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- Title
- Interview with Alfred Evans, May 1973 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1973-05
- Contributor(s)
- Evans, Alfred (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Alfred Evans who was a chauffer for Louise Crowninshield. The interview took place in Boca Grande, Florida.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_052813_10
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Eleanor Kane, 1984 February 21 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1984-02-21
- Contributor(s)
- Kane, Eleanor (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview wtih Eleanor Kane who spent a lot of time visiting Free Park and whose mother grew up there. The interview took place in Wilmington, Delaware.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_061713_15
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Louise F. Poole, 1974 March 4 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1974-03
- Contributor(s)
- Poole, Louise F. (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Louise Poole whose husband Edward worked at the Experimental Station and recounts her own work volunteering as well as her family geneology. The interview took place in Wilmington, Delaware.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_060313_13
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Edwin G. Smyth, 1974 January 29 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1974-01-29
- Contributor(s)
- Smyth, Edwin G. (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Edwin Smyth who did contract work on Hagley homes and whose father worked for Hagley in the powder yards. The interview took place in Wilmington, Delaware.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_060413_06
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview Catherine C. Irving (Mrs. A. Duer Irving), 1974 February 21 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1974-02-21
- Contributor(s)
- Irving, Catherine C. (Catherine Cooper), 1884-1982 (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Catherine C. Irving recalling her memories of Louise du Pont Crowninshield. The interview took place in Wilmington, Delaware.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_052213_02
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Thomas Dunlop, 1985 April 19 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1985-04-19
- Contributor(s)
- Dunlop, Thomas (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of third interview with Thomas Dunlop who continues to discuss life on the Brandywine. The interview took place in Wilmington, Delaware.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_060713_15
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with James Dever [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1981-03-26
- Contributor(s)
- Dever, James (interviewee), Tremaine, Dorothy (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with James Dever who was employed at Hagley farm and as a hauler for the powder yards who lived on Wagoners Row and Squirrel Run.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_060713_13
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Martin Luther Valentine, 1974 January [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1974-01
- Contributor(s)
- Valentine, Martin Luther (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Martin L. Valentine, a DuPont employee of 47 years in explosives. The interview took place in Wilmington, Delaware.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_060513_01
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Master index to Brandywine Valley oral histories
- Date(s)
- 1990~, 1900
- Contributor(s)
- Hagley Museum and Library (originator)
- Description
-
Index split into "first" and "second" generation interviews. First generation comprises interviews conducted prior to 1980. Second generation comprises interviews conducted between 1980 and 1990.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_index
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Reefa Hackendorn, 1989 July 12 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1989-07-12
- Contributor(s)
- Hackendorn, Reefa (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Reefa Hackendorn whose husband lived along the Brandywine and worked in the powder yards. The interview took place in Wilmington, Delaware.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_061413_01
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Carl Wise, 1984 February 27 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1984-02-27
- Contributor(s)
- Wise, Carl (interviewee), Bond, James (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Carl Wise who did not live or work in the Hagley area but does have reminisces of the area and daily life in Wilmington.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_070313_02
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Richard Toy, 1984 August 16 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1984-08-16
- Contributor(s)
- Toy, Richard (interviewee), Scott, Dick (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Richard Toy who discusses the geneological history of his family. The interview took place in Wilmington, Delaware.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_070313_03
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with William Henry Miller, 1984 February 16 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1984-02-16
- Contributor(s)
- Miller, William Henry (interviewee), Wagner, Betty (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with William Miller in which he reads from an interview with Alfred I. du Pont about the Miller family. The interview took place in Wilmington, Delaware.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_062113_05
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Thomas Hoopes, 1969 July 23 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1969-07-23
- Contributor(s)
- Hoopes, Thomas (interviewee), Scafidi, John A. (interviewer), Ryff, Allen (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Thomas Hoopes who worked for the Hoopes Borthers and Darlington Company. The interview took place in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_052913_11
