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Title: Quiet trouble shooter at work
Date(s): 1957
Contributor(s): Radio Corporation of America (originator)
Collection ID: John Okolowicz collection of publications and advertising on radio and consumer electronics (Accession 2014.277), Radio & Television News
Hagley ID: AVDJOPN2014_rca-quiet-trouble-shooter
Collection: John Okolowicz collection of publications and advertising on radio and consumer electronics

Title: Search
Date(s): 1964
Description: Film exploring the research and development side of steel production, specifically at the laboratory of Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Hails the scientific experiments and creative thinking that allows Youngstown to manufacture the most cutting edge steel products.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC228
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Wear-ever Aluminum, Inc. - New Products Meeting (Session 1, Part 1)
Date(s): 1977-04-21
Contributor(s): Aluminum Company of America (originator), Wear-Ever Aluminum, inc. (originator)
Description: 8:00am session.
Collection ID: Marshall B. Johnson research collection of industrial design and housewares (Accession 2268)
Hagley ID: AUD_2268_B01_ID06_part1
Collection: Marshall B. Johnson research collection of industrial design and housewares

Title: Wear-ever Aluminum, Inc. - New Products Meeting, Wrap-up Discussion and Ranking
Date(s): 1977-04-21
Contributor(s): Aluminum Company of America (originator), Wear-Ever Aluminum, inc. (originator)
Collection ID: Marshall B. Johnson research collection of industrial design and housewares (Accession 2268)
Hagley ID: AUD_2268_B01_ID08
Collection: Marshall B. Johnson research collection of industrial design and housewares

Title: Wear-ever Aluminum, Inc. - New Products Meeting (Session 1, Part 2)
Date(s): 1977-04-21
Contributor(s): Aluminum Company of America (originator), Wear-Ever Aluminum, inc. (originator)
Collection ID: Marshall B. Johnson research collection of industrial design and housewares (Accession 2268)
Hagley ID: AUD_2268_B01_ID06_part2
Collection: Marshall B. Johnson research collection of industrial design and housewares

Title: Mohican Product Development Brainstorming Session. Part 1
Date(s): 1977-04-21
Collection ID: Marshall B. Johnson research collection of industrial design and housewares (Accession 2268)
Hagley ID: AUD_2268_B01_ID07_part1
Collection: Marshall B. Johnson research collection of industrial design and housewares

Title: Mohican Product Development Brainstorming Session (Part 2)
Date(s): 1977-04-21
Contributor(s): Aluminum Company of America (originator), Wear-Ever Aluminum, inc. (originator)
Collection ID: Marshall B. Johnson research collection of industrial design and housewares (Accession 2268)
Hagley ID: AUD_2268_B01_ID07_part2
Collection: Marshall B. Johnson research collection of industrial design and housewares

Title: Interview with Lynn Bell, 2020 April 29
Date(s): 2020-04-29
Contributor(s): Bell, Lynn, 1940- (interviewee), Plasky, Joseph G. (interviewer)
Description: Interviewer Joe Plasky asks the interviewee to describe their early life, education, and career history. During his interview, Lynn Bell describes Kevlar small volume product development and how he was able to thrive in the high-tech Kevlar product development despite not having a college degree. He discusses glove and ballistic vest development in detail. He also describes the effort to commercialize nega-stat, including unsuccessful attempts to get the product into the women’s intimate...
Show moreInterviewer Joe Plasky asks the interviewee to describe their early life, education, and career history. During his interview, Lynn Bell describes Kevlar small volume product development and how he was able to thrive in the high-tech Kevlar product development despite not having a college degree. He discusses glove and ballistic vest development in detail. He also describes the effort to commercialize nega-stat, including unsuccessful attempts to get the product into the women’s intimate apparel and bedding businesses.
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Collection ID: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department (Accession 2010.215)
Hagley ID: 2010215_20200429_Bell
Collection: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department

Title: Interview with Don Sturgeon, 2019 January 24
Date(s): 2019-01-24
Contributor(s): Sturgeon, Don (interviewee), Plasky, Joseph G. (interviewer)
Description: In his interview, Don Sturgeon gives a comprehensive account of his involvement with Kevlar applications at DuPont. He first describes his early life in Argentina. He then details the interview process he went through to get a position at DuPont. He describes in detail his first assignment at the PRL (Pioneering Research Laboratory), providing a snapshot of how DuPont managed technology in the late 1960s. He describes the application of Kelvar to both the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar airplane and...
Show moreIn his interview, Don Sturgeon gives a comprehensive account of his involvement with Kevlar applications at DuPont. He first describes his early life in Argentina. He then details the interview process he went through to get a position at DuPont. He describes in detail his first assignment at the PRL (Pioneering Research Laboratory), providing a snapshot of how DuPont managed technology in the late 1960s. He describes the application of Kelvar to both the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar airplane and to non-rubber reinforcement uses. He comments at length on the competition of Kevlar with Fiberglass and steel. He recalls the transition of Kevlar to venture status and the birth of Kevlar Special Products as initially a lesser contributor to venture economics that relied more heavily on tires and mechanical rubber goods.

