Box 1
Container
Contains 17 Results:
Monsanto Chemical Co. casualties, hospitalizations, widows and survivors, 1947
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
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
Correspondence, 1947, 1955 and 1997
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
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
Correspondence, flyers, brochures and ephemera regarding 1997 anniversary events in Texas City
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
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
Site maps, 1947
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
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
Images, 1947 post-explosion (27 black and white 8x10s)
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
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
Images, circa. 1949 post-explosion (6 black and white 8x10s, 6 black and white postcards)
File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
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
Manuscript and typescript notes regarding "Texas City Film" and "Introduction to Safety Movie", 1952 with 1997 notes
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
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