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Box 38

 Container

Contains 8 Results:

History: DuPont Company, 1909 January-1909 September

Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > 1662, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Office of the President records
 File — Box: 38, Folder: 1
Accession: 1662
Scope and Contents:

  • Correspondence of F. L. Blanchard proposing to prepare articles on Company history.
  • Letters requesting historical recollections and responses.
  • Drafts of articles prepared.
  • Drafts of biographical sketches of du Ponts who figured in Company history.
  • Notes and drafts of many events which figured in Company history; services to government, explosions, anecdotes.

    • Dates: 1909 January-1909 September

    History: DuPont Company, 1916 March-1921 March

    Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > 1662, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Office of the President records
     File — Box: 38, Folder: 2
    Accession: 1662
    Scope and Contents:

  • Draft of Company history from 1902-1919, date and author unknown.
  • Correspondence with various people regarding pieces of Company history.
  • Letter of P. S. du Pont to A. F. du Pont giving details of development of smokeless powder.
  • Efforts to obtain letters of appreciation for plant workers from government leaders.

    • Dates: 1916 March-1921 March

    History: DuPont Company, 1922 January-1940 April

    Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > 1662, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Office of the President records
     File — Box: 38, Folder: 3
    Accession: 1662
    Scope and Contents:

  • "The Story of the DuPont Oval" by G. A. Wolf who designed it in 1906.
  • Proof copy of advertisement of a securities firm, using the story of DuPont Company.
  • Notes by James Lawrence covering history of Standard Explosives Co., and industrial history at Repauno Chemical Co. from 1889-1912.
  • History of Prickett family with Hazard Powder Co., DuPont Co., and Hercules Powder Co.
  • Newspaper accounts of fire which destroyed DuPont paint store in Albany, New York, in 1938.

    • Dates: 1922 January-1940 April

    History: DuPont Company, 1942 March-1952 January

    Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > 1662, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Office of the President records
     File — Box: 38, Folder: 4
    Accession: 1662
    Scope and Contents:

    Correspondence regarding distribution of Du Pont : one hundred and forty years, by W. S. Dutton. Letter, Lammot du Pont to Mrs. Louise Crowninshield, suggesting basis for preserving the Brandywine Plant site (Hagley site).

    Dates: 1942 March-1952 January

    History Committee, Inc., 1940 August-1941 December

    Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > 1662, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Office of the President records
     File — Box: 38, Folder: 5
    Accession: 1662
    Scope and Contents:

    Origination of History Committee, Inc., draft of Chapters I and II of Chemical History; DuPont decision to support work. Appointment of Lammot du Pont to Advisory Committee and T. G. Joslin as DuPont contact. Agreement to delay preparation of company histories because of war effort, but to continue research phase.

    Dates: 1940 August-1941 December

    History Committee, Inc., 1942 January-1942 December

    Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > 1662, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Office of the President records
     File — Box: 38, Folder: 6
    Accession: 1662
    Scope and Contents:

    Activities of Advisory Com. of History Committee, Inc. Drafts of completed chapters of History as of December 1942.

    Dates: 1942 January-1942 December

    History Committee, Inc., 1943 January-1944 December

    Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > 1662, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Office of the President records
     File — Box: 38, Folder: 7
    Accession: 1662
    Scope and Contents:

    Activities of Advisory Committee reviewing drafts.

    Dates: 1943 January-1944 December

    History Committee, Inc., 1945 January-1951 November

    Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > 1662, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Office of the President records
     File — Box: 38, Folder: 8
    Accession: 1662
    Scope and Contents:

    Further review of drafts for the History. Discussion of financing problems encountered to complete the History.

    Dates: 1945 January-1951 November

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