Little, Arthur D. (Arthur Dehon), 1863-1935

Chemical engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur. Little and Roger B. Griffin founded the chemical firm, Griffin and Little, Boston, Mass., in 1886; incorporated as Arthur D. Little, Inc., in 1909.

From the description of Papers, 1884-1973 (bulk 1900-1935). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34149520

From the description of Papers of Arthur D. Little, 1884-1973 (bulk 1900-1935). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77756012

Biographical Note

• 1863, Dec. 15: Born, Boston, Mass.
• 1885 - 1886 : Attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
• 1886: Chemist (later superintendent), Richmond Paper Co., Rumford, R.I. Started Griffin and Little, analytical, consulting, and research chemists, in partnership with Roger B. Griffin, Boston, Mass.
• 1893: Death of Roger B. Griffin in laboratory accident
• 1894: Published with Roger B. Griffin, The Chemistry of Paper-Making. New York: Howard Lockwood and Co.
• 1900: Formed partnership with William H. Walker
• 1901: Married Henrietta Rogers Anthony
• 1909: Incorporated firm as Arthur D. Little, Inc.
• 1912 - 1914 : President, American Chemical Society
• 1916: Organized national resources survey of Canada for the Canadian Pacific Railway
• 1917: Moved Arthur D. Little, Inc., to Cambridge, Mass.
• 1917 - 1918 : Firm of Arthur D. Little, Inc., served as a consultant to the Chemical Warfare Service and Signal Corps
• 1919: President, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• 1920s: Instrumental in founding school of chemical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
• 1928: Published, The Handwriting on the Wall. Boston: Little Brown, and Company
• 1928 - 1929 : President, Society of Chemical Industry, London, England
• 1931: Awarded Perkin medal by special ad hoc committed composed of members from five chemical societies
• 1935, Aug. 1: Died, Northeast Harbor, Maine

From the guide to the Arthur D. Little Papers, 1884-1973, (bulk 1900-1935), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)