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Title: Interview with Ann Hudson (Mrs. Joseph Hudson), 1968 August 1 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1968-08-01
Contributor(s): Hudson, Ann (interviewee), Scafidi, John A. (interviewer)
Description: Hudson describes growing up along the Brandywine, including the neighborhood and buildings, her family history, the trolley lines, and local businesses. She also describes her education and Sunday school, games and amusements, medical care, and excursions on Alfred I. du Pont's boat. She recounts her memories of explosions and reactions to them.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_81513_Hudson_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Maurice du Pont Lee, 1969 February 6-7 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1969-02-07
Contributor(s): Lee, Maurice du Pont (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Pizor, Faith (interviewer)
Description: Lee describes his high school and college education in detail, the influence of his cousin Louis Cazenove on his interest in engineering, his work for the company in Hannibal, Missouri, various explosions, his work in smokeless powder and the expansion of Carney's Point, his move from explosives to dye stuffs, and the company's international dealings during World War I. Lee also describes his family, including his mother, Alfred I. du Pont, Lee's role in helping his cousins gain their...
Show moreLee describes his high school and college education in detail, the influence of his cousin Louis Cazenove on his interest in engineering, his work for the company in Hannibal, Missouri, various explosions, his work in smokeless powder and the expansion of Carney's Point, his move from explosives to dye stuffs, and the company's international dealings during World War I. Lee also describes his family, including his mother, Alfred I. du Pont, Lee's role in helping his cousins gain their inheritance, and various family members' leadership qualities. Furthermore, he discusses the building of A.I. du Pont hospital and interactions with his coworkers.
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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_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Catherine Cheney, 1983 December 19 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1983-12-19
Contributor(s): Cheney, Catherine (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer)
Description: Cheney gives a detailed description of the houses and neighborhood and how it has changed. She discusses growing up in Free Park, and the various activities in which the children would engage, as well as the garden and her education. Her interview also gives specific details about life in Free Park, including toilet facilities, water sanitation, and waste.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_92513_cheney_c_part5
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with George Washington Jones, 1985 March 4 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1985-03-04
Contributor(s): Jones, George Washington (interviewee), Meyers, Louise (interviewer)
Description: In the third part of his interview, Jones describes his house and garden in detail, weekend activities, birthdays, wakes, typical dress, different types of wedding receptions, Thanksgiving traditions, typical amusements, and other daily life activities in the early twentieth century.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_9413_gwjones_part6
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Katherine Kindbeiter Hazzard, 1985 May 11 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1985-05-11
Contributor(s): Hazzard, Katherine Kindbeiter (interviewee), Johnson, Dorothy (interviewer)
Description: Hazzard describes her education, how her parents met, laundry and chores, and various games and amusements in which the children engaged. She also describes cooking, family pets, the family's first car, and her neighbors.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_91713_hazzard_part7
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Mary Braden Jackson, 1986 July 13 [audio]
Date(s): 1986-07-13
Contributor(s): Jackson, Mary Braden (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Jackson's second interview describes Sam Frizzell's store, the du Pont family as landlords, Christmas and Thanksgiving traditions, and Easter and Fourth of July parties, Mrs. Crowninshield's Willing Workers, the library at Christ Church, and daily life along the Brandywine. She also describes the 100th and 150th anniversary celebrations of the DuPont company in detail.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_9513_jackson_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Jane "Jenny" Toomey, 1985 February 12 [audio](part 2)
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_part4
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Catherine Cheney, 1983 December 19 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1983-12-19
Contributor(s): Cheney, Catherine (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer)
Description: Cheney gives a detailed description of the houses and neighborhood and how it has changed. She discusses growing up in Free Park, and the various activities in which the children would engage, as well as the garden and her education. Her interview also gives specific details about life in Free Park, including toilet facilities, water sanitation, and waste.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_92513_cheney_c_part6
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Grace Toy Ferguson, 1984 April 19 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1984-04-19
Contributor(s): Ferguson, Grace Toy (interviewee), Johnson, Dorothy (interviewer)
Description: Ferguson describes her uncle Tom Toy's Tavern, her childhood growing up along the Brandywine, including activities and amusements in which the children engaged, relationships between various communities along the Brandywine, and a typical daily schedule. She also describes gardening and chores, Halloween traditions, medical care, typical dress, and various possessions in the house.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_10713_ferguson_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Katherine Kindbeiter Hazzard, 1984 March 21 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1984-03-21
Contributor(s): Hazzard, Katherine Kindbeiter (interviewee), Lotter, Marge (interviewer)
Description: Hazzard describes her childhood, including the house in which she grew up, daily chores, activities and amusements, and her impressions of various du Pont family members. She also discusses her education, various anecdotes about her father and mother, and the candy store her father opened after her lost his legs working for the railroad. She also recounts going into Wilmington for shopping and Christmas traditions.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_91613_hazzard_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Catherine Cheney, 1964 April 3 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1964-04-03
Contributor(s): Cheney, Catherine (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Gibson, George Horner, 1932- (interviewer)
Description: Cheney describes the family home in detail, taking the trolley into town, how the family used heat, gas, and drinking water, her interactions with members of the du Pont family, and various ways that the children would entertain themselves.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_7813_Cheney_C_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Rocco Perrone, 1984 July 10 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1984-07-10
Contributor(s): Perrone, Rocco Mathew, 1901-1989 (interviewee), Frazier, Chris (interviewer)
Description: Perrone describes daily life in Squirrel Run, Christmas at Winterthur, picnics and bocce in the summer, medical care, Perrone's impressions of various du Pont family members, traveling home to Italy, and other daily activities along the Brandywine.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_12213_perrone_r_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William H. Buchanan, 1958 August 7 [audio]
Date(s): 1958-08-07
Contributor(s): Buchanan, William H. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Buchanan's interview touches on many subjects including details of his father's work, his reminisces about home and social life in the community, his memories of Alfred I. du Pont, and details about powder yard explosions.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_7913_Buchanan_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Catherine Hackendorn Sheldrick, 1984 March 28 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1984-03-28
Contributor(s): Sheldrick, Catherine Hackendorn (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Sheldrick describes childbirth, funerals, children's games and pastimes, and going into Wilmington. She also describes typical clothing, the hot water pump in the village, dances and weddings, and various family possessions.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_112013_sheldrick_part4
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Rose Murabito, 1984 March 22 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-03-22
Contributor(s): Murabito, Rose (interviewee), Frazier, Chris (interviewer)
Description: Murabito describes her family home, chores and daily activities, her education, memories of explosions, and her family's history. She also describes working at Hodgson's mill on the spinners and the reels as well as her work at a cigar factory. Furthermore, she discusses Christmas traditions, various games and entertainments, and gardening.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_12413_murabito
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with James Cammock, 1984 April 9 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-04-09
Contributor(s): Cammock, James (interviewee), Bond, James (interviewer)
Description: Cammock describes daily life on the Brandywine for families of mill workers; celebrations for the Fourth of July and Memorial Day; and general descriptions of the mills and his home at Breck's Lane.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_10713_cammock_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Martin Dillon, 1969 July 28 [audio](part 2)
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_7913_Dillon_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Mary Braden Jackson, 1986 September 14 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1986-09-14
Contributor(s): Jackson, Mary Braden (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Jackson's fourth interview describes the Stewart House, typical preparations for babies, christening celebrations, the girls' baseball team, how women curled and colored their hair, superstitions, transportation, and music lessons on the organ. She also describes who her friends were and various possessions in her house growing up.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_9613_jackson_part7
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 4)
Date(s): 1969-02-14
Contributor(s): Lee, Maurice du Pont (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Pizor, Faith (interviewer)
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_part4
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 (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Pizor, Faith (interviewer)
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 Jennie Sicco Leto, 1983 March 5 [audio]
Date(s): 1983-03-05
Contributor(s): Leto, Jennie Sicco (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Leto describes her childhood along the Brandywine, including her education and daily chores. She also describes cooking and Christmas traditions.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_103113_leto_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Ann Hudson (Mrs. Joseph Hudson), 1968 August 1 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1968-08-01
Contributor(s): Hudson, Ann (interviewee), Scafidi, John A. (interviewer)
Description: Hudson describes growing up along the Brandywine, including the neighborhood and buildings, her family history, the trolley lines, and local businesses. She also describes her education and Sunday school, games and amusements, medical care, and excursions on Alfred I. du Pont's boat. She recounts her memories of explosions and reactions to them.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_81513_Hudson_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with J. Edgar Rhoads, 1969 January 31 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1969-01-31
Contributor(s): Rhoads, J. Edgar (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Pizor, Faith (interviewer)
Description: Rhoads describes the emigration of his family from England to America to begin a tannery in 1702. He describes his family's business, including the movement from tanning to leather, as well as other ventures, and the expansion of the business to include other family members. He details the process of making leather and the relationship of the company with other area companies, including DuPont. He also describes his childhood in Wilmington and other towns where his family moved, his Quaker...
Show moreRhoads describes the emigration of his family from England to America to begin a tannery in 1702. He describes his family's business, including the movement from tanning to leather, as well as other ventures, and the expansion of the business to include other family members. He details the process of making leather and the relationship of the company with other area companies, including DuPont. He also describes his childhood in Wilmington and other towns where his family moved, his Quaker faith and missionary work, and family affairs. Rhoads also discusses his education and his entrance into the family business, as well as the state of the company during World War I.
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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_8913_Rhoads_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William H. Buchanan, 1958 August 7 [audio]
Date(s): 1958-08-07
Contributor(s): Buchanan, William H. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Buchanan's interview touches on many subjects including details of his father's work, his reminisces about home and social life in the community, his memories of Alfred I. du Pont, and details about powder yard explosions.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_7913_Buchanan_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Faith Betty Lattomus, 1984 April 4 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1984-04-19
Contributor(s): Lattomus, Faith Betty (interviewee), Wagner, Betty (interviewer)
Description: Lattomus describes the layout and communities of the various villages along the Brandywine, her house in Wagoner's Row, chores and daily routines, transportation, and entertainments and parties. She also describes her involvement at Christ Church and teaching Sunday school there.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_103113_lattomus_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

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