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BetzDearborn, Incorporated Records

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Call Number:
005
Repository:
Science History Institute Archives
Extent:
23.6 linear feet ((9 record boxes, 2 hollinger boxes, 1 half hollinger box, 1 videotape box, 8 oversized boxes, 7 photo album boxes, and 3 photo negative boxes.))
Preferred Citation:
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, BetzDearborn, Incorporated Records, 1892-1997, Science History Institute Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date:
1892-1997 (inclusive) and 1920-1989 (bulk)
Creator:
Betz Laboratories, Inc., BetzDearborn Inc., and Dearborn Chemical Company
Form:
Archival materials, Lantern slides, Photography -- Negatives, Photographs, Slides (photography), and Videotapes
Abstract:
Business records, printed materials, artifacts, audio-visual materials, and photographic materials of BetzDearborn, Incorporated, an American chemical company that manufactured water treatment chemicals for commercial and industrial applications. The materials in this collection mainly document the history of BetzDearborn's two corporate ancestors: Betz Laboratories, Incorporated and Dearborn Chemical Company.

BetzDearborn, Incorporated was an American chemical company that manufactured water treatment chemicals for commercial and industrial applications. The firm was the product of a 1996 merger between its two corporate ancestors: Betz Laboratories, Incorporated and Dearborn Chemical Company.

Betz Laboratories, Incorporated

Betz Laboratories, Incorporated (1925-1996) was an American chemical company. The firm was manufacturer of water treatment chemicals for use in boilers, cooling towers, heat exchangers, paper and petroleum process streams, and influent and effluent systems. Over the course of its existence, it marketed its products to the chemical, petroleum refining, paper, automotive, electric utility, and steel industries.

The origins of the Betz Laboratories go back to October 1925, when William H. Betz (a pharmacist) and his son L. Drew Betz (a chemist) established the partnership of W.H. & L.D. Betz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm's first product was K-Gel, a water treatment used to treat and purify water in industrial boilers. K-Gel's basic ingredient was sodium alginate, which was extracted from kelp.

K-Gel sold well, which prompted W.H. & L.D. Betz to expand. In 1933, the firm established its Research and Engineering Department and moved to its new West Wyoming facility in Philadelphia. From 1937 to 1945, the company operated a kelp processing plant in Rockland, Maine. In 1939, W.H. & L.D. Betz prepared synthesized "London Water", which was used in tea served to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain on their state visit with United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

W.H. & L.D. Betz continued to expand during the 1940s. The firm moved to a new facility at the corner of Gillingham and Worth Street in Philadelphia in 1941 and opened its first branch facility in Dallas, Texas that same year. In 1942, W.H. & L.D. Betz published its first edition of the Betz Handbook of Industrial Water Conditioning. In 1943, the company received an exclusive patent for Remosil, a water treatment used to treat water containing silica.

The 1950s were a period of growth and change for the Betz concern. W.H. & L.D. Betz started providing services to the paper and pulp processing industry in 1951. In 1957, the partnership of W.H. & L.D. Betz was dissolved and the firm was reorganized as Betz Laboratories, Incorporated. In 1959, Betz Laboratories started development work on Petromeen corrosion inhibitors.

The 1960s and 1970s saw further growth and change for Betz Laboratories. In 1963, the firm initiated its Point of Feed (POF) Program, a system and service for delivering cooling water treatment formulations directly to customers by tanker truck. Betz Laboratories became a publically held corporation in 1965 and moved its headquarters to a new facility in Trevose, Pennsylvania two years later. The firm underwent significant expansion in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s, with a number of new plants being opened, including those in Louisiana, Washington, and Pennsylvania. Foreign sales and operations also expanded significantly during this time period. Foreign subsidiaries were established in a number of countries, including, but not limited to, England, Sweden, Belgium, and France. New plants were opened abroad in Canada, Belgium, England, and Italy.

The sustained growth of Betz Laboratories continued into the 1980s and 1990s. Several new divisions and subsidiaries were formed during this time period, including Betz PaperChem, Incorporated, Betz Europe, Incorporated, and Betz Industrial. The firm also opened a number of new production facilities and research laboratories in the United States and abroad. In 1990, Betz Laboratories earned a place on the "Fortune 500" list, ranking 467th in terms of sales.

In 1996, Betz Laboratories, Incorporated purchased Dearborn Chemical Company from W.R. Grace & Company and merged it to form BetzDearborn, Incorporated.

Dearborn Chemical Company

Dearborn Chemical Company (1887-1996) was an American chemical company. It was best known for manufacturing water treatment chemicals for use in boilers and cooling towers. For a time, it was also a manufacturer of lubricating oils, rust preventatives, and coatings. Over the course of its existence, the firm marketed its products to railroads, shipping lines, oil and gas pipelines, municipal water systems, and various light and medium industries.

The origins of Dearborn Chemical Company go back to 1887 when two Chicago, Illinois chemists, William H. Edgar and Frank E. Mariner, formed a partnership to prepare water treatment compounds for removing and preventing scale in industrial boilers, which were based on water samples taken from their clients' boilers. Edgar's and Mariner's efforts quickly proved successful. Encouraged by this early success, Edgar founded Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works in 1888, which soon began to grow. The firm moved to a new office and laboratory at the Rialto Building in Chicago. On December 27, 1897, Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works was formally incorporated by William H. Edgar and Robert F. Carr, an early employee and future president of the firm.

The 1900s were a period of significant growth and expansion for Dearborn. The firm discovered a market for water treatments in railroads, which at the time used steam locomotives. In 1904, Robert F. Carr developed the first steam locomotive boiler anti-foam agent, made from a blend of castor oil and tannins, which found immediate acceptance by the railroads. Dearborn entered the lubricating oil business during this time period, which it did in response to customer requests for analyses of lubricating oils and greases. To meet growing demand for its products, Dearborn opened a new manufacturing facility on 35th Street in Chicago. Dearborn also became a noted patron of chemistry research during the early 1900s. In 1909, William A. Converse, an early Dearborn employee, gave an endowment to the American Chemical Society to create the Willard Gibbs Medal Award, which has annually been awarded to distinguished chemists since 1911.

Dearborn continued to experience rapid growth and expansion between the 1910s and 1930s. To better reflect the fact that it was not in the pharmaceuticals business, the firm was officially renamed Dearborn Chemical Company in 1912. It continued to develop and market steam locomotive water treatments for railroads during this time. It further expanded its product line in 1914 by introducing NO-OX-ID rust preventative, which found ready acceptance by pipeline companies and railroads. Dearborn established a truly international presence between the 1910s and 1930s, opening sales agencies and branch offices in a number of countries, including, but not limited to, England, Argentina, South Africa, and Spain.

Dearborn Chemical Company experienced significant change between the mid-1940s and mid-1960s. Dieselization by the railroads caused the market for steam locomotive water treatments to dry up during the mid and late 1940s. Dearborn responded to changing railroad technology by developing water treatments for diesel locomotive water cooling systems. In 1954, Dearborn opened its new main facility at Lake Zurich, Illinois. During the 1950s and early 1960s the firm concentrated on the development and manufacture of industrial water treatments, including an organic scale inhibitor and Super Filmeen steam and return line protectant. The success of its industrial water treatment products prompted Dearborn to gradually phase out its unprofitable rust preventative and coatings business during the 1950s and 1960s.

In the mid-1960s, Dearborn Chemical Company encountered a business climate that made it difficult for it to survive as a privately held concern. In 1965, Dearborn was purchased by W.R. Grace & Company, an American chemical conglomerate. Under W.R. Grace's ownership, Dearborn was initially part of the parent firm's Specialty Product Group. In 1971, W.R. Grace incorporated the Specialty Product Group into a new subsidiary named Chemed Corporation. In 1982, W.R. Grace retained control of Dearborn by purchasing it from Chemed Corporation and renamed it Grace Dearborn.

Between the mid-1960s and 1990s, Grace Dearborn was a profitable part of W.R. Grace and continued to be a leading manufacturer of industrial water treatments. The firm mainly marketed its products to light industry, medium industry, power plants, and municipal waste treatment plants. Important Dearborn products developed during this time period included Nuetrox (used for corrosion control in industrial boilers), Aquafloc (used for treatment of industrial waste water), and Firemate (used by power plants to aid combustion and reduce emissions).

In 1996, W.R. Grace & Company sold Dearborn to Betz Laboratories, Incorporated, which subsequently merged it to form BetzDearborn, Incorporated.

BetzDearborn, Incorporated

BetzDearborn, Incorporated was founded in 1996 when Betz Laboratories, Incorporated purchased and merged W.R. Grace & Company's Dearborn Division. The firm concentrated on the manufacture of industrial water treatments. However BetzDearborn's existence an independent concern proved short-lived. In 1998, BetzDearborn was purchased by Hercules, Incorporated.

In 2002, General Electric Company purchased BetzDearborn from Hercules, Incorporated. Under General Electric's ownership, the entity previously known as BetzDearborn went through several incarnations as its parent firm restructured itself. At the time of its purchase, BetzDearborn was initially renamed GE Betz. In 2006, GE Betz became part of GE Water and & Process Technologies. In 2008, GE Water & Process Technologies became part of GE Energy Infrastructure. In 2012 GE Energy Infrastructure became part of GE Power & Water.

In 2017, GE Water & Process Technologies, including the original BetzDearborn operations, was purchased by SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions, a French water treatment company.

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BetzDearborn, Incorporated Records, Science History Institute Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The BetzDearborn, Incorporated Records contain the corporate records of BetzDearborn, Incorporated. The collection's contents mainly document the history of BetzDearborn's two corporate ancestors: Betz Laboratories, Incorporated and Dearborn Chemical Company. The collection is arranged into the following six series:

  1. Betz Laboratories, Incorporated Files
  2. Dearborn Chemical Company Files
  3. Audio-Visual Materials
  4. Oversized Materials
  5. Artifacts
  6. Photographic Materials

Selected items from this collection have been digitized and are available to view online in our Digital Collections: https://digital.sciencehistory.org/collections/m039k601m

The BetzDearborn, Incorporated Records were donated to the Science History Institute (formerly the Chemical Heritage Foundation) by BetzDearborn, Incorporated in April 1998.

The BetzDearborn, Incorporated Records were processed by Kenton G. Jaehnig in June 2018.

There are no other known archival collections created by BetzDearborn, Incorporated preserved at the date of processing.

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Finding Aid Author
Finding aid created and encoded into EAD by Kenton G. Jaehnig.
Finding Aid Date
2018
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes and the collection is open to the public.

Use Restrictions

SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions holds copyright to the BetzDearborn, Incorporated Records. The researcher assumes full responsibility for all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Collection Inventory

Series Description

This series contains the corporate records of Betz Laboratories, Incorporated, which were collected and maintained by its corporate successor BetzDearborn, Incorporated. The contents of the Betz Laboratories, Incorporated Files are arranged into the following twelve sub-series:

  1. Company Histories
  2. Annual Reports
  3. Bulletins and Newsletters
  4. Patent Files
  5. Trademarks and Labels Files
  6. Research and Development Files
  7. Instructional Materials
  8. London Water Files
  9. Marketing and Promotional Materials
  10. Financial Files
  11. Corporate Affairs Files
  12. Miscellaneous
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains company histories of Betz Laboratories, Incorporated. These files document the history of Betz Laboratories from its founding as W.H. & L.D. Betz in 1925 to the mid-1980s. Most of the materials in this sub-series were written or dictated by company executives John Drew Betz, Charles W. Brown, Bill Dunbar, and John J. Maguire. A single item created by Betz Laboratories' public relations department is also found here.

The contents of the Company Histories consists mainly of photocopied manuscripts and photocopied interview transcripts. A few photocopied letters, resumes, notes, and a copy of the Betz Laboratories commemorative publication Prologue: The First Fifty Years 1925/1975 are preserved in this sub-series as well.

John Drew Betz - "Betz History" (Photocopy), 1974.
Box 1 Folder 1
John Drew Betz - Interview Transcript (Photocopy), 1970s.
Box 1 Folder 2
John Drew Betz - Responses to Bill Dunbar's List of Questions Re: Betz History - Transcript (Photocopy), 1978.
Box 1 Folder 3
Betz Laboratories, Incorporated – Prologue: The First Fifty Years 1925/1975, 1975.
Box 1 Folder 4
Charles W. Brown - Responses to Bill Dunbar's List of Questions Re: Betz History - Transcript (Photocopy), 1978.
Box 1 Folder 5
Bill Dunbar - Re: Job Interview at Betz Labs in 1945 (Photocopy), 1978.
Box 1 Folder 6
John J. Maguire - Response to American Chemical Society's Request for a Biography of Himself (Photocopy), 1986.
Box 1 Folder 7
Sub-series Description

Arranged chronologically by business year, this sub-series contains an incomplete set of Betz Laboratories, Incorporated's annual reports, which cover the business years 1965 thru 1996 (the 1980 annual report is missing). Distributed to investors and the general public, they provide official information regarding Betz Laboratories' finances, operations, subsidiaries, products and services, and officers and directors. Each annual report carries a profile on a specific theme.

