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University of California, Berkeley Pump Testing Laboratory papers and trade catalogs
WRCA 050  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Processing History
  • Collection Number
  • Collection Scope and Contents
  • Collection Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: University of California, Berkeley Pump Testing Laboratory papers and trade catalogs
    Date (inclusive): 1910-1950
    Collection Number: WRCA 050
    Creator: University of California, Berkeley. Pump Testing Laboratory
    Extent: 6.0 linear feet (6 boxes)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: The collection consists of laboratory log-books, manuscripts, and reports of investigations: flow of water; pipe and nozzle tests; velocity distribution; hydraulic jump; bed load; ram and water hammer; and pump tests (1938-1950). Collection also includes 120 machinery trade company catalogs (valves, water wheels, drills, culverts and gates, turbines, pumps, pile driving machinery, and wooden and metal pipes), 1910-1950.
    Languages: The collection is in English.

    Access

    The collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user

    Preferred Citation

    [identification of item], [date if possible]. University of California, Berkeley Pump Testing Laboratory papers and trade catalogs (WRCA 050). Water Resources Collections and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

    Acquisition Information

    Provenance unknown.

    Processing History

    Processed by Water Resources Collections and Archives staff, 1999.

    Collection Number

    Collection number updated February 2019. Legacy collection number was LAB. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019 to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.

    Collection Scope and Contents

    The collection consists of laboratory log-books, manuscripts, and reports of investigations: flow of water; pipe and nozzle tests; velocity distribution; hydraulic jump; bed load; ram and water hammer; and pump tests (1938-1950). Collection also includes 120 machinery trade company catalogs (valves, water wheels, drills, culverts and gates, turbines, pumps, pile driving machinery, and wooden and metal pipes), 1910-1950.

    Collection Arrangement

    The collection is arranged topically.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Bed load
    Flow of water
    Hydraulic jump
    Hydraulic machinery -- Testing
    Hydraulics
    Pump turbines -- Testing
    Pumping machinery -- Testing
    Water hammer

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Catalogs (documents)
    Manuscripts
    Notebooks
    Reports