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...
The symbolic V for victory flew across the New York City skies as five American Airlines Flagships in V formation thundered a powerful message to New York citizens to aid the nationwide aluminum drive. Double significant is the V with the overnight...
The 1949 model Ford was Ford Motor Companys first significant post WWII car. From a styling standpoint, its smooth sides paved the way for total integration of fenders and body. From a sales standpoint, the car gave the company momentum to recover...
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...
Fundamental chemical research is important in the development of petroleum additives. This complicated looking apparatus is used by DuPont in its laboratories at Deepwater Point, New Jersey for studying rates of organic chemical reactions. DuPont...
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 for the National Foreign Trade Council Records. The NFTC was organized in 1914 to coordinate U.S. foreign trade activities. The NFTC is one of the most significant and influential trade associations dealing exclusively with...
Collection guide; Consumer products; Industrial products and design; Manufacturing and related sectors
As a scientist Carter Litchfield (1932-2007) studied and specialized in edible
fats. During the mid- to late 1950s Litchfield worked in the Edible Research Section of
the Chemical Division of Proctor & Gamble. His work there centered on...
Sigmund Gestetner (left) and Raymond Loewy (right). Loewy received his first significant product design commission from Gestetner, who was seeking to modernize the look of his mimeograph machine.
