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Title: Interview with William Craven Jr., 1986 June 11 [transcript]
Date(s): 1986-06-11
Contributor(s): Craven, William E. (William Edward), Jr., 1926-2019 (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with William Craven who grew up along the Brandywine.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_060713_04
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William Craven Jr., 1987 July 31 [transcript]
Date(s): 1987-07-31
Contributor(s): Craven, William E. (William Edward), Jr., 1926-2019 (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of second interview with William Craven who grew up on the Brandywine and recounts the area including Walkers Bank.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_060713_05
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William Craven Jr., 1987 July 31 [audio]
Date(s): 1987-07-31
Contributor(s): Craven, William E. (William Edward), Jr., 1926-2019 (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer)
Description: Craven describes the layout of the houses and the neighborhood as well as the significance of certain artifacts from his childhood. He also details his grandfather's friendship with Alfred I. du Pont and the 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_91913_craven_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William Craven Jr., 1986 June 11 [audio]
Date(s): 1986-06-11
Contributor(s): Craven, William E. (William Edward), Jr., 1926-2019 (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer)
Description: Craven describes the significance of various artifacts and photographs. He also details swimming and playing in the summer time, various stories about the neighbors, what happened to certain buildings after the mill closed, home improvement projects, and his family's history in Ireland. He recounts different stories attributed to each house in Free Park.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_91913_craven_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley