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Finding Aid for the F. A. W. Davis Civil Engineering Papers, 1901, 1910s-1950s


MS-2829

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Collection processed by: Laurel Rozema, August 9, 2006
Finding Aid written by: Laurel Rozema, August 9, 2006
Encoded by: Laurel Rozema, August 9, 2006

Summary Information
Title: F. A. W. Davis Civil Engineering Papers

Date/Date Range :   1901, 1910s-1950s

Extent: 5.5 linear feet

Abstract:
Spanning the first half of the 20th century (but mainly from the 1930s), the papers of F. A. W. "Bill" Davis include correspondence, photographs, blueprints, publications and a few pieces of fabric. These documents primarily concern civil engineering topics and are by Bill Davis, TVA, Impact Tools, Inc., etc. There are also patents, blueprints, tool designs, etc., which relate to Bill's father Lewis K. Davis of Impact Tools, Inc.

Call number: MS-2829

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Collection is property of the UT Special Collections Library.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], F. A. W. Davis Civil Engineering Papers, MS-2829. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collections is divided into four series in four boxes:

  1. Series I: Publications, 1901, 1910s-1930s, 1950s
  2. Series II: Designs, 1920s-1930s
  3. Series III: Correspondence, 1930s
  4. Series IV: Miscellaneous, 1910s-1940s

Biography / History

Frederick Augustus William "Bill" Davis (1893-?) graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M. I. T.) in 1915 with a bachelor's of science in civil engineering. He moved to Knoxville and Norris, TN, where Davis worked at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) from the 1920s onward. At TVA, he was an assistant mining engineer for the Minerals Testing Laboratory. Bill's father was Lewis Ketchum Davis, vice president of Impact Tools, Inc., in New York City, NY, and Hampton, NJ.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection contains the papers of F. A. W. "Bill" Davis, who worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Spanning the first half of the 20th century (but mainly from the 1930s), papers include correspondence, photographs, blueprints, publications and a few pieces of fabric. These documents primarily concern civil engineering topics and are by Bill Davis, TVA, Impact Tools, Inc., or others. There are also patents, blueprints, tool designs, etc., which relate to Bill's father Lewis K. Davis, inventor and vice president of Impact Tools, Inc.

N. B. Collection contains negatives and glass as well as some dirty papers and fabric, so researchers are advised to wear gloves. Also, Oversized Box 4 contains deteriorated negatives of mechanical parts. Researchers should take note that these have a strong vinegar smell.

Subject Terms

  • Davis, Frederick Augustus William, 1893- .
  • Tennessee Valley Authority.
  • Tennessee Valley Authority -- Officials and employees.
Contents List
   

Series I: Publications, 1901, 1910s-1930s, 1950s
Box   1     Folder   1    
Stereotomy, 1913, undated
Box   1     Folder   2    
F. A. W. Davis' Thesis, "A Study of the Recent Development in Passenger Terminal Design" , 1915
Box   1     Folder   3    
Wadsworth Gas Attack , 1918 January - March
Box   1     Folder   4    
"A Study of the Possibilities of Descrepitation in the Benefication of Low Grade Barite of the Tennessee Valley and the Vicinity" by F. A. W. Davis, 1937 July 26
Box   1     Folder   5    
"Appendix A: Splicing of Non-Leaded Cables" , 1937 April 7
Box   1     Folder   6    
Modern Mining and Milling Practices , ca. 1930s
Box   1     Folder   7    
Flow Sheets of Process Industries , ca. 1930s
Box   1     Folder   8    
TVA Press Releases, 1937-1939
Box   1     Folder   9    
TVA Publications, 1938-1939
Box   1     Folder   10    
Reports and News Releases, 1930s
Box   1     Folder   11    
Technical Reports, 1930s

Box   1     Folder   12    
Publications on the Uses of Concrete, ca. 1920s-1930s

Box   1     Folder   13    
Publications on the Uses of Concrete, ca. 1920s-1930s

Box   1     Folder   14    
Booklets, 1901, 1930s, 1950s
Box   1     Folder   15    
Powder Actuated and Hydraulic Impact Tools by Impact Tools, Inc., ca. 1938
Box   1     Folder   16    
Compliments of Impact Tools, Inc., Folder of Tool Information, 1937-1938
Box   1     Folder   17    
History and Examples of Impact Tools, ca. 1930s
Box   1     Folder   18    
Other Publications, 1930s, 1951
   

Series II: Designs, 1920s-1930s
Box   1     Folder   19    
Blueprints & Notes, 1920s

Box   1     Folder   20    
Blueprints, 1936

Box   1     Folder   21    
Blueprints, ca. 1930s

Box   1     Folder   22    
Blueprints, ca. 1930s

Box   1     Folder   23    
Blueprints, ca. 1930s

Box   1     Folder   24    
Blueprints, ca. 1930s

Box   1     Folder   25    
Photographs and Negatives, ca. 1920s-1930s

Box   1     Folder   26    
Negatives and Photograph, undated

Box   1     Folder   27    
Drawings, ca. 1920s-1930s
Box   1     Folder   28    
Tool Designs and Information, 1930s

   

Series III: Correspondence, 1930s
Box   1     Folder   29    
Correspondence, 1930s
Box   1     Folder   30    
Correspondence from Lewis K. Davis to F. A. W. Davis, 1938-1939
Box   1     Folder   31    
Correspondence and Reports for Lewis K. Davis, 1930s
Box   1     Folder   32    
Procedures, Information, and Correspondence, 1930s
Box   1     Folder   33    
" The Wherefore of a Customs Grinding Plant" Paper, Notes, and Correspondence, 1930s
   

Series IV: Miscellaneous, 1910s-1940s
Box   1     Folder   34    
Lewis K. Davis Patents, 1912-1920
Box   1     Folder   35    
Patents, 1920s-1930s
Box   1     Folder   36    
Roane-Anderson Co. Forms, ca.1940s
Box   1     Folder   37    
Miscellaneous, 1948 December 2, undated
Box   1     Folder   37    
Item 1: Note on calcium pigment, 1948 December 2
Box   1     Folder   37    
Item 2: Note, undated
Box   1     Folder   38    
Fabric pieces, undated

   

Oversized Materials, 1920s-1930s
Box   2     Folder   1    
Technical Reports, 1930s

Box   2     Folder   2    
Blueprints & Notes, 1920s

Box   2     Folder   3    
Blueprints, 1936

Box   2     Folder   4    
Blueprints, ca. 1930s

Box   2     Folder   5    
Blueprints, ca. 1930s

Box   2     Folder   6    
Blueprints, ca. 1930s

Box   2     Folder   7    
Blueprints, ca. 1930s

Box   2     Folder   8    
Photographs and Negatives, ca. 1920s-1930s

Box   2     Folder   9    
Tool Designs and Information, 1930s

Box   3      
Fabric pieces, undated

Box   4      
Negatives and Photograph, undated