Descriptive Summary
Administration Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: J.F. Shea Co. collection
Dates: 1885-2007
Collection Number: mssSheacollection
Collector:
J.F. Shea Co.
Extent:
3 boxes
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Manuscripts Department
The Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Fax: (626) 449-5720
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: The J.F. Shea collection primarily consists of photographs, negatives, and slides related to J.F. Shea Co.
Language of Material: The records are in English.
Administration Information
Access
Collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information,
please go to following
web site .
Publication Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material,
nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and
obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
Preferred Citation
J.F. Shea collection. The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
Gift of John F. Shea, February 2008.
Biography
In 1881, John Francis Shea founded J.F. Shea Co., which started as a plumbing company in Portland, Oregon. His son, Charlie
Shea, took over the company and was involved with major engineering projects such as the Hoover Dam, the Parker Dam, the Bonneville
Dam, the Gunpower-Montebello Tunnel, and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Today, the company is operated under the fourth
generation. Shea Homes, is a member of the J.F. Shea Co., and is the largest privately owned new home builder in the United
States.
Scope and Content
The J.F. Shea collection primarily consists of photographs, negatives, and slides related to J.F. Shea Co. The bulk of these
items appear to have been used for a book and those chapter numbers were retained. The photographs, negatives, and slides
document various projects such as the Hoover Dam, Golden Gate Bridge, Owyhee Tunnel, Buckskin Mountain Tunnel, and the Parker
Dam. There are also images of commercial and residential homes constructed by J.F. Shea Co., Inc.
In Box 3, there are two oversize items: 1. An aerial photograph of the Hoover Dam and a photograph album related to the construction
of the Broadway Tunnel, San Francisco, California.
Note: There were some loose items that were integrated based on the subject matter. Also, the dates were gathered from items
that were clearly dated. There may be material earlier or later in each folder.
Indexing Terms
Corporate Names
J.F. Shea Co.
Subjects
Bridges--Design and construction
Civil engineering
Construction industry
Dams--Design construction
Tunnels--Design and construction
Genre
Negatives (photographs)
Photographs
Slides (photographs)