Records, 1858-1955 (bulk 1903-1926).

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Records, 1858-1955 (bulk 1903-1926).

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The administrative papers of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company are from the office of president T. Coleman du Pont who presided over the firm from 1903 until 1915. These records document the transformation of the Du Pont Powder Company into a modern centrally administered corporation that would do its own marketing and purchasing and would sell large quantities of all three of the industry's products, black powder, smokeless powder, and dynamite. In order to achieve this goal the company modernized its existing administrative organization. The records describe the establishment of clear-cut functional departments for sales, purchasing, traffic, engineering, personnel and accounting. The records also document all aspects of the powder companies' operations during these years: production, sales, personnel, accounting, and the importation of nitrate from Chile. There is also considerable information on the government's investigations leading to the antitrust suit (including correspondence with company attorneys).

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Lammot du Pont was born at Nemours, Delaware, on April 13, 1831. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in engineering, he began work for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. By 1859 he was supervising construction of blasting powder mills at Wapwallopen Mills, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania, the first Du Pont mills outside the state of Delaware. By 1865 he was in charge of all du Pont Company manufacturing units outside the state of Delaware. Lammot ...

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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...

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