Lewis, Bernard, "Report of Research and Technologic Work on Explosives, Explosions, and Flames: Fiscal Years 1947 and 1948", 1949

File — Box: 57, Folder: 1

Identifier: V

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: The largest section of the collection is the Publications section, which consists of thirty-nine boxes of published material. Boxes 48-49 contain Creation Research Society Quarterly and other publications, the majority of which are related to Cook's interest in the relationship between scientific and religious theories. The remainder of this section consists of reports and other papers published by government agencies, private businesses, and universities on the subject of explosives. Boxes 50-56 contain reports originating from various military agencies, including U. S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratories and U. S. Naval Ordnance Laboratories. Box 47-62 contains U. S. Bureau of Mines circulars and reports. Beginning with Box 63, the materials more clearly reflects Cook's own work in explosives, as the documents originated from organizations directed by Cook. Organizations headed by Cook and associated with the University of Utah include the Institute for the Study of Rate Processes, the Explosives Research Group (ERG), the Institute of Metals and Explosives Research (IMER), as well as the Department of Metallurgy. Boxes 72-74 contain Intermountain Research and Engineering Company and IRECO Chemical Company publications. Boxes 75-85 contain publications related to various symposia and conferences on explosives and related topics. Box 86 contains maps, charts, and diagrams associated with Cook's work as expert witness in litigation involving explosions.

Dates

1949

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.