Search Results

Title: Interview with John E. Krauss, 1958 May 14, 28 [transcript]
Date(s): 1958-05-14, 1958-05-28
Contributor(s): Krauss, John E. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with John E. Krauss who worked for the DuPont Personnel Department and who also lived in Squirrel Run while his father worked 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_052913_13
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with John E. Krauss, 1958 May 14 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1958-05-14
Contributor(s): Krauss, John E. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Krauss describes his father's working career, including an incident in which Mr. Krauss asked Mr. Francis G. du Pont not to smoke a cigar near the powder mill. His interview describes his childhood at Squirrel Run, including his education at A.I. du Pont School, his summer jobs in the mill at Hagley, his impressions of du Pont family members, and his later working career at DuPont.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_71113_Krauss_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Katherine Collison, 1954 September, 1955 January [audio]
Date(s): 1954?/1955?, 1954, 1955
Contributor(s): Collison, Katherine (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Collison describes the house itself and the hardworking maids who lived there; how the children played and entertained themselves at the powder yards; various explosions and the reactions of the families; the cultural and social makeup of the community; and Collison's relationship with members of the du Pont family, including her friendship with Sophie du Pont.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_62713_collison
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Frank T. Stirlith, 1960 January 12, 1960 January 14 [audio](part 3)
Date(s): 1960-01-12, 1960-01-14
Contributor(s): Stirlith, Frank T. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Stirlith describes his family history and immigration to the United States, his childhood growing up in Chester, life in Wilmington during his adult years, his career at DuPont, and his impressions of and interactions with various members of the du Pont family. He also recounts, in detail, William Jennings Bryan's Cross of Gold speech, which he heard in Wilmington in 1896.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_71613_Stirlith_Part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Clarence A. Fahs [transcript]
Date(s): 1966-04-22, 1966-05-02, 1966-05-04
Contributor(s): Fahs, Clarence A. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Clarence A. Fahs who was a machinist 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_01
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 J. Edgar Rhoads, 1969 April 14 [audio](part 6)
Date(s): 1969-04-14
Contributor(s): Rhoads, J. Edgar (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Pizor, Faith (interviewer)
Description: Rhoads describes the effects of the Great Depression on the company, improvements made to leather products, and employing African Americans. He also discusses changes in the company's buildings throughout the years. Rhoads recounts his civic endeavors, including working with the Boy Scouts, with the YMCA, and with various engineering and nature groups. He also describes how he sought to use the manpower of conscientious objectors, such as Quakers, to serve the country in other ways during...
Show moreRhoads describes the effects of the Great Depression on the company, improvements made to leather products, and employing African Americans. He also discusses changes in the company's buildings throughout the years. Rhoads recounts his civic endeavors, including working with the Boy Scouts, with the YMCA, and with various engineering and nature groups. He also describes how he sought to use the manpower of conscientious objectors, such as Quakers, to serve the country in other ways during wartime. He describes his impressions of World War I and World War II in detail, including his relief efforts in Germany. He also discusses his own education.
Show less
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_91213_Rhoads_part6
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William F. Flanigan [transcript]
Date(s): 1960-05-12, 1960-05-17, 1960-05-24, 1960-06-01, 1960-06-08, 1960-06-22
Contributor(s): Flanigan, William F. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with William Flanigan recalling life on the Brandywine and in the powder mills while his father was employed by 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_03
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Edward L. Bader, 1956 November 23 [transcript]
Date(s): 1956-11-23
Contributor(s): Bader, Edward L. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview conducted with Edward L. Bader about his time working in the 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_052113_03
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Clarence L. Walker, 1956 October 26 [audio]
Date(s): 1956-10-26
Contributor(s): Walker, Clarence L. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Walker describes the process of peeling and cutting willows to burn for charcoal, how his friend obtained a job from A.I. du Pont, and his impressions of various members of the du Pont family. He also tells a story about Annie Oakley.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_72313_Walker
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William F. Flanigan, 1960 May-July [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1960-05-12, 1960-07-19?, 1960-07-19
Contributor(s): Flanigan, William F. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Flanigan describes the houses in which he grew up, relationships among his neighbors, his education, a feeling of isolation in the community, and childrens' chores and pastimes. He also describes his first job at the Hodgson Woolen Mill, various ethnicities that worked at DuPont, different explosions that occurred, and daily life during his childhood and teenage years.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_82013_Flanigan_part1
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 Maurice du Pont Lee, 1969 February 13-14 [audio](part 3)
Date(s): 1969-02-13
Contributor(s): Lee, Maurice du Pont, 1885-1974 (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Pizor, Faith K. (interviewer), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (associated name)
Description: Lee describes his work as the manager of the manufacture of cellophane and rayon, the entrance of DuPont into cellophane, the establishment of a new plant in Virginia, his philanthropic ventures in Wilmington, and the beginning of Alcoholic Anonymous in the company in the 1940s. His interview also details the design and building of the DuPont Country Club. He also discusses his mother's interest in psychic matters, the development of Rodney Square, the construction of I-95 in Wilmington,...
Show moreLee describes his work as the manager of the manufacture of cellophane and rayon, the entrance of DuPont into cellophane, the establishment of a new plant in Virginia, his philanthropic ventures in Wilmington, and the beginning of Alcoholic Anonymous in the company in the 1940s. His interview also details the design and building of the DuPont Country Club. He also discusses his mother's interest in psychic matters, the development of Rodney Square, the construction of I-95 in Wilmington, working in the Office of Civil Defense, and his work on the National Parks Commission.
Show less
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_81313_Dupont_Lee_part3
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

