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| # | Title | Date(s) | Contributor(s) | Description | Description | Collection ID | Hagley ID | Collection |
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| 1 | Perfume for rubber | 1948-06 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator) |
Aromatic chemist sniffs a sample. If suitable deodorant is added in right amount, odor of rubber will be masked. |
DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341) | 1972341_0656 | DuPont Product Information photographs | |
| 2 | Conducting research at the Experimental Station | 1948 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator) | DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341) | 1972341_4466 | DuPont Product Information photographs | ||
| 3 | Burning liquid samples in Experimental Station laboratory | 1946 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator) |
Assemblies of flasks, bubbler absorption tubes and enclosed lamps make possible the burning of liquid samples and the collection of the gases formed. Here a chemist and laboratory assistants at the Experimental Station operate apparatus for determining sulfur in liquid samples. |
DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341) | 1972341_4415 | DuPont Product Information photographs | |
| 4 | Perfume research at the New Brunswick, New Jersey laboratory | 1944-04 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator), Duryea, Drix (photographer) |
Theodore Hoffman, director of the DuPont perfume laboratories and an outstanding authority on perfumes, applies the last test to a bottle of perfume-which depends on the olfactory sense and not on formulas, at the New Brunswick, New Jersey factory of E.I. du Pont Nemours & Company. For perfume making is both an art and a science. The materials are supplied by he chemist-whether he extracts them from natural sources or creates synthetic components. But the blending calls for the perfumer who... Show moreTheodore Hoffman, director of the DuPont perfume laboratories and an outstanding authority on perfumes, applies the last test to a bottle of perfume-which depends on the olfactory sense and not on formulas, at the New Brunswick, New Jersey factory of E.I. du Pont Nemours & Company. For perfume making is both an art and a science. The materials are supplied by he chemist-whether he extracts them from natural sources or creates synthetic components. But the blending calls for the perfumer who works by inspiration. It takes a great artist to create a rare perfume, for not enough is known of the perfumers work to proceed by scientific formula. Until the lilac odor was synthesized-one of the outstanding achievements of the chemical laboratory in perfumery-there was no lilac perfume, for no satisfactory means has ever been found of extracting this natural oil. Moreover, there is no known natural extract so sweet or so peculiarly powerful in odor as synthetic lilac. Chemistry converts volatile turpentine into fragrant lilac rivaling natures illusive floral fragrance. Show less |
DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341) | 1972341_0652 | DuPont Product Information photographs | |
| 5 | Perfume research at the New Brunswick, New Jersey laboratory | 1942-04-22 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator), Duryea, Drix (photographer) |
About two dozen constituents, besides terpineol, combine to make synthetic lilac perfume. Mr. Theodore Hoffman, director of the DuPont perfume laboratories and an outstanding authority on perfumes, is shown at the scales of his laboratory compounding the ingredients of lilac perfume. Until the lilac odor was synthesized-one of the outstanding achievements of the chemical laboratory in perfumery-there was no lilac perfume, for no satisfactory means has ever been found of extracting this... Show moreAbout two dozen constituents, besides terpineol, combine to make synthetic lilac perfume. Mr. Theodore Hoffman, director of the DuPont perfume laboratories and an outstanding authority on perfumes, is shown at the scales of his laboratory compounding the ingredients of lilac perfume. Until the lilac odor was synthesized-one of the outstanding achievements of the chemical laboratory in perfumery-there was no lilac perfume, for no satisfactory means has ever been found of extracting this natural oil. Moreover, there is no known natural extract so sweet or so peculiarly powerful in odor as synthetic lilac. Chemistry converts volatile turpentine into fragrant lilac rivaling natures illusive floral fragrance. Show less |
DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341) | 1972341_0651 | DuPont Product Information photographs | |
| 6 | Julian Hill recreating synthesis of first completely synthetic fiber | 1941 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator) |
Probably the most dramatic moment in DuPont research history is re-enacted above-the birth of the first completely synthetic fiber, impractical for commercial use but true forerunner of nylon itself. Here chemist Julian Hill shows how he pulled molten sample of material from a laboratory test tube at the company's Experimental Station near Wilmington, Delaware. The molasses-like mass stuck to the glass stirring rod and was drawn out into a thin fiber. |
DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341) | 1972341_1154 | DuPont Product Information photographs | |
| 7 | Conducting synthetic textile research at the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Experimental Station | 1941 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator), Rittase, William R. (photographer) | DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341) | 1972341_4420 | DuPont Product Information photographs | ||
| 8 | Determining the degree of gloss | 1938-02 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator) |
To determine the degree of gloss in a lacquer or finish, du Pont chemists use a device that measures the amount of light reflected. The light from a constant source is thrown back from the panel into the telescope tube. One half of the 'eyepiece' is illuminated by this reflected radiation, with the other half lighted by a small bulb in the photometer tube attached to the side of the telescope. This light is passed back and forth in the tube until the brightness of the two section meet. The... Show moreTo determine the degree of gloss in a lacquer or finish, du Pont chemists use a device that measures the amount of light reflected. The light from a constant source is thrown back from the panel into the telescope tube. One half of the 'eyepiece' is illuminated by this reflected radiation, with the other half lighted by a small bulb in the photometer tube attached to the side of the telescope. This light is passed back and forth in the tube until the brightness of the two section meet. The distance of the light from the 'eyepiece' is then a measure of the amount of light reflected or the gloss. Show less |
DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341) | 1972341_2784 | DuPont Product Information photographs | |
| 9 | Determining the drying time of lacquer | 1937-12 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator) |
