History file, 1941-1991.

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History file, 1941-1991.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86123574

The plant history file contains materials assembled in connection with the plant's 50th anniversary. It includes copies of the local newspaper describing the building and start-up of the plant and two short plant histories: "Horseshoe Bend and the Magic Oval" (1970) and "Henry County Miracle" (1991). There are also letters to Eleanor Roosevelt presenting her with nylon stockings made from the first run of nylon from the plant with her thank you (1942) and a copy of a thank you letter from President Roosevelt for a pair of pajamas made from nylon parachute cloth manufactured at Martinsville (1943).

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Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Martinsville Plant.

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The Du Pont Company constructed a nylon yarn plant at Martinsville, Henry County, Va., in 1941. It closed on June 30, 1998. From the description of History file, 1941-1991. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86123574 ...

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Textile Fibers Dept.

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