E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Textile Fibers Department
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Nylon technical service notebook
Collection
Accession: 2654
Abstract:
J. Edward Norton (1925-2009) worked for the DuPont Company in the Textile Fibers Department as a technical marketing specialist. The notebook he maintained includes company technical memoranda and bulletins covering the processing of Nylon, Orlon, and Dacron, the production of wool-polyester blends, and the carding, spinning, knitting, and finishing of artificial fibers.
Dates:
1951-1968
Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
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Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department
Collection
Accession: 2010-215
Abstract:
The Textile Fibers Department of the DuPont Company was established in 1936 as the Rayon Department, which specialized in researching and developing synthetic fibers for fabrics such as Nylon, Orlon, Dacron, and Lycra. The collection consists of oral history interviews conducted by Joseph Plasky, with former employees of DuPont's Textile Fibers department.
Dates:
2007-2010; 2014-2020
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Oral histories 1
- Orlon 1
- Synthetic fibers industry -- Employees 1
