Interview with Phillip Kirkland, 1990 December 4 [audio]

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  • Working as a spray welder
    Partial Transcript: "I work at everything at the time, I wanted a job..."
    Synopsis: Kirkland talks about getting his job at DuPont. He talks about how a spray welding gun works. Kirkland describes how he did his job. He describes his career and some of DuPont's practices.
    Keywords: DuPont; Machinery; Metal spraying; Welding; Work
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Title

Interview with Phillip Kirkland, 1990 December 4 [audio]

Date Created

1990-12-04

Scope and Content

Kirkland describes his career working with the spray welding devices, including a detailed description of the function of the machine and the origins of the parts. He also briefly describes his working career, including business practices of the company.

Interviewee

Kirkland, Phillip

Biographical Note

Philip Kirkland was a welder for the DuPont Company.

Note

"RAH"; worked in welding

Subject(s)

Welding
Machinery
Metal spraying
Reminiscing

Subject(s) - Name

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

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Kirkland, Phillip
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

Genre

oral histories

Brand Information

Maxwell UR 90 Pisition-IEC Type I Normal

Language

English

Type of resource

sound recording-nonmusical

Extent

1 sound cassette (90 min.) : analog. TRT 0:15:26.

Physical Details

A
0:15:26

Repository

Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department, Hagley Museum and Library

Original Collection

Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)

Original Identifier

1970.370.170

Finding Aid

http://findingaids.hagley.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/1970_370.xml

Item Location

Box 5, Cassette 170

Preferred Citation

[Description and dates], 1970370_102513_kirkland, Box 5, Cassette 170, Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370), Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department, Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, DE 19807

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Hagley ID

1970370_102513_kirkland

PID

islandora:2277807

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