Diamond, Holton W., 1915-

Holton W. Diamond worked throughout his career on uses of soybean oil in creating non-dairy foods such as whipped topping, coffee cream and ice cream. In 1943, he got his start as chief chemist at the George Washington Carver Laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan which was established by Henry Ford. During his work at the lab, he acquired the first two of six patents. After Henry Ford's death and a brief attempt to run his own company, he worked for American Maize Products Company in Roby, Indiana and Rich Products Corporation in Buffalo, New York.

From the description of Holton W. Diamond papers, 1933-1971 (bulk 1946-1969) (The Henry Ford). WorldCat record id: 706828051