F. A. W. Davis Civil Engineering Papers
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.
Dates
- 1901, 1910s-1950s
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
5.5 Linear Feet (1 record box and 2 oversize flat boxes)
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.
Biographical/Historical Note
Frederick Augustus William Bill Davis (1893-?) graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1915 with a bachelor's of science in civil engineering. He moved to Knoxville and Norris, Tenn., 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, N.Y., and Hampton, N.J.
Arrangement
Collections is divided into three series in three boxes:
Missing Title
- Series I: Publications, 1901, 1910s-1930s, 1950s
- Series II: Designs, 1920s-1930s
- Series III: Correspondence, 1930s
Acquisition Note
Collection is property of the UT Special Collections Library.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository