This collection consists of a small selection of materials from the papers of Dow Chemical Company founder Herbert Henry Dow (1866-1930). Items of note include correspondence with Herbert H. Dow's father, Joseph Henry Dow (1836-1901), concerning the founding and early growth of the Dow Chemical Company, as well as press clippings and a 1915 company stock certificate. In addition, a letter copying book containing Herbert H. Dow's accounting reports and business correspondence between 1891 and 1893 is digitized here in its entirety.
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2 items
Letter from Albert E. Convers to Herbert H. Dow, April 28, 1905
Box 133, Folder 050010- 1905-Apr-28
Letter from Albert E. Convers to Herbert H. Dow concerning the production, pricing, and market supply of bromides.
- Author Convers, Albert E.
- Addressee Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930
- Subject Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930, Dow Chemical Company, Bromides, Convers, Albert E., Chemical industry
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Letter from Dow Chemical Company to Vereinigten Chemischen Fabriken, October 15, 1902
Box 130, Folder 020069- 1902-Oct-15
Letter from Dow Chemical Company to Vereinigten Chemischen Fabriken Leopoldshall A.G. concerning an agreement between the two parties about competing exports. Under the agreement, Dow Chemical agrees not to export…
- Author Dow Chemical Company
- Addressee Vereinigten Chemischen Fabriken Leopoldshall A.G.
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Bromides, Chemical industry
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13 items
Report of H. H. Dow and H. E. Hackenberg to Europe, Nov. 14-Dec. 20, 1908
Box 139, Folder 080017- 1908
Report of a business trip to London and Germany by Henry Herbert Dow and H. E. Hackenberg to discuss trade agreements and division with European competitors.
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Letter from Herbert H. Dow to H. E. Hackenberg, September 17, 1914
Box 154, Folder 140014- 1914-Sep-17
Letter from Herbert H. Dow to H. E. Hackenberg regarding the suspension of Dow Chemical Company's business contract with German suppliers due to the recent outbreak of World War I.
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Letter from Vereinigten Chemischen Fabriken to Dow Chemical Company, September 23, 1902
Box 130, Folder 020069- 1902-Sep-23
Letter from Vereinigten Chemischen Fabriken Leopoldshall A.G. to the Dow Chemical Company concerning an agreement between the two parties. Under the agreement, Dow Chemical agrees not to export potassium bromide to…
- Addressee Dow Chemical Company
- Author Vereinigten Chemischen Fabriken Leopoldshall A.G.
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Bromides, Potassium bromide, Chemical industry
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Letter from Albert E. Convers to Herbert H. Dow, April 13, 1905
Box 133, Folder 050010- 1905-Apr-13
Letter from H. C. Tack Company to Herbert H. Dow about policy changes and business expansion.
- Addressee Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930
- Author Convers, Albert E.
- Subject Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930, Dow Chemical Company, Convers, Albert E., Bromides, Chemical industry
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Letter from H.C. Tack Company to Herbert H. Dow, September 19, 1905
Box 133, Folder 050010- 1905-Sep-19
Letter from H.C. Tack Company to Herbert H. Dow, dated September 19, 1905.
- Author H.C. Tack Company
- Addressee Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930
- Subject Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930, Dow Chemical Company, H.C. Tack Company
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Letter to Albert E. Convers from Herbert H. Dow, March 6, 1908
Box 140, Folder 080022- 1908-Mar-06
Letter to Albert E. Convers from Herbert H. Dow regarding the price of bromide and the European market.
- Addressee Convers, Albert E.
- Author Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930
- Subject Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930, Dow Chemical Company, Convers, Albert E., Bromides
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Letter from Vereinigten Chemischen Fabriken to Dow Chemical Company, December 18, 1908
Box 139, Folder 080017- 1908-Dec-18
Letter from Vereinigten Chemischen Fabriken Leopoldshall A.G. to Dow Chemical Company concerning chemical pricing.
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Letter from Herbert H. Dow to Albert E. Convers, April 22, 1905
Box 133, Folder 050010- 1905-Apr-22
Letter from Herbert H. Dow to Albert E. Convers concerning the production, pricing, and market supply of bromides.
- Author Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930
- Addressee Convers, Albert E.
- Subject Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930, Dow Chemical Company, Convers, Albert E., Bromides
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6 items
Letter from Herbert H. Dow to Cady Staley, October 25, 1906
Box 135, Folder 060060- 1906-Oct-25
Letter from Herbert H. Dow to Cady Staley, dated October 25, 1906. Dow writes about business conditions at the Dow Chemical Company, specifically regarding Dow and foreign markets.
- Author Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930
- Addressee Staley, Cady
- Subject Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930, Dow Chemical Company, Bromides, Chemical industry
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Letter from Albert E. Convers to Herbert H. Dow, April 30, 1905
Box 133, Folder 050010- 1905-Apr-30
Letter from Albert E. Convers to Herbert H. Dow concerning the production, pricing, and market supply of bromides.
- Addressee Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930
- Author Convers, Albert E.
- Subject Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930, Dow Chemical Company, Convers, Albert E., Chemical industry, Bromides
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Letter from H. E. Hackenberg to Jacob Hasslacher, December 31, 1908
Box 139, Folder 080017- 1908-Dec-31
Letter to Jacob Hasslacher from H. E. Hackenberg, secretary of the Dow Chemical Company, regarding a potential deal for the sale of a large amount of chloroform.
- Addressee Hasslacher, Jacob
- Author Hackenberg, H. E.
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Chloroform
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German Bromides
Box 139, Folder 080017- 1908
Report titled German Bromides on economic competition and market conditions in the bromine and chemical trade between Germany and the United States.
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Bromides, Chemical industry
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3 items
Notes on Bromide trade, 1908
Box 139, Folder 080017- 1908
Handwritten notes from 1908 by a Dow Chemical employee regarding trade wars among chemical manufacturers, pharmaceutical standards, pricing strategies, and export figures, specifically for Bromide.
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Bromides
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Letter from Deutsche Bromkonvention to Dow Chemical Company, December 31, 1908
Box 139, Folder 080017- 1908-Dec-31
Letter to Dow Chemical Company announcing that Deutsche Bromkonvention will be taking over the management of Vereinigten Chemischen Fabriken.
- Addressee Dow Chemical Company
- Author Deutsche Bromkonvention
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry
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Letter from Herbert H. Dow to Julius Grossman, December 9, 1908
Box 139, Folder 080017- 1908-Dec-09
Letter from Herbert H. Dow to Julius Grossman regarding Bromide pricing.
- Author Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930
- Addressee Grossman, Julius
- Subject Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930, Dow Chemical Company, Bromides, Grossman, Julius
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2 items
Dow Chemical Company stock certificate
Box 54, Folder 150119- 1915
Blank and unregistered stock certificate for the Dow Chemical Company (#000000). "Capital" stock is printed on the certificate, but "Common" has been handwritten to replace all mentions of "Capital."
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Printer American Bank Note Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Stock certificates
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2 items
Letter from Dr. Willis R. Whitney to Herbert H. Dow, November 29, 1916
Box 54, Folder 160062- 1916-Nov-29
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Letter from Dr. Willis R. Whitney to Herbert H. Dow, October 10, 1916
Box 54, Folder 160062- 1916-Oct-10
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4 items
Letter from Herbert H. Dow to Dr. Willis R. Whitney, February 4, 1916
Box 54, Folder 160062- 1916-Feb-04
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Dow Did It!
Box 11, Folder 970040- 1897-May-21
Press clippling from The Midland Sun, May 21, 1897.
- Creator Of Work Midland Sun
- Subject Michigan--Midland, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930
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Letter from Joseph H. Dow to Herbert H. Dow, December 25, 1897
Box 10, Folder 970001- 1897-Dec-25
- Addressee Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930
- Author Dow, Joseph Henry
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930
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8 items
Letter from Joseph H. Dow to Herbert H. Dow, November 30, 1894
Box 6, Folder 940026- 1894-Nov-30
- Addressee Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930
- Author Dow, Joseph Henry
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930
