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Title: Interview with James F. Toy Sr., 1971 September 4 [audio]
Date(s): 1971-09-04
Contributor(s): Toy, James F., Sr. (interviewee), Quimby, Maureen (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Toy describes his work on Mrs. Louise du Pont Crowninshield's staircase in detail, the restoration of the First Office, and Mrs. Crowninshield's decorating style. He also describes in detail his memories and work on Eleutherian Mills and Winterthur.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_9613_toy_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with James F. Toy Sr., 1971 September 15 [audio]
Date(s): 1971-09-15
Contributor(s): Toy, James F., Sr. (interviewee), Quimby, Maureen (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Toy describes changes in restoration made to Eleutherian Mills, including the layout of the house, as well as the First Office. He also describes how A.I. du Pont built his wall around Nemours and his work on the sunken garden.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_9613_toy_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley, Louise Crowninshield garden

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