Finding Aid of the Olsen Associates (Consulting Engineers) Photograph Collection, PHC.47

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Finding Aid of the Olsen Associates (Consulting Engineers) Photograph Collection, PHC.47

Abstract

Piedmont, Olsen, Hensley, formerly Olsen Associates, was acquired by ARCADIS in 1996. ARCADIS is an international company that provides consultancy, design, engineering and management services in the fields of infrastructure, water, environment, and buildings.
The collection consists of negatives and prints of various water and power plants, water towers, dams, sewage treatment facilities, and sites throughout North Carolina.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Olsen Associates (Consulting Engineers) Photograph Collection
Call Number
PHC.47
Creator
Olsen Associates (Raleigh, N.C.).
Date
c. 1920s - 1950s
Extent
434.00 items
Language
English
Repository
State Archives of North Carolina

Series Quick Links

  1. Collection Contents

Restrictions on Access & Use

Access Restrictions

Available for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], PhC.47, Olsen Associates (Consulting Engineers) Photograph Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, USA.

Collection Overview

The collection consists of approximately 434 photographic negatives and prints of various water and power plants, water towers, dams, sewage treatment facilities, and sites throughout North Carolina. The cities and towns range from Burlington to Wilson, and at the end of the collection are several groups of unidentified plants. Many of the negatives are deteriorating nitrate and safety based, and prints will be made and the unstable negatives discarded.

Arrangement Note

The collection is arranged alphabetically by city name in which the plant was located.

Biographical/Historical note

Piedmont, Olsen, Hensley, formerly Olsen Associates, was acquired by ARCADIS in 1996. ARCADIS is an international company that provides consultancy, design, engineering and management services in the fields of infrastructure, water, environment, and buildings.

Contents of the Collection

Collection Contents
Burlington Water Plant, 5 Prints, n.d.
PhC.47.01
Chapel Hill Power Plant, 12 Negatives,c. 1942
PhC.47.02
Chapel Hill Power Plant, 27 Prints,c. 1940s-1950s
PhC.47.03
Cherry Point Heating Plant, 1 Print,c. 1944
PhC.47.04
Elizabeth City Water Plant, 12 Negatives, n.d.
PhC.47.05
Fayetteville Water Plant, 1 Negative,c. 1953
PhC.47.06
Fayetteville Sludge Drying Bed, 1 Print, n.d.; and Fayetteville Aerial, Unidentified Site, 1 Print,1958
PhC.47.07
Fayetteville Water Plant and Unidentified Plant, 28 Prints, n.d.
PhC.47.08
Greensboro Sewage Plant, 14 Negatives, n.d.
PhC.47.09
Greensboro Sewage Plant, 14 Prints, n.d.
PhC.47.10
Greenville Power Plant, 6 Negatives,c. 1951
PhC.47.11
Greenville Power Plant, 6 Prints,c. 1940-1951
PhC.47.12
Hickory Water Tower, 1 Print,1948
PhC.47.13
Hickory Pumping Station, 6 Prints, n.d.
PhC.47.14
High Point Water Plant and Dam, 1 Negative,c. 1940s
PhC.47.15
High Point Waterworks and Dam, 14 Prints,1927-c. 1940s
PhC.47.16
High Point Sewage Treatment Plant, 4 Prints, n.d.
PhC.47.17
Kinston Power Plant, 7 Negatives,c. 1930s-1950s
PhC.47.18
Kinston Power Plant, 15 Prints,c. 1930s-1950s
PhC.47.19
Lexington Water Tower, 1 Print, n.d.
PhC.47.20
Lexington, Leonard Creek Dam, 6 Prints, n.d.
PhC.47.21
Lumberton Water Plant, 1 Print, n.d.
PhC.47.22
Raleigh Water Plant, 19 Negatives,c. 1939-1951
PhC.47.23
Raleigh Water Plant, 6 Prints,c. 1939-1951
PhC.47.24
Rocky Mount Water and Power Plant, 21 Negatives,c. 1951 and n.d.
PhC.47.25

Subject Headings

  • Dams
  • Power-plants.
  • Sewage disposal plants
  • Water towers
  • Water treatment plants
  • Acquisitions Information

    Donated to the State Archives by Olsen Associates, P. O. Box 10666, Raleigh, N.C., ca. 1988. The firm has since reorganized and is named Piedmont Olsen and Hensley, P. O. Box 31388, Raleigh, N.C. 27622. Accessioned by the Archives in May, 1992.

    Processing Information

  • Processed by Stephen E. Massengill, May, 1992
  • Encoded by Aaron Cusick, January, 2012