Douglas W. Sprague papers
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Descriptive Summary
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.
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Preferred Citation
Douglas W. Sprague papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Douglas W. Sprague, May 2012.
Biography
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.
Scope and Content
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.
Indexing Terms
Personal Names
Sprague, Douglas W.
Corporate Names
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
Subjects
Aggregate industry -- California
Sand and gravel industry -- California
Aggregate industry -- California
Reclamation of land -- California
Genre
Memorandums
Printed ephemera
Reports
California State Mining and Geology Board
Folder 1
Annual reports -- California State Mining and Geology Board, (1979-1985)
Folder 2
Bills (legislative records), (1975-1992)
Assembly Bill No. 747 Chapter 975; Assembly Bill No. 3551, Chapter 1097; Assembly Bill No. 3908, Chapter 1101; Assembly Bill
No. 3038, Chapter 1077; Senate Bill No. 756, Chapter 1131 (original SMARA); Senate Bill No. 90, Chapter 1135; Senate Bill
No. 1300, Chapter 800; Senate Bill No. 1907, Chapter 735
Folder 3
Correspondence -- To Claire Dedrick, Secretary of Resources from Author Grantz, Geologist, (1975, Oct. 28)
Copy
Regarding the mission and organization of the Department of Conservation
Folder 4
Correspondence -- To Lewis A. Moran, Director of Department of Conservation from Arthur Grantz, Geologist, (1976, Jan. 5)
Related to the new California State Mining and Geology Board
Folder 5
Correspondence -- Miscellaneous, (1980-2008)
Included: Robert Twiss, Chairman SMGB letter to Douglas W. Sprague, 1980, Apr. 24; James A. Anderson, Chairman State Mining
and Geology Board letter from Douglas W. Sprague resigning from as Special Representative, 1984, Nov. 15; and Douglas W. Sprague
e-mail to Stephen Testa, Executive Officer of State Mining and Geology Board, 2008
Folder 6
Correspondence -- To Ms. Denis Jones, Executive Director, California Mining Association from Douglas W. Sprague, (2000, July
10)
Regarding State Mining and Geology Board History with Roster of Mining Board Members from 1978-1984
Folder 7
Hearings (events) -- California. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Natural Resources and Wildlife, (1974, Nov. 20)
Subject of the Hearing: 1) The need for state regulation of surface mining operations in California; 2) The concept proposed
in Preprint Senate Bill No. 10
Folder 8
Hearings (events) -- California. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Natural Resources and Wildlife, (1975, Jan. 24)
Subject of the Hearing: 1) The need for state regulation of surface mining operations in California; 2) The concept proposed
in Preprint Senate Bill No. 10
Folder 9
Memoirs -- Building a State Geological Survey, California 1928-1958 by Olaf P. Jenkins, (1976)
Included: “Mini Memo” from Priscilla [Grew], Director of Conservation to Douglas W. Sprague, 1980, Mar. 3; Brian Sway, Deputy
Director of Department of Conservation memo from Douglas W. Sprague regarding responsibilities of State Mining and Geology
Board and Special Representative, 1981, Aug. 4
Folder 10
Memorandums -- Miscellaneous, (1980-1981)
Included: “Mini Memo” from Priscilla [Grew], Director of Conservation to Douglas W. Sprague, 1980, Mar. 3; Brian Sway, Deputy
Director of Department of Conservation memo from Douglas W. Sprague regarding responsibilities of State Mining and Geology
Board and Special Representative, 1981, Aug. 4
Folder 11
Papers (documents) -- Conservation of Mineral Resources (California’s Balanced Approach) by Jan Denton, (1982, Oct.)
Folder 12
Printed ephemera, (1975-1999)
Included: California. Department of Conservation FYI newsletter, Aug.-Sep. 1984; California. Division of Mines and Geology
Classification and Designation of Mineral Lands Under the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 by James F.
Davis and Thomas P. Anderson; International Association of Engineering Geology bulletin no. 22, 9-16, 1980; SMARA’s Mid-Life
Crisis - Where It’s Been and Where It’s Going by David E. Moser, 1999, May 27; California. Department of Conservation Position
Duty Statement, Special Representative, 1984, Jan.; California’s Surface Mining and Reclamation Act brochure
Folder 13
Reminiscences -- State Mining & Geology Board - Reminiscences of a Member and Its Special Representative, from 1976 to 1984;
by Douglas W. Sprague, (2012, Mar. 11)
Folder 14
Reports -- California. Legislature. Assembly. Interim Committee on Public Utilities and Corporations, (1967, Jan. 10)
Volume 16, Number 10. House Resolution No. 531, relating to rock, sand and gravel resources
Folder 1
Reports -- Report of the Committee on Surface Mining for the State of California, (1970, Oct. 27)
Folder 2
Reports -- The Effectiveness of the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act by Michael O’Hare, (1995, Jan. 23)
Included: Testimony for the Discussion Draft of the Effectiveness of the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act; SMARA
comments from Lee B. Thibadeau and California Mining Association
Folder 3
Statements -- California. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Natural Resources and Wildlife, (1975, May 8)
Subject: Preprint SB No. 2 Nejedly. Surface Mining and Reclamation
Sand and gravel industry; Reclamation projects
Box 3
Annotated bibliographies - Circulars
Folder 1
Annotated bibliographies -- California. Division of Mines and Geology, (1984)
An Annotated Bibliography of Publications Pertaining to Surface Mined-Land Reclamation
Folder 2
Bulletins -- California Division of Mines and Geology, (1970)
Bulletin No. 180, Sand and Gravel in California
Folder 3
Booklets -- The History of the Los Angeles Aggregate Industry: A Century in Review a publication of Vulcan Materials, CalMat
Division, (1998)
Folder 4
Booklets -- Before and After, Extraordinary Reclamation Projects by Vulcan Materials Company, [undated]
Folder 5
Books -- Natural Resources Build Cities by Don Reining, (1996)
Folder 6
Books -- Reclaiming the American West by Alan Berger, (2002)
Folder 7
Circulars (fliers) United States. Bureau of Mines, (1982)
Circular No. 8862, Land Utilization and Reclamation in the Mining Industry, 1930-1980
Folder 8
Circulars (fliers) -- United States. Department of the Interior, (1976)
Circular No. 731, A Guide to State Programs for the Reclamation of Surface Mined Areas
Folder 9
Circulars (fliers) -- United States. Department of the Interior, (1993)
Circular No. 1110, Natural Aggregate: Building America’s Future
Box 4
Masters theses - Proceedings
Folder 1
Masters theses -- Geology and Economic Significance of Pleistocene Channel and Terrace Deposits of the San Diego Mainland
Shelf, California by Douglas W. Sprague, (1971, June)
A Thesis (Masters) Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School, University of California
Folder 7
Papers (documents) -- American Society of Landscape Architects, (1988)
Regeneration of Disturbed Land: Concepts and Practices
Folder 8
Proceedings -- California. Division of Mines and Geology, (1980, June 11-12)
Special Publication No. 59, Proceedings of Mined Land Reclamation Workshop
Folder 1
Proceedings -- California. Division of Mines and Geology, (1984, Sept. 18-21)
Special Publication No. 85, Proceedings of Productive Second Uses of Mined Land Conference
Folder 2
Projects -- Morongo Project Documents prepared by RGP, Planning & Development Services, (1998)
Including: Site Closure Program for the Morongo Facility; Revegetation Guidelines for the Morongo-Banning Site Closure Plan;
map; timeline
Folder 3
Projects -- Vulcan Materials Company’s Morongo Project “A Case Study of Excellence in Reclamation” presented by RGP, Planning
& Development Services, (2003)
Folder 4
Projects -- The Cajon Creek Habitat Conservation Area by Vulcan Materials Company, Western Division, (2011)
Folder 5
Reports -- Economics of Mining and Processing Sand, Rock and Gravel from an Offshore Aggregate Deposit Near San Diego, California
by Douglas W. Sprague, (1971)
Folder 6
Reports -- Aggregate Resource Management Technical Advisory Committee, (1974)
Aggregate Resources: A Study Report
Folder 7
Reports -- California. Division of Mines and Geology, (1975-1979)
Special Report No. 121, Sand and Gravel Resources of the Sacramento Area, California, 1975; Special Report No. 139, Aggregates
in the Greater Los Angeles Area, California
Folder 8
Reports -- Mineral Land Survey Sand and Gravel Resource Zones, Western San Diego County, California for San Diego Rock County,
(1979)
Folder 1
Reports -- National Research Council (U.S.), (1979)
Surface Mining of Non-Coal Minerals, A Study of Mineral Mining from the Perspective of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977
Folder 2
Reports -- American Planning Association, (1980)
Report No. 347, Sand and Gravel Resources: Protection, Regulation, and Reclamation by Joel T. Werth
Item 3
Reports -- The Effectiveness of the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act by Michael O’Hare, [undated]
A [final] report to the California Legislative and Governor pursuant to Section 2774.6 of the Surface Mining and Reclamation
Act
Folder 4
Serials (publications) -- California. Division of Mines and Geology, (1982, Dec.)
California Geology. Offshore Sand and Gravel Mining
Item 5
Oro Grande Technical Attachments: Created Exclusively for the 2010 California Department of Conservation Reclamation Award
Program, Vulcan Materials Company, Western Division
Folder 1
Reports -- Rock and Gravel Deposits in San Fernando Valley, (1954-1955)
