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Title: Interview with Fred Marenco, 1984 March 5 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-03-05
Contributor(s): Marenco, Fred (interviewee), Bond, Jim (interviewer)
Description: Marenco describes childhood pranks and pastimes, keeping boarders at his family's home, holiday parades and celebrations, and life in the Wilmington area in the early twentieth century. He also discusses community life, including relations between Irish and Italian families, the lack of crime, social status, relationships with the neighbors, and working odd jobs for DuPont.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_12313_marenco_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with John E. Krauss, 1958 May 14 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1958-05-14
Contributor(s): Krauss, John E. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Krauss describes his father's working career, including an incident in which Mr. Krauss asked Mr. Francis G. du Pont not to smoke a cigar near the powder mill. His interview describes his childhood at Squirrel Run, including his education at A.I. du Pont School, his summer jobs in the mill at Hagley, his impressions of du Pont family members, and his later working career at DuPont.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_71113_Krauss_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Eugene Bruno, 1981 March 12 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1981-03-12
Contributor(s): Bruno, Eugene (interviewee), Tremaine, Dorothy (interviewer)
Description: Bruno's interview details his childhood in Wilmington, Delaware. He describes the homes in Squirrel Run, how the children used to spend the weekends there after the move having picnics and watching the adults play bocce ball, and his job working at Hodginson Brothers Woolen Mills. He also describes Wilmington in the early twentieth century, particularly the area of Little Italy, where he grew up.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_92013_bruno_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Katherine Collison, 1954 September, 1955 January [audio]
Date(s): 1954?/1955?, 1954, 1955
Contributor(s): Collison, Katherine (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Collison describes the house itself and the hardworking maids who lived there; how the children played and entertained themselves at the powder yards; various explosions and the reactions of the families; the cultural and social makeup of the community; and Collison's relationship with members of the du Pont family, including her friendship with Sophie du Pont.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_62713_collison
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Walter Aurand, 1981 May 14 [audio]
Date(s): 1981-05-14
Contributor(s): Aurand, Walter George, 1891-1983 (interviewee), Tremaine, Dorothy (interviewer)
Description: Influenced by his high school teacher and educated in chemistry at the University of Delaware, Walter describes life in Wilmington during the early twentieth century. His interview details a work atmosphere at DuPont, a powder explosion that killed three women, testing the bullets in New Castle, and safety in the workplace.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_102313_aurand
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Frank T. Stirlith, 1960 January 12, 1960 January 14 [audio](part 3)
Date(s): 1960-01-12, 1960-01-14
Contributor(s): Stirlith, Frank T. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Stirlith describes his family history and immigration to the United States, his childhood growing up in Chester, life in Wilmington during his adult years, his career at DuPont, and his impressions of and interactions with various members of the du Pont family. He also recounts, in detail, William Jennings Bryan's Cross of Gold speech, which he heard in Wilmington in 1896.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_71613_Stirlith_Part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with James Kindbeiter, 1984 April 6 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1984-04-06
Contributor(s): Kindbeiter, James (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Kindbeiter describes community life at Hagley, including church life at St. Joseph's, the house layout, the Gun Club, children's pastimes and entertainments, daily chores, and Christmas and holiday traditions.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_102513_kindbeiter_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Jane "Jenny" Toomey, 1985 February 12 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1985-02-12
Contributor(s): Toomey, Jane M. (interviewee), Johnson, Dorothy (interviewer)
Description: Toomey describes her house in Charles Banks, various foods she cooked and baked, relations between Italian and Irish immigrants, and daily chores. Her son, Joe Toomey (b. 1925), also describes his childhood, including mushroom picking, caddying at the DuPont Country Club, raising chickens, and his family's history and immigration from Ireland.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_112513_toomey_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William Lloyd and Anna Baird Lloyd, 1988 June 8 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1988-06-08
Contributor(s): Lloyd, William (interviewee), Lloyd, Anna Baird (interviewee), Johnson, Dorothy (interviewer)
Description: Willliam Lloyd and Anna Baird Lloyd describe their childhoods growing up along the Brandywine, including fishing in the creek and skating in the winter, their families and anecdotes relating to them, childhood pastimes and amusements, memories of explosions, cooking and chores, and working conditions in the powder yards. They also describe local businesses, prices for everyday items, and holiday traditions.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_111213_lloyd_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Louis J. "Primo" Robino, 1984 December 3 [audio](part 3)
Date(s): 1984-12-03
Contributor(s): Robino, Louis J. (interviewee), Meyers, Louise (interviewer)
Description: Robino describes life growing up in Squirrel Run, including amusements and chores, keeping boarders in their house, music and singing, and typical dress. He also discusses his education, cooking and baking Italian food, playing card games and bocce ball, and explosions that occurred.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_12513_robino_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Martin Dillon, 1969 July 28 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1969-07-28
Contributor(s): Dillon, Martin (interviewee), Pizor, Faith (interviewer), Scafidi, John A. (interviewer)
Description: Dillon describes in detail the process of hauling willows, including cutting them down, peeling them, tools and techniques used, and caring for the horses. He also describes farm life at the turn of the century, including the business aspect of farming.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_022614_dillon_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Aloysius Rowe, undated [audio]
Date(s): 1968-07-09
Contributor(s): Rowe, Aloysius (interviewee), Pizor, Faith (interviewer), Cambell, Stuart (interviewer), Scafidi, John A. (interviewer)
Description: Rowe discusses swimming in the Brandywine during the summer. He also recounts an incident in which he saved a drowning girl. He talks about his father's death, sickness, crime, and superstitions.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_81613_Rowe_A_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with J. Edgar Rhoads, 1969 April 14 [audio](part 6)
Date(s): 1969-04-14
Contributor(s): Rhoads, J. Edgar (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Pizor, Faith (interviewer)
Description: Rhoads describes the effects of the Great Depression on the company, improvements made to leather products, and employing African Americans. He also discusses changes in the company's buildings throughout the years. Rhoads recounts his civic endeavors, including working with the Boy Scouts, with the YMCA, and with various engineering and nature groups. He also describes how he sought to use the manpower of conscientious objectors, such as Quakers, to serve the country in other ways during...
Show moreRhoads describes the effects of the Great Depression on the company, improvements made to leather products, and employing African Americans. He also discusses changes in the company's buildings throughout the years. Rhoads recounts his civic endeavors, including working with the Boy Scouts, with the YMCA, and with various engineering and nature groups. He also describes how he sought to use the manpower of conscientious objectors, such as Quakers, to serve the country in other ways during wartime. He describes his impressions of World War I and World War II in detail, including his relief efforts in Germany. He also discusses his own education.
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Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_91213_Rhoads_part6
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Catherine C. Irving (Mrs. A. Duer Irving), 1974 February 21 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1974-02-21
Contributor(s): Irving, Catherine C. (Catherine Cooper), 1884-1982 (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Irving describes in detail her relationship with her husband's cousin, Mrs. Louise du Pont Crowninshield, including her interests and personality. She briefly describes relationships with other members of the du Pont family.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_8813_Duer_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Clarence L. Walker, 1956 October 26 [audio]
Date(s): 1956-10-26
Contributor(s): Walker, Clarence L. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Walker describes the process of peeling and cutting willows to burn for charcoal, how his friend obtained a job from A.I. du Pont, and his impressions of various members of the du Pont family. He also tells a story about Annie Oakley.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_72313_Walker
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Blanche MacAdoo Yetter, 1984 July 25 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-07-25
Contributor(s): Yetter, Blanche MacAdoo (interviewee), Perkins, Karen (interviewer)
Description: Yetter discusses ornamental and vegetable gardening near the near the DuPont Company Hagley Yards. Mrs. Yetter talks about the types of vegetables her family grew and how they did so, as well as what kind of flowers was grown on their property. Other areas and family gardens in which Mrs. Yetter was familiar is also discussed.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_111913_yetter_part5
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with George Washington Jones, 1984 April 25 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1984-04-25
Contributor(s): Jones, George Washington (interviewee), Meyers, Louise (interviewer)
Description: In the second part of his interview, Jones discusses married life for young people, preparation for babies, how women curled their hair, explosions, various objects the family owned, and daily life in his childhood.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_83013_gwjones_part3
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 [audio](part 2)
