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Howard A. Schirmer papers, 1917-1968.
BANC MSS 95/210 cLOCAL
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Title:
Howard A. Schirmer papers, 1917-1968Creator/Contributor:
Schirmer, Howard A., creatorAbstract:
Materials relating to construction of the Marin tower of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Richmond-San
Rafael Bridge, and Carquinez Bridge; the Oakland-Alameda Posey Tube; and parts of various other projects, including Middle
Fork bridge on the temporary Oroville-Quincy access road for Oroville Dam, and a streetcar bridge over Sausal Creek for Park
Boulevard Co. in Oakland, Calif. Most sets of drawings are incomplete. Also includes drawings done by Schirmer in 1917 for
a class at Oakland Technical High School. Photocopies of his obituary notices from 1994 have been added to the collection.
Date:
1917 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caBridges -- California -- Design and construction
Ponts -- Californie -- Conception et construction
Bridges -- Design and construction
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.)
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (Calif.)
Carquinez Bridge (Calif.)
Alameda Estuary Subway (Oakland, Calif.)
Oroville Dam (Calif.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland et San Francisco, Calif.)
California
California -- Oroville Dam
California -- San Francisco -- Golden Gate Bridge
California -- San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Note:
Photographs transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1995.055--ALB).
Structural engineer, born in Oakland, Calif.; graduate of University of California, Berkeley. Served as Project engineer for
numerous Bay Area bridge and highrise construction projects, as well as the Empire State Building and George Washington Bridge
in New York, among many others. Retired as general sales manager for Bethlehem Steel Company at age 65, although he worked
until almost 80 as a regional engineer for the American Institute of Steel Construction and a consultant.
Type:
Engineering drawings.Physical Description:
print
2 boxes and 15 oversize folders (.8 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 95/210 cLOCAL