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Title: Interview with Harry Barry, 1974 May 1 [audio]
Date(s): 1974-05-01
Contributor(s): Barry, Harry (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: The relationship between the Barrys and the Crowninshields began around 1871. Barry describes his first meeting with Mrs. Crowninshield after her honeymoon in 1900. They relocated to Wilmington in 1910, where he was present for the restoration of Eleutherian Mills. His interview details his impressions of Louise du Pont Crowninshield, including her discouragement during the redecoration process and philanthropic activities in Boca Grande, as well as her general disposition and enjoyment of...
Show moreThe relationship between the Barrys and the Crowninshields began around 1871. Barry describes his first meeting with Mrs. Crowninshield after her honeymoon in 1900. They relocated to Wilmington in 1910, where he was present for the restoration of Eleutherian Mills. His interview details his impressions of Louise du Pont Crowninshield, including her discouragement during the redecoration process and philanthropic activities in Boca Grande, as well as her general disposition and enjoyment of flowers and antiquing. There is also a short three minute interview with a former gardener of Mrs. Crowninshield who is unidentified.
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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_91713_barry
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley, info:fedora/islandora:2620800

Title: du Pont, Henry Algernon (1838-1926)
Date(s): 1862/1865, 1862, 1865
Contributor(s): Crowninshield, Louise du Pont, 1877-1958 (former owner)
Description: Henry Algernon du Pont during his service as commander of Battery B, 5th U.S. Artillery.
Collection ID: Louise du Pont Crowninshield photographic collection (Accession 1971.MSS.471)
Hagley ID: 71_MSS_471_89
Collection: Civil War collections

Title: Crowninshield, Louise du Pont (1877-1958)
Date(s): 1890?, 1890
Collection ID: Hagley portrait file (Accession 1970.182)
Hagley ID: PF_20090605_069
Collection: Hagley portrait file

Title: Interview with Chandler Becker [audio]
Date(s): 1959-02-20, 1959-02-27
Contributor(s): Becker, Chandler (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Becker describes how he was hired as the assistant superintendent of Eleutherian Mills and how Louise du Pont Crowninshield took an interest in him and asked him to be the groundskeeper. He describes the unkempt state of the grounds when he arrived in 1928 and his plans to improve them, as well as how his job has changed over time. He also discusses his impressions of Mrs. Crowninshield, his home along the Brandywine, improvements made to the house throughout the years, and preparations for...
Show moreBecker describes how he was hired as the assistant superintendent of Eleutherian Mills and how Louise du Pont Crowninshield took an interest in him and asked him to be the groundskeeper. He describes the unkempt state of the grounds when he arrived in 1928 and his plans to improve them, as well as how his job has changed over time. He also discusses his impressions of Mrs. Crowninshield, his home along the Brandywine, improvements made to the house throughout the years, and preparations for going to Boca Grande.
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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_8613_becker
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley, info:fedora/islandora:2620800

Title: Interview Catherine C. Irving (Mrs. A. Duer Irving), 1974 February 21 [audio](part 2)
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_8913_Duer_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Crowninshield, Louise du Pont (1877-1958)
Date(s): 1920/1935, 1920, 1935
Collection ID: Hagley portrait file (Accession 1970.182)
Hagley ID: PF_20090605_065
Collection: Hagley portrait file

Title: Interview with Alfred Evans, May 1973 [transcript]
Date(s): 1973-05
Contributor(s): Evans, Alfred (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Alfred Evans who was a chauffer for Louise Crowninshield. The interview took place in Boca Grande, Florida.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_052813_10
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Emily Peoples Blackwell, 1970 July 6 [transcript]
Date(s): 1970-07-06
Contributor(s): Blackwell, Emily Peoples (interviewee), Hinsley, J.A. (interviewer), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Emily Blackwell who lived at Squirrel Run while her father worked in the powder mills for DuPont. 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_052213_03
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Crowninshield, Louise du Pont (1877-1958)
Date(s): 1920/1935, 1920, 1935
Collection ID: Hagley portrait file (Accession 1970.182)
Hagley ID: PF_20090605_072
Collection: Hagley portrait file

