TLS : Wilmington, Del., to directors of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company and E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company, 1916 Jan. 8. [photocopy].

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TLS : Wilmington, Del., to directors of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company and E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company, 1916 Jan. 8. [photocopy].

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Letter recommends the removal of cousin Alfred I. du Pont from office. With the letter is a certified copy of the articles of incorporation of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company and list of stockholders.

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company was incorporated on May 19, 1903. It was organized as an operating company to consolidate approximately 100 explosives manufacturers controlled by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. These firms represented 95 percent of the powder business in the United States. In 1907, the United States government brought a suit to dissolve the company as an illegal combination under the antitrust law. In 1911 the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the government, which accept...

Du Pont, Alfred I. (Alfred Iŕenée), 1864-1930.

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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...