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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

Godwin, John. Miscellany concerning T. Coleman du Pont's political career, 1910-1928.

Title: Miscellany concerning T. Coleman du Pont's political career, 1910-1928.

Deposition of John Godwin concerning Delaware politics and T. Coleman du Pont, with affidavit of Harry P. Joslyn, notary public, 5 July 1910; also news item on the resignation of T. Coleman du Pont from the United States Senate.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/741949074 View

Du Pont, H. A. (Henry Algernon), 1838-1926. Two letters to Mr. and Mrs. J. Simpson Dean, 1924.

Title: Two letters to Mr. and Mrs. J. Simpson Dean, 1924.

Two typed letters from Henry A. du Pont at Winterthur to Mr. and Mrs. J. Simpson Dean (Paulina du Pont Dean), of June 3, 1924 and August 16, 1924. Both are concerned with the new private road beginning at the intersection of the two private roads to Eleutherian Mills and Nemours residences.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/741940188 View

Col. H.A. du Pont Company. Records, 1925-1951.

Title: Records, 1925-1951.

Collection documents how an investment holding company functioned during the mid 20th century. It contains invoices, business forms, advertisements, a minute book, incorporation records, by-laws, dissolution records, accounting records, stock and security records, deed and settlement certificates, notices and reports to stockholders, banking records, correspondence, payroll records, and tax publications.

ArchivalResource: 5 boxes (1.5 cu. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261235092 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

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

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

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

Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954. Papers, 1880-1954.

Title: Papers, 1880-1954.

The personal and business papers document Pierre S. du Pont's business career and political activities. There is a significant body of material describing the history of the Du Pont Company and the General Motors Corporation which trace the transformation of these two firms into modern, centrally administered corporations during the early years of the twentieth century. The evolving relationship between business strategy and corporate structure is documented, as is the role that research and development played in shaping the success of these two companies.

ArchivalResource: 1,000 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86134093 View

Papers

Title: Papers

Consists of correspondence, bills, manuscripts, and social materials dealing with politics, society, corporations, and the Winterthur estate. Much of the correspondence is corporate in nature relating to various financial interests, including local railroad companies.

ArchivalResource: 53 boxes

http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/ARC12.htm View

Du Pont, Louisa Gerhard, 1816-1900. Papers, 1836-1899.

Title: Papers, 1836-1899.

The papers consist primarily of outgoing correspondence (1836-1837, 1851-1899). The majority of the letters were written to her son, Henry A. du Pont, her sister-in-law, Sophie M. Du Pont, and daughter-in-law, Mary Pauline Foster du Pont. There are also letters to other family members. The letters contain news about family, health, the children, clothing patterns, and servants. The incoming correspondence (1861-1896) consists of letters from family and friends.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122333754 View

Du Pont, H. A. (Henry Algernon), 1838-1926. Letter to J. C. Higgins, 1896 July 21.

Title: Letter to J. C. Higgins, 1896 July 21.

Letter congratulating Higgins on his nomination for governor of Delaware.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/164037786 View

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, Francis Gurney, 1850-1904. Papers, 1818-1947.

Title: Papers, 1818-1947.

The papers of Francis Gurney du Pont describe both his business activities at E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, his family life and his activities in the Episcopal Church.

ArchivalResource: 17.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122370774 View

Abram P. T. Elder Papers, 1890-1916, (bulk 1903-1916)

Title: Abram P. T. Elder Papers 1890-1916 (bulk 1903-1916)

Biographer and publisher. Correspondence, biographical files, business records of the National Biographical Society, illustrated materials, photographs, and other papers pertaining primarily to Elder's creation and publication of biographical directories for the society.

ArchivalResource: 3,280 items; 11 containers plus 1 oversize; 5 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009035 View

Du Pont, Pauline Foster, 1849-1902. Papers, 1861-1902.

Title: Papers, 1861-1902.

The papers of Pauline Foster du Pont describe the life of an upper class woman with strong ties to "high society" in New York City.

ArchivalResource: 12.75 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122503464 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

https://findingaids.hagley.org/repositories/3/resources/846 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 de Nemours family. Papers relating to the American Philosophical Society, 1800-1894

Title: Du Pont de Nemours family. Papers relating to the American Philosophical Society, 1800-1894

This collection consists mostly of letters to and from members of the Du Pont de Nemours family. They are dated between 1800 and 1894, with the bulk of material from 1800 to 1821. Generally, the letters are related to APS business. In one letter Jefferson informs P. S. Du Pont de Nemours of his election to the APS (1800). Additional letters by Jefferson refer to his mouldboard plough (1806) and Robert M. Patterson (1809). Several additional letters, including those written by John Vaughan, deal with issues such as scientific experiments, papers submitted by P. S. Du Pont, APS publications, and books ordered for the APS.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 Linear feet, 44 items

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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, H. A. (Henry Algernon), 1838-1926. Correspondence with Gustav Schelle, 1924-1927 [negative and positive photostats].

Title: Correspondence with Gustav Schelle, 1924-1927 [negative and positive photostats].

Five letters to Schelle, 1924-1926, and one from Schelle, which would have arrived after du Pont's death. They mostly express personal friendship and deal indirectly with Schelle's writings on the Physiocrats and Du Pont de Nemours.

ArchivalResource: 6 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/725369200 View

Bullitt family. Bullitt family papers - Oxmoor collection, 1683-2003.

Title: Bullitt family papers - Oxmoor collection, 1683-2003.

Papers of an early Louisville family that settled in the area in 1783. The collection centers around Alexander Scott Bullitt (1762-1816) and his descendants William C. Bullitt (1793-1877), John C. Bullitt (1824-1902), Thomas W. Bullitt (1838-1910), William Marshall Bullitt (1873-1957), and Thomas W. Bullitt (1914-1991). Their papers reflect their life on the Bullitt estate Oxmoor, their legal careers, as well as their participation in politics, the military and national events. In addition to the papers of the above individuals there are papers re: earlier ancestors, as well as collateral families, such as the Breckinridge, Christian, Fry, Iasigi, Logan, Marshall, Speed, Walker, and Wallace families. William Marshall Bullitt compiled this collection of his ancestors and there are numerous folders concerning genealogy, as well as information on the Bullitt family residence Oxmoor, the Oxmoor steeplechase, and Citizen's Fidelity Bank, which the family was instrumental in establishing. Of particular interest are the letters and papers of William and Annie Henry Christian dated 1764-1790. Their papers give insight into the life of Kentucky pioneers, the early salt industry, and Christian's service in the Virginia militia. Their daughter Priscilla married Alexander Bullitt. The papers of Alexander Bullitt dated 1782-1816 include information on his acquisition of Oxmoor, farming, and his participation in the 1792 and 1799 state constitutional conventions. William C. Bullitt's papers dated 1814-1872 include correspondence, legal papers, receipts, and land papers re: his plantations Oxmoor and Cottonwood. John C. Bullitt's papers include numerous letters, primarily from his mother Mildred and his sisters, dated 1838-1851. These letters provide descriptions of antebellum Louisville and details about everyday life on a plantation in Kentucky including the lives of enslaved African Americans. These letters also included references to presidential elections, local politics, society, and the Mexican War. Also of interest are the Civil War letters and narratives of Thomas W. Bullitt, James B. Bullitt, and Henry M. Bullitt. The three brothers served under John Hunt Morgan during the war. Thomas W. Bullitt's papers dated 1919-1991 include information re: his experiences during World War II. This collection includes materials concerning every era of American history, from the colonial era to the Vietnam Conflict. See collection's finding aid for additional information.

ArchivalResource: 164 cubic feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61673137 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

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

Elder, Abram P. T. (Abram Peter Turner). Papers, 1890-1916 (bulk 1903-1916).

Title: Papers, 1890-1916 (bulk 1903-1916).

