Finding aid for the Floyd Hamilton Fish Jr. Papers

Biography of Floyd Hamilton Fish Jr.

Floyd Hamilton Fish, Jr. was born May 8, 1923. He grew up in Blacksburg, Virginia, and earned a Bachelor's of Science and a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. After serving in World War II as a coastal artillery officer in the Army, he moved to Wilmington, Delaware, where he worked at DuPont, primarily in Pioneering Research, until his retirement in 1986.

Scope and Content

Materials in these papers include correspondence, working/office files, original drawings by Fish of lighter-than-air craft, and publications from Floyd Hamilton Fish, Jr. relating to his time working at DuPont.

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Restrictions on Access

No restrictions on access; except not available thought interlibrary load. Copyright restrictions may apply. Permission to reproduce or publish materials in this collection must be secured in writing from Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Floyd Hamilton Fish, Jr. Papers, Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron, Akon, Ohio.

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