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Adams White Lead CdTapany. Baltimore,
Maryland^
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"" * Papers, 1868-1886. - 6 boxes.
In Maryland Historical Society
(Baltimore, MW.
Manufacturer of white lead, a primary
nstituent of paint. - Correspondence lating to the manufacture and sale of
tite lead, financial records, factory ports, time sheets for the labor force
id agreements with representatives of .her firms.
Unpublished inventory in the spository.
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17 Baltimore Chemical Works.
Records, 1833-1907. 45 v. In Maryland Historical Society Library (75G, 756A) Correspondence, journals (1846-68), ledgers (1833-72), receipt books (1851-63), notes and bills payable and re ceivable (1855-61), accounts open (1869-72), inventory
books (1843-69), invoice book (1856-60), check stubs (1882-
89), list of firms in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee, trading with Smith and Atkinson, scrapbook of
newspaper clippings (1862-1907), will of Thomas U. Smith, account of Mary M. Smith's estate, and other records of a
Baltimore firm engaged in the wholesale trade in drugs,
paints, and oils, first run by Robert M. Smith and James E, Atkinson, then by Smith and Philip S. Chappell, and
finally by Smith alone. Includes business records (1869-
72) of It. M. Smith, collector of internal revenue.
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618 Day, Walter. 18941 Papers, 1933-62. ca. 2 ft.
In Wavne State University, Archives of Labor History
and Urban Affairs (Detroit) Union official. Correspondence, minute, and papers con
cerning chemical workers, and United Mine Workers dis putes with Berry Brothers and Acme Paint Company in Detroit. Correspondents include Sen. Homer Ferguson.
Unpublished finding aid in the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
{__ Deposited by Mr. Day, 1964.
Scrapbooks, 1899-192$. - 2 items.
In Hagley Library (Greenville, DE)
(ace. #1297).
Krebs was the founder in 1886 of the
Delaware Chemical Co., which was
consolidated with other firms in 1888 to
become the National Ammonia Co., important
in the manufacture of ammonia for use in
the production of ice; also founder in 1901
of the Krebs Pigment & Chemical Co.,
Newport, Del., purchased by E. I. du Pont
de Nemours & Co. in 1929. Collection
consists of two scrapbooks relating to the
production of lithopone and other chemical
pigments, with related articles from
European and American periodicals.
Described more fully in the Supplement
to A Guide to Manuscripts ' in the
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M23 Marine Paint and Varnish Company, inc., New Orleans. Records, 1917-59. 48,527 items. In Tulane University Library. Correspondence (1924-45), three books of minutes of the
meetings (1920-59) of the board of directors and the stock holders, tax papers (1917-44), papers (1936-44) dealing with renegotiation of war contracts, inventories (1946-52), trial
balances (1935-46), balance sheets (1935-89 and 1945-46), weekly inventories (Dec. 1940-Dec. 1947) for liquids, rosins, and fish oils, stock certificates (1919-59), weekly payroll time books (July 1919-Dec.l927), factory timecards (1952-53),
office timecards (Jan. 1052-Jan. 1954), dept, payrolls (Dec. 28, 1951-Jan. 3, 1957), office payroll checks (1952-54), fac tory payroll checks (1953-57), voucher records (1952-53), daily delivery reports (1941-45), daily truck operation re ports (1941-45), cashbooks (1952-56), salesbooks (1952-58), and cancelled checks (Dec. 1951-Dec. 1957)
Information on literary rights available in the library. Gift of H. Stanley Butterworth and Paul B. Lemann, 1859 and 1964. the liquidates of the company.
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D69 Du Pont tie Nemours (E.I.) and Company. ililam P. 'Allen. Executive.
..Papers", 19^0-30. - $ inches.
(1832I)n. Hagley Library (Greenville, DE)
Records from Allen's tenure as Vice
President and member of the Board of Directors. Includes correspondence, subject reference files, minutes of meetings, and
other documents. Subjects include employees relations, pigment research and production, and merger of Grasselli Chemical Company and the Krebs Pigment &
Color Corporation with the du Pont Company. Unpublished inventory available.
Mayer, Ralph, 1895-
Papers, 1929-64. 3 reels of microfilm.
In Archives of American Art.
Microfilm made in 1965 from originals owned by Ralp
Mayer.
Artist. Correspondence, notebooks, business records
scrapbooks, photos, and publications, reflecting Mayer's
activities as a painter and a chemist interested in thq
qualities of paint and color, who conducted 'technical classes)
j for artists, as well as his work as a conservator and restorer. |
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Correspondents include George Biddle, Peter Hurd, Abra ham Rattner, John Sloan, and David Smith.
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Records and papersT 18od-l957. - 3
items. In Hagley Library (Greenville, DE
(acc. #881).
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Collection includes shipping journal
1898-1315, containing record of paint an
varnish materials, with names an addresses of. companies, 1 vol.j materia
relating to the Paint & Oil Club of Me
England; correspondence relating t
historical .data.- on paint and varnish club
in St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Me
York, with related memoranda .and new
items; photographs; card subject index t materials ift the National Paint, farnis
and Lacquer Association Library
Washington, D.C.; price book of paint an
varnish supplies kept by E. T. Trigg
undated, with printed' price lists.
Described more fully in the Supgleggnu
to A 'Guide to Manuscripts
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WJ WJP. Fuller and Company.
Letter books, 1896-1921. - 5 v.
In California Historical Society Library (San Francisco)
Pioneer Vfest Coast firm manufacturing and sell
ing paints, oil, and glass, founded by William P. Fuller as successor of Fuller & Heather of San
Francisco and Sacramento, Calif., 1857-1868, and of Whittier, Fuller & Company of San Francisco,
1868-1894. - Letters sent to the company fron its subsidiaries. Pioneer White lead works and Pioneer Color Works, and from branch officers in Calif ornia and Portland, Or., primarily regarding or ders for supplies and paints, reports, and other routine business matters.
Porter. G. Harvey, 1893-1978.
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Papers, 1919-1977. -22 boxes; ca. 500
items.
1 In Maryland Historical Society Library (Baltimore). Executive officer of the Industrial
Corporation of Baltimore, a firm
specializing in financing, reorganization,
and management counseling of small
businesses and industry. - The collection
consists of miscellaneous articles,
speeches, and reports written or collected
by Porter. The reports were prepared for
over 200 companies, including rubber companies; metal companies; breweries; oil
and stearic acid manufacturers; pottery and concrete companies; paper manufacturers;
iron and steel companies; glass manufacturers; paint manufacturers; food
processing industries; plastics industries,
canning companies; and enameling compan . Gift of Benema S. Porter, March i,
1979* *Unpublished finding aid available.
SIS hrackiai_and Company, Philadelphia. pa.
Records, 1808-1938. ca. 200,000 items.
In Ieutherian Mills Historical Library (Green ville, Del.) (various accessions)
Correspondence, accounts, bills and receipts,
stock books, formulae books (1844-1912), orders,
shipping records, banking records, and other busi ness records of a paint, varnish, and color manutacturing firm. Persons represented include
Christian Schrack (ca. 1790-1854), founder of the
firm, who began business as a carriage builder; lus partner, Joseph Stulb (d. 1898); Stales sons, Edwin H. Stulb (1850-1920) and Joseph Stulb, Jr.;
grandsons. Joseph Reichert Stulb (b. 1883) and Edwin H. Stulb, Jr.; and Townsend Willits.
,In part, described in A Guide to the Manu
scripts in the Eleutherian Mills Historical Library, by John B. Riggs (1970) p. 970-971.
Gift, 1966, and purchases,, 1965-68.
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