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150th Anniversary time capsule being buried at Eleutherian Mills photograph
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1968-005A
Abstract:
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company a chemical company, was founded in 1802. The DuPont Company celebrated its 150th anniversary on July 18, 1952, on the site of the original Eleutherian Mills. This item is a black and white photograph of the 150th Anniversary time capsule being buried at Eleutherian Mills.
Dates:
circa 1952
1836 Pennsylvania Railroad passenger car photograph
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1969-006
Abstract:
Founded in 1846, Pennsylvania Railroad Company (PRR) was a leading industrial and transportation force throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This collection features a cyanotype and a photographic copy print of an image depicting the first passenger car created for PRR, most likely taken in 1893 in relation to Chicago World's Columbian Exposition.
Dates:
circa 1893
1893 World's Fair souvenir playing cards
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1977-216
Abstract:
World's Columbian Exposition, the Chicago World's Fair which was staged from May to October, 1893, commemorated 400 years since Columbus's New World arrival. Two copies of a deck of playing cards illustrated with color lithographic views of various buildings at the World's Columbian Exhibition.
Dates:
circa 1893
1933 Chicago Century of Progress International Exposition ephemera
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2016-299
Abstract:
The Chicago Century of Progress International Exposition was held along Lake Michigan and Northerly Island Park from May 27, 1933 to November 1, 1933. The theme was "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms." This collections consists of two items from the Exposition. One item is a folded card containing five sets of sewing needles and a threader. The second item is a set of eleven souvenir cards from Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium, with original envelope and booklet.
Dates:
1933
1939 New York World's Fair AT&T telephone exhibit photographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2012-230
Abstract:
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations of national or cultural significance. The New York World's Fair took place in Flushing Meadows, Queens from April 30, 1939 to October 31, 1940. The theme was "The World of Tomorrow." This small collection consists of eight photographs showing telephone operators at the long-distance telephone exhibit in the American Telephone & Telegraph Building (AT&T).
Dates:
1939
1939 New York World's Fair ephemera
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2016-298
Abstract:
The New York World's Fair took place in Flushing Meadows, Queens from April 30, 1939 to October 31, 1940. Nearly 45 million people visited the New York World's Fair. The theme was "The World of Tomorrow." This collections consists of four items from the New York World's Fair of 1939-1940: a set of poster stamps, a ticket book, an advertisement for Coca-Cola, and a Scot Tissue paper towel wrapper.
Dates:
1939-1940
1939 New York World's Fair officially licensed scrapbook
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2005-227
Abstract:
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations of national or cultural significance. The New York World's Fair took place in Flushing Meadows, Queens from April 30, 1939 to October 31, 1940. The theme was "The World of Tomorrow." This item is a paper-bound scrapbook with empty pages.
Dates:
1939
1939 New York World's Fair "peep show" toy
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1994-276
Abstract:
The New York World’s Fair of 1939 was held in Flushing Meadows on Long Island between April 30, 1930 and October 31, 1939. This item is a fold-out lens-less paper "peep show" showing George Washington and colonial figures looking into a hole which, when item is unfolded, reveals a scene of "The World of Tomorrow" at the New York World's Fair of 1939.
Dates:
1939
1939 New York World's Fair postcard sets
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1981-251
Abstract:
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations of national or cultural significance. The New York World's Fair took place in Flushing Meadows, Queens from April 30, 1939 to October 31, 1940. The collection consists of two sets of different postcards from the 1939 New York World's Fair. One set by Underwood & Underwood shows miscellaneous scenes at the fair, primarily buildings. The other set is comprised of photographs of the sculpture at the Fair, printed by the Meridien Gravure Co., Meridien, Connecticut.
Dates:
1939-1940
1939 New York World's Fair postcards
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1972-320
Abstract:
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations of national or cultural significance. The New York World's Fair took place in Flushing Meadows, Queens from April 30, 1939 to October 31, 1940. The collection consists of postcards featuring exterior and aerial views of the New York World's Fair grounds.
Dates:
1939-1940
1939 New York World's Fair poster
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2004-236
Abstract:
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations of national or cultural significance. The New York World's Fair took place in Flushing Meadows, Queens from April 30, 1939 to October 31, 1940. The theme was "The World of Tomorrow." This item is a poster advertising the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Dates:
1939
1939 New York World's Fair souvenirs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2012-223
Abstract:
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations of national or cultural significance. The New York World's Fair took place in Flushing Meadows, Queens from April 30, 1939 to October 31, 1940. The theme was "The World of Tomorrow." This small collection consists of souvenir items from the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Dates:
1939; 1949
1964 New York World's Fair ephemera
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2005-265
Abstract:
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations of national or cultural significance. The 1964 New York World's Fair was held in Flushing Meadows, New York from April 22, 1964 to October 18, 1964, and then again from April 25, 1965 to October 17, 1965. The theme was "Peace Through understanding." This small collection consists of four ephemera items from the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Dates:
1964
1964 New York World's Fair, General Motors "Futurama" exhibit flyer
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2009-205
Abstract:
The General Motors Corporation is an American automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, and known for the Buick, Cadillac, GMC and Chevrolet models. The 1964 New York World's Fair was held in Flushing Meadows, New York from April 22, 1964 to October 18, 1964, and then again from April 25, 1965 to October 17, 1965. The theme was "Peace Through understanding." The General Motors exhibit titled, "Futurama II' showed superhighways and ultramodern architecture. This item is a mailable one-fold brochure about the General Motors display at the New York World's Fair.
Dates:
1965
1964 New York World's Fair greeting cards
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2005-229
Abstract:
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations of national or cultural significance. The 1964 New York World's Fair was held in Flushing Meadows, New York from April 22, 1964 to October 18, 1964, and then again from April 25, 1965 to October 17, 1965. The theme was "Peace Through understanding." This small collection consists of twelve greetings cards which are illustrated with color drawings (architects' renderings) of various buildings from the fair.
Dates:
1963
1964 New York World's Fair memorabilia
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2538
Abstract:
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture, and other innovations of national or cultural significance. The 1964 New York World's Fair was held in Flushing Meadows, New York, from April 22, 1964 to October 18, 1964, and then again from April 25, 1965 to October 17, 1965. The theme was "Peace through Understanding." This small collection consists of eight items from the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Dates:
1965
1964 New York World's Fair paper place mat
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2004-232
Abstract:
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations of national or cultural significance. The 1964 New York World's Fair was held in Flushing Meadows, New York from April 22, 1964 to October 18, 1964, and then again from April 25, 1965 to October 17, 1965. The theme was "Peace Through understanding." This item is an advertising place mat printed in two colors with drawings of scenes from the upcoming world's fair.
Dates:
1963
1964 New York World's Fair Pictures official flash card set
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1994-235
Abstract:
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations of national or cultural significance. The 1964 New York World's Fair was held in Flushing Meadows, New York from April 22, 1964 to October 18, 1964, and then again from April 25, 1965 to October 17, 1965. The theme was "Peace Through understanding." The cards are illustrated on one side with an artist's color illustration of the exterior of a pavilion or a sight at the New York World's Fair. The reverse side has text in three languages (English, French, Spanish) and information about the particular building or sight.
Dates:
circa 1961-1963
1964 New York World's Fair postcards
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2003-218
Abstract:
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations of national or cultural significance. The 1964 New York World's Fair was held in Flushing Meadows, New York from April 22, 1964 to October 18, 1964, and then again from April 25, 1965 to October 17, 1965. The theme was "Peace Through understanding." This small collection consists of four blank postcards showing scenes from the New York World's Fair in 1964-1965. The set is titled, "Official world's fair post cards by Dexter, West Nyack, N.Y."
Dates:
1964
1964 New York World's Fair poster
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2004-237
Abstract:
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations of national or cultural significance. The 1964 New York World's Fair was held in Flushing Meadows, New York from April 22, 1964 to October 18, 1964, and then again from April 25, 1965 to October 17, 1965. The theme was "Peace Through understanding." This item is a poster advertising the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Dates:
1964
1964 New York World's Fair slides
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2005-202
Abstract:
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations of national or cultural significance. The 1964 New York World's Fair was held in Flushing Meadows, New York from April 22, 1964 to October 18, 1964, and then again from April 25, 1965 to October 17, 1965. The theme was "Peace Through understanding." This is a small collection of slides showing various views of the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Dates:
1964
1998 DuPont Company Top Gun Award calendar
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1998-252
Abstract:
DuPont Performance Coatings, Inc., was created in March 1999 by the merger of DuPont Automotive Finishes, a business unit of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, and Herberts GmbH, the coatings subsidiary of the German chemical firm Hoechst AG. Automotive Finishes had once been part of DuPont's Automotive Products Dept., and DuPont had a long history in automotive finishes. Every year, DuPont invited users of the company's automotive paint products to submit photos of their work. Winners were chosen and their projects were featured in an annual calendar. The vehicles pictured in this calendar won the DuPont Top Gun Award for 1997. All are painted with DuPont Company automobile finishes.
Dates:
1997
A Century of Progress panoramic lithograph
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1970-233
Abstract:
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations of national or cultural significance. The Chicago Century of Progress International Exposition was held along Lake Michigan and Northerly Island Park from May 27, 1933 to November 1, 1933. This item is a colorful printed panoramic overview of Chicago Century of Progress International Exposition fair grounds.
Dates:
1934
"A Chicago District Perspective of the History of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, 1900-1969" memoir
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2100
Abstract:
The Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company grew to be one of the six largest basic steel companies in the United States. This volume presents an insider history and personal memoir by a retired operating official of Youngstown's Indiana Harbor Works.
Dates:
1991
A. D. Lambach papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2043
Abstract:
A. D. (Aldoph Daniel) Lambach (1912-2008) was an industrial designer and furniture manufacturer. This small collection documents his career as an industrial designer, whose designs include a war-time design for a wooden baby carriage. The papers consist primarily of newspaper clippings, tear sheets and sketches of Lambach's furniture and appliance cabinet designs, including work executed for Admiral, Zenith, Pacific Mercury, and Sears.
Dates:
1930-1992
"A short account of my viage (sic!) into America with Mary Rogers my companion"
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0096
Abstract:
Elizabeth Webb (1663-1726) was a minister of the Society of Friends, wife of Richard Webb of Gloucestershire, England and later of Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pa. Her journal is a record of Webb's first visit to America in 1697 with her companion, Mary Rogers.
Dates:
1697-1699
A Study of Railway Transportation
photographs and manuals
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1994-253
Abstract:
Founded in 1934, the Association of American Railroads is a leading railway organization that focuses on productivity and safety of the U.S. rail industry. Members include major freight railroads in North America and Amtrak. This collection is an educational kit composed of three parts created by the Association of American Railroads. There are two teacher's manuals and loose photographs.
Dates:
1951
"A Trip Through the Anthracite Coal Mines" viewbook
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1986-229
Abstract:
Anthracite is a metamorphosed type of coal that contains a high carbon content and is extremely hard, it burns slowly producing little smoke. This item is a viewbook or fold-out packet of twenty-seven black and white halftone photograph reproductions of various activities at a coal mine, images are connected by accordion folds published by Jones & Evans; Scranton News Company, distributors.
Dates:
circa 1913
Abraham & Straus Department Store paper model
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1996-205
Abstract:
Abraham & Straus was a Brooklyn, New York based department store chain. It started in 1865 as Wechsler & Abraham, founded by Abraham Abraham (1843-1911) and Joseph Wechsler (1837-1896) in downtown Brooklyn. In 1893, the Straus family, part owners of R.H. Macy and Company, bought out Wechsler, and the name changed to Abraham & Straus. This collection is a paper fold-out model of the Abraham & Straus Department Store in Brooklyn, New York.
Dates:
circa 1894
Account books of Henry Disston & Sons, Inc. and subsidiary firms
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2414
Abstract:
Henry Disston & Sons, Inc. was a major manufacturer of saws and other woodworking tools and one of the largest industrial firms in Philadelphia. The Henry Disston & Sons, Inc. had a number of subsidary companies, these records contain a small number of account books from only three of the firms subsidaries. There are accounts for: the Tacony Fuel Gas Company, the Henry Disston & Sons File Company, Limited, and the Henry Disston & Sons Iron & Steel Works, and an insurance ledger from the Estate of Henry Disston.
