History files series is an alphabetical history file with press releases, memoranda, and pamphlets that were assembled for various public relations campaigns. Of particular interest is the file documenting the Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn "Better Things for Better Living" campaign. There is also considerable information on the company's pavilions at the 1939 and 1964 New York World's Fairs, efforts to counter the Nye Committee's investigation, lawsuits with other chemical companies over products and patent infringement, and the General Motors and Cellophane antitrust suits. Histories of company plants, predecessor companies, and all line and staff departments are also included. More recent records describe the impact of the energy crisis during the early 1970s on the chemical industry and the Ralph Nader "Company State" investigation.