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Title
Loma Prieta Oral History of Darnall W. Reynolds
Alternative Title
Caltrans Earthquake History of Darnall W. Reynolds
Creator
Loma Prieta Oral History Project
Cullom, Jo Ann
Reynolds, Darnall W
Date Created and/or Issued
1989-10-24
Contributing Institution
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Collection
California Revealed from California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Rights Information
Copyrighted. Rights are owned by California Department of Transportation. 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
In the wake of the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, Caltrans commissioned an oral history project to document the personal and professional experiences of Caltrans employees who worked to restore the State's damaged transportation system. At the time of this interview Darnall W. Reynolds was the Branch Chief of Environmental Analysis Branch A at Caltrans District 4 office at Oak Street in San Francisco. Highlights of this interview are his experiencing the earthquake at work, driving around San Francisco after the earthquake, and answering phone in the Command Center. In the interview he wanted to recognize the staff in the Environmental Branch who wanted to volunteer to assist Caltrans in earthquake recovery efforts.
Type
sound
Format
Original
Stereo
Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
casadt_000262
Language
English
Subject
Loma Prieta Earthquake, Calif., 1989
California. Department of Transportation
Place
San Francisco (Calif.)
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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