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Betts & Seal. Records, 1828-1867.

Title: Records, 1828-1867.

The records of Betts & Seal cover the operation of the foundry from 1828 to 1867. the result is a rare time-capsule look at the workings of a small but innovative foundry during the first phase of American industrialization.

ArchivalResource: 9.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122555158 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

Hallam, George, b. 1761. George Hallam papers, 1784-1825.

Title: George Hallam papers, 1784-1825.

Deeds of sale of lands in New London (1784-1825), papers concerning division of beach property, promissory note (1819) from Ephraim Paul, decree on petition of George Hallam vs. Jon. Chapman, Hallam's will (1825), two letters, one from a James Stewart (undated) and the other (1815) recommending a Mr. Bidermann from DuPont de Nemours & Co., and other papers.

ArchivalResource: 48 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/229170972 View

Hagley Museum. Research reports, 1953-1978.

Title: Research reports, 1953-1978.

The research reports were produced by the museum beginning in 1953 for the purpose of developing and elaborating its exhibits and interpretations. They were prepared by a permanent research staff and by participants in the Hagley Fellowship Program, administered jointly with the University of Delaware, many of whom went on to distinguished careers in the history of technology and business. The reports were produced from manuscript and secondary sources at the Hagley Museum and Library. They have the advantage of collecting and condensing information on selected topics relating to the industrial history of the Brandywine Valley and providing tracings back to the original sources.

ArchivalResource: 3.95 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86094021 View

Du Pont family. Papers, 1685-1895 1840-1870 (bulk dates).

Title: Papers, 1685-1895 1840-1870 (bulk dates).

The collection contains scrapbooks, a diary, letters, and a few financial papers, related to several members of the du Pont family. The largest group of letters pertain to Ann Ridgely, wife of Charles Irènée du Pont. The letters include condolences to her on the deaths of her father and her husband, a Valentine poem, a record of some of the expenses of her daughter Amy's wedding, letters from her to Charles about setting the date for their wedding, some Ridgely genealogy, letters from a granddaughter at boarding school, and some Ridgely family correspondence. Also included in the collection are letters from Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson to Pierre Samuel du Pont. Franklin praised du Pont's writing, and Jefferson asked for his help in negotiations with France about Louisiana. Other correspondents include Alexander Hamilton (about the right of foreigners to own land in the U.S.) and James Monroe (glad the du Ponts have settled in the U.S.). The Marquis de Lafayette wrote letters of introduction for James Antoine Bidermann to Bushrod Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Jerome Bonaparte informed the du Ponts of his marriage to Elizabeth Patterson. Photocopies of documents in other collections relate to the building of the Bidermann's house at Winterthur, Delaware. Several scrapbooks and other volumes are found in the collection. Victorine du Pont Bauduy collected poems in her album. Eleuthera du Pont Smith collected drawings and poems from family and friends. The Marquis de Lafayette wrote in her album when he visited the United States in 1824-1825. Two scrapbooks contain pressed flowers. Eleuthera Smith's flower book includes flowers collected for her out west, and also flowers from du Pont weddings. A silhouette of an unidentified woman is laid into the back of Eleuthera's album. The other flower scrapbook may have belonged to Evalina du Pont Bidermann. A brief diary was kept by Henry du Pont in 1842, mainly recording agricultural work. The collection also contains a group of almost 200 receipted bills, most of which were sent to E.I. du Pont. They document purchases of textiles, china, glassware, shoes, jewelry, furniture, and other household goods. As well, there are bills from tailors and dressmakers and one doctor's bill. One bill lists lumber being shipped from Cuba. A few items in the collection have no discernable connection to the du Pont family.

ArchivalResource: 0.75 cu. ft. : ill.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261232564 View

Parish, David, d. 1826. ALS : to Marquis de Lafayette, 1816 Jan. 24 [photocopy].

Title: ALS : to Marquis de Lafayette, 1816 Jan. 24 [photocopy].

Acknowledging Lafayette's letter of introduction for James Antoine Bidermann.

ArchivalResource: 2 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82156376 View

A. Cardon & Company. Records, 1815-1833.

Title: Records, 1815-1833.

The records consist of two lots. Part I, consisting of loose papers, comprises Group 6, Series D of the Longwood Manuscripts. Part II, consisting of bound volumes, was included among the records of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company.

ArchivalResource: 2.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122568058 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

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

Bidermann, James Antoine, 1790-1865. Promissory note : Wilmington, Del., to Charles I. du Pont, 1832 August 6.

Title: Promissory note : Wilmington, Del., to Charles I. du Pont, 1832 August 6.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123466069 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

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

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

Copeland, Lammot du Pont, 1905-1983,. Belin-du Pont-Copeland family papers, 1788-1972.

Title: Belin-du Pont-Copeland family papers, 1788-1972.

The collection consists primarily of personal papers of the Belin, Copeland and du Pont families. Letters of Henry Hedrick Belin (1804-1891) describe his employment by the Du Pont Company. Letters of Henry Belin, Jr. (1843-1917) include descriptions of service and events during the Civil War. Other Civil War news and descriptions of campaigns and camp life can be found among the letters of Mary Belin du Pont (1839-1913), John Underwood (1835-1892), Robert Underwood (1842-1874) and John P. Wales (1831-1912).

ArchivalResource: 5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123379519 View

Du Pont, Eleuthera Bradford, 1873-1953,. The Eleuthera Bradford du Pont Collection, 1799-1834.

Title: The Eleuthera Bradford du Pont Collection, 1799-1834.

The papers in this collection date from the lifetime of E.I. du Pont and document important aspects of the early history of the Du Pont Company.

ArchivalResource: 6.3 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/164039145 View