Title: Horse Belonging to Henry Algernon du Pont
Date(s): 1861/1865, 1861, 1865
Contributor(s): Crowninshield, Louise du Pont, 1877-1958 (former owner)
Description: Horse belonging to Henry Algernon du Pont. The horse is held by an unknown member of the 5th U.S. Artillery.
Collection ID: Louise du Pont Crowninshield photographic collection (Accession 1971.MSS.471)
Hagley ID: 71_MSS_471_96
Collection: Civil War collections

Title: Louise Crowninshield, Louisa Gerhard du Pont, and Evelina du Pont
Date(s): 1890/1900, 1890, 1900
Collection ID: Hagley portrait file (Accession 1970.182)
Hagley ID: PF_20090605_067
Collection: Hagley portrait file

Title: du Pont, Henry Algernon (1838-1926)
Date(s): 1861/1862, 1861, 1862
Contributor(s): Crowninshield, Louise du Pont, 1877-1958 (former owner), Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896 (photographer)
Description: Henry Algernon du Pont as a Second Lieutenant in the 5th U.S. Artillery.
Collection ID: Louise du Pont Crowninshield photographic collection (Accession 1971.MSS.471)
Hagley ID: 71_MSS_471_91
Collection: Civil War collections

Title: Crowninshield, Louise du Pont (1877-1958)
Date(s): 1895/1905, 1895, 1905
Contributor(s): Frank, Otto J. (photographer)
Collection ID: Hagley portrait file (Accession 1970.182)
Hagley ID: PF_20090605_068
Collection: Hagley portrait file

Title: Interview with Ann Hudson (Mrs. Joseph Hudson), 1968 August 1 [transcript]
Date(s): 1968-08-01
Contributor(s): Hudson, Ann (interviewee), Scafidi, John A. (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Ann Hudson recalling life on the Upper Banks while her father worked as a powder man at the Experimental Station. 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_052213_01
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Alfred Evans, May 1973 [audio]
Date(s): 1973-05-01
Contributor(s): Evans, Alfred (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Evans describes how he obtained the job through his brother. He also describes his impressions of Delaware and Boca Grande. He also presents details about Mrs. Crowninshield's personality, including how she sought to send those who could not pay to school and how she encouraged him to take a vacation with the car.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_81613_Evans
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Louise Crowninshield and others in front of Eleutherian Mills
Date(s): 1952-07-12
Description: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 150th Anniversary
Collection ID: Hagley portrait file (Accession 1970.182)
Hagley ID: PF_20090605_075
Collection: Hagley portrait file

Title: Louise Crowninshield and others in front of Eleutherian Mills
Date(s): 1952-07-12
Description: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 150th Anniversary
Collection ID: Hagley portrait file (Accession 1970.182)
Hagley ID: PF_20090605_066
Collection: Hagley portrait file