Dates:
1824-1918; Majority of material found within 1867-1907
Advertising blotters
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1992-245
Abstract:
An advertising blotter is a small sheet of absorbent paper, printed with advertisement and created as a giveaway for promoting the business. The collection consists of advertising blotters from a variety of Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware businesses including a tailor, insurance companies, the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company, stationery stores, and food suppliers.
Dates:
1920-1955
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association photographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1993-222
Abstract:
Formed in 1939 to protect the interests of general aviation pilots and private aircraft owners, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) grew to be the world's largest civil aviation organization during the twentieth century. The photograph collection largely comprises images of private planes, helicopters, and parts from various manufacturers who supplied the images for use in AOPA publications. AOPA activities, military aircraft, and experimental aircraft are also represented.
Dates:
1903-1999
Alan Wood Steel Company and Upper Merion and Plymouth Railroad Company blueprint maps and stereograph
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2001-230
Abstract:
The Alan Wood Steel Company was a small, family-controlled integrated steel company. The Upper Merion & Plymouth Railroad connected all the elements of the Wood steel-making complex. The collection includes three blueprint maps showing the layout of industrial buildings at Alan Wood Steel Company and the track of the Upper Merion and Plymouth Railroad Company. Also in the collection is a stereograph featuring a blast furnace plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Dates:
circa 1910-1995
Alan Wood Steel Company photographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2013-209
Abstract:
The Alan Wood Steel Company was a small, family-controlled integrated steel company, producing primarily steel sheets. This small collection consists primarily of interiors and exteriors of the companys' facilities, equipment, and workers. There are also some images from various events related to the company.
Dates:
circa 1900s-1968; bulk 1940s-1960s
Alexander Brothers Leather Company ephemera
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1995-277
Abstract:
William Gray Purcell (1880-1965) was an architect who was hired by Alexander Brother's Leather Belting Company. In addition to architectural duties, Purcell acted as their advertising manager from 1916 to 1918. These colorful items in this collection were possibly covers designed for trade catalogs or publications. They are all copyrighted 1917, designed in a modern style, and may have been commissioned for the company's commemorative fiftieth anniversary that year.
Dates:
1916-1920
Alexander Duer Irving Jr. papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1403
Abstract:
Alexander Duer Irving Jr. (1873-1941) was assigned as a junior naval aide to President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) on his trip to the Paris Peace Conference, primarily because of his knowledge of French. He served with the rank of lieutenant under Wilson's personal physician, Admiral Cary T. Grayson (1878-1938). The papers record details of protocol at the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Irving gives much social detail of formal affairs attended and the intricacies of protocol. He reports background information on French labor unrest, the high cost of living, and the fear of Bolshevist infiltration.
Dates:
1890-1928
Alexander Duer Irving Jr. photographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1973-347
Abstract:
Alexander Duer Irving, Jr. (1873-1941) was assigned as a junior naval aide to President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) on his trip to the Paris Peace Conference, primarily because of his knowledge of French. He served with the rank of lieutenant under Wilson's personal physician, Admiral Cary T. Grayson (1878-1938). This small collection contains materials relating to his work while serving as aide to President Wilson during the Peace Conference in France, 1919.
Dates:
1919
Alexander Magoun advertising collection
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2464-81
Abstract:
Alexander Magoun was the curator for the David Sarnoff Library from 1998 until 2000. After earning his Ph.D. in American History from the University of Maryland in 2000, he led the David Sarnoff Library as the Executive Director from 2000 until 2009. This collection includes advertisements from RCA and other companies for radios, televisions, phonographs, and other consumer electronics.
Dates:
1888-1989
Alexis I. du Pont autograph album
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2653-I
Abstract:
Alexis I. du Pont (1816-1857) was proprieter of his family's business, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, which began in the manufacture of gunpowder in 1802. Betweeen 1829 and 1931, he
attended the boarding school New Haven Gymnasium to prepare for his higher education at the University of Pennsylvania. The volume is an autograph book of mostly blank pages. Internal evidence suggests that it was begun by his older siblings as a memento for him when he first left home for school as he entered his teens. Later, Alexis du Pont used the same volume to collect samples of poetry verses on the theme of "friendship" as mementos of his schoolmates when he left preparatory school and entered college.
