Collection inventory
Plastics History Collection
An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 9 Aug 2010
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Revision history:
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| 25 April 2011 |
added material and updated the finding aid (CEG) |
| 28 Oct 2011 |
added Kline medal (MRC) |
| 04 Sept 2012 |
added material, removed misc printed material to Plastics Product Literature Coll.
and updated finding aid (SDG)
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| 9 Sep 2014 |
additions (MRC) |
| 2 Oct 2015 |
Plastics Industries Technical Institute material added, M15-050 (MRC) |
| 23 Mar 2016 |
biographies, Glenn Beall paper (MRC) |
| 4 Jan 2019 |
films added (MRC) |
| 11 Mar 2019 |
phonodisc added (MRC) |
| 10 Sep 2019 |
2-disc DVD set added (MRC) |
| 19 Sep 2019 |
issue of "Plastics & You" transferred to cataloging; photograph, posters, DVD, calculators
added (MRC)
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| 27 Sep 2022 |
"Merry Christmas" recording 028 added (IRP) |
| 21 Jun 2023 |
URW, "Fiber 66" items added (MRC) |
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Overview of the Collection
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| Title: |
Plastics History Collection |
| Dates: |
1943-2018 |
| Quantity: |
5.5 linear ft. (including 5 films) |
| Abstract: |
Miscellaneous items relating to the
history of the plastics industry and notable figures in plastics research, development
and manufacturing. Includes printed material, photographs, technical papers, interviews,
and audiovisual material.
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| Language: |
English,
French
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| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
222 Waverly Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244-2010
https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
In 2008 the National Plastics Center & Museum in Leominster, Massachusetts transferred
the majority of its holdings to Syracuse University's Special Collections Research
Center (SCRC). The collections include more than 40 manuscript collections from
organizations and individuals, as well as several thousand plastics artifacts. The
Plastics History Collection includes miscellaneous materials not directly associated
with those other collections but pertinent to the history of plastics.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Plastics History Collection is comprised of a range of
materials relating to the history of the plastics industry and support organizations
and
notable individuals.
Documentaries and training films consists of recordings of varying length on Bakelite, polyethylene, and other plastics-related
topics. Formats include film, VHS, and DVD.
Exhibitions contain materials related to the National Plastics Exposition, ranging from the 1960s
to the 2000s, and several posters on the history of plastics.
Interviews and biographies consists of biographies of and interviews with members of the "Plastics Pioneers,"
notable figures in the industry. The Plastics Pioneers Interviews were originally
recorded in 1952 on 1/4" reel tapes (now at the Smithsonian Institution's National
Museum of American History), and were digitized onto ten CDs by the donor.
Photographs contain images of machinery and
products related to Dupont and Star Manufacturer Co.
Professional organizations contain printed material from the
Plastics Historical Society, the Society of Plastics Engineers, the Society of the
Plastics Industry, and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.
Technical papers contains professional papers
written by engineers on plastics molding and materials.
Miscellaneous contains awards, bibliographies, and miscellaneous printed/produced items, including
manufacturing calculators and material on Monsanto's "House of the Future."
Arrangement of the Collection
Alphabetical by subject and chronologically within a folder.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions:
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require
advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance
concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
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.
Related Material
One issue of the SPI publication Plastics & You (spring 1989) has been transferred to Rare Books for cataloging with other issues.
Please refer to Libraries Search
to locate this item.
Other general plastics-related collections include the
Plastics Artifact Collection and the
Plastics Product Literature Collection.
For a complete listing of all plastics-related collections held by Special Collections
Research Center, please
refer to the SCRC Subject Index
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Special Collections Research Center also maintains a comprehensive website which
provides historical information on companies, products and individuals. The website
serves as a portal for access to digital images of artifacts, print materials,
company
histories, finding aids for our manuscript collections, and more. Please visit
the
Plastics Collection website at http://plastics.syr.edu.