Correspondence, biographical files, business records of the National Biographical Society, illustrated materials, photographs, and other papers, relating primarily to Elder's creation and publication of biographical directories for the society. Includes research and publication materials for Charles Henry Grosvenor's Book of the presidents with biographical sketches (1902) and other biographical directories. Biographical files contain correspondence, biographical entries, clippings, printed materials, and photographs, regarding prominent local, state, and national politicians, capitalists, and philanthropists. Individuals represented include Charles F. Chickering, W.W. Corcoran, Moody Currier, H.A. Du Pont, Mary Baker Eddy, Isaac E. Emerson, Charles W. Fairbanks, Marshall Field, Julius Fleischmann, Ulysses S. Grant II, Solomon R. Guggenheim, William Guggenheim, Edward Everett Hale, Marcus Alonzo Hana, David N. Hershey, Christian Heurich, Henry Edwards Huntington, Charles Kellogg, Henry Miles Knowles, Daniel Scott Lamont, Craige Lippincott, Nicholas Longworth, Cyrus Hall McCormick, Darius O. Mills, J. Pierpont Morgan, Levi P. Morton, Gottlieb Muhlhauser, Francis G. Newlands, George Mortimer Pullman, and Matthew Stanley Quay. Also includes material relating to sales of a directory at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915-1916. Correspondents include National Biographical Society officials Lucy S. Bahnsen, Robert E. Doan, Charles Henry Grosvenor, R.E.C. Montague, and Richard R. McMahon.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31816443 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

McComb, Henry S., 1825-1881. Diary, 1880 [microform].

Title: Diary, 1880 [microform].

McComb's pocket diary for 1880 records his activities as a railroad promoter, particularly in pushing the Delaware Western Railroad. It records meetings seeking support from other railroad capitalists. McComb's other railroad investments are also mentioned.

ArchivalResource: 1 reel of microfilm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/650279270 View

Items relating to a dinner given to Henry A. du Pont, 1915.

Title: Items relating to a dinner given to Henry A. du Pont, 1915.

Mailing/distribution list for a booklet to commemorate a dinner to Col. Henry A. du Pont by the younger men of the family on 10 Nov. 1915; also a copy of the booklet which lists those attending, describes the presentation of the gift, and includes the remarks prepared by Henry A. du Pont for the occasion.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/741940556 View

Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865. Telegram signed : Washington, D.C., addressed to General Henry Du Pont, 1865 Mar. 3.

Title: Telegram signed : Washington, D.C., addressed to General Henry Du Pont, 1865 Mar. 3.

Announcing his return.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (12mo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270742379 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

Black, Mary (Mary C.). Papers, c.1960-1992.

Title: Papers, c.1960-1992.

Collection reflects Mary Black's professional career, especially her interest in American artists working in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. In addition to correspondence, there are many notes, photographs, and slides that she assembled while trying to identify artists of unsigned portraits. Copies of drafts of articles and books on early American portraiture are included, and she kept many letters relating to the identification of artists of unsigned works that are now part of this collection. Holdings also reflect work that she did on exhibitions and seminars, especially a 1967 seminar and exhibit at the New York Historical Society about patroon painters and Upper Hudson Valley art. Collection has especially noteworthy information about the Duyckinck family, Erastus Salisbury Field, Nehemiah Partridge, and Ammi Phillips.

ArchivalResource: 66 boxes : ill.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261231448 View

Maxim, Hudson, 1853-1927. Papers, 1889-1925.

Title: Papers, 1889-1925.

The collection includes a copy of an agreement between Maxim and E.I. du Pont de Nemours (October 17, 1897) whereby Maxim sold to the company his patents for smokeless powder. Also included is correspondence with Alfred I. du Pont and Francis G. du Pont relating to this transaction. A letter to Francis I. du Pont (February 13, 1917) describes a machine gun which Maxim designed. Correspondence with the United States government relates to smokeless powder and the propulsion of torpedoes and torpedo boats. Letters from the Ordnance Department describe the Navy's 1891 tests of Maxim's smokeless powder. Correspondence with Pierre S. du Pont (1916) relates to Maxim's book DEFENSELESS AMERICA, an anti-pacifist polemic. The collection also contains correspondence with British and Swedish producers of smokeless powder, dynamite, munitions and ordnance.

ArchivalResource: 0.1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122516235 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

Miller, Thomas W. (Thomas Woodnutt), 1886-1973. Papers, 1914-1917.

Title: Papers, 1914-1917.

The Thomas W. Miller papers are exclusively focused on his term in the 64th Congress. They include copies of bills introduced by Miller and reports from the Committee on Claims and the Committee of Accounts, on which he served. They also include exchanges with constituents and state and national Republican Party officials, along with documents relating to Miller's interest in the threat posed by the war in Europe, the German submarine menace, and the United States' naval preparedness. The papers reflect some of the war anxieties in the Wilmington business community.

ArchivalResource: 0.8 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122572908 View