E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Chemicals and Pigments Department

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Staff Only

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Atlas Powder Company records

Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > Atlas Powder Company records

Collection

Accession: 1516

Abstract:

Incorporated in 1912, Atlas Powder Company functioned as an independent explosives and chemicals company until 1971, when it was purchased by Imperial Chemical Industries Limited (U.K.) and became its American affiliate under the name ICI Americas, Inc. The collection consists of minutes, reports, and correspondence from Atlas in addition to both predecessor and subsidiary companies.

Dates: 1868-1958, bulk 1912-1958

David A. Hounshell and John K. Smith research notes for "Science and Corporate Strategy"

Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > David A. Hounshell and John K. Smith research notes for "Science and Corporate Strategy"

Collection

Accession: 1850

Abstract:

Science and Corporate Strategy is a scholarly history of Research and Development at the DuPont Company authored by David A. Hounshell (1950-) and John Kenly Smith (1951-). The collection consists of research files compiled by Hounshell Smith for the purpose of writing the book. Research files include copies of correspondence, articles, reports, patents, chronologies, organizational charts, and contracts from the DuPont Company from 1903 though 1980.

Dates: 1903-1986

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Chemicals and Pigments Department

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Atlas Powder Company records

David A. Hounshell and John K. Smith research notes for "Science and Corporate Strategy"

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