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  • E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Minute Books, 1899-1940
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    Collection guide
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    A guide to primary material at the Hagley Museum and Library. For access to the contents of this collection contact Hagley at research@hagley.org or 302-654-2800.
  • Hagley Collection Guides and Finding Aids
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  • Correspondence, Brig. General H. Lockwood to Gov. Burton, 1861-10-25
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    Correspondence;
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    Copy of letter requesting Governor Burton to deliver all arms in DE to general government, all because Washington can not furnish enough arms
  • Civil War Collections
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  • E. E. Hendrick to International Automobile Vehicle Tire Company
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    Hendrick has sent all of the tires on his automobile to the company for repair. One of the tires has developed several leaks, although it was once repaired by a bicylcle repairer, and he wishes all of the tires to be repaired for fear the other...
  • E.E. Hendrick Letterbook, 1899 to 1903
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  • All for One; One for All'
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    Air pilots;
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    Text from back of image: "Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah - It was 'all for one; one for all' when John Cobb (center with goggles on head) went out to smash Capt. George E. T. Eyston's land speed mark by driving 368.85 miles per hour in his...
  • Lammot du Pont, Jr. Aeronautical Collection, 1783-1950
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  • Correspondence, Wayne Dinsmore to William du Pont, 1915-08-07
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    Mass-mailed letter to William du Pont from Wayne Dinsmore, Secretary of the Percheron Society of America, reminding all members to register all of their Percherons foaled in 1914 by September 1. Dinsmore also discusses upcoming expositions in which...
  • William du Pont Collection
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  • Nylon products
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    Nylon Products and Industrial Uses
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    Carpet, upholstery, lamp shades, drapes-it's all nylon in The Nylon Suite, a new deluxe feature of the Hotel DuPont. The draperies are made of F. Schumacher & Company floral patter screen print. Predominantly grey in tone, the drapes are all nylon...
  • DuPont Product Information Photographs
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  • E. E. Hendrick to Schaeffer, Bunce and Company
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    Hendrick finds that he would like a double brake on the automobile after all. There is a handwritten postscript with further instruction about the brakes and their operation by one foot lever.
  • E.E. Hendrick Letterbook, 1899 to 1903
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  • E. E. Hendrick to American Electric Vehicle Company
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    Hendrick writes to inform the company that the vehicle is not satisfactory. He feels that one of the problems is that the battery needs a full charge to get up hills. He declares the vehicle would be all right in cities with paved, flat streets,...
  • E.E. Hendrick Letterbook, 1899 to 1903
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  • E. E. Hendrick to Burr
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    Hendrick discusses his autmobile in the first paragraph of this social correspondence. He notes that Bassett has written an account of his visit to the Boston Automobile Company which looks all right. Hendrick mentions a bursted tire and...
  • E.E. Hendrick Letterbook, 1899 to 1903
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  • Empire Steel & Iron Company Records
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    Collection guide
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    A guide to primary material at the Hagley Museum and Library. For access to the contents of this collection contact Hagley at research@hagley.org or 302-654-2800.
  • Hagley Collection Guides and Finding Aids
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  • Front of advertising card for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
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  • Hagley Digital Images
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  • 1963 Studebaker With Skytop Sunroof
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    Loewy; sunroofs;
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  • Hagley Digital Images
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  • Photographers from All American Engineering
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    From: All American Engineering Christmas in Georgetown, 1955 album
  • Hagley Digital Images
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  • DuPont Magazine [March-April 1986]
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    Periodicals; Chemical industry; All terrain vehicles; Flat tires; Apple orchards; Cycling; Sport clothes; Fashion industry; Textile industry; Paint industry; Fishing; Newspapers;
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    Table of Contents: Boss of all the trails; Fast, no-fuss flat tire repair; Brain storms; Protective apple corps; More than another nylon; Bright prospects for optical disc; The paint with a past; A feel for more fish; Vying for the eyes of Texas;...
  • DuPont Magazine, 1913-2003
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  • DuPont Magazine [February 1937]
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    Periodicals; Chemical industry; Plastics industry; Explosives; Dynamite; Textile industry; Paint industry; Fashion industry;
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    Table of Contents: From vegetable oils; A labor-saving hint from motorists; For pleasant living; News of a new blue; There's no mystery about a diesal; The eyes eat first; Nineteen miles through coal; Garments of DuPont rayon; Thick and thin lead...
  • DuPont Magazine, 1913-2003
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  • Correspondence, Evelina du Pont to Henry Algernon du Pont, 1861-09-03
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    Correspondence;
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    Battle in North Carolina with little bloodshed, H.A. ordered to West Pont, visited Camp Brandywine, mentions men all well drilled and dressed
  • Civil War Collections
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  • Correspondence, Henry Algernon du Pont to his father, Henry du Pont, 1861-04-21
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    Correspondence;
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    Explaining to his father that he would not sign the petition to graduate early, and in fact it may not make it to the Secretary of War at all
  • Civil War Collections
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  • Correspondence, Issac Jump to Henry du Pont, 1861-11-01
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    Correspondence;
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    Listing of all of the Kent County, Delaware Union companies,
  • Civil War Collections
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  • Correspondence, Brig. General H. Lockwood to Henry du Pont, 1861-10-21
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    Correspondence;
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    MD has collected all arms belonging to the General Government, (in hands of "suspected" companies) and reminding du Pont that he (lockwood) has the authority had will do so in Delaware as well.
  • Civil War Collections
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  • Correspondence, C.A. Belin to DuPont Company, 1862-08-18
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    Labor supply; Gunpowder; Employees;
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    Belin reporting that it is becoming hard to find labor at Wapwallopen as all able bodied men are going off to the war
  • Civil War Collections

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