Title: Interview with Edward B. Cheney, 1958 June 5 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1958-06-05
Contributor(s): Cheney, Edward B. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Cheney describes the neighborhoods at Squirrel Run and Wagoner's Row and the families who lived there. He describes how the du Pont family arranged for his brother to learn Greek because it interested him. He also notes how conflicts were resolved among workers and their families. He also includes poems about his childhood. His interview details his education, interactions with du Pont family members, including Mrs. Crowninshield and her Sunday School class, an accident concerning his brother...
Show moreCheney describes the neighborhoods at Squirrel Run and Wagoner's Row and the families who lived there. He describes how the du Pont family arranged for his brother to learn Greek because it interested him. He also notes how conflicts were resolved among workers and their families. He also includes poems about his childhood. His interview details his education, interactions with du Pont family members, including Mrs. Crowninshield and her Sunday School class, an accident concerning his brother George, and his later career with the company.
Show less
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_7513_Cheney_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with E.G. Ackart, 1961 September 14 [audio]
Date(s): 1961-09-14
Contributor(s): Ackart, E. G. (Everett Gunner), 1881-1980 (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: E.G. Ackart recounts his working career at DuPont in his interview. He discusses anecdotes from high school, differences in working for DuPont vs. other companies, the Barksdale plant, and the structure of the engineering department and its consolidation in 1916. He also describes the company during wartime, his various colleagues throughout his working career, the development of industrial engineering, and the relationship between DuPont and General Motors. He also discusses the development...
Show moreE.G. Ackart recounts his working career at DuPont in his interview. He discusses anecdotes from high school, differences in working for DuPont vs. other companies, the Barksdale plant, and the structure of the engineering department and its consolidation in 1916. He also describes the company during wartime, his various colleagues throughout his working career, the development of industrial engineering, and the relationship between DuPont and General Motors. He also discusses the development of nylon, rayon, and other important materials, including how DuPont's chemists and physicists utilized ideas they found working abroad to create them. He recounts building new plants and his interactions with members of the du Pont family.
Show less
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_82613_Ackart
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Edward B. Cheney, 1958 June 5 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1958-06-05
Contributor(s): Cheney, Edward B. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Cheney describes the neighborhoods at Squirrel Run and Wagoner's Row and the families who lived there. He describes how the du Pont family arranged for his brother to learn Greek because it interested him. He also notes how conflicts were resolved among workers and their families. He also includes poems about his childhood. His interview details his education, interactions with du Pont family members, including Mrs. Crowninshield and her Sunday School class, an accident concerning his brother...
Show moreCheney describes the neighborhoods at Squirrel Run and Wagoner's Row and the families who lived there. He describes how the du Pont family arranged for his brother to learn Greek because it interested him. He also notes how conflicts were resolved among workers and their families. He also includes poems about his childhood. His interview details his education, interactions with du Pont family members, including Mrs. Crowninshield and her Sunday School class, an accident concerning his brother George, and his later career with the company.
Show less
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_7513_Cheney_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William Frederick Lynch, 1956 October 5 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1956-10-05
Contributor(s): Lynch, William Frederick (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Lynch describes the opening of the Experimental Station, explosions that occurred during his working career, his job responsibilities, and his work on the volunteer fire company. He also discusses the company during World War I 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_72213_Lynch_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Edward B. Cheney, 1958 June 13 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1958-06-13
Contributor(s): Cheney, Edward B. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Cheney describes the neighborhoods at Squirrel Run and Wagoner's Row and the families who lived there. He describes how the du Pont family arranged for his brother to learn Greek because it interested him. He also notes how conflicts were resolved among workers and their families. He also includes poems about his childhood. His interview details his education, interactions with du Pont family members, including Mrs. Crowninshield and her Sunday School class, an accident concerning his brother...
Show moreCheney describes the neighborhoods at Squirrel Run and Wagoner's Row and the families who lived there. He describes how the du Pont family arranged for his brother to learn Greek because it interested him. He also notes how conflicts were resolved among workers and their families. He also includes poems about his childhood. His interview details his education, interactions with du Pont family members, including Mrs. Crowninshield and her Sunday School class, an accident concerning his brother George, and his later career with the company.
Show less
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_7813_Cheney_part4
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with John E. Krauss, 1958 May 14 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1958-05-14
Contributor(s): Krauss, John E. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Krauss describes his father's working career, including an incident in which Mr. Krauss asked Mr. Francis G. du Pont not to smoke a cigar near the powder mill. His interview describes his childhood at Squirrel Run, including his education at A.I. du Pont School, his summer jobs in the mill at Hagley, his impressions of du Pont family members, and his later working career at DuPont.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_71013_Krauss_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Robert E. Pyle Sr., 1958 October 27 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1958-10-27
Contributor(s): Pyle, Robert E. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Pyle describes his childhood and education in Wilmington, the interview that got him his job, his work in the smokeless powder plant at Hopewell, his salary, various explosions, and his working career at DuPont.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_7513_Pyle_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Frank T. Stirlith, 1960 January 12, 1960 January 14 [transcript]
Date(s): 1960-01-12, 1960-01-14
Contributor(s): Stirlith, Frank T. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Frank Stirlith who was a long time Wilmington resident and businessman who came into contact with 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_07
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Richard F. Rowe, 1968 July 9 [transcript]
Date(s): 1968-07-09
Contributor(s): Rowe, Richard F. (interviewee), Pizor, Faith (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Richard Rowe who grew up on the Brandywine and worked at Hodgson's Woolen Mill before moving on to work in carpentry. 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_04
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with J. Edgar Rhoads, 1969 January 31 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1969-01-31
Contributor(s): Rhoads, J. Edgar (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Pizor, Faith (interviewer)
Description: Rhoads describes the emigration of his family from England to America to begin a tannery in 1702. He describes his family's business, including the movement from tanning to leather, as well as other ventures, and the expansion of the business to include other family members. He details the process of making leather and the relationship of the company with other area companies, including DuPont. He also describes his childhood in Wilmington and other towns where his family moved, his Quaker...
Show moreRhoads describes the emigration of his family from England to America to begin a tannery in 1702. He describes his family's business, including the movement from tanning to leather, as well as other ventures, and the expansion of the business to include other family members. He details the process of making leather and the relationship of the company with other area companies, including DuPont. He also describes his childhood in Wilmington and other towns where his family moved, his Quaker faith and missionary work, and family affairs. Rhoads also discusses his education and his entrance into the family business, as well as the state of the company during World War I.
Show less
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_8913_Rhoads_part2
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

Hagley Digital Archives

Pages

Pages