Wilbur L. Williams Papers
Scope and Content
The Wilbur L. Williams Papers contain the personal papers of textile chemist Wilbur L. Williams. The collection is arranged in its original order.
Dates
- Creation: 1937-1973
Creator
- Williams, Wilbur L., 1908-2002 (Person)
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials.
Copyright Information
The Science History Institute holds copyright to the Wilbur L. Williams Papers. The researcher assumes full responsibility for all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Background Note
Wilbur L. Williams was born on June 20, 1908. Between 1929 and 1973, he worked as a technologist for both General Dyestuff Corporation (GDC) and General Aniline and Film (GAF). He died on January 13, 2002.
Extent
1.4 Linear Feet (1 record box.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Directories, manuals, catalogues, brochures, and books belonging to textile chemist Wilbur L. Williams.
Acquisition Information
The Wilbur L. Williams Papers were donated to the Science History Institute (formerly the Chemical Heritage Foundation) by the Williams family in 2012.
Processing Information
The Wilbur L. Williams Papers were processed by Andrew Mangravite in 2017 and encoded into EAD by Samantha Brigher in 2020.
Subject
- General Dyestuff Corporation (Organization)
- General Aniline & Film Corporation (Organization)
- American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (Organization)
Topical
- Aniline
- Chemical engineering
- Chemistry, Technical
- Cleaning and dyeing industry
- Color in the textile industries
- Detergent industry
- Detergents
- Dye industry
- Dyes and dyeing -- History
- Dyes and dyeing
- Dyes and dyeing -- Chemistry
- Dyes and dyeing -- Equipment and supplies
- Dyes and dyeing -- Textile fibers
- Dyes and dyeing -- Textile fibers, Synthetic
- Dyes and dyeing -- Wool
- Ethylene oxide
- Industrial fabrics
- Industrial fabrics industry
- Iron powder
- Nitrocellulose
- Optical brighteners
- Pigments industry
- Pigments industry -- United States
- Technologists
- Textile chemical industry
- Textile chemicals
- Textile laboratories
- Textile manufacturers
- Vat dyes
- Wetting agents
- Title
- Wilbur L. Williams Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Andrew Mangravite and encoded into EAD by Samantha Brigher.
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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