E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (Wilmington, Delaware), Public Relations Division, undated
Part of collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Public Affairs Department records (1410)
Dates
- Creation: undated
Scope and Contents
Histories of Alabama, Chickasaw, Gopher, and Indiana ordnance works--all smokeless powder and other explosives plants established for the U.S. Government by DuPont during World War II; histories of Dresden plant (hydrogen peroxide for the U.S. Navy), Kankakee (military explosives), Morgantown (ammonia, etc.), Oklahoma (smokeless powder), and Wabash River (military explosives) ordnance works--all established for the U.S. Goernment by DuPont during World War II; histories of wartime production of alcohol, Lucite, methanol, neoprene, nylon, polythene, smokeless powder, tetryl, TNT, thiokol, and training of war paint personnel; histories of wartime production of Cordura and Freon 12; Indian Head Naval powder factory, Louisville neoprene works, Marshall plant (chemical warfare service), Newark silica gel plant, Niagara Falls plant (cws), and Rocky Mountain arsenal, also of the U.S. TNT special contract.
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From the Collection: 23.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Additional Description
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository