J. Harry DuBois Collection on the History of Plastics
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DuBois, J. Harry, 1903-1986
- Dates:
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circa 1900-circa 1975
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2.66 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0008
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
J. Harry DuBois (1903-1986) was an industrial consultant in the field of petrochemicals and plastics. In 1927 at General Electric his studies resulted in extending the use of laminated plastics.
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Albany Billiard Ball Company (Albany, New York)
- Dates:
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1870 - 1974
- Size:
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8 Cubic feet (25 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0011
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These records include documents relating to John Hyatt and include legal documents, 1871-1966; bank books; patents; patent certificates; patent assignments; memoranda and articles of association; union contracts; balance sheets; profit and loss accounts; journals and cash books; ledgers; time books; invoices; photographs; and correspondence to and from the company.
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Hyatt, John Wesley (inventor)
Celluloid Corporation.
- Dates:
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1883 - 1943
- Size:
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3 Cubic feet (3 boxes )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0009
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of trade catalogs, price lists, notebooks, promotional literature, patents, a salesman's kit (including samples), photographs and prints of plant buildings, personnel, celluloid molds and by-products documenting the Celluloid Corporation.
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Plastics Pioneers Association
- Dates:
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1952, 1968
- Size:
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 Box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1235
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Audio recordings of interviews with members of the Plastics Pioneers Association about the plastics industry, its origins, and evolution.
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Kogan, Belle, 1902-2000
Belle Kogan Associates
Banet, Bernard A.
- Dates:
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1929-1998
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7 Volumes (ill. (some col.))
- Collection ID:
- SIL-CH.XXXX-0003
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Libraries
A collection of magazine and newspaper articles, academic papers, advertisements, press releases, typed and hand-written correspondence, speeches, drafts, and other materials relating to Belle Kogan and her career as an industrial designer.
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Lombard Governor Company.
Sorensen, William
American Lincoln Corporation
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1898-1970s.
- Size:
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6.75 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1091
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of records documenting the Lombard Governor Company: photographs (including glass plate negatives), blueprints, printed material, price lists, reports, catalogs and trade literature, bulletins, and a notebook of patents.
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Orange Bowl Committee
- Dates:
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1933-2000
- Size:
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29 Cubic feet (67 boxes, 124 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1191
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The complete records of the Orange Bowl Parade, Miami, Florida containing float renderings, programs, and photographs.
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Tupper, Earl Silas, 1907-
Tupper Corporation
- Dates:
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2003
1908-1989
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14 Cubic feet (27 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0470
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers documenting inventor Earl S. Tupper, his inventions, Tupperware and the Tupper Company.
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Nordic Ware Division, Northland Aluminum
Dalquist, H. David
Dalquist, Dorothy
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1940-2006
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28 Cubic feet (53 boxes and 25 oversize folders )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0980
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records of a family-owned manufacturing firm, best known for kitchenware products including the Bundt Pan and Micro-Go-Round. The collection richly documents the entrepreneurial spirit of the Minnesota firm and its history of product innovation through technical files, marketing materials, and administrative and financial records.
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Jeffers, Grace
Formica Corporation.
- Dates:
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1913-2003
- Size:
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18 Cubic feet (59 boxes, 11 oversize folders )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0565
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Grace Jeffers Collection of Formica Materials consists of textual files, photographs, slides, negatives, drawings, blueprints, posters, advertisements, product brochures, newsletters, and informational pamphlets documenting the history of the Formica Corporation and the use of Formica brand plastic laminate.
