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

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

DuPont Company Textile Fabrics Department videotapes, photographs, slides and promotions

 Collection
Accession: 2011-320
Abstract:

The Textile Fibers Department of the DuPont Company, established in 1936 as the Rayon Department, specialized in researching and developing synthetic fibers for fabrics such as Rayon, Nylon, Teflon, Corian, and Kevlar. This collection primarily contains video tapes (VHS and U-Matic). Most of the content on the VHS videotapes are different than that on the U-Matic videotapes, there are a few duplicate videos that are in both formats. The videotapes content are employee training videos related to management, customer service and safety, as well as, informational videos about product and services, company history and events. Additionally the collection contains photographs, slides, advertising and promotional materials.

Dates: 1918-2004; Majority of material found within 1982-1997

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

Filtered By

  • Subject: Synthetic fibers industry -- Employees X
  • Subject: Textile industry X

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Subject
Advertisements 1
Dacron 1
Employees -- Training of 1
Nylon 1
Oral histories 1
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Textile factories 1
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