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Series 1. Correspondence
Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific 1927, 1933
California Uniform Building Code 1933-1935
Dewell, Henry D. 1928
McBean, A. 1934
McLean, Ralph S. 1933-1934
Richter, R. M. 1934
Miscellaneous correspondence
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- Burne, Stanley 1933
- Clay Products Institute of California 1928
- Derrick, C. J. 1934
- Doolittle, H. L. 1931
- Erick, Murray undated
- Garrett, J. A. 1933
- Gregory, S. M. 1933
- Hadley, Homer M. 1933
- Hayes, J. E. 1935
- Maher, T. J. 1933
- Naito, T. 1927
- Querida, Quinta 1933
- Simons Brick Company 1933
- Whittlesey, H. C. 1933
- Wilder, Robert M. 1933
Series 2. Long Beach Earthquake (March 10, 1933)
Related Correspondence
Binder, R. W. 1933
Davies, J. H. 1933-1934
Hammill, Harold B. 1933
Marshal, Donald E. 1933
Miller, A. F. G. 1933
Narver, D. L. 1933
Shield, J. E. 1933-1934
Sweeney, John 1932-1933
School Buildings
"Estimates of cost for rehabilitation of Los Angeles City schools," excerpt from Southwest Builder and Contractor 1933 Dec
Report: "Certain information pertaining to the problem of reconstructing, rehabilitating, and strengthening school buildings of Los Angeles City" 1934 Jan 5
Report: "Structural problems in connection with the design of earthquake resistive school buildings," [by] C. H. Kromer 1934 Apr 14
School Safety Bonds 1933-1934
Brochure: "Safety with economy in school buildings" 1934 Aug
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Diagram: Beverly Hills High School undated
Reports
"Preliminary notice: Earthquake of March 10, 1933" 1933 Apr 4
"Engineering lessons of the quake," by R. R. Martel 1933 Apr 12
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"What happened geologically," by J. P. Buwalda 1933 Apr 12
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"What happened seismologically," by H. O. Wood 1933 Apr 12
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"The Southern California earthquake as affecting automatic sprinkler fire protection" 1933 Apr 12
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"Building Department of the City of Long Beach repairs by Gunite, specification no. 1" 1933 May 4
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"Effect of Southern California earthquake upon building of unit masonry construction," by Raymond E. Davis 1933 May 31
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"Abstracts of reports received regarding the earthquake which occurred in Southern California on March 10, 1933" 1933 Jun 15
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"Report concerning earthquake of March 10, 1933" 1933 Jun 26
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"Condensed report of the damage done by the earthquake of March 10, 1933, and subsequent shocks to the Lyons Van Storage warehouse, Long Beach, California," compiled by E. S. Marsh 1933 Aug 1
"The Southern California earthquake," by Victor A. Endersby 1933
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"Report of the Southern California earthquake of March 10, 1933 in the design of steel storage tanks" 1934 Jan 11
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"Report of the structural damage to the Wilmore Apartments, Long Beach, California," [Prepared by] Edward L. Mayberry probably 1933
"Report on California First National Bank building, First & Pine, Long Beach" probably 1933
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Series 3. Talks and Conferences
3 rd Pan-Pacific Science Congress, Tokyo, Japan 1926
"Notes: Reconstruction of Tokyo and Yokohama" [1927]
"Discussions on construction of earthquake proof frame buildings," by Dr. Tachu Naito undated
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Miscellaneous research material regarding Japan earthquake Sep 1, 1923
World Engineering Congress, Tokyo, Japan 1929
"On earthquake and building construction," by Dr. Kenzaburo Mashima 1929
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"On the vibration curves of high framed structures," by A. Mizuhara 1929
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"Earthquake-resistant building construction in Japan in theory and practice" 1929
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Photos of Japanese buildings and structures probably 1926
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Postcards of Japanese buildings undated
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Excerpts from Engineering News-Record regarding Japanese structures 1929-1930
Glass slides for Martel's lecture
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- Box 1: 6 b/w slides of Tokyo, Japan undated
- Box 2: 7 b/w slides of Tokyo, Japanundated
- Box 3: 5 b/w slides of Yokohama, Japanundated
- Box 4: 5 colored slides of Japan, generalundated
Talks
"Strengthening buildings for earthquake stress," talk given at University of Southern California 1934 May 31
Structural Engineers Association of California Annual Convention (4 th: Fresno) 1935 Oct 18-19
"Two years of experience in the application of the Field Act" 1935 Nov 7
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Series 4. Maps and Photos
Map: Los Angeles District undated
Map: Depleted groundwater basins in metropolitan area 1931 Aug
Photos: Seismographic records 1922, 1928
Photos: Santa Barbara earthquake damages 1925-1929
Photos: First Trust Building, Pasadena, California undated
Photos: The New Edison Building, Los Angeles, California undated
Photos: Southern California earthquake damages 1933 Mar 10
Photos: Earthquake damage to a house in Compton, California undated
Photos: Gold Medal Creamery Building, East Anaheim near Ohio undated
Photos: Unidentified buildings photos undated
Photo: Apparatus, unidentified undated
Series 5. Publications
Journals
Building Economy, vol. 6, no. 6 1930 Jul
California Highways and Public Works 1933 Apr, Jul-Aug
The Conference Bulletin 1933 Apr, Jun; 1934 Jan
The Engineering Magazine, vol. 1, no. 4 1930 Dec
Masonry Mortar 1934
Pipe Progress, vol. 18, no. 2 1933 Apr
West Coast Builders 1933 Mar
Reports
"The rigidity and strength of flame walls," by George W. Trayer 1929 Oct 7
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"Report of flame and bond tests made upon Thermax insulating board for the Thermax Corporation, Chicago, Illinois" 1932 Jan 14
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"Report on effects of Southern California earthquake on Lamella Roof Construction" probably 1934
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"The dynamics of oscillating structures," [by] L. M. Hoskins undated
"Earthquake provisions for First Trust Building, Pasadena, California," [by R. R. Martel] probably 1927
Reprints and Miscellaneous
R. R. Martel reprints 1929, 1933
Reprints of others 1924-1934
Binder: "Notes on earthquakes" by R. R. Martel 1933-1934
Broschure: When earthquake comes-good construction wins! probably 1934
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Excerpts from Engineering News-Record and newspaper clippings 1927-1933