The records consist of photocopies of miscellaneous documents of the Empire Steel and Iron Company, the originals of which are in the possession of the National Canal Museum at Easton, Pa. Most of them seem to have come from the Mount Hope site....
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...
Parades & processions; Soldiers; Military organizations; Military officers
Letter from R. Emmet Robinson informing du Pont of a torch light procession that was being organized to welcome home the 4th Regiment of Delaware Volunteer Infantry. According to Robinson, the procession was also intended to affect an upcoming...
Hendrick addresses H. G. Osburn, Superintendent of the company. Hendrick refuses to send the tires until he has some to replace them. He encloses pieces of the wheels to show the wear. Hendrick admits that the tires might still be serviceable,...
Captain Hugh Stirling, commander of Company D, 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry, asks if one of du Pont's noncommissioned officers would help him figure out how to use some of the military equipment issued to his company.
Military organizations; Military mobilizations; Soldiers; Military officers
Roster of officers and enlisted men of Company B (Lammot du Pont's company), 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry. The roster includes names, ages, where the men lived, and brief comments on some individuals.
News of an explosion a the mills, four mils in the Upper Yard exploded, three men killed, Charles' du Pont's house nearly destroyed, some of Louisa's children cut by glass, Meta. struck on head, they are staying at Eleuthera's, the worst blast...
Correspondence describing Sophie's busy life and acquaintances and visitors to her home. She ends the letter by asking her husband if he would like her to make him some apple jelly.
An agent in Cincinnati has slashed prices and has contacted some of A.V. du Pont's customers to trying to undersell them, asks for advice on the situation as to prices. Also discusses traveling to Nashville and the currency there. Du Pont expects...
Military organizations; Militias; Military mobilizations
List of men who refused to join Lammot du Pont's militia company. The list includes names, ages if available, and reasons for some of the men's refusal to enlist.
Includes articles: The First Industrial Diesel Engine Plant in New York City; Some Recent Motorship Visitors to the Morse Yard And Some Diesel Engineering Department Activities; An Interesting example of Marked Economy by Substitution of Oil Engine...
Includes articles: Some Chips from the Log of the E. P. Morse (about tagging a cargo carrier S.S. Minnesota); The Production of Wealth; A Modern Machine Shop; We Rebuild S.S. Heron, Completing Most Notable Ship Repair Contract; Sports; Some of Our...
Collection guide; Business services; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for Hardy Jefferson Bowen papers. The collection includes some financial statements for Industrial Model Supplies, Inc. and two divisions of that company. There is also a 1974 annual report for Blasius
Industries, Inc., who...
Collection guide for Marshall Johnson Collection of Trade Literature and Ephemera. The collection includes product catalogs, news clippings and advertisements, with a small amount of manuscript material. The date span is primarily from the 1980s to...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for L & R Organics Products Co., Inc., records. The records of L. & R. Organic Products Co., Inc., are a fragment that had been
preserved in the old building and were discovered by a new owner in 2006. The records consist of files...
The manuscripts portion of the collection dates from 1784-1989, with the bulk dating from 1940s to 1960s. It includes advertising campaigns, artwork for advertising, deeds, contracts, brewing and distilling processes, and correspondence. There is...
