Records, 1925-1951.

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Records, 1925-1951.

Collection documents how an investment holding company functioned during the mid 20th century. It contains invoices, business forms, advertisements, a minute book, incorporation records, by-laws, dissolution records, accounting records, stock and security records, deed and settlement certificates, notices and reports to stockholders, banking records, correspondence, payroll records, and tax publications.

5 boxes (1.5 cu. ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7156033

Winterthur Library

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McCollum, Henry

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Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969

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Curator of the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum; Winterthur, Delaware. From the description of Henry F. Du Pont interview, 1962 Apr. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502900 Henry Francis du Pont was born at Winterthur, Del., on May 27, 1880, the son of Henry Algernon du Pont and the great-grandson of E. I. du Pont, the founder of the Du Pont Company. He was a director of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company from 1915 until his death in 1969, and a member of its ...

Hughes, James W. (James Wesley), 1956-

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Col. H.A. du Pont Company.

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Incorporated on June 5, 1925 in the state of Delaware, the Col. H.A. du Pont Company was an investment holding company. Governed by a board of directors, it was involved in real estate, financial transactions--especially banking activities--and transactions dealing with stocks and securities. Col. Henry Algernon du Pont (1846-1926) formed the corporation in 1925 and upon his death, his son, Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969), took over as president. The company was dissolved on December 26, 1951....

Ellis, Raymond C.

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Du Pont, H. A. (Henry Algernon), 1838-1926

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Henry Algernon du Pont (1838-1927) was born at Eleutherian Mills near Wilmington, Delaware, the eldest child of Henry and Louisa du Pont and the grandson of E.I. du Pont. In 1856 he entered the United States Military Academy at West Point from which he graduated five years later and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers. During the Civil War he was promoted to the rank of Captain and served in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia. He retired from the Army in...

Laird, Walter

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