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Series IV. Oversized Materials, 1918-1983

 Series
Identifier: IV

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: 1918-1983

Series Description

This series contains oversized materials collected and maintained by BetzDearborn, Incorporated. The boxes in the Oversized Materials series are arranged by size. The contents of each individual box are arranged alphabetically by format.

Wall calendars printed by Dearborn Chemical Company make up the largest portion of the series' contents. A visitor register, a patent scrapbook, and advertising leaflets, all created by Dearborn Chemical Company, are present in this series. A reproduction of George R. Carr's Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour certificate and a map of Lake Zurich, Illinois, both created by Dearborn Chemical Company, are also present in the Oversized Materials series. A laboratory notebook created by W.H. & L.D. Betz, Betz Laboratories' corporate predecessor, is preserved in this series as well.

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

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