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Plastics Pioneers Association Records
A description of the collection at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: Michele Combs
Date: 17 Jan 2025
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Finding aid created by: Michele Combs
Date: 17 Jan 2025
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Plastics Pioneers Association. |
| Title: | Plastics Pioneers Association Records |
| Dates: | TBD |
| Quantity: | 0.5 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Records of the Plastics Pioneers Association (PPA) |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
The Plastics Pioneers Association (PPA), founded in 1948, is an organization of individuals who are persons of accomplishment in the field of plastics, including research, design, development, and sales/promotion. The PPA provides educational grants and scholarships that help students pursuing careers in the various fields of plastics and materials science; contributes to the growth and maintenance of the Plastics Collection at Syracuse University Special Collections Research Center; and supports educational programs such as the Plastivan which caters to school age children.
TBD
The collection is unprocessed and remains in original order.
Access Restrictions:
The collection is currently unprocessed and not available for research. Please contact SCRC for more information.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Special Collections Research Center has extensive holdings related to plastics. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a full listing of manusript collections, and to Libraries Search for published items such as books, periodicals, etc.
Corporate Bodies
Plastics Pioneers Association (PPA)
Subjects
Plastics -- History.
Plastics -- Research.
Plastics -- Societies, etc.
Plastics -- Study and teaching.
Plastics industry and trade -- History.
Plastics industry and trade -- Technological innovations.
Genres and Forms
Minutes (administrative records)
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Plastics Pioneers Association (PPA),
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Plastics Pioneers Association (PPA), 2023.
Purchase, 2025.
Processing Information
The collection is unprocessed.
An inventory has not yet been created for this collection. Please contact the Repository listed above for more information.