Description
John Gustaf Sjoberg naval architecture and marine engineering drawings (SAFR23387; HDC 1648) is open and available for use,
with some restrictions as noted. Papers of John Gustaf Sjoberg, engineer for Union Construction Co., and later Pacific Coast
Engineering Company. The bulk of the collection contains blueprints of barges, dredges, and derricks and dredging machinery
from the Pacific Coast Engineering Company (Oakland, California), dating from the early 1920s into the early 1940s. A significant
part of the remaining material is blueprints and related drawings from Union Construction Company (Oakland, California), dating
from the 1920s. Other material includes plans from other companies relating to Pacific Coast Engineering Company and Union
Construction Company projects.
Background
John Gustaf Sjoberg (1882-1969). Engineer at Union Construction Company (Oakland, California) from about 1917 to 1927, and
at Pacific Coast Engineering Company (Oakland, California) from about 1927 to 1942.