Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Collection or Record:
Monsanto statements, 1947-1948
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Texas City disaster records were created and / or maintained by survivor Robert M. Morris. The reports, statements, images and notes describe the events of the April 16, 1947 when a French freighter carrying fertilizer caught fire and exploded, causing disaster on shore at the nearby Monsanto petroleum plant and other refineries, homes, warehouses and buildings. At least 576 were killed and 4,000 injured, with the town being almost completely destroyed. Original materials of...
Dates:
1947-2003; Majority of material found within 1947 - 1949