Reminiscences of John K. Jenney : oral history, 1975.

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Reminiscences of John K. Jenney : oral history, 1975.

Childhood in Syracuse; education, Princeton; DuPont diversification, decentralization, 1920s; research emphases, including development of synthetic rubber; duPont family, generational differences in business philosophy; formation of DuPont Foreign Relations Department; American and European chemical industry in the 1920s, related legal agreements; effects of Common Market; reorganization, International Department.

Transcript: 375 leaves.Tape: 9 reels.

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