Series III. Plant Plans and Processes, 1954-1975, undated
Scope and Content
The Commercial Solvents Corporation Records contains the corporation’s institutional records. This collection primarily deals with the production of nitroparaffins and nitroparaffin derivatives, an area in which Commercial Solvents Corporation was preeminent. The collection is arranged into the following three series:
- CSC Topical Files
- Personal Files (Richard S. Egly and Emory E. Toops, Jr.)
- Plant Plans and Processes
Dates
- Creation: 1954-1975, undated
Series Description
This series contains the CSC’s Plant Plans and Processes files. Arranged in its original order, this series consists of two boxes of one hundred fifty-six files. These files contain schematics relating to construction of and subsequent modifications to CSC’s Sterlington, Louisiana plant (formerly Dixie Ordinance Works).
Repository Details
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