Inbound personal correspondence of A. Sonnin Krebs, 1899-1903.

ArchivalResource

Inbound personal correspondence of A. Sonnin Krebs, 1899-1903.

Includes: letters from The Pusey & Jones Company and William Sellers & Co. with records of his employment at both firms; from Jacob A. Riis concerning the use of pictures of Denmark taken by Krebs in his lectures and books; from E. A. Wilson, classmate at Cornell University and now an employee of the Grasselli Chemical Company in New Jersey.

21 items.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7945473

Hagley Museum & Library

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

William Sellers & Co. (Philadelphia, Pa.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sf86px (corporateBody)

Krebs, A. Sonnin (August Sonnin), 1877-1969

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6572xpp (person)

A Sonnin Krebs was a chemical engineer of Wilmington, Del. He was the son of Hendrik Johannes Krebs (1847-1929), a native of Denmark who came to America and founded the Krebs Pigment & Chemical Company at Newport, Del., in 1901; A Sonnin Krebs succeeded his father as president of the firm in 1918. It was acquired by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company in 1929. From the description of Inbound personal correspondence of A. Sonnin Krebs, 1899-1903. (Hagley Museum & Library). W...

Pusey and Jones Company

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68q0sm4 (corporateBody)

Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63w067b (person)

Journalist, author, and humanitarian. From the description of Jacob A. Riis papers, 1870-1990 (bulk 1887-1913). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71060723 Reformer, journalist, author. From the description of Papers of Jacob A. Riis [manuscript], 1899-1914. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814455 Jacob A. Riis, journalist and social reformer, was born in Denmark and moved to the United States at 21. He became a reporter for the New York trib...