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...
This collection helps to document the history of Singer Manufacturing Company during the period 1860 through 1880. After success in forming one of the first U.S. patent pools the Singer Company was ready to capitalize and built several new...
Provides a history of the Philadelphia Saving Fund Society by J. M. Willcox, building information, and detailed floor plans for the 33 floors of the building.
Text from back of image: "Uncle Sam's Air Service completed elaborate plans for recording the phenomena fo the sun's eclipse Saturday. Twleve planes and about fifty men with special cameras and instruments will take part in the attempt. The above...
Text from back of image: "Plans for sending 934 men, 166 officers and 68 planes to Rockwell Field, San Diego, and thereby establishing a big west coast aerial operations base are being considered by the war department, it is reported. The men in...
Image Caption: Victor A Fischel, president of Seagram-Distillers Company, poses with preliminary model of the proposed new national headquarters which the company plans to build at the sit of 375 Park Avenue. Preliminary proposals call for a 34...
Letter from William du Pont to his secretary, Charles Lennig regarding the purchase of montpelier. Should Lenning manage to secure the purchase, du Pont asks for house plans, window locations, and ceiling height.
Department stores; Banks; Historic buildings; Lease & rental services; Correspondence;
Letter from Bernard T. Converse of the Delaware Trust Corporation in Wilmington, Delaware to Mr. John Jackson informing Mr. Jackson of the cancellation for plans of a Strawbridges & Clothiers branch store in the Delaware Trust Building in...
Letter from William du Pont Sr. to his mother relating his trip to Furness Abbey and other local sights. He also states his plans to go on to London ahead of his Aunt Eleuthera to secure rooms for them both.
Volume VI, Number 1. "Published to bring employees of Avon Products, Inc. the continuing story of their company...its people, policies, products, plans.
Includes articles: M. S. William Penn Breaks Economy Records; Resolute And Reliance Contain New Features; Shipping Board Plans New Boat Marking; More about the Word "Maru"; Shipping Notes Gathered Here And There; Madawaska Is Renames U.S. Grant;...
A controversy is developing in the ranks of TWA, The Lindbergh Line over the question are passengers in the Douglas airliners going to consume so much more food while flying that the cost of feeding them is going to show a sharp advance? The...
Correspondence; Government contracts; Gunpowder; Ordnance industry;
Mason and E. I. du Pont de Nemours have met recently to discuss a particular matter, and Mason reports on his discussions with gentleman in Washington on this business. The letter does not offer details on this matter, though Mason's June 6, 1817...