Annual Report - 1965, 1966.
Box 1 Folder 8
Annual Report - 1966, 1967.
Box 1 Folder 9
Annual Report - 1967, 1968.
Box 1 Folder 10
Annual Report - 1968, 1969.
Box 1 Folder 11
Annual Report - 1969, 1970.
Box 1 Folder 12
Annual Report - 1970, 1971.
Box 1 Folder 13
Annual Report - 1971, 1972.
Box 1 Folder 14
Annual Report - 1972, 1973.
Box 1 Folder 15
Annual Report - 1973, 1974.
Box 1 Folder 16
Annual Report - 1974, 1975.
Box 1 Folder 17
Annual Report - 1975, 1976.
Box 1 Folder 18
Annual Report - 1976, 1977.
Box 1 Folder 19
Annual Report - 1977, 1978.
Box 1 Folder 20
Annual Report - 1978, 1979.
Box 1 Folder 21
Annual Report - 1979, 1980.
Box 1 Folder 22
Annual Report - 1981, 1982.
Box 1 Folder 23
Annual Report - 1982, 1983.
Box 1 Folder 24
Annual Report - 1983, 1984.
Box 1 Folder 25
Annual Report - 1984, 1985.
Box 1 Folder 26
Annual Report - 1985, 1986.
Box 1 Folder 27
Annual Report - 1986, 1987.
Box 1 Folder 28
Annual Report - 1987, 1988.
Box 1 Folder 29
Annual Report - 1988, 1989.
Box 1 Folder 30
Annual Report - 1989, 1990.
Box 1 Folder 31
Annual Report - 1990, 1991.
Box 1 Folder 32
Annual Report - 1991, 1992.
Box 1 Folder 33
Annual Report - 1992, 1993.
Box 1 Folder 34
Annual Report - 1993, 1994.
Box 1 Folder 35
Annual Report - 1994, 1995.
Box 1 Folder 36
Annual Report - 1995, 1996.
Box 1 Folder 37
Annual Report - 1996, 1997.
Box 1 Folder 38
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by title and chronologically by date, this sub-series contains issues of bulletins and newsletters published by Betz Laboratories, Incorporated and its corporate predecessor W.H. & L.D. Betz. The materials in this sub-series are examples the Betz concern's efforts to communicate with its employees and customers. Information from the firm regarding the treatment of water and process systems, wastewater control, and air pollution control is found in this sub-series. Company news, staff news, and sales tips are also published in these materials. Company events and staff events are publicized in the Bulletins and Newsletters sub-series as well.

The contents of this sub-series consist mainly of issues of the following newsletters published by Betz Laboratories and W.H. & L.D. Betz: The Betz Chatterbox, The Betz Chemunicator, and The Betz Indicator. A few issues of the Betz Laboratories bulletin Marketing Waterways are also preserved here.

The Betz Chatterbox, 1943 December.
Box 1 Folder 39
The Betz Chatterbox, 1944.
Box 1 Folder 40
The Betz Chatterbox, 1945.
Box 1 Folder 41
The Betz Chatterbox, 1946 January.
Box 1 Folder 42
The Betz Chemunicator, 1989 December.
Box 1 Folder 43
The Betz Chemunicator, 1990.
Box 1 Folder 44
The Betz Chemunicator, 1991.
Box 1 Folder 45
The Betz Chemunicator, 1992.
Box 1 Folder 46
The Betz Indicator, 1942 December.
Box 1 Folder 47
The Betz Indicator, 1943.
Box 1 Folder 48
The Betz Indicator, 1944.
Box 1 Folder 49
The Betz Indicator, 1945.
Box 1 Folder 50
The Betz Indicator, 1946.
Box 1 Folder 51
The Betz Indicator, 1947.
Box 1 Folder 52
The Betz Indicator, 1948.
Box 1 Folder 53
The Betz Indicator, 1949.
Box 1 Folder 54
The Betz Indicator, 1950.
Box 1 Folder 55
The Betz Indicator, 1959 July.
Box 1 Folder 56
The Betz Indicator, 1961.
Box 1 Folder 57
The Betz Indicator, 1962.
Box 1 Folder 58
The Betz Indicator, 1963.
Box 1 Folder 59
The Betz Indicator, 1964.
Box 1 Folder 60
The Betz Indicator, 1965.
Box 2 Folder 1
The Betz Indicator, 1966.
Box 2 Folder 2
The Betz Indicator, 1967.
Box 2 Folder 3
The Betz Indicator, 1968.
Box 2 Folder 4
The Betz Indicator, 1969.
Box 2 Folder 5
The Betz Indicator, 1970.
Box 2 Folder 6
The Betz Indicator, 1971.
Box 2 Folder 7
The Betz Indicator, 1972.
Box 2 Folder 8
The Betz Indicator, 1973.
Box 2 Folder 9
The Betz Indicator, 1974.
Box 2 Folder 10
The Betz Indicator, 1975.
Box 2 Folder 11
Marketing Waterways, 1969.
Box 2 Folder 12
Marketing Waterways, 1970.
Box 2 Folder 13
Marketing Waterways (Photocopy), 1984 August.
Box 2 Folder 14
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains Betz Laboratories, Incorporated's patent files. They mainly pertain to the patenting of inventions conceived and developed by employees of Betz Laboratories and its corporate predecessor W.H. & L.D. Betz, including, but not limited to, Charles A. Noll and Louis J. Steffanelli. To a lesser extent, they also concern non-Betz patents that were of interest to the firm and its employees.

The Patent Files provide documentation of the legal processes through which Betz employees patented their inventions. They also contain technical information for the inventions represented in this series. From the Patent Files, one can also gain insights into the conception, research, and development work involved in bringing the represented inventions into being.

The contents of the Patent Files consist mainly of patents, legal documents, and correspondence. A few photocopied article pages, a photocopied article reprint, and a blueprint are preserved in this sub-series as well.

Article Reprint - "The Use of Artificial Kidney - II. Clinical Experience" (Photocopy), 1950.
Box 2 Folder 15
Blueprint - Apparatus for Organic Carbon and Carbon Dioxide Determination, undated.
Box 2 Folder 16
British Patent Specification #1,244,544 - Method for Determining the Phosphate Content of Liquids (Photocopy), 1969.
Box 2 Folder 17
British Patent Specification #1,254,000 - Chemical Feed Method and Apparatus (Photocopy), 1968.
Box 2 Folder 18
Canadian Patent #856,300 - Process for the Rejuvenation of Fouled Ion-Exchange Materials (Photocopy), 1970.
Box 2 Folder 19
Canadian Patent #866,028 - Chemical Feed Methods and Apparatus, 1971.
Box 2 Folder 20
Canadian Patent #885,148 - Waste Water Treatment (Photocopy), 1971.
Box 2 Folder 21
Canadian Patent #910,777 - Method for Determining Phosphate Content of Liquids Containing Polyphosphate Compounds (Photocopy), 1972.
Box 2 Folder 22
Canadian Patent #912,424 - Method of Determining the Chromium Content of Aqueous Mediums (Photocopy), 1972.
Box 2 Folder 23
Canadian Patent Petition and Specification - Boiler Compound, 1937.
Box 2 Folder 24
Memo - Chemical Feed Methods and Apparatus (Photocopy), 1969.
Box 2 Folder 25
Memo - Patent on Oxalic Acid (Photocopies), 1969.
Box 2 Folder 26
Miscellaneous Sheets (Photocopies), 1952-1967, undated.
Box 2 Folder 27
U.S. Patent #2,307,466 - Magnesium Oxide Hot Process for Silica Removal from Water, 1943.
Box 2 Folder 28
U.S. Patent #2,843,138 - Liquid Proportioner (Photocopy), 1958.
Box 2 Folder 29
U.S. Patent #3,216,931 - Method and Means for Cleaning Impurities from Water Treating Agents (Photocopy), 1965.
Box 2 Folder 30
U.S. Patent #3,454,503 - Process for Regenerating Cation Exchange Resins (Photocopy), 1969.
Box 2 Folder 31
U.S. Patent #3,468,796 - Chemical Feed Methods and Apparatus (Photocopies), 1967, 1969.
Box 2 Folder 32
U.S. Patent #3,536,637 - Process for the Rejuvenation of Fouled Ion-Exchange Materials, 1970.
Box 2 Folder 33
U.S. Patent #3,574,551 - Method for Determining Phosphate Content of Liquids Containing Polyphosphate Compounds, 1971.
Box 2 Folder 34
U.S. Patent #3,575,853 - Waste Water Treatment, 1971.
Box 2 Folder 35
U.S. Patent #3,622,277 - Method for Determining Sulfate Concentration, 1971.
Box 2 Folder 36
U.S. Patent #3,656,908 - Method for Determining the Chromium Content of Aqueous Mediums, 1972.
Box 2 Folder 37
U.S. Patent #3,706,532 - Method for Determining Zinc Concentration in Aqueous Mediums, 1972.
Box 2 Folder 38
U.S. Patent Abstract of Disclosure - Chemical Feed Methods and Apparatus (Photocopy), 1971.
Box 2 Folder 39
U.S. Patent Abstract of Disclosure - Method for Determining Phosphate Content of Liquids Containing Complex Polyphosphate Compounds (Photocopy), undated.
Box 2 Folder 40
U.S. Patent Abstract of Disclosure - Method for Zinc Concentration in Aqueous Mediums (Photocopy), 1971.
Box 2 Folder 41
U.S. Patent Application - Chemical Feed Methods and Apparatus (Photocopy), 1969.
Box 2 Folder 42
U.S. Patent Application - Process for the Rejuvenation of Fouled Ion-Exchange Materials (Photocopy), 1968.
Box 2 Folder 43
U.S. Patent Certificate of Correction - Patent #3,223,620 – Corrosion Inhibition (Photocopy), 1965.
Box 2 Folder 44
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains files concerning trademarks and labels for a small number of Betz products, including, but not limited to, Corrogen and Remosil water treatments. The contents of these files consist of photocopied trademark registrations issued by the United States Patent Office and photocopied container labels.

Betz - Principal Register Service Mark (Photocopy), 1954.
Box 2 Folder 45
Corrogen - Trademark Registration and Labels (Photocopies), 1950-1990.
Box 2 Folder 46
Dianodic - Trademark Registration and Labels (Photocopies), 1959-1980.
Box 2 Folder 47
Krom-Trol - Trademark Registration and Labels (Photocopies), circa 1957-1978.
Box 2 Folder 48
Neutrameen - Trademark Registration and Labels (Photocopies), 1955-1995.
Box 2 Folder 49
Permacol - Trademark Registration and Label (Photocopies), 1957, 1977.
Box 2 Folder 50
Petromeen - Trademark Registration and Labels (Photocopies), 1955-1996.
Box 2 Folder 51
Poly-Floc - Trademark Registration and Labels (Photocopies), 1957-1978.
Box 2 Folder 52
Remosil - Trademark Registration and Labels (Photocopies), 1940, 1972, undated.
Box 2 Folder 53
Slime-Trol - Trademark Registration and Labels (Photocopies), 1953, 1993, undated.
Box 2 Folder 54
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series documents research and development work conducted by Betz Laboratories, Incorporated and its corporate predecessor W.H. & L.D. Betz. A large majority of the materials in this sub-series concern research and development work conducted by the Betz concern itself, much of which was eventually applied to the firm's products. A small amount of materials regarding research and development work carried out by Betz for a few of its customers are also preserved here.

Article reprints by Betz employees make up a majority of the materials found in this sub-series. A small, but noticeable number of conference and technical papers by Betz employees are also found in this sub-series. Two proposals, a few notes, a water analysis, and a newspaper article are found here as well.