Dates:
1828-1909
Alexis I. du Pont family papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2659
Abstract:
Dr. Alexis Irénée du Pont (1843-1904) was a businessman and non-practicing physician who resided in both Louisville, Kentucky, and Wilmington, Delaware. He was a grandson of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours (1771-1834), the eponymous founder of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company in Wilmington, Delaware, and son of Alexis Irénée du Pont (1816-1857) and Joanna Maria Smith du Pont (1815-1876). The collection contains correspondence between Alexis I. du Pont Jr. and his mother Joanna while he was attending the Episcopal Academy in Philadelphia. In addition, there are also letters from his father and sister.
Dates:
1854-1858
Alexis Irénée du Pont family papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2618
Abstract:
Dr. Alexis Irénée du Pont (1843-1904) was a businessman and non-practicing physician who resided in both Louisville, Kentucky, and Wilmington, Delaware. The Alexis Irénée du Pont family papers primarily consist of both outgoing and incoming correspondence from A. I. du Pont and his immediate family.
Dates:
1850-1913
Alexis Irénée du Pont ledger
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2711-I
Abstract:
Alexis Irénée du Pont (1843-1904) was a businessman and non-practicing physician who resided in both Louisville, Kentucky, and Wilmington, Delaware. The ledger documents his various financial and business accounts from October 1893 until November 1904, just before his death.
Dates:
1893-1904
Alfred I. du Pont portrait
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2012-229
Abstract:
Alfred Irénée du Pont (1864-1935) was the eldest son of E.I. du Pont (1829-1877). He joined the family gunpowder firm in 1884. This item is portrait of Alfred I. du Pont, dated September 1881.
Dates:
1881
Alice Belin du Pont letter to Haynes Battan
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0835
Abstract:
Alice Belin du Pont (1872-1944) was a member of several social clubs and became very involved with philanthropic work. She was the daughter of Henry Belin Jr. (1843-1918) and Margaretta Lammot Belin (1846-1927), and wife of Pierre S. du Pont (1870-1954). The letter is from du Pont to Haynes Battan (1898-1979), a Longwood employee.
Dates:
undated
Alice Lea Spruance personal and business papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1168
Abstract:
Alice Lea Spruance (1876-1967) was the daughter of Delaware governor Preston Lea (1841-1916) and his first wife Adelaide Moore (1846-1888). Since the 1770s, the Lea family were among the largest flour mill operators at the Brandywine Falls, north of Wilmington, Delaware. This collection of personal and business papers document Spruance's personal investments, a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds that was managed by her relative Alfred E. Bissell (1903-1975) of Laird, Bissell & Meeds, brokers. Also included are descriptions, anecdotes, memoranda, and clippings relating to Wilmington and the Brandywine area, particularly the Brandywine Mills, the source of the Lea family's wealth.
Dates:
1879-1965
All American Engineering Company photographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1968-006
Abstract:
All American Engineering Company was an aeronautical engineering and research firm which was incorporated on October 31, 1952. The company was originally a division of All American Aviation, Inc. This small collection of photographs depicts air pick-up testing, airplanes, equipment, and personnel.
Dates:
1943-1961
All American Engineering Company photographs and audiovisual materials
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1976-410
Abstract:
All American Engineering Company was an aeronautical engineering and research firm which was incorporated on October 31, 1952. The company was originally a division of All American Aviation, Inc. This collection consists primarily of films. There is a small amount of photographs which corresponds directly to the film material. The collection is organized into two series: Films and Photographs, both series are arranged alphabetically. Dating from 1937 to 1984, the Films series documents the company’s innovations in the aviation industry, including pickup and recovery systems, catapults and arresting gear. The photographs document different design projects and tests; most of this research was related to the aviation industry. There are photographs of the facilities at the DuPont Airport on Centre Road near Greenville, Delaware, and the Georgetown, Delaware, test plant. Richard du Pont and other personnel appear in some of the images.
Dates:
1938-1984; Majority of material found within 1951-1976
All American Engineering Company records
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1541
Abstract:
The engineering and research unit of All American Aviation, once the principal feeder airline for the mid-Atlantic region, became the All American Engineering Company in 1953. Their records document the early evolution of All American Aviation, the development of its system of air pick-up service, and its use in postal and military applications.
