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  1. Armistead, George. Report to John G. Simmonds and Company, Inc., on the Ship Explosions at Texas City, Texas, on April 16 and 17, 1947, and Their Results. Washington, D.C.
    Moore Library Call #: R 976.4139 ARMISTEAD
  2. Benham, Priscilla Myers, Ph,D. Texas City : Port of Industrial Opportunity. University of Houston.
    Moore Library Call #: R 976.4139 BENHAM

  3. “Burial for Unknown Dead is Postponed.” The Texas City Sun. June 6, 1947. p. 1.
    Moore Library VF: T.C. Disaster – File 1

  4. “Disaster: Texas City Diary.” Newsweek . April 28, 1947.

  5. Doran, Lt. Col. Roy E. “Memorandum to Asst. Chief of Staff – G-4” Dated 1700, 16 April 1947. Reproduced at the National Archives.
    Moore Library VF: T.C. Disaster – Army Activities File

  6. Joint Report of Fire Prevention and Engineering Bureau of Texas & the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Texas City, Texas, Disaster April 16, 17, 1947.
    Moore Library VF: TC Disaster – Reports - File #9

  7. Kintz, G.M., Jones, G.W and Charles B. Carpenter. Explosions of Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer on Board the S.S. Grandcamp and S.S. High Flyer at Texas City, Tex., April 16,17, 1947. Report of Investigations. U.S. Dept. of the Interior. February 1948.
    Moore Library Call #: R 976.4139 K

  8. Memorial Service for 28 Firemen Held Here Tonight.” The Texas City Sun . May 30, 1947. p. 1.
    Moore Library VF: T. C. Disaster – File 1

  9. Minutaglio, Bill. City On Fire: The Explosion that Devastated a Texas Town and Ignited a Historic Legal Battle. New York : HarperCollins, 2003.
    Moore Library Call #: 976.4139 MINUTAGL
  10. Stephens, Hugh W. The Texas City Disaster, 1947. Austin : University of Texas Press, 1997.
    Moore Library Call #: 976.4139 STEPHENS

  11. Stone, Ron. Disaster at Texas City. Fredericksburg: Shearer, 1987.
    Moore Library Call #: 976.4139 S

  12. "Thousands Attend Last Rites for Unidentified Victims of Disaster.” The Texas City Sun . June 23, 1947.
    Moore Library VF: T.C. Disaster – File 1

  13. We Were There: A Collection of the Personal Stories of Survivors of the 1947 Ship Explosions in Texas City , Texas , commonly referred to as the Texas City Disaster. Mainland Museum of Texas City, 1997.
    Moore Library Call #: R 976.4139 WE

 
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