Records, 1960-1986.

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Records, 1960-1986.

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The GWDC records include board of directors and executive committee minutes; as well as project files and reports documenting the Council's efforts to present solutions to Wilmington's urban problems. Files describe the work of the Community Development Committee, the Transportation Committee, Downtown Wilmington, Inc. the Intergovernmental Task Force, the Land Use Commission, the Education Project, and SANE of Delaware, Inc.

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Greater Wilmington Development Council (Del.)

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The Greater Wilmington Development Council (GWDC) was founded in 1960 as a private, non-profit, public interest organization. With support from the business community, particularly the Du Pont Company and du Pont family, GWDC proposed and implemented solutions to Wilmington's economic, social, educational, and governmental problems. The GWDC's initial focus was on economic development, housing, and transportation. During the 1960s they were one of the important forces pu...

Du Pont, Irénée, 1920-.

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Du Pont, Henry Belin, 1898-1970

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Henry Belin du Pont Jr., was born on July 23, 1898. He attended Yale University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating with a B.S. in Engineering in 1923. From 1923 to 1925 he was employed at General Motors' Dayton, Ohio research laboratory. In 1927 he came to the Du Pont Company's Engineering Department. In 1937 he became Assistant to the President and the next year he was named director and secretary of General Motors. Henry Belin du Pont had a life ...