 1904 - 1910.The specifications were issued to identify the requirements and purpose of needed services and supplies for the construction of the museum. The specifications outline the number of pieces required, sizes, payment schedules, delivery locations, and bidding instructions, for services and supplies, such as ice, bricks, rope, cement, windows, etc. The specifications are organized in chronological order as they were issued. Related correspondence and advertisements have been attached to or filed after the specification to which they refer. Some specifications contain copies of proposals, and General Instructions and Conditions to Govern Bidders and Contractors. Handwritten notes on the specifications may indicate more precise numbers of pieces, the exact purpose of specific supplies, when first and final deliveries were made, notes on finishing ahead of or behind schedule, to which companies the specifications were originally circulated, and to which company the order was given.
Duplication may occur among the Specifications, Proposals, and Contracts series (Series 2-4). The specifications often refer to drawings or blueprints of supplies that are no longer attached to the specifications. Any oversize blueprints or drawings have been removed and placed in Series 5, Blueprints and Drawings, under the appropriate subseries as either relating to the architectural, mechanical, or structural features of the building.
Box 2
1904 - 1905 (1 item removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
1906
1907
January 27, 1908 - June 13, 1908
July 21, 1908 - December 14, 1908
1909 - 1910
Series 3
Proposals, 1904 - 1911.The proposals group together the bids that were received from companies in response to advertisements and specifications for requests for information, goods, or services. Each packet starts with a list of companies to whom specifications were sent, and may include a second list comparing companies who submitted proposals and their bids. The second list may also indicate to which company the contract was awarded. This information is followed by the correspondence and proposal submitted by the winning company, and then the proposals submitted by the other companies. With each proposal you may find advertisements, specifications, General Instructions and Conditions to Govern Bidders and Contractors, letters, and an Affidavit, Acknowledgment and Justification by Guarantee or Surety Company. Some samples of products, photographs, drawings, or blueprints of products may be included. The proposals are organized by number, 1 - 318, and are primarily in chronological order. All of the proposals are labeled as a Proposal or with the code P-2.
Duplication may occur among the Specifications, Proposals, and Contracts series (Series 2-4). Any oversize blueprints or drawings have been removed and placed in Series 5, Blueprints and Drawings, under the appropriate subseries as either relating to the architectural, mechanical, or structural features of the building. One thing to note about these blueprints is that they were received from companies competing to work on the National Museum Building project. This series may contain blueprints and plans from companies that did not receive a contract, and therefore had no effect on how the National Museum Building was ultimately constructed.
Box 2
(1904 - 1906)
1 - Excavating site
2 - Office building and fence
3 - Concrete foundations
4 - Installing electric wiring in office building, 5 - Furnishing lumber
6 - Cut granite
7 - Furnishing lumber, 8 - Furnishing derrick timbers, 9 - Brass checks
10 - Furnishing derrick fittings and hoisting motors, 11 - Sheet iron linings, drain and over-flow pipes for troughs
12 - Steel work for first floor
13 - Heavy, colored envelopes, 14 - Iron work for fitting up derrick timber, 15 - Derrick timbers for breast derricks
16 - Furnishing hardware
17 - Manila rope and marlin
18 - Lumber
19 - Hardware supplies, 20 - Steel tackle blocks, 21 - Furnishing scales
22 - White brick
23 - Concrete foundations, pipe trenches and drainage
24 - Furnishing "Barrett" lever jacks, 25 - Iron pipe and fittings, 26 - Hand winding gear for breast derricks (1 item removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files), 27 - Furnishing service of mill and shop inspection of steel
28 - Wagon scales (1 item removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
29 - Sand
30 - Red bricks
31 - Natural hydraulic cement
32 - Hollow bricks, 33 - Cast iron bricks, wedges, etc. 34 - Water proofing, 35 - Furnishing blocking
Box 3
36 - Granite templates and pier caps
37 - Electric cable and conduit, 38 - 12 bricklayer ladders, 39 - 20,000 ft. Virginia pine, 40 - Repairing roofs of sheds, 41 - Iron center hangers, 42 - Lumber
43 - Electric engine for hoist (3 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
44 - Steel hoisting rope, 45 - Blocks and sheaves, 46 - Manila rope
47 - Railroad rails
48 - Terra cotta pipe, 49 - Broken stone, 50 - 1000 bbls. Portland cement, 51 - Ice
52 - Hollow bricks
53 - Sand
54 - Red bricks
55 - Natural hydraulic cement
56 - Portland cement
57 - Cinders, gravel or broken stone
58 - Steel work for 2, 3, and attic floors and roof
59 - Granite blocks, 60 - Mill and hop inspection of steel work for second, third, and attic floors and roof, 61 - Galvanized anchors
62 - Floor fireproofing (3 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
63 - Concrete foundations and pier work
64 - Cut granite work for South Pavilion. This proposal relates to Contract 9 located in Series 4, Contracts, and references contract 25.
65 - Furnishing concrete foundations and pier work
66 - Lumber
67 - Steel work for south pavilion
68 - Unfading green slate
69 - Manila rope, 70 - galvanized anchors
71 - Iron wedges, 72 - Lumber
73 - Furnishing hardware
74 - Portland cement
75 - Sand
76 - Enamel bricks
77 - Furnishing pipe, fittings, and valves
78 - Limestone
79 - Marble work
80 - Ice, 81 - Bolts and iron, 82 - Water proofing, 83 - Lumber, 84 - Coke
85 - Estimate on new proposition for metal windows
86 - Lumber, 87 - Lumber
88 - Furnishing hardware
89 - Furnishing flanges and couplings, 90 - Hollow bricks, 91 - Cast iron skeleton bricks
92 - Windows (14 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
93 - Skylights (5 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
94 - Roofing slates
95 - Copper roofing
Box 4
96 - Concrete roofing (1 item removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
97 - Limestone and marble work
98 - Pipe cutting
99 - Red bricks
100 - Cutting raglets
101 - Natural hydraulic cement, 102 - Cast iron pipe, fittings, etc., 103 - Alterations to steel work, skylight
104 - Portland cement
105 - Cast iron radiators
106 - Gate valves, 107 - Wrought iron hangers and bands
108 - Electric wiring
109 - Rough stop cocks, 110 - Manilla rope
111 - Terra cotta fireproofing
112 - Ornamental iron work (2 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
113 - Flooring
114 - Plastering
115 - Furring and lathing (4 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
116 - Galvanized iron anchors, 117 - Machine bolts and washers, 118 - Cast iron pipe and fittings, 119 - Georgia and Virginia pine lumber, 120 - Pipe fittings
121 - Man hole frames and covers, 122 - Pipe fittings, etc., 123 - Electrical supplies, 124 - Rental of boom derrick, 125 - Hauling rough granite
126 - Electric elevators (24 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
127 - Cast iron curbing
128 - Pipe and fittings
129 - Muslin
130 - Pipe, fittings, etc.
131 - Freight on rough granite, 132 - Blocking, 133 - Lumber
134 - Coke, 135 - Tool steel, etc.
136 - Hardware supplies
137 - Pipe fittings
138 - Granite cutting tools
139 - Missing
140 - Loading stone on cars at Baltimore
141 - Hardware, 142 - Electric motors, 143 - Grindstones
144 - Tinned copper, 145 - Pipe and fittings, 146 - Requesting terms for hauling away blocks of granite waste and spawls
147 - Brass air cocks
148 - Wrought iron anchors
149 - Steel flag pole (2 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
150 - Wrought iron expansion tank
Box 5
(1908)
151 - Gate valves, 152 - Pipe and fittings
153 - Hardware
154 - Virginia pine, 155 - Georgia pine, 156 - 6500 ft. of cypress or basswood
157 - Outfit for granite carving
158 - Framework for elevators
159 - Metal windows and ceiling lights
160 - Wooden windows
161 - Strainer plates and frames, 162 - Air valves
163 - Pipe fittings, 164 - Ice, 165 - Galvanized iron flues, 166 - Additional terra cotta partitions
167 - Removing refuse granite, 168 - Floor thimbles for electric cables, 169 - Pipe and fitting
170 - Engines and dynamos (24 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
171 - Flooring lumber
172 - Plumbing fixtures
173 - Galvanized iron smoke hoods, 174 - Rope
175 - Ceiling plates
176 - Galvanized wrought iron anchors, 177 - Steel rope
178 - Ventilators
179 - Portland cement
180 - Boilers (5 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
181 - Ventilating fans
182 - Flooring lumber
183 - Lumber, 184 - Cinders, 185 - Labor and materials for installing temporary plumbing fixture for toilet rooms, 186 - Lumber, 187 - Lumber, 188 - Stands, 189 - Price for one coat of cold water paint on partitions, 190 - Pipe fittings
191 - Electric wiring of south pavilion
192 - Fireproof door bucks and frames (1 item removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
193 - Pipe and fittings, 194 - Terra cotta arch blocks
195 - Sand
196 - Copper
197 - "Black diamond" stone points, 198 - Quoting price on pipe and fittings
199 - Flooring lumber
200 - Steel work
201 - Requesting information regarding coal hoisting machinery (5 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
202 - Inspection of iron work, 203 - Steel bars, 204 - Ells
205 - Pipe covering
206 - Tanks
207 - Wire rope
Box 6
208 - Marble column shafts
209 - Portland cement
210 - Prices for furnishing terra cotta fireproofing
211 - Marble work
212 - Pipe and fittings, 213 - Plaster board hangers
214 - Ventilating ducts
215 - Georgia pine flooring
216 - Models for north entrance grilles in response to verbal request for prices, 217 - Cypress strips, 218 - Wire screens
219 - Cast iron chimney top
220 - Broken stone or gravel, 221 - Sawing lumber
222 - Generator switchboard
223 - Pipe, fittings, etc.
224 - Steam pumps
225 - Fittings and valves, 226 - Pipe and fittings
227 - Nails
228 - Information relative to coal handling machinery (2 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
229 - 10,000, more or less, ribbed strips of #20 Galv. Sheet Iron, 230 - Soft coal
231 - Cast iron flanged pipe, 232 - Waterproofing, 233 - Iron plates, 234 - Sawing slates
235 - Coal handling machinery (3 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
236 - Chain block (4 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
237 - GA (Georgia) Pine Flooring Sleepers, 238 - Cast iron wedges
239 - Hot water generator
240 - Pipe and fittings
241 - Fireproof doors and trims (9 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
242 - Washers and bolts, 243 - Pipe, fittings, etc.
244 - Copper and solder, 245 - Cut and wire nails
246 - Iron gates and bronze doors
247 - Marble and limestone work
248 - Cutting and threading pipe, 249 - 1 special 14" ell
250 - Glass
251 - Marble bases
252 - Hinges
253 - Plastering
254 - Red bricks
255 - Terra cotta partition
256 - Vacuum cleaning system (1 item removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
257 - Miscellaneous iron work and skylights, 258 - Galvanized iron work
259 - Picture moulding
260 - Pipe fittings, gauges, etc., 261 - Steel drip tank
262 - Borrowed lights (4 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
263 - Miscellaneous iron work, 264 - Panelboard, etc.
265 - Lugs, 266 - Ice
267 - Ventilating fans and ducts, 268 - Pipe and fittings
269 - Surfacing floors, 270 - Non-conducting covering for pipes, etc.
271 - Covering plates of cast iron, 272 - Hack saw blades and files
273 - Pivoted sash, 274 - Modifications in window sash, 275 - Fittings
276 - Skylights (2 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
277 - Drinking water trap boxes, 278 - 15000 lin. ft. 2 x 3 heart long leaf pine
279 - Metal doors and trims (1 item removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
280 - Plate glass
281 - Elevator gates (2 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
282 - Wood doors and trims
283 - Polished plate glass, 284 - Excavating
285 - Platform scale (1 item removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files), 286 - Cast iron trench plates, 287 - Wall base, etc.
Box 7
288 - Fire valves, 289 - Pipe covering
290 - Pipe and fittings, 291 - Tanks, 292 - Sheet iron, etc.
293 - Angle iron, etc., 294 - Paving blocks, 295 - Ribbed wire glass
296 - Pipe and fittings, 297 - Blank (blank piece of paper), 298 - Wire screen
299 - Pig lead, 300 - Glazed doors, 301 - Wood door saddles
302 - Metal gates, doors and railings
303 - Portland cement, 304 - Broken stone
305 - Sand, 306 - Red bricks
307 - Ceiling light (1 item removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
308 - Waterproofing south approach to building, 309 - Laying terrazzo floors in auditorium, 310 - One pair circular-head doors and frame
311 - Grilles, 312 - Missing, 313 - Georgia flooring
314 - Iron enclosure of elevators (2 items removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files), 315 - Wood doors and door frames, jambs and trim
316 - Wrought iron grilles, 317 - Mosaic floor, 318 - Electric hoist
Series 4
Contracts, 1903 - 1910.Contracts were awarded based on the companies that submitted proposals and they note when the contract was entered into, with whom, and for what purpose. The contract lays out the articles of agreement between the parties of the contract, and all appear to be signed. Also included are correspondence, advertisements and specifications for the service or supply, General Instructions and Conditions to Govern Bidders and Contractors, proposals, and supplemental contracts. Duplication may occur among the Specifications, Proposals, and Contracts series (Series 2-4). The contracts and related material are bound and sealed together.
Contracts were issued for goods and services covering excavation, granite, bricks, sand, windows, electric wiring, plumbing fixtures, fan motors, installing generators, marble work, etc. The contracts are organized by number, 1 - 93, and are primarily in chronological order. The contracts all appear to be labeled as a Contract or with the code C-6. Some of the contracts contain correspondence that is labeled with codes similar to the codes in the Incoming Correspondence series. If this occurs, there is usually a reference in the Incoming Correspondence series stating that this material can be found with a particular contract.
Any oversize blueprints or drawings have been removed and placed in Series 5, Blueprints and Drawings, under the appropriate subseries as either relating to the architectural, mechanical, or structural features of the building.
Box 7
Contracts 1 - 6
Contracts 7 - 8
Contracts 9 - 14
Contracts 15 - 22
Contracts 23 - 24, 26 - 30 (25 is missing)
Contracts 31 - 38
Contracts 39 - 44
Contracts 45 - 49
Contracts 50 - 54
Contracts 55 - 59
Contracts 60 - 64
Contracts 65 - 70
Contracts 71 - 75
Box 8
Contracts 76 - 82
Contracts 83 - 88
Contracts 89 - 93
Series 5
Blueprints and Drawings, 1894-1919 (bulk 1903-1909).The blueprints and drawings offer a broad view of the construction of the National Museum building from the structural design, to architectural elements within the building, to the mechanical technology that was used in the construction of the building and which functioned within the building once it was opened to the public. The blueprints and drawings may have been submitted as their own series, or they were pulled from the specifications, proposals, and contracts series (Series 2-4). In some cases, blueprints and drawings have been kept that were received with proposals from companies and contractors who may not have been awarded the contract for a supply, good, service, or for construction. These blueprints and drawings provide contextual information pertaining to proposal selections; design, structural or mechanical differences amongst proposals; different techniques proposed for the construction of the building; technologies available at the time of construction; and the decision-making process in the construction of the National Museum Building. This series also has three subseries: Architectural, Mechanical, and Structural.
The Architectural subseries is divided by building element. All of these blueprints and drawings relate to an architectural component of the building such as window design, ornamental work on stairs, or fireproofing components of the building.
The Mechanical subseries is first divided into two groups: mechanical devices which were built into the building, such as elevators and wiring; and mechanical devices used in the construction of the building, ranging from electric hoists to wagon scales.
The Structural subseries consists of plans and layouts of the museum floors, as well as views of the building from the outside.
Box 8
57th Congress 2d Session. House of Representatives. Document No. 314. New building for the U. S. National Museum. Letter from the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, transmitting plans for a new building for the U. S. National Museum. January 23, 1903. Four drawings are attached:
Smithsonian park, undated. Photograph of blueprint (removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files).
Section, tentative plans for U.S. National Museum, Hornblower & Marshall, January 17, 1903. Same as the drawing attached to the House of Representatives document.
Untitled [outside view of building], Hornblower & Marshall, April 17, 1906. Photograph of drawing.
U. S. National Museum - Natural History Building. Plan of Ground Story, undated. The name of this drawing, which includes "Natural History Building," indicates that it may actually date from a later time period.
U. S. National Museum - Natural History Building. Plan of First Story, undated. The name of this drawing, which includes "Natural History Building," indicates that it may actually date from a later time period.
U. S. National Museum - Natural History Building. Plan of Second Story, undated. The name of this drawing, which includes "Natural History Building," indicates that it may actually date from a later time period.
U. S. National Museum - Natural History Building. Plan of Third Story, undated. The name of this drawing, which includes "Natural History Building," indicates that it may actually date from a later time period.
U. S. National Museum - Natural History Building. Plan of Attic Story, undated. The name of this drawing, which includes "Natural History Building," indicates that it may actually date from a later time period.
American Bridge Company blueprints. Including measurements for I-beams, indexes to drawings, wall plates, and tie rods for all floors. All work done at the Edge Moot plant, May 1905 - April 1907.
Specification for electric wiring for the skylights of three main halls and dome of rotunda, undated.
NOTE: See inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files.
Architectural (Subdivided by building element)
Auditorium
Beams
Courses
Doors
Fireproofing
Flagpole
Gates
Lights
Rotunda
Skylights
Stairs
Windows
Mechanical (Subdivided first by whether the item was built into the building or only used in the construction of the building, then by item)
Boilers
Coal handling machinery
Elevators
Engines
Pipes
Steam pumps
Wiring
Mechanical - Construction Assistance
Breast Derricks
Electric hoists
Scale
Wagon scales
Structural (subdivided by outside views, and by building floor)
Basement
First floor
Third floor
Outside views
Series 6
Incoming Correspondence, 1903-1911.The incoming correspondence is addressed to Bernard R. Green, Superintendent of Construction, and concerns matters such as specifications, bills, sketches, enclosed drawings or blueprints, employment, specific contracts, wages, granite, dimensions, deliveries, equipments, etc. The outside of the letters often has a sentence that indicates the content of the letter.
Each item of incoming correspondence has been labeled with a code, such as A-43 or B-20. When correspondence was received it was filed under its appropriate letter in the alphabet, but correspondence from the same sender was grouped together. This group of correspondence from one sender was given a code based on the first letter of a corporate name or the first letter of an individual's last name, and then a number indicating the group number. For example, all correspondence from the Alberger Condenser Co. is grouped under the code A-43. Since the groups are not organized in alphabetical order within each letter it is believed that the numbers were assigned based on when the correspondence was first received by a company or an individual. For example, A-1 is the American Stoker Co., first letter received on March 12, 1903, and A-2 is the American Bridge Co., first letter received on March 25, 1903. If the American Bridge Co. letter had been received first it is possible that it could have been A-1. A master list of the codes does not appear to exist. In addition to the codes, each piece of correspondence is given another number that indicates its position within its group, based on the date it was received. The correspondence is primarily in chronological order within each group.
Blueprints or drawings will be found attached to some individual pieces of correspondence.
Box 8
A1 American Stoker Co. 1 1903
A2 American Bridge Co. 1 - 26 1903 - July 14, 1905
A2 American Bridge Co. 27 - 56 July 19, 1905 - April 4, 1906
A2 American Bridge Co. 57 - 82 April 9, 1906 - October 5, 1906
A2 American Bridge Co. 83 - 112 October 5, 1906 - February 6, 1907
A2 American Bridge Co. 113 - 146 February 6, 1907 - September 17, 1908
A2 American Bridge Co. 147 - 172 September 23, 1907 - September 3, 1908
A2 American Bridge Co. 173 - 181 September 10, 1908 - May 12, 1908
A3 American Wood Fireproofing Co. 1 - 2 1903
A4 American Institute of Architects 1 1903
A5 American Stone Co. 1 - 3 1903 - 1904
A6 American Bonding Co. 1 - 4 1903, 1906, 1907, 1908
A7 Appropriation, Estimate of. 1 - 3 1905 - 1907 (removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
A8 Automatic Heating Co. 1 1904
A9 American Cement Co. 1 - 2 1904
A10 Atlantic Cement Co. 1 1904
A11 American Contractor Publishing Co. 1-10 1904 - 1908
A12 American Surety Co. 1 - 21 1904, 1907 - 1910
A13 Auditor for State and Other Departments 1 - 19 1904 - 1908
A13 Auditor for State and Other Departments 20 - 25 1908
A13 Auditor for State and Other Departments 28 - 43 1909 - 1911
A14 American Hoist and Derrick Co. 1 - 3 1904
A15 American Structural Steel Co. 1 - 3 1904
A16 The Attorney General 1 - 8 1904 - 1909
A17 D. Allen's Sons Rope Co. 1 - 6 1905, 1907 - 1908
A18 American Ice Company 1 - 2 1905, 1911
A19 Associated Charities 1 1905
A20 The Agricultural Iron and Wire Works 1 1905
A21 Harry Alexander 1 1906
A22 Anonymous 1 1906
A23 The Atlas Portland Cement Co. 1 - 6 1906 - 1907
A24 Asbestos and Magnesia Mfg. Co. 1 1906
A25 American Asphaltum and Rubber Co. 1 1906
A26 Adams Express Co. 1 1906
A27 Aetna Indemnity Co. 1 - 7 1906 - 1909
A28 American White Cement Co. 1 - 2 1907 - 1908
A29 The Architectural Record Co. 1 - 2 1907 - 1908
A30 Geo. A Abernethy 1 1907
A31 Atlas Roofing Co. 1 - 3 1907
A32 American Sheet and Tin Plate Company 1 1907
A33 The Atlantic Co. 1 1907
Box 9
A34 American Radiator Co. 1 - 30 1907 - May 1909
A34 American Radiator Co. 31 - 48 June 1909 - 1911
A35 American Tile and Plaster Co. 1 1908
A36 The Albro-Clem Elevator Co. 1 1908
A37 American Machine Co. 1 1908
A38 American Machine Co. 1 1908
A39 American Mosaic Co. 1 - 35 1908 - 1909 (Numbers 8 - 17 are missing)
A40 American Steel and Wire Co. 1 - 11 1908 - 1909
A41 Acme Furnace Equipment Co. 1 1908
A42 American Standard Fireproofing Co. 1 1908
A43 Alberger Condenser Corporation 1 - 16 1908 - 1909 (blueprints that were inclusions in A43-1 and A43-2 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
A44 Alberger Condenser Co./Alberger Pump Co. 1 - 12 1909 - 1910
A45 American Air Cleaning Co. 1 908
A46 American Spiral Pipe Works 1 - 2 1908
A47 American Floor Surfacing Machine Co. 1 -2 1908 - 1909
A48 The Anchor Packing Co. 1 1909
A49 Art Metal Construction Co. 1 - 6 1909
A50 William Addie 1 1909
A51 American 3-way Prism Co. 1 1909
A52 H.B. Ashley/American Metal Door Co. 1 - 4 1909 (A52-2 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files) (Seem to be two entirely different people/companies)
B1 Building for National Museum (contract copies) 1
B2 Bayley and Sons Co. 1 - 2 1903
B3 The Baltimore Rubber Co. 1 1903
B4 Buffalo Forge Company 1 1904
B5 Rudolph S. Blome Co. 1 - 2 1904
B6 Bartoccini, Astolfo 1 1904
B7 Beckwith, Clinton 1 - 5 1904 (also contains letter from J.S. Sherman, labeled S11)
B8 B.F. Bell and Co. 1 - 7 1904
B9 Bogue, Chas J. 1 1904
B10 Bromwell, Col. Chas S. 1 - 2 1904, 1907
B11 F.W. Bird and Son 1 - 3 1904
B12 Builder's Exchange 1 - 3 1904, 1908
B13 Bodwell Granite Co. 1 - 2 1904
B14 H.P. Binswager Co. 1 1904
B15 Brantley Granite Co. 1 1904
B16 D.H. Burnham and Co. 1 - 2 1904, 1906
B17 Bell, W.C. 1 1904
B18 Bartlett, E.L. 1 1904
B19 Bartholomew, H. 1 1904
B20 Bailey, James A. 1 - 31 1904 - March 1905 (B20-17 listed as removed and filed under "Reports of Granite Inspectors")
B20 Bailey, James A. 32 - 45 April 1905 - June 14, 1905
B20 Bailey, James A. 46 - 54 June 24, 1905 - August 1905
B20 Bailey, James A. 55 - 79 September 1905 - June 1906 (A drawing from B20-76 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
B20 Bailey, James A. 80 - 106 August 1906 - January 18, 1907 (2 tissue drawings from B20-100 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
B20 Bailey, James A. 107 - 143 January 27, 1907 - June 13, 1907
B20 Bailey, James A. 144 - 174 June 15, 1907 - September 5, 1907
B20 Bailey, James A. 175 - 217 September 11, 1907 - May 1908
B20 Bailey, James A. 218 - 244 June 1908 - May 1910 (3 drawings from B20-232 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
B21 Bruce, A.H. 1 1905
B22 Brown, R.W. 1 1905
B23 R.J. Beall Construction Co. 1 - 8 1905, 1910
B24 Berry and Aikins 1 1905
B25 Baldwin, William J. 1 1905
B26 Berry Brothers, Ltd. 1 - 2 1906
B27 Bricklayers Union 1 - 5 1906 - 1908
B28 Brown - Ketcham Iron Works 1 - 59 1906 - June 25, 1908
B28 Brown - Ketcham Iron Works 60 - 106 June 26, 1908 - August 1908 (a blueprint from B28-62 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
B28 Brown - Ketcham Iron Works 107 - 142 September 1908 - December 1909
B29 Brennan Construction Co. 1 - 10 1906 - 1910 (a drawing from B29-6 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
B30 Barber and Ross 1 - 6 1906, 1908 - 1910
B31 Burdette - Roundtree Mfg. Co. 1 1906 (a blueprint removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
B32 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. 1 - 26 1907 - 1909
B33 William Bradley and Son 1 - 39 1907 - February 1909 (B33-7 is missing)
B33 William Bradley and Son 40 - 89 March 1909 - June 1910
Box 10
B33 William Bradley and Son 90 - 133 July 1910 - 1911
B34 Bridgeman Bros. Co. 1 - 65 1907 - 1909
B35 Boiseau, R.E. 1 1907
B36 Bishop, Robert S. 1 - 3 1907 - 1908
B37 The Boyd Rubber Co. 1 1908
B38 Boyd, Wm. 1 - 5 1908
B39 The Brodesser Elevator Co. 1 1908
B40 Herbert L. Brown Co. 1 - 33 1908 - 1909 (Missing letters 13-17) (Also contains letter N-27, about shipping of stones)
B41 Bartlett, Hayward, and Co. 1 - 2 1908
B42 Berry and Minor, Attorneys at Law 1 - 4 1908 - 1909
B43 Builders Iron and Supply Co. 2 1908 (letter 1 is missing)
B44 Bennet, Wm. S. 1 1908
B45 Briscoe, W.D. 1 - 4 1908
B46 The Ball and Wood Co. 1 - 4 1908
B47 The Babcock and Wilcox Co. 1 1908
B48 Best Manufacturing Co. 1 - 3 1908
B49 J.F. Blanchard Co. 1 1908 (drawing from B49-1 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
B50 The Burt Mfg. Co. 1 1908
B51 Thomas C. Basshor Co. 1 1908
B52 The C.O. Bartlett and Snow Co. 1 1908
B53 Bureau of Standards, Dept. of Commerce and Labor 1 - 8 1908 - 1909
B54 R.H. Beaumont Co. 1 - 4 1908 - 1909
B55 J.F. Buchanan and Co. 1 1908
B56 Buffalo Steam Pump Co. 1 - 15 1908 - 1909
B57 Berry Brothers, Ltd. 1 1909 (appears to be the same company as that of B26)
B58 The Berger Manufacturing Company 1 1909
B59 The Blaisdell Machinery Co. 1 - 6 1909
B60 The Boyle - Robertson Construction Co. 1 - 4 1909
B61 Beardslee Chandelier Mfg. Co. 1 1909
B62 Brainard, Owen 1 - 2 1909
B63 Bardsley, Joseph 1 1909
B64 Bruce Cleaning Company 1 1910
B65 Blue Line Transfer Co. 1 1910
B66 Bruen, Arthur J. 1 1910
B67 The Bankers Surety Co. 1 1910
C1 Commissioners of DC 1 - 17 1903 - 1909
C2 Corning, John Herbert 1 - 20 1903 - 1909
C3 Cockrell, F.M., Senator 1 1903
C4 Century Stained Glass Works, Ltd. 1 1903
C5 Clark, W.A., Senator 1 1903
C5 Carey Machinery and Supply Co. 1 1907
C6 See special file for contracts
C7 The Cranford Paving Co. 1 - 13 1904
C8 Cramp and Company 1 - 2 1904
C9 Cement Products Co. 1 1904
C10 Collis, Lloyd 1 1904
C11 Commercial Wood and Cement Co. 1 1904
C12 Chambers and Hone 1 - 10 1904 - 1907 (letter 9 is missing)
C13 Cumberland Hydraulic Cement and Mfg. Co. 1 1904
C14 Coast and Geodetic Survey 1 1904
C15 The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. 1 - 15 1904 - 1910
C16 Contractors' Exchange 1 1904
C17 Clarke and Son, William Wirt Builder's Exchange 1 - 9 1904 - 1909
C18 Conners Brothers Construction Co. 1 - 2 1904
C19 Chase Granite Co. 1 - 2 1904
C20 Cook, A.B. 1 - 11 1904 - 1905
C21 Carman, A.F. 1 1904
C22 Clark's Island Granite Works 1 - 2 1904
C23 Craig, John G. 1 - 38 1904 - 1906 (blueprint from C23-25 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
C24 Construction News 1 1904
C25 Champion Iron Company 1 - 3 1904, 1908
C26 Chicago Graphite Manufacturing Co. 1 1904
C27 Cambira Steel Co. 1 - 2 1904
C28 Coburn Trolley Track Manufacturing Co. 1 1905
C29 Carter and Lewellyn 1 - 2 1905
C30 Transferred to C12 - 1
C31 Chandler, F.M. 1 - 4 1905
C32 Geo. B. Carpenter and Co. 1 - 2 1905 - 1906
C33 Contractor's Plant Mfg. Co. 1 - 3 1905
C34 Clinton Wire Cloth Co. 1 1905
C35 Chestnut Ridge Brick Co. 1 1905
C36 Caloric King Furnace Co. 1 1905
C37 Cross, Chas. R. 1 1905
C38 Columbia National Sand Dredging Co. 1 - 2 1905
C39 Cooper Hewitt Electric Co. 1 1905
C40 Chicago Scale Co. 1 - 6 1905
C41 Comptroller of the Treasury 1 - 10 1907 - 1908
C42 Carrere, John M. of Carrere and Hastings 1 - 2 1905, 1907
C43 Committee on Library, US 1 1906
C44 Carnegie Steel Company 1 - 3 1906
C45 The Wm. Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Co. 1 - 4 1906, 1908
C46 Cullom, S.M., Senator 1 1907
C47 Crane Company 1 - 2 1907 - 1908
C48 Central Metal and Supply Co. 1 - 2 1907 - 1908
C49 Church and Stephensen 1 1907
C50 Missing
C51 Central Vermont Railroad Co. 1 - 3 1907 - 1908
C52 Chicago Concrete Machinery Co. 1 1907
C53 Coburn and Cooke 1 - 45 1908 - 1910
C54 Clarke, S.W.E. 1 1908
C55 Wm. A. Corrao Electric Co. 1 1908
C56 Chapman Valve Mfg. Co. 1 - 6 1908
C57 The Commercial Supply Co. 1 1908
C58 Chesapeake Iron Works 1 - 12 1908 - 1909 (2 blueprints from C58-9 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
C59 Cocks, William W., M.C. (Representative, Long Island District) 1 - 2 1908
C60 L.A. Cass and Co. 1 - 7 1908
C61 Cole, Estelle 1 1908
C62 Clark, Garnett Y. 1 - 4 1908
C63 Clendenin Brothers 1 - 12 1908 - 1909
C64 E.J. Codd Co. 1 - 3 1908 - 1909
C65 Carlson, John 1 - 3 1908
C66 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co. 1 1908
C67 Chuse Engine and Mfg. Co. 1 - 2 1908
C68 Crocker - Wheeler Co. 1 - 2 1908
C69 Crupper, Joseph L. 1 - 20 1908 - 1909
C70 Chrystie and Wright 1 1908
C71 Carpenters, Museum Bldg. 1 - 2 1908 - 1909
C72 Cobb, Geo. W. 1 - 2 1908
C73 The Cutler - Hammer Mfg. Co. 1 1908
C74 Carnegie Steel Co. 1 1908 (appears to be same company as C44)
C75 Church, Wm. A.H. of Church and Stephensen 1 1908 (the company file is at C49)
C76 Carthage Superior Limestone Co. 1 1908
C77 David T. Crockett Co. 1 1908
C78 Columbia Granite and Dredging Co. 1 1908
C79 The Philip Carey Co. 1 - 3 1908 - 1909
C80 Central Metal and Supply Co. 1 - 2 1908
C81 Cuyler and Mohler 1 - 2 1908
C82 Combined Tool Co. 1 1908
C83 Conger, Frank 1 1909
C84 Coffin, T. Amory 1 - 4 1909
C85 The Capital Fireproofing Supply Co. 1 1909
C86 The H.B. Camp Co. 1 - 2 1909
C87 Columbia Covering Co., Inc. 1 1909
C88 Carlucci Stone Company 1 1909
C89 Crook, C.B. 1 - 2 1910
D1 W.E. DeWitt and Co. 1 1903
D2 Drey and Kahn Glass Co. 1 1904
D3 Douglas, Gilmore, and Co. 1 1904
D4 Darling, Mrs. F.A. 1 1904
D5 US District Attorney for Massachusetts (H.P. Moulton) 1 1904
D6 Joseph Dixon Crucible Co. 1 - 4 1904, 1907
D7 Detroit Graphite Mfg. Co. 1 1905
D8 Dryden, John F., Senator 1 1905
D9 Draper, George Otis 1 1906
D10 Dunlop, G. Thomas 1 - 2 1906
D11 Davis Marble Company 1 - 6 1906 - 1909
D12 Dorsey, H.L. 1 - 2 1907
D13 Dietrich Brothers 1 - 20 1907 - 1909
D14 D'Olier Engineering Co. 1 - 3 1908
D15 The Duff Manufacturing Co. 1 1908
D16 Dorothy, William H. 1 - 4 1908
D17 Thos. H. Dallett Co. 1 - 18 1908 - 1909
D18 Davies, H.G. 1 1908
D19 Department of Justice 1 1908
D20 Duke and Smith Inc. 1 - 5 1908
D21 Darling, G.W. 1 1908
D22 Dahlstrom Metallic Door Co. 1 - 31 1908 - August 1909 (blueprints from D22-2 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
D22 Dahlstrom Metallic Door Co. 32 - 46 September 1909 - 1910
D23 Diehl Mfg. Co. 1 - 31 1908 - 1911
D24 Missing
D25 Dufur and Co. 1 1908
D26 Missing
D27 Dobler and Mudge 1 - 4 1909
D28 J. Maury Dove Co. 1 1909
D29 Duplex Metals Co. 1 - 10 1909
D30 Denmark, C.R. 1 1910
D31 J. Dreifus and Sons 1 1910
E1 Missing
E2 The Edison Portland Cement Co. 1 - 2 1904 - 1905
E3 Missing
E4 Epping - Carpenter Company 1 1904
E5 The Engineering News Publishing Co. 1 - 3 1905 - 1906
E6 The Engineering Record 1 - 21 1905 - 1909
E7 James F. Early and Son 1 - 2 1905
E8 Missing
E9 Erie City Iron Works 1 1906
E10 The Eureka Chemical Co. 1 1906
E11 Engineering World Publishing Co. 1 1907
E12 Evans Marble Co. 1 - 11 1907 - 1910 (letter 10 is missing)
E13 Early, John, J. 1 - 15 1907 - 1911
E14 The Empire State Surety Co. 1 - 29 1907 - 1910
E15 Electrical World 1 - 13 1907 - 1909
E16 Ellsworth, A.W. 1 1908
E17 G. Elias and Bro. 1 - 26 1908 - 1909
E18 Empire Galvanizing Co. 1 1908
E19 Espey, John B. 1 - 3 1908 - 1909
E20 Employers' Association of the Building Trades 1 1908
E21 Emery, Charles W. 1 1908
E22 Eddy Valve Company 1 1908
E23 Ellington and Guy 1 1908
E24 Charles Este Company 1 1908
E25 Ernst, Arthur A. 1 1908
E26 Edson, John Joy 1 - 2 1910
E27 George T. Ennis and Son 1 1910
Box 11
F1 George A. Fuller Co. 1 - 8 1903, 1906 - 1908
F2 Freas, Fredrick R. 1 - 27 1904, 1907 - 1910
F3 Samuel H. French and Co. 1 - 8 1904, 1906, 1910
F4 Flaherty and Lande 1 1904
F5 The Fairbanks Co. 1 - 14 1904 - 1908
F6 H.E. Fletcher and Co. 1 - 3 1904
F7 Fredenburg and Lounsbury 1 1905
F8 Federal Union Surety Co. 1 1905
F9 Thomas G. Ford and Bro. 1 1906
F10 The Robert C. Fisher Co. 1 - 2 1907 - 1908
F11 W.H. Fissell and Co. 1 1907
F12 S. Faith and Co. 1 - 3 1907 - 1908
F13 Arthur Frantzen Company 1 - 2 1908
F14 Flour City Ornamental Iron Works 1 -7 1908 - 1910
F15 The Ford and Johnson Co. 1 - 2 1908
F16 Forsberg, G.W. 1 1908
F17 Fowler, Hardesty and Gillis 1 1908
F18 The Flexible Compound Co. 1 1908
F19 F.H. Finley and Son 1 1908
F20 Fort Wayne Electric Works 1 - 2 1908
F21 Fairbanks, Morse and Co. 1 - 16 1909
F22 Farnham, Henry A. 1 1909
F23 Ferguson, Wm. J. 1 1910
G1 Guilford and Waltersville Granite Co. 1 - 4 1904
G2 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. 1 - 2 1904
G3 Granite Construction Co. 1 1904
G4 Georgia Granite Co. 1 - 2 1904
G5 Gardner, Hon. A.G. 1 - 2 1904
G6 William Gray and Sons 1 - 9 1904 - 1905, 1909
G7 Green, Bernard R. 1 1904
G8 Graham, Frank F. 1 - 38 1904 - September 1905 (drawing from letter 20 and list from letter 26 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
G8 Graham, Frank F. 39 - 82 October 1905 - 1906
G8 Graham, Frank F. 83 - 126 November 1906 - 1907 (2 lists from letter 126 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
G8 Graham, Frank F. 127 - 141 1908 - 1909 (letter 137 is missing)
G9 The Goheen Manufacturing Co. 1 1904
G10 Grove Lime and Coal Co. 1 1905
G11 Gibson, James 1 1906
G12 R. Gustavino Co. 1 - 37 1906 - September 1907
G12 R. Gustavino Co. 38 - 68 October 1907 - October 1908 (letter 51 is missing) (drawings from 49 and 66 and blueprints from 43 and 48 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files) (G12-60 contains letter W24-38 from Webb Pink Granite Company)
G12 R. Gustavino Co. 69 - 89 December 1908 - 1910
G13 A.A. Griffing Iron Co. 1 1906
G14 R.H. Goodell and Co. 1 1907
G15 Gilbert, Cass 1 - 2 1907
G16 General Engineering and Supply Co. 1 1907
G17 General Electric Co. 1 - 3 1908
G18 G & W Mfg. Co. 1 - 8 1908 - 1909
G19 Gallaher and Munro Co. 1 1908
G20 Gichner, Fred S. 1 - 11 1908 - 1910
G21 Griswold, J.E., Inspector 1 - 2 1908
G22 F. Garibaldi and Bro. 1 - 3 1908
G23 The General Fireproofing Co. 1 - 3 1908
G24 The Granite Cutters' International Association 1 - 5 1908
G25 Glaser, Charles W. 1 - 2 1908
G26 General Compressed Air and Vacuum 1 1908
G27 Lloyd Garrett Company 1 1908
G28 Missing
G29 Grohne Decorating Co. 1 1908
G30 William D. Gill and Son 1 - 16 1908 - 1910
G31 Guarantee Construction Co. 1 - 32 1909 - August 14, 1909
G31 Guarantee Construction Co. 33 - 43 August 16, 1909 - November 1909 (A blueprint from letter 35 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
G32 The Gallaudet Engineering Co. 1 1909
G33 The B.F. Goodrich Co. 1 1909
G34 General Compressed Air and Vacuum 1 1909 (appears to be same as G26)
G35 W.T. Galliher and Bro., Inc. 1 1909
G36 US Geological Survey 1 - 3 1909
G37 Griden Art Metal Co. 1 1909
G38 E.F. Giberson and Co. 1 - 4 1909
H1 Hornblower and Marshall, Architects 1 (preliminary papers bearing on the architects service)
H1 Hornblower and Marshall, Architects 2 - 52 1903 - 1904
H1 Hornblower and Marshall, Architects 53 - 115 January 1905 - September 1905 (a drawing from letter 73 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
H1 Hornblower and Marshall, Architects 116 - 156 October 1905 - November 1906 (a drawing from letter 106 and a blueprint from 156 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
H1 Hornblower and Marshall, Architects 157 - 203 December 1906 - May 1907
H1 Hornblower and Marshall, Architects 204 - 244 June 1907 - May 15, 1908 (A blueprint removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
H1 Hornblower and Marshall, Architects 245 - 284 May 20, 1908 - December 1908 (letter 260 is missing)
H1 Hornblower and Marshall, Architects 285 - 319 January 1909 - June 1909 (letters 294 and 309 are missing)
Box 12
H1 Hornblower and Marshall, Architects 320 - 353 July 1909 - April 1910 (letters 321 and 322 are missing)
H1 Hornblower and Marshall, Architects 354 - 367 May 1910 - 1911 (a blueprint from 358 (also N45 - 9) removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
H2 Heine Safety Boiler Co. 1 - 2 1903, 1908
H3 Howell, D.J. 1 1903
H4 Hires Turner Glass Co. 1 1904
H5 Horton and Hemenway 1 1904
H6 Heinigke and Bowen 1 1904
H7 Hargrove, Julian O. 1 1904 - July 1905 (all the papers, which are reports of cement testing, are labeled 1)
H7 Hargrove, Julian O. 1 August 1905 - April 1907
H7 Hargrove, Julian O. 1 May 1907 - June 1908
H7 Hargrove, Julian O. 1 July 1908 - 1909
H8 Horn, J. Merrick 1 1904
H9 Harding, Captain Chester 1 - 2 1904 - 1905
H10 V.J. Hidden and Sons Co. 1 1904
Three sheets of paper saying only "paper in safe"
H11 S.E. Hendricks Co. 1 1904
H12 Hildreth and Co. Engineers 1 1904
H13 Robert W. Hunt and Co. 1 - 19 1905 - 1907
H14 Hoisting and Portable Engineers' Union 1 - 3 1905, 1907
H15 Hudson Furniture Company 1 1905
H16 Hudson Cement and Supply Co. 1 1905
H17 Harris Brick Company 1 1905
H18 Heupel, Holloran, and Winship 1 1906
H19 Hydrex Felt and Engineering Co. 1 1906
H20 Hilgartner Marble Co. 1 - 3 1907 - 1908
H21 Hecla Iron Works 1 - 40 1907 - 1909 (a blueprint from letter 22 and two drawings from letter 28 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
H21 Hecla Iron Works 41 - 75 1910 - 1911
H22 Hardenbergh, H.J. 1 1907
H23 Hires Turner Glass Co. 1 - 2 1907
H24 John K. How Co. 1 1908
H25 Hyde - Murphy Co. 1
H26 Harris, Clayton 1 1908
H27 Howard Iron Works 1 1908
H28 Harrison Supply Co. 1 - 14 1908 - 1909
H19 Harrison Safety Boiler Works 1 1908
H30 Hyde - Murphy Co. 1 - 4 1908 - 1909
H31 John G. Hetzell and Son 1 - 2 1908
H32 Healy, Fredrick E. 1 1908
H33 The Paul B. Huyette Co. 1 1908
H34 Haig, Andrew H. 1 1909
H35 Health Department of DC 1 - 4 1909
H36 Hasbrouck Flooring Co. 1 1909
H37 Heald, H.C. 1 1909
H38 C.G. Hussey and Co. 1 1909
H39 Hetzel, J.G., Estate of 1 1909
H40 Harwoord, H.J. 1 - 39 1910 - 1911
H41 T.P. Howell and Co. 1 1910
I1 International Society of State and Municipal Building Inspectors 1 - 2 1904
I2 Missing
I3 Missing
I4 Missing
I5 Imperial Expanded Metal Co. 1 1906
I9 Information 1 - 7 1908 - 1909
I10 Missing
I11 International Union of Steam Engineers 1 1908
I12 Irwin, Robert C. 1 1909
I13 Illinois Surety Co. 1 - 6 1909 - 1910
J1 Jackson, Phillips Brick Co. 1 - 2 1903 - 1904
J2 H.W. Johns - Manville Co. 1 -2 1904, 1907
J3 Johnston, Thomas 1 - 87 1905 - October 1906
J3 Johnston, Thomas 88 - 121 October 1906 - 1909
J4 Jones and Laughlin Steel Co. 1 1906
J5 Jarecki Manufacturing Co. 1 - 24 1907 - 1909
J6 Jenkins Bros. 1 - 2 1908
J7 Johnson and Morris 1 1908
J8 C.D. Jackson and Co. 1 1908
J9 Isaac G. Johnson and Co. 1 1909
J10 E.R. James and Bro. 1 1909
J11 Wm. H. Jackson Co. 1 - 26 1909 - 1911
K1 Robert A. Keasbey Co. 1 1904
K2 John P. Kane Co. 1 1904
K3 Keystone Structural Co. 2 1904
K4 Koppel, Arthur 1 1905
K5 King Bridge Company 1 1905
K6 Kreischer Brick Manufacturing Co. 1 1905
K7 O.W. Ketcham 1 - 44 1906 - 1908 (a blueprint from letter 12 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
K8 The Kennedy Valve Mfg. Co. 1 - 3 1907
K9 J.B. Kendall Co. 1 - 7 1907 - 1909
K10 E.F. Keating Co. 1 - 55 1907 - 1909
K11 H. Krantz Mfg. Co. 1 1908
K12 Kaestner and Co. 1 - 23 1908 (blueprints from letters 14 and 15 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
K13 The Geo. W. Knox Express Co. 1 - 9 1908 - 1910
K14 Kieley and Mueller 1 - 2 1908
K15 Frank A. Knowles and Co. 1 - 20 1908 - 1909
K16 Keasbey and Mattison Co. 1 1908
K17 A. Klaber and Son 1 - 2 1908
K18 The M.W. Kellogg Co. 1 - 4 1908
L1 Lesley, R.W. 1 1904
L2 J.H. Louchheim and Co. 1 - 3 1904
L3 Lufkin Rule Company 1 1904
L4 Frank Libbey and Co. 1 1904
L5 Livingston, H.J. 1 - 2 1904, 1906
L6 The M. Lindsay Rubber Manufacturing Co. 1 - 2 1904, 1909
L7 Lochiel Hotel 1 1904
L8 Lambert Hoist Engine Co. 1 - 17 1904 - 1906
L9 Lidgerwood Manufacturing Co. 1 - 11 1904 - 1907
L10 Levering and Garrigues Co. 1 1904
L11 Long, Chester I., Senator 1 - 2 1905
L12 Lucas, F.A. 1 1905
L13 Littlefield, Alvard and Co. 1 - 3 1905, 1908, 1909
L14 John T. Lewis and Bros. Co. 1 1905
L15 Lindsay, John G. 1 - 2 1905
L16 Livezey, John R. 1 1906
L17 Laborers at the site of the building 1 1907
L18 David Lupton's Sons Co. 1 - 44 1907 - May 1908 (blueprints from letter 31, 33, and 43 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
L18 David Lupton's Sons Co. 45 - 112 June 1908 - July 1909 (blueprints from letters 48, 82, and 110 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
L18 David Lupton's Sons Co. 113 - 125 August 1909 - 1910
L19 Ludowici - Celadon Company 1 1907
L20 Ludlow Valve Manufacturing Co. 1 - 5 1907 - 1908
Box 13
L21 Lord Electric Co. 1 - 58 January 1908 - November 1908 (blueprints from letters 18 and 19 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
L21 Lord Electric Co. 59 - 39 December 1908 - 1910 (a blueprint from letter 66 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
L22 Johnston Livingston Jr. and Co. 1 1908
L23 Lennox - Haldeman Co. 1 1908
L24 H.J. Livingston 1 - 2 1908
L25 Lafean, D.F. (Member of Congress) 1 - 2 1908
L26 Livezey, John R. 1 - 5 1908 - 1909
L27 Lead Lined Pipe Co. 1 - 3 1908
L28 Lenher Engineering Co. 1 - 12 1908 - 1910
L29 James B. Lambie Co. 1 - 3 1909
L30 The Lunkenheimer Co. 1 1909
L31 Langley, Charles A. 1 - 2 1909
L32 The Julius Lansburgh Furniture and Carpet Co. 1 1910
M1 Mullins, W.H. 1 1903
M2 Manhattan Electrical Supply Co. 1 1903
M3 The Mosaic Tile Co. 1 1903
M4 Geo. K. Maltby and Co. 1 - 2 1903
M5 Meade Roofing and Cornice Co. 1 - 2 1904
M6 Moore, Charles 1 - 2 1904
M7 Marshall, J.L. 1 - 3 1904
M8 Municipal Engineering and Contracting Co. 2 1904 (letter 1 is missing)
M9 F.A. Maselli Co. 1 1904
M10 Miller and Kirkpatrick 1 1904
M11 Mount Waldo Granite Works 1 1904
M12 Mitchell, George H. 1 - 2 1904
M13 Milford Pink Granite Co. 1 - 110 1904 - August 1905 (letter 93 is missing; blueprints from 101 and 109, a drawing from 4, and tables from 82 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
M13 Milford Pink Granite Co. 111 - 177 September 1905 - August 1906 (table from 129 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
M13 Milford Pink Granite Co. 178 - 187 September 1906 - November 1906
M14 Mt. Holly Brick and Clay Co. 1 - 52 1904 - 1908
M15 Mundy, J.S. 1 - 2 1904, 1906
M16 Morison, W.A. 1 1904
M17 Missing
M18 Merchants' Transfer and Storage Co. 1 - 13 1905 - 1909
M19 Menchine, L.P. 1 1905
M20 Maryland Granite Co. 1 1905
M21 Hotel Manhattan 1 1906
M22 Maine Electric Company 1 - 6 1906, 1908
M23 Mann, George 1 1906
M24 Moffett, Samuel E. (Collier's Weekly) 1 1906
M25 Municipal Building 1 1906
M26 Maryland Equipment and Supply Co. 1 - 2 1906
M27 Mathews Slate Co. 1 - 81 1907 - 1909
M28 Master Builder's Association 1 1907
M29 Moller, William 1 1907
M30 Merritt and Company 1 - 8 1907 - 1908
M31 Malnati Stone Co. 1 - 3 1907, 1908, 1910
M32 Marbleithic Co. 1 1907
M33 Mutual Electric and Machine Co. 1 1908
M34 Marrow, W. Drummond 1 1908
M35 W.H. Mullins Co. 1 - 3 1908
M36 Maryland Lime and Cement Co. 1 1908
M37 Monahan, Martin J. 1 1908
M38 Morrison, James, Jr. 1 1908
M39 Meadow Marble Co. 1 1908
M40 H.W. Miller, Inc. 1 - 2 1908
M41 C.A. Muddiman and Co. 1 1908
M42 Mercer, Minna Leigh 1 1908
M43 The J.L. Mott Iron Works 1 - 19 1908 - 1909
M44 Wm. A. Miller Elevator Mfg. Co. 1 1908
M45 Marine Engine and Machine Co. 1 1908
M46 Miller and Kirkpatrick 1 - 2 1908
M47 The Metal Reversible Window 1 1908
M48 Maeder Furniture Co. 1 1908
M49 Model Gas Engine Works 1 1908
M50 The Massillon Iron and Steel Co. 1 1908
M51 Missing
M52 The Murray Iron Works Co. 2 1908 (Letter 1 is missing)
M53 Mellor, L. Bancroft 1 1908
M54 Manufacturer's Record 1 1908
M55 Miller - Kopp Cut Stone Co. 1 - 2 1908
M56 Meadow Marble Co. 1 1908
M57 Mallory Machinery Co. 1 1909
M58 Merchant and Evans Co. 1 - 2 1909
M59 Meurer Bros. Co. 1 1909
M60 Matthews Bro.'s Manufacturing Co. 1 - 33 1909 - 1910
M61 Marks, L.B. and J.E. Woodwell 1 1909
M62 Mills, W.A. 1 1909
M63 Missing
M64 C. C. Mengel and Bro. Co. 1 1909
M65 Monash - Younker Co. 1 1909
M66 Mengel Box Company 1 1910
M67 W.B. Moses and Sons 1 - 2 1910
Mc1 James C. McGuire and Co. 1 1904
Mc2 McCarty, Joseph A. 1 - 2 1904
Mc3 McIntosh, John 1 - 2 1904
Mc4 McCay Engineering Co. 1 - 2 1904, 1908
Mc5 McClinton - Marshall Construction Co. 1 1905
Mc6 McKim, Charles F. 1 - 3 1905
Mc7 McKim, Mead and White 1 1906
Mc8 Joseph McWilliams and Co. 1 1906
Mc9 McNulty Bros. of Chicago 1 - 2 1908
Mc10 McNulty Bros. of New York 1 - 55 1908 - August 1909
Mc10 McNulty Bros. of New York 56 - 75 September 1909 - 1911
Mc11 The C.J. McCubbin Co. 1 1908
Mc12 J.C. McFarland and Co. 1 - 7 1908 - 1910
Mc13 McCreery Engineering Co. 1 1908
Mc14 McCalla, Harold 1 1909
N1 Northern Electrical Manufacturing Co. 1 - 5 1903, 1908
N2 The North - Eastern Construction Co. 1 - 2 1904
N3 The New England Granite Works 1 - 4 1904, 1906
N4 North Carolina Granite Corporation 1 - 68 1904 - June 1906 (letter 62 is missing; drawings from letters 27, 42, and 63, and a blueprint from letter 46 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
N4 North Carolina Granite Corporation 69 - 92 July 1906 - 1909 (blueprint from letter 89 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
N5 The Nightingale Floor Co. 1 - 4 1904 - 1905
N6 Newhall Ship and Chandlery Co. 1 1905
N7 New Construction Co. 1 - 6 1905 - 1907
N8 National Fire Proofing Co. 1 - 13 1905 - 1908
N9 National Electric Supply Co. 1 - 5 1905, 1907, 1908, 1910
N10 Wm. Newman and Co. 1 1906
N11 Niagara Falls Metal Stamping Works 1 1906
N12 The Norcross Bros. 1 - 2 1906
N13 National Surety Company 1 - 3 1906, 1909
N14 North Bangor Slate Co. 1 1907
N15 Nachtegall Manufacturing Co. 1 1907
N16 New Washington Brick Co. 1 1907
N17 New Jersey Foundry and Machine Co. 1 - 23 1907 - 1909
N18 L.H. Nielsen Co. 1 1908
N19 Newark General Mosaic Co. 1 - 2 1908
N20 Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company 1 1908
N21 North Milford Granite Quarry 1 1908
N22 Missing
N23 National Elevator Co. 1 - 2 1908
N24 Nicholson, M.F. 1 - 2 1908
N25 Missing
N26 National Guard, D.C. 1 1908
N27 Missing
N28 Nairin, Geo. W. 1 1908
N29 New York Blower Co. 1 1908
N30 The Henry F. New Co. 1 - 2 1908
N31 Norwall Manufacturing Co. 1 - 8 1908 - 1909
N32 New York Structural Glass Co. 1 1908
N33 Newton and Painter 1 1908
N34 National Mosaic Co. 1 - 2 1910
E.B. Ellis Granite Company (see end of Series 6)
O1 Oldham Commercial Co. 1 - 2 1904 - 1905
O2 Osborn Engineering Co. 1 - 5 1905 - 1907
O3 Ohio State University 1 1906
O4 Olmstead Brothers 1 1907
O5 O'Dea, Thos. P. 1 - 4 1908
O6 Otis Elevator Co. 1 - 53 1908 - 1910 (letter 32 is missing; blueprint from letter 19 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
Box 14
O7 Oil City Boiler Works 1 - 24 1908 - 1909
O8 The Orford Copper Co. 1 - 3 1909
P1 Public Buildings and Grounds 1 - 16 1903 - 1908
P2 Thompson - Starette Co. 6
P3 Pennock, J.E. and A.L. 1 1904
P4 Potomac Electric Power Co. 1 - 10 1904, 1906, 1908, 1909
P5 Penn Bridge Company 1 - 3 1904, 1908
P6 Peoples Brothers 1 - 3 1904
P7 Peirce, John 1 - 3 1904, 1906
P8 Pigeon Hill Granite Co. 1 - 6 1904 - 1906
P9 Philadelphia Wrecking and Contracting Company 1 - 2 1904
P10 Pratt, Bela L. 1 1904
P11 The Powhatan Lime Co. 1 1904
P12 The Pittsburg Testing Laboratory, Ltd. 1 1904
P13 Penrose, William 1 - 10 1904 - 1905
P14 Pirie, William 1 - 55 1904 - November 1905 (blueprint from letter 31 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
P14 Pirie, William 56 - 110 December 1905 - May 1906
P14 Pirie, William 111 - 136 June 1906 - August 1906
P14 Pirie, William 137 - 179 September 1906 - March 1907 (letter 148 is missing; blueprint from letter 170 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
P14 Pirie, William 180 - 230 April 1907 - October 1907 (letter 192 is missing; drawing from letter 227 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
P14 Pirie, William 231 - 294 November 1907 - 1909
P15 Postmaster, Northfield, MA 1 1904
P16 Phoenix Iron Company 1 - 27 1905 - 1907
P17 Pennsylvania Railroad Company 1 - 27 1905 - 1911
P18 Pfotenhauer and Nesbit 1 1905
P19 Powhatan Clay Manufacturing Co. 1 - 3 1905
P20 J.B. Prescott and Son 1 1905
P21 Patapsco Quarry Company 1 1906
P22 Pierce, W.A. 1 1906
P23 Perry, R. Hinton 1 1906
P24 Potomac Brick Company 1 1906
P25 Phoenix Steel Co. 1 - 2 1906 - 1907
P26 Geo. B. Post and Sons 1 - 3 1907
P27 Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory 1 - 4 1907 - 1908
P28 Peet and Powers 1 1908
P29 Philadelphia Steel and Wire Co. 1 1908
P30 Philadelphia Electric and Construction co. 1 1908
P31 The Pennsylvania Galvanizing Co. 1 1908
P32 Pittsburgh Air Tight Metal Door Sill Co. 1 1908
P33 Pope, William A. 1 1908
P34 Providence Engineering Works 1 1908
P35 Pope, William A. 1 1908
P36 Public Museum of Milwaukee 1 - 3 1908
P37 PeLouze, Frank H. 1 1908
P38 Parsons, James L. 1 1908
P39 Pelican Slate Manufacturing Co. 1 - 2 1908
P40 Pottier and Stymus Co. 1 1909
P41 The William R. Pitt Composite Iron Works 1 - 6 1909
P42 Pro-Cathedral Building Society 1 - 2 1909
P43 Public Printer 1 1909
P44 Public Buildings and Grounds 1 1910
R1 Rowan County Freestone Co. 1 1903
R2 The Reliance Gauge Column Co. 1 - 3 1903
R3 Rathbun, Richard (Assistant Secretary in charge of National Museum) 1 - 4 1903 - 1904
R4 The Ransome Companies 1 1903
R5 Reinforced Cement Construction Co. 1 - 2 1904
R6 Reilly, James F. 1 1904
R7 Reinhalter Granite Co. 1 1904
R8 Rockport Granite Co. 1 1904
R9 Rendle, Arthur E. 1 - 39 1904 - 1910 (blueprint removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
R10 Ryan and McFerran 1 1905
R11 Riverside Bridge Company 1 1905
R12 Rough Stock 27 - 36 1907 - 1908 (Note: the numbering on these letters/reports was not quite the same as the other letters. They were placed here because it seemed logical due to the way they were numbered. See also the letters of James A. Bailey, B20 and R24)
R13 Rudolph, West, and Company 1 1905
R14 Ramsay, Andrew 1 - 3 1905, 1907
R15 Ridgemont Cement Mfg. Co. 1 - 2 1905
R16 Rinald Brothers 1 1905
R17 Robert W. Hunt and Co. 1 - 30 1905 - September 1906
R17 Robert W. Hunt and Co. 31 - 95 October 1906 - June 1907
R17 Robert W. Hunt and Co. 96 - 127 July 1907 - December 1907 (Missing letters 115 through 117)
R18 The Rodman Engineering Co. 1 1905
R19 Rawson and Morrison Mfg. Co. 1 1906
R20 Round Top Cement Co. 1 1906
R21 Ross, Albert Randolph 1 1906
R22 Rullman and Wilson 1 1906
R23 Remington Typewriter Co. 1 1906
R24 Rough Stock 1 1907 (Note: the numbering on this letter/report was not quite the same as the other letters. It was placed here because it seemed logical due to the way the letter was numbered. See also the letters of James A. Bailey, B20 and R12)
R25 Rochette and Parzini 1 - 3 1907
R26 Ridgely, William B. 1 1907
R27 Rensselaer Manufacturing Co. 1 - 2 1907
R28 Rowe, John A. 1 - 55 1907 - 1908
Box 15
R29 Rapp, John W. 1 - 100 1907 - 1911 (letter 32 includes A13-26; blueprints from letters 20 and 34, and a drawing from letter 76 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
R30 Missing
R31 Richardson, W. 1 1908
R32 Rutland - Florence Marble Co. 1 1908
R33 The Rowland Telegraphic Works 1 - 2 1908
R34 Richmond Iron Works 1 - 2 1908
R35 John J. Roberts Co. 1 - 2 1908 - 1909
R36 Rosslyn Supply Co. 1 1908
R37 Missing
R38 Ridgway Dynamo and Engine Co. 1 - 43 1908 - 1909 (a blueprint from letter 3 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
R39 John A. Roebling's Sons Co. 1 - 2 1908
R40 Robb - Mumford Boiler Co. 1 1908
R41 The Russell Engine Co. 1 1908
R42 Reading Electric Company 1 1908
R43 Ross, R.G.M., Inspector 1 1908 (contains two letters with different stamp markings, about employment for James E. Duvall, but more related to the Library of Congress than to the building for the New National Museum)
R44 Rook Granite Co. 1 1908
R45 Robins Conveying Belt Co. 1 - 5 1908 - 1909
R46 Missing
R47 Missing
R48 Reading Crane and Hoist Works 1 - 6 1909
R49 Ratigan, E.J. 1 1909
R50 Richard, Louis 1 - 3 1909
R51 Reilly, Hugh 1 1909
R52 Russell and Stole 1 1909
S1 Charles G. Smith and Son 1 - 3 1903 - 1904
S2 Supervising Architect 1 - 2 1903
S3 Smithsonian Institution 0 - 61 1903 - July 1905
S3 Smithsonian Institution 62 - 141 August 1905 - January 1907
S3 Smithsonian Institution 142 - 221 February 1907 - May 1908
S3 Smithsonian Institution 222 - 287 June 1908 - September 24, 1908
S3 Smithsonian Institution 288 - 359 September 28, 1908 - December 21, 1908 (a blueprint from letter 291 and a drawing from letter 309 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
S3 Smithsonian Institution 360 - 430 December 22, 1908 - April 22, 1909 (a blueprint from letter 377 and a chart from letter 403 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
S3 Smithsonian Institution 431 - 496 April 23, 1909 - July 19, 1909 (blueprint from letter 455 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
S3 Smithsonian Institution 497 - 547 July 22, 1909 - June 24, 1910 (blueprints from letters 501 and 547 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
S3 Smithsonian Institution 548 - 578 June 25, 1910 - 1911 (Missing letters 553 - 557)
S4 Sewell, John Stephen 1 - 6 1903 - 1906
S5 Stover Manufacturing Co. 1 - 2 1903
S6 Schmitt, Ewald 1 - 4 1903, 1907 - 1908
S7 Speir, W.E. 1 1904
S8 Stannard, Ambrose 1 - 8 1904 - 1907
S9 George Stikeman Metal Works 1 1904
S10 Smedley Construction Co. 1 1904
S11 Missing
S12 Standard Gauge Manufacturing Co. 1 1904
S13 Saxton, E. 1 1904
S14 Soltmann, E.G. 1 - 5 1904, 1907
S15 Missing
S16 Missing
S17 Starrett, G. 1 - 2 1904
S18 James R. Sayer Jr. and Co. 1 - 7 1904 - 1907 (Missing letter 3)
S19 The Standard Brick Company 1 - 4 1904 - 1906
S20 J. Jacob Shannon and Co. 1 - 11 1904 - 1909
S21 Lewis F. Shoemaker and Co. 1 - 2 1904
S22 Smith, Thomas W. 1 - 27 1904 - 1910 (Missing letter 13)
S23 The Snare and Triest Co. 1 1905
S24 The Staso Company
S25 Samson Cordage Company 1 1905
S26 Sayer and Fisher Company 1 - 8 1905 - 1910
S27 Sealer of Weights and Measures 1 - 5 1905 - 1908 (Missing letter 2)
S28 Stuebner, G.L. 1 1905
S29 Sabine, Wallace C. 1 1905
S30 Smoot, L.E. 1 1905
S31 Silica Asphalt Paving Co. 1 1905
S32 B.F. Sturtevant Co. 1 - 2 1905 - 1906
S33 Sprague Electric Co. 1 - 2 1906, 1908
S34 Stone and Stone 1 1906
S35 Simplex Concrete Piling Co. 1 - 2 1906
S36 Steinmetz, Spencer J. 1 1906
S37 The Sherwin Williams Company 1 - 2 1906, 1910
S38 Sandusky Portland Cement Co. 1 - 2 1906
S39 Schaeffler, Joseph C. 1 1906
S40 Sanitary Metal Tile Co. 1 1906
S41 Standard Slate Corporation 1 1907
S42 Superintendent, State, War and Navy Department Building 1 - 3 1907, 1909
S43 The Snead and Co. Iron Works 1 - 4 1907 - 1908
S44 Sloane and Moller 1 - 3 1907
S45 The Henry A. Schweyer Co. 1 - 3 1907 - 1908
S46 Henry Struble Cut Stone Co. 1 1907
S47 Southern Pipe Covering Company, Inc. 1 1907
S48 The H.B. Smith Co. 1 - 12 1907 - 1911
S49 Thomas Somerville Co. 1 - 8 1908 - 1909
S50 Paul Scherbner Iron Works 1 1908
S51 Schaffer, D.S. 1 1908
S52 The M. Solmson Fly Screen Co. 1 1908
S53 A.B. See Electric Elevator Co. 1 - 2 1908
S54 Standard Chain Co. 1 1908
Box 16
S55 Smith, Whitcomb and Cook Co. 1 - 3 1908
S56 Southern Expanded Metal Co. 1 - 2 1908, 1910
S57 The Sheperd Engineering Co. 1 1908
S58 Stubener, G.L. 1 1908
S59 The Sagax Wood Co. 1 - 4 1908 - 1909
S60 B.F. Sturtevant Co. 1 - 13 1908 - 1910 (Missing letter 4; blueprint from letter 12 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
S61 The Snow Steam Pump Works 1 1908
S62 Self-Winding Clock Co. 1 1908
S63 The Stanley Works 1 1909
S64 Smith, Claude E. 1 1909
S65 Steiffel and Freeman Co. 1 - 55 1909 - 1911 (blueprint from letter 19 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
S66 Schriver, Alex 1 1909
S67 The Standard Company 1 - 2 1909
S68 Spain and Cass Syenite Co. 1 1909
S69 Shelton, Wm. R. 1 1909
S70 Sundah Electric Co. 1 1909
S71 W. and J. Sloane 1 1910
S72 Star Expansion Bolt Co. 1 - 4 1910
T1 Secretary of the Treasury 1 - 3 1903, 1908, 1911
T2 Treasurer of the United States 2 - 32 1905 - 1910
T3 Taylor, Daniel Ferguson 1 - 2 1904 - 1905
T4 Tabor Sash Company 1 - 3 1904
T5 Trussed Concrete Steel Co. 1 - 2 1904, 1907
T6 Troy White Granite Co. 1 - 3 1904
T7 Thompson - Starett Co. 1 - 106 1904 - 1906
T7 Thompson - Starett Co. 107 - 193 1906 - 1908 (drawing from letter 101 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
T8 Title Guarantee and Trust Co. 1 - 12 1905 - 1909
T9 Thompson, C.F. 1 1905
T10 Thomas Elevator Co. 1 1906
T11 N.G. Taylor Co. 1 - 2 1906 - 1907
T12 Thomas, George C. 1 1906
T13 Tuttle Roofing Co. 1 1907
T14 Trenton Architectural Cornice Works 1 - 2 1907
T15 C.F. Thomas and Son Brick Co. 1 1907
T16 Toch Brothers 1 - 2 1907
T17 Thomas and Betts Co. 1 - 2 1908
T18 Trow and Holden 1 - 10 1908 - 1909
T19 Tuberculosis Conference/Congress 1 - 81 1908 - 1909 (letters 51 and 60 are missing; letters 13, 15, and 78 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
T20 The Tucker Manufacturing Co. 1 1908
T21 The Terry Steam Turbine Co. 1 1908
T22 Thorp Fire Proof Door Co. 1 - 2 1908
T23 Tasin, Wirt 1 - 3 1908 - 1909
T24 Tuttle and Baily Mfg. Co. 1 - 22 1908 - 1911 (letter 12 is missing)
T25 Tennessee Producers Marble Co. 1 - 9 1909
T26 Tiffany Studios 1 - 2 1909 - 1910
T27 C.F. Thomas and Son 1 - 8 1909 - 1910
T28 The Terry and Trench Co. 1 1909
T29 The Tatnall Engineering Co. 1 - 2 1909
T30 Temps, Henry A. 1 - 2 1909
T31 Thomas and Smith, Inc. 1 - 13 1910 - 1911 (blueprints from letter 5 and 7 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
U1 The Under-Feed Stoker Co. of America 1 - 2 1903
U2 Urban Concrete Co. 1 1904
U3 United States Graphite Co. 1 - 2 1904 - 1905
U4 United Supply Co. 1 - 2 1905
U5 United States Gypsum Co. 1 - 8 1905 - 1909
U6 United States Express Co. 1 - 3 1908
U7 United States Marshal, John F. Lanhammer 1 - 2 1908
U8 The United States Realty Co. 1 1908
U9 United Surety Co. 1 - 2 1908 - 1909
U10 The United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. 1 - 2 1908 - 1909
U11 United States Attorney 1 - 12 1908 - 1911
U12 Union Envelope Co. 1 1908
U13 United States Sherardizing Co. 1 - 3 1909
U14 United States Soldiers' Home 1 1910
V1 Vulcanite Portland Cement Co. 1 1904
V2 Venable Brothers 1 - 3 1904
V3 Vulcan Fire Brick Co. 1 - 11 1905
V4 The Van Doren Iron Works Co. 1 - 2 1905
V5 Vermont Marble Co. 2 - 63 1908 - 1910 (letters 1 and 32 are missing)
V6 Vermillion, E.F. 1 1908
V7 Vacuum Engineering Co. 1 - 5 1909
V8 W.C. Vosburgh Mfg. Co. 1 - 2 1909
W1 Webster, H. (Rear Admiral, U.S.N.) 1 1903
W2 S. Homer Woodbridge, Inc. 1 - 223 1903 - 1911 (Missing letter 133, 210; blueprint from letter 109 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
Box 17
W3 Wadsworth, F.L.O. 1 - 2 1904
W4 Woodbury Granite Co. 1 - 2 1904, 1909
W5 Warren Brothers Company 1 - 2 1904
W6
W7 D.C. Weeks and Son 1 1904
W8 Wells Brothers Company 1 - 2 1904, 1906
W9 Washington Granite Monumental Company 1 - 7 1904 - 1906, 1910
W10 Winnsboro Granite Co. 1 1904
W11 The Whitehall Portland Cement Co. 1 - 2 1904
W12
W13 The White Granite Co. 1 - 2 1904
W14 Warfield, Edwin (Governor of Maryland) 1 1904
W15 Wagner, E.Q. 1 904
W16 Washington Hydraulic - Press Brick Co. 1 1904
W17 Wills, Arthur J. 1 1904
W18 W.N. Wight and Company 1 1905
W19 J.T. Walker Sons 1 1905
W20 Westinghouse Electric and Mfg. Co. 1 - 24 1906 - 1909
W21 Wm. H. Whiting and Co. 1 - 6 1906
W22 Washington Brick and Terra Cotta Co. 1 - 3 1906
W23 Ernst Wiener Company 1 1906
W24 Webb Pink Granite Co. 1 - 67 1910 (letter 67 is missing; drawings from letters 20, 43, and 51 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
W25 J.G. Waters and Son 1 - 2 1907 - 1908
W26 O.L. Wolfsteiner Co. 1 - 2 1907 - 1908
W27 Washington Gas Light Co. 1 - 11 1907 - 1909
W28 Woodwell, J.E. 1 - 7 1907 - 1908
W29 Watson Flagg Engineering Co. 1 1908
W30 The Winslow Bros. Co. 1 - 3 1908 - 1909
W31 Western Electric Co. 1 - 2 1908
W32 The Whitacre Fireproofing Co. 1 - 2 1908
W33 Walworth Mfg. Co. 1 - 5 1908
W34 The Washington Humane Society 1 1908
W35 Witman and Mountford 2 1908 (letter 1 is missing)
W36 Whyte, Warren M. 1 - 2 1908
W37 Walker Electric Company 1 - 54 1908 - 1910 (2 blueprints from letter 3 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
W38 Worthington, Henry R. 1 1908
W39 Warren Steam Pump Co. 1 - 2 1908
W40 The Williams Gauge Co. 1 - 3 1909
W41 Western Union Telegraph Co. 1 1909
W42 Westbrook Elevator Co. 1 1909
W43 Westinghouse Church Kerr and Co. 1 - 5 1909
W44 Willson, C.G. 1 1909
W45 Jno. Williams, Inc. 1 - 33 1909 - 1911 (Missing letters 22 and 25, drawing from letter 23 removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
W46 Washington Architectural Club 1 1910
W47 West Brothers Brick Co. 1 1910
W48 Ichabod T. Williams and Sons 1 - 2 1910
Y1 The Youngstown Iron and Steel Roofing Co. 1 1903
Y2 The Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co. 1 - 40 1905 - 1911 (letters 22 and 35 are missing)
Y3 York Bridge Company 1 1906
Y4 York Safe and Lock Co. 1 1907
Y5 Y.M.C.A. 1 1907
Y6 York Engineering Co., Inc. 1 - 6 1908
Z1 The Zenner Disinfectant Co. 1 1908
E.B. Ellis Granite Company 1 - 60 1907 - September 26, 1907
E.B. Ellis Granite Company 61 - 115 September 30, 1907 - December 7, 1907
E.B. Ellis Granite Company 116 - 163 December 9, 1907 - 1908
Appropriations
Series 7
Applications, 1903-1910.The applications are letters stating application for employment. They are often labeled on the outside with the name of the applicant, address, occupation, who they were recommended by, training information, and if the letter refers to any other names. All the applications were addressed to Bernard R. Green, Superintendent of Construction, and typically state the position in which the applicant is interested, their experience, names of references, and letters from these references may be included. Sometimes the application is simply a letter from a reference. Applicants were interested in the following types of positions: clerk, civil engineer, watchman, inspector on granite work, laborer, sculptor, rigger, bricklayer, plumber's apprentice, carpenter, hoisting engineer, carver, painter, etc. The applications are labeled as such and are organized in numerical order from 1-166 as they were received, and they are primarily in chronological order.
