Standard operating procedures from the Du Pont Corporation, 1935-1944 (bulk 1943)

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Standard operating procedures from the Du Pont Corporation, 1935-1944 (bulk 1943)

This collection is comprised of typewritten production procedures collected into binders. The volumes give a comprehensive overview of the state of the Du Pont Corporation in the mid-1940s. In addition to recipes for the manufacture of their various products, they also provide information on which plants were doing what.

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

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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...