Reminiscences of I. Sophie du Pont May : oral history, 1974.

Longwood Gardens (Kennett Square, Pa.)

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May, I. Sophie du Pont.

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Interviewee married Ernest N. May. From the description of Reminiscences of I. Sophie du Pont May : oral history, 1974. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122362028 ...

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

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P. S. du Pont was president of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. from 1915 to 1919 and chairman of the board from 1919 to 1940. He was also president of General Motors (1920-1923) and chairman (1920-1929), as well as a member of many other major corporate boards. He was also an avid collector of documents on the early history of the Du Pont family and company. From the description of The P. S. du Pont Office Collection, 1749-1939. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 16...

Cornwell, Sophy H.

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In 1974, Longwood Gardens, Inc., engaged the Oral History Research Office of Columbia University to conduct a series of oral histories documenting the activities of Pierre S. du Pont in developing Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa. The interviews were conducted by Sophy H. Cornwell, the librarian at nearby Lincoln University. Most of the interviewees were members of later generations of the extended du Pont and Laird families. C. Jared Ingersoll and Edgar Scott, who also owned country estat...