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University of Utah Flammability Research Center records, 1969-1980
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- University of Utah. Flammability Research Center
- Title
- University of Utah Flammability Research Center records
- Dates
- 1969-1980 (inclusive)19691980
- Quantity
- 7.75 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Acc0369
- Summary
- The Flammability Research Center was a research institute located within the College of Engineering that conducted research on the flammability of polymers and the associated toxicological consequences. This collection contains reports and grant applications related to research conducted at the Center. Also included are correspondence and memoranda concerning Center administration and activities
- Repository
-
University of Utah Libraries, University Archives and Records Management
University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
666 Guardsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT
84112
Telephone: 8015818242
david.buhler@utah.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains reports and grant applications related to research conducted at the Center. Also included are correspondence and memoranda concerning Center administration and activities.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: University of Utah Flammability Research Center records, Acc. 369, Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Following Citations:Acc. 369.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is organized in nine series: 1. Assorted Papers and Articles; 2. Research Grant Proposals; 3. NASA Files; 4. National Bureau of Standards Files; 5. Research Applied to National Needs (RANN) Files; 6. Polymer Conference Series (PCS) Files; 7. International Symposium on Toxicity (1st) and Departmental Business; 8. FRC Personnel Files (Restricted); 9. Correspondence Files. The arrangement is alphabetical within each series.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Assorted Papers and ArticlesReturn to Top
Container(s): Series 1
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Articles: A-D |
|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | ASTM: " Recommended Practice for Biological Screening for Unusual Smoke Toxicity" |
1977 |
| 2 |
" Analysis of the Lil-Haven Nursing Home Fire"
|
1971 |
| 3 |
" Analysis of the products of Oxidative Degredation of a Polyamic Acid-Flourocarbon Polymeric System"
|
1978 |
| 4 |
" Analysis of the Products of Thermal Decomposition of an Aromatic Polyamide Fabric"
|
undated |
| 5 |
" Analysis of the Products of Thermal Decomposition of a Chlorinated Aromatic Polyamide Fabric"
|
undated |
| 6 |
" Assessment of the Relative Toxicity of Materials: Concept of a Limiting Toxicant"
|
undated |
| 7 |
" Behavioral Assessment: Carbonmonoxide Intoxication in the Evaluation of Behavioral Endpoints"
|
1976 |
| 8 |
" Biological End-Points for the Assessment of the Toxicity of the Products of Combustion"
|
undated |
| 9 |
" Characterization of the Polymer Decomposition Products by Electron Impact and Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry"
|
undated |
| 10 |
" The Chemistry of Fire Resistant Materials and Suppression"
|
undated |
| 11 |
" Combustion of Polymeric Materials and the Physiological and Toxicological Aspects of Flammability"
|
1971 |
| 12 |
" Comparative Study of the Toxicity of the Combustion Products of Polyvinyl Flouride and Flourenone Polyseter Films"
|
undated |
| 13 |
" Correlation of Gravimetric Smoke Measurement by the Arapahoe Chamber with Optical Smoke Measurement by the NBS Chamber for Flaming Combustion"
|
undated |
| 14 | DOE: " The investigation of Labile Compounds Resulting From the Pyrolysis of Oil Shale in High Vacuum" |
1979 |
| 15-16 | DOT: " Development of a Protocol and Combustion/Exposure Chamber for Evacuating Combustion Product Toxicity and Smoke Resulting from Burning Transportation Vehicle Interior Materials" |
1978 |
| 17 | DOT: " Combustion of Polymeric Materials and Toxicological Aspects of Flammability for Interior Materials in Automative Applications" |
1970 |
| 18 |
" Environmental Pollution by Fire-Retarded Materials"
|
undated |
