Records (Series II), 1765-1962 (bulk 1902-1962).

New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)

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"Negro Week" was a program on the contributions of blacks to American culture held at the New York World's Fair in July 1940, and consisted of festivals, exhibitions, song and dance recitals, choral and symphonic music, concerts, religious services, guest speakers, and a children's program. From the description of New York World's Fair Negro Week records, 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122580393 From the guide to the New York World's Fair Negro Week records, 1940, (The...

Laflin and Rand Powder Company.

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United States. Army. Ordnance Dept.

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Ordnance department established by Congress in 1812. Office responsible for design, procurement, storage, supply, and maintenance of munitions and combat vehicles. From the description of Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance [microform], 1812-1912. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 40828498 The accounting statements of the U.S. Arsenal at Greenleaf's Point and Fort Belle Fontaine exemplify the Army's ordnance needs in the early years of th...

Hercules Powder Company

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Du Pont, Irénée, 1876-1963

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Irénée du Pont (1876-1963) was born at Nemours, near Eleutherian Mills, New Castle County, Delaware. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He began work for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. in 1903 in the Construction Division of the Black Powder Operating Department. After gaining experience, he was named Assistant Treasurer in 1905 and manager of the Development Department three years later. In 1915 he joined w...

Reese, Charles L. (Charles Lee), 1862-1940

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Charles L. Reese was a research chemist who received his Ph.D. from the University of Heidelberg in 1886. After teaching, he developed a second career in industrial research with the New Jersey Zinc Company in 1900. In 1902 he became chief chemist at the Repauno Works of the Eastern Dynamite Company, controlled by the du Pont interests. From the description of Laboratory notebooks, 1900-1927. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122392308 Charles L...

Texas Centennial (1936 : Dallas, Tex.)

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Stine, Charles M. A. (Charles Milton Altland), 1882-1954

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Charles M. A. Stine was one of the leading research chemists employed by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (1907-1945). From 1930 to his retirement, he was a vice president and one of the principal officers entrusted with organizing and overseeing the company's research and development programs. From the description of Charles M. A. Stine papers, 1924-1949. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 775004983 Charles Milton Altland Stine was born in Norwich, Conn., o...

Arnold, Thurman Wesley, 1891-1969

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Lawyer. From the description of Reminiscences of Thurman Wesley Arnold : oral history, 1961. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309720539 From the description of Reminiscences of Thurman Wesley Arnold : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122440626 From the description of Reminiscences of Thurman Wesley Arnold : interview, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat ...

Repauno Chemical Company.

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Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory

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Roessler & Hasslacher Chemical Company.

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Raskob, John J. (John Jakob), 1879-1950

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John Raskob was born in Lockport, N.Y. on March 19, 1879. He was educated in the area's public schools and after holding a number of positions as a stenographer and secretary went to work for The Johnson Company of Lorain, Ohio, in August 1900. The Johnson Company had been recently purchased by Pierre S. du Pont. Two years later he became Pierre S. du Pont's private secretary, and when du Pont became treasurer of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. on March 4, 1904, Raskob became his ...

Carothers, Wallace Hume, 1896-1937

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Wallace H. Carothers was born in Burlington Iowa on April 27, 1896. He attended undergraduate and graduate classes at the University of Illinois, Urbana where he studied under Roger Adam. In 1928 after several years teaching undergraduates at Harvard he accepted a position in Du Pont's newly formed fundamental research program. By 1930 he and his group, which included Julian W. Hill and the future Nobel Laureate in chemistry, Paul Flory, discovered both Nylon and Neoprene. Carothers was plagued ...

Hooker Electrochemical Company

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Eastern Dynamite Company.

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Standard Explosives Company.

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Brown, Donaldson, 1885-1965

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Donaldson Brown (1885-1965) was an industrialist and business executive with E.I. du Pont de Nemours and the General Motors Corporation. Brown was the Du Pont Company's treasurer from 1918-1921. He was an expert in internal financial procedures. In 1921 when Pierre S. du Pont reorganized the General Motors' Executive Committee and Advisory Staff he nominated Donaldson Brown to head G.M.'s Financial Staff. Brown was chairman of the G.M. Finance Committee until his retirement in 1946. From 1937-19...

Bolton, Elmer K. 1886-1968.

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Nobel-Dynamite Trust Company, Ltd.