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Edwin Zeuner, 1984 June 26 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1984-06-26
- Contributor(s)
- Zeuner, Edwin Reinhold (interviewee), Lotter, Marge (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Edwin Zeuner who lived in Wilmington but had a lot of acquaintances in the powder yards and whose father was a millwright for Dupont. The interview took place in Wilmington, Delaware.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_070513_03
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- John M. Johnson and Franklin Hanway, 1969 August 26 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1969-08-26
- Contributor(s)
- Hanway, Franklin (interviewee), Johnson, John M. (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Scafidi, John A. (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Franklin Hanway and John Johnson who were both employed at Longwood. The interview took place in Hamorton, Pennsylvania.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_052913_09
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Dr. Margaret Seitz, 1984 June 11 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1984-06-11
- Contributor(s)
- Seitz, Margaret (interviewee), Frazier, Chris (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Margaret Seitz who is a descendent of John and Catherine Gibbons. The interview took place in Wilmington, Delaware.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_070213_05
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Willard Graham Crichton, Jr. and Patsy Crichton, 1985 March 6 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1985-03-06
- Contributor(s)
- Crichton, Willard G. (Willard Graham), Jr., 1918-1995 (interviewee), Crichton, Patricia B., 1928-2020 (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer), Mayer, John (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Willard and Patsy Crichton regarding Belin House and other buildings and structures on Hagley grounds. The interview took place in Wilmington, Delaware.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_060713_07
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Chandler Becker, 1973 March 29 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1973-03-29
- Contributor(s)
- Becker, Chandler (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
- Description
-
Becker describes how he was hired as the assistant superintendent of Eleutherian Mills and how Louise du Pont Crowninshield took an interest in him and asked him to be the groundskeeper. He describes the unkempt state of the grounds when he arrived in 1928 and his plans to improve them, as well as how his job has changed over time. He also discusses his impressions of Mrs. Crowninshield, his home along the Brandywine, improvements made to the house throughout the years, and preparations for...
Show moreBecker describes how he was hired as the assistant superintendent of Eleutherian Mills and how Louise du Pont Crowninshield took an interest in him and asked him to be the groundskeeper. He describes the unkempt state of the grounds when he arrived in 1928 and his plans to improve them, as well as how his job has changed over time. He also discusses his impressions of Mrs. Crowninshield, his home along the Brandywine, improvements made to the house throughout the years, and preparations for going to Boca Grande.
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- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_01_19730329_Becker
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Les Mathewson, undated and 1976 September 3 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1976-09-03
- Contributor(s)
- Mathewson, F.L. (Les) (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Les Mathewson on stone quarrying.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_060313_08
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Thomas E. Doremus, 1958 January 10 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1958-01-10, 1958-01-16, 1958-01-30
- Contributor(s)
- Doremus, Thomas E. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Thomas Doremus who worked in the powder industry. The interview took place in Wilmington, Delaware.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_052813_07
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Joseph A. Haley, 1955 February 23 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1955-02-23
- Contributor(s)
- Haley, Joseph A. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Joseph Haley who worked at Hagley's powder yards. The interview took place in Wilmington, Delaware.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_052913_08
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Clarence A. Fahs [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1966-04-22, 1966-05-02, 1966-05-04
- Contributor(s)
- Fahs, Clarence A. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Clarence A. Fahs who was a machinist for DuPont. The interview took place in Wilmington, Delaware.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_052913_01
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Joseph H. Martin, 1956 November 8-9 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1956-11-08
- Contributor(s)
- Martin, Joseph H. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Joseph Martin who has many memories of members of the du Pont family, as well as area politics. The interview took place in Wilmington, Delaware.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_060313_06
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Willard S. Wilson, 1977 June 2 [transcript]
- Date(s)
- 1977-06-02
- Contributor(s)
- Wilson, Willard Springer, 1897-1979 (interviewee), Muir, Daniel T. (interviewer), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer)
- Description
-
Transcript of interview with Willard Wilson who worked in radio broadcasting in Wilmington.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
- Hagley ID
- 2026_060513_03
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley