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Artillery Fuse Company records
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Accession: 1961
Abstract:
The Artillery Fuse Company of Wilmington, Delaware, was a special venture formed to supply ordnances during World War I and was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manufacturers Contracting Company. The records consist of scattered business records for the Manufacturers Contracting Company, the Artillery Fuse Company, and the later General Manufacturing Company.
Dates:
1908-1923
Hudson Maxim papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Accession: 2154
Abstract:
Hudson Maxim (1853-1927) was an inventor and chemist best known for his work in the development of smokeless gunpowder and military explosives. The papers consist primarily of Maxim's published and manuscript writings from the period between 1907 and 1926. The writings range in topics: Napoleon, the future of naval and aerial warfare, and social Darwinism and anti-immigration.
Dates:
1861-1926
