Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964

Lammot du Pont, Jr., was born on April 2, 1909, and died on February 22, 1964. He was the son of Lammot du Pont, Sr., who was president of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company between 1926 and 1940. Lammot, Jr., assembled a large collection of books, manuscripts, prints, drawings and photographs relating to the history of aeronautics from the first balloon flights through the 1940s. It was donated to the Hagley Museum & Library after his death in 1965.

From the description of Lammot du Pont, Jr., Aeronautics collection, 1783-1944. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122355321