Repository
Heinz History Center
Title PPG Industries, Inc. Records Creator
PPG Industries
Collection Number MSS 667 Extent
33.5 linear feet
(23 boxes + O/S)
Date 1794-2008 Abstract In 1883, Captain John B. Ford and John Pitcairn founded the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (PPG), a reincorporation of the New York City Plate Glass Company that the two men began in 1880. During this time, Captain Ford visited the Tarentum, Pennsylvania area and found it rich in the natural resources necessary to manufacture glass. With the investment of John Pitcairn, the company's first factory was built in Creighton, Pa., in 1883. The company expanded rapidly during its early years and became the first American firm to successfully compete with European glassmakers who had dominated the American glass market. The PPG Industries, Inc. Records spans from 1794 to 2008 and contains company histories, administrative records, reports, production records, corporate press releases, advertisements, product catalogs, price lists, advertisements, internal newsletters, financial records, photographs, and news clippings relating to the company's production of glass, paint, paint brushes, varnish, other coatings and resins as well as chemicals over time. Language The material in this collection is in English, Spanish, and French. Author The guide to this collection was written by Alex Toner. Finding aid edited and detailed processing completed by Sierra Green. Publisher Heinz History Center Address 1212 Smallman St.https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org History
In 1883, Captain John B. Ford and John Pitcairn founded the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (PPG), a reincorporation of the New York City Plate Glass Company that the two men began in 1880. During this time period, Captain Ford visited the Tarentum, Pa. area and found it rich in the natural resources necessary to manufacture glass. Captain Ford also took note of the transportation capabilities and able labor force of the region. With the investment of John Pitcairn, the company's first factory was built in Creighton, Pa., in 1883. The company expanded rapidly during its early years, with Captain Ford overseeing the construction of a second plant in Tarentum that was completed in 1886. Captain Ford journeyed further up the Allegheny River and established another glass plant in an unsettled area forty miles above Pittsburgh on the east bank of the Allegheny River. He christened the town as Ford City, where the Ford City Plate Glass Company began operations in 1888. Two years into its operations, PPG purchased the company, making it Works #3. Another plant in the direct vicinity of this plant was constructed and became known as Works #4. These expansions addressed the demands for plate glass that could not be met by the plants that were in operation at the time. While the Panic of 1893 meant the scaling back of glass manufacturing, PPG continued its expansion by acquiring additional glass plants in Charleroi, Duquesne, Elwood, Kokomo (Ind.), and Crystal City (Mo.). PPG was the first American firm to successfully compete with European glassmakers who had dominated the American glass market.
In 1895, PPG moved its corporate headquarters from Creighton to Pittsburgh, Pa. This same year the company underwent a reorganization that witnessed Edward Ford (son of Captain John Ford) become president and Artemus Pitcairn (brother John Pitcairn) become vice president. By 1896, PPG was operating nine glass plants and two coal mines, with an annual polished plate glass production capacity of 20 million square feet.
Chief among the company's early challenges was the need to successfully and economically distribute its product to customers. To address this, the company began its warehouse distribution system under the direction of PPG's acting sales manager William E. Clause. Clause is credited with controlling costs throughout the early years of the company's operation by establishing this system, which eliminated distributors' fees and gave PPG direct distribution control over its product. Members of the Pitcairn and Ford families debated the feasibility of this business model. John Pitcairn assumed the presidency of PPG after Captain Ford sold his interests in 1899. Under the direction of Pitcairn, PPG adopted the distribution system model, which sparked members of the Ford family to sell their shares in the company. PPG began in 1896 by acquiring seven distributing warehouses and the firm of Heroy and Marrenner of New York City, who were importers of plate, sheet, and crown window glass. In addition, the company also obtained distributing outlets based out of Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Boston, and Cincinnati. PPG later expanded further to St. Paul, Davenport, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Cleveland by 1900. These warehouses stored bulk glass produced by the company, which enabled local buyers to inspect products onsite before purchasing. Once ordered, the glass was then cut to size to meet the customer's specifications.
Charles W. "Captain" Brown led up the company's jobbing business, which had expanded to include window glass, art glass, and skylights in addition to polished plate glass. Incoming reports from the warehouse system found that their clients considered glass and paint to be companion products. As a result, Pitcairn and his associates decided that it would be advantageous to expand into the production of paints, varnishes, and brushes. The company bought controlling interest in Patton Paint Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.) in 1900 and also acquired other paint factories in Portland, Los Angeles, Newark, Detroit, and Canada. In 1901, they acquired controlling interest in Rennous, Kleinle and Company (Baltimore, Md.), which manufactured paint brushes. PPG further acquired the Linseed Oil Company and the Thresher Varnish Company of Dayton, Ohio in 1937. This expansion into the paints, varnishes, and brush industries prompted the company to acquire a glass factory located in Courcelles, Belgium. One of the reasons for this acquisition was to keep a close eye on glass manufacturing developments in Europe. With this acquisition, PPG became one of the first American companies to expand production operations into Europe. In 1899, the company contributed interest that led to the founding of Columbia Chemical Company in Barberton, Ohio. This acquisition marked the company's entry into the bulk chemical business, which later became PPG's Chemical Division in 1920. The Columbia Chemical Company produced and supplied soda ash, which was an essential raw material used to produce PPG glass. In addition to soda ash, PPG's Chemical Division also produced chlorine, caustic soda, causticized ash, and laundry sodas. In 1928, PPG further expanded into coatings in its acquisition of the Ditzler Color Company.
In 1905, PPG moved into the window glass industry. The property of Chambers Window Glass Company located in Mount Vernon, Ohio was acquired in 1907. This site was redeveloped in order to reflect the research that PPG had conducted regarding window glass manufacture. In 1905, John Pitcairn stepped down as President of PPG and moved to Chairman of the Board of Directors. W. L. Clause became president, with Captain Charles W. Brown serving as vice president. Around this time, the company began producing Carrara glass at its Charleroi, Pa. plant, which was a white opaque structural glass. By 1916, the company owned and operated 33 distributing warehouses and its capital stock amounted to 25 million dollars. At this time, PPG was the world's largest plate glass manufacturer.
To support and sustain its presence in diverse industries, PPG began Research & Development operations in 1910. The company established its first research facility in Creighton, Pa. During the period of 1922-1924, PPG further developed their glass production process by continuously mixing the raw materials in a tank and successfully implementing the straight-line, conveyor-based ribbon method. Just shortly after, PPG becomes the first company to successfully produce sheet glass via the Pittsburgh Process in 1928.
During World War I, the United States Army conducted research at the Charleroi plant relating to military optical glass. This world conflict also brought about the dramatic curtailment of European exports, which meant increased demand for American-made products. To meet this need, PPG added an Export Department. The war also brought about the nearly total destruction of the company's glass plant in Belgium by fire. This plant was rebuilt, and would later be affected while in a Nazi-occupied zone during World War II until September 1944.
In 1920, PPG consolidated its subsidiary companies under sole corporate ownership, and reorganized Columbia Chemical Co. and Patton Paint Co. into separate chemical and paint divisions within PPG. The company continued to be a pioneer in the glass, chemical, and paint industries throughout the early twentieth century. They expanded into the booming automobile business by producing windshields, as well as manufacturing high-volumes of sheet glass for windows to draw more natural light into suburban homes. They also developed new lacquers and paints to further contribute to the automobile and landscaping industries. In 1934, they developed Solex heat-absorbing glass, which became revolutionary in the construction of skyscrapers and other commercial buildings. In the early 1930s, PPG established itself as a pioneer through its development of electrically-heated and specially-fabricated windshields in the aviation industry. During World War II, PPG factories pivoted to military production, fabricating laminated aircraft windshields, submarine materials, pilots' enclosures and gun turrets, as well as windshields and paints for various military vehicles. Following the conclusion of the war, PPG effectively adapted wartime innovations in aircraft windshields into postwar vehicles. Chief among these adaptations were curved windshields in automobiles.
Seeking to innovate its product offerings in the commercial market, PPG developed Herculite glass. Designed to be installed as department store doors and light fixtures, Herculite is a tempered glass that is reheated and rapidly cooled through a process that results in the glass being three to seven times stronger in addition to being heat resistant.
In 1952, PPG further diversified its production by creating its Fiber Glass Division with production facilities in Shelby, NC and Shelbyville, Ind. The Paint and Brush Divisions were merged into the Paint and Brush Division in 1952. In March 1963, PPG's Paint and Brush Division became the Coatings and Resins Division, in an effort to have the name of the division more accurately reflect the division's production. During this time, PPG had overseen the completion of a new resins plant in Circleville, Ohio.
The company moved to formalize its trade, business and production interests abroad by establishing Pittsburgh Plate Glass International S. A. in 1958. Prior to this, the company established paint production operations in Mexico, operating under the name of Pinturas Pittsburgh de Mexico in 1951. In order to enter the European paint market, PPG acquired a majority stake in Peintures Corona, a paint and resins manufacturer with production facilities in Valenciennes, France in 1962. In 1965, PPG joined with Midland Tar Distillers to establish Pittsburgh-Midland Adhesives, Ltd., which produced and sold adhesives that originated from a PPG production facility in Bloomfield, NJ. This same year, PPG became a major shareholder in Italiana Vernici, a paint and coatings production company located near Milan, Italy. The name of the company was changed to Italver Pittsburgh Paints SpA. Pinco Pittsburgh S. A. reached license agreements with PPG to produce PPG brand coatings and resins in Venezuela in 1967.
In the late 1960s, the company employed approximately 38,100 people, over 6,000 of whom worked in six Research and Development laboratories. As a result of this investment, the company developed a number of products, including the lightweight military armor, bulletproof glass for the presidential limousine, Herculite ceramic glass for kitchen ranges, and glass spheres for naval exploration. Throughout the 1960s, one of the company's major market shares was in the transportation industry, which consisted of equipment manufacturing for the aircrafts, railroads, and automobiles. During this time, PPG collaborated with universities in order to develop safer glass for windshields. Innovation was also reached in the Coatings and Resins Division. An example of this was the development and commercialization of cathodic electrodisposition in 1963, which was a coating method that rendered the body of automobiles much more resistant to rust.
The Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company officially changed its name to PPG industries, Inc., in 1968, signifying the company's commitment to a diverse business model. With the implementation of float glass manufacturing in 1973, PPG began phasing out its production of plate glass. After rolling out the float glass process in its pre-existing plants in Cumberland (Md.) and Crystal City (Mo.), PPG commissioned the construction of a plant in Meadville (Pa.) exclusively designed as a float plant. More economical than plate glass manufacturing, the float glass process established itself as the industry standard for automotive-quality glass. During this time, PPG also becomes one of the first major corporations to develop a flat-plate solar energy collector. PPG further contributes to the solar energy industry by deploying its fiber glass to create more durable wind turbines in the early 2000s.
From 1980-1983, the company administers the construction of PPG Place, its new world headquarters building located in Downtown Pittsburgh. In 1990, PPG develops photochromic lens technology that informs the development of transition lenses. The company's largest acquisition arose in 2008 with the SigmaKalon Group, an international coatings manufacturer. At the time, PPG had a worth of $11 billion.
Beginning in the mid-2000s, PPG began positioning itself to sell off facets of its glass and chemical production holdings. In June 2016, PPG sold its European fiber glass business to Nippon Electric Glass. Between July and October 2016, PPG sold its flat glass operations to Vitro S.A.B. de C.V. for 750 million dollars. This sale marked a transition away from the company's identity as a glass and chemical manufacturer to a global paint and coatings supplier. In October 2016, the company purchased the naming rights for the former Consol Energy Center, primarily known as the home facility for the Pittsburgh Penguins. This facility became known as PPG Paints Arena.
In 2017, Pittsburgh-based PPG is a global supplier of paints, coatings, optical products, specialty materials, and chemicals. The company has more than 140 manufacturing facilities and operates in more than 60 countries
Scope and Content Notes The PPG Industries, Inc. Records spans from 1794 to 2008 and contains company histories, administrative records, reports, production records, corporate press releases, advertisements, product catalogs, price lists, advertisements, internal newsletters, financial records, photographs, and news clippings relating to the company's production of glass, paint, paint brushes, varnish, other coatings and resins as well as chemicals over time. This collection consists of records that document the early history of PPG as the first commercially-successful glass production company in the United States. Worthy of note are those records pertaining to the early manufacturing of glass, which consist of raw materials logs, financial ledgers, correspondence, as well as a scrapbook. In addition, numerous records in this collection also relate to the company's early expansion into the paints, coatings, resins, and chemical industries. Among the collection's strengths is a series of microfilmed press releases (1943-1995) that reflect new product announcements, new executive and employee introductions, transcripts of speeches delivered by company executives, copies of professional articles published in technical journals, as well as acquisitions and mergers.
The PPG Industries, Inc. Records are arranged into seven series, 15 subseries, and five sub-subseries. The series are as follows: Administrative, Public Relations and Sales, Chemical Division, Coatings and Resins Division, Glass Division, Photographs, Color Slides, and Negatives, as well as Oversize Materials. The records in this collection were arranged to reflect the company's production of chemicals, coatings and resins, as well as glass over time.
Arrangement
Series I: Administrative Records (1883-2000)
Series II: Public Relations and Sales Records (1918-1995)
Series III: Chemical Division Records (c1912-1956)
Series IV: Coatings and Resins Division Records (1864-1977)
Subseries 1: Administrative Records (1908-1977)
Subseries 2: Public Relations and Sales Records (c1900-1976)
Subseries 3: Patton Paint Company and Pitcairn Varnish Company Milwaukee Records (1908-1956)
Subseries 4: Coatings and Resins Division Newark Records (1864-1971)
Subseries 5: Thresher Paint and Varnish Co. Records (1937-1977)
Subseries 6: Coatings and Resins Division International Records (1920-1977)
Series V: Glass Division (1794-1978)
Subseries 1: Administrative Records (1794-1967)
Subseries 2: Production Records (1899-1946)
Subseries 3: Public Relations and Sales Records (1859-1964)
Subseries 4: PPG Works #9, Crystal City Mo. Glass Plant Records (1845-1978)
Series VI. Photographs, Color Slides, and Negatives (1890-1998)
Subseries 1. Public Relations Photographs (1904-1975)
Subseries 2. Coatings and Resins Division Photographs (c1902-1977)
Subseries 3. Color Slides and Negatives (1890-1998)
Sub-subseries I. Public Relations Nitrate Negatives (undated)
Sub-subseries II. Public Relations Acetate Negatives (c1916-1948, undated)
Sub-subseries III. PPG Place Construction Color Slides and Negatives (c1980-1984)
Sub-subseries IV. Coatings and Resins Division Color Slides and Negatives (1890-1985)
Sub-subseries V. Assorted Color Slides and Negatives (1912-1998)
Series VII. Oversize Materials (c1877-2008)
Conditions Governing Access
The folder "H.W. Johns Co. color cards, history, correspondence, and Photographs" (Box 8, Folder 14) contains asbestos paint and is restricted from use. This folder has been separated from the records.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift from PPG Industries and David Green in 1989, 2000, 2009, and 2013.
Archives accession # 1989.0109, 2000.0137, 2009.0090 and 2013.0057.
Preferred Citation
PPG Industries Inc. Records, 1794-2008, MSS 667, Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center.
Processing Information
Preliminary processing by Alex Toner on 12/2/11. Finding aid revised and detailed processing completed by Sierra Green on 5/25/17.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.
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Subjects Corporate Names Patton Paint Company (Milwaukee, Wis.) Columbia Chemical Company (Barberton, Ohio) PPG Industries, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Ditzler Color Company (Detroit, Mich.) Pitcairn Varnish Company (Newark, NJ) Vreeland Chemical Manufacturing Company (South Plainfield, NJ) Rennous-Kleinle & Company (Baltimore, Md.) Thresher Paint and Varnish Company (Dayton, Ohio) Canadian Pittsburgh Industries, Ltd. Columbia-Southern Chemical Corporation (Corpus Christi, Texas) PPG Place (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Personal Names Pitcairn, John Ford, Captain John B. Brown, Captain C. W. Larson, E. C. Geographic Names Barberton (Ohio) Creighton (Pa.) Corpus Christi (Texas) Crystal City (Mo.) Henryetta (Okla.) Minneapolis (Minn.) Mount Vernon (Ohio) Pittsburgh (Pa.) Other Subjects Glass trade Glass manufacture Glass fiber industry Chemical industry Paint industry and trade Varnish industry Paint shops Glassworkers Glass manufacture--Pennsylvania--Ford City Automotive industries Glass manufacture--Missouri--Crystal City World War, 1939-1945 Glass manufacture--Pennsylvania—Tarentum Glassworkers—Pennsylvania Glass blowing and working Mirrors Glass manufacture--Ohio-- Mt. Vernon Container List Series I. Administrative Records , (1883-2000) Scope and Contents This series consists of records that reflect the business activities of PPG, including early correspondence, company histories, speeches, presentations, financial records, and other assorted administrative records. The records in this series are arranged by record type and then further in chronological order to reflect the evolution of the corporation over time. Of particular note is the early correspondence between E. L. Ford to Swindell Brothers Company (1888), which provides insights into how the company managed the shipment of glass plates via railcar before implementing its warehouse distribution system. Also amongst early records is a scrapbook kept by Charles W. Brown that includes insights into the corporation's production, jobbing business, and warehouse distribution system from 1898 to 1925. This series also contains the reference and statistical journal of J. H. Heroy, which reflects the corporation's glass production, sales, and plant management in Courcelles, Belgium.
Also included in this series are 41 financial volumes, including general journals, general ledgers, invoice ledgers, cash and voucher journals, a bonds journal, an investment journal, a merging ledger, and a postal stamp journal. These volumes are arranged by type and then further in chronological order. Arranged at the rear are those financial volumes documenting companies acquired by PPG. The general ledgers in this series date from 1883 to 1928 and provide a summary of the financial activity of the company on an annual basis. Significantly, these general ledgers contain lists of the monthly totals of rough and polished plate glass produced by and available as stock at each PPG plant. Additionally, the general ledgers provide an in-depth glimpse into PPG's assets and holdings as well as the company's early payroll information.
The general journals in this series document PPG's daily financial activities from December 1883 to December 1899. Similar to the general ledgers, the general journals also contain monthly totals of polished, rough, and beveled glass produced and in stock at each PPG plant. These early general journals include the names of early clients and customers and the amount and type of glass that they purchased from the company shortly after its first plant became operational. Also contained in the general journals are the names of vendors from which PPG purchased the raw materials needed to manufacture glass shortly after the company was established. The general journals also provide insight into the daily payments and transactions of the company, including executive expenditures and salary information. The invoices journals in this series can be analyzed for information about the raw materials that were ordered by the company to sustain early glass production. Additionally, the invoice journals contain vendor names and prices for the raw materials.
This series also includes shop account journals, which document the use of various materials and tools in one PPG's industrial repair shops from 1888 to 1895. Vendor information within these journals provide insight into the companies that supplied tools and materials that the company used in the shop. In addition to those ledgers documenting PPG, there are also ledgers that reflect the financial activities of companies that PPG acquired, including Corona Chemical Company, Ditzler Color Company, Patton Paint Company, Pitcairn Varnish Company, and Vreeland Chemical Manufacturing Company.
Early Records E. L. Ford correspondence to Swindell Brothers RE: glass order , 1888 Captain C. W. Brown window and plate glass scrapbook, including correspondence, price lists, shipping specifications, annual sales data, and news clippings , 1898-1925 Containers Box 1 , Volume 1 Company Histories Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. history- handwritten manuscript , undated Containers Box 2 , Folder 1 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. history- typescript manuscript , undated Containers Box 2 , Folder 2 "Over Half a Century of Progress": 1880-1947" , c1947 Containers Box 2 , Folder 3 Administrative By-laws , 1899 Containers Box 2 , Folder 4 J. H. Heroy reference and statistical journal , c1903-c1921 Containers Box 2 , Folder 5 List of company presidents, chairmen, and CEOs , 1998 Containers Box 2 , Folder 6 "Pittsburgh: A Man's Town," Town & Country , 1998 Containers Box 2 , Folder 7 "Managing a Clan Worth $1 Billion," Fortune RE: Pitcairn family , 1998 Containers Box 2 , Folder 8 Richard Tucker obituary , 1959 Containers Box 2 , Folder 9 PPG Industries Foundation Community Scholarship Program , 1972 Containers Box 2 , Folder 10 Construction of PPG Place PPG Place design and construction news clippings , 1979-1983 Containers Box 2 , Folder 11 "PPG Place Merchants Plan Opening" , 1983 Containers Box 2 , Folder 12 Speeches/Presentations "Progress, Products, and Growth" by Robinson Barker , 1968 Containers Box 2 , Folder 13 DLJ Presentations- floppy disks , undated Containers Box 2 , Folder 14 Mr. Hernandez analyst call- audio cassettes , 2000 Containers Box 2 , Folder 15 Financial Ledgers General Ledgers General Ledger , 1883-1886 General Ledger A, No. 1- Works #1-3 , Jan 1887-Jan 1890 General Ledger B- Works #1-3 , 1891-1892 General Ledger C , 1893-1895 General Ledger A , 1895-1896 General Ledger B , 1896-1899 General Ledger C , 1900-1902 General Ledger D , 1903-1905 General Ledger- Paint and Varnish Division , Jan 1926-Dec 1928 Containers Box 3 , Volume 1 General Journals General Journal A, No. 1- General Office , Dec 1883-Dec 1884 General Journal A, No. 2- Works #1 and General Office , Dec 1884-Dec 1885 Containers shelf volume 10 General Journal A, No. 3 , Nov 1885-Feb 1887 Containers shelf volume 11 General Journal A, No. 5 , Mar 1887-Jul 1888 Containers shelf volume 12 General Journal A, No. 6 , Jul 1888-Mar 1889 Containers shelf volume 13 General Journal A, No. 2- Works #1-2 , Nov 1888-May 1890 Containers shelf volume 14 General Journal A, No. 7- Works #1 , Mar 1889-Oct 1889 Containers shelf volume 15 General Journal A, No. 8- Works #1 and General Office , Dec 1889-Jun 1890 Containers shelf volume 16 General Journal A, No. 3- Works #1-3 , May 1890-Dec 1890 Containers shelf volume 17 General Journal B, No. 1- Works #1-3 , Jan 1891-Dec 1891 Containers shelf volume 18 General Journal B, No. 2- Works #1-3 , Jan 1892-Dec 1892 Containers shelf volume 19 General Journal C, No. 1- Works #1-3 , Jan 1893-Apr 1894 Containers shelf volume 20 General Journal C, No.2- Works #1-3 , May 1894-Jun 1895 Containers shelf volume 21 General Journal B, No. 1 , Sept 1898-Nov 1899 Containers shelf volume 22 General Journal B, No. 2 , Dec 1899 Containers shelf volume 23 Shop Account Journal , Jan 1888-Dec 1889 Containers shelf volume 24 Shop Account Journal B, No. 1 , 1890-1891 Containers shelf volume 25 Shop Account Journal C, No. 1 , Dec 1891-Apr 1895 Containers shelf volume 26 Sundry Journal, Freight Received- Creighton Coal Works , Jan 1918-May 1929 Containers shelf volume 27 Invoice Journals Invoice Journal A, No. 1- Works #1 and General Office , Jan 1884-Dec 1885 Containers shelf volume 28 Invoice Journal A, No. 2- Works #1 and General Office , Jan 1886-May 1887 Containers shelf volume 29 Cash and Voucher Journals Cash and Voucher Journal- PPG of Michigan , 1924-1926 Containers shelf volume 30 Cash and Voucher Journal- PPG of Michigan , 1927-1929 Containers shelf volume 31 Postal Stamp Journal Postal Stamp Journal , 1919-1921 Containers Box 3 , Volume 3 Box 3 , Volume 3 , Volume 2 Acquired Companies Corona Chemical Company General Ledger , 1912-1918 Containers Box 3 , Volume 3 Ditzler Color Company General Journal No. 2 , 1905-1907 Containers Box 3 , Volume 4 Patton Paint Company General Ledger No. 2 , Aug 1906-Jul 1911 Containers Box 3 , Volume 5 Patton Paint Company General Ledger No. 3 , Aug 1911-Jul 1915 Containers Box 4 , Volume 1 Patton Paint Company Investment Ledger , 1910-1920 Containers Box 4 , Volume 2 Patton Paint Company Bonds Ledger , 1917 Containers Box 4 , Volume 3 Pitcairn Varnish Company Merging Ledger , 1914-1920 Containers Box 4 , Volume 4 Vreeland Chemical Manufacturing Company General Ledger 1 , Feb 1917-May 1930 Containers Box 4 , Volume 5 Series II. Public Relations and Sales Records , (1883-2000) Scope and Contents This series is comprised of internal sales employee newsletters, training materials, press releases, and advertisements relating to the Public Relations activities of PPG Industries over time. The records in this series are arranged by type and then further chronologically to reflect the evolution of the corporation's public relations activities. Contained within Live Shots (1918-1927) is information about monthly sales brokered by employees throughout the United States. These sales people were primarily engaged in marketing paints, varnishes, and paint brushes produced by Patton Paint Company, acquired by PPG in 1900. Also included are updates to product information, new employee introductions, as well as personal and professional anecdotes concerning individual sales employees. For additional internal newsletters pertaining to sales employees, see issues of the Sales Bulletin located in Series IV, Subseries 2.
This series also contains microfilmed copies of press releases issued by the Public Relations Department of PPG Industries. Spanning from 1943 to 1995, the press releases in this series comprehensively document how the corporation informed outside sources of internal developments. Included in these press releases are new product announcements, new executive and employee introductions, transcripts of speeches delivered by company executives, copies of professional articles published in technical journals, acquisitions and mergers, as well as accompanying photographs that were submitted alongside the text. The press releases are arranged in chronological order, with each release having been assigned an individual PR number by the Public Relations Department. Also included in this series is a partial index to press releases from 1954 to 1964. Additionally, this series contains PPG national advertisements for its Glass and Chemical Divisions as well as its Coatings and Resins Divisions that span from the 1970s to 1981.
