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...
Military officers; Navies; Blockades; Armored vessels
Career Navy officer Percival Drayton served as a junior commander in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron under Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont and later as Fleet Captain of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron under Rear-Admiral David G....
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...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Plastics industry; Railroads;
Table of Contents: Panels worth discussing; Last word in printing for last word in words; A competent chemical looks for a career; Engineered for engineers; Every day a holiday; What's right with the railroads; I'd like to speak to someone...
Table of Contents: Promotions Among DuPont Executives; American Commercial Woods; Advantages of Electrical Blasting; Hardwood Floors of Soft Wood; Career of the Comb; Put the Soldier in His Right Job; Longer Life for Leather; Paint Specialty Sales...
Table of Contents: A chemical family II; Behind the scenes with Mickey Mouse; Friendly fertilizers; Lacquer's screen career; Conquering swamps with dynamite; Flying high in luxury; The home of tomorrow; What's new; Skeet has a field day; Presenting...
Table of Contents: The story of cellulose film; Turle, return, figure eight; Wood preservation through chemistry; Color fastness essential; Styling with paint; Correct seating for comfort; Molding a career;
Question and answer article on the tennis career of Margaret Osborne du Pont originally published in British Lawn Tennis and Squash Manual of Instruction.
Collection guide; Business leaders; Construction and building industry
Collection guide for John McShain papers. McShain was a Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.,-based building contractor. His major projects included the White House renovation (1950-1951), the Pentagon, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library...
Collection guide for Thomas Lamb papers. This collection contains papers, drawings, sketches, and artifacts pertaining to the career of industrial designer Thomas Lamb (1896-1988). These items trace the development of Lamb's unique handle design,...
Collection guide for the Raymond Loewy archives. Loewy (1893-1986) was one of the most influential industrial designers of the twentieth century. During a career of five decades, Loewy produced ubiquitous designs for a wide range of cars, household...
Collection guide for Henry Hemmendinger papers. The papers are arranged in five series, Organizations and
Committees, Publications, Courses, Conferences, and Color, representing the span of Hemmendinger’s career. The Hemmendinger Papers include...
Collection guide for Irv Koons collection. The Irv Koons archive includes marketing research studies, business correspondence, public relations files, and material from the designer's packaging courses. In addition to this textual component, the...
Collection guide for Samuel Francis Du Pont papers. Samuel Francis Du Pont (1803-1865) was a career naval
officer who commanded the South Atlantic Squadron for the Union during the Civil War. His papers include personal and naval correspondence...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for John B. Lovis Research Notes on Bethlehem Steel Corporation. John B. Lovis (born 1935), spent his career with the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. He first worked in the Blast Furnace Department at Sparrows Point, Md. In 1963 he...
Ernest Dichter (1907-1991) was a Vienna-trained psychologist who came to New York in 1938 to escape the Nazis. He became a pioneer in the development of motivational research, a marketing tool that used psychological techniques to probe...
Ernest Dichter (1907-1991) was a Vienna-trained psychologist who came to New York in 1938 to escape the Nazis. He became a pioneer in the development of motivational research, a marketing tool that used psychological techniques to probe consumers'...
Ernest Dichter (1907-1991) was a Vienna-trained psychologist who came to New York in 1938 to escape the Nazis. He became a pioneer in the development of motivational research, a marketing tool that used psychological techniques to probe consumers'...