| 19 | Flammability Research Center Reports - Listing |
undated |
| 20 |
" Development of Methodology for the Assessment of the Toxicity of Combustion Products"
|
undated |
| 2 | Articles: E-Z |
|
| Folder | ||
| 1 |
" The Effects of Acute Carbonmonoxide Exposure on the Performance and Learning of Avoidance Response"
|
undated |
| 2 |
" The Effect of the Sensory Irritant Component of a Combustion Atmosphere Derived from Douglas Fir on the Leg-Flexion Avoidance Respondence of the Rat"
|
1979 |
| 3 |
" The Effect of a Phosphorus Bridgehead Atom on the Loss of Nuetral Species in the Mass Spectra of Bicyclooctanes"
|
undated |
| 4 |
" Fire Injuries: Case History Studies"
|
1975 |
| 5 |
" Flammability Characteristics of Cellular Plastics"
|
undated |
| 6 |
" The Generation of Retention Index Standards by the Pyrolysis of Hydrocarbons"
|
undated |
| 7 | Hercules Inc. Reports |
undated; 1974-1975 |
| 8 |
" Identification of Base Polymer in Cable Insulation Material from Fire Scene"
|
1977 |
| 9 |
" Inmont Combustion Toxicity Study"
|
undated |
| 10 |
" Intumescence in Polymeric Materials"
|
1970 |
| 11 | IBM: " Analysis of Evolved Gases from Cured and Uncured Steel Shot Heated to 400c in Air" |
1978 |
| 12 | IBM: " Analysis of the Evolved Gases from Polymeric Acid Heated in Vacuum to 400c"
(Restricted)
|
1978 |
| 13 |
" An Investigation of the Thermolysis Mechanism of Model Urethanes"
|
undated |
| 14 |
" Permanence in Polymers"
|
undated |
| 15 |
" Philosophy of Fire Testing"
|
undated |
| 16 |
" Smoke Density Studies with a Modified NBS-AMINCO Chamber"
|
undated |
| 17 |
" Smoke Toxicity of Common Consumer Products"
|
1975 |
| 18 |
" A Strategy for Analysis of Thermal Decomposition of Polymeric Materials"
|
undated |
| 19 |
" Survival Response During Fire Exposure"
|
undated |
| 20 |
" The Toxicological Evaluation of the China Lake NWC Fire Survivability Test of April 16, 1975"
|
undated |
| 21 |
" Use of Thermogravimetric Analysis in Polymer Degradation Studies"
|
1969 |
| 22 |
" USAF Pesticide Analysis"
|
1978 |
| 23 | US Army: " Identification of Potential Migrants from Retort Pouches" |
undated |
| 24 | US Army: " Investigation and Evaluation of Non-Flammable Fire Retardant Materials" |
1971 |
Research Grant ProposalsReturn to Top
Container(s): Series 2
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 3 | Anaconda Company to Federal Aviation Administration |
|
| Folder | ||
| 1-2 | Anaconda Company |
1975 |
| 3 | Consumer Product Safety Commission |
1974 |
| 4-10 | Environmental Protection Agency |
1976-1977 |
| 11-12 | Federal Aviation Administration |
1971; 1976 |
| 4 | Federal Drug Administration to "Investigation of Labile..." |
|
| Folder | ||
| 1-4 | Federal Drug Administration |
1971-1972 |
| 5 |
" Format for the Continuation of the Capability of the Flammability Research Center for Use by the Fire Community"
|
1979 |
| 6 | Health, Education, and Welfare, Department of |
1975-1976 |
| 7 | International Business Machine |
1976 |
| 8-10 | International Isocyanate Institute: Proposal 1975 |
1975 |
| 11 | IIT Reseach Institute |
1978 |
| 12 | Imperial Chemical Industries |
1978 |
| 13 | Institutional Funds Committee |
1979 |
| 14 |
" Investigation of Insoluable Organics in Atmospheric Particulates"
|
1978 |
| 15 |
" Investigation of Labile Compounds Resulting from the Pyrolysis of Oil Shale in High Vacuum"
|
1976 |
| 5 | "Investigations of Fires..." to U.S. Bureau of Mines |
|
| Folder | ||
| 1 |
" Investigations of Fires Related to Synthetic Polymeric Materials"
|
1974 |
| 2 | Kistler Glass Fund |
undated |
| 3 | Charles A. Lindberg Memorial Fund |
1978 |
| 4 | Manufacturing Chemist's Association |
undated |
| 5 | Muscular Dystrophy Associations of America |
1976 |
| 6 | National Fire Prevention and Control Administration |
1977 |
| 7 | National Institute of Environmental Health |
1975 |
| 8-10 | National Institute of Health |
1978-1979 |
| 11 | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
1979 |
| 12-14 | National Science Foundation |
1976-1977 |
| 15 | Public Health Service |
1972 |
| 16-19 | Products Research Committee |
1977-1978 |
| 20-21 | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
1978 |
NASA FilesReturn to Top
Container(s): Series 3
