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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Chambers Works

 Organization

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

DuPont Chamber Works New Ponsol Colors Building construction panorama

 Collection
Accession: 2010-275
Abstract:

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont company. The Chamber Works was constructed as a dyeworks at Deepwater Point, New Jersey in 1914. This item is a panoramic photograph shows the New Ponsol Colors Building under construction at DuPont's Chambers Works in Deepwater, New Jersey on July 13, 1936.

Dates: 1936

DuPont Company, Chambers Works papers

 Collection
Accession: 2799
Abstract:

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont company. The Chamber Works was constructed as a dyeworks at Deepwater Point, New Jersey, in 1914. This small collection consists of materials about dyes and dyeing maintained by the analytical services technical supervisor at Chambers Works. Included are dye notebooks on silk, knitting, and hosiery; dye methods; a nylon textiles report; modern dye chemistry lecture notes; and translations of the Azo dye sections of a seminal German publication, "Fortschritte der Teerfarbenfabrikation," by P. Friedlaender.

Dates: 1927-1969

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

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. Neoprene B plant panoramic photographs

 Collection
Accession: 1969-158
Abstract:

The Neoprene B plant was located at DuPont's Deepwater Point, New Jersey site, which was later named the Chambers Works. This collection consists of three panoramic photographs showing the construction of the Neoprene B plant.

Dates: 1938

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. Deepwater Point Works panoramic photographs

 Collection
Accession: 1969-140
Abstract:

The DuPont Company constructed a dye works at Deepwater Point, New Jersey (also called just Deepwater, New Jersey) during World War I to enter the market for dyes left vacant by Germany's absence. This collection consists of fifteen panomaric photographs of views of the Deepwater Point, New Jersey dye works of the DuPont Company, including ground before building started, building exteriors, and a group portrait of employees of the Jackson Laboratory.

Dates: 1916-1923

Additional filters:

Subject
Dyes and dyeing 3
Panoramic photographs 3
Chemical plants 2
Textile factories 2
Textile fibers, Synthetic 2