Internal Sales Employee Newsletter Live Shots 1918 Containers Box 2 , Folder 16 Live Shots 1921 Containers Box 2 , Folder 17 Live Shots 1922 Containers Box 2 , Folder 18 Live Shots 1923 Containers Box 2 , Folder 19 Live Shots 1924 Containers Box 2 , Folder 20 Live Shots 1925 Containers Box 2 , Folder 21 Live Shots 1926 Containers Box 2 , Folder 22 Live Shots 1927 Containers Box 2 , Folder 23 Training Materials Elementary Sales Training Course manual , 1925, 1927 Containers Box 2 , Folder 24 Plan Reading Course, Glass and Glazing text , 1927 Containers Box 2 , Folder 25 Index to Press Releases PR 4399- PR 5076 , 1954-1955 Containers Box 2 , Folder 26 PR 5077- PR 5707 , 1955-1956 Containers Box 2 , Folder 27 PR 5708- PR 6327 , 1956-1957 Containers Box 2 , Folder 28 PR 6328- PR 6869 , 1957-1958 Containers Box 2 , Folder 29 PR 6870- PR 7379 , 1958 Containers Box 2 , Folder 30 PR 7380- PR 7756 , 1958-1959 Containers Box 2 , Folder 31 PR 7757- PR 8306 , 1960-1961 Containers Box 2 , Folder 32 PR 8307- PR 8739 , 1960-1962 Containers Box 2 , Folder 33 PR 8740- PR 9147 , 1962-1963 Containers Box 2 , Folder 34 PR 9148- PR 9655 , 1963-1964 Containers Box 2 , Folder 35 PR 9656- PR 9999 , 1964 Containers Box 2 , Folder 36 Press Releases PR 100- PR 861 , 1943-1946 PR 863- PR 1627 , 1946-1947 PR 1629- PR 2433 , 1947-1949 PR 2434- PR 3294 , 1949-1951 PR 3295- PR 3800 , 1951-1953 PR 3804- PR 4895 , 1952-1954 PR 4901- PR 6098 , 1954-1956 PR 6100- PR 7326 , 1956-1958 PR 7421- PR 8912 , 1959-1962 PR 8913- PR 10042 , 1962-1964 PR 10252B- PR 12064 , 1965-1966 PR 12070- PR 12886 , 1966-1969 PR 12887- PR 13246 , 1969-1970 PR 13247- PR 13551 , 1970 PR 13551- PR 13918 , 1970-1971 PR 13919- PR 14083 , 1971 PR 14084- PR 14499 , 1971-1972 PR 14500- PR 15029 , 1972-1973 PR 15030- PR 15576P , 1973-1974 PR 15777- PR 16326 , 1974-1976 PR 16327- PR 16841 , 1976-1977 PR 16842- PR 17366 , 1977-1978 PR 17367- PR 17637 , 1978-1979 PR 17638- PR 18048 , 1979-1980 PR 18049- PR 18394 , 1980-1981 PR 18394- PR 18546 , 1981 PR 18547- PR 18999 , 1981-1982 PR 19000- PR 19243 , 1982-1983 PR 19244- PR 19617 , 1983-1984 PR 19618- PR 19927 , 1985-1986 PR 19928- 15781 , 1986-1988 PR 20261-PR 20417 , 1988-1989 PR 20418- PR 20537 , 1989-1990 PR 20803- PR 21170 , 1992-1995 Advertisements Glass, Chemical, Coatings and Resins, and Biomedical products , c1970s Containers Box 6 , Folder 1 Glass, Chemical, Mineral, and Coatings and Resins products , 1975 Containers Box 6 , Folder 2 Glass, Mineral, Fiber Glass, Chemicals, Biochemical, and Coatings and Resins products , 1976 Containers Box 6 , Folder 3 Glass, Chemical, Biochemical, Coatings and Resins products , 1977 Containers Box 6 , Folder 4 Chemicals, Biochemicals, Glass, Fiber Glass, and Coatings and Resins products , 1978 Containers Box 6 , Folder 5 Chemical, Coatings and Resins, and Glass products , 1979 Containers Box 6 , Folder 6 Chemical, Coatings and Resins, Fiber Glass, and Glass products , 1980 Containers Box 6 , Folder 7 PPG Place, Chemicals, Coatings and Resins, Fiber Glass, and Glass products- 1st and 2nd Quarters , 1981 Containers Box 6 , Folder 8 PPG Place, Chemicals, Coatings and Resins, Fiber Glass, and Glass products- 2nd Quarter , 1981 Containers Box 6 , Folder 9 PPG Place, Chemicals, Coatings and Resins, Fiber Glass, and Glass products- 3rd and 4th Quarters , 1981 Containers Box 6 , Folder 10 Liquor bottle , undated Containers Box 6 , Folder 11 Series III. Chemical Division Records , (c1912-1956) Scope and Contents This series is comprised of publications relating to the Chemical Division of PPG. Dating from c1912 to 1956, the publications in this series provide information regarding chemical products and sales distributed by the company. Featured products include soda ash, caustic soda, causticized ash, and laundry sodas.
Columbia Chemical Co. booklet [English and Spanish] , c1912 Containers Box 6 , Folder 12 Columbia Alkali: Columbia Chemical Division of PPG 1928 Containers Box 6 , Folder 13 Columbia Southern Chemicals 1956 Containers Box 6 , Folder 14 Series IV. Coatings and Resins Division Records , (1864-1977) Scope and Contents This series consists of records pertaining to the administrative and public relations activities of the Coatings and Resins Division of PPG. Primarily responsible for producing paint, coatings, varnish, resins, and paintbrushes, the Coatings and Resins Division was formed of companies acquired by PPG beginning in 1900. The records in this series were gathered and arranged by the Coatings and Resins Division as it was preparing to commemorate its 75th anniversary. These efforts culminated in the publication of Seventy-Five Years of Colorful History: PPG Coatings and Resins Division . The records in this series have been arranged into six subseries to reflect their original order. The subseries are as follows: Administrative, Public Relations and Sales, Patton Paint Co. and Pitcairn Varnish Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.), Coatings and Resins Division (Newark, NJ), Thresher Paint and Varnish Company, and Coatings and Resins Division International.
Subseries 1. Administrative Records , (1908-1977) Scope and Contents This subseries is comprised of administrative records, divisional histories, and oral histories that reflect the efforts of the Coating and Resins Division to celebrate its 75th anniversary. Of particular note within this subseries is a transcription of excerpts from PPG board meetings (1908-1920) that document the merger of Patton-Pitcairn Company (formerly the Patton Paint Company, Rennous, Kleinle and Company and the Pitcairn Varnish Company) and Columbia Chemical Company into PPG. Also included in this subseries is a copy of the division's commemorative history, Seventy-Five Years of Colorful History: PPG Coatings and Resins Division . Further complementing this anniversary publication are oral histories conducted with chemists and executive employees of the Coatings and Resins Division, including Dr. W. W. Bauer, Dr. Roger Christenson, Dr. Howard Gerhart, E. C. Larson, Marion Randlett, Frank Hoffman, and Oscar Hornig. Both Dr. Howard Gerhart and Dr. Roger Christenson are credited for their role in developing cathodic electrodeposition, which is a manufacturing process that renders paint that protects automobiles from rust.
Advertisements/Histories Merger document, excerpts from PPG board meeting RE: Patton Paint Co. [reproduction] , 1908-1920 Containers Box 6 , Folder 15 Vice President and General Manager bios , 1920-1975 Containers Box 6 , Folder 16 Seventy-Five Years of Colorful History: PPG Coatings and Resins Division 1975 Containers Box 6 , Folder 17 Inventory of historical items: groups 13-17 , 1977 Containers Box 6 , Folder 18 "Notes on the History, Philosophy, and Growth of Coatings and Resins Division" , 1975 Containers Box 6 , Folder 19 "A Challenging 75th Year in Paint" news clipping , 1975 Containers Box 6 , Folder 20 "Growth of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co." , 1921 Containers Box 6 , Folder 21 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.: It's Foundations and Growth 1926 Containers Box 6 , Folder 22 "A Concern for the Future: A History of PPG Industries, Inc." , c1976 Containers Box 6 , Folder 23 How Pittsburgh Paints are Made… a story of quality undated Containers Box 6 , Folder 24 Oral Histories Meetings on reorganization of Coatings and Resins 75th Anniversary history book , 1975 Containers Box 6 , Folder 25 Dr. W. W. Bauer , 1974 Containers Box 6 , Folder 26 Dr. Roger Christenson , 1974 Containers Box 6 , Folder 27 Dr. Howard Gerhart , 1974 Containers Box 6 , Folder 28 E. C. Larson , 1974 Containers Box 6 , Folder 29 Marion Randlett, Frank Hoffman, Oscar Hornig , 1974 Containers Box 6 , Folder 30 Subseries 2. Public Relations and Sales Records , (c1900-1976) Scope and Contents This subseries consists of records pertaining to the promotion and sale of products manufactured by the Coatings and Resins Divisions, including training manuals, internal sales employee newsletters, price lists, catalogs, color cards, articles, and advertisements. Contained within Sales Bulletins (1927-1929, 1938-1940) is information about product sales managed by PPG sales people. Also included in these newsletters are guidelines and strategies to selling PPG products. Additionally, these newsletters also contain updates to product information, new employee introductions, as well as personal and professional anecdotes concerning individual sales employees. For additional internal newsletters pertaining to sales employees, see issues of the Live Shots located in Series I. Worthy of note are the catalogs and color cards that reflect the marketing of PPG paint products to consumers and corporate clients from 1936 to 1976.
Training Manuals Pittsburgh Paints Store manual , c1930 Containers Box 6 , Folder 31 Pittsburgh Paints Store manual , c1930 Containers Box 6 , Folder 32 PPG Paints manual , undated Containers Box 6 , Folder 33 PPG Paints manual , undated Containers Box 6 , Folder 34 Internal Sales Employee Newsletter Sales Bulletin 1927-1929 Containers Box 6 , Folder 35 Sales Bulletin 1938 Containers Box 6 , Folder 36 Sales Bulletin 1939 Containers Box 6 , Folder 37 Sales Bulletin 1940 Containers Box 7 , Folder 1 Price Lists: Paints and Coatings Revised List of Paint and Varnish Remover Jobbers in the United States 1918 Containers Box 7 , Folder 2 Paint retail and dealer price lists and schedules , 1936-1946 Containers Box 7 , Folder 3 Price Lists: Brushes PPG Co. Horseshoe Brand brushes , 1926-1929 Containers Box 7 , Folder 4 Rennous-Kleinle & Co. Horse Shoe Brand brushes , 1932-1933 Containers Box 7 , Folder 5 Catalogs and Color Cards: Paints and Coatings Designs for Living 1936 Containers Box 7 , Folder 6 Pittsburgh Color Dynamics for the Home 1947-1949 Containers Box 7 , Folder 7 Paint Right with Color Dynamics… Paint Best with Pittsburgh Paints 1949, undated Containers Box 7 , Folder 8 Pittsburgh Wall Paints: Williamsburg Restoration 1949 Containers Box 7 , Folder 9 Pittsburgh Color Dynamics for the Home 1950 Containers Box 7 , Folder 10 12 dream rooms… by leading interior decorators and designers… created especially for Pittsburgh Paints 1957 Containers Box 7 , Folder 11 Color Dynamics Paintings System: Inside Story for Hospitals and Nursing Homes 1976 Containers Box 7 , Folder 12 Color Dynamics Paintings System: Inside Story for Industrial and Commercial Applications 1976 Containers Box 7 , Folder 13 Color Dynamics Painting System in Schools 1976 Containers Box 7 , Folder 14 Historic Colors of Pittsburgh Paints 1976 Containers Box 7 , Folder 15 Manor Hall: the Ultimate in Wall Décor 1976 Containers Box 7 , Folder 16 Pittsburgh Paints… create your own world of color c1976 Containers Box 7 , Folder 17 Pittsburgh Paints: Interior Colors 1976 Containers Box 7 , Folder 18 Pittsburgh Paints: Sun-Proof Exterior Colors 1976 Containers Box 7 , Folder 19 PPG Color Coatings for Architectural Metal 1976 Containers Box 7 , Folder 20 Color Dynamics: Color Card undated Containers Box 7 , Folder 21 Living in Color and "how to do it" with Pittsburgh Paints undated Containers Box 7 , Folder 22 Pittsburgh Wallhide Rubberized Satin Finish undated Containers Box 7 , Folder 23 Plastic Velumina undated Containers Box 7 , Folder 24 Room Orientation: A Part of Color Dynamics System undated Containers Box 7 , Folder 25 Catalogs: Brushes PPG Co. catalog of brushes , c1900 Containers Box 7 , Folder 26 Rennous-Kleinle & Co. Horseshoe Brand brushes , 1907 Containers Box 7 , Folder 27 Rennous-Kleinle & Co. Horseshoe Brand brushes , 1907, 1916 Containers Box 7 , Folder 28 PPG Co. Horseshoe Brand brushes , 1924 Containers Box 7 , Folder 29 Assorted Pittsburgh Products - 75th Anniversary of magazine1967 Containers Box 7 , Folder 30 Pittsburgh Products 1969 Containers Box 7 , Folder 31 "Color and the Factory Environment," PPG Spectrum , 1976 Containers Box 7 , Folder 32 "Color for Industry and Commerce," PPG Spectrum , 1976 Containers Box 7 , Folder 33 "Health Care Environments: Color Them Caring," PPG Spectrum , 1976 Containers Box 7 , Folder 34 "The Use of Color in Medical Facilities," PPG Spectrum , 1976 Containers Box 7 , Folder 35 Rez Acrylic Latex stain brochures , 1976 Containers Box 7 , Folder 36 Advertisements Pittsburgh Proof Products: Mimax Proposition Book 1925 Containers Box 7 , Folder 37 Subseries 3. Patton Paint Company and Pitcairn Varnish Company Milwaukee Records , (1908-1956) Scope and Contents This subseries contains records documenting the administrative, public relations, production, and financial activities of the Patton Paint Company as well as the Pitcairn Varnish Company located in Milwaukee, Wis. Worthy of note is the James E. Patton Company salesman handbook (1909-1913) as well as the Pittsburgh Proof Products convention record (1924) and advertising manual (c1927), which document paint and varnish products promoted and sold by PPG sales people. In particular, the Pittsburgh Proof Products sales convention record and advertising manual provide insights into PPG product information and marketing strategies. Limited insights into the production of coatings can be gleaned from sample and selection formula books that list corporate clients alongside the products that they requested to either purchase or sample. Additionally, this subseries also includes a label book spanning from 1915 to 1918 which contains Pitcairn Varnish Company product labels.
