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Title: Belin House near Hagley Yard
Date(s): 1940?, 1940
Collection ID: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs (Accession 2017.226)
Hagley ID: HF_B004_021
Collection: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs

Title: Family on porch of Woodside House, home of Pierre A. Gentieu
Date(s): 1880/1910, 1880, 1910
Contributor(s): Gentieu, Pierre A., 1842-1930 (photographer)
Collection ID: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs (Accession 2017.226)
Hagley ID: HF_H50_013
Collection: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs

Title: Windetts' house and trestle under construction on Breck's Lane in Henry Clay Village
Date(s): 1900, 1900~
Collection ID: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs (Accession 2017.226)
Hagley ID: HF_H50_117
Collection: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs

Title: Clay Target Club - DuPont Country Club
Date(s): 1910/1914, 1910, 1914
Description: Dinner for winning team in Hotel Du Pont
Collection ID: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs (Accession 2017.226)
Hagley ID: HF_W063_057
Collection: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs

Title: Interview with Ralph Beech Brown, 1981 April 28 [transcript]
Date(s): 1981-04-28
Contributor(s): Brown, Ralph Beech (interviewee), Tremaine, Dorothy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Ralph Brown who worked in the Hagley 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_060613_04
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Belin House near Hagley Yard
Date(s): 1950/1970, 1950, 1970
Contributor(s): Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation (originator)
Collection ID: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs (Accession 2017.226)
Hagley ID: HF_B004_003
Collection: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs

Title: Tancopanican Band
Date(s): 1880/1920, 1880, 1920
Collection ID: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs (Accession 2017.226)
Hagley ID: HF_W063_049
Collection: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs

Title: Interview with Aloysius Rowe, undated [audio]
Date(s): 1968-07-09
Contributor(s): Rowe, Aloysius (interviewee), Pizor, Faith (interviewer), Cambell, Stuart (interviewer), Scafidi, John A. (interviewer)
Description: Rowe discusses swimming in the Brandywine during the summer. He also recounts an incident in which he saved a drowning girl. He talks about his father's death, sickness, crime, and superstitions.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_81613_Rowe_A_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Edgar Dill Peoples, 1988 April 2 [transcript]
Date(s): 1988-04-02
Contributor(s): Peoples, Edgar Dill (interviewee), Johnson, Dorothy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Edgar Peoples who worked for DuPont and who lived in Squirrel Run in his youth 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_070113_01
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Belin House near Hagley Yard
Date(s): 1940?, 1940
Collection ID: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs (Accession 2017.226)
Hagley ID: HF_B004_020
Collection: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs

Title: Family Life at Eleutherian Mills, 1803-1834
Date(s): 1964
Contributor(s): Wetlaufer, Dorsey (author)
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation research reports (Accession 1645)
Hagley ID: MS1645_075
Collection: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation research reports

Title: Petit Ledger C, 1818-1819
Creator: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
Description: Record of accounts between E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. and its employees, pensioners, and other individuals. Includes itemized accounts of pay and other expenses of DuPont employees.
Collection ID: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
Hagley ID: 500_I_Volume_963_Petit_Ledger_1818_1819
Collection: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records, 1801-1901

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 William Michelinie, 2010 February 15
Date(s): 2010-02-15
Contributor(s): Michelinie, William, 1928- (interviewee), Plasky, Joseph G. (interviewer)
Description: In his interview, Michelinie describes some explosions and accidents that occurred during his time in explosives at DuPont Co., and he describes how the explosives business eventually declined. Addressing his later experience in the fibers department, Michelinie chronicles the development of various fibers machines, the rise of double-knit fabrics and the impact on yarn sales, workplace conflicts, and his work with DuPont machinery customers all over the world from 1976 until his retirement...
Show moreIn his interview, Michelinie describes some explosions and accidents that occurred during his time in explosives at DuPont Co., and he describes how the explosives business eventually declined. Addressing his later experience in the fibers department, Michelinie chronicles the development of various fibers machines, the rise of double-knit fabrics and the impact on yarn sales, workplace conflicts, and his work with DuPont machinery customers all over the world from 1976 until his retirement in 1986. He notes DuPont's international business objectives of both supporting customers and staying ahead of worldwide competition, and cites good people skills as part of his success.
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Collection ID: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department (Accession 2010.215)
Hagley ID: 2010215_20100215_Michelinie
Collection: Oral history interviews with former employees of DuPont Company's Textile Fibers Department

Title: Looking downstream to New Bridge, Rising Sun Lane
Date(s): 1905
Contributor(s): Macklem, John W., 1867-1948 (photographer)
Description: Upper right: Rockford water tower. Center and right: Workmen's homes. Foreground: Creek Road or Main St.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs (Accession 2017.226)
Hagley ID: HF_H50_082
Collection: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs

Title: Laboring gang in Hagley Yard
Date(s): 1895, 1895?
Contributor(s): Mathewson, Les (Frank Leslie), 1895-1978 (former owner)
Description: Left to right: Unidentified, Sam Ferraro, unidentified, Benjamin Griffiths, possibly Louis Boubell.
Collection ID: Brandywine Valley oral history interviewees' photographs (Accession 2017.225)
Hagley ID: HF_W063_055
Collection: Brandywine Valley oral history interviewees' photographs

Title: Belin House near Hagley Yard
Date(s): 1905, 1905?
Contributor(s): Jefferis, J. I. (associated name)
Collection ID: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs (Accession 2017.226)
Hagley ID: HF_B004_008
Collection: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs

Title: Windett's House, Breck's Lane, Henry Clay Village
Date(s): 1950/1960, 1950, 1960
Contributor(s): Settle, Gary (photographer)
Description: Stone piers, rear of houses on Breck's Lane.
Collection ID: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs (Accession 2017.226)
Hagley ID: HF_H50_123
Collection: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs

Title: Night shift female workers at DuPont Co. Brandywine Mills
Date(s): 1918~, 1918
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (associated name)
Description: Night shift: 6 1/2 hours from 3pm to 10pm
Collection ID: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs (Accession 2017.226)
Hagley ID: HF_W70_05
Collection: DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs

Title: Henry Clay, Delaware, and Walker's Banks seen from Rockford Tower during winter
Date(s): 1903/1906?, 1903, 1906
Contributor(s): Mathewson, F.L. (Les) (former owner)
Description: Covered bridge in foreground in "New Bridge" at bottom of Rising Sun Lane. Railroad tracks are those of the Wilmington and Northern Railroad. Creek Road (Main Street) of Henry Clay at left. Mill to left of dam is Breck's Mill. Mill to right of dam is Walker's Mill.
Collection ID: Brandywine Valley oral history interviewees' photographs (Accession 2017.225)
Hagley ID: HF_H50_112
Collection: Brandywine Valley oral history interviewees' photographs

Title: Interview with Joseph Kauss, 1969 July 11 [audio]
Date(s): 1969-07-11
Contributor(s): Kauss, Joseph B. (interviewee), Scafidi, John A. (interviewer), Pizor, Faith (interviewer)
Description: Kauss describes the differences between the mills when Kauss worked there and in 1969, when the interview was conducted. He also describes his working career at DuPont in detail, including his wages, work environment, and the layout of Hagley Yards. He also describes life in Wilmington, including union and gang activity.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_022514_kauss
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 Albert Rider "Slick" Ely, 1988 September 24 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1988-09-24
Contributor(s): Ely, Albert Rider (interviewee), Benjamin, Joan (interviewer)
Description: Ely primarily focuses on ballistic pendulums and other gun powder testing devices. He also discusses in detail how black powder was manufactured as well as the properties of dynamite, and he gives his take on the eventual exit of the DuPont Company from this area. He recounts a few stories from his work in this department.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_12613_ely_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: View of Solon Plant on the site of Harris Farm
Date(s): 1900, 1900~
Contributor(s): Austin Powder Company (originator)
Collection ID: Austin Powder Company album (Accession 1973.231)
Hagley ID: AVD_1973231_020
Collection: Austin Powder Company album

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

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