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...
Text from image: "We'll Take Care of the Rising Sun, You Take Care of Rising Prices: 1. Buy and hold War Bonds; 2. Pay willingly our share of taxes; 3. Provide adequate life insurance and saving for our future; 4. Reduce our debts as much as...
Hendrick is interested in their surrey though he wants to see it before he buys it. Hendrick wants a vehicle to take to California and feels that the one he currently owns is built on too contracted a scale. He also desires a boiler from them as...
On Delaware regiments, formation and creation of, and under what laws justify their creation and who is to govern them, also Governor is at loss as to making companies take an oath of allegiance
Maryland staying in the Union, first battle had taken place, Mrs. Du Pont had still hoped bloodshed was avoidable, but its clear war will take place. Letter goes into her fears for young men, the country, and her husband
Joanna du Pont, Lammot's aunt, writes to ask if he can release Richard Hunter (a member of Company B, 5th Regiment Delaware Volunteer Infantry) from military service so that Hunter can take care of her ill horses. She also discusses family members.
Military organizations; Forts & fortifications; Military officers
Special order issued by Brigadier General Albin Schoepf, commander of Fort Delaware, directing Captain Lammot du Pont and Captain Hugh Stirling to take their companies (Companies B and D, 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry) to the DuPont powder yards.
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...
Letter addressed to Peter Bauduy. McCall informs Bauduy of the terms for purchasing saltpeter. He also states that he found a ship that will take powder and another that will take some items to France.
Hendrick asks again that the company take the boiler and burners that he and his men could not get to work satisfactorily off his hands. Hendrick writes that his engineers are as good engineers as is going, and they could not fix the problem of...
Hendrick writes in reference to the telegram he sent earlier. The knuckle joint of his car broke. Hendrick needs the joint main shaft and a five leaf spring before he can take the car out on a six day trip.
Typed caption: Traveling? No need to leave this one at home. The yards and yards of sweeping jersey of 'Qiana' nylon take up little room when packed�will shed rumples in no time flat. The bare halter is held by a slender rope at the neck. From...
Typed caption: This crisply cut safari shirtdress could see day after day of sight seeing�shopping�could even take in a lunch at the Embassy. It�s shantung of 'Qiana' nylon, chosen by George Halley for its shape keeping qualities, its soft,...
Text from back of image: ''Old Glory' is ready to take off for Rome, awaiting only favorable weather. Aviators Bertaud and Hill, are anxioius to start without delay. (Photo shows Old Glory on the ground ready to hop.)'
Text from back of image: "Led by the city of Detroit, six balloons tonight were floating northeast over Lake Erie after being cheered by 200,000 as they took off from Cleveland Airport late today in the nineteenth Gordon Bennett International...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Electricity; Plastics industry; Metallurgical industry; Nylon;
Table of Contents: Tallow dips to electric lights; The salesmen's shadows; Cavalcade makes its TV debut; Blast to blast furnace; When the oil barrel was king; DuPont notes; Land revolution in ceylon; Metals from powder; What's new; Focus on...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Weeds; Textile industry; Plastics industry; Mobile home living;
Table of Contents: New weapons in the war on weeds; This fabrilite breathes; They take their homes with them; Outboard without roar; Paper from man-made fibers; Ever hear of fiberfill; The right light for the job; Why high compression car engines;...
