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Box 28

 Container

Contains 6 Results:

Employees: former, 1915 October-1921 September

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence of P. S. du Pont terminating Louis de Cazenove as an appropriations analyst for Alfred I. du Pont. Correspondence between P. S. du Pont and Francis I. du Pont terminating employment of the latter and formally protesting use of DuPont name in his new company. Correspondence with employees terminated at end of the war and other grievances.

Dates: 1915 October-1921 September

Employees: former, 1934 November-1938 December

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence with former employees seeking jobs or complaining about being laid off. April 1937 issue of Hudson News, Union City, New Jersey.

Dates: 1934 November-1938 December

Employees: former, 1938 March-1950 April

Scope and Contents:

Correspondence of Lammot du Pont with former employees, their relatives, and others with grievances, seeking jobs, compensation, etc.

Dates: 1938 March-1950 April

Employees: general, 1924 June-1938 September

Scope and Contents:

  • Correspondence of Lammot du Pont with present and former employees with respect to grievances, employment, etc.
  • Letter of congratulation from Lammot du Pont to Dr. Wallace Carothers upon his election to National Academy of Sciences.
  • Letter from Alfred E. Smith, and reply from Lammot du Pont regarding policy on age discrimination in employment.
  • Correspondence with University of Iowa regarding request for DuPont fellowship on ways of improving workers' productivity; bulletins by Prof. Ralph Barnes on time-and-motion studies.
  • Dates: 1924 June-1938 September

    Employees: general, 1940 June-1951 February

    Scope and Contents:

  • Correspondence between R. R. M. Carpenter and Lammot du Pont on propriety of political views being expressed by E. E. Lincoln.
  • Statement of Company policy on non-discrimination in employment due to race, creed, color, or national origin.
  • Correspondence between Lammot du Pont and executives of other companies on problems caused by Selective Service Act.
  • Discussion of various pamphlets designed for distribution to employees.
  • Correspondence and opinions on labor relations problems.
  • Correspondence with grievants and others seeking favors.
  • Dates: 1940 June-1951 February

    Employees: younger, 1940 August-1944 November

    Scope and Contents:

    Correspondence among Lammot du Pont, R. R. M. Carpenter, and A. F. du Pont on objectives; efforts to stimulate interest and provide proper training for younger family members to become future managers.

    Dates: 1940 August-1944 November