Trinidad Lake Asphalt Files
SC53

Summary Information

Repository
The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies
Title
Trinidad Lake Asphalt Files
ID
SC53
Date
1926-1974
Extent
0.25 Linear feet
Language
English

Preferred Citation note

Trinidad Lake Asphalt Files. The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.

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Biographical/Historical note

Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company became established in Trinidad in the 1870s following the export of asphalt and the introduction of its use for road surfaces in Europe and America.The information was in the possession of Alan Taylor, an official of Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company.

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Scope and Contents note

The collection includes correspondence, reports and miscellaneous information related to the Pitch Lake and the Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company. Also included are versions of a manuscript by D. C. Broome, The History and Technology of Trinidad Asphalt, 1972, 210 p.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies

St. Augustine
868-662-2002 Ext 82132

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Donated by Alan Taylor in 1994.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Trinidad Lake Asphalt -- Records and correspondence.

Subject(s)

  • Asphalt industry -- Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Petroleum industry and trade --Trinidad and Tobago

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Collection Inventory

Correspondence and Reports 

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1952, May 23: Letter from H.C. Howell (Resident Manager Brighton Terminal Ltd.) to Mr. A.M.C. Johnston concerning Major Sutton's Report and Geological Map. 

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1952 July 2nd - 1952 December 18th: Correspondence concerning the Report and Geological Map prepared by Major Sutton (Government Geologist). 

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1952 November 1952 - 1953 February 4th: Correspondence referring to Geological Reports. 

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1954 July 19th: Letter from Wm. H. MacMahon to Hercules Powder Co. 

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A note from Mr. G.D. Day to Mr. P.L. Smith with an attachment of test results carried out on various emulsions in the Brighton Laboratory 

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1954 August 4th: Letter from the General Manager (The Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company Ltd.) to E.G. Sandler Esq. with Mr. Day's Report on the emulsion manufactured at the Brighton Laboratory employing Vinsol Resin. 

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1954 September 6th: Memo from Mr. Day to P.L. Smith concerning emulsions. 

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1954 September 22nd: Letter from Wm. H. MacMahon to Hercules Powder Co. 

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1955 March 9th & 10th: Letter from D.C. Broome to Mr. V.L. Hope about St. Kitts Stone. 

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1955 August 26th: Memo from P.L. Smith to Mr. W.H. Mac Mahon on the Rate of Break Test - Emulsion with the report. 

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1955 October 27th: Memo from P.L. Smith to W. MacMahon on Sample-Stearine Amine with the report. 

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1956 March 5th: Memo from P.L. Smith to W.E. Heinemann on Emulsion Specifications with report. 

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1979 March 8th: Unsigned letter from Secretary Alan M. Taylor (The Trinidad Lake Asphalt Co. Ltd). 

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Undated Letter to Mr. John Gray from D.C. Broome 

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The History and Technology of Lake Asphalt by D.C. Broome. 1972. (212 pages) 

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Reports and Papers 

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Suggested "Drill" for the application of LAKAS using Pressure - Distributor 

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Final Report on the Asphalt Reserve in the Pitch Lake at Brighton, Trinidad. 1926 

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Trinidad Lake Asphalt Roads. Issued by Trinidad Lake Asphalt 1938 (46 pages) 

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The Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company Limited Memorandum on The Use of Lake Asphalt on Secondary Roads in Trinidad and Recommendations For Their Improvement (7 pages) Three copies. 

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Copy of the Report on the General Geology of Trinidad by Major A.G.A Sutton (15 pages) 

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Vinsol Resin in Asphalt Emulsions. 1952 July 15th 

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Saponification of Vinsol Resin. 1952 July 15th 

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Asphalt. 1952 September 26th (1 page) 

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Vinsol. Hercules Powder Company. 1953 Edition 

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1953 April 13th: Specification for Trinidad Lake Asphalt Emulsion. 

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1969 November 27th: Scheme of Arrangement. Draft. 

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1969 November 1969: Proposed Organisation of Group. The Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company Limited. Draft. 

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1970 April 9th: Proposed Scheme of Arrangement. Rough Draft. 

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Newspaper Clipping: Stock and Bond Oppose Asphalt Company. [9th April 1970] Source unknown. 

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Caribbean Stock and Bond correspondence and the Proposed Scheme of Arrangement attached. [April 1970] 

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Proposed Re-Organisation of Group. Draft. 

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The Modern Use of Lake Asphalt. (36 pages) Two incomplete copies included 

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