Letter from William du Pont, Jr. to his second wife Margaret Osborne discussing everyday events at Bellevue and at the farms in Virginia. du Pont mentions classifying the Santa Gertrudis cattle, one of his last special projects in cattle breeding.
Letter from William du Pont, Jr. to Bill Tilden, legendary professional tennis champion, urging him to try the du Pont company's new nylon tennis strings in an experiment to test the new product.
Letter from William du Pont, Jr. to his cousin Pierre Samuel du Pont. P.S. du Pont was the owner of the Longwood Estate, which later became what is now the public garden attraction Longwood Gardens.
Mentions terms for a gunpowder contract that Wade and DuPont had previously discussed verbally. Wade acted as an agent for Grinnell, Minturn & Co. for gunpowder contracts during the Crimean War.
The papers of Paul Arthur are comprised of material collected by Dr. Arthur’s sister, Dorothy Arthur from 1967 through the 1988. The Collection is divided into two series. The first contains press releases from the DuPont Company and includes...
