https://www.mallhistory.org/files/original/85b433c0ef6866e91942a67e1656ef46.jpg bb2f8d8de063adfcdb2a2e3278d9b898 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Erecting million-dollar bridge in Washington... Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Smith, Roger, photographer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943 People An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. Birth Date 05/04/1888 Birthplace Ottumwa, Iowa Death Date 01/04/1958 Occupation Engineer Biographical Text <p class="p1">Archie A. Alexander was born in Iowa, part of a very small African American community. He graduated from the College of Engineering at the University of Iowa in 1912, although his professors warned him that it would difficult for an African American engineer to find work.</p> <p class="p1">Alexander had to begin at an entry-level position with the Marsh Engineering Firm but quickly rose to be the engineer in charge of bridge construction. Two years after he was first hired, Alexander left to found his own engineering firm which specialized in bridges and viaducts.</p> <p class="p1">In 1929, Alexander took on a junior partner, Maurice A. Repass, who had been a teammate from Alexander's college football days; the firm changed its name to Alexander and Repass. This new partnership undertook projects in almost every state in the union.</p> <p class="p1">Alexander was an active member of the Republican party, serving on the Iowa State Republican Committee in the 1930s. In 1954 his political activity led to his appointment as Governor of the Virgin Islands, a position he held until his resignation in August 1955.</p> <p class="p1">Upon his death in 1958, Alexander left a trust to establish engineering scholarships at the University of Iowa, Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, and Howard University, each of which was over 100,000 dollars.</p> Bibliography Charles E. Wynes. "Alexander, Archie Alphonso"; <a href="http://www.anb.org/articles/10/10-01909.html">http://www.anb.org/articles/10/10-01909.html</a>; American National Biography Online Feb. 2000. First Name for nav purposes Archie Last Name for nav purposes Alexander Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archie Alphonso Alexander Description An account of the resource Archie Alexander was an African American engineer from Iowa and the senior partner in the firm Alexander and Repass. In the 1940s, the firm was hired to build a bridge and seawall at the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/430">Tidal Basin</a>. Alexander spearheaded the project and brought in an integrated construction crew. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/oem2002007913/PP/">View original photograph</a>. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1920-1949 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Archie Alphonso Alexander building the mall civil rights design & monuments