Consider digitizing it (respecting any surviving IP markings) or donating it to an aerospace university archive. Documents like these are the DNA of aviation history.
If you have a specific table, figure, or section number from the manual (e.g., “Sec 15.3” or “Fig 15-2”), I can help interpret its technical meaning or locate a modern equivalent. In the 1970s and 80s, MDC’s Structural Design
In the 1970s and 80s, MDC’s Structural Design group operated under a philosophy of "fail-safe and damage tolerance." This was before widespread adoption of CAD. Engineers used slide rules, mainframe batch-processing stress programs, and massive loose-leaf manuals like to check every rivet, spar, and longeron. The Structural Design Manual Vol 2 McDonnell Douglas Corporation 15 would have been issued to senior stress analysts and design leads, with strict "Company Confidential" stamps on each page. : Methods and data for structural bonding, which
: Methods and data for structural bonding, which is critical for reducing weight in modern airframes. In the 1970s and 80s