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Title: Interview with Blanche MacAdoo Yetter, 1985 February 19 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1985-02-19
Contributor(s): Yetter, Blanche MacAdoo (interviewee), Wagner, Betty (interviewer)
Description: Yetter discusses social life and activities, excursions to the city of Wilmington, people she knew as a child and young adult, cooking traditions, church, holidays, games, the layout of homes, vegetable gardening, and more details on daily life in the home.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_111913_yetter_part7
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Blanche MacAdoo Yetter, 1985 February 19 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1985-02-19
Contributor(s): Yetter, Blanche MacAdoo (interviewee), Wagner, Betty (interviewer)
Description: Yetter discusses social life and activities, excursions to the city of Wilmington, people she knew as a child and young adult, cooking traditions, church, holidays, games, the layout of homes, vegetable gardening, and more details on daily life in the home.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_111913_yetter_part6
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Luther D. Reed, 1968 May 29 [audio](part 3)
Date(s): 1968-05-29
Contributor(s): Reed, Luther D. (interviewee), Heacock, Walter J. (interviewer), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Pizor, Faith (interviewer), Scafidi, John A. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Reed describes in detail the planning and execution behind the 150th anniversary celebration of the DuPont company as well as his role as director of these events. He also describes the efforts of du Pont family members in planning, including Louise du Pont Crowninshield. He also describes his role as the director of the Hagley Foundation, including the building the museum and library, the selection of the trustees, and the development of the by-laws.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_72413_Reed_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Luther D. Reed, 1968 May 28 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1968-05-28
Contributor(s): Reed, Luther D. (interviewee), Heacock, Walter J. (interviewer), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Pizor, Faith (interviewer), Scafidi, John A. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Reed describes his early working career with DuPont in the dynamite plant in Gibbstown, his movement to the Hopewell, Virginia plant, the beginnings of DuPont's values regarding safety, and the introduction of on-site medical care. He also discusses the typical plant working environment and the challenges he faced at the Hopewell plant.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_72313_Reed_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with John E. Miller, 1960 June 23 [audio]
Date(s): 1960-06-23
Contributor(s): Miller, John E. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Miller describes the movement from black powder to soda blasting powder, the reformation of DuPont after the death of company president Eugene du Pont in 1902, how politics impacted the company (particularly the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the division of DuPont), sabotage among competition, and the company during both world wars. He also discusses his work abroad in Argentina, Chile, Hawaii, the Philippines, and China.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_7313_Miller
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Richard F. Rowe, 1968 July 9 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1968-07-09
Contributor(s): Rowe, Richard F. (interviewee), Pizor, Faith (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (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_7213_Rowe_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Richard F. Rowe, 1968 July 9 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1968-07-09
Contributor(s): Rowe, Richard F. (interviewee), Pizor, Faith (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (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_7213_Rowe_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Luther D. Reed, 1968 May 28 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1968-05-28
Contributor(s): Reed, Luther D. (interviewee), Heacock, Walter J. (interviewer), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Pizor, Faith (interviewer), Scafidi, John A. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Reed describes his early working career with DuPont in the dynamite plant in Gibbstown, his movement to the Hopewell, Virginia plant, the beginnings of DuPont's values regarding safety, and the introduction of on-site medical care. He also discusses the typical plant working environment and the challenges he faced at the Hopewell plant.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_72413_Reed_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Joseph M. Campbell, 1957 August 15 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1957-08-15
Contributor(s): Campbell, Joseph M. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Campbell describes the working conditions at Hagley and at the Experimental Station, attempts to unionize, his interactions with the du Pont family, and moving into the neighborhood at Squirrel Run, including the various nationalities that lived there and what the workers would do for fun.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_62513_campbell_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Albert Rider "Slick" Ely, 1988 December 6 [audio]
Date(s): 1988-12-06
Contributor(s): Ely, Albert Rider (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer)
Description: Ely discusses traveling around for work through his sales position, establishing Kenvil as a research and development laboratory, the development and use of the ballistic pendulum, his earlier career with Hercules, his impressions of du Pont family members, and the use of the friction testing device. He also touches on the company's safety measures as well as using lathes 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_12613_ely_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Ralph Beech Brown, 1981 April 28 [audio]
Date(s): 1981-04-28
Contributor(s): Brown, Ralph Beech (interviewee), Tremaine, Dorothy (interviewer)
Description: Brown's interview details his childhood in Newark, Cecil County, and Wilmington, his experiences as a carnival worker, the working environment and explosions at the powder mill, and his experience as an electrician at the Playhouse Theatre.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_10313_brown
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Helen Edwards, 1986 April 16 [audio]
Date(s): 1986-04-16
Contributor(s): Edwards, Helen E. (interviewee), Vadnais, Andy (interviewer)
Description: Edwards describes her working career at DuPont, including an explosion that occurred in 1918 and the flu epidemic in 1919. She also describes her home life, including the family cat, typical dress, the early years of her marriage, Wilmington in the early twentieth century, and cooking and chores.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_93013_edwards_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Anthony W. Grieco, 1988 October 7 [audio]
Date(s): 1988-10-07
Contributor(s): Grieco, Anthony W. (interviewee), Scott, Dick (interviewer)
Description: Grieco describes his daily job responsibilities in the box shop and his soldering work, explosions that occurred at the packing house during his working career, race riots in Chester, and his life in a boarding house. He also describes daily life in Wilmington, including weekend entertainment.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_10313_grieco
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 Benjamin F. Foster, 1964 February 24 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1964-02-26?, 1964-02-26, 1964-02-24?, 1964-02-24
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_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Albert Rider "Slick" Ely, 1988 September 24 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1988-09-24
Contributor(s): Ely, Albert Rider (interviewee), Benjamin, Joan (interviewer)
Description: Ely primarily focuses on ballistic pendulums and other gun powder testing devices. He also discusses in detail how black powder was manufactured as well as the properties of dynamite, and he gives his take on the eventual exit of the DuPont Company from this area. He recounts a few stories from his work in this department.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_12613_ely_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Helen Edwards, 1984 March 8 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-03-08
Contributor(s): Edwards, Helen E. (interviewee), Wagner, Betty (interviewer)
Description: Edwards describes her working career in the powder yards in 1917 and 1918 in detail, including various work tasks, sewing silk bags, the hiring process, various explosions, and how married and unmarried Bloomer Girls worked alongside each other during World War I.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_93013_edwards_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Albert Rider "Slick" Ely, 1988 September 24 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1988-09-24
Contributor(s): Ely, Albert Rider (interviewee), Benjamin, Joan (interviewer)
Description: Ely primarily focuses on ballistic pendulums and other gun powder testing devices. He also discusses in detail how black powder was manufactured as well as the properties of dynamite, and he gives his take on the eventual exit of the DuPont Company from this area. He recounts a few stories from his work in this department.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_12613_ely_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William T. Cloud, 1958 March 31 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1958-03-31
Contributor(s): Cloud, William T. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Cloud describes T. Coleman du Pont's road project in Sussex County, including interactions with the farmers; the political climate of the early 1900s in Delaware; the function of the byproducts section; and the dynamics, exports, and events at the Wayne Black Powder Mills and the Brandywine Plant.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_62513_cloud_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Franklin W. Bradway, 1958 February 13 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1958-02-13
Contributor(s): Bradway, Franklin W. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Bradway details DuPont's contract work with the Allied governments during both world wars and the Korean War, the development of the plant at Old Hickory, and the rise and fall of the sporting powder business. He eventually became a manager of the smokeless powder division and later the vicechairman of the Board of Benefits and Pensions.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_71713_Bradway_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with John Peoples, 1957 June 13 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1957-06-13
Contributor(s): Peoples, John (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Peoples describes his job and working conditions in detail, his impressions of Frank du Pont, flooding along the Brandywine, explosions, life at Squirrel Run, and anecdotes about his neighbors.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_62813_peoples_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with F.L. (Les) Mathewson, 1968 July 3 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1968-07-03
Contributor(s): Mathewson, F.L. (Les) (interviewee), Scafidi, John (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Mathewson describes the addition of electricity to the powder yard, his impressions of A.I. du Pont, and his neighbors. He also discusses his childhood, his father's work responsibilities, and his own job at the Hopewell plant in blasting. He describes the intricacies of blasting work and his experiences with the trap-shooting club.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_62713_matheson_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Arthur Sykes, 1980 August 25 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1980-08-25
Contributor(s): Sykes, Arthur Adley (interviewee), Tremaine, Dorothy (interviewer)
Description: Sykes recounts his childhood daily routine at Henry Clay, his education, caddying at Du Pont Country Club, and chores. He also describes the house in detail, church services, typical dress, and entertainment and pastimes.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_112713_sykes_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Arthur Sykes, 1980 August 25 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1980-08-25
Contributor(s): Sykes, Arthur Adley (interviewee), Tremaine, Dorothy (interviewer)
Description: Sykes recounts his childhood daily routine at Henry Clay, his education, caddying at Du Pont Country Club, and chores. He also describes the house in detail, church services, typical dress, and entertainment and pastimes.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_112713_sykes_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Edward L. Bader, 1956 November 23 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1956-11-23
Contributor(s): Bader, Edward L. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Bader's interview offers details on many aspects of workers' lives in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including pay rates, the workers' homes, and the conditions in the laboratory. He recounts many different explosions, including the 1906 explosion that killed "Buck" Buchanan, the 1908 Press Room Explosion, the Packing House Explosion, one that occurred in the mill, and another that occurred in 1915. His interview also details his impressions of various members of the du Pont family,...
Show moreBader's interview offers details on many aspects of workers' lives in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including pay rates, the workers' homes, and the conditions in the laboratory. He recounts many different explosions, including the 1906 explosion that killed "Buck" Buchanan, the 1908 Press Room Explosion, the Packing House Explosion, one that occurred in the mill, and another that occurred in 1915. His interview also details his impressions of various members of the du Pont family, including Francis G., Lammot, Alfred I., Pierre S., Alexis, and Francis 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_7513_Bader_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

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