Roy Jay Holden, Jr. Papers
Scope and Content
Authority on the handling of hazardous materials. Graduated from Virginia Tech in 1942 (M.S., Mechanical Engineering). Progressed from Stress Analyst to Product Manager (1947-1970) with American Car and Foundry Industries in St. Charles, Missouri. Manager of Technical Services (1980-1989) of the Bureau of Explosives of the Association of American Railroads, and responsible for advising railroad companies on the shipping of hazardous materials and on measures for reducing the hazards. Papers document his career in railroad tank car design and the handling of hazardous materials. Unprocessed.
Dates
- Creation: 1947 - 1989
Creator
- Holden, Roy Jay, 1921-1989 (Person)
Full Extent
9 Cubic Feet (13 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Location
Please note: Boxes 1-9 of this collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
Separated Materials
- The following books were cataloged for the Rare Book Collection:
- Report to the Association of American Railroads: A Review of Cost-Benefit Methodology Employed by the Association of American Railroads and Railways Progress Institute Railroad Tank Car Safety Research and Test Project Compared with a Related Analysis by Calspan Corporation, June 1974.
- The Official Railway Guide: North American Freight Service Edition, September/October 1981.
- Report to the Association of American Railroads Research and Test Department: Engineering Significance of Failure Analysis Information for Tank Car UTLX 98646., Which Developed a Head Fracture During Humping/Switching Operations in the Toronto Yards of the Canadian National Railroad, Report No. WP-113, January 1985.
- Metallurgical Investigation of a Dot-111A1--W4 Railroad Tank Car that Developed Leaks While in Ethylene Oxide Service, February 1985.
- Chemicals and Communications: Emergency Response Seminar, June 1985.
- The Official Railway Guide, March/April 1987.
- Hazardous Materials: Emergency and Environmental Response (4th Annual International Hazardous Materials Association Conference), June 1987.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
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