Oral history interviews, 1954-1984.

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Oral history interviews, 1954-1984.

1954-1984

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The oral histories were conducted for the purposes of investigating the history of the Hagley Museum site and supporting its programs of development and interpretation. They were conducted by museum staff in two series, the first between 1954 and 1974 and the second between 1980 and 1984. The first series included survivors from among the last generation of powder workers to work in the Hagley Yard, as well as acquaintances of Mrs. Crowninshield, the last owner of the Eleutherian Mills residence, and Luther D. Reed, the first general director of the museum. The second group are primarily children of the last generation of powder workers, who describe their childhoods and life in the Wilmington area before World War II.

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Hagley Museum & Library

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Du Pont family.

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Eleutherian Mills (Greenville, Del. : Dwelling).

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Brandywine Works

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Fell family.

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Joseph Bancroft & Sons Company.

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Crowninshield, Louise du Pont, 1877-1958

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Louise Evelina du Pont (1877-1958) was the daughter of Henry A. du Pont (1838-1926) and Pauline Foster du Pont (1849-1902). She was born, raised, and educated at the family estate, Winterthur, north of Wilmington, Delaware. A debutante whose coming-out party was held in New York in 1896, she socialized with members of the city's most exclusive families. During the late 1890s, she spent the winter months in the city, enjoying shopping and social life during the heyday of high society. Louise du ...

Joseph Bancroft & Sons Company.

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Wilkinson, Norman B.

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Dougherty, John, d. 1957, interviewee.

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Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation

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Lickle, Charles, 1895-1969, interviewee.

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Fell family.

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Eleutherian Mills (Greenville, Del. : Dwelling).

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Lawless, Martha, b. 1901, interviewee.

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Brandywine Works

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Irving, Catherine C. (Catherine Cooper), 1884-1982

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Macklem, John W., interviewee.

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Heacock, Walter J. (Walter Judson), 1921-1999

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Shields, Daniel F., 1894-1972, interviewee.

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Toy, Richard, 1922-2001, interviewee.

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Du Pont 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...

Reed, Luther D., 1885-1975.

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Hagley Museum

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The Hagley Museum was established in the aftermath of the Du Pont Company's sesquicentennial in 1952. The museum preserved and partially restored the site of the original Du Pont powder yards, which had closed 30 years before. It also documented and presented the early industrial history of the Brandywine Valley. From the description of Research reports, 1953-1978. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86094021 ...

Mathewson, Leslie, 1895-1978, interviewee.

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Beacom, Elizabeth, 1891-1976, interviewee.

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