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Box 31

 Container

Contains 5 Results:

Explosives Department, 1936 January-1939 October

Scope and Contents:

  • Requests for information, assistance, or participation in various projects.
  • Executive Committee action to consolidate Smokeless Powder and Explosives Departments.
  • Statement of General Explosives Co. (American Cyanamid & Chemical Co.) to employees outlining conditions of employment and settling labor dispute.
  • Request of Republic of China to purchase additional quantities of TNT, and refusal from Lammot du Pont.
  • Sale of Schaghticoke Powder Mills property by Hercules; history of site, 1813-1937, printed in Schaghticoke Sun.
  • Sale of Haskell, New Jersey, plant property.
  • History of Newton & Hill Explosives Corp. in 55th Anniversary bulletin.
  • Correspondence with Chief of Ordnance, U.S. War Department, regarding planning increased facilities for military powders and explosives.
  • Discussion of donating Ashburn, Missouri, plant site for game refuge.
  • Plans to contribute explosives to National Geographic Society for use in planned geophysical expedition to South Central Pacific Islands; cancelled as result of outbreak of hostilities.
  • Dates: 1936 January-1939 October

    Explosives Department, 1940 March-1948 December

    Scope and Contents:

  • 50th anniversary of Mooar Works, Iowa.
  • Request of Rumanian Government to purchase TNT and Toluol, refused.
  • Correspondence regarding policy of DuPont on construction of munition plants.
  • Requests for information, aid, financing, etc., in numerous instances.
  • Dates: 1940 March-1948 December

    Explosives Trades, Ltd. (Nobels), 1919 July-1921 October

    Scope and Contents:

  • Handwritten note from H. McGowan to "DuPont" acknowledging Executive Committee approval of 50-50 agreement for South America.
  • Executive Committee agreement to form Canadian Explosives, Ltd., as joint partnership with Explosives Trades, Ltd., and to sell Pyralin, Fabrikoid, and paint and varnish business in Canada to CXL.
  • Memo of discussion initialed by "HMcG" and Irénée du Pont" outlining joint agreements on Motors venture, Dyes, Canada, Chile, Argentine, Synthetic Ammonia, Nobels Shareholdings in DuPont, Patents Agreement.
  • List of companies merged into Explosives Trades, Ltd.
  • List of plant locations and products of companies of Explosives Trades, Ltd.
  • Annual Report for 1919 of Explosives Trades, Ltd.
  • Copy of patent and license agreement with Explosives Trades, Ltd.
  • Annual report of Nobel Industries, Ltd., for 1920 (formerly Explosives Trades, Ltd.).
  • Dates: 1919 July-1921 October

    Export policy, 1919 July

    Scope and Contents:

    Policy proposed by Lammot du Pont defining areas of world where DuPont would concentrate sales efforts, sell only through agents, or not sell for various groups of products.

    Dates: 1919 July

    Export shotgun powder, 1919 July

    Scope and Contents:

    Correspondence between A. F. du Pont and I. du Pont on proposal to sell sporting powder in Europe.

    Dates: 1919 July