"America's Second Kelp Processing Plant Opened in Rockland", Portland Press Herald, 1937 April 22.
Box 2 Folder 55
John Drew Betz and Charles A. Noll - "Further Studies with the Direct Colorimetric Hardness Titration", Presented to American Water Works Association, 1950.
Box 2 Folder 56
John Drew Betz and Charles A. Noll - "Total-Hardness Determination by Direct Colorimetric Titration", Journal of American Water Works Association, 1950 January.
Box 2 Folder 57
L. Drew Betz, Charles A. Noll, and J.J. Ma - "Removal of Silica from Water by Cold Process", Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 1940 October.
Box 2 Folder 58
L. Drew Betz, Charles A. Noll, and John J. Maguire - "Adsorption of Soluble Silica from Water", Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 1941 June.
Box 2 Folder 59
L. Drew Betz, Charles A. Noll, and John J. Maguire - "Adsorption Process for Removal of Soluble Silica from Water", A.S.M.E. Transactions, 1941 November.
Box 2 Folder 60
C.A. Bishof, J.K. Brown, and H.L. Kahler - "Conductivity Versus Sodium by Flame Spectrophotometer in Steam-Purity Studies", Presented at A.S.M.E. Annual Meeting, 1956 November.
Box 2 Folder 61
Broad Brook Company, Broad Brook, Connecticut - Survey of Water Conditions, 1935-1936.
Box 2 Folder 62
"Carryover Prevention with Anti-Foam Agents", undated.
Box 2 Folder 63
Continental Can Company - Boiler System Proposal For, 1960.
Box 2 Folder 64
"Corrogen: Catalyzed Sodium Sulfate", undated.
Box 2 Folder 65
G.A. Gonzalez, D.J. Hagney, and N.E. Sumner - "Evaluation and Application of Metal Coordinating Antifoulants", 1966.
Box 2 Folder 66
Houston City Water - Analysis (Photocopy), 1971.
Box 2 Folder 67
"Iron Bacteria, Sulfur Bacteria, Notes from Lecture at Atlantic City A.W.W.A.", 1948 May 4.
Box 2 Folder 68
H.L. Kahler and J.K. Brown - "Experiences with Filming Amines in Control of Condensate Line Corrosion", Combustion, 1954 January.
Box 2 Folder 69
K. Robert Lange and C.C. Nathan - "Industrial Hard Surface Cleaning and Surface Protection", Detergents and Specialties, 1970 February.
Box 2 Folder 70
John B. Lord - "Lower-Grade Defoamers Often Not Most Cost-Effective Foam Control", Pulp & Paper, 1980 March.
Box 2 Folder 71
John B. Lord - "An Update on Internal Boiler Water Treatment", Presented at 1979 Industrial Fuel Conference (Photocopy), 1979.
Box 2 Folder 72
Walter A. Macht - "A Complete Boiler Water Treatment Program Controls Condensate Corrosion", 1970.
Box 2 Folder 73
John J. Maguire - "Biological Fouling in Recirculating Cooling Water Systems", Presented at 129th National Meeting of American Chemical Society, 1956 April.
Box 2 Folder 74
John J. Maguire - "Biological Fouling in Recirculating Cooling Water Systems", Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 1956 December.
Box 2 Folder 75
John J. Maguire - "How Filming Amines Prevent Steam and Return Line Corrosion", Power Engineering, 1950 June.
Box 2 Folder 76
John T. Meakim - "The Effectiveness of Betz Fuel-Solu FS-60 Series on Selected Air Pollutants", undated.
Box 2 Folder 77
Lewis B. Miller - "Some Water Problems of the Paper Industry", Fifth Annual Water Conference Proceedings, Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania, undated.
Box 2 Folder 78
W.L. Nieland and J.H. Richards - "Boiler Blowdown Control", Industry and Power, 1954 March.
Box 2 Folder 79
Charles A. Noll - "Determination of Nitrate in Boiler Water by Brucine Reagent", Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Analytical Edition, 1945 July 15.
Box 2 Folder 80
Charles A. Noll and L. Drew Betz - "Determination of Copper Ion by a Modified Sodium Diethyldithiocarbamate", Analytical Chemistry, 1952 December.
Box 2 Folder 81
Charles A. Noll and John J. Maguire - "Effect of Container Soluble Content of Water Samples", Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Analytical Edition, 1942 July 15.
Box 2 Folder 82
Charles A. Noll and J.W. Polsky - "Determination of Carbon Dioxide in Water in by Conductivity Measurements", TAPPI, 1956 January.
Box 2 Folder 83
Charles A. Noll and Louis J. Steffanelli - "Fluorometric and Spectrophotometric Determination of Aluminum in Industrial Water", Analytical Chemistry, 1963 November.
Box 2 Folder 84
Charles A. Noll and W.J. Tomlinson - "Fixing and Determining Oil in Feed Water and Boiler Water", Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Analytical Edition, 1943 October 15.
Box 2 Folder 85
J.W. Polsky - "Water Analyses by Selective Specific Conductance", Analytical Chemistry, 1947 September.
Box 2 Folder 86
"Proposed Method for the Detection of Iron Bacteria in Industrial Waters", 1947 January 27.
Box 2 Folder 87
John R. Schieber - "Control of Cooling Water: A Statistical Study", 1970.
Box 2 Folder 88
John R. Schieber - "Cooling Tower Blowdown & Boiler Blowdown as Wastewater Problems", undated.
Box 2 Folder 89
John R. Schieber and Carl M. Frova - "The Case for Automated Boiler Blowdown", 1966.
Box 2 Folder 90
William Tanzola - "Water Treatment for Air Conditioning Systems", Industry and Power, undated.
Box 2 Folder 91
J.F. Walko, J.M. Donohue, and B.F. Shema - "Biological Control in Cooling Systems, New Developments, and Pollution Considerations", Presented at 32nd International Water Conference, 1971 November.
Box 2 Folder 92
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains instructional materials pertaining to a handful of subjects that were of interest to Betz Laboratories, Incorporated and its corporate predecessor W.H. & L.D. Betz. A majority of the materials in this sub-series were created by Betz or its employees. A small number of items not created by Betz or its employees are also present here.

Four editions of the Betz Handbook of Industrial Water Conditioning, Betz Analytical Data bulletins, procedures for testing Betz Remosil water treatment, and the Betz instruction booklet How to Run a Control Water Analysis are preserved in this sub-series. Training course notes kept by W.H. & L.D. Betz employee Donald E. McGarvie are also present in this sub-series. A saturation graph, installation instructions for an unidentified device, and a copy of W.P. Mason's book Examination of Water are found here as well.

Betz Laboratories, Incorporated - Betz Analytical Data, 1981-1992.
Box 2 Folder 93
Betz Laboratories, Incorporated - Betz Handbook of Industrial Water Conditioning, 6th Edition, 1962.
Box 2 Folder 94
Betz Laboratories, Incorporated - Procedure for Testing Remosil, undated.
Box 3 Folder 1
"Graph and Nomogram for Determination of Saturation by Langelier's Formula", 1938.
Box 3 Folder 2
"Installation Instructions, Gas Models", undated.
Box 3 Folder 3
W.P. Mason – Examination of Water, 1901.
Box 3 Folder 4
Donald E. McGarvie - Notes Taken During Training Course, 1947.
Box 3 Folder 5
W.H. & L.D. Betz - Betz Handbook of Industrial Water Conditioning, 2nd Edition, 1945.
Box 3 Folder 6
W.H. & L.D. Betz - Betz Handbook of Industrial Water Conditioning, 3rd Edition, 1950.
Box 3 Folder 7
W.H. & L.D. Betz Laboratories - Betz Handbook of Industrial Water Conditioning, Japanese Edition, undated.
Box 3 Folder 8
W.H. & L.D. Betz - How to Run a Control Water Analysis, undated.
Box 3 Folder 9
Sub-series Description

In June 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain visited the United States to meet with President Franklin Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. It was the first ever visit to the United States by a reigning British monarch. To help make the royal visit a success, W.H. & L.D. Betz prepared synthetic "London Water", which was used in the tea served to the royal couple. The "London Water" was well received by the White House.

Arranged alphabetically by subject, the contents of this sub-series consist mainly of correspondence from the White House to W.H. & L.D. Betz officials regarding the "London Water", which includes two letters from Eleanor Roosevelt, a telegram from Eleanor Roosevelt's housekeeper Henrietta Nesbitt, and a letter from Eleanor Roosevelt's secretary Malvina Thompson. A few newspaper clippings regarding the "London Water" are preserved in this sub-series as well.

London Water - Newspaper Clippings, 1939.
Box 3 Folder 10
Henrietta Nesbitt (Eleanor Roosevelt's Housekeeper) - Telegram to W.H. and L.D. Betz, 1939.
Box 3 Folder 11
Eleanor Roosevelt - Letter to "Mr. Betz", 1939 June 9.
Box 3 Folder 12
Eleanor Roosevelt - Letter to Edwin M. Ross, 1939 February 7.
Box 3 Folder 13
Malvina Thompson (Secretary to Eleanor Roosevelt) – Letter to Edwin M. Ross, 1939 May 19.
Box 3 Folder 14
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains marketing and promotional materials created by Betz Laboratories, Incorporated and its corporate predecessor W.H. & L.D. Betz. Aimed at both customers and staff, the materials in this sub-series were used to market the firm's products and services, and to promote company events.

The contents of this sub-series consist of a variety of materials. Event programs, correspondence, and sales bulletins are found in this sub-series. Publications, brochures, and a commemorative coin are preserved here as well.

25th Year Club Annual Dance - Program, 1990.
Box 3 Folder 15
50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin, 1975.
Box 3 Folder 16
John Drew Betz - Letter to Employees - Re: New Office Building in Trevose, Pennsylvania, 1965 December 23.
Box 3 Folder 17
L. Drew Betz - Retirement, 1965-1966.
Box 3 Folder 18
Betz Boiler Protection System, Water Side - Publication, 1978.
Box 3 Folder 19
Betz Dramatic Society - The First Fifty Years and the Hardest of Water Under Your Britches - Program, 1944.
Box 3 Folder 20
Marketing Bulletins, 1930s-1969.
Box 3 Folder 21
Point of Feed Delivery Service (POF) - 25th Anniversary Materials, 1982-1989.
Box 3 Folder 22
Water Analysis: Methods, Chemicals, Apparatus, 1938.
Box 3 Folder 23
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains photocopies of W.H. & L.D. Betz's general ledger pages. They provide a limited amount of documentation regarding the firm's earnings and expenditures for the business year 1928.

General Ledger Sheets: Accounts Payable; Accounts Receivable; Advertising; Automobile-Chevrolet 1927; and Automobile-Ford Sedan 1927 (Photocopy), 1928.
Box 3 Folder 24
General Ledger Sheets: Tony (Boulderian?); Cash-National Bank of Germantown; Cash-National Bank of Philadelphia; Cash-F.D. Foster; and Containers (Photocopies), 1928.
Box 3 Folder 25
General Ledger Sheets: Depreciation-Chevrolet Sedan; Depreciation-Ford Sedan; Discounts Allowed; Discounts Earned; and Dividends and Interest Received (Photocopies), 1928.
Box 3 Folder 26
General Ledger Sheets: Executive Bonus, Etc.; Executive Bonus Due; Factory Equipment; Factory Expense; and Finished Product (Photocopies), 1928.
Box 3 Folder 27
General Ledger Sheets: Freight In; Freight Out; Interest Earned; Investments (At Cost); and Laboratory Equipment (Photocopies), 1928.
Box 3 Folder 28
General Ledger Sheets: Laboratory Expenses; Merchandise Purchases for Resale; Net Worth; Office Equipment; and Office Expenses (Photocopies), 1928.
Box 3 Folder 29
General Ledger Sheets: Petty Cash Expenses; Raw Material Purchases; Rent, Etc.; Reserve for Depreciation-Chevrolet Sedan-1927; and Reserve for Depreciation-Ford Sedan 1927 (Photocopies), 1928.
Box 3 Folder 30
General Ledger Sheets: Reserve for Christmas Bonus; Salary and Commissions; Sales-Net; Travelling; and Christmas Bonus (Photocopies), 1928.
Box 3 Folder 31
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains materials pertaining to the corporate affairs of Betz Laboratories, Incorporated and its corporate predecessor W.H. & L.D. Betz. The materials in these files shed some light on the firm's business objectives, performance, and administrative activities.

The contents of this sub-series consist of a variety of materials. Speeches by Betz Laboratories executives, correspondence, two employee orientation publications, and an invitation to a slide show are found in this sub-series. A prospectus, a report, a newspaper article, and a magazine article are preserved here as well.

L. Drew Betz - Group Life Insurance Policy - Letter to Employees, 1946 December 24.
Box 3 Folder 32
L. Drew Betz - A Trip Through Russia - Invitation to Slide Presentation, 1965.
Box 3 Folder 33
Betz Laboratories, Incorporated - Corporate Marketing Objectives - Report (Photocopy), 1967.
Box 3 Folder 34
Betz Laboratories, Incorporated - Betz, A Place to Grow - Publication, 1971.
Box 3 Folder 35
Betz Laboratories, Incorporated - Prospectus - 359,025 Common Shares, 1965.
Box 3 Folder 36
Betz Laboratories, Incorporated - Welcome to Betz - Publication, 1966.
Box 3 Folder 37
Roger J. Colley - "Analytical and Chemical Aspects of Water Pollution Control and New Legislation", Presented Before New York Society of Security Analysts, 1972 December 12.
Box 3 Folder 38
John J. Maguire - "Betz Corporate Outlook - 1963" - Speech, 1963.
Box 3 Folder 39
John J. Maguire - Transfer of Chicago Engineering Office to Philadelphia - Inter Office Memo, 1959 May 25.
Box 3 Folder 40
Mario A. Milletti - "Profit Gushes at Betz Labs", Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, 1976 February 12.
Box 3 Folder 41
Walter M. Rohles, Nelson Sharpe, and Roger J. Colley - Remarks Before Financial Analysts of Wilmington, Delaware, Chemical Seminar, 1970 November 17.
Box 3 Folder 42
Barbara Shalita Samuelson - "Pollution Problems Being Solved by Betz Laboratories", Investment Dealers Digest, 1966 November 7.
Box 3 Folder 43
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains items that do not readily fit elsewhere in the Betz Laboratories, Incorporated Files. Its contents consist of the original collection finding aid created by Science History Consultants and a photocopied letter from William R. Sigler to John B. Lord, a Betz Laboratories employee.

Science History Consultants - The BetzDearborn Archive: A Finding Aid (Original collection finding aid), 1997.
Box 3 Folder 44
William R. Sigler - Letter to John B. Lord - Re: Towel Returned to Gateway Hotel, Metairie, Louisiana (Photocopy), 1977 October 18.
Box 3 Folder 45

Series Description

This series contains the corporate records of Dearborn Chemical Company, which were collected and maintained by its corporate successor BetzDearborn, Incorporated. The contents of the Dearborn Chemical Company Files are arranged into the following twelve sub-series:

  1. Early History Files
  2. Anniversaries Files
  3. Facilities Files
  4. Research and Development Files
  5. Instructional Materials
  6. Patent Case Books
  7. Carr Family Files
  8. Willard Gibbs Medal Award Files
  9. Staff Files
  10. Marketing and Promotional Materials
  11. Newsletters
  12. Corporate Affairs Files
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains materials pertaining to the early history of Dearborn Chemical Company and its corporate predecessor Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works. The materials in this sub-series mainly focus on the history of the Dearborn concern from its founding in 1887 to the mid-1930s.

The contents of this sub-series consist of a variety of materials. Typed manuscripts, magazine articles, and publications are found in this sub-series. A small amount of correspondence, a cartoon, and a January 1934 issue of Central Manufacturing District Magazine (original and photocopy) are preserved here as well.

Early History - Articles, 1934, 1958.
Box 3 Folder 46
Early History - Booklets, circa 1920s-1933.
Box 3 Folder 47
Early History - William H. Edgar - Cartoon, 1904, 1972.
Box 3 Folder 48
Early History - "A Survey of the Year 1887" (Photocopy), 1956.
Box 3 Folder 49
Early History - Typescripts, 1930-1976, undated.
Box 3 Folder 50
Sub-series Description

Arranged chronologically by anniversary and alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains materials documenting several anniversaries celebrated by Dearborn Chemical Company. A large majority of the materials in this sub-series document Dearborn's 100th anniversary celebration. A small amount of materials regarding Dearborn's 50th, 75th, and 90th anniversaries are also found here.

The contents of the Anniversaries Files consist of a variety of materials. Correspondence, newspaper articles, congratulatory resolutions from government officials, and programs are found in this sub-series. Commemorative publications, newsletters, open house instructions, and two copies of James Ross' book A Century of Excellence are also present in this sub-series. Guest lists, notes, handouts, commemorative stickers, a commemorative folder, a Christmas card, and a couple of photographs are preserved here as well.

50th Anniversary - Christmas Card, 1937.
Box 3 Folder 51
75th Anniversary - Commemorative Booklets, 1962.
Box 3 Folder 52
90th Anniversary - Illinois State Senate Resolution No. 102 on 90th Anniversary, 1977.
Box 3 Folder 53
90th Anniversary - Open House Laboratory Tour Guide, 1977.
Box 3 Folder 54
90th Anniversary - Village of Lake Zurich, Illinois - Resolution on 90th Anniversary, 1977.
Box 3 Folder 55
100th Anniversary - Chemical Chronicle - "The First 100 Years", 1987.
Box 3 Folder 56
100th Anniversary - Commemorative Folder, 1987.
Box 3 Folder 57
100th Anniversary - Commemorative Stickers, 1987.
Box 3 Folder 58
100th Anniversary - Correspondence, 1985-1986.
Box 3 Folder 59
100th Anniversary - Correspondence, 1987.
Box 3 Folder 60
General Note

Contains 2 color images.

100th Anniversary - Employee Ribbon Clipping Requests, 1987.
Box 3 Folder 61
100th Anniversary - Open House Instructions, 1987.
Box 3 Folder 62
100th Anniversary - Program, 1987.
Box 3 Folder 63
100th Anniversary - James Ross - A Century of Excellence - Book, 1987.
Box 3 Folder 64
100th Anniversary - Thank You Notes, 1987.
Box 3 Folder 65
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains materials pertaining to various facilities of Dearborn Chemical Company and its corporate predecessor Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works. A majority of the materials regard Dearborn Chemical Company's facility in Lake Zurich, Illinois. A noticeable amount of materials regarding the Dearborn concern's various facilities in Chicago, Illinois, including, but not limited to, the 35th Street Manufacturing Plant and Merchandise Mart Offices are also present here.

The contents of the Facilities Files consist of a variety of materials. Correspondence, press releases, bulletins, newspaper articles, and legal documents are the most common materials in this sub-series. Blueprints, drawings, drugstore licenses, magazine articles, article reprints, and brochures are also present in this sub-series. Notes, handouts, a drawing reproduction of Dearborn's LaSalle Street Works, a copy of the publication Village of Lake Zurich 75th Anniversary Celebration are also preserved here. An open house guest book, a space planning study, a capital appropriations request, and a handful of photographs are found in this sub-series as well.

Chicago, Illinois - 35th Street Manufacturing Plant - Miscellaneous, 1921-1961.
Box 4 Folder 1
Chicago, Illinois - LaSalle Street Works - Miscellaneous, 1895, 1905.
Box 4 Folder 2
Chicago, Illinois - McCormick Building Offices - Change of Address Announcements, 1910.
Box 4 Folder 3
Chicago, Illinois - Merchandise Mart Offices - Miscellaneous, 1951.
Box 4 Folder 4
Chicago, Illinois - Rialto Building Office and Laboratory - Leases, 1896, 1898.
Box 4 Folder 5
Chicago, Illinois - Straus Building Offices - Miscellaneous, 1924.
Box 4 Folder 6
Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Articles, 1956-1964.
Box 4 Folder 7
Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Booklet - Village of Lake Zurich 75th Anniversary Celebration, 1971.
Box 4 Folder 8
Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Blueprint - Site Plat, circa 1962.
Box 4 Folder 9
Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Bulletins, 1952, 1957.
Box 4 Folder 10
Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Dearborn Chemical Company, New Liquid Process Plant Ground Breaking - 1963 - Scrapbook, 1963.
Box 4 Folder 11
Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Drawing of Entrance to Offices, 1992.
Box 4 Folder 12
Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Guest Book - Open House for New Administration Building, 1971.
Box 4 Folder 13
Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Historical File - Open House for New Administration Building, 1971.
Box 4 Folder 14
General Note

Contains 1 color image and 2 black and white images.

Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Laboratory Expansion - Request for Capital Appropriation, 1984.
Box 4 Folder 15
Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - New Research Laboratory and Modifications to Existing Laboratory, General Construction, Single Overall Contract; Contract No. 1, 1984-1985.
Box 4 Folder 16
Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Press Releases, 1953-1965, undated.
Box 4 Folder 17
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Space Planning Study and Program of Space Requirements, Laboratory Expansion and Renovation, 1982.
Box 4 Folder 18
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains research and development files collected and maintained by the Dearborn Chemical Company. A majority of the materials in this sub-series concern water treatment formulas developed by Dearborn Chemical Company and its corporate predecessor Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works. A small amount of materials regarding Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works' analysis of a handful of products manufactured by its competitors are also present. A small amount of materials regarding drug formulas developed by Winthrop Drug & Chemical Company, a pharmaceuticals firm of which Dearborn co-founder William H. Edgar was president, are also preserved here.

Water treatment formula books make up the majority of the materials in the Research and Development Files. A few water treatment analysis reports and drug formulas are also present in this sub-series. A small amount of accompanying notes and correspondence are preserved in this sub-series as well.

John Brashear - Factory Formula Notebook, 1926.
Box 4 Folder 19
Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works - Water Treatment Analysis Reports, 1892-1902.
Box 4 Folder 20
Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works - Water Treatment Formula Book, 1904-1908.
Box 4 Folder 21
Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works - Water Treatment Formula Book, 1904-1909.
Box 4 Folder 22
Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works - Water Treatment Formula Book, 1904-1910.
Box 4 Folder 23
Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works and Dearborn Chemical Company - Water Treatment Formula Book, 1905-1914.
Box 4 Folder 24
Winthrop Drug & Chemical Company - Drug Formulas, 1906-1907, undated.
Box 4 Folder 25
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by title, this sub-series contains instructional materials published by Dearborn Chemical Company. They mainly provide general instructional information regarding water treatment, water testing, and boiler maintenance. Instructions for the use of the Dearborn Water Cabinet, engineering data for Dearborn NO-OX-ID rust preventative, and instructions for the use of Dearborn Special Treatment Number 134 are also preserved in this series.

English and Spanish editions of the Dearborn Chemical Company book Scientific Water Correction are found in the Instructional Materials sub-series. A few instruction booklets, a folder of engineering bulletins, and an instruction sheet are present in this sub-series as well.

Feed Water Service for Marine Engineers, undated.
Box 4 Folder 26
Incrustation, Corrosion, Foaming, and Other Effects of Water Used in Steam Making and Methods of Prevention, circa 1924, 1956.
Box 4 Folder 27
Incrustation, Corrosion, Foaming, and Other Effects of Water Used in Steam Making and Methods of Prevention, Spanish Edition, circa 1924.
Box 4 Folder 28
Instructions for Using the Dearborn Water Testing Cabinet, undated.
Box 4 Folder 29
NO-OX-ID and NO-OX-Idized Wrappers; Underground Protection; Engineering Data, 1946-1950.
Box 4 Folder 30
Scientific Water Correction, 1930.
Box 4 Folder 31
Scientific Water Correction, Spanish Edition, 1931, 1996.
Box 4 Folder 32
Special Treatment No. 134 for Removal of Scale - Directions, undated.
Box 4 Folder 33
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains Dearborn Chemical Company's patent case books. They list Dearborn's abandoned American and foreign patent applications that were filed between 1933 and 1968. They also list patents that Dearborn allowed to expire and Dearborn foreign patents that were still active during this time period.

The Patent Case Books provide a certain amount of documentation regarding the American and foreign legal processes through which Dearborn Chemical Company applied for patents. They also provide some information regarding why Dearborn chose to abandon patent applications and why the firm allowed certain patents to expire.

Patent Case Book - Abandoned Applications and Expired Patents, 1933-1968.
Box 5 Folder 1-2
Patent Case Book - Abandoned Applications and Expired Patents and Foreign Patents Still Active, 1940-1967.
Box 5 Folder 3
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains materials pertaining to the Carr Family, members of whom played a prominent role in the history and development of Dearborn Chemical Company and its corporate predecessor Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works. The materials in these files document the lives and careers of five members of the Carr Family: Robert F. Carr, George R. Carr, Walter S. Carr, Robert A. Carr, and Robert F. Carr, Jr. All five of these men had a strong connection to the Dearborn concern and all of them held executive and/or board of directors' positons with the firm at some point in their lives.

The contents of the Carr Family Files consist of a variety of materials. Newspaper articles, programs, newsletter articles, and press releases are the most common items found in the Carr Family Files. Biography manuscripts, magazine articles, press releases, and registered pharmacist certificates are also present in this sub-series. Dearborn Chemical Company executive lists, a bulletin, and an article reprint are preserved here as well.

George R. Carr - Biographical Materials, 1951-1965, undated.
Box 5 Folder 4
George R. Carr - Chevalier of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour, 1948-1949.
Box 5 Folder 5
George R. Carr - Letter to Robert F. Carr - Re: Southern Pacific Railroad, 1925 May 13.
Box 5 Folder 6
Robert A. Carr - Biographical Materials, 1961, 1968, undated.
Box 5 Folder 7
Robert F. Carr - Biographical Materials, 1945, undated.
Box 5 Folder 8
Robert F. Carr - Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of St. Saviour, Illinois Institute of Technology - Press Release and Program, 1952.
Box 5 Folder 9
Robert F. Carr - Robert F. Carr Quadrangle Walk, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Newspaper Clipping, 1949.
Box 5 Folder 10
Robert F. Carr, Jr. - Biographical Materials, 1961.
Box 5 Folder 11
Robert F. Carr, Jr. - Registered Pharmacist Certificates, State of Illinois , 1922-1931.
Box 5 Folder 12
Walter S. Carr and Mrs. Louise Fentress - Obituary, 1960.
Box 5 Folder 13
Dearborn Chemical Company - Directors and Officers Lists, 1945-1961.
Box 5 Folder 14
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains files documenting the history of the Willard Gibbs Medal Award. The Willard Gibbs Medal Award was founded in 1908 by William A. Converse, a chemist and executive at Dearborn Chemical Company and its corporate predecessor Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works. Presented by the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society and formerly financially supported by Dearborn Chemical Company (1949-2002), this medal is awarded "to recognize chemists whose work enabled everyone to live more comfortably and to understand the world better". One of the most prestigious chemistry awards in the world, it has been awarded to a number of eminent chemists over the course of its existence, including, but not limited to Marie Curie and Linus Pauling.

