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Photographs

Portrait of Charles Stine (1882-1954)
- 1940s
Portrait of industrial chemist and long-time Du Pont executive Charles Stine (1882-1954).

Charles Milton Altland Stine was born on October 18, 1882 in Norwich, Connecticut, the son of author and clergyman Milton Henry…
- Subject Chemists, Chemistry, Portraits, Stine, Charles M. A. (Charles Milton Altland), 1882-1954, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Explosives industry, Nylon
Advertisements, Ephemera

"The Test Tube Girl"
- Part of Blazing the Trail to New Frontiers Through Chemistry
- 1940
Inset illustration of Du Pont's "Test Tube Girl," named as such given her outfit is made entirely of Du Pont plastic products. Her dress and gloves are made of rayon, her hat and bag of cellulose film, her heels are…
- Publisher Dow Chemical Company
- Subject E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Lucite, Cellophane, Nylon, Rayon, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, New York World's Fair
Publications

Panoramic view of DuPont Company's plant in Haskell, New Jersey and Trojan Powder Company's plant in Seiple, Pennsylvania
- Part of History of the Manufacture of Explosives for the World War, 1917-1918
- 1920
Panoramic view of the DuPont Company's smokeless powder plant in Haskell, New Jersey (top panorama) along with the plant of the Trojan Powder Company and Trojan Chemical Company located in Seiple, Pennsylvania (bottom…
Publications

Panoramic view of DuPont Company's plants in Hopewell, Virginia and Carney's Point, New Jersey
- Part of History of the Manufacture of Explosives for the World War, 1917-1918
- 1920
Panoramic view of the DuPont Company's guncotton plant in Hopewell, Virginia (top panorama) along with their powder plant located in Carney's Point, New Jersey (bottom panorama).

DuPont Company's guncotton plant…
Publications

Panoramic view of DuPont Company's plant and community village at the Old Hickory powder plant near Nashville, Tennessee
- Part of History of the Manufacture of Explosives for the World War, 1917-1918
- 1920
Panoramic view of DuPont Company's plant (top panorama) and community village (bottom panorama) at the Old Hickory powder plant near Nashville, Tennessee. The plant panorama shows the nitric acid plant, blending towers,…
Publications

Panoramic view of DuPont Company's Old Hickory powder plant near Nashville, Tennessee
- Part of History of the Manufacture of Explosives for the World War, 1917-1918
- 1920
Panoramic view of DuPont Company's Old Hickory powder plant located near Nashville, Tennessee. The plant was built to produce 900,000 pounds of finished smokeless powder per day.

Top photograph includes the main power…
Publications

Panoramic view of DuPont Company's plants in Hopewell, Virginia and Parlin, New Jersey
- Part of History of the Manufacture of Explosives for the World War, 1917-1918
- 1920
Panoramic view of the DuPont Company's guncotton plant in Hopewell, Virginia (top panorama) along with their powder plant located in Parlin, New Jersey (bottom panorama).

DuPont Company's guncotton plant located in…
105 items
Publications

History of the Manufacture of Explosives for the World War, 1917-1918
- 1920
Digitized in entirety, this illustrated work contains photographs and histories of companies that produced munitions for use in World War One. Includes the E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Pennsylvania Trojan…
5 items
Oral histories

Oral history interview with Cheves Walling
- 1979-Sep-12
Cheves Walling begins this interview by describing his family, early education, and undergraduate days at Harvard. He then discusses his graduate education at the University of Chicago, stressing the major review…
- Interviewee Walling, Cheves, 1916-
- Interviewer Gortler, Leon B.
- Subject Kharasch, M. S. (Morris Selig), 1895-1957, Walling, Cheves, 1916-, Chemists, Mayo, Frank R. (Rea), 1908-1987, Chemists--Biography, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Westheimer, F. H. (Frank Henry), 1912-2007
Oral histories

Oral history interview with Howard S. Turner
- 2002-Sep-09
Howard S. Turner begins the interview with a discussion of his childhood and his early interest in chemistry. After attending the George School for two years, he attended Swarthmore College and received a bachelor's in…
- Interviewee Turner, Howard Sinclair, 1911-
- Interviewer Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Turner, Howard Sinclair, 1911-, Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company, Chemists, Chemists--Biography, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Turner Construction Company
34 items
Advertisements, Ephemera

Blazing the Trail to New Frontiers Through Chemistry
- 1940
Promotional booklet advertising various products manufactured and sold by the E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company. Includes neoprene; dyes; fragrances; safety glass; seed disinfectants, fertilizers and sprays;…
- Publisher E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
- Subject E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Lucite, Safety glass, Rubber, Artificial, Cellophane, Nylon, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Fabrikoid Division, Rayon, Advertising, Advertising, Industrial, New York World's Fair, Photographic Society of America
Advertisements, Ephemera

Du Pont Amber Pyralin advertisement with bride
- 1921
Color printed advertisement for Amber Pyralin, a brand name for Du Pont celluloid, depicts a bride holding a bouquet of flowers. An image of a brush, comb and mirror made with amber pyralin is depicted in the lower half…
- Subject Celluloid, Advertising, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Plastics, Women in advertising
5 items
Oral histories

Oral history interview with Edgar W. Spanagel
- 1997-May-09
This interview describes Dr. Edgar W. Spanagel's life, focusing on his contributions to nylon research at the DuPont Company. Although his father died when he was fourteen, leaving his mother alone with four children,…
- Interviewee Spanagel, Edgar W.
- Interviewer Smith, John K. (John Kenly), 1951-
- Subject Nylon, Chemists, Chemists--Biography, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Carothers, Wallace Hume, 1896-1937, Spanagel, Edgar W., Hosiery
8 items
Oral histories

Oral history interview with Irving S. Shapiro
- 1994-Dec-15
Irving Shapiro begins this interview by discussing his parents' backgrounds and the influence of his father's interest in law and accounting. Next Shapiro examines his own early intellectual strengths and proclivities…
- Interviewee Shapiro, Irving S.
- Interviewer Bohning, James J., McNulty, Bernadette R.
- Subject Chemical industry, Corporate lawyers, United States. Office of Price Administration, United States. Department of Justice, Shapiro, Irving S., E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Jewish scientists, Jews
13 items
Oral histories

Oral history interview with Herman E. Schroeder
- 1986-Dec-30 (First session)
- 1987-Jan-12 (Second session)
Herman Schroeder starts the interview by discussing his family background and growing up in Brooklyn. An early learner, Schroeder attended public and private high schools where his scientific interests were first…
- Interviewee Schroeder, H. E.
- Interviewer Ferguson, Raymond C.
- Subject Polymers, Chemists, Schroeder, H. E., Chemists--Biography, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
9 items
Oral histories

Oral history interview with Howard E. Simmons, Jr.
- 1993-Apr-27
Howard E. Simmons, Jr., begins the interview describing his family history. Simmons, an only child growing up in Norfolk, Virginia, pursued early chemistry interests in a home laboratory and graduated high school near…
- Interviewee Simmons, Howard E.
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chemists, Simmons, Howard E., Chemists--Biography, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Roberts, John D., 1918-2016
5 items
Oral histories

Oral history interview with John R. Schaefgen
- 1986-Apr-03
In this interview John Schaefgen begins with his family history and early life in Gross Point, Illinois. He then discusses the development of his interest in science, and describes his education, including his…
- Interviewee Schaefgen, John R., 1918-2014
- Interviewer Ferguson, Raymond C.
- Subject Chemists, Flory, Paul J., Schaefgen, John R., 1918-2014, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Chemists--Biography
Portraits

Caricature of Charles Lee Reese (1862-1940)
- 1931
Caricature of American chemist Charles Lee Reese (1862-1940) created by artist J.C. Weller at the 1931 American Chemical Society National Meeting in Buffalo, New York. A graduate of the University of Heidelberg in…
- Artist Weller, J.C.
- Subject Chemists, Portraits, American Chemical Society, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Caricatures and cartoons, Reese, Charles L. (Charles Lee), 1862-1940
6 items
Oral histories

Oral history interview with Ivan Maxwell Robinson
- 2001-Jan-24
Ivan Maxwell Robinson begins the interview with a discussion of his family life and education. He was born in the small village of Lakeville, Nova Scotia, where his father ran the general store, and his mother was a…
- Interviewee Robinson, Ivan Maxwell, 1920-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Subject Robinson, Ivan Maxwell, 1920-, Polymers, Chemists, Indiana University, Chemists--Biography, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Polymerization
5 items
Oral histories

Oral history interview with Malcolm M. Renfrew
- 1987-Aug-31
Renfrew studied chemistry at the University of Idaho, in part, influenced by a chemist uncle. After serving as a teaching assistant in both physics and chemistry and completing a Masters thesis, he joined George…
- Interviewee Renfrew, Malcolm M.
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject University of Idaho, General Mills, Inc., Chemists, Renfrew, Malcolm M., Chemists--Biography, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, University of Minnesota
3 items
Publications

Properties of Du Pont Plastics
- 1948
Two-fold pamphlet opens up to reveal a chart of Du Pont plastics, outlining the types of plastics Du Pont manufactures including polythene, nylon, "Pyralin" (cellulose nitrate), "Plastacele" (cellulose acetate),…
- Author E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Plastics Department
- Subject Plastics, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Advertising, Celluloid, Lucite, Polytef
7 items
Oral histories

Oral history interview with Roy J. Plunkett
- 1986-Apr-14 (First session)
- 1986-May-27 (Second session)
Roy Plunkett starts this conversation with James Bohning by describing his family background. As the family were members of the Church of the Brethren it was natural for Plunkett to attend Manchester College, where Paul…
- Interviewee Plunkett, Roy J. (Roy Joseph), 1910-1994
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Chemists, Polytef, Chemists--Biography, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Plunkett, Roy J. (Roy Joseph), 1910-1994
9 items
Oral histories

Oral history interview with Arthur I. Mendolia
- 1998-Nov-12
Arthur Mendolia begins the interview with a discussion of his family and childhood. After graduating from high school in Youngstown, Ohio, Mendolia entered Case Western Reserve University in 1934, majoring in chemical…
- Interviewee Mendolia, Arthur I., 1917-2007
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Halcon International, CasChem, Inc., E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Chemical engineers, Mendolia, Arthur I., 1917-2007, Oxirane International
4 items
Oral histories

Oral history interview with Paul W. Morgan
- 1986-Mar-15
Paul Morgan starts the interview by describing his childhood in Maine and his family background, high school, and early interests. After undergraduate studies at the University of Maine, Morgan did graduate research at…
- Interviewee Morgan, Paul W.
- Interviewer Skolnik, Herman
- Subject Chemists, Morgan, Paul W., Ohio State University, Chemists--Biography, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
7 items
Oral histories

Oral history interview with Frank R. Mayo
- 1981-Jan-21
In this interview Dr. Frank Mayo first discusses his educational career as an undergraduate and graduate student at the University of Chicago. He then traces his professional career as a research chemist with Du Pont,…

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