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"C" files, 1963-1991

 Series
Accession: 2091Identifier: 2091-I.

Dates

  • Creation: 1963-1991

Scope and Contents

Files C-1 to C-29 consist of approvals for capital improvements arranged by department, mostly for the year 1972 only. The files for the Employee Relations Department include an analysis of minority and women hiring and a policy statement on union organizing and collective bargaining. The file for the Public Relations Department includes a study of the company's internal communication by Daniel Yankelovich Inc. (1972) and a study of its "corporate positioning program" by Burson-Marsteller (1984). File C-30 contains departmental annual reports and updates (1981-1983) describing each department's activities and goals. File C-33 contains a policy statement on aid to education (1972), and file C-81 contains a policy statement regarding conflict of interest by directors and officers (1982). The bulk of the files (C-82) concern patent and licensing agreements for chemical technology with both U.S. and foreign companies, assignments and disputes with particular inventors over their patent rights, and legal advice as to which patent claims might be disputed or ignored. The portion of the file from the late 1960s describes arrrangements for licensing DuPont technology to Eastern Bloc countries, including a visit to Moscow in 1968.

Extent

From the Collection: 17 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

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Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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