Chemical Compounds
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Granatelli, Andy, 1923-2013
label: Collection Donor
content: Granatelli, Vincent, 1944-2022
label: Collection Creator
content: Grancor Automotive Specialists
label: Collection Creator
content: Hurricane Hot Rod Association
label: Collection Creator
content: Studebaker Corporation
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content: Andy Granatelli Collection
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content: Andy Granatelli Collection / Series 3: Studebaker Corporation
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1951-1973
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1403, Subseries 3.2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Chemical Compounds was established in St. Joseph, Missouri, on May 1, 1954 by three businessmen, Charles Dwight (Doc) Liggett, Jim Hill and Robert De Hart, with $3,000 in start-up capital in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Their sole product was STP Oil Treatment; the name was derived from "Scientifically Treated Petroleum." In 1961, the company was acquired by the Studebaker-Packard Corporation.

This series consists primarily of correspondence, both inter-office and with outside companies and a subject file, arranged alphabetically. The inter-office correspondnce deals with internal policies, objectives and issues such as staffing, responsibilities, liability, management operating plans, job objectives, and meeting minutes. Correspondence with outside companies primarily relates to STP films, STP sponsorship inquiries, and inquiries for STP branded items such as calendars, decals and hats.  

The subject files cover a wide range of topics and consist of files about individuals, organizations, programs, and other activities related to STP.