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The man, the chemist, the industrialist and the company he founded, all combine to shed light on the contemporary history of France in its economic, social and political dimensions: this is the aim of the project, which we invite you to contribute to.
Restoring the Kuhlmann Company to its rightful place in the memory and history of our country.
An initiative of the Institute for the History of Aluminium (IHA), descendants of Frédéric Kuhlmann and recognized historians, the project has three complementary dimensions:
To achieve these objectives, the project is based on an approach aimed at bringing together unpublished documentary resources by bringing together the various stakeholders. In particular, this involves collecting testimonials and documents from the family, former members of the Kuhlmann Establishments, the Compagnie Française des Matières colorants (The French Company for Colouring Material), the group's subsidiaries and all those who are familiar with the company and its legacy.
To achieve this goal, we are going to launch, through social networks, an ambitious campaign to collect unpublished documentary resources - family archives, business archives, testimonies, photographs, etc. - which will contribute to modernizing our research methodologies in recovering this lost history.
Thanks to the use of online media, the participants in this adventure will be able to exchange with the historians and heritage specialists mobilized on this project.
To carry out this project, the organizers are reaching out all those who wish to know the true history of the Kuhlmann group, that of a family, a fundamental stakeholder in a cutting-edge industrial sector.
To participate in this project, you can:
If you want to know more or participate in this project :
Contact : Elvire Coumont
e.coumont(at)histalu.org
> Find all the information by downloading the project presentation brochure.
He was a major figure in the history of French chemistry and industry. An inventor, builder and regional politician, in 1825 this Alsatian founded one of France's largest and most successful companies, the "Kuhlmann Company".
Apart from a few specialists, however, Frédéric Kuhlmann is a major but overlooked figure in history, along with the thousands of employees who have participated in the development of his company for 150 years.
We invite you to make a donation to deepen the ongoing work in the Kuhlmann archives by supporting the work of researchers, the collection of new information and the publishing of a book documenting this history.
Your contribution allows you to benefit from a significant tax deduction
