Series II. Public Relations Material, 1951-1996, undated

This series contains the Public Relations Material of the Aldrich Chemical Company Collection. Arranged in its original order, this series consists of twelve files in Box 3. These files contain a variety of materials relating to Aldrich Chemical Company’s financial state as reported in both formal communications to shareholders and more widespread dissemination via the news media.

The contents of this series consist of the following public relations materials generated by Aldrich Chemical Company and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation: three files of annual reports; interim earnings reports; and press releases. Other files in this series contain news clippings, publicity items; papers written by Alfred R. Bader and other Sigma-Aldrich chemists, including abstracts of the papers; supporting materials for the exhibition “From Private Collection to Corporate Identity,” which featured works from Bader’s art collection; early Aldrich Chemical Company catalogs, including snapshots and slides of the materials; and correspondence.