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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 Reefa Hackendorn [audio]
Date(s): 1989-07-12
Contributor(s): Hackendorn, Reefa (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Hackendorn recounts stories from her husband's childhood along the Brandywine. Eugene Hackendorn worked as a time keeper for the DuPont Company and was one of two men who survived an explosion. She also describes the family's religion and the children's pastimes.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_102313_hackendorn
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 Thomas Dunlop, 1985 April 19 [audio]
Date(s): 1985-04-19
Contributor(s): Dunlop, Thomas (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Dunlop describes floods along the Brandywine, the celebration of the Scottish holiday of Hugmanah, various items in the household, his father's garden, and medical care.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_10113_dunlop_part4
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 Eleanor Kane, 1984 February 21 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-02-21
Contributor(s): Kane, Eleanor (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Kane describes her family history and her grandparents' home in detail, including the interior, backyard and garden, and their neighbors, the Seitz family. She describes her mother's childhood as well as her own childhood visiting her grandparents, including transportation, wedding traditions, and her grandfather's illness during his working career.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_92013_kane
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Mary Braden Jackson, 1986 June 8 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1986-06-08
Contributor(s): Jackson, Mary Braden (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Jackson describes her childhood, including the houses in which she grew up, daily chores, her impressions of A.I. du Pont, games the children would play, her neighbors, attending church, and her impressions of Louise du Pont Crowninshield.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_9413_jackson_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Mary Braden Jackson, 1986 August 17 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1986-08-17
Contributor(s): Jackson, Mary Braden (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Jackson's third interview describes the Squirrel Run house in detail, Tom Toy's tavern and Dugan's tavern, her understanding of the mill workers' job responsibilities, her father's garden, ordering from Larkin's catalog, and typical dress and shoes. She also discusses her working career at Pennsylvania Railroad and dating customs.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_9513_jackson_part5
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Thomas Dunlop, 1985 February 22 [transcript]
Date(s): 1985-02-22
Contributor(s): Dunlop, Thomas (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of second interview with Thomas Dunlop who recalls home life on the Brandywine. Transcript is missing page 55. 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_061013_01
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with C. Natalie Rogerro Meriggi, 1984 November 8 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-11-08
Contributor(s): Meriggi, C. Natalie Rogerro (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of fourth interview with Natalie Meriggi in which she recounts memories of the house in which she lived while in the Gibbons House. 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_04
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Mary Braden Jackson, 1986 July 13 [transcript]
Date(s): 1986-07-13
Contributor(s): Jackson, Mary Braden (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of second interview with Mary Jackson who continues to recall her time growing up along the Brandywine as well as her family history and acquaintances from that time. The interview took place in Newark, Delaware.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_061713_08
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William Ball "Billy" Montgomery, 1988 June 13 [transcript]
Date(s): 1988-06-13
Contributor(s): Montgomery, William Ball (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of third interview with William "Billy" Montgomery who recalls what his home life was like while living in Squirrel Run. 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_07
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with C. Natalie Rogerro Meriggi, 1984 June 10 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-06-10
Contributor(s): Meriggi, C. Natalie Rogerro (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Natalie Rogerro Meriggi who grew up in Squirrel Run while her father worked in the machine shop. 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_01
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Catherine Hackendorn Sheldrick, 1984 March 28 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-03-28
Contributor(s): Sheldrick, Catherine Hackendorn (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of third interview with Catherine Sheldrick who continues to recall what her life was like growing up 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_070213_02
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with James Kindbeiter, 1984 April 13 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-04-06, 1984-04-13
Contributor(s): Kindbeiter, James (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of the second part of an interview with James Kindbeiter who grew up along the Brandywine and recalls home and social life in the area. The interview took place in Claymont, Delaware.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_061813_02
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Mary Braden Jackson, 1986 June 8 [transcript]
Date(s): 1986-06-08
Contributor(s): Jackson, Mary Braden (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Mary Jackson who grew up along the Brandywine in the villages of Chicken Alley, Long Row, and Squirrel Run and whose father was a fireman and engineer in Hagley Yards. The interview took place in Newark, Delaware.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_061713_07
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William Ball "Billy" Montgomery, 1988 April 20 [transcript]
Date(s): 1988-04-20
Contributor(s): Montgomery, William Ball (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with William "Billy" Montgomery who grew up in Squirrel Run. 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_08
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Alfred Dougherty, 1984 June 29 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-06-29
Contributor(s): Dougherty, Alfred (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Alfred Dougherty whose father was a leather manufacturer in the yards and whose grandfather was a powderman. The interview took place in Greenville, Delaware.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_060713_14
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Catherine Hackendorn Sheldrick, 1987 May 21 [transcript]
Date(s): 1987-05-21
Contributor(s): Sheldrick, Catherine Hackendorn (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of fourth interview conducted with Catherine Sheldrick who recalls her childhood memories while driving around the 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_070213_03
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Mary Braden Jackson, 1986 September 14 [transcript]
Date(s): 1986-09-14
Contributor(s): Jackson, Mary Braden (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of fourth interview with Mary Jackson who continues to recall her home life on the Brandywine. The interview took place in Newark, Delaware.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_061713_10
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Mary Perrone, 1984 July 24 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-07-24
Contributor(s): Perrone, Mary (Mazzoni), 1900-1992 (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of second interview with Mary Perrone who recalls life along the Brandywine. The interview took place in Hockessin, Delaware.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_070113_02
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Mary Braden Jackson, 1986 August 17 [transcript]
Date(s): 1986-08-17
Contributor(s): Jackson, Mary Braden (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of third interview with Mary Jackson who shares her memories about growing up in the Hagley area. The interview took place in Newark, Delaware.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_061713_09
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William Ball "Billy" Montgomery, 1988 April 29 [transcript]
Date(s): 1988-04-29
Contributor(s): Montgomery, William Ball (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of second interview with William "Billy" Montgomery who continues to recall what life was like growing up along 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_062113_06
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Catherine Hackendorn Sheldrick, 1987 May 21 [audio]
Date(s): 1987-05-21
Contributor(s): Sheldrick, Catherine Hackendorn (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Sheldrick describes the layout of the villages along the Brandywine, including which neighbors lived where, as well as the homes of various du Pont family members. She also discusses the various families who lived in Henry Clay Village.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_112013_sheldrick_part5
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Willard Graham Crichton, Jr. and Theodore Pyle Crichton, 1990 October 27 [transcript]
Date(s): 1990-10-27
Contributor(s): Crichton, Willard G. (Willard Graham), Jr., 1918-1995 (interviewee), Crichton, Theodore Pyle, 1927- (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Willard and Theodore Crichton who grew up on the Brandywine and recall Hagley grounds at the time including Belin House. 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_06
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

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