Edward M. Harrington collection of Aetna Powder Company and DuPont Company material
Creation: circa 1889-1920Abstract
Edward M. Harrington (1866-1933) was a chemist and expert on blasting cap design. He held several positions at the Aetna Powder Company, eventually becoming superintendent of the dynamite works at Aetna, Indiana. Harrington then went on to work for the DuPont Company at various plants in the Operating Department until his retirement in 1921. Images in this collection are of dynamite and other explosive plants, including Aetna Powder Company plants in Newport, Rhode Island (electric blasting caps) and Aetna, Indiana, and DuPont Company plants in Repauno, New Jersey; Hopwell, Virginia, and many other locations. Photographs show buildings, office and plant interiors, many with workers, employee groups, housing, and recreation.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1889-1920
Creator
- Harrington, Edward M., 1866-1933 (Person)
Extent
1 Linear Foot
General Physical Description note
5 albums (388 photographic prints, 4 x 5 in. or smaller).; 56 negatives : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.; 2 negatives : film : 4 x 5 in.; and 203 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller.
Biographical Note
Edward M. Harrington (1866-1933) was a chemist and expert on blasting cap design. A graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), he began working for the Aetna Powder Company in 1888, first in their electric blasting cap plant in Newport, Rhode Island, and then as superintendent of the dynamite works at Aetna, Indiana. Harrington invented the Aetna paper cartridge making machine. From 1904 to the end of 1920 he worked for the DuPont Company at various plants, including Repauno, New Jersey, and Hopewell, Virigina.
Scope and Content
This small collection consists of images of dynamite and other explosive plants, including Aetna Powder Company plants in Newport, Rhode Island (electric blasting caps) and Aetna, Indiana, and DuPont Company plants in Repauno, New Jersey; Hopewell, Virginia, and many other locations. Photographs show buildings, office and plant interiors, many with workers, employee groups, housing, and recreation. Many of these pictures were probably taken by Edward M. Harrington and relate to his career. Some family pictures and a few views of Boston, Mexico, and Europe. Included is one of the albums from the 1903 photographic survey of DuPont Company properties. There is one portrait of Edward M. Harrington dating around 1920.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Additional Description
Separated Material
Edward M. Harrington material (Accession 1078), Manuscript and Archives Department, Hagley Museum and Library
Publications received as part of the same accession were transferred to Hagley's Published Collections Department.
Processing Note
The collection title was changed from "Harrington-Schiff collection of Aetna Powder Company and DuPont Company material" to "Edward M. Harrington collection of Aetna Powder Company and DuPont Company material."
The current title "Edward M. Harrington collection of Aetna Powder Company and DuPont Company material" is more accurate and meets the professional archival description standards for collection titles outlined in "Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)."
Subjects
Related Names
Subject
- Aetna Powder Company (Organization)
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (Organization)
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Edward M. Harrington collection of Aetna Powder Company and DuPont Company material
- Author:
- Laura Bees
- Date:
- 2013
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
