The papers of Paul Arthur are comprised of material collected by Dr. Arthur’s sister, Dorothy Arthur from 1967 through the 1988. The Collection is divided into two series. The first contains press releases from the DuPont Company and includes...
The E. I du Pont de Nemours & Company minute books document an important era in the history of the company from just before the turn of the twentieth century through the 1930s. The DuPont Company in this time went through many changes in structure...
Letter from Henry du Pont to Lammot du Pont regarding a military officer who wanted to speak with Lammot about the prospect of detonating a ship loaded with gunpowder near a fort on the southern coast.
Tintype of Robert Smalls, who along with sixteen other slaves sailed the Confederate steamer "Planter" out of Charleston Harbor and into the hands of the U.S. Navy's South Atlantic Blockading Squadron on 13 May 1862. Smalls and his accomplices...
Excerpt from a special rayon-themed issue of the trade journal, "Textile World," announcing the commencement of rayon production at DuPont's Old Hickory, Tennessee plant. Vol. LXVIII, No. 13, pages 59 to 60. September 26, 1925. Includes two...
Transcriptions of outgoing correspondence from the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company to customers, sales agents, and other business associates. The letterbook covers a period from January 13, 1820 to May 6, 1821
Transcriptions of outgoing correspondence from the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company to customers, sales agents, and other business associates. The letterbook covers a period from May 13, 1821 to June 1, 1825
Table of Contents: Cotton and the dye chemist; How DuPont PX cloth was developed; Emily Post, hostess to 13, 000,000 women; Better chairs for youngsters; Roads to geyserland; An institution older than the nation; Dulux in the sky; Dynamiting ice...
East Pittsburgh, PA-Dexterous womens hands help build modern power mammoths. Here two workers the East Pittsburgh Works of the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company are shown winding insulating tape on the current carrying conductors of one...
A seashore resort on the Atlantic Ocean, includes a two and one half mile stretch of beach, a 13, 000 foot long boardwalk and a nationally famous amusement park. Roller coasters, tunnel rides, fun houses, shooting galleries and hot dog stands are...
Throngs herded in front of the Sub-Treasury building across the street from the New York Stock Exchange during the worst crash in the history of Wall Street. Extra details of police were called out to keep crowd, many of whom faced ruin, in check.
