Trinidad Lake Asphalt Files
Collection
Identifier: SC53
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1926-1974
Biographical / Historical
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.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Alan Taylor in 1994.
- Title
- Trinidad Lake Asphalt Files
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies Repository
Contact:
St. Augustine
Trinidad and Tobago
868-662-2002 Ext 82132
868-662-9238 (Fax)
St. Augustine
Trinidad and Tobago
868-662-2002 Ext 82132
868-662-9238 (Fax)