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Title: Interview with Edwin Zeuner, 1984 June 26 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-06-26
Contributor(s): Zeuner, Edwin Reinhold (interviewee), Lotter, Marge (interviewer)
Description: Zeuner describes the daily life of those living in Wilmington in the first half of the twentieth century, including where people shopped, swimming and skating on the Brandywine, typical dress, and normal pay and working conditions in the millwright shop.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_12513_zeuner
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Eleanor Kane, 1984 February 21 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-02-21
Contributor(s): Kane, Eleanor (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview wtih Eleanor Kane who spent a lot of time visiting Free Park and whose mother grew up there. 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_061713_15
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Dr. Margaret Seitz, 1984 June 11 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-06-11
Contributor(s): Seitz, Margaret (interviewee), Frazier, Chris (interviewer)
Description: Seitz describes her family's history working in the powder mills, her sisters' relationships with members of the du Pont family, her family's home, Christmas celebrations, and her father's childhood.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_103013_seitz
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Agnes Quinn [audio]
Date(s): 1968-05-28
Contributor(s): Quinn, Agnes (interviewee)
Description: Quinn describes prohibition in Wilmington, shopping and making textiles, her relationship with her grandmother, the layout of the neighborhood, social activities at Breck's Mill, floods along the Brandywine, and running her tavern. She also describes Christmas traditions along the Brandywine, including attending church at dawn at St. Joseph's on the Brandywine, the decoration of the tree, sledding, and gifts received.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_102413_quinn
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Carl Wise, 1984 February 27 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-02-27
Contributor(s): Wise, Carl (interviewee), Bond, James (interviewer)
Description: Wise describes his childhood growing up in Wilmington, including working for the DuPont box factory during his summers, delivering newspapers and milk, his education at Wilmington High School, and various customs and pastimes. He also briefly describes some highlights of his working career.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_12613_wise
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Carl Wise, 1984 February 27 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-02-27
Contributor(s): Wise, Carl (interviewee), Bond, James (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Carl Wise who did not live or work in the Hagley area but does have reminisces of the area and daily life in Wilmington.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_070313_02
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: M. F. Montgomery to Nora Edwards, 1893-12-27
Date(s): 1893-12-27
Contributor(s): Montgomery, M. F. (correspondent), Edwards, Nora C. (correspondent), Edwards Skirt Supporter Company (associated name)
Description: Personal letter from a friend of Nora Edwards, in which he mentions sending a book to Edwards and spending Christmas at the office.
Collection ID: Nora C. Edwards papers (Accession 2036)
Hagley ID: 2036_01_02_02
Collection: Nora C. Edwards papers

Title: Interview with Edwin Zeuner, 1984 June 26 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-06-26
Contributor(s): Zeuner, Edwin Reinhold (interviewee), Lotter, Marge (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Edwin Zeuner who lived in Wilmington but had a lot of acquaintances in the powder yards and whose father was a millwright 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_070513_03
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Dr. Margaret Seitz, 1984 June 11 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-06-11
Contributor(s): Seitz, Margaret (interviewee), Frazier, Chris (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Margaret Seitz who is a descendent of John and Catherine Gibbons. 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_070213_05
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Eleanor Kane, 1984 February 21 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-02-21
Contributor(s): Kane, Eleanor (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Kane describes her family history and her grandparents' home in detail, including the interior, backyard and garden, and their neighbors, the Seitz family. She describes her mother's childhood as well as her own childhood visiting her grandparents, including transportation, wedding traditions, and her grandfather's illness during his working career.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_92013_kane
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Fred Marenco, 1984 February 8 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-02-08
Contributor(s): Marenco, Fred (interviewee), Bond, Jim (interviewer)
Description: Marenco describes his childhood along the Brandywine, including daily chores, typical cooking, keeping boarders, riding into Wilmington on the trolley, and various local businesses, including taverns and saloons. He also describes memories of explosions, neighborhood bullies, and childhood pastimes. Marenco also describes in detail his childhood home as well as various family possessions.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_12313_marenco_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Jennie Sicco Leto, 1983 May 25 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1983-05-25
Contributor(s): Leto, Jennie Sicco (interviewee), Perkins, Karen (interviewer)
Description: Leto describes the layout of the various villages along the Brandywine, anecdotes about the neighbors, and daily life during her childhood.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_11113_leto_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Arthur Sykes, 1984 March 21 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-03-21
Contributor(s): Sykes, Arthur Adley (interviewee), Bond, James (interviewer)
Description: Sykes describes in detail playing marbles with his father. He talks about the various rules and kinds of marbles.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_12213_sykes_part4
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Martina Lawless, 1984 February 21 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1984-02-21
Contributor(s): Lawless, Martina (interviewee), Johnson, Dorothy (interviewer)
Description: Lawless discusses daily life and chores, the hotel in which the family lived, an explosion in the Packing House, the Catholic community at St. Joseph's, medical care, her education at Ursuline and Villamarie in West Chester, and weddings and baptisms.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_103013_lawless_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Joseph and Mary Todd Kauss, 1981 February 17 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1981-02-17
Contributor(s): Kauss, Mary Todd (interviewee), Kauss, Joseph B. (interviewee), Tremaine, Dorothy (interviewer)
Description: The Kausses discuss general daily life growing up along the Brandywine, including schooling, childhood pastimes, transportation, daily chores, vacationing in Atlantic City, holiday and wedding traditions, typical food and dress, and various possessions in the homes. Mr. Kauss also discusses his working career for DuPont.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_103013_kauss_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Louis J. "Primo" Robino, 1984 December 3 [audio](part 3)
Date(s): 1984-12-03
Contributor(s): Robino, Louis J. (interviewee), Meyers, Louise (interviewer)
Description: Robino describes life growing up in Squirrel Run, including amusements and chores, keeping boarders in their house, music and singing, and typical dress. He also discusses his education, cooking and baking Italian food, playing card games and bocce ball, and explosions that occurred.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_12513_robino_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William Lloyd and Anna Baird Lloyd, 1988 June 8 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1988-06-08
Contributor(s): Lloyd, William (interviewee), Lloyd, Anna Baird (interviewee), Johnson, Dorothy (interviewer)
Description: Willliam Lloyd and Anna Baird Lloyd describe their childhoods growing up along the Brandywine, including fishing in the creek and skating in the winter, their families and anecdotes relating to them, childhood pastimes and amusements, memories of explosions, cooking and chores, and working conditions in the powder yards. They also describe local businesses, prices for everyday items, and holiday traditions.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_111213_lloyd_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Mary Braden Jackson, 1986 August 17 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1986-08-17
Contributor(s): Jackson, Mary Braden (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Jackson's third interview describes the Squirrel Run house in detail, Tom Toy's tavern and Dugan's tavern, her understanding of the mill workers' job responsibilities, her father's garden, ordering from Larkin's catalog, and typical dress and shoes. She also discusses her working career at Pennsylvania Railroad and dating customs.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_9513_jackson_part5
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Jane "Jenny" Toomey, 1984 February 8 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-02-08
Contributor(s): Toomey, Jane M. (interviewee), Johnson, Dorothy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Jane "Jenny" Toomey who was born in Charles Banks and lived in Henry Clay and Brecks Lane. 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_070213_09
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Fred Marenco, 1984 March 5 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-03-05
Contributor(s): Marenco, Fred (interviewee), Bond, Jim (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of second interview with Fred Marenco who grew up in the Squirrel Run area.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_061813_08
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with C. Natalie Rogerro Meriggi, 1984 November 8 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-11-08
Contributor(s): Meriggi, C. Natalie Rogerro (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of fourth interview with Natalie Meriggi in which she recounts memories of the house in which she lived while in the Gibbons House. 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_062113_04
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Mary Braden Jackson, 1986 July 13 [transcript]
Date(s): 1986-07-13
Contributor(s): Jackson, Mary Braden (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of second interview with Mary Jackson who continues to recall her time growing up along the Brandywine as well as her family history and acquaintances from that time. The interview took place in Newark, Delaware.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_061713_08
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William Ball "Billy" Montgomery, 1988 June 13 [transcript]
Date(s): 1988-06-13
Contributor(s): Montgomery, William Ball (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of third interview with William "Billy" Montgomery who recalls what his home life was like while living in Squirrel Run. 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_062113_07
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Thomas McCray, 1981 February 5 [transcript]
Date(s): 1981-02-05
Contributor(s): McCray, Thomas (interviewee), Tremaine, Dorothy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Thomas McCray who lived on Rising Sun Lane and Long Row and whose father and uncle were killed in an explosion. The interview took place in Wilmington, Delaware. Also contributing to the interview are Mr. McCray's wife, Lucy Brooks McCray, and their daughter, Jeanette Henry.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_061813_11
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with C. Natalie Rogerro Meriggi, 1984 June 10 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-06-10
Contributor(s): Meriggi, C. Natalie Rogerro (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Natalie Rogerro Meriggi who grew up in Squirrel Run while her father worked in the machine shop. 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_062113_01
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

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