Explosives Miscellaneous Papers

File — Box: 45, Folder: 5

Identifier: IV

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: Section Four contains papers on explosives collected by Cook during his tenure as director of the Institute of Metals and Explosives Research, as well as patent information and some material relating to the commercial use of slurry explosives. Box 43 of this section contains explosives-related patent information in the form of photocopies from various patent publications. The bulk of the patents describe the composition of various explosive compounds and related processes. Folders 6-8 are concerned with evaluation of standard practices and recommendations for the industrial use of explosive compounds and devices developed for the military. Box 44 contains financial records of royalties paid to Cook by Iron Ore Company of Canada, which was assigned the patent rights to Cook's slurry blasting agents and developed and marketed these products outside the United States. Boxes 45 and 46 contain reprints from scientific and technical journals on the subject of explosives. Box 47 contains the notebook of Albert G. Funk, a research scientist for IRECO, and a scrapbook detailing a demonstration of slurry blasting at Gabenkopf Quarry.

Dates

1802-1989

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.