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 Edward B. Cheney, 1958 June 13 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1958-06-13
Contributor(s): Cheney, Edward B. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Cheney describes the neighborhoods at Squirrel Run and Wagoner's Row and the families who lived there. He describes how the du Pont family arranged for his brother to learn Greek because it interested him. He also notes how conflicts were resolved among workers and their families. He also includes poems about his childhood. His interview details his education, interactions with du Pont family members, including Mrs. Crowninshield and her Sunday School class, an accident concerning his brother...
Show moreCheney describes the neighborhoods at Squirrel Run and Wagoner's Row and the families who lived there. He describes how the du Pont family arranged for his brother to learn Greek because it interested him. He also notes how conflicts were resolved among workers and their families. He also includes poems about his childhood. His interview details his education, interactions with du Pont family members, including Mrs. Crowninshield and her Sunday School class, an accident concerning his brother George, and his later career with the company.
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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_7813_Cheney_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview Catherine C. Irving (Mrs. A. Duer Irving), 1974 February 21 [transcript]
Date(s): 1974-02-21
Contributor(s): Irving, Catherine C. (Catherine Cooper), 1884-1982 (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Catherine C. Irving recalling her memories of Louise du Pont Crowninshield. 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_052213_02
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Edward B. Cheney, 1958 June 5 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1958-06-05
Contributor(s): Cheney, Edward B. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Cheney describes the neighborhoods at Squirrel Run and Wagoner's Row and the families who lived there. He describes how the du Pont family arranged for his brother to learn Greek because it interested him. He also notes how conflicts were resolved among workers and their families. He also includes poems about his childhood. His interview details his education, interactions with du Pont family members, including Mrs. Crowninshield and her Sunday School class, an accident concerning his brother...
Show moreCheney describes the neighborhoods at Squirrel Run and Wagoner's Row and the families who lived there. He describes how the du Pont family arranged for his brother to learn Greek because it interested him. He also notes how conflicts were resolved among workers and their families. He also includes poems about his childhood. His interview details his education, interactions with du Pont family members, including Mrs. Crowninshield and her Sunday School class, an accident concerning his brother George, and his later career with the company.
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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_Cheney_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Louise du Pont Crowninshield photographs
Creator: Crowninshield, Louise du Pont, 1877-1958
Accession: 1971.mss.471
Collection: info:fedora/islandora:ead

Title: Interview with Edward B. Cheney, 1958 June 13 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1958-06-13
Contributor(s): Cheney, Edward B. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Cheney describes the neighborhoods at Squirrel Run and Wagoner's Row and the families who lived there. He describes how the du Pont family arranged for his brother to learn Greek because it interested him. He also notes how conflicts were resolved among workers and their families. He also includes poems about his childhood. His interview details his education, interactions with du Pont family members, including Mrs. Crowninshield and her Sunday School class, an accident concerning his brother...
Show moreCheney describes the neighborhoods at Squirrel Run and Wagoner's Row and the families who lived there. He describes how the du Pont family arranged for his brother to learn Greek because it interested him. He also notes how conflicts were resolved among workers and their families. He also includes poems about his childhood. His interview details his education, interactions with du Pont family members, including Mrs. Crowninshield and her Sunday School class, an accident concerning his brother George, and his later career with the company.
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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_7813_Cheney_part4
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Edward B. Cheney, 1958 June 5 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1958-06-05
Contributor(s): Cheney, Edward B. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Cheney describes the neighborhoods at Squirrel Run and Wagoner's Row and the families who lived there. He describes how the du Pont family arranged for his brother to learn Greek because it interested him. He also notes how conflicts were resolved among workers and their families. He also includes poems about his childhood. His interview details his education, interactions with du Pont family members, including Mrs. Crowninshield and her Sunday School class, an accident concerning his brother...
Show moreCheney describes the neighborhoods at Squirrel Run and Wagoner's Row and the families who lived there. He describes how the du Pont family arranged for his brother to learn Greek because it interested him. He also notes how conflicts were resolved among workers and their families. He also includes poems about his childhood. His interview details his education, interactions with du Pont family members, including Mrs. Crowninshield and her Sunday School class, an accident concerning his brother George, and his later career with the company.
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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_Cheney_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: du Pont, Henry Algernon (1838-1926)
Date(s): 1864/1865, 1864, 1865
Contributor(s): Crowninshield, Louise du Pont, 1877-1958 (former owner), Torbert, J. E. (photographer)
Description: Henry Algernon du Pont as a Lieutenant-Colonel of artillery. He was brevetted Lieutenant-Colonel for gallantry in action at the Battle of Cedar Creek in Virginia, 19 October 1864. Henry A. du Pont was later awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service in this battle.
Collection ID: Louise du Pont Crowninshield photographic collection (Accession 1971.MSS.471)
Hagley ID: 71_MSS_471_87
Collection: Civil War collections

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