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- Title
- Interview with Wayne Wilke, 2009 March 06
- Date(s)
- 2009-03-06
- Contributor(s)
- Wilke, Wayne, 1945- (interviewee), Plasky, Joseph G. (interviewer)
- Description
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Wilke's interview exemplifies the rise of chemical engineers in the DuPont Company during the "Golden Age of Fibers." Wilke remarks on DuPont's success in Nylon business, the growth of the global business and downturn phases, and his own personal growth and success. Interview also includes technical details about processes and products as well as descriptions of Wilke's experiences working in Germany and Asia. Interview is filled with humorous stories including the annual game hunt on DuPont...
Show moreWilke's interview exemplifies the rise of chemical engineers in the DuPont Company during the "Golden Age of Fibers." Wilke remarks on DuPont's success in Nylon business, the growth of the global business and downturn phases, and his own personal growth and success. Interview also includes technical details about processes and products as well as descriptions of Wilke's experiences working in Germany and Asia. Interview is filled with humorous stories including the annual game hunt on DuPont property in Germany, tipping over in a horse cart with Ed Woolard at the Seaford fiftieth anniversary, and scavenging for "presidential blue" Stainmaster carpet for President George H. W. Bush's visit to the plant.
Show less - Collection ID
- Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department (Accession 2010.215)
- Hagley ID
- 2010215_20090306_Wilke
- Collection
- Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department