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: Willard Crichton describes the state of the house after the move and the surrounding area in detail, as well as the changes made to it by the Crichton family. He also describes the surrounding area and the gardens. His interview details family history, the changes to the area following the opening of Hagley Museum, and briefly refers to a career with DuPont.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_102413_crichton_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Thomas Hoopes, 1969 July 23 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1969-07-23
Contributor(s): Hoopes, Thomas (interviewee), Scafidi, John A. (interviewer), Ryff, Allen (interviewer)
Description: Hoopes gives a history of the company including the addition of rubber to wagon wheels, the changes the company underwent during World War II, the introduction of electricity, the relationships with the competition, best business practices, the management of the company, and different types of tires.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_72913_Hoopes_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William F. Flanigan, 1960 May-July [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1960-05-12, 1960-07-19?, 1960-07-19
Contributor(s): Flanigan, William F. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Flanigan describes the houses in which he grew up, relationships among his neighbors, his education, a feeling of isolation in the community, and childrens' chores and pastimes. He also describes his first job at the Hodgson Woolen Mill, various ethnicities that worked at DuPont, different explosions that occurred, and daily life during his childhood and teenage years.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_82013_Flanigan_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Catherine Hackendorn Sheldrick, 1984 February 28 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-02-28
Contributor(s): Sheldrick, Catherine Hackendorn (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Sheldrick describes her childhood home in detail, chores and hobbies, and various daily activities, such as gardening, handling garbage, and obtaining groceries. She also describes her education, Sundays at Church, holidays and celebrations, explosions, and illnesses.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_111913_sheldrick_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Joseph Kauss, 1969 July 11 [audio]
Date(s): 1969-07-11
Contributor(s): Kauss, Joseph B. (interviewee), Scafidi, John A. (interviewer), Pizor, Faith (interviewer)
Description: Kauss describes the differences between the mills when Kauss worked there and in 1969, when the interview was conducted. He also describes his working career at DuPont in detail, including his wages, work environment, and the layout of Hagley Yards. He also describes life in Wilmington, including union and gang activity.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_022514_kauss
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Benjamin F. Foster, 1964 February 28 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1964-02-28
Contributor(s): Foster, Benjamin F. (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Gibson, George Horner, 1932- (interviewer)
Description: Foster describes his working career at DuPont, including the various plants in which he worked, the installation of electrical lighting, engineering work, salaries and wages, and transferring to South America. He also describes the establishment of the Hotel du Pont, the building of homes for various du Pont family members, and his impressions of du Pont family members.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_82213_Foster_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Maurice du Pont Lee, 1969 February 13-14 [audio](part 3)
Date(s): 1969-02-13
Contributor(s): Lee, Maurice du Pont, 1885-1974 (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Pizor, Faith K. (interviewer), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (associated name)
Description: Lee describes his work as the manager of the manufacture of cellophane and rayon, the entrance of DuPont into cellophane, the establishment of a new plant in Virginia, his philanthropic ventures in Wilmington, and the beginning of Alcoholic Anonymous in the company in the 1940s. His interview also details the design and building of the DuPont Country Club. He also discusses his mother's interest in psychic matters, the development of Rodney Square, the construction of I-95 in Wilmington,...
Show moreLee describes his work as the manager of the manufacture of cellophane and rayon, the entrance of DuPont into cellophane, the establishment of a new plant in Virginia, his philanthropic ventures in Wilmington, and the beginning of Alcoholic Anonymous in the company in the 1940s. His interview also details the design and building of the DuPont Country Club. He also discusses his mother's interest in psychic matters, the development of Rodney Square, the construction of I-95 in Wilmington, working in the Office of Civil Defense, and his work on the National Parks Commission.
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Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_81313_Dupont_Lee_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Katherine Kindbeiter Hazzard, 1984 May 30 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1984-05-30
Contributor(s): Hazzard, Katherine Kindbeiter (interviewee), Lotter, Marge (interviewer)
Description: Hazzard describes her grandmother's role in her life and as the midwife for the area, laundry and other chores, and medical care. She also describes typical dress, explosions, and their neighbors. She also discusses games that the children would play, Easter traditions, making sauerkraut with her father, cooking and shopping, and typical dress.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_91613_hazzard_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

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