"De luxe traveling coach 'Carcajou,' owned by Paul W. Seiler, President of the General Motors Truck Company. Equipped with dining and sleeping accommodations, kitchenette, bath room, radio, etc., this coach makes Mr. Seiler independent of railroad...
A fine spray of sun tan oil, dispensed evenly, cleanly and quickly from an aerosol container, helps Mother Nature give you a nice deep tan without all the danger of sunburn, Its just one of many personal products available in the convenient easy to...
Collection guide for Edward D. deLuca papers. The papers cover his work as a management expert both in private practice and for the Agency for International Development and the cities of Baltimore
and Pittsburgh. The papers are primarily personal...
Collection guide for Eleuthère Irénée du Pont and Sophie Dalmas du Pont Papers. Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834) was the founder of the gun powder manufacturing firm E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. The collection consists of both personal...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors; Research and invention
Collection guide for Elmer Ambrose Sperry papers (1860-1930). Sperry invented the ship gyrostabilizer, gyrocompass, marine gyropilot, high-intensity search light, and aerial torpedo, and founded the Sperry Gyroscope Company. This collection...
Collection guide for Elva M. Chandler papers. The Elva M. Chandler Papers primarily reflect her
memberships in a variety of organizations. There are also some personal papers such as
correspondence, bills and receipts, and tax records.
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; Research and invention; Women entrepreneurs and leaders
Collection guide for Jackson Hunsicker (Memo Mate) papers. The papers document the process of invention and patent application for a personal recording
device. The collection consists of the legal correspondence of Ms. Hunsicker’s...
Collection guide for John J. Raskob Papers documenting the life and accomplishments of one of the most prominent figures in pre-New Deal business and politics. Raskob had a lifelong business and personal association with Pierre S. du Pont, and...
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; 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...
Collection guide; Business leaders; Manufacturing and related sectors; Women entrepreneurs and leaders
Collection guide for Nora C. Edwards / Edwards Skirt Supporter Company Records. The papers of Nora C. Edwards are both personal and business and consist of letters she received from family members, agents, friends, and patent attorneys. The...
Collection guide for Pew Family collection. Collection includes the record of personal, religious, political and charitable activities of the Pew Family.
Collection guide; Business leaders; Electric utilities and appliances
Collection guide for Philip D. Reed papers. Reed was president and chief executive
officer of General Electric Company from 1940-1942 and 1945-
1959. During World War II, Reed was a "dollar-a-year" man
serving in the Office of Production Management...
Collection guide for Raymond Loewy Collection AV materials. The collection housed at the Hagley Library Pictorial Collections Department consists of photographs, slides, and audiotapes. These materials were
separate photo files that were...
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 for the Charles L. Huston Papers, a collection of Mr. Huston's family and personal papers, and a small percentage of Lukens Steel
Company business related papers.
