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...
Letter from Frank S. Peer, importer of farm stock, to William du Pont advertising a lot of Jersey Cattle. Peer offers du Pont eight heifers for his farm.
Written on back of image: "1. John Balloch; 2. James Berry; 3. Joseph McGlunchey; 4. Donald S. Ashbrook; 5. James Burt; 6. William Butler; 7. John Philips; 8. John Kanz; 9. Thomas Bent; 10. Edmund Mayo; 11. John McAdam, Jr.; 12. Holstein Law; 13....
Written on back: "Front Row: Wm. H. Martin, Walter Gatchell, Albert Brown, John Poultney, Harry Osborne, Wm. Kenworthy, Morton Chandler, Cyrus Rissell, Frank Sharp. Second Row: Andrew Anderson, Edward Bentley, Wm. C. Dunlap, Frank Campbell, Thomas...
Written on back of image: "Mrs. Cooper and her corps of assistants who fed the 1300 people in 25 minutes. *Catherine McMahon, Alice Smith, Frank Supplee, Robert Jamison, Wm. Berry, *Harry Fisher, John Kanz, *Mary Lee, Ella Green, Amelia Prigg,...
Contains reports of meetings held in 1875. Names mentioned include:John Kehoe, William Javin, Chris Donelly, Dennis F. Canning, Michael O'Brien, Frank McHugh, John Donahue, James Roartz, Frank Keenan, Jeramiah Kane, Patrick Dolan, Sr., Frank...
Political parties; Corruption; Political campaign funds;
Letter written in response to Kent's article in the Baltimore Sun, criticizing Raskob's financial and leadership roles in the Democratic Party; Raskob received many supportive letters, which are included in the folder.
Correspondence regarding the "Frank Johnson" and "Ocean Eagle" shipments. The saltpeter market is expected to get better. Includes memos of bills of lading, drafts, and a list of loading vessels: "Skylark," "Southern Cross," "Cohota," "Lotus," "Gem...
Written on back: "3rd Row from L: Charles H. Brown, Wm. McGeorge, Edgar Dunlap, Stephen Peach, J. Frank Friece, Michael Butler, Fred Fisher. 2nd Row from L: James Wright, Daniel Toomey, Charles Johnson, Horace Wright, Howard Wright, Jacob...
Text from back of image: 'The forward march of the daredevil side of aviation seems to keep pace with the rapid strides of commercial and military flying. The latest thriller is a change from a speeding motorboat to an airplane via the rope ladder...