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Grasselli Chemical Company

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The Grasselli Chemical Company was established by Eugene Ramiro Grasselli in Cincinnati in 1839. In 1886 it moved its headquarters and major production facilities to Cleveland. During the 19th century the company became a major producer of sulfuric acid, nitric acid, baking soda, chloroform and pharmaceutical chemicals. In the 1850s the company became a major producer of kerosene. In the mid 1870s Grasselli became the Du Pont Company's major supplier of sulfuric acid which was used to make nitro...

Barksdale, Hamilton M. (Hamilton Macfarland), 1861-1918

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Hamilton Barksdale (1861-1918) was born in Richmond, Va. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1882 with a degree in civil engineering. Barksdale joined the engineering corps of the B&O railroad in 1885. In 1890 he went to work at the Repauno Chemical Company. When Repauno became part of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. in 1895, Barksdale was named head of the Du Pont Company's Explosives Department. In 1911 he was named general manager and the next year he was appointed to the fi...

Lincoln, Edmond E. (Edmond Earl), 1888-1958

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United States Dynamite Company.

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United States Rubber Company

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Rubber products manufacturing firm formed in 1892 through the consolidation of various companies, including the Boston Rubber Company and L. Candee and Company, New Haven, Conn. From the description of Records of Boston office, 1876-1900 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269580845 ...

Sloan, Alfred P. (Alfred Pritchard), 1875-1966

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Crane, Jasper, 1881-1969

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Jasper Crane (1881-1969) began his career in plastics in 1901 with the Arlington Company of New Jersey. When this company was acquired by E.I. du Pont de Nemours in 1915, Crane became head of the Cellulose & Solvents Division of the Chemical Department. During the First World War he was involved in research concerning poison gas defense, smokeless powder containers, and coatings for airplane wings. He was later assigned to the Du Pont Company's London office as European manager in charge of ...

Oriental Powder Company.

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Interessengemeinschaft Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft

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Du Pont, Francis Victor, 1894-1962

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Francis Victor du Pont was born on May 28, 1894, the eldest son of T. Coleman du Pont and Alice du Pont, and died on May 20, 1962. He was a civil engineer and political figure in Delaware and Maryland. From the description of Francis Victor du Pont family papers, 1804-1961 [bulk, 1915-1960]. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 775008334 ...

Hazard Powder Company.

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American Smokeless Powder Company.

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National Ammonia Company, Inc.

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Niagara Ammonia Company.

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Atlas Powder Company

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The mines of Michigan's Copper Country were generally self-reliant; however, there were at least three things they could not find along the Keweenaw Peninsula - coal, iron and explosives. These items were transported, often at great expense, to Michigan from elsewhere. In an attempt to lower these costs, the controlling interests of the Tamarack and Osceola Mines, and later Calumet & Hecla Consolidated Copper Company invested in the area's first explosives plant at Woodside in 1884. When thi...

Sterling Dynamite Company.

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Imperial Chemical Industries, ltd.

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Pacific Ammonia and Chemical Company.

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St. Clair Powder Works (Pa.)

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Hoff, Preston, 1899-1980.

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Du Pont, Lammot, 1880-1952

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Niagara Electro-Chemical Company.

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Du Pont, T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman), 1863-1930

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In 1902 the control of the hundred year old Du Pont Company passed into the hands of three younger du Pont cousins, T. Coleman, Pierre S., and Alfred I.T. Coleman du Pont, who became president after the 1902 incorporation, had spent the previous two decades involved in the coal, iron, and street railway industries of Kentucky and Western Pennsylvania. His major investment was in The Johnson Company of Johnstown, Pa., and Lorain, Ohio, to which he introduced modern engineering principles and mana...

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

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The family firm of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company was established in 1802 and during the 19th century it became one of the United States' most important manufacturers of black powder. In 1902 three younger du Pont cousins: T. Coleman, Alfred I., and Pierre S. took over the company and within three years succeeded in bringing 75% of the American explosives industry (which at that time included black powder, dynamite, and smokeless powder) under their control. During the first decade of the...

General motors corporation

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United States. War Industries Board

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Manhattan Project (U.S.)

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Krebs Pigment and Chemical Company.

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Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954

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P. S. du Pont was president of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. from 1915 to 1919 and chairman of the board from 1919 to 1940. He was also president of General Motors (1920-1923) and chairman (1920-1929), as well as a member of many other major corporate boards. He was also an avid collector of documents on the early history of the Du Pont family and company. From the description of The P. S. du Pont Office Collection, 1749-1939. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 16...