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Title: Douglas W. Sprague papers
Inclusive Dates: 1954-2008
Collection Number: mssSprague2
Creator:
Sprague, Douglas W.
Extent:
6 boxes and 1 folder
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Fax: (626) 449-5720
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection consists of material related to Douglas Sprague's tenure at the California State Mining and Geology Board
and career at CalMat, Inc. and Vulcans Material Company.
Language of Material: The records are in English.
Collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information,
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material,
nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and
obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
Douglas W. Sprague papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Gift of Douglas W. Sprague, May 2012.
Douglas W. Sprague graduated from the University of Southern California in 1971. During his college years, he worked at the
Rock Products Industry, and subsequently, as operations manager for the Pacific Rock & Gravel Company in Irwindale, California.
He later worked for Pryor-Giggey Company, a small refractory manufacturing company as a production manager.
Sprague was asked to serve on the California State Mining and Geology Board, which was recently reorganized by the Surface
Mining & Reclamation Act of 1975 (SMARA). He was a member and executive officer of the board from 1976 through 1985.
From 1985 through [2002?], Sprague worked for CalMat, Inc., which was later acquired by Vulcan Materials Company in 1999.
He was the manager of special projects and reclamation.
During his free time, Sprague enjoys wildcatting the northern North Sea on a Global Marine floater.
The first series consists of material related to Douglas W. Sprague’s tenure as a member and executive officer of the California
State Mining and Geology Board from 1976 through 1985.
The second series consists of material related to the sand and gravel industry in California; mined land reclamation projects;
and California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975. Also included are memorandums of Sprague’s activity summaries from
his career at CalMat, Inc. and Vulcans Material Company.
Arrangement
Series 1: Member and Executive Officer of the State Mining and Geology Board; Series 2: Sand and gravel industry; Reclamation
projects.
Sprague, Douglas W.
California. Division of Mines and Geology
California. Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975
California State Mining and Geology Board
United States. Department of the Interior
United States. Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
Vulcan Materials Company
Aggregate industry -- California
Sand and gravel industry -- California
Aggregate industry -- California
Reclamation of land -- California
Memorandums
Printed ephemera
Reports