He then describes his time (1976-1980) in the technical section of the DuPont Seaford plant, focusing on personnel management and frustrations. From his perspective, the first line technical personnel felt they had much responsibility but little authority and support from management. He describes the unsuccessful attempt by Human Relations staff to improve morale of the technical section of the Seaford plant. Concerning his time at Seaford, Sturgeon also details his attempt to bring a staple process CPU (Continuous Production Unit) online and his role in developing new carpet products for DuPont's commercial and residential carpet shows.

Sturgeon then discusses his return to Wilmington in Kevlar special products, which grew to include such applications as missiles, aircraft, armor, helmets, aero-engines, personnel protection, and optical cables. Many of the special products Sturgeon and his group developed were for specific niche applications but required large engineering and management efforts to design, test, and qualify. Sturgeon comments on the massive effort required to develop Kevlar in the marketplace and recalls DuPont's strategic efforts at forward integration, moving from being a materials supplier to a manufacturer of parts and sub-components. He also comments on high-density polypropylene, a competitor of Kevlar. In this discussion of Kevlar, Sturgeon remarks on the difficulties encountered in obtaining export licenses for Kevlar products to Asia and South America.

Sturgeon also describes his leadership of an Advanced Composite Systems products group, which was part of DuPont's efforts at forward integration. The multi-specialty group was formed to integrate DuPont product and processes and add any technology to make composite products using DuPont specialty fibers and resins. According to Sturgeon, however, management ultimately did not support the group due to the high labor costs and small market inherent in the products they were developing. Sturgeon remarks that the similar European composites group also did not succeed. He notes that reduced military spending after the end of the Cold War further contributed to the failure of the groups at DuPont, as the military had been a major customer for advanced composites products.
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Collection ID: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department (Accession 2010.215)
Hagley ID: 2010215_20190124_Sturgeon
Collection: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department

Title: Visitors Television Network: Dallas NADA Convention coverage, 1992
Date(s): 1992
Contributor(s): Quayle, Marilyn T. (spk), National Automobile Dealers Association (sponsor), Kelly, Karin Hackes, Peter (reporter), Quinn, Hugh Anderson, Frank R., Jr., 1925-2007 Herrmann, Mark Peck, Gregory Greene, H. Thomas Folliott, Charlie Browning, Fred Phillis, Brian (interviewee)
Description: Visitors Television Network coverage of Day 1 of the 1992 NADA conference in Dallas, Texas. Coverage begins with an overview of exhibit floor; interview with NADA Convention Chairman Mark Herrmann; exhibition floor set-up; a message from Director of Conventions and Expositions Gary Heimes; interview with 1991 NADA President Frank Anderson; and sights and sounds of Dallas. Following this are interviews with these individuals: Gregory Peck, Chairman of Prevent-A-Theft; Tom Greene, NADA...
Show moreVisitors Television Network coverage of Day 1 of the 1992 NADA conference in Dallas, Texas. Coverage begins with an overview of exhibit floor; interview with NADA Convention Chairman Mark Herrmann; exhibition floor set-up; a message from Director of Conventions and Expositions Gary Heimes; interview with 1991 NADA President Frank Anderson; and sights and sounds of Dallas. Following this are interviews with these individuals: Gregory Peck, Chairman of Prevent-A-Theft; Tom Greene, NADA Executive Director of Legislative Affairs; Charlie Folliott, NADA 1991 Public Affairs Chairman; and Fred Browning of Chrysler Insurance. Kelly then gives an overview of the NADA Lifestyle center at the convention, which is followed by a message from Marilyn Quayle on early breast cancer detection. The coverage concludes with interviews with President of Australia Automobile Dealers Association Brian Phillis and with Hugh Quinn, Advertising Consultant. Commercials are interspersed throughout coverage.
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Collection ID: National Automobile Dealers Association audiovisual materials and publications (Accession 2014.274)
Hagley ID: vid_NADA_B05_ID07
Collection: National Automobile Dealers Association audiovisual materials and publications

Title: NADA TV: San Francisco NADA convention, February 11, 2008, NADA-TV, 2008 San Francisco, Show #3
Date(s): 2008-02-11
Contributor(s): National Automobile Dealers Association (originator), Hopkins, Deborah M. (pro), Stertz, Marc H. (pro), Price, William (pro), Rondinaro, Steve (reporter), Brady, Phillip D., 1951- (speaker), Castle, Michael N., 1939- (speaker), Woodruff, Bob, 1961- (speaker), Woodruff, Lee (speaker)
Description: NADA-TV reports on events, speeches, exhibits and dealer franchise meetings for February 11 of convention 2008. Includes reports on GM, Ford, and Chrysler Dealer Franchise Meetings; Time Magazine Dealer of the Year reception; Lifeline to Profits workshop; Honda products at Detroit Auto Show; Grass Roots: Delaware Rep. Michael Castle visit to Bill Willis Chevrolet; Exhibitor Spotlight: Cirrus airplanes; NADA Charitable Foundation and Frank E. McCarthy Fund support for Canine Companions for...
Show moreNADA-TV reports on events, speeches, exhibits and dealer franchise meetings for February 11 of convention 2008. Includes reports on GM, Ford, and Chrysler Dealer Franchise Meetings; Time Magazine Dealer of the Year reception; Lifeline to Profits workshop; Honda products at Detroit Auto Show; Grass Roots: Delaware Rep. Michael Castle visit to Bill Willis Chevrolet; Exhibitor Spotlight: Cirrus airplanes; NADA Charitable Foundation and Frank E. McCarthy Fund support for Canine Companions for Independence; Minority Dealers Breakfast panel discussion addressing the decrease in minority dealers; Exhibitor Spotlight: ELead CRM; BMW exhibit with focus on diesel vehicles at Detroit Auto Show; NADA 24: The Dealer's Next-Day Survey; NADA President, Phil Brady, named Industry Leader of the Year by the Automotive Hall of Fame; NADA Town Hall Meetings; Exhibitor Spotlight: GEM electric vehicles; City of New Orleans exhibit; International Affairs: international dealers and global outreach; Exhibitor Spotlight: OEConnection software booth; Turbo-Charged Seminars: dealership inventories on technician hours; NADA Chief Economist, Paul Taylor, sales forecast news conference; and Inspirational Service with featured speakers, Bob and Lee Woodruff.
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Collection ID: National Automobile Dealers Association audiovisual materials and publications (Accession 2014.274)
Hagley ID: vid_NADA_B09_ID24
Collection: National Automobile Dealers Association audiovisual materials and publications

Title: NADA TV: San Francisco convention, February 3, 2003
Date(s): 2003-02-03
Contributor(s): National Automobile Dealers Association (sponsor), Harter, John (reporter), Singletary, Mike (speaker), Zetsche, Dieter (speaker)
Description: NADA-TV news coverage of the 2003 NADA Convention in San Francisco, California. Reports on Ford and GM Dealer Franchise Meetings with manufacturers; NADA chief economist, Paul Taylor, forecast for 2003 expecting new car sales to fall slightly, with the exception of crossover utility vehicles, and anticipating the impact on sales in the event of a war with Iraq; Inspirational Service with featured speaker Mike Singletary, former professional football player; Dealer Candidate Academy graduation...
Show moreNADA-TV news coverage of the 2003 NADA Convention in San Francisco, California. Reports on Ford and GM Dealer Franchise Meetings with manufacturers; NADA chief economist, Paul Taylor, forecast for 2003 expecting new car sales to fall slightly, with the exception of crossover utility vehicles, and anticipating the impact on sales in the event of a war with Iraq; Inspirational Service with featured speaker Mike Singletary, former professional football player; Dealer Candidate Academy graduation; Chrysler and BMW Dealer Franchise Meetings; NADA Official Used Car Guide 70th birthday and introduction of a California edition; the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Exhibit; the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) issue; Exhibitor Spotlights; Dealer Innovation Award; Factory Focus report with a message from Dieter Zetsche, President and CEO of Daimler Chrysler; and the donation to Scholarship America from NADA Charitable Foundation.
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Collection ID: National Automobile Dealers Association audiovisual materials and publications (Accession 2014.274)
Hagley ID: vid_NADA_B05_ID28
Collection: National Automobile Dealers Association audiovisual materials and publications

