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Title: Interview with Louise F. Poole, 1974 March 4 [audio]
Date(s): 1974-03-01
Contributor(s): Poole, Louise F. (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Poole describes her family's genealogy in detail, her hobbies and activities in Wilmington, Wilmington society in the early twentieth century, and daily life.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_81513_Poole
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

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: Interview with Martin Luther Valentine, 1974 January [audio]
Date(s): 1974-01-01
Contributor(s): Valentine, Martin Luther (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Valentine describes DuPont's role in manufacturing smokeless powder and ballistics in both World War I and World War II, the layout of the plants in which he worked, the morale of employees during wartime, and testing ballistic missiles.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_8613_valentine
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

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 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: Interview with Louise F. Poole, 1974 March 4 [transcript]
Date(s): 1974-03
Contributor(s): Poole, Louise F. (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Louise Poole whose husband Edward worked at the Experimental Station and recounts her own work volunteering as well as her family geneology. 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_060313_13
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Edwin G. Smyth, 1974 January 29 [transcript]
Date(s): 1974-01-29
Contributor(s): Smyth, Edwin G. (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Edwin Smyth who did contract work on Hagley homes and whose father worked for Hagley in the powder yards. 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_06
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 Catherine C. Irving (Mrs. A. Duer Irving), 1974 February 21 [audio](part 1)
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_8813_Duer_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Edwin G. Smyth, 1974 January 29 [audio]
Date(s): 1974-01-29
Contributor(s): Smyth, Edwin G. (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Smyth describes his father's career and relationship with the du Pont family, Smyth's own career and various moves within the company, and his work in construction engineering. He also reminisces about the 100th anniversary celebration in 1902.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_8813_Smyth
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Martin Luther Valentine, 1974 January [transcript]
Date(s): 1974-01
Contributor(s): Valentine, Martin Luther (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Martin L. Valentine, a DuPont employee of 47 years in explosives. 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_060513_01
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: For it's Always Fair Weather : Sketches of old taverns of the Brandywine vicinity
Date(s): 1978
Contributor(s): Laird, W. W. (William Winder), 1878-1927 (author), Ward, Mary Sam (contributor)
Description: Historical sketches of taverns in the Brandywine Valley region near Wilmington, Delaware
Hagley ID: I20080518
Collection: Hagley Library Published Collections

Title: Interview with Chandler Becker, 1973 March 29 [transcript]
Date(s): 1973-03-29
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 interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_01_19730329_Becker
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Mary Hazzard Collins, 1974 March [audio]
Date(s): 1974-03-01
Contributor(s): Collins, Mary (Hazzard), 1893-1981 (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Collins describes her first job as keeping track of the time slips and her second job working operating the elevators at 10th and Market. Her interview details the explosion of 1918; various interactions with du Pont family members, including Irenee, Lammot, T. Coleman, and Miss Sybil Ward; and a car accident that cost her her sight in one eye. The interview also features Mr. Collins, her husband.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_8813_Collins
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Mary Hazzard Collins, 1974 March [transcript]
Date(s): 1974-03
Contributor(s): Collins, Mary (Hazzard), 1893-1981 (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Mary Hazzard Collins who worked as a forelady and elevator operator 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_052813_04
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Chandler Becker [audio]
Date(s): 1973-03-29, 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, Louise Crowninshield garden

Title: Interview with Henry Barry, 1974 May 1 [audio]
Date(s): 1974-05-01
Contributor(s): Barry, Henry (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, Louise Crowninshield garden

Title: Interview with Emily Peoples Blackwell, 1970 July 6 [audio]
Date(s): 1970-07-06
Contributor(s): Blackwell, Emily Peoples, 1913-2015 (interviewee), Hinsley, J.A. (interviewer), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Blackwell details various childhood experiences, including playing and sledding in Squirrel Run, paddle boating in the Brandywine, attending Christ Church, and studying at Alexis I. du Pont School and Beacom's Business School. She also discusses interactions with members of the du Pont family, including Alfred I., Bessie G., Madeline, and Louise Crowninshield. Her interview provides details into daily life at Squirrel Run and of powder workers' families.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_71813_Blackwell_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Dennis Buckley, 1975 January 10 [transcript]
Date(s): 1975-01-10
Contributor(s): Buckley, Dennis (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Dennis Buckely recalling his youth growing up on the Brandywine. 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_06
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Bruce Green, 1974 March 28 [transcript]
Date(s): 1974-03-28
Contributor(s): Green, Bruce (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Bruce Green, whose 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_052913_06
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Dennis Buckley, 1975 January 10 [audio]
Date(s): 1975-01-10
Contributor(s): Buckley, Dennis (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Buckley's interview details his impressions of the du Pont family members, his job in the mailroom of the company, working for the Diamond Ice and Coal Company, and running a liquor store.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_91713_buckley
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, 1913-2015 (interviewee), Hinsley, Jacqueline 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: Interview with Bruce Green, 1974 March 28 [audio]
Date(s): 1974-03-28
Contributor(s): Green, Bruce (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Green details his various jobs for DuPont, including tearing down old buildings in the 1930s and 1940s, hauling sand and stone to the family estates, working as a receiving clerk at Hagley Yard, and helping his father find horses with which to furnish the powder company. He also describes his impressions of various members of the du Pont family, particularly T. Coleman du Pont and his wife and children. He also describes T. Coleman's plans for DuPont Highway
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_8913_Green
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley