Earl R. Fenstermacher Hercules plant miscellany
Creation: 1919-1955Abstract
Hercules Inc. was a manufacturer of chemicals and munitions based in Wilmington, Delaware. Earl R. Fenstermacher (1894-1984) was the superintendent of the Columbus plant in Kansas. This item is a bound volume containing two typescripts written by Fenstermacher describing the manufacture and operating procedures at the company.
Dates
- Creation: 1919-1955
Creator
- Fenstermacher, Earl R., 1894-1984 (Person)
Extent
1 volume(s)
Physical Description
Includes 33 photographic prints.
Historical Note
Hercules Inc. was a manufacturer of chemicals and munitions based in Wilmington, Delaware. The company was established in 1912 by T.W. Bacchus (1862-1944) as the Hercules Powder Company. The Hercules Powder Company was one of the companies created from the break-up of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours "powder trust" in 1911 as ruled by a U.S. Supreme Court decision. During its early years as a separate company, it continued to produce explosives and dynamite. Hercules gradually evolved into a diversified chemical company and was renamed Hercules Incorporated on April 29, 1966.
Biographical Note
Earl R. Fenstermacher (1894-1984) was the superintendent of the Hercules Inc. Columbus plant in Kansas. He began at the plant as a bookkeeper in 1919, and was transferred to Hercules, California, prior to 1940. He retired in 1955.
Scope and Contents
This item is a bound volume containing two typescripts written by Fenstermacher describing the manufacture and opertating procedures at the company. The first one is titled "Hercules Plant - Description of Manufacture of Black Powder," dated May 31, 1955 (88 pages). The second is titled "Black Powder Operating Procedure Specifications, with related instructions 1919-1955." It contains thrity-three photographic prints (77 pages).
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Earl R. Fenstermacher Hercules plant miscellany
- Author:
- John Beverley Riggs
- Date:
- 1978
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2020: Laurie Sather
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
