
Rights:Ĭollection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves. Restrictions:Ĭollection open for research on site by appointment. Provenance:ĭonated by Helen Rader to the National Museum of American History's Division of Civil and Mechanical Engineering in 1982. At the age of 77, Rader died on December 23, 1979. He received numerous awards and honors, including the Prevost Hubbard Award from the American Society for Testing and Materials on June 28, 1974. Rader retired from the University of Wisconsin in 1973.
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Rader also was involved in professional engineering societies, including the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, the American Society for Testing and Materials, and the American Society of Civil Engineers. He was also an active member in the Madison, Wisconsn community, serving as the chairman of the Madison Traffic Commission, the chairman of the Madison Civil Defense Commission, the president of the University West End Club and the Madison Technical Club. While at the University of Wisconsin, Rader served on a variety of committees including the Campus Planning Committee and the University Civil Defense Committee. During World War II, Rader served as an officer in the Civil Engineering Corps and Sea Bees of the the Navy on active duty for over four years, reaching the rank of Commander. In 1940, Rader joined the staff of the University of Wisconsin at Madison serving as Professor of Civil Engineering in charge of the Division of Highway Engineering and City Planning. While at the Polytechnic Institute, Rader developed a testing laboratory for highway materials and for soil mechanics and taught undergraduate and graduate coursework. From 1928-1937, Rader served as an Assistant Professor of Civil Engeering at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, New York and from 1937 to 1940 he served as an Associate Professor. In 1925, he began teaching as a civil engineering instructor at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

Rader worked as a civil engineer for the Pennsylvania State Highway Department and the Nebraska State Highway Department. He also attended the United States Naval Academy for three years, from 1919 to 1922. degree in civil engineering in 1938, all from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Rader earned his bachelor degree in 1924, his master's degree in 1925,and his Ph. Lloyd Forrest Rader was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on October 8, 1902.
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Series 3: Articles and Textbooks, 1925-1979 Biographical / Historical: This collection is arranged into three series. Rader's career in civil engineering, including resumes, correspondence, photographs, lecture notes, research papers, honorary memberships in various societies, award certificates, newsletters, clippings, reprints of journal articles written by Rader, periodicals, and books on construction and paving materials. This collection contains materials related to Lloyd F. The collection includes material about Rader's professional career, honors and awards he received, and articles and textbooks authored or co-authored by Rader about asphalt, concrete, and urban planning.

Rader taught at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, New York and he served as a professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison for 33 years. He received his education from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, earning his bachelor, masters, and Ph.

Rader was born in 1902 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Division of Work and Industry Search this Donor: National Museum of American History (U.S.). University of Wisconsin-Madison Search this Collector: Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Search this Rader, Lloyd Forrest, 1902-1979 Search this Names:Īmerican Society for Testing and Materials Search thisĪmerican Society of Civil Engineers.
