Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956.

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Charles Derleth, Jr. was born in New York City on October 2, 1874, the son of Charles and Annie (Taubert) Derleth. His grandfather, Michael Joseph Derleth, a German, Czech, or Austrian cabinetmaker, emigrated to New York City before 1865. He and his three sons, Charles, Ferdinand, and John, operated the firm of M.J. Derleth and Sons, Cabinetmakers at 279 Rivington St. in the Bowery from 1870 to 1882.

Charles, Sr. attended Cooper Union Evening School in 1865 and 1866, where he appears to have studied drawing. Charles, Jr. also studied drawing, but from a more technical viewpoint. After graduating from the College of the City of New York in engineering and Columbia University, he became a lecturer at Columbia in 1901. From 1901 to 1903 he was a professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado. In 1903, he became a member of the faculty of the University of California at Berkeley and served as a dean from 1907 until 1942. Charles, Jr. also was a consulting engineer for a number bridges and dams, including the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. He was a member of several professional engineering associations and honor societies. Charles, Jr. married Emily Brush in 1904; they had two children, Charles Edward and Dorothy.

From the description of Scrapbook, 1865-1931. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122573824

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Engineering Foundation (U.S.). Committee on Arch Dam Investigation. Materials associated with the Committee's investigation. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Carquinez Strait Bridge : San Francisco Transit Company's statements regarding the Rodeo-Vallejo Ferry Company's application to the U.S. Corps of Engineers to build a bridge over the Carquinez Strait, and the Rodeo-Vallejo Ferry Company's reply. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Golden Gate Bridge tower travelers, McLane folder : correspondence and related data from A.F. McLane of McClintic-Marshall Corp. regarding scaffolding and tower travelers. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Contract and correspondence of Charles Derleth, Jr. with the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District concerning payment for service as consulting engineer. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Golden Gate Bridge : miscellaneous clippings and correspondence, Nov. 4, 1930 - Dec. 31, 1931. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Reports, data and correspondence concerning the geology of foundations of the Golden Gate Bridge. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Minutes, reports and correspondence of the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District Consulting Board of Engineers. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Greater San Francisco / by C. Derleth. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Morrow and Morrow, Architects. Report on color and lighting for the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Notes on water supply; notes on sewers / Prof. Derleth. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Spring Valley Water Company (San Francisco, Calif.). Calaveras Dam, California : reports, photographs and miscellany regarding the design and construction. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta and Golden Gate International Exposition : clippings, announcements, correspondence, articles, reports, etc. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Golden Gate Bridge : miscellaneous clippings and correspondence, 1938-1941. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Correspondence between Joseph Strauss, the consulting engineers, the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District and others regarding the design of the toll booths and plaza. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Golden Gate Bridge stability studies : correspondence between the consulting engineers, Russell G. Cone, and others concerning aerodynamic tests of bridge models and the possible effects of winds on the Golden Gate Bridge. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Golden Gate Bridge published articles and negatives used for Civil Engineering 113. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Correspondence with George E. Beggs, C.E. Paine, and others concerning the tower models of Golden Gate Bridge. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Suggestions for speakers [re Golden Gate Bridge]. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Ready, Lester Seward, 1888-. Report on interurban passenger bus service via Golden Gate Bridge between San Francisco and Marin County / Lester S. Ready. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956,. Scrapbook, 1865-1931. Winterthur Library
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Remarks by Charles Derleth made before the Commonwealth Club of California regarding the Golden Gate Bridge, October 16, 1930. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Golden Gate Bridge cable folder : correspondence between the Consulting Board of Engineers and John A. Roebling's Sons Company, cable contractors. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Calaveras Dam, May-August 1918, general record / by C. Derleth, Jr. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Correspondence, memoranda and transcripts of a meeting concerning Professor Bailey Willis' criticism of the south pier foundation. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge : miscellaneous correspondence and reports concerning the proposed Bridge. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Moisseiff, Leon S. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge : clippings, correspondence and miscellaneous material pertaining to Bridge construction, 1933-1934. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Statement by C. Derleth, Jr., chief engineer, Carquinez Highway Bridge on site, highway connections and costs for bridging Carquinez Strait, to Aven J. Hanford, president, American Toll Bridge Co., December 27, 1924. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Report, Hodges Dam, San Diego County, California / C. Derleth, Jr. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Public hearing regarding construction of a bridge across Carquinez Strait, California, 1922-1923. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Golden Gate Bridge : miscellaneous clippings and correspondence, Jan. 1, 1934 - Dec. 31, 1935. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Golden Gate Bridge tower construction folder : blueprints of structural details and correspondence from McClintic-Marshall Corp. relating to procedure of fabrication of tower segments. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Correspondence and data pertaining to haydite and other light-weight aggregates. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Test on model of the fender surrounding the San Francisco main pier of the Golden Gate Bridge. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Golden Gate Bridge bronze folder : correspondence between Charles Derleth, Jr. and American Manganese Bronze Company, with accompanying data. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Articles by C.A. Ellis and correspondence between him and Consulting Engineers, Charles Derleth, Jr., Leon S. Moisseiff and others, concerning controversy over tower structure. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Golden Gate Bridge : miscellaneous clippings and correspondence, Jan. 1, 1932 - Dec. 31, 1933. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Charles Derleth papers, 1865-1952. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf American Toll Bridge Company. Carquinez Strait Bridge : correspondence with and permits from the U.S. War Department for work on the Bridge, concerning fenders, rockfill, lights and signals, etc. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge : correspondence and data on proposed Bridge and Charles Derleth's position as consulting engineer, with special concern to protect shipping interests of the Port of Oakland. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge : clippings, correspondence and miscellaneous material pertaining to Bridge construction, 1932-1933. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Lake Hodges Dam : report by Charles Derleth, Jr. to J.B. Lippincott giving additional recommendations for maintenance and repair of Lake Hodges Dam. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Report on materials, Calaveras Dam, Spring Valley Water Company / by C. Derleth, Jr. Water Resources Collections and Archives
referencedIn Contra Costa County (Calif.). Board of Supervisors. Richmond-San Rafael Bridge : clippings, correspondence, etc., July 27, 1926 - Dec. 30, 1927. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Spring Valley Water Company (San Francisco, Calif.). Calaveras Dam, California, design and construction. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Correspondence between Charles Derleth, Jr. and the Pacific Bridge Company, contractor, regarding drawings for pier fenders. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Articles, manufacturer's brochures, correspondence and reference to materials regarding various techniques and equipment for water, oil and gas well drilling, prospecting and testing work, and blast hole drilling. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Carquinez Bridge, American Toll Bridge Company : history of construction period, September 1922 to February 1931 / by Charles Derleth, Jr. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Golden Gate Bridge : miscellaneous clippings and correspondence, Nov. 1918 - June 1930. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Handwritten notes by Derleth giving a chronological account of his activities on behalf of the Golden Gate Bridge. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf California. Dept. of Water Resources. Reports of Consulting Board on Lake Hodges Dam, San Diego County, California. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Golden Gate Bridge foundation folder : correspondence, engineering reports and specifications for the bridge piers, including contract for test borings at pier sites. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Miscellaneous reports and data relating to costs of construction, issuing of bonds and awarding of construction contracts. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf McIntosh, R. P. Lake Eleanor Dam, California. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District. Description of the principal features and insurable risks of the Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Tromanhauser, J. H. Reinforced concrete for docks, breakwaters, bridge pier caissons, bulkheads, sea walls and other subaqueous structures, illustrating the Tromanhauser system of construction on patented floating pontoon. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Correspondence, estimates and blueprints regarding Goldern Gate Bridge abutment extension. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Golden Gate Bridge : miscellaneous clippings and correspondence, July 1 - Nov. 3, 1930. Water Resources Collections and Archives
creatorOf Derleth, Charles, 1874-1956. Correspondence, memoranda and legal briefs concerning the contract of Chief Engineer Joseph B. Strauss and responsibility for cost of inspection of work on the Golden Gate Bridge. Water Resources Collections and Archives
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associatedWith American Manganese Bronze Company. corporateBody
associatedWith American Toll Bridge Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Beggs, George E. person
associatedWith Blyth & Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Burr, William H. person
associatedWith California. Dept. of Water Resources. corporateBody
associatedWith Commonwealth Club of California. corporateBody
associatedWith Cone, Russell G. person
associatedWith Crocker, Fred W. person
associatedWith Derleth, Charles. person
associatedWith Derleth family. family
associatedWith Derleth, Ferdinand, 1846-1884. person
associatedWith Derleth, Michael Joseph, 1814-1887. person
associatedWith Ellis, Charles A. person
associatedWith Engineering Foundation (U.S.). Committee on Arch Dam Investigation. corporateBody
associatedWith Engineering Foundation (U.S.). Committee on Arch Dam Investigation. corporateBody
associatedWith Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District. corporateBody
associatedWith Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District. Consulting Board of Engineers. corporateBody
associatedWith Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District. Consulting Board of Engineers. corporateBody
associatedWith Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District. Consulting Board of Engineers. corporateBody
associatedWith Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District. Consulting Board of Engineers. corporateBody
associatedWith Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith Hanford, Aven J. person
associatedWith John A. Roebling's Sons Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Lawson, Andrew C. person
associatedWith Lippincott, Joseph Barlow, 1864-1942. person
associatedWith Markwart, Arthur H. person
associatedWith McClintic-Marshall Construction Company. corporateBody
associatedWith McClintic-Marshall Corp. p. corporateBody
associatedWith McLane, A. F. person
associatedWith Moisseiff, Leon S. person
associatedWith Morrow and Morrow, Architects. corporateBody
associatedWith Oakland (Calif.). Board of Port Commissioners. corporateBody
associatedWith Oakland (Calif.). Board of Port Commissioners. corporateBody
associatedWith Pacific Bridge Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Paine, Clifford E. person
associatedWith Port of Oakland. corporateBody
associatedWith Railroad Commission of the State of California. corporateBody
associatedWith Ready, Lester Seward, 1888- person
associatedWith Rodeo-Vallejo Ferry Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Rodeo-Vallejo Ferry Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Rodeo-Vallejo Ferry Company. corporateBody
associatedWith San Francisco Bureau of Governmental Research. corporateBody
associatedWith San Francisco Transit Company. corporateBody
associatedWith San Francisco Transit Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Sedgwick, A. E. person
associatedWith Spring Valley Water Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Spring Valley Water Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Spring Valley Water Company (San Francisco, Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith Strauss, Joseph B. person
associatedWith Tromanhauser, J. H. person
associatedWith University of California, Berkeley. College of Engineering. corporateBody
associatedWith U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. corporateBody
associatedWith Willis, Bailey, 1857-1949. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Little Rock Creek Dam (Calif.)
Lake Hodges Dam (Calif.)
O'Shaughnessy Dam (Calif.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Treasure Island (San Francisco, Calif.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Eleanor Dam (Calif.)
California
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Carquinez Bridge (Valona, Calif.)
California--San Diego
Antioch Bridge (Calif.)
Murray Dam (Calif.)
California--San Francisco
Calaveras Dam (Calif.)
Carquinez Bridge (Valona, Calif.)
California--Carquinez Strait
Stevenson Creek Test Dam (Calif.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
California--Valona
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge (Calif.)
Bonneville Dam (Or. and Wash.)
California
California--San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
California--San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
California--San Francisco
Carquinez Bridge (Calif.)
Exchequer Dam (Calif.)
Calaveras Dam (Calif.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
California--San Francisco Bay
San Francisco (Calif.)
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Carquinez Bridge (Valona, Calif.)
Lake Hodges Dam (Calif.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
California--Valona
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.)
California
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir (Calif.)
California--San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
California--Carquinez Strait
Lake Spaulding Dam (Calif.)
California--Carquinez Strait
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.)
Yerba Buena (Calif.)
California
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
California--San Francisco Bay
California--San Francisco
California--Carquinez Strait
California--San Francisco
California
California--San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Murray Dam (Calif.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Carquinez Bridge (Valona, Calif.)
California--San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
California--San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
California--Valona
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
California--San Francisco
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.)
Calaveras Dam (Calif.)
California--San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Lake Hodges Dam (Calif.)
California--San Francisco
California--Valona
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
California--San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.)
California--San Francisco
California--San Francisco
California--San Francisco
California--San Francisco
California--San Francisco
California--San Francisco
California--San Francisco
Subject
Arch dams
Architectural drawing
Architecture
Artists' preparatory studies
Blueprints
Bridges
Bridges
Bridges
Bridges
Buildings
Dams
Decoration and ornament
Dwellings
Earth dams
Earthquakes
Engineering drawings
Furniture design
Mechanical drawing
Public buildings
Satire
School buildings
Sewerage
Toll plazas
Weirs
Occupation
Civil engineers
Compilers
Furniture designers
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Birth 1874

Death 1956

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