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Sub-series 3. Textile Mill Scale Up of Nylon Hosiery Files, 1937-1999, undated

 Sub-Series

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

The Herbert T. Pratt Papers contain the research files and memorabilia of American chemical engineer, chemistry historian, and collector of rare chemistry books and chemistry memorabilia Herbert T. Pratt. The collection is arranged into the following eleven series:

From the Collection:
  1. Research Files
  2. Printed Materials
  3. Manuals
  4. Papers
  5. Sample Cards and Sample Books
  6. Notebooks
  7. Miscellaneous Materials
  8. Signed Items
  9. Artifacts
  10. Oversized
  11. Images

Dates

  • Creation: 1937-1999, undated

Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains research files created and maintained by Herbert T. Pratt for his paper “Textile Mill Scale Up of Nylon Hosiery: 1937-1938”. Pratt presented this paper at the History of Synthetic Fibers Symposium, which was held in Atlanta, Georgia in April 1991. These files document the historical research conducted by Pratt for the writing of this paper.

Pratt’s conference correspondence, original Du Pont documents (reports, notes, and memoranda), photocopied Du Pont documents (correspondence, memoranda, notes, and reports) and a photocopied manuscript of “Textile Mill Scale Up of Nylon Hosiery: 1937-1938” are found in these files. Pratt’s paper proposal, his research notes, and photocopied book pages are preserved here as well.

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

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