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Holton Duncan Robinson Papers, 1889-1938

July 23, 2014
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Inventor Name

Robinson, Holton Duncan

Repository

Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History
Archives Center
P.O. Box 37012
MRC 601
Constitution Ave., between 12th and 14th Sts., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
202-633-3270
http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives

Physical Description

0.5a cu. ft. : 1 box.

Summary

Bridge designer, consulting engineer, and authority on bridge cable construction. Papers documenting the career of bridge designer and engineer Holton Duncan Robinson. The collection includes photographs, including cyanotypes, of bridges under construction; five patents; correspondence; programs; articles; and an 1889 notebook containing calculations.

Finding Aid

http://amhistory.si.edu/archives/AC0963.html

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