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...
Soldiers; Military demobilizations; Military discharges; Military organizations
Muster-out roll for Company B, 5th Delaware Volunteer infantry, on their release from active service in July 1863. Lammot du Pont commanded the company which consisted primarily of workers from the DuPont powder yards and other nearby mills. The...
The Barometer of Business review of the state of the iron and steel industry in 1900, primarily the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, district. Rolling of a steel ingot into a slab in a unidentified rolling mill.
The Barometer of Business review of the state of the iron and steel industry in 1900, primarily the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, district. Pouring fifteen tons of molten iron into a mixer at the Homestead Works.
The Barometer of Business review of the state of the iron and steel industry in 1900, primarily the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, district. Bessemer steel converter at the Homestead Works. Bessemer's in blow. Note the ladle held by the jib crane.
The Barometer of Business review of the state of the iron and steel industry in 1900, primarily the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, district. The Homestead Works with a potrion of Carrie Furnaces in the foreground.
The Barometer of Business review of the state of the iron and steel industry in 1900, primarily the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, district. The Duquesne Steel Works at night
The Barometer of Business review of the state of the iron and steel industry in 1900, primarily the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, district. Ladle containg fifty tons of molten steel being placed on a conveying or transfer car at a unidentified plant
The Barometer of Business review of the state of the iron and steel industry in 1900, primarily the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, district. Familiarity with hot steel does not breed contempt.
Dr. Wallace H. Carothers, shown here with neoprene, first commercially successful synthetic rubber, came to the DuPont Company the year after it launched its program of fundamental research in 1927. Dr. Carothers, who directed the work in organic...
The thousands of labels used to identify DuPont products show the diversity of the goods the company makes. For the first century Du Pont was primarily a maker of explosives. The past 50 years have seen the company broaden its base to become the...
Sulfuric acid unit at the East Chicago, Indiana Works of the DuPont Company's Industrial and Biochemicals Department is the world's largest, capable of turning out more than a trainload of acid a week. This unit was brought into commercial...
Collection guide for Margaretta du Pont Coleman papers. The papers describe the life of an upper-middle class woman in Louisville, Kentucky, and Wilmington, Delaware. The papers primarily consist of correspondence between family members.
Collection guide for Ernest Munster Papers. The papers are primarily records Munster maintained during his years as
president of Lawyers International Corporation (from the company's formation in 1930 through the mid-1940s), with some papers
dating...
Collection guide; Electric utilities and appliances; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for RCA/Victor records. This series of
records was assembled primarily by B.L. Aldridge, who functioned part-time as a company historian from the early 1950s to 1959. Prior to that, Aldridge was Manager of Sales and...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for the Christiana Machine Company records. The company, established in 1834, was a
small general purpose machine shop and foundry located in Christiana, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Orders and customer correspondence form the...
Collection guide; Business leaders; Business services; Women entrepreneurs and leaders
Collection guide for Helen Baker Cushman business papers. Cushman operated a business history consulting
firm in Westfield, New Jersey, from 1958-1998. This collection consists primarily of client correspondence, research materials, ephemera, and...
Collection guide for Elva M. Chandler papers. The Elva M. Chandler Papers primarily reflect her
memberships in a variety of organizations. There are also some personal papers such as
correspondence, bills and receipts, and tax records.
