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- Title
- Interview with Maurice du Pont Lee, 1969 February 6-7 [audio](part 1)
- Date(s)
- 1969-02-06
- Contributor(s)
- Lee, Maurice du Pont (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Pizor, Faith (interviewer)
- Description
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Lee describes his high school and college education in detail, the influence of his cousin Louis Cazenove on his interest in engineering, his work for the company in Hannibal, Missouri, various explosions, his work in smokeless powder and the expansion of Carney's Point, his move from explosives to dye stuffs, and the company's international dealings during World War I. Lee also describes his family, including his mother, Alfred I. du Pont, Lee's role in helping his cousins gain their...
Show moreLee describes his high school and college education in detail, the influence of his cousin Louis Cazenove on his interest in engineering, his work for the company in Hannibal, Missouri, various explosions, his work in smokeless powder and the expansion of Carney's Point, his move from explosives to dye stuffs, and the company's international dealings during World War I. Lee also describes his family, including his mother, Alfred I. du Pont, Lee's role in helping his cousins gain their inheritance, and various family members' leadership qualities. Furthermore, he discusses the building of A.I. du Pont hospital and interactions with his coworkers.
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- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
- Hagley ID
- 1970370_81313_Dupont_Lee_part1
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Interview with Maurice du Pont Lee, 1969 February 6-7 [audio](part 2)
- Date(s)
- 1969-02-07
- Contributor(s)
- Lee, Maurice du Pont (interviewee), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer), Pizor, Faith (interviewer)
- Description
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Lee describes his high school and college education in detail, the influence of his cousin Louis Cazenove on his interest in engineering, his work for the company in Hannibal, Missouri, various explosions, his work in smokeless powder and the expansion of Carney's Point, his move from explosives to dye stuffs, and the company's international dealings during World War I. Lee also describes his family, including his mother, Alfred I. du Pont, Lee's role in helping his cousins gain their...
Show moreLee describes his high school and college education in detail, the influence of his cousin Louis Cazenove on his interest in engineering, his work for the company in Hannibal, Missouri, various explosions, his work in smokeless powder and the expansion of Carney's Point, his move from explosives to dye stuffs, and the company's international dealings during World War I. Lee also describes his family, including his mother, Alfred I. du Pont, Lee's role in helping his cousins gain their inheritance, and various family members' leadership qualities. Furthermore, he discusses the building of A.I. du Pont hospital and interactions with his coworkers.
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_part2
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley