Reminiscences of George Thompson, Sr. : oral history, 1982.

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Reminiscences of George Thompson, Sr. : oral history, 1982.

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Personal secretary tp Pierre S. DuPont 1930-54: his personality, habits, generosity, relations with employees, attitudes toward alcohol, Prohibition, New Deal, stock market speculation, Israel; General Motors anti-trust case; Mrs. Pierre DuPont, entertainments; administrator Longwood Gardens 1954-1972: development and lay out, changes after Pierre DuPont's death.

Transcript: 211 leaves.Tape: 3 reels.

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

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

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