Frederic J. LeMaistre business records
Creation: 1865-1936 Creation: Majority of material found within 1907-1913Abstract
Frederick J. LeMaistre (1879-1944) was a chemical engineer employed by the E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company at its Eastern Laboratory for fourteen years. This collection consists of ten volumes; seven are LeMaistre's laboratory notebooks documenting his work on nitrates, nitroglycerin, artificial silk (rayon), pyralin, and solvents. Also included are two souvenir logbooks of tours by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and one Niagara Oil Company of Philadelphia cashbook.
Dates
- Creation: 1865-1936
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1907-1913
Creator
- LeMaistre, Frederic J., 1879-1944 (Person)
Extent
10 volume(s)
Biographical Note
Frederick J. LeMaistre (1879-1944) was a chemical engineer employed by the E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company at its Eastern Laboratory for fourteen years. He was later a consulting engineer in the Philadelphia area and executive secretary of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of ten volumes. Seven small laboratory notebooks document LeMaistre's work on nitrates, nitroglycerin, artificial silk (rayon), pyralin, and solvents. In addition to the usual calculations, tables, and notations, there are printed items laid in, including general rules and regulations for the Eastern Dynamite Company (1913). There are also two logbooks of tours to Canada, the eastern United States, and England in 1928 and 1936 for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. They contain memoranda by LeMaistre and signatures of tour members. The relationship of the cashbook of the Niagara Oil Company of Philadelphia (1865-1874) to LeMaistre is undocumented.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Related Names
Subject
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company (Organization)
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Eastern Laboratory (Organization)
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Frederic J. LeMaistre business records
- 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
