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Julius Reiver Collection of DuPont Seaford Notebooks

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-503

Scope and content

This collection consists of 4 notebooks containing a mix of photographic and printed materials documenting various cost control and job improvement projects related to DuPont{u2019}s nylon plant in Seaford, Delaware between 1939 and 1940.

Dates

  • Creation: 1939-1940

Creator

Language of Materials

Text in English.

Restrictions on Access

Unrestricted.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

To obtain reproduction and copyright information contact. reproductions@sciencehistory.org..

Biographical sketch

Constructed between 1939 and 1940, the DuPont plant in Seaford Delaware was a scale-up operation for the first large-scale commercial production of nylon. The plant was completed in 1940, shortly before America's entry into World War II would divert production to strategic military uses. The collection was compiled by Julius Reiver during his tenure as an engineer at DuPont (1938-1942).

Extent

1 Linear Feet (4 notebooks)

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Julius Reiver, 1999.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Reiver, Julius. Method of acquisition--Gift;; Date of acquisition--1999..

Related Archival Materials

Title--See also the Joseph X. Labovsky Collection of Nylon Photographs and Ephmera, 1934-1951 (bulk 1930s and 1940s)..

Related Archival Materials

Title--See also the Papers of Joseph X. Labovsky (bulk 1920-1997)..

General Note

4 notebooks documenting various cost control and job improvement projects related to DuPont{u2019}s nylon plant in Seaford, Delaware 1939-1940.

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

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