This collection consists of the business records and printed and photographic materials of BetzDearborn, Incorporated, an American chemical company that manufactured water treatment chemicals for commercial and industrial applications. The materials in this collection mainly document the history of BetzDearborn's two corporate ancestors: Betz Laboratories, Incorporated and Dearborn Chemical Company. The items digitized here, which represent only a small portion of the collection, are primarily drawn from the photographic records of the Dearborn Chemical Company, as well as the London Water Files, which chronicle W.H. & L.D. Betz's successful preparation of synthetic “London Water” served to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain during their visit to the United States in June 1939.
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Telegram from Henrietta Nesbitt to W.H. and L.D. Betz
Box 3, Folder 11- 1939
Telegram from Henrietta Nesbitt (1874-1963), White House cook and housekeeper, to W.H. and L.D. Betz asking for an additional twenty gallons of the specially fabricated London city water to be delivered to the White…
- Addressee Betz Laboratories, Inc., Betz, L. Drew, Betz, William H.
- Creator Of Work Nesbitt, Henrietta
- Subject Betz Laboratories, Inc., Water--Analysis, Drinking water, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962, Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002, George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952, Presidents
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Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to "Mr. Betz"
Box 3, Folder 12- 1939-Jun-09
Thank-you letter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to Betz Laboratories for fabricating water identical to that found in London, which was then delivered to the White House and used for the tea served to the King and…
- Addressee Betz Laboratories, Inc.
- Author Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
- Subject Betz Laboratories, Inc., Water--Analysis, Drinking water, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962, Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002, George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952, United States. Office of the First Lady, Presidents
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Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Edwin M. Ross
Box 3, Folder 13- 1939-Feb-07
Letter from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to Edwin M. Ross in which Roosevelt accepts Ross's offer to analyze and duplicate London city water which would be used to serve tea to the King and Queen of England.
- Addressee Ross, Edwin M.
- Author Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
- Subject Betz Laboratories, Inc., Water--Analysis, Drinking water, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962, Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002, George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952, United States. Office of the First Lady, Presidents
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Letter from Malvina C. Thompson to Edwin M. Ross
Box 3, Folder 14- 1939-May-19
Letter from Malvina C. Thompson (secretary to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt) to Edwin M. Ross instructing him that the samples of water fabricated by Betz Laboratories to duplicate London City water has arrived. Mrs.…
- Addressee Betz Laboratories, Inc., Ross, Edwin M.
- Author Thompson, Malvina, 1893-1953
- Subject Betz Laboratories, Inc., Water--Analysis, Drinking water, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962, Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002, George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952, United States. Office of the First Lady, Presidents
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Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works delegation at Atlantic City trade show
Box 15, Folder 38- Circa 1910
Postcard with view of a delegation from the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works seated in a Reeds Chantecler Chair during the annual Master Car Builders' and Master Mechanics' Conventions in Atlantic City, New Jersey. All…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Boardwalks, Trade shows, Corporations, African Americans
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Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works hospitality suite
Box 15, Folder 38- Circa 1905
General view of a portion of the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works hospitality suite located at Young's Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Dearborn maintained a permanent hospitality suite at the pier to…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Trade shows, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations
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Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works hospitality suite
Box 15, Folder 38- Circa 1905
General view of a portion of the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works hospitality suite located at Young's Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Dearborn maintained a permanent hospitality suite at the pier to…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Trade shows, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations
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Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works hospitality suite
Box 15, Folder 38- Circa 1905
General view of a portion of the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works hospitality suite located at Young's Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The two men visible in the photograph are unidentified. Dearborn…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Trade shows, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations
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Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works hospitality suite
Box 15, Folder 38- Circa 1910
Postcard with front view of the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works hospitality suite located at Young's Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The individuals visible in the photograph are unidentified.…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Trade shows, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations
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Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works hospitality suite