Title: NADA-TV: Las Vegas NADA convention coverage, February 2-3, 2007
Date(s): 2007-02-03
Contributor(s): National Automobile Dealers Association (sponsor), Rondinaro, Steve (reporter)
Description: Show 1, NADA-TV news coverage of convention in Las Vegas. Includes reports on Chairman William Bradshaw's welcoming message; interviews with visitors to exposition; NADA Board of Directors meeting with focus on safety; 2006 NADA activity highlights; William Bradshaw's message to manufacturers during speech to Detroit Automotive Press Association; Lifeline for Profits consulting initiative; Total Loss disclosure legislation to offer consumer protection from flood-damaged vehicles; Legal &...
Show moreShow 1, NADA-TV news coverage of convention in Las Vegas. Includes reports on Chairman William Bradshaw's welcoming message; interviews with visitors to exposition; NADA Board of Directors meeting with focus on safety; 2006 NADA activity highlights; William Bradshaw's message to manufacturers during speech to Detroit Automotive Press Association; Lifeline for Profits consulting initiative; Total Loss disclosure legislation to offer consumer protection from flood-damaged vehicles; Legal & Regulatory Affairs: The FACT Act & Identity Theft; Career Month: Atlanta event at Metro Atlanta Auto Dealers Association Training Facility; Boost for Safety campaign for child safety; NADA dealer academy; Capitol Hill Outlook 2007; Detroit Auto Show: General Motors message for dealers; Legal & Regulatory Affairs: paint and body shops compliance with exposure limit regulations on Hexavalent Chromium; USA Today Dealer Innovation Award; Federal Regulatory Outreach pavilion at convention; Capitol Insider: Florida Dealers meet with Sen. Mel Martinez at NADA Washington Conference; and Capitol Achievement Award presented to Bert Allen.
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Collection ID: National Automobile Dealers Association audiovisual materials and publications (Accession 2014.274)
Hagley ID: vid_NADA_B11_ID09
Collection: National Automobile Dealers Association audiovisual materials and publications

Title: NADA Convention: General Session Day 1, January 30, 2004
Date(s): 2004-01-30
Contributor(s): National Automobile Dealers Association (sponsor), Barnett, Carl (speaker), Press, Bill, 1940- (interviewer), Starling, Alan C. (speaker), Zetsche, Dieter (speaker)
Description: First day of NADA convention 2004 General Session in Las Vegas, Nevada. Begins with entertainment, acapella singing group the Knudson Brothers. Opening ceremony and host Carl Barnett. Bill Press interviews Chairman Alan Starling. Alan Starling addresses attendees. Time Magazine Dealer of the Year Award to Paul J. Holloway. Featured speaker is Daimler Chrysler Chairman and CEO, Dieter Zetsche. Zetsche notes the importance of measuring customer satisfaction but also of the need for caution to...
Show moreFirst day of NADA convention 2004 General Session in Las Vegas, Nevada. Begins with entertainment, acapella singing group the Knudson Brothers. Opening ceremony and host Carl Barnett. Bill Press interviews Chairman Alan Starling. Alan Starling addresses attendees. Time Magazine Dealer of the Year Award to Paul J. Holloway. Featured speaker is Daimler Chrysler Chairman and CEO, Dieter Zetsche. Zetsche notes the importance of measuring customer satisfaction but also of the need for caution to not misuse the information collected from customer surveys. He further remarks on the strength of the dealership franchise model in selling and servicing automobiles. Zetsche lists and describes the following attributes that he believes vehicles will need to win future product wars: styling, innovation, safety, quality, concern for the environment, and value.
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Collection ID: National Automobile Dealers Association audiovisual materials and publications (Accession 2014.274)
Hagley ID: vid_NADA_B05_ID35
Collection: National Automobile Dealers Association audiovisual materials and publications

Title: NADA TV: Coverage of General Motors at 2006 NADA Convention in Orlando
Date(s): 2006-02-12
Contributor(s): Hopkins, Deborah M. (pro), Stertz, Marc H. (pro), Price, William (pro), Minnis, James (pro), Peacock, Lin (pro), Regan, David (pro), Stanton, Michael (pro), Vance, Diane (pro), National Automobile Dealers Association (sponsor), General Motors Corporation (sponsor), LaNeve, Mark (speaker)
Description: NADA-TV coverage relating to General Motors Corporation (GM) from 2006 convention. Coverage includes GM exhibit walk through on opening day; Industry Relations Luncheon; Industry Affairs in Motion: GM Standards for Excellence program; Dealer Attitude Survey as it concerns GM; GM Dealer Franchise Meeting; and Factory Focus Report: General Motors Message to Dealers.
Collection ID: National Automobile Dealers Association audiovisual materials and publications (Accession 2014.274)
Hagley ID: vid_NADA_B09_ID08
Collection: National Automobile Dealers Association audiovisual materials and publications

Title: Better Living (September/October, 1953)
Date(s): 1953-09
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Public Relations Department (originator), White, Leavitt Sargent, 1915-2003 (editor), Alexander, John, 1917-2002 (photographer), Henderson, Alex G. (photographer)
Collection ID: f HD9651.9.D94 A14
Hagley ID: Better_Living_07_05
Collection: Better Living magazine