Administrative Patton Paint Co. booklet , undated Containers Box 7 , Folder 38 Corona Chemical Division label book , undated Containers Box 7 , Folder 39 Morley Hicks (Head of Paint Division Industrial Control Laboratory) news clipping , 1938 Containers Box 7 , Folder 40 Patton Paint Co. Milwaukee Plant illustration [reproduction] , 1917 Containers Box 7 , Folder 41 Patton Paint Co. insurance book , 1917-1923 Containers shelf volume 32 Public Relations and Sales James E. Patton Co. salesman handbook , 1909-1913 Containers Box 7 , Folder 42 Pittsburgh Proof Products sales convention record1924 Containers Box 7 , Folder 43 Pittsburgh Proof Products advertising manualc1927 Containers Box 7 , Folder 44 Patton Paint Co. sales reports (by city) , 1912-1917 Containers shelf volume 33 Patton Paint Co. monthly gross sales reports (by city) , 1914-1919 Containers shelf volume 34 Patton Paint Co., Pitcairn Varnish Co., Corona Chemical Co. monthly gross sales reports and assorted financial records , 1919-1922 Containers shelf volume 35 Production: Patton Paint Co. Patton Paint Co. Sample Formula Book: No. 2885-3005 , 1910-1911 Containers Box 7 , Folder 45 Patton Paint Co. Sample Formula Book: No. 2756-2884 , 1910 Containers Box 7 , Folder 46 Patton Paint Co. Sample Formula Book: No. 2614-2754 , 1910 Containers Box 7 , Folder 47 Patton Paint Co. Sample Formula Book: No. 2491-2613 , 1909-1910 Containers Box 7 , Folder 48 Patton Paint Co. Sample Formula Book: No. 2383-2490 , 1909 Containers Box 7 , Folder 49 Patton Paint Co. Sample Formula Book: No. 2254-2382 , 1909 Containers Box 7 , Folder 50 Patton Paint Co. Sample Formula Book: No. 2107-2253 , 1909 Containers Box 7 , Folder 51 Patton Paint Co. Sample Formula Book: No. 1983-2106 , 1908-1909 Containers Box 7 , Folder 52 Patton Paint Co. Sample Formula Book: No. 1862-1982 , 1908 Containers Box 8 , Folder 1 Patton Paint Co. Sample Formula Book: No. 1728-1861 , 1908 Containers Box 8 , Folder 2 Patton Paint Co. Sample Formula Book: No. 1588-1727 , 1908 Containers Box 8 , Folder 3 Selection Formula Book , 1942-1956 Containers Box 8 , Folder 4 Selection Formula Book , 1942-1956 Containers Box 8 , Folder 5 Selection Formula Book , 1942-1956 Containers Box 8 , Folder 6 Selection Formula Book , 1942-1956 Containers Box 8 , Folder 7 Production: Pitcairn Varnish Co. Pitcairn Varnish Co. Label Book , 1915-1918 Containers Box 8 , Folder 8 Pitcairn Varnish Co. Label Book , 1915-1918 Containers Box 8 , Folder 9 Pitcairn Varnish Co. Label Book , 1915-1918 Containers Box 8 , Folder 10 Financial Pitcairn Varnish Co. monthly financial reports , 1919-1920 Containers Box 8 , Folder 11 PPG Paint and Varnish Division annual financial reports , 1934-1939 Containers shelf volume 36 Subseries 4. Coatings and Resins Division Newark Records , (1864-1971) Scope and Contents This subseries is comprised of photographs, company histories, correspondence, a contract agreement, plant inspection reports, news articles, and other assorted records pertaining to the Coatings and Resins Division operations in Newark, NJ. Included in this subseries are records generated by companies later acquired by PPG, including Pitcairn Varnish Company and the H.W. Johns Company. Worthy of note is the Pitcairn Varnish Company Blue Book of Photographs, which consists of images documenting the varnish production process. This blue book also includes photographs of the facades of buildings which contain Pitcairn Varnish Company products, including the Highland Building in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
Pitcairn Varnish Co. Blue Book of photographs , 1864, 1946 Containers Box 8 , Volume 1 Welcome [to the] Milwaukee Paint Plant undated Containers Box 8 , Folder 12 H.W. Johns Co. color cards, history, correspondence, and photograhs , c1900, 1961-1962 Containers Box 8 , Folder 13 PPG Paint and Varnish Division Newark history , undated Containers Box 8 , Folder 14 Newark Plant Linseed Oil Mill construction contract agreement and correspondence , 1921-1923 Containers Box 8 , Folder 15 Newark Linseed Oil Division Board of Directors inspection , 1923 Containers Box 8 , Folder 16 Newark Linseed Oil Division Board of Directors inspection , 1941 Containers Box 8 , Folder 17 Paint and Varnish manufacturing at Newark Plant articles , c1941 Containers Box 8 , Folder 18 PPG People: Coatings and Resins newsletter featuring Newark Plant1963 Containers Box 8 , Folder 19 Newark Resin Plant explosion narrative , 1969 Containers Box 8 , Folder 20 Newark Plant public auction promotion , 1971 Containers Box 8 , Folder 21 Oscor Olson (Paint and Varnish packer) bio and photograph , 1941, 1951, undated Containers Box 8 , Folder 22 Subseries 5. Thresher Paint and Varnish Co. Records , (1937-1977) Scope and Contents This subseries consists of internal publications relating to the history of Thresher Paint and Varnish Company that document the founding of the company as well as the paint and varnish production process. In addition, the materials in this subseries highlight the use of Thresher-produced paint and varnish to support Allied efforts during World War II. These internal publications also include features on individual employees of Thresher Paint and Varnish Company.
Thresher Paint and Varnish Co. history and correspondence , 1937-1977 Containers Box 8 , Folder 23 Subseries 6. Coatings and Resins Division International Records , (1920-1977) Scope and Contents This subseries is comprised of compiled research notes, photographs, correspondence, transcriptions of speeches and news articles relating to the history of Coatings and Resins Division production facilities located internationally. Facilities represented include the Canadian Pittsburgh Industries, Ltd., Peintures Corona (France), Pinturas Pittsburgh de Mexico, Pinco Pittsburgh (Venezuela), Pittsburgh-Midland Adhesives, Ltd. (England), and Italver (Italy). Contained in those materials relating to Peintures Corona operations is an article that describes the damage done to production facilities during World War II in May-June 1944. Many of the records pertaining to Peintures Corona are written in French. This subseries also contains a description and lesson books of the Great Vienna School for Furniture Finishing.
Canadian Pittsburgh Industries Ltd. Plant history and compiled research notes , 1974 Containers Box 8 , Folder 24 Peintures Corona (France) Plant history, compiled research notes and photographs , 1944-1975 Containers Box 8 , Folder 25 Pinturas Pittsburgh de Mexico Plant history, correspondence, and speech transcripts , 1974-1976 Containers Box 8 , Folder 26 Pinco Pittsburgh Plant (Venezuela) correspondence , 1975 Containers Box 8 , Folder 27 Pittsburgh-Midland Adhesives, Ltd. (England) article , 1975 Containers Box 8 , Folder 28 International Operations assorted articles , 1970 Containers Box 8 , Folder 29 Italver Plant (Italy) history and compiled research notes and photographs , 1964-1977 Containers Box 8 , Folder 30 Great Vienna School description and lesson books of furniture finishing , 1920-1930 Containers shelf volume 37 Series V. Glass Division Records , (1794-1978) Scope and Contents This series consists of glass manuals, reports, published descriptions of glass manufacturing, histories, reference publications, raw materials logs, technical bulletins, price lists, catalogs, correspondence, internal newsletters, compiled research notes and press releases related to the administration, production, promotion and sale of PPG glass. This series is arranged into four subseries: Administrative, Production, Public Relations and Sales, and PPG Works #9, Crystal City, Mo. Glass Plant.
Subseries 1. Administrative Records , (1794-1967) Scope and Contents This subseries contains histories and published descriptions of the glass manufacturing process (1844-1946), and reports (1911-1956). This subseries also includes reference publications relating to the production and sale of glass (1794-1944). Included in this subseries are reports that reflect the national production of window glass during World War II. This subseries also contains a survey of furnaces that manufacture window glass in Europe (1931). Of particular note is the publication Immigrants in Industries: Reports of Immigration Commission , which includes an analysis of a glass manufacturing community in Western Pennsylvania.
Glass manufacturing process descriptions , 1844-1957 Containers Box 9 , Folder 1 Glass manufacturing process descriptions , 1916-1943 Containers Box 9 , Folder 2 Window glass manufacturing articles , 1928-1931 Containers Box 9 , Folder 3 PPG Glass Manual , 1946 Containers Box 9 , Volume 1 Glass Factory Directory 1967 Containers Box 9 , Folder 4 Reports Immigrants in Industries: Reports of Immigration Commission Part 12: Glass Manufacturing, Part 13: Agricultural Implement and Vehicle Manufacturing1911 Containers Box 9 , Volume 2 "Safety Glass an Important Feature in New Union Pacific Train" , 1934 Containers Box 9 , Folder 5 Glass Division Marketing Research Department Report , 1956 Containers Box 9 , Folder 6 Reference Publications Tariff of the Prices of Polished Plates of Glass British Plate Glass Manufacturers 1794 Containers Box 9 , Folder 7 The Cabinet Cyclopedia: A Treatise on the Origin, Progressive Improvement, and Present State of Manufacture of Porcelain and Glass 1832 Containers Box 9 , Folder 8 The Art of Etching c1883 Containers Box 9 , Folder 9 The Glass Dealers Ready Reckoner , Tables of Polished Plate and Window Glass Measurements1884 Containers Box 9 , Folder 10 "Prices of Glass" during World War I , 1913-1918 Containers Box 9 , Folder 11 Glass and Glazing 1916 Containers Box 9 , Folder 12 "Growth of the American Glass Industry to 1880" , 1944 Containers Box 9 , Folder 13 Subseries 2. Production Records , (1899-1946) Scope and Contents This subseries is comprised of records pertaining to the production of glass at PPG facilities. Included this series are raw materials logs (1899-1902, undated), which document the amount of ingredients needed to manufacture glass according to facility. Worthy of note is the "Characteristics of Rolled Tank Glass," which was a research report created by the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1923. This series also contains the Technical Glass Bulletin , which was created to efficiently distribute internal developments in the production of airplane windshields during World War II. In addition, this subseries also includes sheet glass calculators (1905-1925).
Monthly Raw Materials Log , 1899-1902 Containers Box 9 , Folder 14 Raw Materials Log- price lists and chemical analyses , undated Containers Box 9 , Folder 15 Window and Plate Glass Bending Department Annual Record Book , 1917-1931 Containers Box 9 , Folder 16 "Characteristics of Rolled Tank Glass" research report , 1923 Containers Box 9 , Folder 17 "Summary of Previous Reports: Bullet-resisting glass, Flexseal, laminated glass and bent glass," Technical Glass Bulletin , April 1941 Containers Box 9 , Folder 18 "Effect on Various Solvents on Vinal Plastic," Technical Glass Bulletin , July 1941 Containers Box 9 , Folder 19 "Glass Applications for the Stove Industry," Technical Glass Bulletin , March 1946 Containers Box 9 , Folder 20 Plate & Sheet Glass Calculator 1905 Containers Box 9 , Folder 21 Decimal Plate & Sheet Glass Calculator 1925 Containers Box 9 , Folder 22 Decimal Plate & Sheet Glass Calculator 1925 Containers Box 9 , Folder 23 Subseries 3. Public Relations and Sales Records , (1859-1964) Scope and Contents This subseries consists of price lists and catalogs pertaining to the promotion and sale of glass produced by PPG. In addition, this subseries also includes the price lists for glass produced by companies who were predecessors of, competitors of, or acquired by PPG. Glass products documented in this subseries include polished plate glass, Carrara glass, window glass, French plain and window glass, mirrors, beveled glass, rough plate glass, and art glass. The earliest price list published by PPG in this subseries dates to 1895. The price lists in this subseries are arranged according to products and further in chronological order to reflect the evolution of glass products and sales. The catalogs in this series document the promotion and sale of PPG products. These catalogs have been arranged in chronological order to reflect the evolution of the production, promotion, and sale of PPG glass.
Carrara Glass sales and installation manual1942 Containers Box 9 , Folder 24 Price Lists Glass , 1859-1951 Containers Box 10 , Folder 1 Polished Plate Glass , 1895 Containers Box 10 , Folder 2 Polished Plate Glass, American Window Glass, French Plain, and Beveled Mirror Plates , 1895-1901 Containers Box 10 , Folder 3 French Window and Picture Glass Box price list , 1897 Containers Box 10 , Folder 4 Beveling and Polishing and Grinding Plate Glass , 1899 Containers Box 10 , Folder 5 French Window Glass , 1899 Containers Box 10 , Folder 6 Beveling , 1899, 1925 Containers Box 10 , Folder 7 Bending , c1900 Containers Box 10 , Folder 8 Plate Glass , 1907 Containers Box 10 , Folder 9 French Looking Glass Plates , 1909 Containers Box 10 , Folder 10 Polished Plate Glass , 1910-1962 Containers Box 10 , Folder 11 Polished Plate, French Mirrors, and Window Glass , 1913 Containers Box 10 , Folder 12 Window, Mirror, Plate Glass, Beveling , 1913-1925 Containers Box 10 , Folder 13 Commercial Quality Plain and Beveled Mirror Plates , 1918 Containers Box 10 , Folder 14 Carrara Glass description, marketing plan, and price lists1920, 1930s Containers Box 10 , Folder 15 Polished Plate Glass, Mirrors, Beveling, and Window Glass , 1925-1945 Containers Box 10 , Folder 16 Plain Mirrors , 1925-1950 Containers Box 10 , Folder 17 Window Glass , 1928, 1938 Containers Box 10 , Folder 18 Miscellaneous Work on Glass , 1931 Containers Box 10 , Folder 19 Processing List: Beveling, Edgework, and Miscellaneous Work on Glass , 1931, 1942 Containers Box 10 , Folder 20 Window Glass , 1938 Containers Box 10 , Folder 21 Plate Glass Furniture Tops, Structural Wall Mirrors, Full Length Door Mirrors , 1947 Containers Box 10 , Folder 22 Plate Glass Furniture Tops, Plate Glass Shelves, Mantel Mirrors, Wall Mirrors, Carrara Tops and Shelves, Full Length Door Mirrors , 1949-1957 Containers Box 10 , Folder 23 Catalogs Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. Framed Mirrors c1907 Containers Box 10 , Folder 24 Glass: Plate and Window Glass, Rough, Ornamental, and Art Glass undated Containers Box 10 , Folder 25 Glass catalogs , 1942, undated Containers Box 10 , Folder 26 A Buying Guide for Pittsburgh Glass Products and Accessories 1945 Containers Box 10 , Folder 27 Practical Ways to Wake Up Your Home with Glass 1953 Containers Box 10 , Folder 28 Glass Products 1964 Containers Box 10 , Folder 29 Price Lists: Competitor/Later Acquired Companies A. D.H. Chambers Druggists' Glassware, Black Bottles, Demijohns, and Window Glass , 1860 Containers Box 10 , Folder 30 Union Crystal Window Glass , 1864 Containers Box 10 , Folder 31 Sutphen & Co. Polished Plate Glass Co. , c1886 Containers Box 10 , Folder 32 Manhattan Plate Glass Co. , 1895 Containers Box 10 , Folder 33 Heroy Glass Co. , 1895-1954 Containers Box 10 , Folder 34 Marsh Plate Glass Co. Thin Polished Plate Glass , 1897 Containers Box 10 , Folder 35 W. R. Jones Glass Co. , 1899-1903 Containers Box 10 , Folder 36 American Window Glass price list and shipping specifications , undated Containers Box 10 , Folder 37 Subseries 4. PPG Works #9, Crystal City Mo. Glass Plant Records , (1845-1978) Scope and Contents This subseries consists of compiled research notes, early incorporation records, histories, biographical sketches, correspondence, news clippings, press releases, production reports, internal employee newsletters relating to the glass plant located in Crystal City, Mo. In particular, the records in this subseries document the history of the glass industry in Crystal City, which began with the establishment of the American Plate Glass Company. Beyond documentation of the glass industry, this subseries also consists of internal newsletters relating to the community of glassworkers in Crystal City. In addition, this subseries also includes records pertaining to the administration of a church that was built and owned by the company. The records in this subseries seem to have been gathered as a result of the research interest of Leland Hazard, formerly vice president of PPG.
Administrative PPG Archives transcriptions and archival research notes [reproduction] , 1845-1948 Containers Box 10 , Folder 38 American Plate Glass Co. Preliminary Prospectus [reproduction] , 1870 Containers Box 10 , Folder 39 Crystal Plate Glass Co. Certificate of Incorporation, Articles of Association, Order of Dissolution [reproduction] , 1947 Containers Box 10 , Folder 40 Historical research notes and manuscripts , 1953-1965 Containers Box 10 , Folder 41 Crystal City property maps , c1906 Containers Box 10 , Folder 42 Biographical sketches of Walter Hilliard Bidwell, John B. Ford, James B. Eads, Thomas Gaffield, Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Theodore Luce, Sr., George F. Neale, and Eber B. Ward , c1909-1949 Containers Box 10 , Folder 43 Crystal City Company Church correspondence , 1908-1910 Containers Box 10 , Folder 44 Grace Episcopal Church history , 1939 Containers Box 10 , Folder 45 News clipping [reproduction] , 1874 Containers Box 10 , Folder 46 Press releases and articles , 1956-1978 Containers Box 10 , Folder 47 Production Monthly Glass Production Reports, news clippings, and research notes , 1877-1960 Containers Box 10 , Folder 48 Internal Employee Newsletter Glass Rays Apr-Aug 1937 Containers Box 10 , Folder 49 Glass Rays Sept-Dec 1937 Containers Box 10 , Folder 50 Glass Rays Jan-Mar 1938 Containers Box 10 , Folder 51 Glass Rays Mar-Aug 1938 Containers Box 10 , Folder 52 Glass Rays Sept-Dec 1938 Containers Box 10 , Folder 53 Glass Rays Jan-Mar 1939 Containers Box 10 , Folder 54 Series VI. Photographs, Color Slides, and Negatives , (1890-1998) Scope and Contents This series is comprised of photographs, color slides, and negatives generated and collected by PPG that document the glass, chemical, paint and mirror production processes as well as product promotion, employees, research and development, community engagement, and production facilities. A majority of the images in this series originated from the Public Relations Department. In addition, this series also includes photographs that were gathered within the Coating and Resins Division to be included in the division's 75th anniversary book. This series has been arranged into three subseries and several sub-subseries. The subseries in this series are as follows: Public Relations, Coatings and Resins Division, and Color Slides and Negatives.
Subseries 1. Public Relations Photographs , (1904-1975) Scope and Contents This subseries consists of photographs that were managed by the Public Relations Department of PPG. The photographs include depictions of the glass, chemical, paint and mirror production processes as well as product promotion, employees, research and development, community engagement, and production facilities. Most the images in this subseries document the production, inspection, shipment and use of glass. Worthy of note are numerous photographs that document the various glass production methods utilized by the company over time, including early hand-blown glass production, the Pennvernon process, the Compressed Air Glass Cylinder production process, and the plate glass manufacturing process. In addition, this subseries also includes images of innovative products produced by the company, including Carrara glass, Duplate glass, Twindow glass, and bullet-proof glass that was installed in airplanes during World War II. The Public Relations Department utilized these images in conjunction with press releases, internal publications, product promotional materials and manuals. The Public Relations Department managed these photographs by assigning unique numbers to each image. The photographs in this series have been arranged in original order to reflect the department's organizational method. For negatives associated with the images in this subseries, see Series VI, Subseries 3, Sub-subseries I-II.
Inspecting edge of Pennvernon glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 1 Inspecting tank interior and adding raw materials to tank , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 2 Employees hand-cutting Pennvernon glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 3 Pennvernon glass packed in wooden shipping containers , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 4 Automated machine weighing raw materials for glass manufacturing (Clarksburg, WV) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 5 Hand-packing large plates of glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 6 Automated machine weighing raw materials for glass manufacturing , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 7 Measuring raw materials for glass manufacture , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 8 Drawing machine in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 9 Washing glass plates before lamination in Duplate process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 10 Handling plates of glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 11 Measuring depth of molten glass in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 12 Skimming impurities off molten glass in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 13 Transporting glass plates to cutting department , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 14 Forbes Varnish Co. aerial view (Cleveland, Ohio) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 15 Forbes Varnish Co. office building exterior (Cleveland, Ohio) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 16 Taking samples from glass melting pan , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 17 Making wooden shipping containers for glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 18 Measuring temperature in melting tank with pyrometer , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 19 Loading raw materials into melting tank in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 20 Employee examining glass ribbon as it emerges from furnace , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 21 Unidentified award presentation , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 22 Polk Pegs Product (Baltimore, Md.) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 23 Feeding raw materials into melting tanks in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 24 Preparing shipping cartons in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 25 Working with machinery in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 26 Monitoring tank temperature with pyrometer in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 27 Lifting glass after cutting on cut-off floor in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 28 Window glass drawing machine in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 29 Calibrating window glass thickness in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 30 Weighing raw materials to manufacture Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 31 Machine with suction cups handling glass in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 32 Drawing machine in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 33 Breaking up lumps of raw materials in melting tank in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 34 Calibrating thickness of window glass in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 35 Assembling wooden shipping containers for glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 36 Testing molten glass in pot method , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 37 Inspecting large glass plate , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 38 Employees hand-packing large glass plates , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 39 Trimming edges of glass in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 40 Items on glass tabletop , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 41 Prepping glass plates , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 42 Preliminary pressing of plate glass and pyroxyline , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 43 Laying ceiling tiles on roof , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 44 Inspecting polished plate glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 45 Inspecting glass before lamination , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 46 Manufacture of Duplate glass in autoclave (Creighton, Pa.) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 47 Inspecting glass for defects in Duplate production process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 48 Grinding and polishing machines , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 49 Grinding and polishing machines , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 50 Polishing glass after grinding , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 51 Grinding and polishing machines (Ford City, Pa.) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 52 Employee hand-packing Pennvernon glass into wooden containers , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 53 Packaging glass for shipment in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 54 Packaging glass for shipment in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 55 Employees hand-packing plates of Pennvernon window glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 56 Glass being transported via suction cups in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 57 Transporting raw materials for glass manufacture , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 58 Removing pot from glass furnace with tongs , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 59 Removing pot from glass furnace with tongs , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 60 Transporting glass plates , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 61 Glass tank exterior , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 62 Removing pots from glass furnace (Crystal City, Mo.) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 63 Forming rolls in glass production process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 64 Stream shovel loading sand in silica mine , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 65 Packing glass for shipment in wooden containers , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 66 Inspecting glass plates , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 67 Keys, wallet, and coins , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 68 Steam shovel in silica mine (Crystal City, Mo.) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 69 Glass ribbon being conveyed to washer (Crystal City, Mo.) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 70 Pouring molten glass (Crystal City, Mo.) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 71 Grinding and polishing plate glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 72 Employees working with glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 73 Embedding glass in plater before grinding and polishing , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 74 Grinding and polishing plate glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 75 Grinding and polishing machines , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 76 Unidentified plant interior , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 77 Grinding and polishing machines (Ford City, Pa.) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 78 Liquid glass pouring from pot into hopper between forming rolls , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 79 Transporting large glass plates , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 80 Annealing lehrs-interior , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 81 Glass cutters scoring glass (Ford City, Pa.) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 82 Inspecting glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 83 Conveyor transporting Duplate Glass to and from automatic edging machines , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 84 Smoothing edges of Duplate glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 85 Inspecting glass plates , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 86 Operating automatic edging machines grinding down Duplate glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 87 Inspecting glass plates , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 88 Washing plastic binder to be inserted between glass plates in Duplate process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 89 Duplate glass sandwich in preliminary presses in preparation for final lamination in autoclaveundated Containers Box 11 , Folder 90 Glass being washed before forming Duplate sandwich , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 91 Handling Duplate glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 92 Unidentified plant building exterior , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 93 Cutting plate glass before lamination into Duplate glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 94 Mulitplate bullet-proof glass adhered with vinyl plastic interlayerundated Containers Box 11 , Folder 95 Placing pyroxyline between two glass plates , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 96 Inspecting glass plates and preparing plates for cutting tables , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 97 Employee overseeing grinding and polishing machines , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 98 Inspecting small glass plates , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 99 Unidentified batch house exterior , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 100 Refractor generators , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 101 Glass plates imbedded in plaster on conveyor belt , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 102 Bins containing raw ingredients to manufacture glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 103 Inspecting glass plates , 1948 Containers Box 11 , Folder 104 Unloading glass plate , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 105 Preparing glass plate for cutting (Mount Vernon, Ohio) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 106 Dusting plate of curved glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 107 Employee placing glass plate , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 108 Employee dusting plate of curved glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 109 Employee lifting plate of curved glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 110 Employee marking glass for Bending Dept. , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 111 Employee inspecting furnace interior , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 112 Plate glass being pressed into and coated with plaster (Ford City, Pa.) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 113 Plate glass transported via camel back to storage , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 114 Large plates of glass being transported , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 115 Employees cleaning up over-flame from pots of molten glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 116 Plate glass stock pre-grinding and polishing , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 117 Pot of molten glass being clamped to casting crane , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 118 Molten glass being compressed into plate , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 119 Plate glass being transported via conveyor belt , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 120 Large plates in storage on racks , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 121 Employee overseeing packaging of paint , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 122 Unidentified paint being spun , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 123 Paint mixing tanks , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 124 Employee inspecting mixing tank , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 125 Employee loading mixer (Newark Paint Dept.) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 126 Employee inspecting mixing tank , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 127 Unidentified employee , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 128 Employee mixing paint , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 129 Paint Kent roll mills (Newark, NJ) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 130 Kent Paint roll mill , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 131 Kent Paint roll mill (2) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 132 Paint production process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 133 Paint mixing operation , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 134 Paint production process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 135 Paint production process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 136 Paint production process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 137 Paint production process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 138 Paint production process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 139 Employees beveling glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 140 Copper-backing: mirror production , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 141 Copper-backing: mirror production , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 142 Washing mirror , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 143 Employee beveling lite of glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 144 Employee beveling circular lite of glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 145 Employee cutting circular lite of glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 146 Herculite glass test with automobile1938 Containers Box 11 , Folder 147 Vertical stabilizer; Golf Club manufacturing; Research lab interiors; Various employee headshots , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 148 Pouring silver nitrate on plate glass in mirroring process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 149 Employee polishing [?] lite of glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 150 Glass ribbon emerging from lehr into inspection (Ford City, Pa.) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 151 Molten glass in tank forming ribbon through rolls , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 152 Molten glass in tank forming ribbon through rolls , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 153 Employees cutting ends off compressed air glass cylinders using Hot Wire method (Clarksburg, WV) , 1916-1928 Containers Box 11 , Folder 154 Compressed air glass cylinder production process; hand-blown glass production process , 1923 Containers Box 11 , Folder 155 Employee transporting cut plates of compressed air glass cylinders , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 156 Cradles lowering compressed air cylinders of glass cylinders , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 157 Employee handling compressed air glass cylinders , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 158 Cradles lowering compressed air cylinders of glass; Employees cutting compressed air glass cylinders using hot wire method , 1924, undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 159 Employees cutting compressed air glass cylinders using Hot Wire method , 1920s Containers Box 11 , Folder 160 Employees cutting compressed air glass cylinders using Hot Wire method , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 161 Glass blowers hand blowing glass , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 162 Cut glass cylinders with glass blowers markings , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 163 Compressed Air Drawing Method (Clarksburg, Md.) , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 164 Employee cutting Duplate glass to replace car window , 1945 Containers Box 11 , Folder 165 Herculite glass tested by hockey players at Duquesne Gardens1940 Containers Box 11 , Folder 166 Employees George Reed and Pete Werthman bevel and edge plate of glass , 1943 Containers Box 11 , Folder 167 Leed's Jewelers storefront featuring Carrara glass and Herculite door , 1947 Containers Box 11 , Folder 168 Pennvernon window glass manufacturing process; plate glass manufacturing process , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 169 Geo. Suess Motors Inc. storefront featuring Carrara glass and Herculite doors , 1947 Containers Box 11 , Folder 170 Quinlan Optician storefront featuring plate glass and Herculite door , 1947 Containers Box 11 , Folder 171 Jansen Furniture Co. storefront featuring plate glass Herculite and stainless steel metal , 1947 Containers Box 11 , Folder 172 Noey Appliance Co. storefront featuring metal, polished plate and Carrara glass , 1947 Containers Box 11 , Folder 173 Saudaire [soldiering?] Process , 1945 Containers Box 11 , Folder 174 Terlizzi Bros., Inc. storefront featuring metal, polished plate glass and Herculite , 1946 Containers Box 11 , Folder 175 Knoose Canning Co. (Peach Glen, PA) cafeteria and fruit-reeling machines , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 176 Springdale Plant architectural drawing , 1946 Containers Box 11 , Folder 177 Pittsburgh Plate Products and Pittsburgh People , publicity review for 1945 budget1945 Containers Box 11 , Folder 178 Mangel's storefront featuring polished plate glass , 1947 Containers Box 11 , Folder 179 Assorted employee group shots; Crystal City Plant Works #9; Glassworkers Country Club; PPG railcars; Crystal City community , undated Containers Box 11 , Folder 180 Wynn Furniture storefront , 1947 Containers Box 12 , Folder 1 Alexian Brothers Hospital featuring Herculite doors , 1947 Containers Box 12 , Folder 2 Top of Mark Hotel in San Francisco, CA , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 3 Wener's Bootery storefront featuring Herculite doors , 1947 Containers Box 12 , Folder 4 SRS Allegheny College washrooms, St. Joseph Missouri-P.O. washrooms , 1946 Containers Box 12 , Folder 5 Glass production process-Creighton Plant Works , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 6 Glass production process-Creighton Plant Works , 1940s-1950s Containers Box 12 , Folder 7 Kings Lumber Co. building exterior illustrations, Kings Seed Co. Building exterior illustrations, Kings Motor Court Building exterior illustrations, Kings Feed Co. building exterior illustrations, Dash Hatchery Building exterior illustrations , 1946 Containers Box 12 , Folder 8 Wesley Flower Shop storefront featuring PPG glass (Wichita, KS) , 1947 Containers Box 12 , Folder 9 PPG neon sign, PPG sign atop building , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 10 Jermyn Hotel Cocktail Bar (Scranton, Pa.), San Diego bar featuring PPG mirrors, plate glass, and Carrara structural glass , 1938 Containers Box 12 , Folder 11 "America's First Industry" illustration, glass bead necklaces , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 12 PR interior shots of home featuring PPG paint , 1947 Containers Box 12 , Folder 13 Metal-Clad, insulated Curtain Wall with Foamglas , 1947 Containers Box 12 , Folder 14 Showcases of Republic Steel Corp,-14 gauge cold formed steel and glass windows , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 15 Unidentified , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 16 Passengers getting on bus, Rosenbaum's Dept. Store building (Pgh) , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 17 Exterior of farmhouse (Mandel)- before and after , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 18 Ship Winter Chevrolet Co. storefront (Lawrence, KS) featuring PPG glass and Carrara glass , 1947 Containers Box 12 , Folder 19 Wheeler's Paint and Wallpaper storefront featuring Carrara glass and Herculite door, Deep Rock Bar storefront , 1947 Containers Box 12 , Folder 20 Canterbury Haberdashers to Women storefront featuring PPG glass , 1940 Containers Box 12 , Folder 21 Students preparing for Tarentum Centennial Essay Contest , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 22 Grennau's Bakery (East Liberty) oven , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 23 Lawrence School, Classroom featuring Color Dynamics (Waltham, Mass.) , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 24 Front end of glass furnace , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 25 Glassworkers handling airplane windows; pilots in cockpit behind PPG-manufactured airplane windshield; United Airlines Mainliner airplane; President Truman's Airplane, The Independence , 1947 Containers Box 12 , Folder 26 PPG delivery truck (Shreveport, La.), PPG delivery truck (Columbus, Ohio), PPG delivery trucks , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 27 Tarentum-Pa. Visitor Days; Works #1, parade and floats in Tarentum, Pa. , 1947 Containers Box 12 , Folder 28 Tarentum-Pa. Visitor Days; Works #1, parade and floats in Tarentum, Pa. , 1947 Containers Box 12 , Folder 29 Tarentum, Pa.-Visitor Days, Works #1; July 4th parade and floats , 1947 Containers Box 12 , Folder 30 Tarentum, Pa.-Visitor Days, Works #1; July 4th parade and floats; Tarentum centennial performances , 1947 Containers Box 12 , Folder 31 Unidentified plant exterior , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 32 Unidentified group shots , 1926, undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 33 PPG Patton's Sun Proof Paints truck; PPG warerooms; Hudson and Vandain exterior (New York, NY); PPG office interior; employee working on building interior , 1908 Containers Box 12 , Folder 34 PPG office interior (Minneapolis, Minn.)- 1912; PPG Beveling Dept. Interior (Minneapolis, Minn.)- 1920; PPG office employee group photograph (Minneapolis, Minn.); Glass Workers (Minneapolis, Minn.); Glassworkers working with glass plate; Brown and Hagwood Co. group photograph; "Newlyweds Here: Shookums Coming Later" group photograph , 1904-1920 Containers Box 12 , Folder 35 PPG-Patton's Sun Proof Paints building exterior; Frank Hilvers; employee handling plate of glass; PPG Cincinnati warehouse 50th Anniversary , 1918, 1946, undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 36 Duplate windshield manufacturing at Creighton Plant (Works #1) for 1947-8 Hudson1947-1948 Containers Box 12 , Folder 37 Unidentified , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 38 Female employees holding safety glass , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 39 Unidentified employee group photograph , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 40 Horse dragging sander; Workers mining/drilling sand/cullet , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 41 Public restroom interior , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 42 Illustration of PPG building (Atlanta, GA) , 1946 Containers Box 12 , Folder 43 Unidentified , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 44 Employees unpacking Twindow glass , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 45 Glass ribbon on line entering lehr , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 46 Harry Kuhlman, Jr. cutting glass at PPG plant Works #11; Glassworkers cutting glass; Employees modelling safety gear for cut off and tank work (Mount Vernon, OH) , undated Containers Box 12 , Folder 47 Architectural Metals Department Works 19 (Kokomo, Ind.); Office employees , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 1 Unidentified office employee group shot , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 2 Andy Legas (Barberton, Ohio) , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 3 Andy Legas (Barberton, Ohio) , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 4 Andy Legas (Barberton, Ohio) , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 5 Andy Legas (Barberton, Ohio) , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 6 Andy Legas (Barberton, Ohio) , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 7 Andy Legas (Barberton, Ohio) , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 8 Andy Legas (Barberton, Ohio) , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 9 Artistic family , 1947 Containers Box 13 , Folder 10 Artistic family , 1947 Containers Box 13 , Folder 11 Artistic family with wood carving , 1947 Containers Box 13 , Folder 12 Artistic family playing chess , 1947 Containers Box 13 , Folder 13 Artistic family at desk , 1947 Containers Box 13 , Folder 14 Fighter pilot , 1947 Containers Box 13 , Folder 15 Fighter pilot in office , 1947 Containers Box 13 , Folder 16 Artistic family with typewriter , 1947 Containers Box 13 , Folder 17 Employee packing paint brushes , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 18 Employees marking shipping container , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 19 Employees checking inventory , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 20 Employee with Polk Pegs Product (?) , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 21 Employee on phone , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 22 Employee moving material , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 23 Cut out drawing , 1947 Containers Box 13 , Folder 24 Batch house and raw materials , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 25 Glassworker working with machinery , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 26 Batch house showing storage bins, dust collecting system, and cullet-crushing and handling equipment Clarksburg Plant Works , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 27 Glassworkers using crane to transport glass , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 28 Batch House exterior-unidentified plant , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 29 Glassworker packing glass , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 30 Unidentified plant exterior , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 31 Suction machine that transfers glass from vertical to horizontal position; Farnham-Strander Motors show room featuring PPG glass , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 32 Duplate Shipping Office (Creighton, Pa.)undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 33 Flexseal Dept. (Creighton, Pa.)undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 34 Employees at piano , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 35 Employees at piano , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 36 Employees in news (Barberton, Ohio) , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 37 Women employees , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 38 Twindow research and development; Plate glass research laboratoriesundated Containers Box 13 , Folder 39 Safety glass manufacturing for bomber in World War II (Crystal City, Mo.) , 1944 Containers Box 13 , Folder 40 Woman posing before mirror , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 41 Glassworkers handling glass , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 42 Aerial views of Downtown Pittsburgh office design concepts; Assorted office scenes, Columbia Chemical Division Building (Pittsburgh, Pa.) , 1946 Containers Box 13 , Folder 43 Columbia Chemical Division (Barberton, Ohio) Plant: raw materials, exterior views; Chemical lab (Zanesville, Ohio) Plant , 1939-1946 Containers Box 13 , Folder 44 Lvydoin Laboratory , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 45 Milwaukee Plant: Paint Division aerial views , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 46 Paint and varnish development and production , 1946 Containers Box 13 , Folder 47 Glassworker rolling sheet of glass , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 48 PPG Linseed Oil Division building exterior (Red Wing, Minn.); Linseed oil and metal manufacturing process; PPG Linseed Division building interior and employees, (Red Wing, Minn.) , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 49 Unidentified building interior and exterior , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 50 Ford City, Pa. Works #4 Mirror Dept. promotional photographs, beveling; Grinding and Polishing Dept. rouge; Creighton, Pa. Plant Works #1 interior, rouge house , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 51 Employees inspecting glass; Employees transporting containers of Pennvernon glass; Employees inspecting window glass; Employee cutting glass , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 52 Glass bending process; Glassworkers handling windshields (Crystal City, Mo.); Car featuring PPG glass windshields; Duplate glass manufacturing , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 53 Carrara glass production process; Employees cutting Carrara glass; John B. Ford commemorative statueundated Containers Box 13 , Folder 54 Plant tour recreation , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 55 Pittsburgh plants-Sun-proof House Paint advertisement and Pittsburgh Paint Color Dynamics display , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 56 Unidentified plant exterior , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 57 Unidentified group photograph , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 58 PPG warehouse exterior featuring Carrara glass (Atlanta, Ga.) , 1949 Containers Box 13 , Folder 59 Columbia Pigments and Resins display; Unidentified plant interior , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 60 Employees handling, beveling, polishing, shining, cleaning, and cutting glass; copper plating , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 61 Employees handling, beveling, polishing, shining, cleaning, and cutting glass; copper plating , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 62 Herculite tempered glass door manufacturing1956 Containers Box 13 , Folder 63 PPG Brush Division building exterior; PPG Los Angeles, Ca. Paint Division: Ruth and Alice Reynolds; Unidentified Employees , undated Containers Box 13 , Folder 64 Hobbs Glass Ltd. job photograph specifications; Herculite and Duplate glass tests , 1948 Containers Box 13 , Folder 65 Paint manufacturing Process; glass-grinding emery , 1920-1922 Containers Box 13 , Folder 66 Clay pot production and storage (Ford City, Pa.) , 1924 Containers Box 14 , Folder 1 Early car windshield featuring PPG glass; bus windows featuring PPG glass , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 2 PGG paint brushes, paint displays and stores (Kokomo, Ind.); storefronts featuring PPG glass; employee group photographs; employees handling glass; Kokomo, Ind. town and plant aerial views , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 3 Corona Chemical Division Plant interior and exterior , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 4 Herculite automotive windshield strength test promotional1950 Containers Box 14 , Folder 5 MCB Plant exterior , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 6 Unidentified plant exterior , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 7 PPG office building concepts (East Point, Ga.) , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 8 Employees manufacturing and packing PPG paint brushes , 1944, 1951 Containers Box 14 , Folder 9 Monochlorolene Plant exterior; Research laboratory interior- Natrium; Infra-red recording spectrophotometer , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 10 Unidentified office interiors and exteriors , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 11 Grinding and Polishing Machines; Glass ribbon , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 12 Columbia Southern liquid chlorine railcar; Columbia Southern Alkali Building (Texas) and Plant; raw materials (unidentified) , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 13 Unidentified tour group of PPG glass plant , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 14 Employee (unidentified) clocking in; employees (unidentified) working in office; Employee packing Pennvernon window glass , 1950 Containers Box 14 , Folder 15 Lever Bros Co. office building-Lever House (New York, NY) Interior and exterior , 1952 Containers Box 14 , Folder 16 PPG Chemical Lab interiors; unidentified glass plant tour; Illumination Lab; Physics Lab; Pressure Chamber; Unidentified office exterior , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 17 Canadian Pittsburgh Industries Ltd. product labels; plat map Creighton, Pa. , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 18 Assorted households and hospitals , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 19 Raw materials transport ation , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 20 Windshield , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 21 Damaged production line of glass plant (unidentified) , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 22 Windshield testing and inspection , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 23 Canadian Pittsburgh Industries Ltd. Building (Toronto); Pittsburgh Paints Building; Canadian Pittsburgh Industries Ltd.; Pittsburgh Paint storefront and interior displays; Wawanesa Insurance Building; Canadian Pittsburgh Industries Ltd.; Pennvernon glass plant exterior; installation of car windshield; employee group photograph (unidentified); Pittsburgh Wallhide paint promotional car; glass production process , 1954 Containers Box 14 , Folder 24 Pittsburgh Canadian Industries building exteriors; Pennvernon Plant (Montreal); mirror, paint plants (Toronto, Montreal, London, Oshawa, Wawanesa) employee group photographs , 1954 Containers Box 14 , Folder 25 Pittsburgh Canadian Industries building exteriors; Pennvernon Plant (Montreal); mirror, paint plants (Toronto, Montreal, London, Oshawa, Wawanesa) employee group photographs , 1954 Containers Box 14 , Folder 26 Pittsburgh Canadian Industries building exteriors; Pennvernon Plant (Montreal); mirror, paint plants (Toronto, Montreal, London, Oshawa, Wawanesa) employee group photographs , 1954 Containers Box 14 , Folder 27 Works #25 aerial view (Greensburg, Pa.) , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 28 Model inspecting glass samples , 1954 Containers Box 14 , Folder 29 PPG Works #9 (Crystal City, Mo.); farmland and billboard , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 30 Shattered glass/mosaic , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 31 Automobiles of different eras with PPG glass , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 32 Twin grinder blueprint; unidentified plant aerial views; unidentified plant aerial views; Solex and Twindows office building installation PPG Works #7 (Cumberland, Md.) main office building exterior , undated Containers Box 14 , Folder 33 Unidentified groundbreaking event , undated Containers Box 15 , Folder 1 Open house of Springdale, Pa. Paint Plant and research lab , 1954 Containers Box 15 , Folder 2 Unidentified plant interior , undated Containers Box 15 , Folder 3 Pennvernon window glass office building; Works #10 Plant Exterior (Henryetta, Okla.); 25th anniversary celebration , 1955 Containers Box 15 , Folder 4 Pennvernon window glass office building; Works #10 Plant Exterior (Henryetta, Okla.); 25th anniversary celebration , 1955 Containers Box 15 , Folder 5 Works #10 aerial view (Henryetta, Okla.) , undated Containers Box 15 , Folder 6 J. Dudley Waldren Grocery Store featuring mat-operated Pittcomatic Herculite doors , 1955 Containers Box 15 , Folder 7 Records storage requests , 1975 Containers Box 15 , Folder 8 Subseries 2. Coatings and Resins Division Photographs , (c1902-1977) Scope and Contents This subseries is comprised of photographs that document the history of the Coatings and Resins Division. These images that were gathered within the Coating and Resins Division to be included in the division's 75th anniversary book. Included in this subseries are portraits of Coatings and Resins Division administrators and executives as well as images of facility exteriors, interiors and aerial views. Facilities documented include Coatings and Resins Division Newark, Thresher Paint and Varnish Company, Canadian Pittsburgh Industries Ltd., Pinturas Pittsburgh de Mexico, Pinturas Pittsburgh de Mexico, and Italver (Italy). This subseries also contains an image of the first Pittsburgh Paints store in Taiwan in 1977.
Administrative Patton's Sun-Proof Paints sign and unidentified employees , 1907 Containers Box 16 , Folder 1 Patton employees: Bill Tarbox, Nat White , 1906 Containers Box 16 , Folder 2 Employee group photo: C. Gleason, Tom Reilly, James Calabrese , 1909 Containers Box 16 , Folder 3 Pitcairn Varnish Co. varnish filling building interior , 1924 Containers Box 16 , Folder 4 Identified group shot of employees , 1908-1909 Containers Box 16 , Folder 5 Unidentified group shot of employees , 1909 Containers Box 16 , Folder 6 Pittsburgh Paint employee headshots , undated Containers Box 16 , Folder 7 Employee group outing , undated Containers Box 16 , Folder 8 Championship Russian Diabolic Team , 1915 Containers Box 16 , Folder 9 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. Baseball Team , 1925 Containers Box 16 , Folder 10 Detroit Warehouse Paint Delivery Truck , 1915 Containers Box 16 , Folder 11 Paint production process , 1975 Containers Box 16 , Folder 12 Portraits James E. Patton, Sr. (1832-1901) , undated Containers Box 16 , Folder 13 John Pitcairn , undated Containers Box 16 , Folder 14 N. L. or W. L. Clause , undated Containers Box 16 , Folder 15 Clarence M. Brown , undated Containers Box 16 , Folder 16 Captain Brown , c1920 Containers Box 16 , Folder 17 James Patton, Jr. , undated Containers Box 16 , Folder 18 James Patton, Jr. , undated Containers Box 16 , Folder 19 Wherrit , undated Containers Box 16 , Folder 20 E. D. Griffin , undated Containers Box 16 , Folder 21 Elbert D. Peck , undated Containers Box 16 , Folder 22 C. R. Fay , undated Containers Box 16 , Folder 23 Gary Bughoff , undated Containers Box 16 , Folder 24 E. C. Larson , c1966-1967 Containers Box 16 , Folder 25 Group Photographs Board members in Milwaukee, Wisc. , 1921 Containers Box 16 , Folder 26 National Sales and Technical Managers meeting , c1950 Containers Box 16 , Folder 27 Coatings and Resins Division Newark Patton's Sun Proof Paints Newark plant site , c1902 Containers Box 16 , Folder 28 Newark plant construction, interiors, exteriors, employees, aerial views , undated Containers Box 16 , Folder 29 Paint and varnish plant exterior , 1919 Containers Box 16 , Folder 30 Linseed Oil Mill plant exterior , 1923 Containers Box 16 , Folder 31 Flax Seed Grain elevator , 1923 Containers Box 16 , Folder 32 Paint plant building exterior , 1924 Containers Box 16 , Folder 33 Paint and varnish plant aerial view , 1930 Containers Box 16 , Folder 34 Resin plant explosion , 1969 Containers Box 16 , Folder 35 Lindseed Oil Mill plant exterior , undated Containers Box 16 , Folder 36 Office building exterior , undated Containers Box 16 , Folder 37 Delivery truck , c1930 Containers Box 16 , Folder 38 Pitcairn Varnish products , undated Containers Box 16 , Folder 39 Paint Division meeting speakers , 1950 Containers Box 16 , Folder 40 PPG Scholarship Foundation Award , 1964 Containers Box 16 , Folder 41 Certificate of Merit Award Ceremony , 1965 Containers Box 16 , Folder 42 Thresher Paint and Varnish Company Plant interior , c1937 Containers Box 16 , Folder 43 Plant buildings , undated Containers Box 16 , Folder 44 Industrial sales meeting , c1950 Containers Box 16 , Folder 45 Coatings and Resins Division International Canadian Pittsburgh Industries Ltd. plant exterior , 1944 Containers Box 17 , Folder 1 Pinturas Pittsburgh de Mexico customers (appliance and automotive) , 1972 Containers Box 17 , Folder 2 Pinturas Pittsburgh de Mexico employees , 1972 Containers Box 17 , Folder 3 Italver (Italy) plant exterior , 1938-1947 Containers Box 17 , Folder 4 Hsinchu Window Glass Works, Inc. Taiwan photo album , 1958 Containers Box 17 , Volume 1 First Pittsburgh Paints store in Taiwan , 1977 Containers Box 17 , Folder 5 Subseries 3. Color Slides and Negatives , (1890-1998) Scope and Contents This subseries is comprised of color slides, acetate negatives, and nitrate negatives pertaining to the glass and coatings manufacturing, and to the construction of PPG Place. Sub-subseries I and II consists of nitrate and acetate negatives that reflect the efforts of the PPG Public Relations Department to document the activities of PPG over time. The photographs include depictions of the glass, coatings, chemical, and mirror production processes as well as product promotion, employees, research and development, and production facilities. Most the images in this subseries document the production, inspection, shipment and use of glass. Many of the negatives in this subseries document the production of Duplate glass, Mulitplate bullet-proof glass, and Herculite glass. Worthy of note are numerous photographs that document the various glass production methods utilized by the company over time, including early hand-blown glass production, the Pennvernon process, the Compressed Air Glass Cylinder production process, and the plate glass manufacturing process. For photographic prints generated by the Public Relations Department, see Series VI. Also contained in this subseries are color slides and negatives that document the construction of PPG Place. Included in these color slides are images of Market Square before construction began on PPG Place. In addition, this subseries also contains color slides and negatives that document employees, plant facilities, and international operations within the Coatings and Resins Division.
Subseries I. Public Relations Nitrate Negatives , (undated) Employee inspecting edge of Pennvernon glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 1 Employee inspecting tank interior and adding raw materials to tank , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 2 Employee hand-cutting Pennvernon glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 3 Pennvernon glass packed in wooden shipping containers , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 4 Automated machine weighing raw materials for glass manufacture , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 5 Employees hand-packing glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 6 Glass furnace , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 7 Measuring raw materials for glass manufacture , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 8 Drawing machine in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 9 Employee washing Duplate glass before lamination , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 10 Employee handling glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 11 Measuring depth of molten glass in Pennvernon process (Clarksburg, Md.) , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 12 Skimming impurities off of molten glass in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 13 Employee transporting glass to cutting department , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 14 Forbes Varnish Co. office building (Cleveland, Ohio) , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 15 Pennvernon glass packed in wooden shipping containers , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 16 Taking samples from glass melting pans , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 17 Making wooden shipping containers for Pennvernon glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 18 Measuring temperature in tank with pyrometer , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 19 Loading raw materials into melting tank in Pennvernon glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 20 Unidentified award presentation , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 21 Unidentified award presentation , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 22 Preparing shipping cartons in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 23 Employee hand-cutting glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 24 Employee hand-cutting glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 25 Working with machinery in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 26 Monitoring tank temperature with pyrometer in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 27 Lifting glass after cutting on cut-off floor in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 28 Employee hand-packing glass in wooden containers (Ford City, Pa.) , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 29 Employee hand-packing glass in wooden containers (Ford City, Pa.) , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 30 Large glass packed in wooden containers (Ford City, Pa.) , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 31 Window glass drawing machine in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 32 Calibrating window glass thickness in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 33 Weighing raw materials to manufacture glass in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 34 Machine with suction cups handling glass in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 35 Drawing machine in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 36 Breaking up lumps of raw materials in melting tank in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 37 Calibrating thickness of window glass in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 38 Making wooden shipping containers for glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 39 Stacking unidentified items , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 40 Inspecting glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 41 Hand-packing glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 42 Trimming edges of glass in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 43 Packing glass into wooden containers in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 44 Packing glass into wooden containers in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 45 Packing glass into wooden containers in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 46 Inspecting plates of glass in wooden containers in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 47 Inspecting plates of glass in wooden containers in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 48 Unidentified , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 49 Items on glass tabletop , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 50 Prepping glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 51 Preliminary pressing of glass and pyroxyline , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 52 Inspecting polished plate glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 53 Inspecting glass before lamination , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 54 Duplate manufacture in autoclave (Creighton, Pa.)undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 55 Inspecting plate glass for defects in Duplate production process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 56 Grinding and Polishing Machines , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 57 Hand-packing Pennvernon glass into wooden containers , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 58 Packing glass for shipment in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 59 Packing glass for shipment in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 60 Hand-packing glass in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 61 Machine with suction cups transporting glass in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 62 Transporting raw materials for glass manufacture , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 63 Removing pot from glass furnace with tongs , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 64 Removing pot from glass furnace with tongs , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 65 Transporting glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 66 Glass tank exterior , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 67 Illustration- removing pots from glass furnace , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 68 Removing pots from glass furnace (Crystal City, Mo.) , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 69 Forming rolls in glass production process , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 70 Steam shovel loading sand in silica mine , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 71 Packing glass for shipment in wooden containers , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 72 Inspecting glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 73 Steam shovel loading sand in silica mine , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 74 Glass ribbon being conveyed to washer (Crystal City, Mo.) , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 75 Pouring molten glass (Crystal City, Mo.) , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 76 Grinding and polishing plate glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 77 Working with plates of glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 78 Embedding glass in plaster before grinding and polishing , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 79 Grinding and polishing plate glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 80 Unidentified plant interior , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 81 Grinding and Polishing Machines (Ford City, Pa.) , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 82 Molten glass pouring from pot into hopper between forming rolls , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 83 Transporting glass , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 84 Annealing lehrs- interior , undated Containers Box 18 , Folder 85 Subseries II. Public Relations Acetate Negatives , (c1916-1948, undated) Skimming impurities off of molten glass in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 19 , Folder 1 Forbes Varnish Co. office building exterior (Cleveland, Ohio) , undated Containers Box 19 , Folder 2 Loading raw materials into melting tank in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 19 , Folder 3 Feeding raw materials into melting tanks in Pennvernon process , undated Containers Box 19 , Folder 4 Unidentified research lab- exterior , undated Containers Box 19 , Folder 5 Placing ceiling tiles on roof , undated Containers Box 19 , Folder 6 Grinding and Polishing Machines , undated Containers Box 19 , Folder 7 Grinding and Polishing Machines , undated Containers Box 19 , Folder 8 Polishing glass after grinding , undated Containers Box 19 , Folder 9 Grinding and Polishing Machines (Ford City, Pa.) , undated Containers Box 19 , Folder 10 Keys, wallet, and coins , undated Containers Box 19 , Folder 11 Embedding glass in plaster before grinding and polishing , undated Containers Box 19 , Folder 12 Grinding and polishing plate glass , undated Containers Box 19 , Folder 13 Grinding and polishing plate glass , undated Containers Box 19 , Folder 14 Scoring glass (Ford City, Pa.) , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 1 Inspecting plate of glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 2 Conveyor transporting Duplate glass to automatic edging machines , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 3 Smoothing edges of Duplate glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 4 Inspecting glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 5 Operating automatic edging machines grinding down Duplate glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 6 Inspecting glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 7 Washing plastic binder to be inserted between plates of glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 8 Duplate glass sandwich in preliminary process in preparation for final lamination in autoclaveundated Containers Box 20 , Folder 9 Washing glass before forming Duplate sandwich , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 10 Handling Duplate glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 11 Unidentified plant building- exterior , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 12 Cutting plate glass before lamination into Duplate safety glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 13 Mulitplate bullet-proof glass adhered with vinyl plastic interlayerc1939-1945 Containers Box 20 , Folder 14 Placing pyroxyline between two plates of glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 15 Inspecting and preparing glass for cutting tables , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 16 Overseeing Grinding and Polishing Machines , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 17 Inspecting glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 18 Unidentified batch house- exterior , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 19 Refractor generators , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 20 Glass plates imbedded in plaster on conveyor belt , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 21 Bins containing raw ingredients to manufacture glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 22 Inspecting glass plates , 1948 Containers Box 20 , Folder 23 Unloading glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 24 Preparing glass for cutting tables (Mount Vernon, Ohio) , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 25 Dusting plate of curved glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 26 Tending to glass furnace , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 27 Placing glass plate , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 28 Dusting plate of curved glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 29 Picking up plate of curved glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 30 Marking glass for Bending Dept. , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 31 Guiding movement of wooden container of packed glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 32 Inspecting glass furnace- interior , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 33 Plate glass being pressed and coated with plaster (Ford City, Pa.) , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 34 Plate glass transported via camel back to storage , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 35 Glass being transported , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 36 Cleaning up over flame from pots of molten glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 37 Furnace Hall glass plant- interior , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 38 Plate glass stock pre-grinding and polishing , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 39 Pot of molten glass being clamped to casting crane , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 40 Molten glass being compressed into plate , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 41 Plate glass being transported via conveyor belt , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 42 Large glass plates in storage on racks , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 43 Overseeing packaging of paint , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 44 Unidentified paint being spun , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 45 Paint mixing tanks , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 46 Inspecting mixing tank , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 47 Newark Paint Dept. loading mixer , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 48 Inspecting mixing tank , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 49 Unidentified employee , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 50 Employee mixing paint , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 51 Kent Paint Roll Mills (Newark, NJ) , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 52 Kent Paint Roll Mills (Newark, NJ) , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 53 Kent Paint Roll Mills (Newark, NJ) , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 54 Paint production process , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 55 Paint mixing operation , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 56 Paint production process , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 57 Paint production process , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 58 Paint production process , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 59 Paint production process , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 60 Paint production process , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 61 Beveling glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 62 Mirror production: copper-backing , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 63 Mirror production: copper-plating , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 64 Washing mirror , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 65 Beveling glass plates , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 66 Beveling circular glass plate , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 67 Cutting circular glass plate , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 68 Herculite glass test with automobile1938 Containers Box 20 , Folder 69 Vertical stabilizer; Golf club manufacturing; Research lab interiors; Various employee headshots , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 70 Pouring silver nitrate on glass plate in mirroring process , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 71 Polishing glass plate , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 72 Employee farewell parties and bridal showers , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 73 Employee farewell parties and bridal showers , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 73 Glass ribbon emerging from lehr into inspection (Ford City, Pa.) , c1943-1946 Containers Box 20 , Folder 74 Molten glass in tank forming ribbon through rolls , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 75 Molten glass in tank forming ribbon through rolls , 1939 Containers Box 20 , Folder 76 Cutting ends off compressed air glass cylinders using Hot Wire method (Clarksburg, WV) , c1916-1928 Containers Box 20 , Folder 77 Compressed air cylinder production process; Hand-blown glass production process , 1923 Containers Box 20 , Folder 78 Transporting cut glass plates of compressed air glass cylinders , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 79 Cradles lowering compressed air glass cylinders , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 80 Handling compressed air glass cylinders , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 81 Cradles lowering compressed air glass cylinders; Cutting compressed air glass cylinders using Hot Wire method , c1924 Containers Box 20 , Folder 82 Cutting compressed air glass cylinders using Hot Wire method , c1920s Containers Box 20 , Folder 83 Cutting compressed air glass cylinders using Hot Wire method , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 84 Glassblowers hand-blowing glass , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 85 Cut glass cylinders with glassblowers' markings , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 86 Compressed air glass drawing method (Clarksburg, Md.) , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 87 Dry ice at Columbia Chemical facility , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 88 Aircraft windshield assembly (Crystal City, Mo.) , 1944 Containers Box 20 , Folder 89 Carbon dioxide tanks at Columbia Chemical facility , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 90 Leed's Jewelers storefront featuring Carrara glass and Herculite door , 1947 Containers Box 20 , Folder 91 Pennvernon glass manufacturing process; Plate glass manufacturing process , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 92 Quinlan Optician storefront featuring plate glass and Herculite door , 1947 Containers Box 20 , Folder 93 Jansen Furniture Co. storefront featuring plate glass, Herculite and stainless steel metal , 1947 Containers Box 20 , Folder 94 Noey Appliance Co. storefront featuring metal, polished plate, and Carrara glass , 1947 Containers Box 20 , Folder 95 Saudaire process , 1945 Containers Box 20 , Folder 96 Terlizzi Bros. Inc. storefront featuring metal, polished plate glass, and Herculite door , 1947 Containers Box 20 , Folder 97 Knoose Canning Co. (Peach Glen, Pa.) Cafeteria and Fruit Peeling Machines , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 98 Living room featuring Color Dynamics paint , 1946 Containers Box 20 , Folder 99 Color Dynamics oil interior made by Stinson for Mr. Sood , 1946 Containers Box 20 , Folder 100 Springdale, Pa. plant architectural drawing , c1946 Containers Box 20 , Folder 101 PPG delivery truck , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 102 7th Floor Duquesne Way remodeling , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 103 Paint containers , undated Containers Box 20 , Folder 104 Subseries III. PPG Place Construction Color Slides and Negatives , (c1980-1984) Market Square before construction of PPG Place , c1980 Containers Box 21 , Folder 1 Market Square before construction of PPG Place , c1980 Containers Box 21 , Folder 2 Market Square before construction of PPG Place , c1980 Containers Box 21 , Folder 3 Market Square before construction of PPG Place , c1980 Containers Box 21 , Folder 4 PPG Place construction , Sept 1980 Containers Box 21 , Folder 5 PPG Place construction , Sept 1980 Containers Box 21 , Folder 6 PPG Place construction , Sept 1980 Containers Box 21 , Folder 7 PPG Place construction , Oct 1980 Containers Box 21 , Folder 8 PPG Place construction , Oct 1980 Containers Box 21 , Folder 9 PPG Place construction , Oct 1980 Containers Box 21 , Folder 10 PPG Place construction , Oct 1980 Containers Box 21 , Folder 11 PPG Place construction , Oct 1980 Containers Box 21 , Folder 12 PPG Place construction , Feb 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 13 PPG Place construction , Feb 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 14 PPG Place construction , Feb 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 15 PPG Place construction , Feb 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 16 PPG Place construction , Feb 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 17 PPG Place construction , Feb 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 18 PPG Place construction , Feb 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 19 PPG Place construction , Mar 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 20 PPG Place construction , Mar 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 21 PPG Place construction , Mar 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 22 PPG Place construction , Mar 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 23 PPG Place construction , Mar 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 24 PPG Place construction , Mar 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 25 PPG Place construction , Mar 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 26 PPG Place construction , Mar 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 27 PPG Place construction , Mar 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 28 PPG Place construction , Mar 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 29 PPG Place construction , Mar 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 30 PPG Place construction , Mar 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 31 PPG Place construction , Mar 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 32 PPG Place construction , Mar 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 33 PPG Place construction , Mar 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 34 PPG Place construction , Mar 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 35 PPG Place construction , Mar 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 36 PPG Place construction , Mar 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 37 PPG Place construction , Apr 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 38 PPG Place construction , Apr 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 39 PPG Place construction , Apr 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 40 PPG Place construction , Apr 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 41 PPG Place construction , Apr 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 42 PPG Place construction , Apr 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 43 PPG Place construction , May 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 44 PPG Place construction , June 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 45 PPG Place construction , July 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 46 PPG Place construction , July 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 47 PPG Place construction , July 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 48 PPG Place construction , July 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 49 PPG Place construction , July 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 50 PPG Place construction , July 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 51 PPG Place construction , July 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 52 PPG Place construction , July 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 53 PPG Place construction , July 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 54 PPG Place construction , July 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 55 PPG Place construction , Aug 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 56 PPG Place construction , Aug 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 57 PPG Place construction , Aug 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 58 PPG Place construction , Aug 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 59 PPG Place construction , Aug 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 60 PPG Place construction , Aug 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 61 PPG Place construction , Aug 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 62 PPG Place construction from One Oxford Center/Grant Building , Nov 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 63 PPG Place construction- steel crosses , Nov 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 64 PPG Place construction- steel crosses and framework , Nov 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 65 PPG Place construction- steel spires , Nov 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 66 PPG Place construction- exterior , Dec 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 67 PPG Place construction- exterior , Dec 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 68 PPG Place construction , 1981 Containers Box 21 , Folder 69 PPG Place construction , Feb 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 70 PPG Place construction , Feb 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 71 PPG Place construction , Feb 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 72 PPG Place construction , Feb 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 73 PPG Place construction , Feb 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 74 PPG Place construction , Feb 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 75 PPG Place construction , Feb 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 76 PPG Place construction , Feb 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 77 PPG Place construction , Apr 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 78 PPG Place construction , Aug 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 79 PPG Place construction , Aug 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 80 PPG Place construction , Aug 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 81 PPG Place construction from 4 Gateway Center , Oct 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 82 PPG Place construction from Benedum Trees Building , Oct 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 83 PPG Place construction from Equibank Building , Oct 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 84 PPG Place construction from Mount Washington , Oct 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 85 PPG Place construction- workers on job , Oct 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 86 PPG Place construction , Oct 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 87 PPG Place construction , Oct 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 88 PPG Place construction , Oct 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 89 PPG Place construction , Oct 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 90 PPG Place construction- assorted promotional , Oct 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 91 PPG Place construction from 4 Gateway Center , Nov 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 92 PPG Place construction from Benedum Trees Building , Nov 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 93 PPG Place construction from Equibank Building , Nov 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 94 PPG Place construction from 4 Gateway Center , Dec 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 95 PPG Place construction from Benedum Trees Building , Dec 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 96 PPG Place construction from Equibank Building , Dec 1982 Containers Box 21 , Folder 97 PPG Place construction from Mount Washington , Jan 1983 Containers Box 21 , Folder 98 PPG Place construction from Mount Washington , Jan-Feb 1983 Containers Box 21 , Folder 99 PPG Place construction from 4 Gateway Center , Feb 1983 Containers Box 21 , Folder 100 PPG Place construction from Benedum Trees Building , Feb 1983 Containers Box 21 , Folder 101 PPG Place construction from Equibank Building , Feb 1983 Containers Box 21 , Folder 102 PPG Place construction from Benedum Trees Building , Feb-Mar 1984 Containers Box 21 , Folder 103 PPG Place construction from Equibank Building , Feb-Mar 1984 Containers Box 21 , Folder 104 PPG Place construction from Benedum Trees Building , Mar-Apr 1984 Containers Box 21 , Folder 105 PPG Place construction from Equibank Building , Mar-Apr 1984 Containers Box 21 , Folder 106 PPG Place construction from Mount Washington , Mar-Apr 1984 Containers Box 21 , Folder 107 PPG Place construction from 4 Gateway Center , May-June 1984 Containers Box 21 , Folder 108 PPG Place construction from Equibank Building , May-June 1984 Containers Box 21 , Folder 109 PPG Place construction- Demolition A , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 110 PPG Place construction- Demolition A , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 111 PPG Place construction- Demolition A , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 112 PPG Place construction- Demolition A , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 113 PPG Place construction- Demolition B , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 114 PPG Place construction- Demolition B , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 115 PPG Place construction- Demolition B , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 116 PPG Place construction- Demolition B , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 117 PPG Place construction- Demolition B , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 118 PPG Place construction- Demolition B , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 119 PPG Place construction- Demolition B , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 120 PPG Place construction- Demolition B , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 121 PPG Place construction- Demolition B , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 122 PPG Place construction , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 123 PPG Place construction , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 124 PPG Place construction , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 125 Subseries IV. Coatings and Resins Division Color Slides and Negatives , (1890-1985) Employees Unidentified group photograph , 1890 Containers Box 21 , Folder 126 Traymore Hotel group photograph (Atlantic City, NJ) , 1929 Containers Box 21 , Folder 127 Manger's meeting , 1932 Containers Box 21 , Folder 128 Regional meeting (Newark, NJ) , 1934 Containers Box 21 , Folder 129 Unidentified employee , 1985 Containers Box 21 , Folder 130 Unidentified employee with Wallhide , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 131 Unidentified group photographs , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 132 Coatings and Resins Division International Pinturas Pittsburgh de Mexico plant interior and exterior , 1975 Containers Box 21 , Folder 133 Italver plant (Italy) , 1965 Containers Box 21 , Folder 134 Subseries V. Assorted Color Slides and Negatives , (1912-1998) Plants Creighton, Pa. plant- exterior , 1912 Containers Box 21 , Folder 135 Creighton, Pa. plant- aerial views , 1929, undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 136 Crystal City, Mo. plant- interior , 1938 Containers Box 21 , Folder 137 Crystal City, Mo. plant- aerial views , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 138 Ford City, Pa. plant- aerial view , 1930 Containers Box 21 , Folder 139 Duplate plant- exteriorundated Containers Box 21 , Folder 140 Unidentified plant , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 141 Duplate plant (Creighton, Pa.) employeesundated Containers Box 21 , Folder 142 Assorted PPG shipment trucks , undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 143 Crash tests of car windshields; Aerospace Application Support Center (Aichi, Japan); Employee using computer; Cars equipped with PPG windshields; PPG Place exterior; Huntsville, Ala. plant glass ribbon and glassworkers; Boussais, France plant exterior; Glass plates of varying thicknesses , 1995-1998, undated Containers Box 21 , Folder 144 Series VII. Oversize Materials , (c1877-2008) Scope and Contents This series is comprised of oversized administrative records, Coatings and Resins Division records, photographs, and newspapers. Of particular note are payroll documents pertaining to the construction of PPG's third glass plant in Ford City, Pa. in 1892. In addition, this series contains assorted advertisements and promotional brochures pertaining to Public Relations activities within the Coatings and Resins Division. Also included in this series are aerial views of PPG glass plants in Crystal City, Mo. and Ford City, Pa. This series also contains a timeline of PPG's innovations that was created to commemorate the company's 125th anniversary.
Administrative Works No. 3 construction payroll , 1892 Containers Box 22 , Folder 1 "PPG Industries: 125 Years of Innovation and We're Just Getting Started" company timeline , 2008 Containers Box 22 , Folder 2 Coatings and Resins Division Price lists and promotional materials- competitor paint and varnish companies , 1915-1918 Containers Box 23 , Volume 1 "Bringing New Faces into Your Store" advertisement , 1931 Containers Box 22 , Folder 3 1940 Dealer Ads: A Blue Print [sic] to Greater Profits promotional advertising brochure1940 Containers Box 22 , Folder 4 Go After Big Volume in 1946 with Tested Retail Advertising promotional advertising brochure1946 Containers Box 22 , Folder 5 Newark factory photograph , 1891 Containers Box 22 , Folder 6 Photographs Crystal City Plate Glass Co. Plant (Crystal City, Mo.) aerial view , c1877 Containers Box 22 , Folder 7 PPG delivery trucks and wagons , 1926 Containers Box 22 , Folder 8 Ford City (Pa.) plant aerial view , 1930 Containers Box 22 , Folder 9 Sparrow's Point (Md.) , c1971 Containers Box 22 , Folder 10 Assorted Urban redevelopment and Pittsburgh Renaissance newspapers , 1953-1967 Containers Box 22 , Folder 11 Assorted Traymore Hotel (Atlantic City, NJ) group photograph; Manager's Meeting group photograph; Duplate Factory (Creighton, Pa.) group employee farewell photograph, Unidentified group photograph (Milwaukee, Wis.) , 1929-1937, undated Containers shelf oversize item 1 