Box 15, Folder 38- Circa 1905
General view of a portion of the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works hospitality suite located at Young's Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Dearborn maintained a permanent hospitality suite at the pier to…
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Dearborn No Pay Car at Atlantic City trade show
Box 15, Folder 38- Circa 1910
Postcard with view of two unidentified individuals seated in the Dearborn "No Pay Car," an electrically-lighted wheel chair used to market the products and services of the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works during the…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Boardwalks, Trade shows, Corporations
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Analytical Laboratory at Dearborn Chemical Company facility
Box 15, Folder 39- 1955
General view of employees (left to right) Ruth Johnson Dugo, Lillian Kazmierzki, Valentine I. Miciulis, and Serge Levicki at work in the Analytical Laboratory at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Women in science, Employees, Chemical industry, Laboratories, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Women employees, Glassware, Dearborn Chemical Company, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Dugo, Ruth Johnson, Kazmierzki, Lillian, Miciulis, Valentine I., Levicki, Serge
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Analytical Laboratory at Dearborn Chemical Company facility
Box 15, Folder 39- 1962 – 1963
General view of employees at work in the Analytical Laboratory at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory facility located in Chicago, Illinois. The two employees visible in the foreground of the…
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E.P. Fager and Viola Suess at Dearborn Chemical Company facility in Chicago, Illinois
Box 15, Folder 39- 1927 – 1928
General view of employees E.P. Fager and Viola Suess at work in an office at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory facility located in Chicago, Illinois. An unidentified chemist, visible through the…
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Dearborn Chemical Company water sample testing
Box 15, Folder 64- 1930s
General view of two unidentified men utilizing a Dearborn Chemical Company portable testing cabinet to conduct a water sample field test. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn Chemical Company was a corporate ancestor of…
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E.P. Fager conducting Dearborn Chemical Company water sample field test
Box 15, Folder 64- 1930s
General view of Dearborn Chemical Company employee E.P. Fager comparing the color of two solutions during a water sample field test. Assorted glassware and a Dearborn portable testing cabinet are visible on the table.…
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E.P. Fager conducting Dearborn Chemical Company water sample test
Box 15, Folder 64- 1930s
General view of Dearborn Chemical Company employee E.P. Fager preparing a water sample for testing. A stamp on the verso of the photograph for "The Fensholt Company," a public relations firm based in Chicago, suggests…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company, The Fensholt Company
- Photographer Williams & Meyer Co.
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations, Glassware, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Fager, E.P., Water--Analysis, Water--Testing
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F.B. Horstmann conducting Dearborn Chemical Company water sample field test
Box 15, Folder 64- 1930s
General view of Dearborn Chemical Company engineer F.B. Horstmann utilizing a portable testing cabinet to conduct a water sample field test. A stamp on the verso of the photograph for "The Fensholt Company," a public…
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Hydrometer in use for water sample testing
Box 15, Folder 64- 1930s
General view of Dearborn Chemical Company employee C.B. Smith utilizing a concentration hydrometer during a water sample field test. Assorted glassware and a Dearborn portable testing cabinet are also visible on the…
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Water sample testing at Dearborn facility
Box 15, Folder 64- Circa 1938
General view of an unidentified employee preparing a water sample for testing at a Dearborn Chemical Company's laboratory facility in Chicago, Illinois. A stamp on the verso of the photograph for "The Fensholt Company,"…
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Water sample testing at Mary's Help Hospital
Box 15, Folder 64- 1936-Aug-18
General view of Dearborn Chemical Company representative C.M. Kesler (seated) and hospital employee "Mike" examining a sample of water at Mary's Help Hospital (now Seton Medical Center) in San Francisco, California. Per…
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A. Sherwood using extraction rack at Dearborn laboratory facility
Box 17, Folder 13- Circa 1924
General view of employee A. Sherwood using an extraction rack at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street Laboratory facility and manufacturing plant. Per notations accompanying the photograph, the extraction rack is…
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Al Woodward conducting corrosion test at Dearborn laboratory facility
Box 17, Folder 13- Circa 1930
General view of employee Al Woodward preparing polished plates for a corrosion test at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory facility and manufacturing plant. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn Chemical…
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Bacteriological analysis at Dearborn laboratory facility
Box 17, Folder 13- Circa 1930
General view of employee A. Sherwood preparing agar and gelatin plates for use in the bacteriological analysis of water at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory facility and manufacturing plant. Founded…
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Barrel room at Dearborn manufacturing facility
Box 17, Folder 13- Circa 1924
General view of several unidentified employees filling barrels at the Dearborn Chemical Company's 35th Street laboratory facility and manufacturing plant. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn Chemical Company was a corporate…
- Creator Of Work Dearborn Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Chemical industry, Dearborn Chemical Company, Water purification chemicals industry, Corporations
