Scope and Contents note
Biographical/Historical note
Title: Charles D. Marx correspondence regarding bridges
Identifier/Call Number: SCM0192
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 folder(s)
Date (inclusive): 1926-1930
creator:
Marx, Charles D.
creator:
Marx, Charles David,, 1857-1939.
Scope and Contents note
Collection pertains to the construction of a bridge from San Francisco to Oakland. Included are correspondence, memoranda,
and reports of the San Francisco-Alameda County Bridge Commission, 1926, along with one sketch; and memoranda, minutes of
meetings, and reports of boring operations, 1929-1930, of the San Francisco Bay Bridge Commission.
Biographical/Historical note
Charles D. Marx was professor of civil engineering at Stanford University from its founding in 1891 to his retirement in 1923.
After his retirement he was a consultant on many engineering projects, including serving on the technical board of the San
Francisco-Alameda County Bridge Commission.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California.. Dept. of Public Works.. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Division..
San Francisco-Alameda County Bridge Commission..
Stanford University. -- General subdivision--Faculty.;
Bridges--California--San Francisco Bay Area.
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.)