Pittsburgh plate glass company

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The Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (PPG) was founded in 1883 in Creighton, Pennsylvania, by Captain John Baptiste Ford and John Pitcairn. The plant quickly became known for its glass products using the plate process and developed methods for creating thinner, and more versatile, high quality glass. The company made glass for the automobile industry and, during World War II, focused production on military projects, such as glass for airplanes and developing synthetic resins. In addition to glass, the company now produces paint, coatings, and chemicals and operates in over sixty countries.

From the description of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company pension records, 1909-1939. (University of Pittsburgh). WorldCat record id: 587497481

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referencedIn Feinberg, I. Robert (Irving Robert), 1912-1975. Series 1.General arbitration case files, part b, 1946-1975. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company pension records, 1909-1939. University of Pittsburgh
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referencedIn Maxwell Copelof arbitration files, ca. 1940-ca. 1970. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
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creatorOf Charles Rousseau & Cie. Trade catalogs of building materials, 1878-1936. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
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referencedIn Color Association of the United States. Records, 1915-1983. Hagley Museum & Library
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referencedIn Corsini, Harold. Photograph collection of Harold Corsini, 1940s-1970s. University of Pittsburgh
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associatedWith Bader, Alfred, 1924- person
associatedWith Color Association of the United States. corporateBody
associatedWith Copelof, Maxwell. person
associatedWith Copelof, Maxwell, 1897- person
associatedWith Corsini, Harold. person
associatedWith Crampton, Guy E. (Guy Edwin), 1913-1978 person
associatedWith Deitrick, William Henley, 1895-1974 person
associatedWith E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Public Affairs Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith Feinberg, I. Robert (Irving Robert), 1912-1975. person
associatedWith Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 person
associatedWith Hazard, Leland. person
associatedWith Manny, Carter Hugh. person
associatedWith Molitor, Joseph W. person
associatedWith Musgrave, Samuel A., 1912- person
associatedWith Orr, Leighton E. person
associatedWith Soo Hardware Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. National War Labor Board (1942-1945) corporateBody
associatedWith Wilmington Trust Company. Trust Dept. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
Creighton (Pa.)
Subject
Glass manufacture
Old age pensions
Pensions
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Active 1909

Active 1939

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