"C" files, 1963-1991
Part of collection: DuPont Company Executive Committee records (2091)
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.
Related Names
Creator
- From the Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Executive Committee (Organization)
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository