Biographical Note
John Wesley Green earned a BS in Civil Engineering at Oregon
Agricultural College in 1916. After graduation he worked for the U.S.
Geological Survey; the New Cornelia Copper Company in Ajo, Arizona; and
the Washington Department of Highways. In 1927, he became an Associate
Highway Bridge Engineer with the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads in San
Francisco, California. From 1930 until 1939, he was Assistant Engineer of
Design for the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge where he conducted
preliminary studies and final design of sub-structure and approaches. From
1939 until his retirement in 1960, Green was Senior and Supervising Bridge
Engineer for the California Division of Highways in southern
California.
Content Description
The John W. Green Papers consist of materials created and assembled by
Green during his civil engineering career in bridge design and include
reports and publications; engineering organization directories; design
information, calculations, and drawings; and two photograph albums and
individual photographic prints. The bulk of the collection documents the
design and construction of the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge,
including numerous photographs, some of which were taken by B.W. Hellings
Photography of San Francisco.
The photographs also include images of completed bridges in Oregon,
Washington, Utah, and elsewhere in California. Materials pertaining to
Green's work for the New Cornelia Copper Company and reports by the
California State Division of Highways on bridge projects in San Diego and
Los Angeles, California are also part of the collection.