A Guide to the Roy Jay Holden, Jr. Papers, 1947-1989
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number
Ms1991-023
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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.
Separated Material
The following materials were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Railroad
- University Archives
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University