J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Melvin A. Cook photograph collection
Cook, Melvin A. (Melvin Alonzo)
P0567
0.25 linear feet
1 archives box
266 images; (75 8 x 10; 189 4 x 5 or greater)
1945-1985
The Melvin A. Cook photograph collection contains images relative to the investigation of potential and/or accidental explosions in a variety of areas and situations and the study and development and disposal of explosive materials. Subject matter includes electron diffraction, action of commercial xanthates, tungsten burners, etc. Also included; specialized photograph equipment, business meetings, and geology "before and after" images of test explosions.
English
Melvin A. Cook is an explosives expert and chemist, known for work on shaped charges and slurry explosives. He was a professor of metallurgy at the University of Utah, a businessman, and an author of works on explosives. He also published works on creationism, particularly on the relationship between science and Mormon doctrines. Collection contains images relative to the investigation of potential and/or accidental explosions in a variety of areas and situations and the study and development and disposal of explosive materials. Subject matter includes electron diffraction, action of commercial xanthates, tungsten burners, etc. Also included; specialized photograph equipment, business meetings, and geology "before and after" images of test explosions. Collection is blackandwhite and color with text.
*Some explanations to photos are in German.
Collection is arranged topically.
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The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Gift of Melvin A. Cook,1990 and 1994.
Processed by Ashley Arave in 2004.
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Manuscript materials were transferred to the Melvin A. Cook papers (MS 0658).
Cook, Melvin A. (Melvin Alonzo)--Photographs
University of Utah--Faculty--Photographs
Chemists--Research--Utah--20th century--Photographs
Explosives--Research--Photographs
Explosives, Military--Research--Photographs
Shaped charges--Photographs
Explosives industry--Utah--Photographs
Blasting--Photographs
Science
Images
Photographs
Portraits
Melvin A. Cook and Explosives
Explosion Analysis (detail)
1
1
- Photograph number 1-34: Mangled pieces of metal collected after an explosion
- Photograph number 35-78: Location of explosion and up close
Miscellaneous
1
2
- Photograph number 1: An Oscillogram
- Photograph number 2: High Speed image converter Camera
- Photograph number 3-4: Exploded pieces of a metal pipe
- Photograph number 5: Unidentified
- Photograph number 6-11: The Casco Depot at Alumasteel on May 6, 1978
- Photograph number 12: Debris from burned trailer
- Photograph number 13-14: Unidentified aerial views
Dithekite Plasma (detail)
1
3
- Photograph number 1: Streak camera traces of Dithekite plasmas
- Photograph number 2-11: Unidentified
Railway Explosion (detail)
1
4
- Photograph number 1: Unidentified group
- Photograph number 2: Explosion
- Photograph number 3: Aerial view of the area
- Photograph number 4-37: Pictures of the scene of the explosion, diagraming what happened (no explanation offered with photos)
Electron Diffraction photographs
1
5
- Photograph number 1-14: Photographs of electron diffraction.
Relating to explostions
1
6
- Photograph number 1: Photograph of Nobel Prize medal
- Photograph number 2: Unidentified
- Photograph number 3: "The Blast at Mesabi"
- Photograph number 4: Jumping and spinning detonation with streak camera
- Photograph number 5-6: Equipment
- Photograph number 7-8: Unidentified group (explanation in German)
- Photograph number 9: Explosive device
- Photograph number 10: "Muck pile of Reserve Mining Company blast of SBA, view from top level"
- Photograph number 11-12: Unidentified
- Photograph number 13: Diagram
- Photograph number 14: Dealing with explosive equipment
- Photograph number 15: Image taken with a streak camera
- Photograph number 16: Unidentified
- Photograph number 17-18: Navajo Ordnance depot, Testing team
- Photograph number 19: Unidentified canyon
- Photograph number 20: Negative of an article
- Photograph number 21: Grand Canyon
Images dealing with explosions
1
7
- Photograph number 1-43
Images of a building that suffered from an explosion and things effected by the explosion
1
8
- Photograph number 1-20
Images dealing with explosions in Europe (Switzerland; explanation in German)
1
9
- Photograph number 1-15
Unidentified
1
9a
- Photograph number 1-2
IRECO, detonation and the detonation reaction zone
1
10
- Photograph number 1-2: Unidentified portraits
- Photograph number 3: IRECO Installation
- Photograph number 4: Aerial Photo
- Photograph number 5: Initiation of detonation and the detonation reaction zone. Nitric acid-water-nitrobenzene
- Photograph number 6-9: Charts
- Photograph number 10-13: IRECO Facility
Explosive maps and materials
1
11
- Photograph number 1: Explosion map
- Photograph number 2: Explosive material
- Photograph number 3: Unidentified building