Chemical industry; Explosives; Factories; Gunpowder; Paint industry; Plastics industry
Four maps showing the locations of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company's black powder plants, high explosives plants, powder plants, and miscellaneous plants. Item 21 of 23 from DuPont Plant Histories scrapbook.
Jefferson complains of the quality of powder in the area, and mentions his efforts to convince merchants to carry E. I. du Pont's powder. He also asks for powder to remove rocks at Monticello.
Tabulation of gunpowder produced and remanufactured by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company from 1804 to 1833. Also includes the amount of gunpowder sales by year.
Chemical industry; Explosives; Factories; Gunpowder; Rayon; Textile industry;
Article from the July 31, 1950 issue of the Yerkes News plant newsletter documenting the history of the DuPont Yerkes Works in Buffalo, New York. Item 19 of 23 from DuPont Plant Histories scrapbook.
Chemical industry; Defense contracts; Explosives; Factories; Gunpowder; Paint industry; Plastics industry
Excerpt from The Indicator, a newsletter published by the New York and New Jersey sections of the American Chemical Society. Explores the history of DuPont's New Jersey facilities and their contributions to the defense industry. Includes a two-page...
Excerpt from the July 9, 1952 issue of the Cellophane Observer newsletter from DuPont's Old Hickory, Tennessee cellophane plant. Explores the history of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Item 10 of 23 from DuPont Plant Histories scrapbook.
Excerpts from The Carney's Pointer newsletter covering the first fifty years of the plant's operations. 25 chapters. Item 2 of 23 from DuPont Plant Histories scrapbook.
Explosives; Factories; Government contracts; Gunpowder; War profiteering;
Memorandum written by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in response to a report by the Senate Special Committee Investigating the Munitions Industry (also known as the Nye Committee) alleging that DuPont had engaged in profiteering during World...
Explosives; Factories; Government contracts; Gunpowder;
Booklet describing the construction of DuPont's Old Hickory, Tennessee munitions plant, which was built on a government contract during World War I. Item 11 of 23 from DuPont Plant Histories scrapbook.
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...
