Research Catalog

Title

John Francis Sullivan papers, ca. 1906-1933, bulk (1920-1930).

Author

Sullivan, John Francis, 1878-

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

Details

Additional Authors

• Wilgus, William J. (William John), 1865-1949.
• United States Nitrate Plant No. 2 (Muscle Shoals, Ala.)

Description

16.1 linear feet (13 boxes and 5 other items).

Summary

Collection consists of correspondence, reports, minutes, transcripts, blueprints, maps, notes, sketches, photographs, and printed matter chiefly concerning the projects Sullivan worked on in New York City.

Subjects

• Engineers
• Lantern slides
• Blueprints
• Maps
• Photoprints
• West Side (New York, N.Y.)
• Muscle Shoals (Ala.)
• New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > 1898-1951
• John P. Grace Memorial Bridge (Charleston, S.C.)
• Water > Pollution
• Transportation > Planning > New York (State) > New York
• Sewage disposal > New York (State) > New York
• Roads > Design and construction > New York (State) > New York
• Nitrates
• Municipal engineering > New York (State) > New York
• Harbors > Design and construction
• Bridges > Design and construction
• Sullivan, John Francis, 1878-

Genre/Form

• Photoprints.
• Maps.
• Blueprints.
• Lantern slides.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• John Francis Sullivan (1878- ) was an engineer who worked on New York City municipal improvement projects from the 1900s through the 1920s. In 1930 he was appointed City Planner. From 1918 to 1920, as an Army Reserve officer, Sullivan directed construction of the United States Nitrate Plant No. 2 at Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He also served in 1927 as a consultant on the construction of the Cooper River Bridge in Charleston, South Carolina.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

MssCol 2923

OCLC

NYPW92-A235

Author

Sullivan, John Francis, 1878-

Title

John Francis Sullivan papers, ca. 1906-1933, bulk (1920-1930).

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

John Francis Sullivan (1878- ) was an engineer who worked on New York City municipal improvement projects from the 1900s through the 1920s. In 1930 he was appointed City Planner. From 1918 to 1920, as an Army Reserve officer, Sullivan directed construction of the United States Nitrate Plant No. 2 at Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He also served in 1927 as a consultant on the construction of the Cooper River Bridge in Charleston, South Carolina.

Finding Aids

Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

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Finding Aid

Occupation

Engineers.

Added Author

Wilgus, William J. (William John), 1865-1949.

United States Nitrate Plant No. 2 (Muscle Shoals, Ala.)

LCCN

ms 74000555

Research Call Number

MssCol 2923