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Title: Toward a "universal heritage" : education and the development of Rockefeller philanthropy, 1884-1913, Teachers College record
Date(s): 1992
Contributor(s): Rose, Kenneth W. (author), Stapleton, Darwin H. (author)
Collection ID: Pam 94.157
Hagley ID: 08068515_toward_universal
Collection: Hagley Library Published Collections

Title: Irv Koons eulogy
Date(s): 2017-10
Contributor(s): Koons, Irvin L., 1922-2021 (associated name), Johnson & Johnson Medical (associated name)
Description: Sample of material from a folder of material associated with the Irv Koons' funeral. The folder includes memorial cards, the eulogy, and program from thes funeral, which took place September 12, 2017. The funeral program features photos and art designed by Koons during his career.
Collection ID: Irv Koons memorabilia (Accession: 2716)
Hagley ID: MSS_2716_01_01
Collection: Irv Koons collections

Title: The Walker 1949 Almanac : A Personal Guide to Health, Wealth and Romance
Date(s): 1949
Contributor(s): Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company (originator), Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919 (associated name)
Hagley ID: TC_M1741949
Collection: Trade catalogs and pamphlets

Title: The Key to Beauty, Success, Happiness: Mme. C.J. Walker's Products
Date(s): 1940
Contributor(s): Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company (originator), Walker, C. J., Madam, 1867-1919 (associated name), Robinson, A'Lelia Walker, 1885-1931 (associated name)
Hagley ID: TC_M1741940
Collection: Trade catalogs and pamphlets

Title: Interview with John "Jack" A. Krol, 2016 September 29 and 2016 October 7
Date(s): 2016-09-29, 2016-10-07
Contributor(s): Krol, John A. (interviewee), Plasky, Joseph G. (interviewer)
Description: In his interview, John Krol details the following three phases of his career: nuclear submarine development in the Navy, development engineer to senior management at DuPont Co., and his post-DuPont career serving on various boards in industry, education, and charitable organizations. Krol describes his early life in Massachusetts, crediting his grandfather for developing his sense of discipline, expectations, and high standards. He then details his education at Tufts, which he attended on an...
Show moreIn his interview, John Krol details the following three phases of his career: nuclear submarine development in the Navy, development engineer to senior management at DuPont Co., and his post-DuPont career serving on various boards in industry, education, and charitable organizations. Krol describes his early life in Massachusetts, crediting his grandfather for developing his sense of discipline, expectations, and high standards. He then details his education at Tufts, which he attended on an ROTC scholarship, and his post-college naval service. He describes his experience in an elite naval group working on nuclear submarine development under the command of Admiral Hyman G. Rickover.

Krol then transitions to his career at DuPont, explaining his reasons for this career shift. He describes the opportunities for career advancement available to him as he held a variety of engineering and management positions. Krol also discusses his experience in manufacturing at Old Hickory and relates some of the events around a threatened strike there. He then discusses his promotion to a marketing sales position and his later impact in the Agriculture Products Department. He then details his experience as President of the Textile Fibers Department and later as Chairmen of the Board of Directors and President of DuPont Co.
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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_20160929_Krol
Collection: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department