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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item], [box], [folder], Carl Rollinson Papers, 1978, undated, Ms2022-017, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Carl Rollinson Papers were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in January 1996.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Carl Rollinson Papers was completed in May 2022.

Biographical Note

Carl Linden Rollinson (1909-1995) was born in Gowanda, New York, in 1909. He attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York; the University of Michigan; and the University of Illionis, where he received a PhD in chemistry. He worked for Dupont Company from 1940 until 1942, when he joined Monsanto Co. in Dayton, Ohio, eventually working on the Dayton Project, which was a part of the Manhattan Project. Rollinson was a professor of chemistry at the University of Maryland from 1946 until retiring in 1979. He died on October 31, 1995, and is buried next to his wife Gretchen A. at Parklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens in Rockville, Maryland.

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Scope and Content

This collection contains two copies of a work by Dr. Carl Rollinson entitled, "The Civil War: A Portfolio of Fabulous Facts, Extrodinary Events, Inspiring Incidents, Piquant Personalities ". This work is a collection of facts about the American Civil War that Rollinson collected during his research. This collection also contains another work by Rollinson entitled, "Chemistry in the Civil War ". This work discusses the use of chemistry in the American Civil War.

Separated Material

Carl L. Rollinson's American Civil War book collection has been added to the Rare Books Collection, which can be requested via the library catalog online.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Carl Rollinson Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).