How fast a lacquer or finish will dry is determined by the use of plate glass discs coated with the material to be tested and revolved slowly while a thin trickle of sand falls on them from a cone shaped container. It has been found by DuPont chemists that the point at which the sand no longer adheres accurately determines the drying time. |
DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341) | 1972341_2782 | DuPont Product Information photographs | |
| 10 | Research laboratory at the Experimental Station | 1935-11-04 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator) | DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341) | 1972341_4467 | DuPont Product Information photographs | ||
| 11 | Dr. Hale Charch, pioneer in cellophane | 1924 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator) |
The late Dr. Hale Charch, pioneer in the development of moisture-proof cellophane, working in DuPont laboratory in 1924. |
DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file (Accession 2004.268) | AVD_2004268_P00001077 | DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file | |
| 12 | Working in the Textile Research Laboratory | 1920/1929, 1920, 1929 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator) | DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341) | PC20110714_0519 | DuPont Product Information photographs | ||
| 13 | Interview with Helen Duncan [transcript] | 1978 | Strange, Adeline Bassett Cook, 1917-2004 (Interviewer), Duncan, Helen (Interviewee) |
Transcript of a conversation about Wallace Carothers between Helen Duncan and Cookie Strange. Duncan served as the Experimental Station Librarian, and she recalls Carothers's visits to the library, the chemists' interest in bird watching, and Helen Sweetman's affection for Carothers. |
Carothers Oral History Project (Accession 1985) | MSS_1985_01_01_08 | Oral history interviews on Wallace Carothers | |
| 14 | Dr. Hale Charch In laboratory | 1958 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator) |
Development of the first successful moisture-proof cellophane film is reenacted here at DuPont's Experimental Station near Wilmington, Del. by the inventor, the late Dr. Hale Charch. The new film was developed after 2500 formulas had been tried and hundreds of tests made. Large bag on right held water for weeks, while control bags made3 of untreated film showed evaporation losses in a few days. |
DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file (Accession 2004.268) | AVD_2004268_P00001086 | DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file | |
| 15 | Interview with Charles L. Reese, Jr. [transcript] | 1978 |
A transcript of Cookie Strange's brief conversation with Charles L. Reese, Jr., President of the Wilmington News Journal. Reese recalls Carothers's social behavior and feelings about Nylon. |
Carothers Oral History Project (Accession 1985) | MSS_1985_01_01_09 | Oral history interviews on Wallace Carothers | ||
| 16 | Interview with Crawford Greenewalt [transcript] | 1978 |
Transcript of a conversation about Wallace Carothers between Crawford Greenewalt and Cookie Strange. Greenewalt discusses Carothers's personality, professional successes, depression, and marriage to Helen Sweetman. He also mentions Carother's affair with "The Dame" Silvia Moore. |
Carothers Oral History Project (Accession 1985) | MSS_1985_01_01_06 | Oral history interviews on Wallace Carothers | ||
| 17 | Ferdinand Hurter, Swiss industrial chemist | 1880/1898, 1880, 1898 | Litchfield, Carter (collector), Lewkowitsch, J. (Julius), 1857-1913 (former owner) |
March 15th 1844 - March 5th, 1898 |
Carter Litchfield photographs and ephemera on the history of fatty materials (Accession 2007.227) | 2270352 | Carter Litchfield history of fatty materials collections | |
| 18 | Dr. Wallace H. Carothers | 1928 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator) |
Dr. Wallace Carothers, a promising young chemist, joined DuPont in 1928 as head of a fundamental research program in organic chemistry. Eleven years later a plant was producing the nylon that came from this research. |
DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file (Accession 2004.268) | AVD_2004268_P00000215 | DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file | |
| 19 | Dr. Hale Charch In laboratory | 1927 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator) | DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file (Accession 2004.268) | AVD_2004268_P00002241 | DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file | ||
| 20 | DuPont commercial on research chemists and fellowships | 1950~, 1950 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (sponsor) |
Film explains the process of becoming a chemist, and the importance of fellowships given to universities by corporations. Nylon, chemical rubber, Penicillin are mentioned. |
DuPont Company films and commercials (Accession 1995.300) | FILM_1995300_FC251_05 | DuPont Company films and commercials | |
| 21 | Charles Pederson | 1987 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator) | DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file (Accession 2004.268) | AVD_2004268_P00000602 | DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file | ||
| 22 | Interview with Julian and Polly Hill [transcript] | 1978 | Strange, Adeline Bassett Cook, 1917-2004 (Interviewer), Hill, Julian W. (Julian Werner), 1904-1996 (Interviewee) |
Cookie Strange documents a conversation she had with Julian Hill and his wife, Polly, about Wallace Carothers. The Hills remember Carothers as a lover of music. He had a Capehart, a large radio/photograph, and would play concerts for friends at his apartment. They also discuss his affection for his sister, Isobel, and his connection to Silvia Moore. |
Carothers Oral History Project (Accession 1985) | MSS_1985_01_01_07 | Oral history interviews on Wallace Carothers | |
| 23 | Roy Plunkett with Teflon insulated cable | 1990 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator) | DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file (Accession 2004.268) | AVD_2004268_P00000217 | DuPont Company External Affairs Department photograph file, Teflon | ||
| 24 | Apparatus assembly, Jackson Lab, Deepwater Point, New Jersey | 1945 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator) | DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341) | 1972341_4442 | DuPont Product Information photographs | ||
| 25 | Research chemist conducting explosives research | 1945 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator), Stewart, Willard S., 1915-2003 (photographer) |
At the DuPont Company's Experimental Station, Wilmington Delaware, this Explosives Department research chemist uses high vacuum, glass equipment in a study that may lead to a new chemical compound or a new and better way of making a known compound. The work is part of the department's fundamental research program aimed at the discovery of new products outside the explosives field. |
DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341) | 1972341_0663 | DuPont Product Information photographs |