DuPont Company advertisements and film
Creation: 1907-1996Abstract
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company. Originally established as a black powder manufactory in 1802 by Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) and his son Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834). Throughout the 1900s and 1910s, the company shifted its focus away from gunpowder production and towards chemistry innovations. This collection consists of five large poster boards which created displays of original magazine advertisements of various DuPont Company products such as Smokeless gunpowder, DUCO, Pyralin, synthetic fibers, Conoco oil, lucite, anti-freeze, cellophane and carpet fibers. This collection also contains one film.
Dates
- Creation: 1907-1996
Creator
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (Organization)
Extent
6 item(s)
Physical Description
5 posters : 32 x 39.5 in. Containing 15 original magazine advertisements : color and b&w ; 9.5 x 12.5 in. or smaller. 1 film : color ; 16 mm.
Historical Note
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company. Originally established as a black powder manufactory in 1802 by Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) and his son Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834). Throughout the 1900s and 1910s, the company shifted its focus away from gunpowder production and towards chemistry innovations.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in alphabetical order.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of five large posters on decorative boards creating displays of original magazine advertisements of various DuPont Company products such as Smokeless gunpowder, DUCO, Pyralin, synthetic fibers, Conoco oil, lucite, anti-freeze, cellophane and carpet fibers. Each board hightlights something significant about each product by reproducing a phrase from each advertisement. This collection also contains one film which provids a tour of facilities of the DuPont Engineering Test Center.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Film material is located in remote storage. Please contact staff 48 hours in advance of research visit at askhagley@hagley.org
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- DuPont Company advertisements and film
- Author:
- Laurie Rizzo
- Date:
- 2014
- 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