The contents of the Willard Gibbs Medal Award Files contain a variety of materials, including award dinner programs, American Chemical Society resolutions, a magazine article, and a manuscript history of the award.

Resolution of the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society - Establishment of Willard Gibbs Medal Award Trust Fund, 1949.
Box 5 Folder 15
Resolution of the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society - Token of Appreciation to William A. Converse, 1908.
Box 5 Folder 16
E. Thiele Jr. - "William A. Converse: Founder of the Willard Gibbs Medal Award", Chemical Bulletin, 1961 April.
Box 5 Folder 17
Typescript History - Willard Gibbs Medal Award, 1948.
Box 5 Folder 18
"Willard Gibbs Award", Chemical Bulletin, 1963 May.
Box 5 Folder 19
Willard Gibbs Medal Award Presentations - Dinner Programs, 1953-1980.
Box 5 Folder 20
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series documents a limited number of staff happenings at Dearborn Chemical Company between 1954 and 1985. Staff happenings documented by these files include 25 Year Club dinners, retirements, and promotions.

The contents of the Staff Files consist of a variety of materials. Dinner programs, publications, newsletters, and photocopied photo albums are preserved in this sub-series. Magazine articles, newspaper articles, and press releases are found here as well.

25th Year Club Annual Dinner - Programs, 1958-1979.
Box 5 Folder 21
Fred E. Bennett - Printed Materials, 1985.
Box 5 Folder 22
Jim Kilgour - Retirement - Photocopy of Photo Album, 1981.
Box 5 Folder 23
Staff Promotions, 1954-1979.
Box 5 Folder 24
Paul Steinke - Retirement - Photocopied Photo Album, 1981.
Box 5 Folder 25
Herb Wehrman - Retirement - Photocopied Photo Album, 1980.
Box 5 Folder 26
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by material format, this sub-series contains marketing and promotional materials produced by Dearborn Chemical Company and its corporate predecessor Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works. A large majority of the materials in this sub-series were used to market Dearborn products and services to the firm's clientele. A small number of items were also used to promote company events to Dearborn employees.

The contents of this sub-series consist of a variety of materials. Brochures are the most common items found in this sub-series. A noticeable number of advertisements, booklets, and pocket calendars are also preserved here. A small number of article reprints, Christmas cards, sales bulletins, and song books are also present in this sub-series. A blotter, a copy of the book Dearborn: A Century of Excellence, a pocket golf scorecard with golf tees, a postcard, and a poster are found here as well.

Advertisement - "Even Father Neptune Delivers for Dearborn", undated.
Box 5 Folder 27
Advertisements from The National Engineer (Mostly photocopies), 1897-1905.
Box 5 Folder 28
Advertisements - NO-OX-ID, 1942-1943.
Box 5 Folder 29
Advertisements - Water Treatment and Service, circa 1942-1943.
Box 5 Folder 30
Article Reprints, 1960.
Box 5 Folder 31
Blotter - Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works, undated.
Box 5 Folder 32
Book - Dearborn: A Century of Excellence, 1987.
Box 5 Folder 33
Booklet - Water Treatment, 1907.
Box 5 Folder 34
Booklets - Miscellaneous Products, 1926-1937, undated.
Box 5 Folder 35
Booklets - NO-OX-ID, circa 1933-1951.
Box 5 Folder 36
Brochures - Cleaners, 1929, undated.
Box 5 Folder 37
Brochures - Customer Service, 1927.
Box 5 Folder 38
Brochures - Laboratory Analysis and Control, 1927.
Box 5 Folder 39
Brochures - Lubricants, 1922-1929, undated.
Box 5 Folder 40
Brochures - Miscellaneous Products, 1950, undated.
Box 5 Folder 41
Brochures - Mystic Oracle, undated.
Box 5 Folder 42
Brochures - NO-OX-ID, 1924, undated.
Box 5 Folder 43
Brochures - Water Treatments, 1922-1930, undated.
Box 5 Folder 44
Christmas Cards, 1912, undated.
Box 5 Folder 45
Pocket Calendars, 1910-1977.
Box 6 Folder 1
Pocket Golf Scorecard with Golf Tees - NO-OX-ID, undated.
Box 6 Folder 2
General Note

Contains 5 wooden golf tees.

Postcard - Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works, undated.
Box 6 Folder 3
Poster - Dearborn Ford-Oil, undated.
Box 6 Folder 4
Sales Bulletins - Miscellaneous Products, 1935-1956, undated.
Box 6 Folder 5
Song Books, 1925-1926.
Box 6 Folder 6
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by title, this sub-series contains newsletters published by Dearborn Chemical Company. The materials in this sub-series are examples of the firm's efforts to communicate with its active employees, retired employees, customers, and distributors. The information published in the Newsletters sub-series consists mainly of company news and employee news. Retiree news, product information, product use tips, distributor news, and sales tips are also published in the Newsletters sub-series. Company events and staff events are publicized in this sub-series as well.

Aqua-Tec-Lines, 1978.
Box 6 Folder 7
Aqua-Tec-Lines, 1979.
Box 6 Folder 8
Aqua-Tec-Lines, 1980.
Box 6 Folder 9
Aqua-Tec-Lines, 1981.
Box 6 Folder 10
Aqua-Tec-Lines, 1982 June.
Box 6 Folder 11
Auld Lang Syne, 1953.
Box 6 Folder 12
Auld Lang Syne, 1954 Second Quarter.
Box 6 Folder 13
Auld Lang Syne, 1955.
Box 6 Folder 14
Auld Lang Syne, 1956.
Box 6 Folder 15
Auld Lang Syne, 1958 October.
Box 6 Folder 16
Auld Lang Syne - Drafts, 1960.
Box 6 Folder 17
Chemical Chronicle, 1981.
Box 6 Folder 18
Chemical Chronicle, 1982.
Box 6 Folder 19
Chemical Chronicle, 1983-1984.
Box 6 Folder 20
Chemical Chronicle, 1984 Spring.
Box 6 Folder 21
Chemical Chronicle, 1985-1986.
Box 6 Folder 22
Chemical Chronicle, 1986.
Box 6 Folder 23
Chemical Chronicle, 1987.
Box 6 Folder 24
Chemical Chronicle, 1988.
Box 6 Folder 25
Chemical Chronicle, 1989.
Box 6 Folder 26
Chemical Chronicle, 1990.
Box 6 Folder 27
Chemical Chronicle, 1991.
Box 6 Folder 28
Chemical Chronicle, 1992.
Box 6 Folder 29
Chemical Chronicle, 1994 Winter.
Box 6 Folder 30
Dearborn Field Notes, 1980.
Box 6 Folder 31
Dearborn Field Notes, 1981.
Box 6 Folder 32
Dearborn Field Notes, 1982.
Box 6 Folder 33
Dearborn Food Processing Quarterly Report, 1993.
Box 6 Folder 34
Dearborn in the News, 1978 Winter.
Box 6 Folder 35
Dearborn in the News, 1979 Spring.
Box 6 Folder 36
Dearborn Mail Bag, 1949.
Box 6 Folder 37
Dearborn Mail Bag, 1950.
Box 6 Folder 38
Dearborn Mail Bag, 1951.
Box 6 Folder 39
Dearborn Mail Bag, 1952.
Box 6 Folder 40
Dearborn Mail Bag, 1953.
Box 6 Folder 41
Dearborn Mail Bag, 1954.
Box 6 Folder 42
Dearborn Mail Bag, 1955.
Box 6 Folder 43
Dearborn Mail Bag, 1956.
Box 6 Folder 44
Dearborn Mail Bag, 1957 First Half.
Box 6 Folder 45
Dearborn Mail Bag, 1958.
Box 6 Folder 46
Dearborn Mail Bag, 1959.
Box 6 Folder 47
Dearborn Mail Bag, 1960.
Box 6 Folder 48
Dearborn Mail Bag, 1961.
Box 6 Folder 49
Dearborn Mail Bag, 1962.
Box 6 Folder 50
Dearborn Mail Bag, 1963.
Box 6 Folder 51
The Dearborn Messenger, 1924.
Box 6 Folder 52
The Dearborn Messenger, 1925.
Box 6 Folder 53
The Dearborn Messenger, 1926 February.
Box 6 Folder 54
Dearborn News, 1946.
Box 6 Folder 55
Dearborn News, 1947.
Box 6 Folder 56
Dearborn News, 1964.
Box 6 Folder 57
Dearborn News, 1965.
Box 6 Folder 58
Dearborn News, 1966.
Box 6 Folder 59
Dearborn News Notes, 1964.
Box 6 Folder 60
Dearborn PowerGen Quarterly Report, 1992.
Box 6 Folder 61
Dearborn Spotlite On…, 1980.
Box 6 Folder 62
Dearborn Spotlite On…, 1981.
Box 6 Folder 63
Dearborn Spotlite On…, 1982.
Box 6 Folder 64
Grace Dearborn News Notes, 1965.
Box 6 Folder 65
Grace Dearborn News Notes, 1966 December.
Box 6 Folder 66
Grace Dearborn News Notes, 1967.
Box 6 Folder 67
Grace Dearborn News Notes, 1968 Summer.
Box 6 Folder 68
On Stream, 1979.
Box 6 Folder 69
On Stream, 1980.
Box 6 Folder 70
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains materials pertaining to miscellaneous corporate affairs of Dearborn Chemical Company. The materials in the Corporate Affairs Files provide a small amount of information regarding the firm's activities in the areas of shareholder relations, employee relations, and product shipping. The acquisition of Dearborn Chemical Company by W.R. Grace & Company is also documented to a limited extent in this sub-series.

The contents of this sub-series consist of a variety of materials. Newspaper articles, press releases, and a small amount of correspondence are preserved in this sub-series. Messages to shareholders, a shipping claim book, copies of profit sharing plan trust agreements, and a copy of a union contract are found in this sub-series as well.

Acquisition by W.R. Grace & Company - Miscellaneous, 1964-1965.
Box 6 Folder 71
Shareholders Affairs - Miscellaneous, 1952-1965.
Box 6 Folder 72
Traffic Department - Claim Records Book, 1923-1977.
Box 7 Folder 1
Trust Agreements, 1954-1955.
Box 7 Folder 2
Working Agreement for 1951-1952 - Local Union No. 474, United Gas, Coke, and Chemical Workers of America, CIO, 1951.
Box 7 Folder 3

Series Description

Arranged alphabetically by format, this series contains a small number of audio-visual materials collected and maintained by BetzDearborn, Incorporated. Its contents consist of eight VHS videotapes and one reel to reel audio tape. Seven of the videotapes contain footage of Dearborn Chemical Company's 100th anniversary celebration. A single videotape contains footage of BetzDearborn, Incorporated's Founder's Day celebration. The reel to reel audio tape contains a sound recording of the 1966 Willard Gibbs Medal Award Dinner, which featured American chemist Glenn T. Seaborg as the recipient of that year's Willard Gibbs Medal Award.

Reel to Reel Audio Tape - Dearborn Chemical Company - Willard Gibbs Medal Award Dinner - Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg - Reel 1, 1966.
Box 8 Object 1
VHS Videotape - BetzDearborn, Incorporated - BetzDearborn Founders Day, July 8, 1996, 1996.
Box 8 Object 2
VHS Videotape - Dearborn Chemical Company - Dearborn 100th Anniversary - (Raw Footage #1) - Tape 7-1, 1987.
Box 8 Folder 3
VHS Videotape - Dearborn Chemical Company - Dearborn 100th Anniversary - (Raw Footage #2) - Tape 7-2, 1987.
Box 8 Object 4
VHS Videotape - Dearborn Chemical Company - Dearborn 100th Anniversary - (Raw Footage #3) - Tape 7-3, 1987.
Box 8 Object 5
VHS Videotape - Dearborn Chemical Company - Dearborn's 100th Anniversary Celebration, June 18, 1987 - Tape 6-1, 1987.
Box 8 Object 6
VHS Videotape - Dearborn Chemical Company - Dearborn's 100th Anniversary Celebration, June 18, 1987 - Tape 6-2, 1987.
Box 8 Object 7
VHS Videotape - Dearborn Chemical Company - Dearborn's 100th Anniversary Celebration, June 18, 1987 - Tape 6-3, 1987.
Box 8 Object 8
VHS Videotape - Dearborn Chemical Company - Dearborn's 100th Anniversary Celebration, June 18, 1987 - Tape 6-4, 1987.
Box 8 Object 9

Series Description

This series contains oversized materials collected and maintained by BetzDearborn, Incorporated. The boxes in the Oversized Materials series are arranged by size. The contents of each individual box are arranged alphabetically by format.

Wall calendars printed by Dearborn Chemical Company make up the largest portion of the series' contents. A visitor register, a patent scrapbook, and advertising leaflets, all created by Dearborn Chemical Company, are present in this series. A reproduction of George R. Carr's Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour certificate and a map of Lake Zurich, Illinois, both created by Dearborn Chemical Company, are also present in the Oversized Materials series. A laboratory notebook created by W.H. & L.D. Betz, Betz Laboratories' corporate predecessor, is preserved in this series as well.

Laboratory Notebook - W.H. & L.D. Betz - Research Book 1 (Annotated by J. Goldberg in 1976), 1935-1936.
Box 9 Volume 1
Visitor Register - Dearborn Chemical Company - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility, 1981-1983.
Box 9 Volume 2
Scrapbook - Dearborn Chemical Company - Book of Patents, Trade Marks, Labels, Copyrights, Etc., 1918-1969.
Box 10 Volume 1
Leaflets - Dearborn Chemical Company - Water Treatments and Plumite, 1923-1936.
Box 11 Folder 1
Map - Dearborn Chemical Company - Village of Lake Zurich House Numbering Map, 1960 May 5.
Box 11 Folder 2
Reproduction of Chevalier of French Legion of Honour Awarded to George R. Carr - Dearborn Chemical Company, 1948.
Box 11 Folder 3
Wall Calendar - Dearborn Chemical Company, 1936.
Box 12 Object 1
Wall Calendar - Dearborn Chemical Company, 1945.
Box 12 Object 2
Wall Calendar - Dearborn Chemical Company, 1946.
Box 12 Object 3
Wall Calendar - Dearborn Chemical Company, 1947.
Box 12 Object 4
Wall Calendar - Dearborn Chemical Company, 1948.
Box 12 Object 5
Wall Calendar - Dearborn Chemical Company, 1950.
Box 12 Object 6
Wall Calendar - Dearborn Chemical Company, 1951.
Box 12 Object 7
Wall Calendar - Dearborn Chemical Company, 1952.
Box 12 Object 8
Wall Calendar - Dearborn Chemical Company, 1954.
Box 12 Object 9

Series Description

This series contains artifacts collected and maintained by BetzDearborn, Incorporated. All of the artifacts in this series were created by Dearborn Chemical Company. The contents of the Artifacts series consist of a commemorative plaque for William A. Converse, a flag with Dearborn Chemical Company's logo, a Dearco Motor Oil motor oil cap, and a Styrofoam party hat from Dearborn Chemical Company's 100th anniversary celebration.

Commemorative Plaque - Dearborn Chemical Company - William A. Converse (1862-1940) - For the Willard Gibb Medal Award, undated.
Box 13 Object 1
Flag with Dearborn Logo - Dearborn Chemical Company, undated.
Box 13 Object 2
Motor Oil Cap - Dearco Motor Oil - Dearborn Chemical Company, circa 1928.
Box 13 Object 3
Styrofoam Party Hat - 100th Anniversary - "Happy Birthday Dearborn" - Dearborn Chemical Company, 1987.
Box 14 Object 1

Series Description

This series contains photographic materials collected and maintained by BetzDearborn, Incorporated. The materials in this series provide visual documentation of the history and products of BetzDearborn's corporate ancestors Betz Laboratories, Incorporated and Dearborn Chemical Company. The Photographic Materials series is arranged into the following six sub-series:

  1. Betz Laboratories, Incorporated Photographs
  2. Dearborn Chemical Company Photographs
  3. Dearborn Chemical Company Photo Albums
  4. Betz Laboratories, Incorporated Photo Albums
  5. Oversized
  6. Dearborn Chemical Company Lantern Slides

Note – Item level cataloging may be available, consult Image Archives.

Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains Betz Laboratories, Incorporated's photograph collection. It consists of images created by Betz Laboratories and its corporate predecessor W.H. & L.D. Betz. A large majority of the images in this files are of Betz company functions, which include sales-engineering conferences, sales meetings, and the dedication of the John J. Maguire Complex at Betz Laboratories' Trevose, Pennsylvania facility. A few images of kelp carts being used at W.H. & L.D. Betz's Rockland, Maine kelp processing facility and an image of an unidentified Betz apparatus are also preserved here.

The contents of this sub-series consist of mainly of black and white images. A small amount of accompanying person lists are found here as well.

Note – Item level cataloging may be available, consult Image Archives.

Betz Sales-Engineering Conference - Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1948.
Box 15 Folder 1
General Note

Contains 6 black and white images.

Betz Sales-Engineering Conference - Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1949.
Box 15 Folder 2
General Note

Contains 5 black and white images.

Betz Sales-Engineering Conference - Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1951.
Box 15 Folder 3
General Note

Contains 8 black and white images.

Betz Sales-Engineering Conference - Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1952.
Box 15 Folder 4
General Note

Contains 7 black and white images.

Betz Sales-Engineering Conference - Bellevue Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1954.
Box 15 Folder 5
General Note

Contains 7 black and white images.

Betz Sales-Engineering Conference - Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1957.
Box 15 Folder 6
General Note

Contains 23 black and white images.

Betz Sales-Engineering Conference - Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1958.
Box 15 Folder 7
General Note

Contains 7 black and white images.

Betz Sales-Engineering Conference - Sheraton Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1960.
Box 15 Folder 8
General Note

Contains 5 black and white images.

Betz Sales Meeting - Bellevue Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1955.
Box 15 Folder 9
General Note

Contains 10 black and white images.

Betz Sales Meeting - Bellevue Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1963.
Box 15 Folder 10
General Note

Contains 6 black and white images.

Dedication of John J. Maguire Complex, Trevose, Pennsylvania, 1989 May.
Box 15 Folder 11
General Note

Contain 2 black and white images.

District Manager Sales Awards - Sheraton Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1959.
Box 15 Folder 12
General Note

Contains 5 black and white images.

Kelp Carts - Rockland, Maine, circa 1930.
Box 15 Folder 13
General Note

Contains 4 black and white images.

Unidentified Betz Laboratory Apparatus, undated.
Box 15 Folder 14
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains Dearborn Chemical Company's photograph collection. A large majority of the images in this sub-series were created by Dearborn Chemical Company. A small number of images created by Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works are also preserved here. Many of the images in this sub-series were used for employee and public relations purposes.

The images in the Dearborn Chemical Company Photographs concern a variety of subjects. A majority of the images in this sub-series are of Dearborn staff and facilities. A noticeable number of images of Dearborn products, executives, and company functions are also found in this sub-series. Small numbers of images concerning other miscellaneous subjects, including buildings named for Dearborn executives, Dearborn promotional items, and an instrument manufactured by a competitor are also preserved here.

Photographs of various sizes make up the bulk of the materials in this sub-series. A photo reproduction, a color slide, and a black and white photo negative are also found in this sub-series. A very small amount of accompanying materials, including a few notes and a letter, are preserved here as well.

Note – Item level cataloging may be available, consult Image Archives.

Applying Dearclad 765 Rust Preventative, 1962.
Box 15 Folder 15
General Note

Contains 6 black and white images.

Fred E. Bennett, 1945-1989, undated.
Box 15 Folder 16
General Note

Contains 19 black and white images and 8 color images.

John Brashear, 1945.
Box 15 Folder 17
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images.

George R. Carr, 1901, 1953, undated.
Box 15 Folder 18
General Note

Contains 5 black and white images.

Robert A. Carr, 1937-1968, undated.
Box 15 Folder 19
General Note

Contains 8 black and white images.

Robert F. Carr, undated.
Box 15 Folder 20
General Note

Contains 5 black and white images.

Robert F. Carr, Jr., 1952, 1963, undated.
Box 15 Folder 21
General Note

Contains 5 black and white images.

Walter S. Carr, undated.
Box 15 Folder 22
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Carr Family, 1937, 1953, undated.
Box 15 Folder 23
General Note

Contains 9 black and white images.

Carr Hall - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, undated.
Box 15 Folder 24
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

C.A. Collett and William H. Edgar, 1897.
Box 15 Folder 25
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

William A. Converse, circa 1920s.
Box 15 Folder 26
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

"Dearborn Hits the Road" - Article Photos, undated.
Box 15 Folder 27
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images.

Dearborn Tie Bar, undated.
Box 15 Folder 28
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Dearco Motor Oils Billboards, 1928.
Box 15 Folder 29
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Equipment - 53HA Tank and Type "N" Pump - Greater Pittsburgh Airport, 1952.
Box 15 Folder 30
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Equipment - Comparators, undated.
Box 15 Folder 31
General Note

Contains 3 black and white images.

Equipment - Detergent Feeder - Markham Round House - Illinois Central Railroad, 1948.
Box 15 Folder 32
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images.

Equipment - First Testing Equipment Used, 1920, undated.
Box 15 Folder 33
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images.

Equipment - Portable Chemical Testing Set, undated.
Box 15 Folder 34
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Equipment - Testing Cabinet, Phosphate Comparator, Concentration Hydrameter, Hydrogen-Ion Comparator, and Sulphate Equipment, undated.
Box 15 Folder 35
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Equipment - Testing Cabinets, 1958, 1978, undated.
Box 15 Folder 36
General Note

Contains 5 black and white images and 1 color image.

"Excellence in Safety" - Article Photos, undated.
Box 15 Folder 37
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images.

Facilities - Atlantic City, New Jersey - Young's Million Dollar Pier, circa 1905.
Box 15 Folder 38
General Note

Contains 4 black and white images and 3 black and white photo postcards.

Facilities - Chicago, Illinois - 35th Street Laboratory, circa 1927-1928-circa 1962-1963.
Box 15 Folder 39
General Note

Contains 3 black and white images.

Facilities - Chicago, Illinois - 35th Street Manufacturing Plant, 1920s-1934.
Box 15 Folder 40
General Note

Contains 8 black and white images.

Facilities - Chicago, Illinois - McCormick Building Offices, undated.
Box 15 Folder 41
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images.

Facilities - Chicago, Illinois - Merchandise Mart Offices, 1948.
Box 15 Folder 42
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Facilities - Chicago, Illinois - Rialto Building Office and Laboratory, circa 1894-1906.
Box 15 Folder 43
General Note

Contains 8 sepia images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility, circa 1954, 1959.
Box 15 Folder 44
General Note

Contains 6 black and white images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility, 1960-1966.
Box 15 Folder 45
General Note

Contains 4 black and white images and 1 black and white photo reproduction.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility, 1971, circa 1980.
Box 15 Folder 46
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility, undated.
Box 15 Folder 47
General Note

Contains 4 color images and 3 black and white images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Architectural Renderings, undated.
Box 15 Folder 48
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Company Tour, 1981.
Box 15 Folder 49
General Note

Contains 6 black and white images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Company Tour, 1956.
Box 15 Folder 50
General Note

Contains 5 black and white images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Construction, 1953.
Box 15 Folder 51
General Note

Contains 8 black and white images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Hazardous Materials Training, circa 1980s.
Box 15 Folder 52
General Note

Contains 32 color images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Laboratory, 1972.
Box 15 Folder 53
General Note

Contains 8 black and white images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Laboratory, undated.
Box 15 Folder 54
General Note

Contains 5 black and white images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Liquid Chemical Plant, 1963, 1965.
Box 15 Folder 55
General Note

Contains 3 black and white images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Manufacturing Plant, 1953.
Box 15 Folder 56
General Note

Contains 6 black and white images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Manufacturing Plant, 1954.
Box 15 Folder 57
General Note

Contains 11 black and white images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Manufacturing Plant, undated.
Box 15 Folder 58
General Note

Contains 11 black and white images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - New Laboratory Construction, 1964.
Box 15 Folder 59
General Note

Contains 6 black and white images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Personnel, undated.
Box 15 Folder 60
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images.

Facilities - Linden, New Jersey Offices, undated.
Box 15 Folder 61
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Facilities - Mobile Laboratory at Unidentified Plant, 1981.
Box 15 Folder 62
General Note

Contains 8 color images.

Facilities - W.R. Grace Trinidad Ammonia Plant - For Chemical Chronicle Article "Tropical Treatment", 1985.
Box 15 Folder 63
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Field Representatives Testing Water Samples, 1936, undated.
Box 15 Folder 64
General Note

Contains 7 black and white images.

La Motte Chemical Products Company - Phosphate Comparator, undated.
Box 15 Folder 65
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Lab Article - Article Photos, undated.
Box 15 Folder 66
General Note

Contains 3 black and white images.

Lab Expansion - Article Photo, undated.
Box 15 Folder 67
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of St. Saviour, Illinois Institute of Technology, undated.
Box 15 Folder 68
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images.

Staff - 25th Year Club Dinners, 1955-1979, undated.
Box 15 Folder 69
General Note

Contains 27 black and white images and 3 color images.

Staff - "A", 1980, undated.
Box 15 Folder 70
General Note

Contains 5 black and white images and 3 color images.

Staff - "B", 1978-1981, undated.
Box 15 Folder 71
General Note

Contains 43 black and white images and 27 color images.

Staff - "C", 1975-1981, undated.
Box 16 Folder 1
General Note

Contains 48 black and white images and 39 color images.

Staff - "D", 1952-1981, undated.
Box 16 Folder 2
General Note

Contains 9 black and white images and 8 color images.

Staff - "E", 1977-1981, undated.
Box 16 Folder 3
General Note

Contains 35 black and white images and 11 color images.

Staff - "F", 1981, 1983, undated.
Box 16 Folder 4
General Note

Contains 8 black and white images and 9 color images.

Staff - "G", 1979-1981, undated.
Box 16 Folder 5
General Note

Contains 30 black and white images, 15 color images, and 1 color slide.

Staff - "H", 1961-1982, undated.
Box 16 Folder 6
General Note

Contains 38 black and white images and 24 color images.

Staff - "J", undated.
Box 16 Folder 7
General Note

Contains 18 black and white images and 3 color images.

Staff - "K", 1978, 1981, undated.
Box 16 Folder 8
General Note

Contains 42 black and white images and 12 color images.

Staff - "L", 1980, undated.
Box 16 Folder 9
General Note

Contains 8 black and white images and 13 color images.

Staff - "M", 1978-1981, undated.
Box 16 Folder 10
General Note

Contains 40 black and white images and 20 color images.

Staff - "N", 1978, undated.
Box 16 Folder 11
General Note

Contains 5 black and white images and 12 color images.

Staff - "O", undated.
Box 16 Folder 12
General Note

Contains 10 black and white images and 9 color images.

Staff - "P", 1943-1981, undated.
Box 16 Folder 13
General Note

Contains 45 black and white images, 9 color images, and 1 black and white negative.

Staff - "Q", undated.
Box 16 Folder 14
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images and 1 color image.

Staff - "R", 1980, undated.
Box 16 Folder 15
General Note

Contains 12 black and white images and 16 color images.

Staff - "S", 1978-1987, undated.
Box 16 Folder 16
General Note

Contains 37 black and white images and 35 color images.

Staff - "T", 1961-1981, undated.
Box 16 Folder 17
General Note

Contains 18 black and white images and 8 color images.

Staff - "U", 1979, 1983, undated.
Box 16 Folder 18
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image and 3 color images.

Staff - "V", undated.
Box 16 Folder 19
General Note

Contains 4 black and white images and 4 color images.

Staff - "W", 1975-1983, undated.
Box 16 Folder 20
General Note

Contains 18 black and white images and 21 color images.

Staff - "Y", undated.
Box 16 Folder 21
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images and 3 color images.

Staff - "Z", undated.
Box 16 Folder 22
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image and 1 color image.

Staff - Blood Drive, 1981.
Box 16 Folder 23
General Note

Contains 3 black and white images.

Staff - Blood Drive, undated.
Box 16 Folder 24
General Note

Contains 7 color images.

Staff - GRACE, undated.
Box 16 Folder 25
General Note

Contains 5 color images.

Staff - Marketing Steamate Project, undated.
Box 16 Folder 26
General Note

Contains 27 color images.

Staff - Miscellaneous, 1920s-1962.
Box 16 Folder 27
General Note

Contains 8 black and white images.

Staff - Miscellaneous, 1967-1980.
Box 16 Folder 28
General Note

Contains 4 black and white images and 1 color image.

Staff - Miscellaneous, undated.
Box 16 Folder 29
General Note

Contains 6 black and white images and 4 color images.

Staff - Paul Steinke - Retirement, 1981.
Box 16 Folder 30
General Note

Contains 6 color images.

Staff - Transportation, undated.
Box 16 Folder 31
General Note

Contains 4 black and white images.

Staff - Unidentified, 1897, 1908.
Box 16 Folder 32
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images.

Staff - Unidentified (Folder 1 of 2), 1956, 1979, undated.
Box 16 Folder 33
General Note

Contains 24 black and white images and 19 color images.

Staff - Unidentified (Folder 2 of 2), 1956, 1979, undated.
Box 17 Folder 1
General Note

Contains 6 black and white images and 8 color images.

Staff - Unidentified Dinner, undated.
Box 17 Folder 2
General Note

Contains 13 black and white images.

Willard Gibbs Medal Award Dinners, 1965, 1968.
Box 17 Folder 3
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images.

Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series consists of thirteen photo albums created by Dearborn Chemical Company. A majority of the photo albums in this sub-series contain images of two Dearborn facilities: the Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility and the 35th Street Laboratory and Manufacturing Plant in Chicago, Illinois. Three of the photo albums contains images of Dearborn promotional and social functions. Two photo albums containing images demonstrating the use and applications of Dearborn's NO-OX-ID rust preventative are also preserved in this sub-series. One photo album containing images of Dearborn personnel is found here as well.

Black and white photographs make up a majority of the materials found in the Dearborn Chemical Company Photo Albums. A significant number of color photographs are also preserved in this sub-series. A very small amount of accompanying materials, including newspaper articles, notes, a letter, and a brochure are found here as well.

Note – Item level cataloging may be available, consult Image Archives.

Dearborn Chemical Co. - Applications and Uses of NO-OX-TD, 1924-1925.
Box 17 Folder 4
General Note

Contains 50 black and white images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Research Laboratory Construction, 1985-1986.
Box 17 Folder 5-8
General Note

Contains 148 color images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility; Texas Dynochem, Incorporated (Midland, Texas); Electro Chem (Fort Worth, Texas), 1977-1979.
Box 17 Folder 9
General Note

Contains 48 color images and 53 black and white images.

Jim Kilgour - Retirement, 1981.
Box 17 Folder 10
General Note

Contains 33 color images.

Lake Zurich Photos - Maintenance Building 1970 - Dearborn Pond 1973 - Misc., 1970, 1973.
Box 17 Folder 11
General Note

Contains 27 color images and 34 black and white images.

NO-OX-ID - Pipeline Applications, circa 1940s.
Box 17 Folder 12
General Note

Contains 20 black and white images.

O. Bissell #1 - Chicago, Illinois - 35th Street Laboratory and Manufacturing Plant, circa 1927-1934.
Box 17 Folder 13
General Note

Contains 27 black and white images.

O. Bissell #2 - Chicago, Illinois - 35th Street Laboratory and Manufacturing Plant, circa 1927-1934.
Box 17 Folder 14
General Note

Contains 33 black and white images.

Open House, May 7, 1977, Dearborn's 90th Birthday, 1977.
Box 17 Folder 15
General Note

Contains 41 color images.

Personnel, circa 1927-1928.
Box 17 Folder 16
General Note

Contains 28 black and white images.

Early History - Facilities - Reproductions of Photographs Taken between 1890s-1905 - Red Album, undated.
Box 18 Volume 1
General Note

Contains 27 black and white images.

100th Anniversary Celebration, 1987.
Box 19 Volume 1
General Note

Contains 158 color images.

Facilities - Lake Zurich, Illinois Facility - Plant B '63; Laboratory '64; Waste Disposal '66; A Warehouse '64; Storm '67, 1964-1967.
Box 19 Volume 2
General Note

Contains 167 black and white images.

Sub-series Description

This sub-series contains seven Betz Laboratories, Incorporated photo albums. The photo albums in this sub-series are arranged by box number. The contents of each photo album are arranged numerically by page number, according their accompanying indexes.

The images in Betz Laboratories, Incorporated Photo Albums concern a variety of subjects. Images of Betz company executives and directors, and members of the Betz Family are present in this sub-series. Images of various Betz laboratories, plants, and equipment are also present here. Images of Betz company events and functions are also preserved in this sub-series. Group photos of participants in Betz sales and engineering meetings are preserved in this sub-series as well.

Black and white photographs make up a majority of the materials found in the Betz Laboratories, Incorporated Photo Albums. A significant number of color photographs and color slides are also preserved in this sub-series. Small numbers of black and white negatives, color negatives, and color transparencies are also found in this sub-series. A drawing and a photostat are preserved here as well.

Note – Item level cataloging may be available, consult Image Archives.

John J. Maguire, 1978, undated.
Box 20 Page 1-16
General Note

Contains 7 color images, 5 black and white images, 4 black and white negatives, 4 color negatives, and 3 color transparencies.

William A. Tanzola, undated.
Box 20 Page 17-20
General Note

Contains 4 black and white images.

Robert B. Marsh, 1981, undated.
Box 20 Page 21-25
General Note

Contains 9 color images and 4 color slides.

Roger J. Colley, undated.
Box 20 Page 26
General Note

Contains 1 color image.

Jay Weidman, undated.
Box 20 Page 27
General Note

Contains 2 color images.

Olaf Meyer (Top Left and Bottom Right) and Jay Weidman (Top Right and Bottom Left), undated.
Box 20 Page 28
General Note

Contains 1 color image.

Dale Voncanon, undated.
Box 20 Page 29
General Note

Contains 1 color image.

Robert Moyse, undated.
Box 20 Page 30
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Richard B. Conlan, undated.
Box 20 Page 31
General Note

Contains 3 black and white images.

Francis Sanders, undated.
Box 20 Page 32-33
General Note

Contains 5 color images.

Dave Dennis, undated.
Box 20 Page 34-35
General Note

Contains 4 color images.

Douglas Brown, undated.
Box 20 Page 36-38
General Note

Contains 6 color images.

William Brafford (Top Left and Bottom) and Nelson Sharpe (Top Right), undated.
Box 20 Page 39
General Note

Contains 1 color image.

William Brafford (Top) and Nelson Sharpe (Bottom), undated.
Box 20 Page 40
General Note

Contains 2 color images.

Olaf Meyer, undated.
Box 20 Page 41
General Note

Contains 1 color image.

Roger Colley (Top Left and Bottom Right) and Lou Gala (Top Right and Bottom Left), undated.
Box 20 Page 42
General Note

Contains 2 color images.

Lou Gala, undated.
Box 20 Page 43
General Note

Contains 1 color image.

Chet Bishof, undated.
Box 20 Page 44
General Note

Contains 2 color image.

Chet Bishof (Top and Bottom left) and Nelson Sharpe (Top and Bottom right), undated.
Box 20 Page 45
General Note

Contains 1 color image.

Chet Bishof (Top and Bottom left) and Nelson Sharpe (Top and Bottom Right), undated.
Box 20 Page 46
General Note

Contains 1 color image.

Lawrence Probst, undated.
Box 20 Page 47
General Note

Contains 1 color negative.

Hillel Liberman, 1981.
Box 20 Page 48
General Note

Contains 16 color slides.

Jim Marguiss, 1981.
Box 20 Page 49
General Note

Contains 20 color slides.

John McCaughan and Robert Marsh, undated.
Box 20 Page 50
General Note

Contains 1 color image and 1 color negative.

Unidentified Executives, undated.
Box 20 Page 50A
General Note

Contains 1 color image and 2 color transparencies.

Roger Colley, John McCaughan, Robert B. Marsh, Lawrence Probst, and Chet Bishof (Top); John McCaughan and Robert Marsh (Bottom Left); John J. Maguire and Robert Marsh (Bottom Right), undated.
Box 20 Page 51
General Note

Contains 3 color images.

John J. Maguire and Robert Marsh, undated.
Box 20 Page 52
General Note

Contains 1 color image.

Roger Colley and John McCaughan, 1981.
Box 20 Page 53-54
General Note

Contains 34 color slides.

Frank Termine (Top Left), John McCaughan (Top Right), James H. Richards (Bottom Left), Elvin Krell (Bottom Right), undated.
Box 20 Page 55
General Note

Contains 4 black and white images.

Al Paluzo, undated.
Box 20 Page 56
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images.

1. Charlie Brown; 2. Jack Riddle; 3. Bernard Shema; 4. Edwin Ross; 5. Otto Price; 6. Joe Connell, undated.
Box 20 Page 57
General Note

Contains 6 black and white images.

Unidentified Portraits, undated.
Box 20 Page 58-60
General Note

Contains 16 color slides and 3 black and white images.

Unidentified Portrait, undated.
Box 20 Page 60A
General Note

Contains 1 black and white negative.

William Cook and Joe Owens (Top Left); Unidentified (Top Right); Unidentified (Bottom Left); John Drew Betz and Claire Betz (Bottom Right), undated.
Box 20 Page 61
General Note

Contains 3 black and white images and 1 color image.

W.H. Betz, undated.
Box 21 Page 1-3
General Note

Contains 1 drawing, 2 black and white images, and 1 black and white negative.

L.D. Betz, 1965, undated.
Box 21 Page 4-12
General Note

Contains 1 black and white negative and 10 black and white images.

L.D. Betz and Ed Ross, 1954.
Box 21 Page 13
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Ed Ross, L.D. Betz, and Unidentified Individual, circa 1954.
Box 21 Page 14
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

John Drew Betz and Ed Ross, undated.
Box 21 Page 15
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

John Drew Betz, undated.
Box 21 Page 16-24
General Note

Contains 7 black and white images, 1 color transparency, 3 color images, and 2 color negatives.

John Drew Betz and Ed Ross, undated.
Box 21 Page 25-31
General Note

Contains 9 color images.

John Drew Betz, John J. Maguire, and Robert Marsh, undated.
Box 21 Page 32-35
General Note

Contains 4 color images and 1 color negative.

London Water, 1939, undated.
Box 22 Page 1-3
General Note

Contains 7 color slides and 4 black and white images.

Unidentified Laboratory Scenes, Apparatus, and Processes, undated.
Box 22 Page 4-32
General Note

Contains 27 black and white images and 58 color slides.

B. Shema? At Board, undated.
Box 22 Page 33
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Wyoming Laboratory, undated.
Box 22 Page 34
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images.

A Laboratory Balance - circa 1930 (Top); Laboratory Scene - "H. Kahler, Syl. Mulholland, Frank Gooch" - Wyoming Laboratory, circa 1930.
Box 22 Page 35
General Note

Contains 4 black and white images.

Helen Swenney, Chas. A. Noll, Marie Moreland, undated.
Box 22 Page 36
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Activated Carbon Filter, undated.
Box 22 Page 37
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Betz Bio-Engineering TraveLab, 1960s.
Box 22 Page 38
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Robert M. Ross, Infrared Spectrophotometry, 1960s.
Box 22 Page 39
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Edward Fedden, Analytical X-Ray Analysis, undated.
Box 22 Page 40
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Herb Bendt, Microbiology, undated.
Box 22 Page 41
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Paul Swered, Algae Studies, 1960s.
Box 22 Page 42
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Kenneth Brown, Electrophoresis, undated.
Box 22 Page 43
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Diagram, 1959.
Box 22 Page 44
General Note

Contain one beige and brown photostat.

Cross-Section, "Corrosion at Pipe Threads by Oxygen", undated.
Box 22 Page 45
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Cross-Section, "Showing Effect of Carbon Dioxide on Condensate Return Line", undated.
Box 22 Page 46
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Wreckage of Powerhouse by a Boiler Embrittlement Failure, 1960.
Box 22 Page 47
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

John Lord (Right), undated.
Box 22 Page 48
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

John Lord (At Board), undated.
Box 22 Page 49
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

G & W Lab, 1961.
Box 22 Page 50
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Tom Riley? (Left), undated.
Box 22 Page 51
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Gillingham & Worth, 3rd Floor Lab, undated.
Box 22 Page 52
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Gen. Lab (Routine Water Analysis), undated.
Box 22 Page 53
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

W.H. & L.D. Betz, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Gillingham & Worth Street - Charles A. Noll at Microscope, undated.
Box 22 Page 54
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Carl Frova (Left) and John (Schieber?) (Right), undated.
Box 22 Page 55
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Paul Swered, undated.
Box 22 Page 56
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Ed White, undated.
Box 22 Page 57
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images.

Lou Lasalvia, undated.
Box 22 Page 58
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Joe Donahue, undated.
Box 22 Page 59
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Truck - Betz Laboratories, Incorporated, Odessa, Texas, circa 1960.
Box 22 Page 60
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Roy Wilson, One of the First POV Drivers, circa 1963.
Box 22 Page 61
General Note

Contains 1 color image.

Miscellaneous, 1934, undated.
Box 22 Page 62-76
General Note

Contains 16 black and white images, 3 color images, 1 color transparency, and 6 black and white negatives.

Kelp Cart, circa 1930.
Box 23 Page 1-3
General Note

Contains 5 black and white images.

Loading Kelp Cart, circa 1930.
Box 23 Folder 4-7
General Note

Contains 1 black and white negative and 7 black and white images.

Kelp Cart and Loading Kelp Cart, circa 1930.
Box 23 Page 8
General Note

Contains 2 black and white slides.

Kelp Cart, circa 1930.
Box 23 Page 9
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Unidentified Man with Kelp, circa 1930.
Box 23 Page 10
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Kelp Board Unloading, circa 1930.
Box 23 Page 11
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Kelp Cart, Approximately One Ton, circa 1930.
Box 23 Page 12
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

E.M. Ross at Kelp Processing Plant, circa 1930.
Box 23 Page 13
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Kelp Storage (Top); The Kelp Plant (Bottom), circa 1930.
Box 23 Page 14
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images.

Boat Bringing Kelp from Grand Manan Island, circa 1930.
Box 23 Page 15
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

The Office (Left); Kelp Station, Grand Manan (Right), circa 1930.
Box 23 Page 16
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images.

Loading Kelp (Top); Kelp Cart (Bottom), circa 1930.
Box 23 Page 17
General Note

Contains 2 black and white negatives.

Main Building (Right is Storage Shed), circa 1930.
Box 23 Page 18
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

E. Ross, Office, circa 1930.
Box 23 Page 19
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Front of Main Kelp Plant, circa 1930.
Box 23 Page 20
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

The Betz Boat - The Colloid, circa 1930.
Box 23 Page 21
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Kelp Boat at Plant, circa 1930.
Box 23 Page 22
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Trevose Construction Photographs, 1974 November.
Box 24 Page 1-11
General Note

Contains 11 black and white images.

Trevose Construction Photographs, 1974 December.
Box 24 Page 12-22
General Note

Contains 11 black and white images.

Trevose Construction Photographs, 1975 May.
Box 24 Page 23-35
General Note

Contains 12 black and white images and 10 black and white negatives.

Trevose Construction Photographs, 1975 June.
Box 24 Page 36-46
General Note

Contains 11 black and white images and 9 black and white negatives.

Unidentified Trevose Construction Photographs, undated.
Box 24 Page 47-110
General Note

Contains 73 black and white images.

Chicago Building, 1956, undated.
Box 24 Page 111-116
General Note

Contains 20 black and white images.

Philadelphia Plant, circa 1940s-1950s.
Box 24 Page 117-118
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images.

W. Wyoming Avenue, circa 1933.
Box 24 Page 119
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Miscellaneous Photographs - Mixed Sites and Dates, 1975, undated.
Box 24 Page 120-128
General Note

Contains 15 color slides, 3 color images, 4 black and white images, 4 black and white negative strips, 61 black and white negatives, and 1 color transparency.

Dedication of the John Drew Betz Engineering Laboratory, 1976.
Box 25 Page 1-11
General Note

Contains 9 black and white images, 6 color images, and 6 black and white negatives.

Dedication of the John J. Maguire Complex, Trevose, 1989 May.
Box 25 Page 12-58
General Note

Contains 71 color images, 14 black and white images, and 1 color negative.

Chemical Processing Award, 1989 May.
Box 25 Page 59-66
General Note

Contains 4 color images, 4 black and white images, and 2 color slides.

"Betz Goes to Hollywood" - PBS Special on Zebra Mussels, 1990.
Box 25 Page 67-79
General Note

Contains 41 color images, 3 black and white images, 2 color negatives, and 1 black and white negative.

Presentation to Bensalem Tricentennial Committee, 1992.
Box 25 Page 80-81
General Note

Contains 2 black and white images and 1 black and white negative.

Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce, undated.
Box 25 Page 82-85
General Note

Contains 4 color images and 3 black and white images.

Betz Sales/Engineering Meeting, Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1948.
Box 26 Page 1-8
General Note

Contains 11 black and white images and 3 black and white negatives.

Betz Sales/Engineering Meeting, Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1949.
Box 26 Page 9-15
General Note

Contains 9 black and white images and 2 black and white negatives.

Betz Sales/Engineering Meeting, Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1951.
Box 26 Page 16-22
General Note

Contains 9 black and white images and 2 black and white negatives.

Betz Sales/Engineering Meeting, Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1952.
Box 26 Page 23-30
General Note

Contains 10 black and white images and 3 black and white negatives.

Betz Sales/Engineering Meeting, Bellevue Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1954.
Box 26 Page 31-37
General Note

Contains 8 black and white images and 3 black and white negatives.

Betz Sales/Engineering Meeting, Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1955.
Box 26 Page 38-44
General Note

Contains 8 black and white images and 3 black and white negatives.

Betz Sales/Engineering Meeting, Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1957.
Box 26 Page 45-53
General Note

Contains 9 black and white images and 3 black and white negatives.

Betz Sales/Engineering Meeting, Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1958.
Box 26 Page 54-60
General Note

Contains 9 black and white images and 2 black and white negatives.

District Manager Sales Awards, Sheraton Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1959.
Box 26 Page 61-66
General Note

Contains 5 black and white images.

Betz Sales Meeting, Sheraton Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1960.
Box 26 Page 67-73
General Note

Contains 10 black and white images and 3 black and white negatives.

National Sales Meeting, Bellevue Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1963.
Box 26 Page 74-82
General Note

Contains 9 black and white images and 3 black and white negatives.

First District Managers Conference, Point Clear, Mobile, Alabama, 1964.
Box 26 Page 83-89
General Note

Contains 8 black and white images and 2 black and white negatives.

Miscellaneous Meetings, 1973-1974, undated.
Box 26 Page 90-94
General Note

Contains 2 color images, 5 black and white images, and 4 black and white negatives.

Sub-series Description

This sub-series contains oversized photographs produced by Betz Laboratories, Incorporated and Dearborn Chemical Company. The boxes in this sub-series are arranged by size. The contents of each individual box are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Two color photographs of Betz Laboratories' Trevose, Pennsylvania facility are found in the Oversized Photographs sub-series. One black and white photograph of Dearborn Chemical Company executive George R. Carr and three black and white photographs of unidentified Dearborn staff are also preserved here. One black and white photograph of a Dearborn Chemical Company sales division meeting and an accompanying black and white photo reproduction are present in this sub-series as well.

Note – Item level cataloging may be available, consult Image Archives.

Betz Laboratories, Incorporated - Trevose, Pennsylvania Facility, undated.
Box 27 Folder 1
General Note

Contains 1 color image.

Dearborn Chemical Company - George R. Carr, undated.
Box 27 Folder 2
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image.

Dearborn Chemical Company - Unidentified Staff, undated.
Box 27 Folder 3
General Note

Contains 3 black and white images.

Dearborn Chemical Company - Midwest Sales Division Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, 1923.
Box 28 Folder 1
General Note

Contains 1 black and white image and 1 black and white photo reproduction.

Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains glass lantern slides created by Dearborn Chemical Company and its corporate predecessor Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works. The glass slides in this sub-series concern a variety of subjects. Images of Dearborn facilities, water analyses conducted by Dearborn, and an unidentified Dearborn presentation make up the largest portion of this sub-series. A noticeable number of images of oil industry facilities, unidentified industrial plants, and unidentified laboratory apparatuses are also preserved in this sub-series. A few images of boilers, a few images of microscope views, an image of a chemical equation, and an image of a fuel cost equation are found here as well.

Note – Item level cataloging may be available, consult Image Archives.

35th Street Manufacturing Plant - Numbered Set (Incomplete), undated.
Box 29 Object 1-18
35th Street Manufacturing Plant - Unnumbered Images, undated.
Box 29 Object 19-25
Boiler, undated.
Box 29 Object 26
Boiler, undated.
Box 29 Object 27
Boiler, undated.
Box 29 Object 28
Boiler, undated.
Box 29 Object 29
Boiler, undated.
Box 29 Object 30
Boiler, undated.
Box 29 Object 31
Boiler Pipes, undated.
Box 29 Folder 32
Boilers, undated.
Box 29 Object 33
Comparative Cost of Coal and Oil in a Shay Locomotive, undated.
Box 29 Object 34
McCormick Building Laboratory, undated.
Box 29 Object 35-41
Oil Industry - Color Images, undated.
Box 29 Object 42-53
Oil Prices - Crude at Wells, 1910.
Box 29 Object 54
Oil Prices - The Oil Market, undated.
Box 29 Object 55
Oil Well Fire, undated.
Box 29 Object 56
Oil Wells, undated.
Box 29 Object 57
Oil Wells - Wells Drilled by Counties During 1910 in Illinois, 1910.
Box 29 Object 58
Quantities of Crude Petroleum Produced in the United States and Value of Same During 1908, 1908.
Box 29 Object 59
Rialto Building Offices and Laboratory, circa 1894-1906.
Box 29 Object 60-63
Straus Building Offices, circa 1920s.
Box 29 Object 64-73
Unidentified Apparatuses, undated.
Box 30 Object 1-13
Unidentified Chemical Equation, undated.
Box 30 Object 14
Unidentified Industrial Plant, undated.
Box 30 Object 15-19
Unidentified Industrial Plant, undated.
Box 30 Object 20
Unidentified Industrial Plant Fire - Black and White Images, undated.
Box 30 Object 21-26
Unidentified Industrial Plant Fire - Color Images, undated.
Box 30 Object 27-29
Unidentified Microscope View - Black and White Images, undated.
Box 30 Object 30-31
Unidentified Microscope View - Color Images, undated.
Box 30 Object 32-34
Unidentified Presentation (Incomplete), undated.
Box 30 Object 35-54
Water Analyses - Before and After Passing Over Luminator, 1911.
Box 30 Object 55-59
Water Analyses - Mineral Analysis by City, 1911.
Box 30 Object 60-67
Water Analyses - Mineral Analysis by City, undated.
Box 30 Object 68-72
Water Analyses - Mineral Analysis by City, undated.
Box 31 Object 1
Water Analyses - Mineral Analysis by City, undated.
Box 31 Object 2-4
Water Analyses - Mineral Analysis by Number, undated.
Box 31 Object 5-9
Water Analyses - Miscellaneous, undated.
Box 31 Object 10-12

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