The Winterthur Archives

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Creator: Col. H.A. du Pont Company

Title: Records

Dates: 1925-1951

Call No.: Arc. 18

Quantity: 5 boxes

ORGANIZATIONAL STATEMENT

Incorporated on June 5, 1925 in the state of Delaware, the Col. H.A. du Pont Company was an investment holding company. Governed by a board of directors, it was involved in real estate, financial transactions—especially banking activities—and transactions dealing with stocks and securities. Col. Henry Algernon du Pont (1846-1926) formed the corporation in 1925 and upon his death, his son, Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969), took over as president. The company was dissolved on December 26, 1951.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

Collection documents how an investment holding company functioned during the mid 20^th century. It contains invoices, business forms, advertisements, a minute book, incorporation records, by-laws, dissolution records, accounting records, stock and security records, deed and settlement certificates, notices and reports to stockholders, banking records, correspondence, payroll records, and tax publications.

ORGANIZATION

Collection is arranged in four series and within each box, folders are arranged alphabetically by folder title. Series 2 contains corporate records; series 3 correspondence; series 4 governmental material, including tax and payroll records; and series 6 holds objects. Series 1 and 5 are not represented. The original finding aid to the collection, done in MSAccess, appears at the end of this finding aid.

PROVENANCE

Collection is owned by the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, but housed at Hagley Museum and Library. It was assembled over several years, from 1969-1972, by transfers from various sources: in 1969, from the clerical division of the Wilmington, Del. office of Henry Francis du Pont; in 1970, from the financial division of the same Wilmington office; in 1971, from the main museum building at Winterthur; and in 1972 and 1974, from the office of the properties and gardens divisions at Winterthur.

RELATED MATERIALS

Papers of Col. Henry A. du Pont, also owned by the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, are also housed at the Hagley Museum and Library.

ACCESS POINTS

McCollum, Henry B.

Ellis, Raymond

Hughes, James, Jr.

Du Pont, Henry Algernon, 1846-1926

Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969

Laird, Walter W.

Real estate management

Business records

Investments

Holding companies

Stocks

Taxation

Delaware – Business records

Invoices

Correspondence

Articles of incorporation

By-laws

Minutes

Payrolls

Advertisements

Col. H.A du Pont Company
Folder title	Information and date	Series	Box
Alexander Publishing Co.	business, 1935-1946	2, 3	7, 3 (oversize)
American Gas & Electric Co.	1948	3	7
Balance sheets (2 folders)	1925-1932	2	4
By-laws	n.d.	2	5
Col. H. A. du Pont Co. stock	n.d.	2	4
Commerce Clearing House, Inc.	bills, 1947, 1949	2	5
Delaware, State of	taxes, reports, 1925-1951	4	4
Dissolution	1951	2	4
Du Pont de Nemours Co., E. I.	business, 1929-1952	3	7
Federal Water & Gas Corp.	business, 1941	3	7
Hering & Morris	business, 1935	3	7
Incorporation	certificate, 1925	2	4
Kennecott Copper Corp.	business, 1943-1944	3	7
Kurtz, Charles C.	bill, 1925	2	5
Ledger	1925-1951	2	4
Marvel, Marvel, Layton & Hughes	bills, 1925	2	5
Milbank, Tweed & Hope	business, 1943-1945	3	7
Minute book	1925-1951	2	3 (oversize)
Morris, Steel, Nichols & Arsht	business, 1951-1952	3	7
Otwell, J. F.	resignation, 1950	3	7
Pennsylvania, State of	business, 1926-1935	3	7
Pennsylvania, State of	stock reports, 1925-1933	4	4
Seal	object	6	O12
Securities	notes, n.d., 1926	2	5
Security Realty & Investment Co. (3 folders)	deed, business, 1925	2, 3	4, 5, 7
Thayer West Point Hotel Corp. (4 folders)	stock, agreement, business, 1926-1927	2, 3	4, 7
United Corp.	business, 1942-1943	2, 3	7, 3 (oversize)
United Gas Improvement Co.	business, 1943-1944	2	5
United State Treasury Dept.	stocks, business, taxes, 1925-1944	2, 3, 4	5, 7, 3 (oversize)
Wilmington Trust Co. (11 folders)	checks, deposits, 1925-1942	2	5, 6