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...
Booklet documenting the history of the DuPont Old Hickory Cellophane Plant in Old Hickory, Tennessee. Published for the plant's 25th anniversary in 1954. Includes information about plant safety and company benefits. Item 12 of 23 from DuPont Plant...
Explosives; Factories; Government contracts; Gunpowder;
Booklet describing the construction of DuPont's Old Hickory, Tennessee munitions plant, which was built on a government contract during World War I. Item 11 of 23 from DuPont Plant Histories scrapbook.
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...
Explosives; Factories; Government contracts; Gunpowder; War profiteering;
Memorandum written by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in response to a report by the Senate Special Committee Investigating the Munitions Industry (also known as the Nye Committee) alleging that DuPont had engaged in profiteering during World...
Excerpt from the July 9, 1952 issue of the Cellophane Observer newsletter from DuPont's Old Hickory, Tennessee cellophane plant. Explores the history of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Item 10 of 23 from DuPont Plant Histories scrapbook.
Written on edge: "Established 1810. The Old Lukens Rolling Mill, First to make Boiler Plate in America. Chas. Huston & Sons, Proprietors, Coatesville, PA." Written on back: "The 'Brandywine Rolling Mill,' 1810, from a rare old woodcut."
Old man stands beside wooden gate with arch reading 'No Admittance.' Written caption: "Keg mill in background. Old Hagley Gate - DuPont Company. Gatekeeper - Alex Burns. Old Alec Burns [in different handwriting]."
Printed caption: "On Bedford Street in Georgetown, just off the public square, is an old, shingled house. Once it was one of the most important buildings in Sussex County, for it was built as the County Court House in 1791 and used as such for...
Typed on back of photo: 'Old Powel Mansion at SE corner 35th & Powelton Ave. Philadelphia.' On the porch: Mary Aletta Belin du Pont, Isabella Mathieu du Pont, Margaretta Lammot du Pont.
Work in the Main Power House of the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant in Dearborn, MI apparently is conducive to a ripe old age. Here are the more elderly of the staff of the power house, lined up in front of the latest of the three huge 110,000...
Report by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment and Occupational Outlook Branch. Discusses the disposition of plants built on government contracts during World War I, with significant attention given to DuPont's Old...
The DuPont site at Old Hickory, Tennessee reflects the complexity of the many new products now being made on this location replacing rayon and cellophane which were once manufactured here. The aerial view show the new plants for Corfam poromeric...
I couldnt sleep. I went down into the sitting room of the farmhouse. I sat in my fathers old chair. Slowly I began to realize that this old house was more than just a house, that our old farm was more than just a farm. The farm itself gave me the...
