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Title: The Delaware Woolen Industry
Date(s): 1963
Contributor(s): Gibson, George Horner, 1932- (author)
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation research reports (Accession 1645)
Hagley ID: MS1645_022
Collection: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation research reports

Title: Riparian Rights on Unnavigable Natural Watercourses in Delaware
Date(s): 1950/1959, 1950, 1959
Contributor(s): Gibson, George Horner, 1932- (author)
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation research reports (Accession 1645)
Hagley ID: MS1645_024
Collection: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation research reports

Title: Interview with James F. Toy Sr., 1964 April 20 [audio]
Date(s): 1964-04-20
Contributor(s): Toy, James F., Sr. (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Gibson, George Horner, 1932- (interviewer)
Description: Toy describes his salary and working conditions during that time. He later made his career in carpentry. In his interview, he discusses the demolition of the mills, his impressions of Louise du Pont Crowninshield and Colonel du Pont, his work on A.I. du Pont's sunken gardens, his childhood in Long Row, and community relations at Hagley.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_020414_toy_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with James F. Toy Sr., 1964 April 20 [transcript]
Date(s): 1964-04-20
Contributor(s): Toy, James F., Sr. (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Gibson, George Horner, 1932- (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with James Toy who worked for DuPont including work on homes for members of the du Pont family. 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_060413_10
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Catherine Cheney, 1964 April 3 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1964-04-03
Contributor(s): Cheney, Catherine (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Gibson, George Horner, 1932- (interviewer)
Description: Cheney describes the family home in detail, taking the trolley into town, how the family used heat, gas, and drinking water, her interactions with members of the du Pont family, and various ways that the children would entertain themselves.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_7813_Cheney_C_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Catherine Cheney, 1964 April 3 [transcript]
Date(s): 1964-04-03
Contributor(s): Cheney, Catherine (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Gibson, George Horner, 1932- (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Catherine Cheney who lived in Free Park and whose grandfather and father were guards at Hagley mills. The interview took place in New Castle, Delaware.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_052813_01
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Catherine Cheney, 1964 April 3 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1964-04-03
Contributor(s): Cheney, Catherine (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Gibson, George Horner, 1932- (interviewer)
Description: Cheney describes the family home in detail, taking the trolley into town, how the family used heat, gas, and drinking water, her interactions with members of the du Pont family, and various ways that the children would entertain themselves.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_7813_Cheney_C_part2
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 Benjamin F. Foster, 1964 February [transcript]
Date(s): 1964-02-24, 1964-02-28
Contributor(s): Foster, Benjamin F. (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Gibson, George Horner, 1932- (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Benjamin Foster who worked for the Power Division of Engineering Department. 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_052913_04
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley