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Title
Highway Recollections of W. R. Lovering
Creator
Lovering, W.R
Date Created and/or Issued
1982-12-02
Contributing Institution
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Collection
California Revealed from California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Rights Information
Copyrighted. Rights are owned by Caltrans Library & History Center. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Description
W. R. Lovering, a specialist in asphalt pavement design, worked for the Division of Highways from 1929-1956. Much of that time he was a Materials Engineer at the Laboratory, then located in District 1. He then left State service to work for the Asphalt Institute as District Engineer for Northern California and Nevada. He retired from the Asphalt Institute in 1975. Topics covered include development of the stabilometer and of the formula for chip seal quantities.
Type
sound
Format
Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
2 Tapes of 2
Identifier
casadt_000075_t01; casadt_000075_t02
Language
English
Provenance
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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