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Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884. Papers, 1850-1884.

Title: Papers, 1850-1884.

The papers of Lammot du Pont describe his innovative work in the explosives industry, his outside investments in coal mines and railroads, and correspondence with family members.

ArchivalResource: 25 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86134314 View

Du Pont-Kemble-De Forest families. Correspondence, 1840-1882.

Title: Correspondence, 1840-1882.

The correspondence of Victorine du Pont Kemble traces her life as a student at boarding school, as a young mother celebrating Christmas with her in-laws, and as the employer of a staff of domestics.

ArchivalResource: 28 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122458603 View

Elliott, Johnson & Co. Two letters to Henry du Pont, 1887.

Title: Two letters to Henry du Pont, 1887.

Two letters from Elliott, Johnson & Co., bankers and brokers of Wilmington, Del., to Henry du Pont of April 30 and May 2, 1887, re the purchase of bonds in two Florida railroads, the Sanford & Lake Eustis Railroad Company, and the Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West Railway Company.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/741807353 View

Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889. ALS : to James C. Aiken, 1869, Febrary 8.

Title: ALS : to James C. Aiken, 1869, Febrary 8.

Du Pont agrees to sign a letter of recommendation for a political appointment to president-elect Grant.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78241087 View

Copies of Henry du Pont's U.S. Military Academy records, 1828-1890 [photocopies].

Title: Copies of Henry du Pont's U.S. Military Academy records, 1828-1890 [photocopies].

Letter of Callender Irvine to Secretary of War Peter B. Porter introducing E. I. du Pont, 20 Dec. 1828. Letter of E. I. du Pont to Secretary of War Peter B. Porter seeking an appointment for his son Henry du Pont to West Point, endorsed by Kensey Johns, Jr., 12 Feb. 1829. Letter of E. I. du Pont to Peter B. Porter, 28 Feb. 1829. Letter of Henry du Pont to Peter B. Porter, 28 Feb. 1829. Copy of Henry du Pont's obituary as published in the 1890 Annual reunion of the Association of Graduates Office, U.S. Military Academy. Roster of the West Point class of 1833.

ArchivalResource: 6 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/741950531 View

Du Pont, Sophie Madeleine, 1810-1888. Estate papers, 1888-1900 [photocopies].

Title: Estate papers, 1888-1900 [photocopies].

Accounts of Henry du Pont, executor, and Henry A. du Pont, surviving executor.

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123466552 View

Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954,. Acquisitions of Pierre S. du Pont, 1438-1921.

Title: Acquisitions of Pierre S. du Pont, 1438-1921.

The papers in this collection were acquired by Pierre S. du Pont by purchase or through gift. For some years before his death he was an active collector of Du Pont materials and bought several important bodies of manuscripts from French dealers. These papers are primarily concerned with Du Pont de Nemours, the Physiocrats, the French Revolution, and the antecedents of the Du Ponts and allied families in France. Of particular interest are letters from Jean Baptiste Colbert (1652), Gaspard de Coligny (1554), Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès (1795), and Comte Roger de Bussy-Rabutin (1675). Papers of Gabriel Denizot (1818) describe the establishment of the Du Pont Powder Company at Eleutherian Mills. Also included are miscellaneous papers of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. Papers of Francis Gurney du Pont (1850-1904) contain notebooks on explosions at the gunpowder mills (1815-1902). Papers of Du Pont de Nemours include a copy of his essay on education in the United States entitled "Sur l'éducation nationale dans les Etats-Unis d'Amérique" n.d. This essay was written at the suggestion of Thomas Jefferson during the summer of 1800. It was sent to Jefferson for correction and translation, but this process was never completed.

ArchivalResource: 14 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122396768 View

Du Pont, Henry 1812-1889. Papers 1859-1889.

Title: Papers 1859-1889.

Collection contains Henry du Pont's correspondence, invoices, leases, estate records, will, deeds, a journal, photographs, books, and various social forms.

ArchivalResource: 7 boxes (2.1 cu. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/441862542 View

Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954,. The P. S. du Pont Office Collection, 1749-1939.

Title: The P. S. du Pont Office Collection, 1749-1939.

This collection was formed by the late Pierre S. du Pont (1870-1954) in connection with his study of company and family history. It contains elements which were selected from both company and family papers. The material was lodged in his Wilmington office for a number of years prior to his death in 1954. It was deposited with the Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation, Inc., in 1954 and is recorded as Accession 501 in the records of the Hagley Museum Library. Particularly elements which were readily identifiable as company archives, especially certain business books, have been transferred to the records of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (Series I). The remaining portion of the collection for which precise provenance could not be established, has been left intact; this residual portion is reported in this entry.

ArchivalResource: 14.3 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/164039155 View

Du Pont, Alfred Victor, 1798-1856. Papers, 1803-1897.

Title: Papers, 1803-1897.

The Alfred Victor du Pont Papers describe both business and personal matters. The administration of the company under his leadership (1834-1850) is described as is the relationship he had with his father, E.I. du Pont and his brother, Henry du Pont, who assumed control of the company after Alfred Victor's retirement.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122333721 View

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. General accounts, 1800-1903.

Title: General accounts, 1800-1903.

ArchivalResource: 70 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86094011 View

Bidermann family. Letters, 1828-1890.

Title: Letters, 1828-1890.

Consists of correspondence from various members of the Bidermann family. In particular, letters to James Irʹenʹee and Camille Bidermann, residents of France, provide information about crops, the weather, family matters, and local events in Delware. Also included is a letterbook of James Antoinne Bidermann.

ArchivalResource: 2 microfilm reels.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122503597 View

Du Pont, H. A. (Henry Algernon), 1838-1926. Papers, 1843-1926.

Title: Papers, 1843-1926.

The papers of Henry A. du Pont document all aspects of his multifaceted career.

ArchivalResource: 76 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122355347 View

Louise du Pont Crowninshield papers 1800-1958

Title: Louise du Pont Crowninshield papers 1800-1958

Louise du Pont Crowninshield (1877-1958) was an early leader in the field of historic preservation and a collector of antiques and hooked rugs. The collection includes her papers as well as those of her husband Francis Boardman Crowninshield, her mother, and other family members.

ArchivalResource: 17 Linear Feet

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Thomas F. Bayard Papers, 1780-1899, (bulk 1860-1889)

Title: Thomas F. Bayard Papers

Senator, secretary of state, and ambassador. Correspondence, letterbooks, scrapbooks, and miscellany relating to Bayard's career after the Civil War as a politician and legislator and as a cabinet official and diplomat during the presidential administrations of Grover Cleveland.

ArchivalResource: 60,000 items; 220 containers plus 18 oversize; 49.6 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006007 View

Du Pont, Eleuthère Irénée, 1771-1834. Papers, 1771-1922.

Title: Papers, 1771-1922.

The personal correspondence relates to both personal and business matters. Prior to E. I. du Pont's arrival in America in 1800 it includes letters concerning the career of his father and brother. After 1800, much of it concerns the founding and operation of the powder mills on the Brandywine. There are references to French and American politics, as well as to Thomas Jefferson's criticism of Napoleon in 1812, and the visit of Lafayette to the United States in 1824. The papers of Madame du Pont consist for the most part of family correspondence.

ArchivalResource: 8 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122516430 View

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Records, 1800-1905.

Title: Records, 1800-1905.

The nineteenth century records of the Du Pont Company are remarkably complete. They document the founding of the Company in Paris in 180l, its evolution into an American partnership during the early decades of the century, and its first incorporation in 1899. The records document the financial and business negotiations which led up to the founding of the company, the selection of a site for operations, the erection of mills, the intallation of machinery, methods of manufacture, production, and marketing. The records also describe the importation of saltpeter from India and sodium nitrate from Chile and shows how these raw materials were used in the production of black powder. Correspondence with Philadelphia labor agents show that Du Pont was heavily dependent on Irish labor. The collection contains a good deal of information about the Irish workers and describes the paternalistic relationship that evolved between the Du Pont family and the company's labor force.

ArchivalResource: 324 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122405550 View

Henry Belin du Pont, Jr., papers, 1920-1970.

Title: Henry Belin du Pont, Jr., papers, 1920-1970.

The papers document Henry Belin du Pont's career with the Du Pont Company and General Motors Corporation, as well as his interests in aviation and the Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation. Du Pont Company materials include records of stock transfers and bonuses. Also, included are reports from company economist, E. E. Lincoln.

ArchivalResource: 62 linear ft.

http://h92010.eos-intl.net/H92010/OPAC/Details/Record.aspx?BibCode=2671021 View

Du Pont, Louisa Gerhard, 1816-1900. Papers 1807-1900.

Title: Papers 1807-1900.

This collection contains correspondence to various Gerhard and du Pont family members as well as a number of books on religion.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (.6 cu. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/164035806 View

Papers of Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss, ca. 1860-1969 (inclusive)

Title: Papers of Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss, ca. 1860-1969 (inclusive)

Robert Woods Bliss (1875-1962) and his wife, Mildred Barnes Bliss (1875-1969) were prominent art collectors and the founders of Dumbarton Oaks, an estate which they developed and conveyed in 1940 to Harvard University as the Center for Byzantine Studies. Contains personal, philanthropic and United States Foreign Service-related papers.

ArchivalResource: 58.22 cubic feet (174 containers)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hua26003/catalog View

Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889. Papers 1859-1889.

Title: Papers 1859-1889.

Collection contains Henry du Ponts correspondence, invoices, leases, estate records, will, deeds, a journal, photographs, books, and various social forms.

ArchivalResource: 7 boxes (2.1 cu. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122649259 View

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Correspondence, 1805-1901.

Title: Correspondence, 1805-1901.

This series contains the Du Pont Company's correspondence with suppliers, attorneys, customers, labor agents, and sales agents. The files document the importation of saltpeter and nitrate for the manufacture of black powder, the selling of gun powder to the government and blasting powder to coal mine operators and railroad contractors. The process by which Irish workers were recruited with the assistance of Philadelphia agents is described. There is also some correspondence with competing powder manufacturers and makers of powder machinery. Letters describe the organization and operation of the Gunpowder Trade Association between 1872 and 1901.

ArchivalResource: 191 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86123685 View

Shipley, Joseph, 1795-1867. Papers, 1741-1898 [photoprints and microfilm].

Title: Papers, 1741-1898 [photoprints and microfilm].

The records consist of photocopies of two separate collections of Shipley family papers preserved by descendants, Mrs. Gordon S. Hargraves and Mrs. Henry W. Farnum.

ArchivalResource: 1.2 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122333726 View

Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889. Papers, 1822-1899.

Title: Papers, 1822-1899.

Henry du Pont's correspondence dates from his days as a student at Mt. Airy and at West Point. Although there is a very small amount of information on the evolution of the Du Pont Company after the Civil War, the collection is more focused on local business, farming and politics, and on du Pont's militia career and the defense of Delaware during the Civil War.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86094017 View

Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969,. The Winterthur Manuscripts 1588-1955.

Title: The Winterthur Manuscripts 1588-1955.

The Henry Francis du Pont collection of Winterthur Manuscripts contains the personal papers of those portions of the du Pont family that descended to Colonel Henry Algernon du Pont and his son, Henry Francis du Pont of Winterthur. Between 1949 and 1957 the bulk of this collection was deposited at the Longwood Library, where it joined a similar collection of family papers assembled by Pierre S. du Pont. The papers of Henry Francis du Pont remain at Winterthur.

ArchivalResource: 156 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/164038448 View

Hancock, Harold Bell, 1913-1987. Henry du Pont : typescript.

Title: Henry du Pont : typescript.

The tyescript is an early draft of a biography commissioned by Henry du Pont's descendants. Dr. Hancock died before completing a final draft for publication.

ArchivalResource: 2 v. (448 leaves)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122458883 View

Smith, Eleuthera du Pont, 1806-1876. Papers, 1816-1876.

Title: Papers, 1816-1876.

The papers of Eleuthera du Pont Smith consist primarily of correspondence, both incoming (1831-1876) and outgoing (1816-1875). They contain discussions of family news, sewing, domestic activities, and travels in the United States and Europe.

ArchivalResource: 6.33 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86134361 View

Hayes, John D. (John Daniel), 1902-1991. Research notes on Samuel Francis Du Pont, 1824-1865.

Title: Research notes on Samuel Francis Du Pont, 1824-1865.

The collection consists of photocopies and transcripts of correspondence of Samuel Francis Du Pont, his wife Sophie Madeleine du Pont, and other prominent figures, selected from the collections of the Hagley Museum and Library, the Huntington Library, and other institutions. Many of the texts did not appear in the edited, published version. The collection also includes drafts of "appendices," "table of contents and chronology," "medical history," and a notebook, "The Blockade Strategy Board - Memoirs and Minutes of Meetings," June-Sept. 1861, copied from the original in the National Archives, Du Pont being a member of the Board, which sat at Washington.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/654379811 View

Lobdell Car Wheel Company. Records, 1836-1968.

Title: Records, 1836-1968.

The records of the Lobdell Car Wheel Company consist of six fragments.

ArchivalResource: 175 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122457250 View

Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889. Miscellaneous letters, 1811-1887 [photoprints].

Title: Miscellaneous letters, 1811-1887 [photoprints].

The letters consist of photostatic copies of letters addressed to Henry du Pont that were copied for circulation among family members in the 1950s or early 1960s.

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122568063 View

Du Pont, William 1855-1928. William du Pont papers, 1863-1945 (bulk 1880-1928).

Title: William du Pont papers, 1863-1945 (bulk 1880-1928).

William du Pont's papers primarily encompass the years of his active business life from the early 1880s to his death in 1928, with a gap in his correspondence and invoices and receipts for the first decade of the 20th century. There are also some early personal correspondence, land purchasing agreements and papers pertaining to companies whose activities started before William du Pont involvement or lasted after his death. Family correspondence includes letters to and from his parents, sisters, daughter Marion and son William, second wife Annie Rogers du Pont and cousin Alfred I. du Pont. They discuss both family and business matters and are contained in Series I. Personal correspondence and Series II. General correspondence. Series I contains also 1892-1900 correspondence between William du Pont and his personal secretary in the United States, C.K. Lennig, which documents activities related to du Pont estate maintenance and businesses during the family's stay in England, including purchase of the "Montpelier" estate. Business-related correspondence of William du Pont collected in Series II. General correspondence reflects his major activities: involvement with powder and dynamite companies; investments in railroads, transportation, utilities and banking enterprises; membership in horse and cattle breeding societies and clubs, horse show organizations and hunting clubs; contacts with horse breeders and dealers; and construction, renovations and repairs at personal properties and business buildings. Materials of companies which William du Pont operated or invested in compose Series IV. Business papers. Papers of the du Pont high explosives enterprise Repauno Chemical Co. contain financial, technical and operational documents, Gunpowder Trade Association agreements and correspondence of the company first presidents Lammot du Pont (1880-1884) and William du Pont (1884-1892.) Another well-documented family business is U.S.F. Powder Company which papers (1919-1945) are probably the most comprehensive source of information on the development and manufacture of flashless powder by du Ponts. Records of the Hinckley Brake Co. and Miller Train Control Corporation, manufacturers of railroad car brake and stop control devices, contain patents for the devices with related correspondence, promotion and reference materials, minute books and bookkeeping records. The collection contains some papers of the Montpelier Supply Company which was organized in 1911 by William du Pont at his estate in Montpelier, Va. to resell general merchandise to the employees and farmers. Papers include minute book, store inventories, monthly farm payrolls and correspondence of William du Pont on financial and operational matters. Papers of William du Pont contain numerous enclosures. They include financial statements of many companies, prospectuses of banks and investment firms, more than 50 issues of informational leaflets of the Horse Association of America (1921-1927) and National Parks Association (1922-1923), catalogs and advertisements for agricultural products and domestic goods, horse and cattle show programs, photographs, blueprints and newspaper clippings. 17 photographs and 66 glass negatives of firing tests from papers of the U.S.F. Powder Co., together with other visual material from the collection have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections Department, Acc. 2007.205.

ArchivalResource: 84 linear feet, 13 oversize folders.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/615808393 View

Thomas F. Bayard Papers, 1780-1899, (bulk 1860-1889)

Title: Thomas F. Bayard Papers

Senator, secretary of state, and ambassador. Correspondence, letterbooks, scrapbooks, and miscellany relating to Bayard's career after the Civil War as a politician and legislator and as a cabinet official and diplomat during the presidential administrations of Grover Cleveland.

ArchivalResource: 60,000 items; 220 containers plus 18 oversize; 49.6 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006007 View

Du Pont, Sophie Madeleine, 1810-1888. Papers, 1818-1892.

Title: Papers, 1818-1892.

Sophie Du Pont's voluminous correspondence contains more than 20,000 letters to family and friends. More than 1,000 of these are to her husband, Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, and they were written while he was on extended sea duty in the Far East, Mediterranean, or on the Atlantic blockade. The letters describe Sophie Du Pont's domestic life at Louviers and contain observations about the social, cultural, and political events of the period in which she lived. These letters show that Sophie Du Pont had a certain ambivalence about the role of women in society as she consciously struggled to balance her intellectual interest which her domestic obligations particularly during her husband's long absences.

ArchivalResource: 21 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122579669 View

Du Pont, Eugene, 1840-1902. Papers, 1859-1920.

Title: Papers, 1859-1920.

Papers relating to Du Pont Company affairs describe improvements in black powder manufacturing operations and technical innovations. There is also some correspondence relating to the Gunpowder Trade Association. Letters from Henry Belin, Jr. document the operation of the Du Pont powder agency in Scranton, Pa. Reports from Pinkerton's National Detective Agency contain reports by undercover agents who infiltrated a secret society of powder workers in 1891 that was protesting the fact that the Du Pont Company had begun to contract out some craft jobs. These reports document episodes of barnburning and other worker protest.

ArchivalResource: 4.2 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122568033 View

Bauduy, Victorine du Pont, 1792-1861. Papers, 1798-1861.

Title: Papers, 1798-1861.

The papers cover a period of sixty years. As a woman of means, she was able to pursue her interests, which included education and literature. Outgoing letters (1803-1861) were written to her mother, siblings, nieces and nephews, and friends. The letters primarily discuss family matters, health, sewing, clothing, weather, and household administration, particulary the management of servants. The incoming letters (1798-1861) were written by family and friends. Letters from school friends document their interest in fashion, visits, courting, and literature. Of particular note are the exchanges with Antoinette Brevost, a member of a French refugee family who established a girl's school in Pittsburgh before going on to teach at Natchez.

ArchivalResource: 6 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122370788 View

Gentieu, Pierre A., 1842-1930. Reminiscences of one of Du Pont's employees : typescript, n.d.

Title: Reminiscences of one of Du Pont's employees : typescript, n.d.

The typescript contains an account of Gentieu's relations with the Du Pont Company, particularly dealing with its treatment of its employees, from 1877 to 1902. Gentieu was a beneficiary of the paternalistic system of labor relations then maintained by the company, which colors his account. There are numerous references to members of the du Pont family under whom Gentieu worked.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (21 p.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86123644 View

Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954,. The Longwood Manuscripts, 1438-1954.

Title: The Longwood Manuscripts, 1438-1954.

The Longwood Manuscripts comprise the manuscript collections of P.S. du Pont. They formed the core collection of the Longwood Library, established as an independent research library in the year of his death. In 1961 the Longwood Library merged with the Hagley Musuem, and the collection became known as The Longwood Manuscripts.

ArchivalResource: 1,065 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/164037874 View

Williamson, R. Page (Robert Page), 1833?-1854. Letters, 1852-1853.

Title: Letters, 1852-1853.

The collection consists of 28 letters written by Williamson to his family in Virginia during his stay on the Brandywine and one from his mother, Mary Page Williamson, to him.

ArchivalResource: 0.19 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122355292 View

Gerhard, Louisa 1816-1900. Papers 1807-1900.

Title: Papers 1807-1900.

This collection contains correspondence to various Gerhard and du Pont family members as well as a number of books on religion.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (.6 cu. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261235093 View

Gunpowder Trade Association. Records, 1870-1903.

Title: Records, 1870-1903.

Minutes of general meetings, advisory committees, and board of trade (1872-1903) describe the Gunpowder Trade Association's policies and procedures. These governing bodies usually included representatives from E. I. du Pont de Nemours, Hazard Powder Company, Laflin & Rand, Oriental Powder Mills, Austin Powder Company, American Powder Company, and Miami Powder Company. According to the records as of 1872, these firms controlled more than 72% of the powder market.

ArchivalResource: 10 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122503445 View

Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969,. The Winterthur Manuscripts 1588-1955.

Title: The Winterthur Manuscripts 1588-1955.

The Henry Francis du Pont collection of Winterthur Manuscripts contains the personal papers of those portions of the du Pont family that descended to Colonel Henry Algernon du Pont and his son, Henry Francis du Pont of Winterthur. Between 1949 and 1957 the bulk of this collection was deposited at the Longwood Library, where it joined a similar collection of family papers assembled by Pierre S. du Pont. The papers of Henry Francis du Pont remain at Winterthur.

ArchivalResource: 156 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/164039181 View