James E. Cochran archives

Collection

Identifier: 2011-032

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

For a more detailed inventory, please view this record in our library catalog: https://othmerlib.sciencehistory.org/record=b1063322~S6

The collection is both a personal and a research collection. While materials relating to Cochran's own career are scattered throughout, it functions in the main as a research collection dealing with pharmaceuticals and the chemical intermediates industry.

Dates

Creation: 1938-2008
Creation: Majority of material found within 1972-1983

Creator

Cochran, James Edward (Person)

Language of Materials

Text in English.

Biographical sketch

James E. Cochran was interested in chemistry from an early age serving as a boy model for the advertising of Porter Chemistry Sets, and upon completion of military service in WW II and university he went to work for Hynson Wescott & Dunning, manufacturers of the once popular antiseptic, Mercurochrome. Leaving there he worked for Elanco, a division of Eli Lilly in research and manufacturing. He remained at Elanco from 1951 through to 1965 when he accepted a position with Benzol Products, a New Jersey-based manufacturer of chemical intermediates, which was later bought out by Cowles, and then by Stauffer Chemical Company. In 1985 he took a position with the consultancy firm Tech-Chem Associates as Managing Director.

Extent

22 Linear Feet (15 boxes)

Additional Description

Abstract

This is a collection of papers (largely memos and reports) marketing materials, reprints and some patent files relating to the activities of the Stauffer Chemical Company and many other manufacturers of reaction intermediates. Chemical instruments and ephemera were also donated to CHF by James E. Cochran. Photographs and some audio-visual materials have been removed from the collection.