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Title: Interview with T.C. Davis, 1962 June 20 [audio]
Date(s): 1962-06-20
Contributor(s): Davis, T.C. (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Davis discusses the development of the DuPont Company, including the modernization of the company and the family members who contributed to it. He also describes the changes in the market, budgeting and financial issues, interactions with government, the hierarchy of the management, and other business practices.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_82813_Davis
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with A.D. Chandler, 1962 June 21 [audio]
Date(s): 1962-06-21
Contributor(s): Chandler, A.D. (interviewee), Battan, F.L. (interviewer)
Description: A.D. Chandler describes his relationship with P.S. du Pont and Mrs. du Pont, both of whom he met in 1922. He describes his personality and interests, including history and book collecting. He also discusses his family life, political views, and social contributions. He also describes du Pont's involvement with the anti-prohibition movement. He also talks about how DuPont's management style changed throughout the years, and how it acquired various other companies. Chandler touches on Mr. du...
Show moreA.D. Chandler describes his relationship with P.S. du Pont and Mrs. du Pont, both of whom he met in 1922. He describes his personality and interests, including history and book collecting. He also discusses his family life, political views, and social contributions. He also describes du Pont's involvement with the anti-prohibition movement. He also talks about how DuPont's management style changed throughout the years, and how it acquired various other companies. Chandler touches on Mr. du Pont's interest in sports and music. He also describes his interactions with other du Pont family members.
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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_82813_Chandler
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Jasper Crane, 1962 June 21 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1962-06-21
Contributor(s): Crane, Jasper E. (Jasper Elliot), 1881-1969 (interviewee), Battan, Frank L. (Frank Lewis), 1904-1983 (interviewer)
Description: Crane details the management style DuPont brought to the company. He also discusses impacts of various antitrust laws on DuPont. He also describes his experience working abroad, his work on the business advisory committee, and his advice for a happy life.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_82813_Crane_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Jasper Crane, 1962 June 21 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1962-06-21
Contributor(s): Crane, Jasper E. (Jasper Elliot), 1881-1969 (interviewee), Battan, Frank L. (Frank Lewis), 1904-1983 (interviewer)
Description: Crane details the management style DuPont brought to the company. He also discusses impacts of various antitrust laws on DuPont. He also describes his experience working abroad, his work on the business advisory committee, and his advice for a happy life.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_82813_Crane_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with W. J. Beadle, 1962 June 19 [audio]
Date(s): 1962-06-19
Contributor(s): Beadle, W. J. (Walter Jay), 1896-1988 (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Beadle describes his career with DuPont in the paint operations division, and later the development department and the treasury department. He also describes DuPont's relationship with General Motors, how DuPont acquired different companies and expanded in the 1920s and 1930s, and the motivations of the management, including the trajectory of development within the corporation. He describes the beginnings of DuPont International, his movement to the financial aspect of the business, his...
Show moreBeadle describes his career with DuPont in the paint operations division, and later the development department and the treasury department. He also describes DuPont's relationship with General Motors, how DuPont acquired different companies and expanded in the 1920s and 1930s, and the motivations of the management, including the trajectory of development within the corporation. He describes the beginnings of DuPont International, his movement to the financial aspect of the business, his impressions of du Pont family members, and developing pension and trust plans.
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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_82813_Beadle
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley