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- Title
- Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1806-06-16
- Date(s)
- 1806-06-16
- Contributor(s)
- McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
- Description
-
McCall gives details about the recent U.S. Indian Department gunpowder order.
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- 500_mccall060616
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901
- Title
- Correspondence, Ashburner and Company to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1875-07-13
- Date(s)
- 1875-07-13
- Contributor(s)
- Ashburner & Co. (correspondent)
- Description
-
Correspondence regarding the dull saltpeter market, the 'Arundel Castle' and other shipments, and the Ralli Brothers.
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- 20100615_ashburner_00381
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901
- Title
- Correspondence, Forbes, Forbes and Company to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1865-09-23
- Date(s)
- 1865-09-23
- Contributor(s)
- Forbes, Forbes & Co. (correspondent)
- Description
-
Correspondence regarding the market and a demand for sodium nitrate.
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- 20100611_forbes_00049
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901
- Title
- Correspondence, Ashburner and Company to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1857-02-20
- Date(s)
- 1857-02-20
- Contributor(s)
- Ashburner & Co. (correspondent)
- Description
-
Correspondence regarding shipping arrangements and the saltpeter market.
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- 20100609_ashburner_00318
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901
- 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
- Correspondence, William Kemble to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1828-03-24
- Date(s)
- 1828-03-24
- Contributor(s)
- Kemble, William, 1795?-1881 (correspondent)
- Description
-
Kemble reviews a new pricing scheme with the DuPont Company before issuing a circular to announce these new prices.
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- Kemble_09_008
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901
- Title
- Correspondence, William Kemble to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1827-09-13
- Date(s)
- 1827-09-13
- Contributor(s)
- Kemble, William, 1795?-1881 (correspondent)
- Description
-
Kemble advises the DuPont Company on changes to powder prices and commission arrangement.
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- Kemble_08_074
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901
- Title
- Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1816-02-12
- Date(s)
- 1816-02-12
- Contributor(s)
- McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
- Description
-
McCall writes about selling notes.
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- 500_mccall160212
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901
- Title
- Experimental containers for gunpowder
- Date(s)
- 1920, 1920~
- Contributor(s)
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator), American Car and Foundry Company (associated name)
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company photographs (Accession 1993.256)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_1993256_041
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company photographs
- Title
- Correspondence, Rodmond Gibbons to Henry du Pont, 1855-12-31
- Date(s)
- 1855-12-31
- Contributor(s)
- Gibbons, Rodmond (correspondent), Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889 (recipient)
- Description
-
Gibbons reports that Robert Lammot has decided to leave the mercantile business. Gibbons will carry on business under Gibbons and Lammot name, though Gibbons will have sole control. Profits will go to Stedman and Eldridge.
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- Lammot_03_00075
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901
- Title
- Correspondence, A. W. Leisenring to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1853-08-01
- Date(s)
- 1853-08-01
- Contributor(s)
- Leisenring, A. W. (Alexander W.), 1826-1893 (correspondent)
- Description
-
Leisenring reports on efforts to find a new site for the magazine.
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- Leisenring_02_045
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901
- Title
- Correspondence, Rodmond Gibbons to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1859-08-01
- Date(s)
- 1859-08-01
- Contributor(s)
- Gibbons, Rodmond (correspondent)
- Description
-
Gibbons reports on damaged powder and suggests that metal kegs are preferable to wooden kegs for blasting and sporting powder.
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- Gibbons_03_00210
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901
- Title
- Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1805-09-28
- Date(s)
- 1805-09-28
- Contributor(s)
- McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
- Description
-
McCall informs du Pont of a powder order from the U.S. Indian Department and the details for the powder's packing and shipment.
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- 500_mccall050928
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901
- Title
- Map of Solon Plant
- Date(s)
- 1898-08-01
- Contributor(s)
- Austin Powder Company (originator)
- Collection ID
- Austin Powder Company album (Accession 1973.231)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_1973231_002
- Collection
- Austin Powder Company album
- Title
- Correspondence, Alsop and Company to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1859-09-14
- Date(s)
- 1859-09-14
- Contributor(s)
- Alsop and Company (correspondent)
- Description
-
Correspondence regarding the sale of the 'Catharina' and Almina' shipments. The powder market has fallen slightly.
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- 20100608_alsop_00045
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901
- Title
- Correspondence, Alsop and Company to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1862-05-01
- Date(s)
- 1862-05-02
- Contributor(s)
- Alsop and Company (correspondent)
- Description
-
Correspondence regarding a shipment of 1606 bags of nitrate of soda on the 'Hornet.'
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- 20100609_alsop_00048
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901
- Title
- Correspondence, R. Morison & Co. to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1852-04-29
- Date(s)
- 1852-04-29
- Contributor(s)
- R. Morison & Co. (correspondent)
- Description
-
Correspondence regarding powder sales and local sugar market.
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- 20100611_morison_00093
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901
- Title
- Correspondence, Forbes, Forbes and Company to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1863-04-29
- Date(s)
- 1863-04-29
- Contributor(s)
- Forbes, Forbes & Co. (correspondent)
- Description
-
Correspondence regarding active demand for saltpeter, especially by speculators, and probability of a prohibition on saltpeter exportation due to the American seizure of British vessels trading to neutral ports. Enclosed is a list of stocks.
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- 20100610_forbes_00427
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901
- Title
- Correspondence, Archibald McCall to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1808-11-14
- Date(s)
- 1808-11-14
- Contributor(s)
- McCall, Archibald, 1767-1843 (correspondent)
- Description
-
McCall discusses obtaining saltpeter from Kentucky and a powder order.
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- 500_mccall081114
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901
- Title
- Correspondence, Napoleon B. Mosby to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1844-12-05
- Date(s)
- 1844-12-05
- Contributor(s)
- Mosby, Napoleon B. (correspondent)
- Description
-
Mosby replies to DuPont Company inquiries about Hazard Powder Company powder in Cincinnati.
- Collection ID
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
- Hagley ID
- Crosby_01_064
- Collection
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901
- 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
- Safe remote control operation
- Date(s)
- 1945, 1945~
- Contributor(s)
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
- Description
-
First panel board in company was established on a powder line to permit sage remote control operation. Here an operator starts up a mill. To insure maximum safety, DuPont's Belin Works is made up of several dozen small and independent buildings, each housing a distinct phase of the operation.
- Collection ID
- DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
- Hagley ID
- 1972341_0670
- Collection
- DuPont Company product information collection
- 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 Walter Aurand, 1981 May 14 [audio]
- Date(s)
- 1981-05-14
- Contributor(s)
- Aurand, Walter George, 1891-1983 (interviewee), Tremaine, Dorothy (interviewer)
- Description
-
Influenced by his high school teacher and educated in chemistry at the University of Delaware, Walter describes life in Wilmington during the early twentieth century. His interview details a work atmosphere at DuPont, a powder explosion that killed three women, testing the bullets in New Castle, and safety in the workplace.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
- Hagley ID
- 1970370_102313_aurand
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Mound City Explosives Department at Potomac River Works
- Date(s)
- 1954-03
- Contributor(s)
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
- Collection ID
- DuPont Company Product Information photographs (Accession 1972.341)
- Hagley ID
- 1972341_0824
- Collection
- DuPont Company product information collection