Tazewell Lamar McCorkle papers
Creation: 1903-1980 Creation: Majority of material found within 1948-1980Abstract
Tazewell Lamar McCorkle Sr. was regarded as a leading authority in the field of commercial explosives. Trained as a chemical engineer, McCorkle spent more than thirty years as a sales representative with the Explosives Department of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. The papers are composed entirely of copies of official DuPont Company materials that McCorkle retained after his retirement. These files provide extensive documentation of departmental policies and procedures governing the storage and delivery of DuPont explosives.
Dates
- Creation: 1903-1980
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1948-1980
Creator
- McCorkle, Tazewell Lamar (Person)
Extent
8.2 Linear Feet
Biographical Note
Tazewell Lamar McCorkle Sr. was regarded as a leading authority in the field of commercial explosives. Trained as a chemical engineer, McCorkle spent more than thirty years as a sales representative with the Explosives Department of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. During the course of a career that witnessed the phasing out of dynamite and the advent of water gel technology, McCorkle acquired an unparalleled knowledge of the marketing, sales, storage, and distribution of explosives.
Scope and Contents
The papers of Tazewell L. McCorkle are composed entirely of copies of official DuPont Company materials that he retained after his retirement. These files provide extensive documentation of departmental policies and procedures governing the storage and delivery of DuPont explosives. They also contain product specifications, hazardous material regulations, a directory of DuPont magazine sites, blasting handbooks, service bulletins, technical manuals, safety education materials, and procedures for the transportation of explosive materials. The files also contain a history of the Ensign-Bickford Company, advertising cards for DuPont explosives, and a booklet outlining the Oregon Trail in Idaho.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Additional Description
Separated Materials
Tazewell Lamar McCorkle photographs (Accession 2010.258), Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department, Hagley Museum and Library.
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Tazewell Lamar McCorkle papers
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021: Laurie Sather
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
