Longwood Gardens project : oral history, 1975-1980.

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Longwood Gardens project : oral history, 1975-1980.

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Recollections of friends and associates of Pierre S. du Pont (1870-1954) concerning his development of and association with Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Participants and pagination: Lammot du Pont Copeland, 41; Alletta Laird Downs, 23; Crawford H. Greenewalt, 30; Jared Ingersoll, 7; William W. Laird, 24; Rosa McDonald, 30; Sophie du Pont May, 29; Virginia Morgan, Brooke Gilpin, Charles Mason, 32; Wilhelmina du Pont Ross, 28; Edgar Scott, 8; Bayard Sharp, 33; Hugh Sharp, 35.

Transcripts: 320 leaves.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Longwood Gardens (Kennett Square, Pa.)

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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...