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Sub-series 3. Explosives, 1953-1979

 Sub-Series

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

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:

From the Collection:
  1. CSC Topical Files
  2. Personal Files (Richard S. Egly and Emory E. Toops, Jr.)
  3. Plant Plans and Processes

Dates

  • Creation: 1953-1979

Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series consists of one box of thirty-seven files. These files contain correspondence, memos, data, reports, and publications about explosives tests and the explosives industry.

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

Contact:
315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia PA 19106 United States
215.873.8265
215.873.5265 (Fax)