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Sub-series 4. Liquid Explosives, 1952-1981, undated

 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: 1952-1981, undated

Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series consists of one box of twenty-one files. These files contain correspondence, data, memos, plant plans, inspection information, and charts about explosive chemicals such as hydroxylammonium acid sulfate, nitroparaffins, and nitromethane-based liquid explosives.

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)