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Sub-series 7. Carr Family Files, 1922-1968, undated

 Sub-Series

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

The BetzDearborn, Incorporated Records contain the corporate records of BetzDearborn, Incorporated. The collection's contents mainly document the history of BetzDearborn's two corporate ancestors: Betz Laboratories, Incorporated and Dearborn Chemical Company. The collection is arranged into the following six series:

From the Collection:
  1. Betz Laboratories, Incorporated Files
  2. Dearborn Chemical Company Files
  3. Audio-Visual Materials
  4. Oversized Materials
  5. Artifacts
  6. Photographic Materials

Dates

  • Creation: 1922-1968, undated

Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains materials pertaining to the Carr Family, members of whom played a prominent role in the history and development of Dearborn Chemical Company and its corporate predecessor Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works. The materials in these files document the lives and careers of five members of the Carr Family: Robert F. Carr, George R. Carr, Walter S. Carr, Robert A. Carr, and Robert F. Carr, Jr. All five of these men had a strong connection to the Dearborn concern and all of them held executive and/or board of directors' positons with the firm at some point in their lives.

The contents of the Carr Family Files consist of a variety of materials. Newspaper articles, programs, newsletter articles, and press releases are the most common items found in the Carr Family Files. Biography manuscripts, magazine articles, press releases, and registered pharmacist certificates are also present in this sub-series. Dearborn Chemical Company executive lists, a bulletin, and an article reprint are preserved here as well.

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

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