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Title: Interview with Willard Graham Crichton, Jr. and Patsy Crichton, 1985 March 6 [transcript]
Date(s): 1985-03-06
Contributor(s): Crichton, Willard G. (Willard Graham), Jr., 1918-1995 (interviewee), Crichton, Patricia B., 1928-2020 (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer), Mayer, John (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Willard and Patsy Crichton regarding Belin House and other buildings and structures on 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_060713_07
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Willard Graham Crichton, Jr. and Patsy Crichton, 1985 March 6 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1985-03-06
Contributor(s): Crichton, Willard G. (Willard Graham), Jr., 1918-1995 (interviewee), Crichton, Patricia B., 1928-2020 (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer), Mayer, John (interviewer)
Description: Willard Crichton describes the state of the house after the move and the surrounding area in detail, as well as the changes made to it by the Crichton family. He also describes the surrounding area and the gardens. His interview details family history, the changes to the area following the opening of Hagley Museum, and briefly refers to a career with DuPont.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_102413_crichton_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Willard Graham Crichton, Jr. and Patsy Crichton, 1985 March 6 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1985-03-06
Contributor(s): Crichton, Willard G. (Willard Graham), Jr., 1918-1995 (interviewee), Crichton, Patricia B., 1928-2020 (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer), Mayer, John (interviewer)
Description: Willard Crichton describes the state of the house after the move and the surrounding area in detail, as well as the changes made to it by the Crichton family. He also describes the surrounding area and the gardens. His interview details family history, the changes to the area following the opening of Hagley Museum, and briefly refers to a career with DuPont.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_102413_crichton_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Les Mathewson, undated and 1976 September 3 [transcript]
Date(s): 1976-09-03
Contributor(s): Mathewson, F.L. (Les) (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Les Mathewson on stone quarrying.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_060313_08
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Les Mathewson, undated [audio](part 4)
Date(s): 1976-09-03
Contributor(s): Mathewson, F.L. (Les) (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer)
Description: Mathewson describes stone quarrying work in detail, including the process, tools, and his various job responsibilities. He also discusses his time working in the hydroelectric plant.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_112513_mathewson_part4
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Les Mathewson, 1976 September 3 [audio](part 3)
Date(s): 1976-09-03
Contributor(s): Mathewson, F.L. (Les) (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer)
Description: Mathewson describes stone quarrying work in detail, including the process, tools, and his various job responsibilities. He also discusses his time working in the hydroelectric plant.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_112513_mathewson_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

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 James Cammock, Herb Devenney, Edward Devenney, and Jim Kindbeiter, 1984 May 9 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-05-09
Contributor(s): Devenney, Herbert (interviewee), Devenney, Edward (interviewee), Cammock, James (interviewee), Kindbeiter, James (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer), MacKenzie, Jill (interviewer), Harris, Linda (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of joint interview in which living and working on the Brandywine is discussed while on Hagley property. 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_12
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 Catherine Cheney, 1983 December 19 [transcript]
Date(s): 1983-12-19
Contributor(s): Cheney, Catherine (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Catherine Cheney conducted while visiting the area in which she used to live, Free Park. 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_060613_10
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 Catherine Cheney, 1983 December 19 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1983-12-19
Contributor(s): Cheney, Catherine (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer)
Description: Cheney gives a detailed description of the houses and neighborhood and how it has changed. She discusses growing up in Free Park, and the various activities in which the children would engage, as well as the garden and her education. Her interview also gives specific details about life in Free Park, including toilet facilities, water sanitation, and waste.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_92513_cheney_c_part5
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Catherine Cheney, 1983 December 19 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1983-12-19
Contributor(s): Cheney, Catherine (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer)
Description: Cheney gives a detailed description of the houses and neighborhood and how it has changed. She discusses growing up in Free Park, and the various activities in which the children would engage, as well as the garden and her education. Her interview also gives specific details about life in Free Park, including toilet facilities, water sanitation, and waste.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_92513_cheney_c_part6
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

Title: Interview with Albert Rider "Slick" Ely, 1988 December 6 [audio]
Date(s): 1988-12-06
Contributor(s): Ely, Albert Rider (interviewee), McKelvey, Frank (interviewer)
Description: Ely discusses traveling around for work through his sales position, establishing Kenvil as a research and development laboratory, the development and use of the ballistic pendulum, his earlier career with Hercules, his impressions of du Pont family members, and the use of the friction testing device. He also touches on the company's safety measures as well as using lathes in the workplace.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_12613_ely_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley