The Stauffer Chemical Company records consists of materials documenting the company's activities. The materials include minutes books, financial statements, correspondence, and photographs.

The Stauffer Chemical Company was founded in 1885 in San Francisco by two European immigrants, John Stauffer, Sr. and Christian de Guigne. The company mainly produced herbicides for corn and rice. It formed partnerships, mergers, and subsidiaries with many companies, including: The Pacific Hard Rubber Company, West End Chemical Company, Old Hickory Chemical Company, Cowles Chemical Company, Western Phosphates, Inc. and Victor Chemical Company. The company's headquarters moved from San Francisco to New York City and later to Westport, Connecticut. It also had offices in Los Angeles, California. In 1985 Stauffer Chemicals was sold to Chesebrough-Ponds, Inc. In 1987, they sold it to Imperial Chemical Industries who then quickly sold to Rhône-Poulenc, S.A. Some plants formerly operated by Stauffer Chemical Company have been declared Superfund sites, including the LeMoyne Plant in Axis, Alabama and the Tarpon Springs Plant in Florida.

180 Linear Feet (177 records storage boxes, 2 manuscript boxes, 8 flat boxes)

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