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Earl R. Fenstermacher Hercules plant miscellany

 Collection
Accession: 1448
Abstract:

Hercules Inc. was a manufacturer of chemicals and munitions based in Wilmington, Delaware. Earl R. Fenstermacher (1894-1984) was the superintendent of the Columbus plant in Kansas. This item is a bound volume containing two typescripts written by Fenstermacher describing the manufacture and operating procedures at the company.

Dates: 1919-1955

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company insurance policies

 Collection
Accession: 1781
Abstract:

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company was organized in Paris in 1801 by Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours and his son Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. The collection contains insurance policies with the Union Insurance Company of Philadelphia, Delaware Fire Insurance Company, Wilmington Fire Insurance Company, and the Columbia Insurance Company of Philadelphia. The policies generally cover shipments of saltpeter, gunpowder, goods and merchandise, and the cotton factory Henry Clay Mill.

Dates: 1840-1845

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Du Pont, Alfred Victor, 1798-1856 1
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 1
Fenstermacher, Earl R., 1894-1984 1
Hercules Powder Company 1