Special Collections, Virginia Tech,
Blacksburg, Va.
Collection Number
Ms1991-023
Title
Roy Jay Holden, Jr. Papers, 1947-1989
Physical Characteristics
9.0 cu. ft.
13 boxes
Creator
Holden, Roy Jay, 1921-1989
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.
Language
English
Please note: The current finding aid includes only minimal description of the collection. If you have questions, please contact
Special Collections ( specref@vt.edu ) for more information.
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.
The following materials were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections 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.
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