Dates:
1937-1975
All American Engineering Company scrapbooks and news releases
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1074
Abstract:
All American Engineering Company was an aeronautical engineering and research firm that was incorporated on October 31, 1952. The records consist of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and news releases that document the development, testing, and applications of the company's products.
Dates:
1940-1971
Allen D. Cardwell Manufacturing Corporation records
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2333
Abstract:
The Allen D. Cardwell Manufacturing Corporation was a major producer of radio and telecommunications equipment during the twentieth century. Cardwell sold its products to the United States Government, major corporations, and individual consumers. The records contain technical information such as patents and design drawings, as well as a vast array of sales and promotional material from the 1920s.
Dates:
1897-1960; Majority of material found within 1920-1960
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- United States. Navy 16
- Dick, John A., 1879-1972 14
- New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.) 14
- New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.) 12
- Savery, Thomas H., 1837-1910 12
- Eleutherian Mills (Greenville, Del. : Estate) 11
- Du Pont de Nemours, Francoise Robin Poivre, 1748-1841 10
- Jackson Laboratory (E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company) 10
- World’s Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) 10
- Carothers, Wallace Hume, 1896-1937 9
- Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 9
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Textile Fibers Department 9
- Greenewalt, Crawford H., 1902-1993 9
- Loewy, Raymond, 1893-1986 9
- Longwood Gardens (Kennett Square, Pa.) 9
- Pusey and Jones Company 9
- Baldwin Locomotive Works 8
- Bethlehem Steel Corporation 8
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) 8
- Crowninshield, Louise du Pont, 1877-1958 8
- Du Pont, Victor Marie, 1767-1827 8
- Joseph Bancroft & Sons Co 8
- Pusey & Jones Corporation 8
- Reading Company 8
- Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889 7
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Central Research and Development Department 7
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Chestnut Run Laboratories 7
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Organic Chemicals Department 7
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Pioneering Research Laboratory 7
- Gentieu, Pierre A., 1842-1930 7
- Gilpin, Joshua, 1765-1841 7
- Hagley Museum and Library 7
- Hanford Engineer Works 7
- Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co 7
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority 7
- Amtrak 6
- Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) 6
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Carney's Point Works 6
- General Electric Company 6
- International Business Machines Corporation 6
- Lea family 6
- Lehigh Valley Railroad Company 6
- Maxim, Hudson, 1853-1927 6
- Radio Corporation of America 6
- Victor Talking Machine Company 6
- Young, William, 1755-1829 6
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company 5
- Bauduy, Peter, 1769-1833 5
- Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School 5
- Budd Company 5
- DeMirjian, Charles H., 1925- 5
- Du Pont, Alfred I. (Alfred Irénée), 1864-1935 5
- Du Pont, Irénée, 1876-1963 5
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Brandywine Works 5
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Hagley Yard 5
- General Motors Corporation 5
- Hagley Museum and Library. Library. Oral History Project Office 5
- Hercules Powder Company 5
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) 5
- Lukens Steel Company 5
- Manhattan Project (U.S.) 5
- National Association of Manufacturers (U.S.) 5
- Penn Central Transportation Company 5
- Ramsay, William G. (William Gouverneur), 1866 - 1916 5
- Remington Arms Company 5
- University of Delaware 5
- All American Engineering Company 4
- American Car and Foundry Company 4
- American Iron and Steel Institute 4
- American Telephone and Telegraph Company 4
- Bauduy, Victorine du Pont, 1792-1861 4
- Bethlehem Steel Company 4
- Bradford, Phoebe George, 1794-1840 4
- Brandywine Hundred (Del.) 4
- Central Railroad of New Jersey 4
- ConRail 4
- Du Pont, Charles I. (Charles Irénée), 1797-1869 4
- Du Pont, Margaretta Lammot, 1807-1898 4
- Du Pont, Richard C. (Richard Chichester), 1911-1943 4
- Du Pont, T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman), 1863-1930 4
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Elastomer Chemicals Department 4
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Engineering Department 4
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company 4
- Jackson and Sharp Company 4
- Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc 4
- Kwolek, Stephanie, 1923-2014 4
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4
- Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company 4
- New York Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations (1853-1854 : New York, N.Y.) 4 ∧ less
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