Box 17
1 Taylor, Mary E. 1903
2 Pulsford, Ernest 1903
3 Grabill, C.R. 1903
4 Eaton, Len. F. 1903
5 Smith, Arthur L. 1903
6 Worthington, Richard S. 1903
7 Molloy, James 1904
8 McMaster, Frank 1904
9 Reed, R.L. and Darcey, C.H. 1904
10 Leonard, Charles G. 1904
11 Johnson, H.C. 1904
12 Parker, A.A. 1904
13 Thomas, Columbus 1904
14 Zable, John H. 1904
15 Kelly, James F. 1904
16 Smith, Hamilton E. 1904
17 Green, John 1904
18 Marsh, Earl G. 1904
19 Murphy, James K. 1904
20 Hollingshead, John 1904
21 Ashley, H.M. 1904
22 Jones, C.J. 1904
23 Davis, James F. 1904
24 Schuermann, C.Wm. 1904
25 Hooring, W.E. 1904
26 Church, Horace R. 1904
27 Moon, C.P. 1904
28 McNamara, Michael H. 1904
29 Wills, Turner A. 1905
30 O'Conor, Adeline Watts 1904
31 Pulliam, Roy 1904
32 Jouvenal, Rudolph 1904
33 Sibson, George B. 1904
34 Johnston, Thomas 1904
35 Weinert, Albert 1904
36 Bruce, A.H. 1904
37 Perham, William L. 1904
38 Smith, A.C. 1904
39 Campbell, Homer 1904
40 Powell, George W. 1905
41 Finley, Maurice 1905
42 Putney, S.P. 1905
43 Robertson, Frank, Esq. 1905
44 Reed, George 1905
45 Walker, L.W. 1905
46 Limeback, Francis 1905
47 Zorby, D.W. 1905
48 Burns, W.S. 1905
49 Nettleton, Nellie M. 1905
50 Smith, Maurice M. 1905
51 Stone, J.E. 1905
52 Brosnan, M.J. 1905
53 Payne, William 1905
54 Nesbaum, Jacob 1905
55 Campbell, Robert M. 1905
56 McCann, ----- 1905
57 King, James W. 1905
58 Clark, Richard H. 1905
59 Patterson, Russell B. 1905
60 McClain, George C. 1905
61 Gerber, Charles 1905
62 Flayin, Timothy S. 1905
63 Warren, Frederick 1905
64 Tarrantino, Benedict 1905
65 Dunn, J.E. 1905
66 Patterson, H.E. 1905
67 Craig, J.G. 1905
68 Conden John J. 1905
69 Morrison, Charles G. 1905
70 Rimmer, James R. 1905
71 Benton, William H. 1905
72 Kleiber, Henry 1905
73 Rushton, Jesse V. 1906
74 Ash, Dorsey 1906
75 Larrimore, Barry H. 1906
76 Hartin, Alexander 1906
77 Valentine, W.L. 1906
78 Bricem, Robert 1906
79 Parkhurst, Geo. E. 1906
80 Bishop, J.G. 1906
81 Cantwell, James 1906
82 Boyd, William 1906
83 Tipton, William M. 1906
84 Chewing, A.H. 1906
85 Kent, David 1906
86 Hanson, Alexander 1906
87 O'Toole, James 1906
88 Ellis, John W. 1906
89 Walker, George 1906
90 Clatterbrick, Thomas 1906
91 Gehlke, Henry 1907
92 Hayden, Frank J. 1907
93 Campbell, M. Magregor 1907
94 Knight, J.K. 1907
95 Lamonde, Thomas 1907
96 Jones, E.E. 1907
97 Ashley, H.B. 1907
98 Ross, R.G.M. 1907
99 McGunne, John 1907
100 Dougherty, Joseph 1907
101 Cole, Howard J. 1908
102 Gregg, Charles 1908
103 Bastiani, D. 1908
104 Clarkson, Harry E. 1908
105 Goomley, John J. 1908
106 Kennedy, Hugh T. 1908
107 Baratta, Alexander 1908
108 Wills, Jacob 1908
109 Hobbs, F.J. 1908
110 Sweetman, George J. 1908
111 Reid, Hugh 1908
112 Lowell, J.D. 1908
113 Cole, Estelle 1908
114 Flugel, Albert 1908
115 Brown, Floyd R.F. 1908
116 Powell, Lewis 1908
117 Addie, Wm. 1908
118 Mills, Charles D. 1908
119 Hogan, Vernon H. 1908
120 Phillip, John 1908
121 Riche, David W. 1908
122 Alexander, D.W. 1908
123 Nagle, John 1908
124 Dawley, Perry 1908
125 Tague, E.C. 1908
126 Trammell, A.D. 1908
127 Burns, John R. 1908
128 Hutchinson, A.A. 1908
129 Brown, Leonard T. 1908
130 Knapp, Louis 1908
131 Owens, Wm. 1908
132 McGowne, Joseph 1908
133 Waters, Frank 1908
135 Harvey, Frank 1908
136 Bradley, Joseph F. 1908
137 Kane, C.V. 1908
138 Swinton, John T. 1908
139 Allen, William 1908
140 Lackey, Charles 1908
141 Powers, James 1908
142 Mitchell, T.F. 1908
143 Ehrie, Charles A. 1908
144 Fossett, Harry 1908
145 Donnelly, Hugh 1908
146 Kockler, William J. 1908
147 Davey, Geo. J. 1908
148 Daugherty, Michael C. 1908
149 Meushaw, John A. 19098
150 Warner, John 1908
151 Bartholme, Edward 1908
152 Nowland, ----- 1908
153 Kelly, Joseph F. 1908
154 Gloss, Harry D. 1909
155 Hagan, Stanley L. 1909
156 Tracey, Lewis T. 1909
157 McCormick, Richard 1909
158 Robinson, Richard 1909
159 Cummings, H.A. 1909
160 Barry, Edward 1909
161 Whalen, Rufus F. 1909
162 Iardella, G.D. 1909
163 Greenewald, Hermann 1909
164 Missing
165 Harrover, R.H. 1909
166 Sharswood, William A. 1909
Series 8
Accounting Records, 1902 - 1911.The accounting records date from 1907 - 1911, and include monthly labor reports, a ledger, a monthly time book, and an order book. The records indicate the cost of supplies and labor during a portion of the construction period, as well as names of specific laborers working on the project. However, there is no consistent run of ledgers documenting expenses by day, and the information concerning payroll does not cover the entire date span of this series. This information also does not cover the entire period of construction on the National Museum, but gives a glimpse at the types of expenses involved in the construction of the museum, and to whom these expenses were paid.
Box 17
Monthly Labor Reports, August 1907 - December 1908. Each report includes a list of the cost of payroll by date during the month, a list of the cost of materials used, and list of the amount of materials used.
Monthly Labor Reports, January 1909 - February 1911.
Ledger, New Building National Museum, 1902 - 1910. Lists contracts in numerical order, noting with whom the contract was made, for what, and amounts paid.
Ledger, January - March 1909. Contains a note that reads:
Memorandum (found in the ledger), October 24, 1908, to Superintendent Green, from F. A. Freas, regarding amount expended on pilasters and column capitals.
Monthly Time Book, August 1910 - May 1911. Records worker name, number of hours (?) worked per day during a month, total time, pay rate, and amount earned.
Box 18
Order Book, 1903 - 1911. Documents orders placed in numerical order, the date of the order, from whom the items were ordered, the articles ordered, application, date received, the amount paid, possibly an amount deducted for over-estimates, and the date paid. The orders are numbered 1 - 4086; however, many of the numbers have a sub-number, often noted in red ink. It is the red order number that matches the order books found in the Construction Administration series. Additionally, there are breaks in the numbering scheme for the Tuberculosis Congress, and the contract of Frank F. Graham.
Series 9
Outgoing Correspondence, 1903-1911.The outgoing correspondence contains letters that were sent by Bernard R. Green, Superintendent of Construction, to individuals, inspectors, companies, and Mr. Langley, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. The letters concern matters such as architectural plans, business processes, Articles of agreement with architects Joseph C. Hornblower and James R. Marshall, financial matters, proposals, contracts awarded and not awarded, photographing construction, committees, modifications to plans, inspectors, granite, damaged stones, few drawings, etc. The outgoing correspondence is housed within bound volumes, primarily in chronological order. All of the letters are on very fine carbon paper. At the beginning of each book is an alphabetical listing of correspondents within the book including an indication of the page number of the correspondence.
Box 19
1. March 13, 1903 - February 17, 1905
2. February 17, 1905 - September 12, 1905
3. September 12, 1905 - September 13, 1906
Box 20
1. September 11, 1906 - July 5, 1907
2. July 6, 1907 - January 28, 1908
3. January 28, 1908 - June 3, 1908
Box 21
1. June 4, 1908 - September 19, 1908
2. September 21, 1908 - January 6, 1909
3. January 6, 1909 - May 1, 1909
Box 22
1. May 1, 1909 - September 23, 1909
2. September 23, 1909 - November 8, 1910
3. November 8, 1910 - August 5, 1911
Series 10
Thompson-Starrett Co. and Frank F. Graham Records, 1904 - 1910.The Thompson-Starrett Co. and Frank F. Graham records include correspondence, invoices, and hearing information related to the Thompson-Starrett and Frank F. Graham contracts. Frank F. Graham was awarded a contract to supply the National Museum with cut granite, while the Thompson-Starrett Co. supplied the granite to Frank F. Graham. Delays in supplying the granite and in cutting caused both companies to default on the deadlines of their contracts. As a result, they were each sued for breach of contract. Much of the correspondence in this series relates to documenting the process of receiving stones, shipping stones, cutting stones, deadlines, and delays. There is a great deal of correspondence and documentation on the process of working with these two companies. Two of the primary correspondents were William Pirie, who inspected the Frank F. Graham progress and stones, and James A. Bailey, who inspected the Thompson-Starrett Co.
Box 23
Graham correspondence (bound), October 20, 1906 - May 27, 1909. All letters are labeled as copies, most outgoing from Bernard R Green to Frank F. Graham, some are incoming. Later letters include other correspondents such as Harry E. Scherf, Attorney at Law for Frank F. Graham. Topics concern the cutting, measurements, and shipments of granite; references to drawings and plans, and delays in delivery; trouble getting cars to carry granite from railroads; discussion and disputes over the contract; delays fulfilling contract; stopping work on granite for museum; and annulment of contract.
F. F. Graham correspondence, December 18, 1907 - March 14, 1908.
Bailey - Green correspondence (bound), December 14, 1906 - July 21, 1908. Correspondence between Bernard R. Green and James A Bailey, Inspector, concerning the reasons quarrying was held up, concerns over Thompson-Starrett Co., problems getting cars to ship stone, delays, and problems with the stones themselves such as spots and size.
Bailey, James, correspondence, November 26, 1904 - September 9, 1907, from Bernard R. Green. Does not appear to duplicate previous bound correspondence.
Green - Pirie correspondence (bound), November 12, 1906 - August 20, 1908. Correspondence between Bernard R. Green and William Pirie concerning the status of Frank F. Graham and Thompson-Starrett Co. work, progress thereof, and delays particularly on the part of Frank F. Graham.
Pirie, William, correspondence, November 12, 1904 - November 21, 1906, from Bernard R. Green. Does not appear to duplicate previous bound correspondence. (1 item removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
Thompson-Starrett correspondence (bound), December 6, 1906 - May 9, 1908. Between Bernard R. Green and Thompson Starrett Co. concerning project and process, problems with railroad cars, delays, patterns and quality of stone, and problems fulfilling contract.
Thompson-Starrett correspondence, March 21, 1904 - May 22, 1907. To and from Bernard R. Green. Does not appear to duplicate previous bound correspondence.
Rehearing appeal no. 17594, January 15, 1910.
Hornblower & Marshall correspondence, November 7, 1906 - December 3, 1907. To Bernard R. Green from A. L. Harris, concerning drawings sent, modifications, and dimension changes. Also includes Conversation between A. L. Harris, and Mr. McLanahan concerning the drawings required by the contractor to complete their work.
Conversation between James A. Bailey and Mr. McLanahan, undated.
Shipment invoices from Frank F. Graham, June 19, 1907 - May 20, 1908. Nos. 1 - 19, 21 - 69. Noting course, number, length, bed, rise, and cube of pieces of granite shipped, primarily for Portion C of the South Pavilion.
Shipment invoices from Thompson Starrett, January 29, 1908 - July 14, 1908. Nos. 157 - 160, 168 - 275. Noting pier, marks, dimensions, and cubic feet of stone. All the pages are labeled as rough stock.
Graham contract accounting information, ca. May 25, 1909. Includes Approximate Classified Statement of Items of Cost to the United States on Account of F. F. Graham Contract, and Statement of Graham Contract.
Ledger, Completion of contract Frank F. Graham, October 23, 1906, April 4, 1908 - April 21, 1909. Ledger notes the date paid, to whom paid, for what object, and the amount paid.
Ledger, Material receipts for F. F. Graham contract, April 23, 1908 - May 6, 1909. Noting materials purchased, how much, and from whom.
Series 11
Construction Administration, 1903 - 1910.The Construction Administration series dates from 1903 - 1910, and consists of materials and correspondence concerning the management and construction of the National Museum. Included in this series are order books for supplies and services; invoices, receipts, and records of materials received; indexes for companies and people involved in the project; and ledgers concerning the stones received. There is no consistent run of correspondence or ledgers to document decisions made or the construction process, but this series offers a glimpse as to the management process for the project. This series also has two subseries: Shipping Records and Contract 25.
The Shipping Records subseries primarily includes invoices and schedules documenting the number of pieces of granite that were cut, shipped, by whom, and the date they were shipped.
The Contract 25 subseries relates to a contract that is missing from the Contracts series. This information documents granite and lumber that was received in accordance with fulfilling this contract.
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Copy of Letters, September 2, 1904 - August 17, 1907. Letters to Bernard R. Green from F. R. Freas, Master Mechanic.
Order Book, March 1905 - July 1906. For Courses V - Z1, noting dimensions of stones, and the dates they were reported cut.
First and second story stone ledger, 1905 - 1909. Noting pier, course, no., length, bed, rise, cubic feet, and date received.
Invoices, Delivery accounts, March 1905 - August 1910. Lists suppliers and the items they contracted to provide, as well as delivery information such as date shipped, load no., car no., contracts, remarks, and date received. Often lists a contract number.
Courses A - C, 1906 - 1907. Noting pier, course, number, length, bed, rise, cube and remarks about stones. (1 item removed to oversize storage - see inventory of oversize material locations in SIA control files)
Copy of Daily Material Receipt Report, November 26, 1907 - March 26, 1910. Noting from whom material was received, quantity, what the article was, and remarks.
Record of telephone calls, 1908 - 1909. Noting date the call was made, from and to whom.
Lord Electric Co., Papers concerning settlement of extra work, November 30, 1908 - September 14, 1909. Order no. 1 for Job no. 264. Noting description of work, materials used, and amount of labor used in hours.
Lord Electric Co., Papers concerning settlement of extra work, January 27, 1909 - October 1, 1909. Order no. 2 for Job no. 264.
Lord Electric Co., Papers concerning settlement of extra work, ca. 1909.
Index, applications, undated. Names noted in numerical and alphabetical orders. May relate to the Applications series.
Index, Building National Museum, undated. Companies noted in alphabetical order.
Shipping Records
Schedule of Cut Granite, 13 October 1906.
Schedule of cut granite, quarry cube, February 1907 - March 1908.
Schedule of cut granite, Shipments 1 - 69, May 14, 1907 - March 5, 1908. Notes location of stone, number, length, bed, rise, and notes. These schedules refer to the same shipments and stones as the Shipment invoices from Frank F. Graham, June 19, 1907 - May 20, 1908. Nos. 1 - 69, in the Thompson-Starrett and Frank F. Graham Records series.
Schedules of cut granite, October 1907 - July 1908.
Rough stock shipments, March 6, 1908. Noting shipment number, feet and inches.
Stones cut and boxed, March 7, 1908. Noting what appears to be a location code, dimensions of the stone, and what appears to be the date delivered.
John A. Rowe Cut Stoneworks for J. Pier Limestone, Loads 1 - 53, October 4, 1907 - May 23, 1908. Notes the name of the stone, number of pieces, length, breadth, thickness, and cubic measurements.
The Webb Granite & Construction Co., Approaches, Loads 1 - 12, 14 - 32, August 22, 1908 - November 30, 1908. Notes stone identifier, size, and cube.
American Bridge Company Shipping Statements, I-Steel work, no. 3, Loads 1 - 55, July 21, 1905 - March 27, 1906.
American Bridge Company Shipping Statements, I-2nd floor steel, no. 6, Loads 1 - 37, 40 - 42, September 2, 1906 - December 6, 1906.
American Bridge Company Shipping Statements, I-3rd floor steel, no. 6, Loads 40 - 75, 40 - 42, December 6, 1906 - March 8, 1907.
American Bridge Company Shipping Statements, J-attic steel, no. 6, Loads 1 - 4, 5 - 40, July 17, 1907 - December 19, 1907.
Box 25
E.B. Ellis Granite Company, invoice, J-rough stock, no. 7, Load 42, August 22, 1907.
F. F. Graham invoices, I-Portion C S.P., no. 7, Loads 20 - 21, September 7, 1907 - September 13, 1907.
Phoenix Iron Company Shipping Statements, I-Steel South Pavilion, no. 8, Loads 1 - 9, February 25, 1907 - June 20, 1907.
Reports of granite cut and inspected, No. 12, R. Basement, 1 - 16, by James A. Bailey, January 1905 - September 1906.
Reports of granite cut and inspected, No. 24, R. Basement-South Pavilion, 1 - 3, by William Pirie, December 1906 - February 1907.
Reports of granite cut and inspected, No. 12, R. First and Second Stories, 1 - 26, by James A. Bailey and William Pirie, December 1904 - September 1907.
Reports of granite cut and inspected, No. 12, R. Courtyards, 1 - 17, by Thomas Johnston, June 1905 - October 1906.
Reports of granite cut and inspected, No. 12, R. Attic, 1 - 10, by John Craig and James A. Bailey, October 1905 - August 1906.
Reports of granite cut and inspected, No. 30, R. Limestone, 1 - 6, by Thomas Johnston, November 1907 - April 1908.
Report on test and inspection of tension rings for dome, Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory, No. 46, 1 - 9, November 19, 1908 - January 12, 1909.
Reports schedule of red granite for portico floor, portions L and X, No. 37, 41, November 20, 1908.
Reports schedule of Red Stone cut, No. 47, 2 - 10, December 1, 1908 - April 24, 1909.
Reports of granite cut and inspected, December 1904 - May 1906.
Contract 25
Record of Contract no. 25 and Red Jersey Granite: Shown when cut and when received, February 1907 - March 1909. Notes the portion of building for which the granite is designated (column, course, dentil course, south pediment, cornice, parapet, coping, ceiling stones of portico), date received, dimensions, and another date.
Reports of materials received on account of contract no. 25, April 16, 1908 - August 31, 1908. These reports are similar to, but does not always duplicate, the Reports of material received in the Construction Administration series.
Reports of materials received on account of contract no. 25, September 2, 1908 - April 26, 1909.
Memorandum of lumber purchased a/c contract 25, lineal feet, undated. Refers to Virginia Pine and White Pine.
Cut granite for South Pavilion, completion of contract no. 25, undated. Designated for Courses EPZ, WP, WPZ, and Z. The cards note name, course, length, bed, rise, cube, commenced, finished, remarks, and a drawing of a block of granite.
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Orders Issued, Letters 1, July 9, 1903 - August 11, 1908. Letters from Bernard R. Green ordering various goods and services, such as forms, steel work, bricks, sage green paint, rubber, cable, sponges, envelopes, coke, paper, rivets, wire, Georgia pin, repairs of the Venetian mosaic flooring, and nails. The orders appear to be a mix of those items for which contracts were issued, and small, necessary items for construction such as rivets and nails.
Orders Issued, Letters 2, August 11, 1908 - [July 14, 1909].
Orders Issued, Letters 3, July 16, 1909 - [May 6, 1911].
Record of workmen: Roster of employees on building for national museum, F. R. Freas, M.M. June 15th 1904. Notes the worker's name, occupation, date joined, date dismissed, cause of dismissal, and a rank of their ability as a worker.
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Reports of material received, April 1, 1908 - May 29, 1908.
Reports of material received, June 1, 1908 - July 31, 1908.
Reports of material received, August 1, 1908 - September 30, 1908.
Reports of material received, October 1, 1908 - November 30, 1908.
Reports of material received, December 1, 1908 - January 30, 1909.
Reports of material received, February 1, 1909 - March 31 1909.
Reports of material received, April 2, 1909 - April 30, 1909, August 24, 1909.
Roll of workmen employed during the period ending 15 April 1909. Noting check numbers, names, days of the month worked, and notes.
Stones, CI - CVII, undated. Noting description, length, depth, rise, cube, total cube, bed joints, cut, cut mold, of stones.
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