West Virginia and Regional History Center
Lloyd Layman Papers regarding Firefighting
Lambert, Mark R.
A&M 4228
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1 Linear Feet
11 1/2 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (1 small sculpture)
ca. 1918-1968
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
English
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Biographical / Historical
Lloyd Layman (1898-1968), a native of Fairmont, West Virginia, served as a law officer and later as a fire chief in Parkersburg. After conducting research in Parkersburg, and later in the Coast Guard Firefighting School, which he commanded during World War II (WWII), he published books in the field of fire engineering which have set standards in theory and practice, and that have been translated into several languages. He innovated practices of "fog" and "indirect application" which have revolutionized fire fighting.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Lloyd Layman Papers Regarding Firefighting, A&M 4228, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Papers of influential fire engineer Lloyd Layman (1898-1968). Includes correspondence, reports, clippings and articles, photographs, books by Layman, scrapbook, and other material. This collection is minimally processed.
Separated Materials
The book "Parkersburg Fire Department, Past and Present, 1897-1950" was forwarded to the rare book librarian for cataloging, and for shelving in the reading room of the West Virginia and Regional History Center.
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Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
Fire fighters
Fire protection engineering
Layman, Lloyd, 1898-1968
Lambert, Mark R.
Biographical informationArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/155591undated1World War I (WWI) letters authored by Lloyd Layman describing his experiences (he didn't experience combat)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/155592ca. 1918-19191Address by Layman regarding "fog" method of firefightingArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/155593undated1Risk assessment reports regarding buildings in Parkersburg, West Virginia (6 binders)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/155594undated1Fire case histories in Parkersburg (2 items)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15559519491Coast Guard technical reports on firefighting (3 items)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/155596undated2ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/155597undated2PhotographsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/155598undated2Publications (includes 2 books by Layman, including "Attacking and Extinguishing Interior Fires" and "Fire Fighting Tactics")Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/155599undated2Other publications regarding firefightingArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/155600undated2Oversize scrapbookArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/155601undated3Oversize resolution to widow of LaymanArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/15560219683Badges and pins owned by LaymanArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/155603undated3Sculpture of firefighters to Chief Layman from Hikotake Eto, Chief Officer, Tokyo, Metropolitan Fire BoardArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1556041962unboxed