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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Textile Fibers Dept. Experimental Station library collection, 1906-1998 (bulk, 1938-1993).

Title: Experimental Station library collection, 1906-1998 (bulk, 1938-1993).

A miscellaneous collection of materials once housed in the library of the Experimental Station and culled after the sale of DuPont's textile fibers business. Includes notes on the history of the Textile Fibers Dept. and its predecessors, on the history of the Experimental Station laboratories, speeches by research chemists, bulletins announcing new products, and digests of patents relating to fluorine compounds.

ArchivalResource: 7 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/434439157 View

Kwolek, Stephanie, 1923-. Oral history interview with Stephanie L. Kwolek 1998 March 21

Title: Oral history interview with Stephanie L. Kwolek 1998 March 21

Stephanie Kwolek begins the interview with a discussion of her early career at DuPont. She joined DuPont in 1946, the same year she earned her B.S. in chemistry at Carnegie-Mellon University. Kwolek spent much of her time working on polymers, including aliphatic and aromatic polyamides. She discusses her level of independence in the laboratory, as well as her relationship with her supervisors. Kwolek began work with 1,4-B and was able to get a high molecular weight polymer. It was eventually discovered that the polymer spun beautifully and was quite strong. This polymer became Kevlar. Kwolek describes industry competition, the testing and scale-up of Kevlar, and the problems of confidentiality. She further discusses the relationship between Kevlar and Paul Flory's theory of liquid polymer crystals. Kwolek concludes the interview with comments on her love of writing, her decision to leave DuPont, and the future of polymer research.

ArchivalResource: Sound files digital, mp3 fileTranscript : (31 leaves) ; 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/316216702 View

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Textile Fibers Dept. Speeches by research chemists, 1938-1955

Title: Speeches by research chemists, 1938-1955

Typescripts of speeches by chemists and officials in the Textile Fibers Dept. and its predecessors. Speeches were delivered at dedications, such as those of laboratory facilities, or at business and professional meetings.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/654815142 View

Stephanie Kwolek Innovative Lives Presentation

Title: Stephanie Kwolek Innovative Lives Presentation

This collection consists of two and one half hours of original (BetaCam SP), master (BetaCam SP) and reference (viewing) copies (VHS), documenting a lecture program for children on March 25, 1996 by Stephanie Kwolek, inventor of Kevlar. Kwolek discusses her invention of Kevlar as well as her background and life experiences.

ArchivalResource: 0.45 Cubic feet (3 boxes)

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e12f95c0-b85c-4f7c-872d-8cd2645de128 View