Irénée du Pont correspondence
Creation: 1938 October 17-1938 December 14Abstract
Irénée du Pont (1876-1963) was an American businessman who used his background in chemical engineering to work at various United States companies in the twentieth century. He did work with Pusey & Jones, a company that provided shipbuilding services to help the World War II effort, and later transitioned into a paper-making facility. This collection includes eleven letters between Irenee du Pont, James Creese of the American-Scandinavian Foundation, J. Sigfrid Edstrom, and Neilson Abeel. The correspondence relates to du Pont’s business endeavors while working at Pusey & Jones.
Dates
- Creation: 1938 October 17-1938 December 14
Creator
- Du Pont, Irénée, 1876-1963 (Correspondent, Person)
Extent
11 item(s)
Biographical Note
Irénée du Pont (1876-1963) was an American businessman who used his background in chemical engineering to work at various United States companies in the twentieth century. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He did work with Pusey & Jones, a company that provided shipbuilding services to help the World War II effort, and later transitioned into a paper-making facility. In 1903, du Pont began working at the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company and later became a part of the company’s treasury. In 1919, du Pont became the president of the company.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes eleven letters between Irenee du Pont and James Creese of the American-Scandinavian Foundation, J. Sigfrid Edstrom, and Neilson Abeel, secretary of the American-Scandiavian Foundation. The correspondence relates to du Pont’s business endeavors while working at Pusey & Jones Co. of Wilmington, Delaware, and the Royal Order of Vasa conferred upon his ancestor Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) by the King of Sweden. Some of the letters are carbon typescripts and not signed; others are signed ribbon copies.
Abstract
No access restrictions; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Irénée du Pont correspondence
- Author:
- John Beverley Riggs
- Date:
- 1978
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2022: Jaime Bressmer
- 2024: Laurie Sather
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
