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Young, McAllister, and Warner family papers
The Young and McAllister families were prominent families in the Associate Presbyterian community in Philadelphia. William Young (1755-1829) was a Philadelphia bookseller and later a manufacturer at Rockland, Delaware. John McAllister Jr. (1786-1877) ran the Philadelphia optical firm of that same name. This small collection of papers relate to the Young, McAllister, and Warner families. Approximately half of the material are correspondence from John Young, William Young, John McAllister Jr., and Joseph T. Warner; the other half are miscellaneous documents related to the families and businesses they were involved with including Rockland Manufacturing Company and McAllister Spectacle Company.
Z. Taylor Vinson collection of transportation ephemera
Consists of Z. Taylor Vinson's collection of transportation ephemera, which focuses primarily on automobile history but also documents other forms of transportation. Includes trade catalogs, books, magazines, and artifacts in addition to manuscripts relating to Vinson's career at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Z. Taylor Vinson collection of transportation lithographs
For over sixty years, Zachary Taylor Vinson (1933-2009) amassed a large and comprehensive collection of printed material documenting on the history of transportation, particularly automobiles. This small collection of French lithographs depicts early aeronautical and motor vehicle subjects. All but one were designed by either Ernest Montaut (1879-1909) or his wife, Marguerite Montaut (1883-1936). The final print is by poster artist Georges Hamel (1900-1972).
Zanol Products Company salesman's case and ephemera
The Zanol Products Company was a door-to-door consumer goods distributor. Founded in Cincinnati, Ohio circa 1908, Zanol developed its own line of household products which the company sold directly to consumers via door-to-door representatives. This collection consists of one salesman's case containing pamphlets, trade cards, trade catalogs, sewing needle cases, books of blank order forms, and other ephemera from the Zanol Products Company.
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- United States. Navy 16
- Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 15
- Joseph Bancroft & Sons Co 15
- Dick, John A., 1879-1972 14
- Du Pont de Nemours, Francoise Robin Poivre, 1748-1841 14
- New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.) 14
- Savery, Thomas H., 1837-1910 13
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Textile Fibers Department 12
- Longwood Gardens (Kennett Square, Pa.) 12
- New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.) 12
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) 11
- Eleutherian Mills (Greenville, Del. : Estate) 11
- Jackson Laboratory (E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company) 11
- Pusey and Jones Company 11
- Carothers, Wallace Hume, 1896-1937 10
- Du Pont, Francis Gurney, 1850-1904 10
- Greenewalt, Crawford H., 1902-1993 10
- Reading Company 10
- World’s Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) 10
- Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889 9
- Du Pont, Victor Marie, 1767-1827 9
- Loewy, Raymond, 1893-1986 9
- Pusey & Jones Corporation 9
- Baldwin Locomotive Works 8
- Bethlehem Steel Corporation 8
- Crowninshield, Louise du Pont, 1877-1958 8
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Brandywine Works 8
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Central Research and Development Department 8
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Chestnut Run Laboratories 8
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Organic Chemicals Department 8
- Hanford Engineer Works 8
- National Association of Manufacturers (U.S.) 8
- Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co 8
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority 8
- Du Pont, Alfred I. (Alfred Irénée), 1864-1935 7
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Carney's Point Works 7
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Engineering Department 7
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Hagley Yard 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
- Hagley Museum and Library. Library. Oral History Project Office 7
- International Business Machines Corporation 7
- Maxim, Hudson, 1853-1927 7
- Radio Corporation of America 7
- Victor Talking Machine Company 7
- Amtrak 6
- Avon Products, Inc 6
- Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School 6
- Budd Company 6
- Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) 6
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Grasselli Chemicals Department 6
- General Electric Company 6
- Lea family 6
- Lehigh Valley Railroad Company 6
- Lukens Steel Company 6
- Manhattan Project (U.S.) 6
- Penn Central Transportation Company 6
- Sperry Rand (Corporation). Univac Division 6
- Spohn, Benjamin (staff) 6
- Thayer, Horace H., 1878-1959 6
- Young, William, 1755-1829 6
- All American Engineering Company 5
- American Telephone and Telegraph Company 5
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company 5
- Bauduy, Peter, 1769-1833 5
- Bauduy, Victorine du Pont, 1792-1861 5
- Cinecraft, Inc 5
- DeMirjian, Charles H., 1925-2021 5
- Du Pont Motors, Incorporated 5
- Du Pont, Alfred Victor, 1798-1856 5
- Du Pont, Irénée, 1876-1963 5
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company 5
- General Motors Corporation 5
- Hercules Powder Company 5
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) 5
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5
- Ramsay, William G. (William Gouverneur), 1866 - 1916 5
- Raskob, John J. (John Jakob), 1879-1950 5
- Remington Arms Company 5
- Smith, Eleuthera du Pont, 1806-1876 5
- Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817 5
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 5
- University of Delaware 5
- William Sellers & Co. (Philadelphia, Pa.) 5
- American Car and Foundry Company 4
- American Car and Foundry Company. Jackson & Sharp Plant 4
- American Iron and Steel Institute 4 ∧ less
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