Box 1: Daily Resume of Activities, 1946-1947
Each Daily Resume discusses the activities happening at the Holston Ordnance Works and is broken down into Shops, Fire Department, Guard Department, Visitors, Weather
Folder 1: January- February 1946
Folder 2: March- April 1946
▪ Composition B and Absentee Reports
Folder 3: May-June 1946
▪ Composition B and Absentee Reports
Folder 4: July-August 1946
▪ Ammonium Nitrate Program reactivation by Liberty Power Company
Folder 5: September-October 1946
▪ Continued Ammonium Nitrate Program reactivation
Folder 6: November-December 1946
▪ Holiday leave
▪ Women employed by Liberty Power Company in Ammonium Nitrate Program
▪ Shortage of supplies, so storage was necessary to stockpile
▪ Ran out of ammonia at several points
▪ Holston Ordnance District Planning Board’s first meeting
Folder 7: January-February 1947
▪ Shortage of tank cars for Ammonium Nitrate Program—slower production
Folder 8: March-April 1947
▪ Deactivation of plant
Folder 9: June-July 1947
▪ Very limited to no shipping taking place
Folder 10: August-September 1947
▪ Very limited to no shipping taking place
Box 2: Daily Resume of Activities, 1947-1949
Each Daily Resume discusses the activities happening at the Holston Ordnance Works and is broken down into Post Engineer, Ordnance Department, Fire Department, Guard Department, Stores, First Aid, Weather
Folder 1: October-December 1947
▪ Work on standby preparation
▪ Very limited to no shipping taking place
Folder 2: January-February 1948
▪ Very limited to no shipping taking place
Folder 3: March- April 1948
▪ Collecting samples and testing Composition B
▪ Clearing buildings for standby
Folder 4: May-June 1948
▪ Collecting samples and testing Composition B
▪ Clearing buildings for standby
▪ Very limited shipping
Folder 5: July-August 1948
▪ Collecting samples and testing Composition B
▪ Clearing buildings for standby
▪ Very limited shipping
▪ Repairing equipment for storage
Folder 6: September-October 1948
▪ Collecting samples and testing Composition B
▪ Clearing buildings for standby
▪ Preparing ammunition for shipment
Folder 7: November-December 1948
▪ Clearing and repairing buildings for standby
▪ Collecting and testing samples of Composition B
Folder 8: January-February 1949
▪ Clearing and repairing buildings for standby
▪ Repairing equipment for storage
▪ Preparing ammunition for storage—temperature readings
Folder 9: March-April 1949
▪ Clearing and repairing buildings for standby
▪ Repairing equipment for storage
▪ Preparing Composition B for shipping
Folder 10: May-June 1949
▪ Clearing and repairing buildings for standby
▪ Repairing equipment for storage
▪ Preparing ammunition for storage—temperature readings
Box 3: Daily Resume of Activities, 1949-1950
Each Daily Resume discusses the activities happening at the Holston Ordnance Works and is broken down into Post Engineer, Ordnance Department, Fire Department, Guard Department, Stores, First Aid, Weather
Folder 1: July-August 1949
▪ Clearing and repairing buildings for standby
▪ Repairing equipment for storage
▪ Inspection of Holston Ordnance Works
Folder 2: September-October 1949
▪ Clearing and repairing buildings for standby
▪ Repairing equipment for storage
▪ General maintenance
Folder 3: November-December 1949
▪ Clearing and repairing buildings for standby
▪ Repairing equipment for storage
▪ General maintenance
▪ Safety Meetings
Folder 4: January-February 1950
▪ Clearing and repairing buildings for standby
▪ Repairing equipment for storage
▪ General maintenance
Folder 5: March-April 1950
▪ Clearing and repairing buildings for standby
▪ Repairing equipment for storage
▪ General maintenance
Folder 6: May-June 1950
▪ Clearing and repairing buildings for standby
▪ Repairing equipment for storage
▪ General maintenance
Folder 7: July-August 1950
▪ Clearing and repairing buildings for standby
▪ Repairing equipment for storage
▪ General maintenance
Folder 8: September-October 1950
▪ Repairing equipment for storage
▪ General maintenance
Folder 9: November-December 1950
▪ Repairing equipment for storage
▪ General maintenance
