A Collection in the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 41532
Library of Virginia
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Carl R. Fortney was born 6 April 1915. He graduated from West Virginia University in 1937 with a degree in chemical engineering.
He served as a captain in World War II. Fortney worked for the Virginia Department of Health. He and his wife Agnes had two
children. Fortney died in Richmond, Virginia, 27 July 1986.
Notebooks, 1964-1978, of Carl R. Fortney (1915-1986) of Richmond, Virginia, detailing his work for the Bureau of Industrial
Hygiene, Virginia Department of Health, and consisting of addresses, clippings, contact information, flow charts, lists, maps,
minutes, notes, reports, schematics, sketches, and loose papers. The notebooks contain his notes from inspections of various
manufacturers, plants, businesses, and local health departments throughout Virginia. Includes some minutes for the Regional
Air Pollution Advisory Board.