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Bob Launhardt Papers, 1972

Overview of the Collection

Title
Bob Launhardt Papers
Dates
1972
Quantity
0.25 linear feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
MSS 261
Summary
The collection contains a draft of "The Sunshine Mine Fire Disaster: A View from the Inside," reproductions of the ventilation schematic for the 1972 fire, and other writings about mines and fires, including Buenos Aires, Granite Mountain Mine, nightclub fires, mattresses, and Sago Mine.
Repository
Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is available for research.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Bob Launhardt was the safety engineer for Sunshine Mine, and present for the 1972 fire.

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Content Description

The collection contains a draft of "The Sunshine Mine Fire Disaster: A View from the Inside," reproductions of the ventilation schematic for the 1972 fire, and other writings about mines and fires, including Buenos Aires, Granite Mountain Mine, nightclub fires, mattresses, and Sago Mine.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[item description], Bob Launhardt Papers, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Bob Launhardt in 2007.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Documents 1 - 13
    • Table of Contents:
    • 1. Braden Copper Mine
    • 2. Buenos Aires Fire
    • 3. Deep Dark
    • 4. Fatal Foam
    • 5. Formation of Hydrogen Cyanide in Fires
    • 6. Granite Mountain Mine
    • 7. Knocks Fire Cold
    • 8. Nightclub Polyurethane Foam Fire
    • 9. Preface
    • 10. Published Providence Journal Article with Photographs (Projo + pics)
    • 11. Fatal Foam: Providence Journal Article (Projo Article)
    • 12. Polyurethane vs. Wood Fires
    • 13. Sago Mine Cause
    Dates: 2007
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Journal: September 2007 Edition (Document 14) + Station Night Club Fire (Document 15)

    See also: Preface (Document 9)

    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: Ventilation Air Quality in Hard Rock Mines (Document 16)
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: Sunshine Mine Disaster: A View from the Inside

    Earlier edition of Journal (Document 14).

    Dates: 2007 October 12
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: Ventilation Schematic
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5

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Subject Terms

  • Mines and Mineral Resources
  • Silver mines and mining--Idaho
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