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Title: Interview with Dr. Margaret Seitz, 1984 June 11 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-06-11
Contributor(s): Seitz, Margaret (interviewee), Frazier, Chris (interviewer)
Description: Seitz describes her family's history working in the powder mills, her sisters' relationships with members of the du Pont family, her family's home, Christmas celebrations, and her father's childhood.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_103013_seitz
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Dr. Margaret Seitz, 1984 June 11 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-06-11
Contributor(s): Seitz, Margaret (interviewee), Frazier, Chris (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Margaret Seitz who is a descendent of John and Catherine Gibbons. 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_05
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Rocco Perrone, Margaret Perrone, Victorine Camoirano, and Mary Oliverri Guerrina, 1985 March 12 [transcript]
Date(s): 1985-03-12
Contributor(s): Perrone, Margaret (Guerrina), 1903-1992 (interviewee), Perrone, Rocco Mathew, 1901-1989 (interviewee), Camorirano, Victorine (interviewee), Guerrina, Mary Oliverri (interviewee), Frazier, Chris (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview conducted primarily with Margaret and Rocco Perrone but which also included Victorine Camoriano and Mary Guerrina and is about their youth in Squirrel Run. The interview took place in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_070113_04
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Ella Fitzharris, 1984 March 4 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-03-04
Contributor(s): Fitzharris, Ella (interviewee), Frazier, Chris (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of second interview with Ella Fitzharris who recalls her time living on the Brandywine, including Walkers Bank, while her father worked 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_061013_09
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Rose Murabito, 1984 March 22 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-03-22
Contributor(s): Murabito, Rose (interviewee), Frazier, Chris (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Rose Murabito who worked at Hodgeson's Mill and recalls life in the Hagley area.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_062113_09
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with George Macklem, 1984 May 13 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-05-13
Contributor(s): Macklem, George Andrew (interviewee), Frazier, Chris (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with George Macklem recalling his family history and who had many relatives who worked in the Hagley area, including his father who was a machinist in the machine shop. The interview took place in Arden, Delaware.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_061813_10
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with George Macklem, 1984 April 13 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-04-13
Contributor(s): Macklem, George Andrew (interviewee), Frazier, Chris (interviewer)
Description: Macklem describes visiting his grandmother in Henry Clay Village, his family history, local businesses around Hagley, and the city of Wilmington during 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_92413_macklem
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Rocco Perrone, 1984 July 10 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-07-10
Contributor(s): Perrone, Rocco Mathew, 1901-1989 (interviewee), Frazier, Chris (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Rocco Perrone who lived in Squirrel Run as well as the du Pont estate while his father worked for Colonel Henry A. du Pont. The interview took place in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_070113_05
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Rocco Perrone, 1984 July 10 [audio](part 1)
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_part1
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 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: Rocco Perrone, Margaret Perrone, Victorine Camoirano, and Mary Oliverri Guerrina, 1985 March 12 [audio]
Date(s): 1985-03-12
Contributor(s): Perrone, Margaret (Guerrina), 1903-1992 (interviewee), Perrone, Rocco Mathew, 1901-1989 (interviewee), Camorirano, Victorine (interviewee), Guerrina, Mary Oliverri (interviewee), Frazier, Chris (interviewer)
Description: The interview covers daily activities and life along the Brandywine, including chores, transportation, and the relationships among the Italian community at Hagley.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_12313_perrone_group
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Ella Fitzharris, March 4 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-03-04
Contributor(s): Fitzharris, Ella (interviewee), Frazier, Chris (interviewer)
Description: Fitzharris discusses childhood activities, school, chores, home traditions, types of excursions, styles of clothing, and people and families she knew in the area.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_10913_fitzharris_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley