Records, 1865-1984.

Delaware Industrial Recovery Survey Commission.

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Chamber of Commerce (Wilmington, Del.).

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Celanese Corporation of America

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation

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On June 26, 1929, the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company merged with the Wright Aeronautical Corporation to form the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. After this merger, the former Wright organization took over all of the engine and propeller manufacturing, while Curtiss concentrated on airplanes. This merger was completed by organizing two major divisions under their original names, but under the direction of a corporate headquarters located in New York City. However, the election of fo...

Wilmington Development Company (Del.).

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Carpenter, Walter Samuel, 1888-1976

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Walter S. Carpenter, Jr., was born in Wilkes Barre, Pa., on January 8, 1888. He graduated from Wyoming Seminary in 1906 and entered Cornell University. He left in 1910 in the middle of his senior year, when he was hired by the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. to go to Chile in connection with the nitrate business. After several years, he came to Wilmington as the Director of the Development Department. He was elected as director and vice president in 1919 and in 1926 he was named vice chairman ...

Wilmington Board of Trade (Del.).

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Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954

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P. S. du Pont was president of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. from 1915 to 1919 and chairman of the board from 1919 to 1940. He was also president of General Motors (1920-1923) and chairman (1920-1929), as well as a member of many other major corporate boards. He was also an avid collector of documents on the early history of the Du Pont family and company. From the description of The P. S. du Pont Office Collection, 1749-1939. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 16...

Du Pont, Henry Belin, 1898-1970

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Henry Belin du Pont Jr., was born on July 23, 1898. He attended Yale University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating with a B.S. in Engineering in 1923. From 1923 to 1925 he was employed at General Motors' Dayton, Ohio research laboratory. In 1927 he came to the Du Pont Company's Engineering Department. In 1937 he became Assistant to the President and the next year he was named director and secretary of General Motors. Henry Belin du Pont had a life ...

Delaware Board of Pilot Commissioners.

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Wilmington Chamber of Commerce (Del.).

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Delaware State Chamber of Commerce

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The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce was organized in Wilmington in 1913 in order to promote the interests of the Delaware business community. It was affiliated with the national Chamber of Commerce which was organized in Washington in 1912 and was the successor to the Wilmington Board of Trade which traced its origins to 1865. The business of the Chamber of Commerce has always been conducted through the voluntary service of its members acting in functional sections, divisions and committees. ...

Mercantile Association (Wilmington, Del.).

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