Papers, 1835-1956.

Wemyss family

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Du Pont, Irénée, 1876-1963

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Irénée du Pont (1876-1963) was born at Nemours, near Eleutherian Mills, New Castle County, Delaware. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He began work for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. in 1903 in the Construction Division of the Black Powder Operating Department. After gaining experience, he was named Assistant Treasurer in 1905 and manager of the Development Department three years later. In 1915 he joined w...

Tallman, Frank G. (Frank Gifford), 1860-1938

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Barksdale, Hamilton M. (Hamilton Macfarland), 1861-1918

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Hamilton Barksdale (1861-1918) was born in Richmond, Va. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1882 with a degree in civil engineering. Barksdale joined the engineering corps of the B&O railroad in 1885. In 1890 he went to work at the Repauno Chemical Company. When Repauno became part of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. in 1895, Barksdale was named head of the Du Pont Company's Explosives Department. In 1911 he was named general manager and the next year he was appointed to the fi...

Du Pont, Victor, 1882-1943

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Resident of Wilmington, Del. From the description of Wedding invitation list for the wedding of Victor du Pont and Elizabeth Everett, 1906. (Historical Society of Delaware). WorldCat record id: 70979550 ...

Patterson, Charles L. (Charles Loeser), 1855-1930

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Kinloch Gun Club (Georgetown, S.C.).

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Du Pont, Amelia, 1842-1917

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Du Pont, Francis I. (Francis Irénée), 1873-1942

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Connable, Frank L. (Frank Lee), 1871-1947

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Ridgely family

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

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The family firm of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company was established in 1802 and during the 19th century it became one of the United States' most important manufacturers of black powder. In 1902 three younger du Pont cousins: T. Coleman, Alfred I., and Pierre S. took over the company and within three years succeeded in bringing 75% of the American explosives industry (which at that time included black powder, dynamite, and smokeless powder) under their control. During the first decade of the...

Du Pont, Eugene, 1873-1954

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Eugene du Pont, Jr., was born on July 7, 1873, the second son of Eugene du Pont and Amelia Elizabeth du Pont. He attended St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H. Subsequently he was an executive in E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, of which his father was president, and also vice president of the Standard Stoker Company, a manufacturer of automatic stokers for locomotives. He died on December 15, 1954. From the description of Papers, 1835-1956. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat...

Belin, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1877-1931.

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Du Pont, Eugene, 1840-1902

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Eugene du Pont was the eldest son of Alexis I. du Pont and Joanna Smith du Pont and grandson of E. I. du Pont, the founder of the family gunpowder business. He joined the workforce of E.I du Pont de Nemours & Co. in 1861, became a partner in 1864, and senior partner in 1889. He became president upon incorporation of the firm in 1899, serving until his death three years later. From the description of Miscellaneous papers, 1857-1873. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record i...

Haskell, J. Amory (Jonathan Amory), 1861-1923

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Experimental Station.

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Moore family

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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...

Du Pont, T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman), 1863-1930

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In 1902 the control of the hundred year old Du Pont Company passed into the hands of three younger du Pont cousins, T. Coleman, Pierre S., and Alfred I.T. Coleman du Pont, who became president after the 1902 incorporation, had spent the previous two decades involved in the coal, iron, and street railway industries of Kentucky and Western Pennsylvania. His major investment was in The Johnson Company of Johnstown, Pa., and Lorain, Ohio, to which he introduced modern engineering principles and mana...

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Eastern Laboratory.

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Du Pont, Lammot, 1880-1952

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Carpenter, R. R. M. (Robert Ruliph Morgan), 1877-1949

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Du Pont, Alexis I. (Alexis Irénée), 1869-1921

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Moxham, Egbert, 1881-1956.

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Standard Stoker Company.

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Belin, F. Lammot (Ferdinand Lammot), 1881-1961.

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Du Pont, Alfred I. (Alfred Irénée), 1864-1935

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Alfred I. du Pont was the eldest son of E. I. du Pont (1829-1877). He joined the family gunpowder firm in 1884, after attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In the 1902 reorganization, he became co-owner and general manager. As a result of a family quarrel, he left the firm in 1916 and eventually built his own banking and real estate empire in Florida. Du Pont was active in Delaware Republican Party politics from 1916 to 1920. From the description of TLS : to Edward A. ...