Collection: Charles K. Hyde Papers

The collection consists principally of reports he prepared for the National Park Service’s Historic American Engineering Record and Historic American Buildings Survey. The reports, which provide historical and architectural information about significant engineering projects and (primarily) industrial structures in the Detroit area from the 1850s through the 1940s, were created to preserve a permanent record of the original site prior to renovation or demolition. The report on the UAW Local 7 Hall was prepared by Professor Thomas Klug of the Marygrove College Department of History. Related material on buildings in the Poletown area may be found in the William Kessler and Associates Collection.

Dates

1980 - 1997

Creator

Hyde, Charles K. (Person)

Language of Materials

Material entirely in English.

Access

Collection is open for research.

Use

Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library Rules for Use of Archival Materials. Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library Rules for Use of Archival Materials. Restrictions: Researchers may encounter records of a sensitive nature – personnel files, case records and those involving investigations, legal and other private matters. Privacy laws and restrictions imposed by the Library prohibit the use of names and other personal information which might identify an individual, except with written permission from the Director and/or the donor.

Extent

.75 Linear Feet (2 MB)

Additional Description

Abstract

Historical surveys of Detroit engineering projects and industrial structures, including Dodge Main, Chrysler Jefferson Avenue, UAW Local 7 Hall, Davison Freeway, and Willow Run Expressway Bridges

History

Professor Hyde is a member of the Department of History at Wayne State University, where he teaches the history of technological development in Europe and the United States.