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 6 | Correspondence to Whittaker Corporation |
|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Correspondence |
1975-1978 |
| 2 | Correspondence re: " Thermochemical Characterization of Aircraft Interior Panel Materials" |
1975 |
| 3-6 | Proposals |
1978 |
| 7 | Proposal |
1975 |
| 8 | Proposal & Contract |
1969 |
| 9 | Proposal |
1974 |
| 10-11 | Proposal |
1976 |
| 12 | Proposal |
1970 |
| 13 | Proposal |
1974 |
| 14 | Various Contracts and Work Statements |
1974-1975 |
| 15 | Whittaker Corporation: Proposal & Correspondence |
1978 |
National Bureau of Standards FilesReturn to Top
Container(s): Series 4
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 7 | Budget to Proposal |
|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Budget |
1974 |
| 2 | Correspondence |
1977-1978 |
| 3 | Correspondence re: Evaluation of Toxicological Hazards with Fire Retarded Materials |
1974-1975 |
| 4 | Correspondence |
1978-1980 |
| 5-13 | Proposals |
1970-1978 |
Research Applied to National Needs (RANN) FilesReturn to Top
Container(s): Series 5
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 8 | Advisory Board to NSF-RANN Meeting |
|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Advisory Board |
1972-1976 |
| 2 | Advisory Board Meetings |
1972-1975 |
| 3 | Bibliography of RANN-Sponsored Research |
1974-1975 |
| 4 | Bicyclophosphate Esters: Correspondence |
1975 |
| 5 | Conference on Fire Research |
1975 |
| 6 | Correspondence: J. R. Gaskill |
1972-1974 |
| 7 | Fire Research Grantees Meeting: Harvard |
1975 |
| 8 | Fire Safety for Buildings |
1973 |
| 9 | Correspondence: Dr. R. H. Long |
1973-1975 |
| 10 | Miscellaneous |
undated; 1973-1976 |
| 11 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
1973-1974 |
| 12 | Proposal Reviews |
1976 |
| 13 | Society of the Plastics Industry - Correspondence |
1973-1975 |
| 14 | Third Renewal - Budget |
1975 |
| 15 | Third Renewal - " Physiological and Toxicological Aspects of Smoke Produced During Combustion of Polymeric Materials" |
1976 |
| 16 | Meeting |
1973 |
Polymer Conference Series FilesReturn to Top
Container(s): Series 6
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 9 | ||
| Folder | ||
| 1-6 | PCS Participants: Section(s) I, II, III, IV, V, VI |
1973 |
| 10 | ||
| Folder | ||
| 1-4 | PCS Participants: Section(s) I, II, III, IV |
1974 |
| 5-6 | PCS Participants: Section(s) I, II |
1975 |
| 11 | Brochures to Miscellaneous |
|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Brochures |
1970-1975 |
| 2-3 | Final Report |
1973 |
| 4 | Miscellaneous |
1970-1975 |
International Symposium on Toxicity (IST) & Departmental BusinessReturn to Top
Container(s): Series 7
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 12 | IST to Seminar Summaries |
|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | IST: Miscellaneous |
1976 |
| 2 | IST: Speakers |
1976 |
| 3 | Fire Investigation Reports |
1975-1977 |
| 4 | FRC: Analytical Division Research Meetings |
1975 |
| 5 | FRC: Consulting Work |
1977-1979 |
| 6 | FRC: Facilities |
1976-1977 |
| 7 | FRC: Financial Matters |
1978-1980 |
| 8 | FRC: Management Council Minutes |
1977 |
| 9 | FRC: New Business |
1977-1978 |
| 10 | FRC: Policy |
1975 |
| 11 | Lab Management |
1975 |
| 12 | Memoranda |
1976 |
| 13 | NIEHS: Site Visit |
1975 |
| 14 | Seminar Summaries/Trip Reports |
1978 |
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Box | |
| 13 | |
| Folder | |
| 1 | Dr. R. C. Baldwin |
| 2 | Lee DeVeer |
| 3 | Dr. I. N. Einhorn |
| 4 | Dr. W. A. Galster |
| 5 | Dr. G. E. Hartzell |
| 6 | Dr. F. D. Hileman |
| 7 | Dr. B. M. Hughes |
| 8 | Dr. S. Israel |
| 9 | Dr. S. C. Packham |
| 10 | Dr. J. H. Petajan |
| 11 | Dr. C. D. Scott |
| 12 | Dr. K. J. Voorhees |
| 13 | Vitae of Center Personnel |
Correspondence FilesReturn to Top
Container(s): Series 9
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 14 | Correspondence: A-F |
|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Administrative |
1977-1978 |
| 2 | Advisory Group for Aerospace Research & Development (AGARD) |
1974-1976 |
| 3 | Allied Chemical Corporation |
1976-1979 |
| 4 | American Chemical Society |
1973-1977 |
| 5 | American Instrument Company (AMINCO) |
1974 |
| 6 | American Nursing Home Association |
1972-1975 |
| 7 | Anaconda Company |
1975-1979 |
| 8 | American Society for Testing Materials |
1976-1977 |
| 9 | BASF-Wyandotte Corporation |
1975 |
| 10 | Bell Laboratories |
1978 |
| 11 | Boeing Company |
1974-1976 |
| 12 | Borehamwood Fire Research Station |
1974-1976 |
| 13 | Borg-Warner Chemicals |
1973-1978 |
| 14 | Celanese Chemical Company |
1976-1979 |
| 15 | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique |
1977 |
| 16 | Chemtron |
1976-1978 |
| 17 | The Combustion Institute |
1974-1976 |
| 18 | Consumer Product Safety Commission |
1974-1976 |
| 19 | Department of Transportation |
1976-1978 |
| 20 | Dow Chemicals |
1974-1978 |
| 21 | Dupont, de Nemours & Company |
1972-1978 |
| 22 | Environmental Protection Agency |
1976 |
| 23 | Financial Matters |
1977-1978 |
| 24 | Fire Research Journal |
1975-1976 |
| 25 | Futrell, J. H. |
1976 |
| 15 | Correspondence: G-N |
|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | General Tire and Rubber Company |
1977 |
| 2 | Greater North Michigan Avenue Association |
1976 |
| 3 | Hartzell, Dr, G. E. |
1977 |
| 4 | Hercules Inc. |
1973-1978 |
| 5 | Hewlett-Packard |
1972-1975 |
| 6 | Hooker Chemical Corporation |
1974-1978 |
| 7 | IBM Grant Information |
1977 |
| 8 | Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. |
1974-1978 |
| 9 | Industrial Coatings Inc. |
1976 |
| 10 | Inmont Corporation |
1978 |
| 11-12 | International Association of Fire Chiefs |
1975-1977 |
| 13 | International Isocyanate Institute (III) |
1974-1977 |
| 14 | Israel Fiber Institute |
1975-1977 |
| 15 | Japan Society of Plastics Technology |
1975 |
| 16 | Journal of Fire and Flammability |
1975-1976 |
| 17 | Kewaunee Scientific Equipment Corporation |
1974-1976 |
| 18 | Legal Requests |
1972-1977 |
| 19 | Mettler Instruments |
1975-1976 |
| 20 | Mine Enforcement Safety Administration |
1978 |
| 21 | Mobay Chemical Company |
1976-1979 |
| 22 | Monsanto |
1976-1979 |
| 23 | NSA Committee on Fire Research |
1972-1975 |
| 24 | National Academy of Science - Committee on Fire Toxicology |
1976 |
| 25 | National Aviation Corporation |
1976-1977 |
| 26 | National Forest Products Association |
1976 |
| 27 | National Fire Prevention and Control Administration |
1976-1977 |
| 28 | NFPCA Conference on Fire Research |
1976 |
| 29 | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
1974-1975 |
| 30 | National Institute for Occupational Safety amd Health |
1975-1977 |
| 31 | National Materials Advisory Board |
1973-1976 |
| 32 | National Research Council - Center for Fire Research |
1976 |
| 16 | Correspondence: N-T |
|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | North Carolina State University |
1975-1977 |
| 2 | National Science Foundation |
1975-1976 |
| 3 | Osaka University |
1976-1977 |
| 4 | OSHA |
1979 |
| 5 | Polymer Institute - University of Detroit |
1977-1978 |
| 6 | Polytechnic Institute of New York |
1976-1977 |
| 7 | Products Research Committee |
1976-1978 |
| 8 | Rice Center for Community Design and Research |
1977 |
| 9 | Rhone-Poulenc Industries |
1973-1977 |
| 10 | Rohr Industries |
1974-1975 |
| 11 | Senate Bill S. 1769 - 93rd Congress |
1975 |
| 12 | Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) |
1973-1978 |
| 13 | State Fire Marshall |
1976-1977 |
| 14 | Teijin Limited |
1974 |
| 15 |
" Test Method and Criteria for Classification ..."
|
1977 |
| 17 | Correspondence:U-Y & Miscellaneous |
|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | University and FRC Policy |
1969-1970; 1978 |
| 2 | University of Lodzkna |
1976 |
| 3 | U.S. Congress |
1975-1977 |
| 4 | Upjohn Company |
1976-1978 |
| 5 | Velsicol Chemical Company |
1978 |
| 6 | Voorhees, Dr. K. J. |
1973-1974 |
| 7 | Weyerhauser Company |
1975-1977 |
| 8 | Yo, Chen-Wu |
1972-1974 |
| 9-13 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
1973-1978 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Fire testing
- Polymers
- Research institutes--Utah--History--Sources
- Universities and colleges--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources
Corporate Names
- University of Utah--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Applications
- Correspondence
- Memorandums
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