Subject Headings
Persons
Anderson, Norman.
Beall, Glenn L.
Kline, Gordon M. (Gordon Mabey), 1903-1996.
Oskin, Ernest T.
Thomas, Islyn.
Corporate Bodies
Imperial Chemical Industries, ltd.
Monsanto Company.
Plastics Hall of Fame.
Plastics Historical Society.
Plastics Industries Technical Institute.
Society of Plastics Engineers.
Society of the Plastics Industry.
University of Massachusetts at Lowell
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Subjects
Bakelite -- History.
Nylon -- History.
Plastics -- History.
Plastics industry and trade.
Polyethylene -- History.
Genres and Forms
16mm (photographic film size)
45 rpm records.
Audiotapes.
Catalogs (documents)
Clippings (information artifacts)
Collective biographies.
Compact discs.
DVDs.
Documentary film.
Examinations (documents)
Interviews.
Long-playing records.
Medals.
Photographs.
Posters.
Radio scripts.
Sound recordings.
Technical drawings.
Technical reports.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Plastics History Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Majority of collection, and unless otherwise noted below, gift of Glenn Beall, 2010-2019.
Other items, gifts of various donors as noted in the inventory below.
Table of Contents
Documentaries and training films
Exhibitions
Interviews and biographies
Photographs
Professional organizations
Technical papers
Miscellaneous
Inventory
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Documentaries and training films |
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Dates given are, as well as can be determined, the original recording dates of the
productions. Some items were transferred to DVD in 2010 by Special Collections Research
Center. Items without a box number are individually barcoded and should be requested
by ID number. |
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All Things Bakelite
- documentary about Leo Baekeland, discoverer of Bakelite in 1907
(DVD)
(ID#: phc_012)
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All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic [disc 1 of 2]
(DVD; running time 80:00)
(ID#: phc_025)
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Commercially-produced historical dramatization of Baekeland's life and work. Contains
both the full film (59 min.) and an "educational/industrial" condensed version (21
min.)
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All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic [disc 2 of 2]
- extra content
(DVD; running time 31:00)
(ID#: phc_026)
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Contains official movie trailer; lecture by Katarina Posch, interviews with Nancy
Byck Welsh, whose father worked for Baekeland; interview with Loretta Gardner, a Bakelite
Co. employee; a short feature on the Embed Art Co. who created the first Bakelite
jewelry
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The Brush Shop 2017
- documentary by Stan Sherer, about the Pro-phy-lac-tic Brush Company; includes interviews,
archival footage
(DVD; running time 66:00)
(ID#: phc_027)
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Discovery of Polyethylene circa 1950
- recreation of events; features many employees of Imperial Chemical Industries, ltd.
who were involved in the discovery and subsequent production and development
(ID#: phc_013)
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Film No. 1: The Occupational Safety and Health Act (New) 1972
- part of the 8-Component "OSHA Compliance Program," an OSHA AID; includes photo copy
of old label
(Film: 16mm)
(ID#: phc_019)
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Focus on Foam
- features styrofoam produced by the DOW Chemical Company
(Film: 16mm)
(ID#: phc_020)
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Giant Step
(Film: 16mm)
(ID#: phc_021)
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Featuring Brown Machine Company. Credits: Blondheim, Lennie, director; Thornbury,
Will, narrator; Free, David, producer; producer assistants: Levy, Lampert; Curtis,
Craig; Pasquariello, Vince; Calderon, Kevin. Post-it note reads: "1960's Thermoform
tape. 2004.54". Includes photocopy of old label, post-it note.
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Injection Molding 1966
(Film: 16mm; running time 28:00)
(ID#: phc_023)
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Du Pont training tape. Includes old shipping label from Fellows Gear Shaper Company,
Springfield, Vermont, to [?] A. Orroth, Jr. Assistant Professor, Department of Plastics,
Lowell Technological Institute, Lowell, Massachusetts; old can label; post-it note
that reads: "Old Du Pont training tape, 2004.55". Du Pont slogan: "Better Things
for Better Living ... Through Chemistry"
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Inside Polypropylene 1991
- includes photocopy of old label, partially cross out and illegible text; note on old
reel reads: "New York Management Center"; additional note attached to old can reads:
"Inside Polypropylene JCM NPCM, Kosy Collection??"
(Film: 16mm)
(ID#: phc_022)
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Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year from the Society of the Plastic Industry Incorporated 1948
(Grooved analog disc)
(ID#: phc_028)
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Modern Marvels: Plastics (A&E/History Channel) circa 1994
- includes cameo by plastics expert Jeff Meikle and some comments on plastics' impact
on the environment
(ID#: phc_014)
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To Shape Tomorrow / The Fourth Kingdom 1930s
(ID#: phc_015)
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"To Shape Tomorrow" follows "befuddled Mr. Bagshot" throughout his day, highlighting
how different his life would be without plastics. Produced sometime in the 1930s,
the film promotes the wonderful things that could be made by the then-new processes
of shell molding, thermoforming, laminated Formica, extrusion of PVC pipe and sheets,
and the molding of phonograph records.
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"The Fourth Kingdom" is billed as "the birth of the age of plastics." |
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Understanding Plastics 2012
(ID#: phc_016)
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Teachers' guide (29.5 minutes), to provide a clear understanding of the basic process
used to convert molding materials into finished products. Prepared by the University
of Wisconsin-Stout and also distributed by the Milwaukee SPE. In addition to plastics
processes, it considers the history and growth of the plastics industry, problems
relate to the disposal of discarded plastics, and some of the advantages of using
plastics in the manufacture of many consumer products.
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Exhibitions |
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National Plastics Exposition |
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Directories 2003
- official exposition and conference directory
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Photographs 1985
- photo of opening of NPE 85
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| Box 1 |
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"Plastic" 1966
- A Side: “Plastic” by The Serendipity Singers; B Side: “When Peaches Grow on Lilac
Trees” by The Serendipity Singers
(VinylDisc; running time 2:28)
(ID#: phc_001)
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Programs and promotional materials 1948, 1985, 1988, 1997, 2000 2012 |
| Box 1 |
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Souvenirs 1961 |
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Notepad featuring on cover the Marlex exhibit at the 9th National Plastics Exposition.
The exhibit was prepared by Garnder displays for the plastics sales division of Phillips
Chemical Company.
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Posters, miscellaneous
- British Plastics Federation timeline; "125 Years of Plastics"
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Interviews and biographies |
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Biographies |
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Gigliotti, Michael |
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Heckman, Jerome H. |
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Kretzschmar, John |
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Nissel, Frank |
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Schwab, Fred E. |
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Sherman, Robert W. |
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Spaak, Albert |
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Wayrick, Isobel |
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Winfield, Armand G. |
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Interviews |
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Bob Howe, Sr. interviewed by Bill [?] 11-3-2000
- Bob Howe, Sr., President of E. B. Kingman Co. Plastic Manufacturer. Notes on the box:
"Freddie Martin's Orchestra, Lawrence Welk (American); Bought tape at Fred's Auction
House in Leominster".
(1/4 inch audio tape)
(ID#: phc_018)
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Plastics Pioneers Interviews, disc 1 9/1/1952
- .cda format
(CD)
(ID#: phc_002)
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Stuart Landas, Celanese Corporation of America; Sandy Brown, Condensite Company; Allen
Brown, Bakelite Company; Frank Shaw, transfer molding; Allen Cole, Bresslin Publishing
(Modern Plastics); Walter Rom, Bolton Molding Company; J.J. Greeby, Dow Chemical
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Plastics Pioneers Interviews, disc 2 9/1/1952
- .cda format
(CD)
(ID#: phc_003)
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Garson Meyer, Eastman Kodak; Fred C. Meechum, Northern Industrial Chemical of Boston;
Herb Spencer, Durex Plastics and Chemicals; Hans W. Wandas, Northern Industrial Chemical
of Boston; M.M. McKiver, Megalot Corporation; Charles A. Norris Jr, Bakelite Company;
V. Victor Sammett, Northern Industrial Chemical of Boston.
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Plastics Pioneers Interviews, disc 3 9/1/1952
- .cda format
(CD)
(ID#: phc_004)
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Ronald "Chick" Kamea, Albany Billiard Ball Company and Niagara Insulbake Company;
C.W. Vaunt, Bakelite Company, division of Union Carbide and Carbon Corp.; George Scribner,
Bolton Molding Company; R.E. Brannum, Bakelite Corporation; Gordon Brown, Bakelite
Corporation; Sandy Brown, Condensite Company; Lionel Canenoff [Canenauve?], Standard
Tool Company; James S. Wilson, Bestway Products Company; J.G. Swanson, independent
consultant; [unidentified speaker, reading notes by Gordon Brown]; Donald S. Frederick,
Roman-Hawes Company.
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Plastics Pioneers Interviews, disc 4 9/1/1952
- .cda format
(CD)
(ID#: phc_005)
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Ronald "Chick" Kamea, Albany Billiard Ball Company and Niagara Insulbake Company;
C.W. Vaunt, Bakelite Company, division of Union Carbide and Carbon Corp.; George Scribner,
Bolton Molding Company; R.E. Brannum, Bakelite Corporation; Gordon Brown, Bakelite
Corporation; Sandy Brown, Condensite Company; Lionel Canenoff [Canenauve?], Standard
Tool Company; James S. Wilson, Bestway Products Company; J.G. Swanson, independent
consultant; [unidentified speaker, reading notes by Gordon Brown]; Donald S. Frederick,
Roman-Hawes Company.
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Plastics Pioneers Interviews, disc 5 9/1/1952
- .cda format
(CD)
(ID#: phc_006)
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William T. Cruise, Society of the Plastics Industry; Luis Francisco, American Cyanide;
D.J. O'Conner, Formica Company; J. Harry DuBois, General Electric; Willard Crane,
Cincinnati Milling Machine Company; Al Manoville, Apollo Manufacturing Company; Charles
Lichtenberg, Resinox Corporation and Monsanto; N.A. Backscheider, Recto Molded Products;
B. Frank Hantz, American Insulator Corporation; Oscar Gold, manufacturer; Fred Behr,
Pacific Novelty Company; Allen F. Randolf, Arlington Company (later Dupont); Emery
Cleaves, New Jersey Button Works; J. Frank, Albian Realty Corporation.
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Plastics Pioneers Interviews, disc 6 9/1/1952
- .cda format
(CD)
(ID#: phc_007)
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William T. Cruise, Society of the Plastics Industry; Luis Francisco, American Cyanide;
D.J. O'Conner, Formica Company; J. Harry DuBois, General Electric; Willard Crane,
Cincinnati Milling Machine Company; Al Manoville, Apollo Manufacturing Company; Charles
Lichtenberg, Resinox Corporation and Monsanto; N.A. Backscheider, Recto Molded Products;
B. Frank Hantz, American Insulator Corporation; Oscar Gold, manufacturer; Fred Behr,
Pacific Novelty Company; Allen F. Randolf, Arlington Company (later Dupont); Emery
Cleaves, New Jersey Button Works; J. Frank, Albian Realty Corporation.
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Plastics Pioneers Interviews, disc 7 9/1/1952
- .cda format
(CD)
(ID#: phc_008)
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Plastics Pioneers Association written histories and interviews, read by J. Harry DuBois.
John J. Kevel,Plastics Technology; John G. Slater, Tennessee Eastman Plastic; W.T.
LaRose, W.T. LaRose and Associates, Inc.; Sven Moxness, Honeywell; Lloyd G. Schenck,
Bootin Rubber Company; Sam Moore, Interchemical Corporation; Siegfried Higgins, Williamson
and Company, Caldwell, NJ; F. Reed Estabrook, Brook Molding Corporation; Elmer E.
Mills, manufacturers' representative; George H. Bowmer; Ruth Rossitor, wife of plastics
leader John G. Rossitor; William Morris Lester, Pyro Plastics; Edwin L. Hobson; C.
William Cluworth, Plastics World; E.O. Wokeck, Bangor Plastics; Walter F. Grote, Grote
Manufacturing Company (Grotlite); Arthur R. Tennom.
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Plastics Pioneers Interviews, disc 8 9/1/1952
- .cda format
(CD)
(ID#: phc_009)
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Plastics Pioneers Association written histories and interviews, read by J. Harry DuBois.
John J. Kevel,Plastics Technology; John G. Slater, Tennessee Eastman Plastic; W.T.
LaRose, W.T. LaRose and Associates, Inc.; Sven Moxness, Honeywell; Lloyd G. Schenck,
Bootin Rubber Company; Sam Moore, Interchemical Corporation; Siegfried Higgins, Williamson
and Company, Caldwell, NJ; F. Reed Estabrook, Brook Molding Corporation; Elmer E.
Mills, manufacturers' representative; George H. Bowmer; Ruth Rossitor, wife of plastics
leader John G. Rossitor; William Morris Lester, Pyro Plastics; Edwin L. Hobson; C.
William Cluworth, Plastics World; E.O. Wokeck, Bangor Plastics; Walter F. Grote, Grote
Manufacturing Company (Grotlite); Arthur R. Tennom.
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Plastics Pioneers Interviews, disc 9 9/1/1952
- .cda format
(CD)
(ID#: phc_010)
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Arthur Tennom, continued. |
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Plastics Pioneers Interviews, disc 10 9/1/1968
- .cda format
(CD)
(ID#: phc_011)
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Meeting of the Pioneers of Plastics Association at Bald Peak Country Club, Sep 1968;
Bill Cullom, manufacturers' representative.
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Photographs |
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Plastics Pioneers Association group photo undated |
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Dupont machinery and employees 1942, 1948, 1952, 1959, 1965, 1969
- toothbrush and comb production
(2 folders)
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Miscellaneous I 1952-1953, undated
- rattles and children's toys (Star Manufacturer Co. of Leominster, Mass.); loading
pipe onto a horse-drawn carriage; workers outside of The Horn and Supply Company
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Miscellaneous II 1961, 1984, 1992, undated
- Myron Petrakis; factory in Leominster; Walter Stenning; the cast of The Bandolero; Banner Mold, Tool & Die; slides from Plastics Museum
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Professional organizations |
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National Plastics Center & Museum 2006-2007
- membership card
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Gift of David Harper, 2011. |
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Plastics Historical Society |
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Evolution of Plastics in America / Glenn L. Beall undated
- CD-R containing a PDF of “THE EVOLUTION OF PLASTICS IN AMERICA As Seen Through the
National Plastics Expositions” by Glenn Beall, published by Plastics Historical Society
(CD)
(ID#: phc_017)
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Miscellaneous 1989, 1993, 1996-1997, undated
- newsletters, various membership documents
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Plastics Industries Technical Institute
- several examinations and a curriculum brochure
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Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) |
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Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC) 1953, 1968, 1984, 1992, 1996
- general program for Ninth Annual National Technical Conference of the SPE; 100 Years Young by Armand Winfield for 26th annual technical conference; programs for ANTEC '92 and
'96
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Printed material, miscellaneous 2011
- 2 booklets from "SPE Celebrates" Banquet; "Plastic is Fantastic" bumper sticker
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Bumper sticker, gift of John Kretzschmar, 2014. |
| Box 2 |
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Publications 1987-1988 1992
- newsletters from 1987 and 1988, Plastics Ingenuity magazine, and the golden anniversary issue of Plastics Engineering
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Technical papers 1977
- Regional Technical Conference: Injection Molding of Engineering Thermoplastics, Boxborough, MA, and list of trademarks
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Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) |
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Correspondence 29 Sep 1955
- letter from SPI president Norman Anderson to Islyn Thomas
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Publications 1959, 1989, 1992-1993, 2012, undated
- publication of the Society of the Plastics Industry
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Plastic film correct use and mis-use, helpful hints to parents (1959); SPI at your Service: Member Preference Guide 1992-1993; Plastics at your service every day in every way(n.d.); SPI: Celebrating 75 Years of Progress (2012)
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University of Massachusetts Lowell 2011-2012
- publications and promotional materials related to the plastics engineering department
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Technical papers |
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Clippings from technical journals 1945, 1947 |
| Box 3 |
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A History of Plastics in St. Clair [Michigan], by Ernest T. Oskin |
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Gift of Ernest T. Oskin, 2018. |
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Reports and papers 1956, 1959, 2008, undated |
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Society of Plastics Engineers, "Automatic High Speed Injection Molding"; Durez, "Advances
in Thermoset Molding"; DOW Chemical,"The Importance of Rigidity in Injection Molding";
Monsanto, "Rules for Satisfactory Dielectric Preheating of Resinox Materials"; Brian
Ralston and Tim Osswald, "The History of Tomorrow's Materials: Protein-Based Biopolymers"
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Miscellaneous |
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Army-Navy production award, given to the employees of Doyle 1945, undated
- includes blank complaint record and blank request for quotation for Consolidated
Molded Products
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Bibliographies undated |
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Calculators
- slide-rule-style calculators for blow molding (based on bottles per hour) and polybags
(based on bag dimensions)
(3 items)
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Gift of Robert Lammie, 2019 |
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Christmas Message; Season's Greetings from the Society of the Plastics Industry 1949
- RCA Victor disc for the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc.
(VinylDisc)
(ID#: phc_024)
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Side A: Christmas Message presented by Horace Gooch, Jr., President; Wm. T. Cruse,
Vice-President; Side B: 1. "First Noel"; 2. "Silent Night"
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Dr. West advertisement 1943
- advertisement for Dr. West's "miracle-tuft" toothbrushes
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| Box 5 |
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Fiber 66 [nylon] 1950
- script for episode of "Cavalcade of America" radio show, sponsored by Du Pont
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| Box 5 |
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Modern Plastics Competition 1937
- presentation dinner program
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Gift of Ansi Vallens, 2014. |
| Box 5 |
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Monsanto house of the future 1955, 1957, 2003
- articles and other writing related to Monsanto's use of plastics in building
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| Box 5 |
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Museum of Design in Plastics (MoDiP), U.K. circa 2013
- research institute within the Arts University Bournemouth; brochure, postcard
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Gift of Glenn and Patsy Beall, 2014. |
| Box 5 |
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The new frontiers: Science and technology at the 1964World's Fair circa 1988
- paper by Sheldon J. Reaven
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Plastics Hall of Fame medal, Gordon Kline 1973
- award given to Gordon Kline at his induction into the Plastics Hall of Fame
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Printed material, miscellaneous 1943, 1953 1959, 1973 1987, 2010-2011
- articles, magazines, journals, promotional material for "toothbrushes: past and present"
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| Box 5 |
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Proverbs and adages from Plastics Bulletin 1986
- small printed book of saying collected from Plastics Bulletin
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Gift of John Kretzschmar, 2014. |
| Box 5 |
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United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Platics Workers Union brochure 1969 |
| Box 5 |
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Miscellany
- includes plastic "Nixon's the One" ribbon, business card "World Plastic Extruders,"
notes from Robinson Plastics about a switchplate and a small material sample, 2 items
from the Plastics Museum
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