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Title: Charles I. du Pont to Cousin [Francis G. du Pont], undated
Date(s): 1890
Contributor(s): Gentieu, Pierre A., 1842-1930 (addressee), Du Pont, Francis Gurney, 1850-1904 (addressee), Du Pont, Charles I. (Charles Irénée), 1859-1902 (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (correspondent)
Description: Note from Charles du Pont to Francis G. du Pont regarding keeping the 'enclosed gentleman' out of the yard. This item also includes a note from Francis G. du Pont to Pierre A. Gentieu, passing along the same request.
Collection ID: Pierre A. Gentieu Papers (Accession 503)
Hagley ID: LMSS_0503_01_002
Collection: Pierre A. Gentieu papers, 1858-1911

Title: Maximum Fabrication of Powder at the Works of E. I. du Pont & Co.
Date(s): 1870/1880, 1870, 1880
Creator: Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884
Description: Lammot du Pont's calculations of how much gunpowder could be produced at DuPont's Brandywine Works during a week.
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers (Accession 0384)
Hagley ID: 20100224_03
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers

Title: Day Book, Production, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1817
Date(s): 1817
Creator: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884 (former owner)
Description: Day book listing production totals for 1817.
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers (Accession 0384)
Hagley ID: DB_17
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers

Title: Cost of Manufacturing & Selling Powder Inclusive of Saltpetre, Soda & Sulphur
Date(s): 1870/1880, 1870, 1880
Creator: Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884
Description: Calculation of the cost to produce gunpowder at DuPont's factories. These include the Brandywine Works, Wapwallopen Mills, and H. A. Weldy & Company.
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers (Accession 0384)
Hagley ID: 20100224_26
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers

Title: Correspondence, Grinnell, Minturn & Co. to Phillips, Shaw & Lowther, 1857-08-06
Date(s): 1857-08-06
Creator: Grinnell, Minturn & Company
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884 (correspondent)
Description: Letter of introduction for Lammot du Pont to the firm of Phillips, Shaw & Lowther in London. This letter was for Lammot du Pont's 1858 trip to Europe to visit gunpowder factories.
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers (Accession 0384)
Hagley ID: Grinnell18570806
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers

Title: Memo with dates regarding du Pont family and company, 1882-1927
Date(s): 1927
Contributor(s): Gentieu, Pierre A., 1842-1930 (associated name), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (associated name)
Description: Memo with dates of importance regarding the du Pont family and the company, mostly deaths and explosions, between 1882 and 1927.
Collection ID: Pierre A. Gentieu Papers (Accession 503)
Hagley ID: LMSS_0503_01_007
Collection: Pierre A. Gentieu papers, 1858-1911

Title: Map, Survey, and Remarks on Constructing the Lower Yard, 1836, n.d.
Date(s): 1836
Creator: Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884, Du Pont, Alfred Victor, 1798-1856
Description: Lammot du Pont's description of the surveying and construction of the Lower Yard, located on the Brandywine Hundred side of the Brandywine below the Hagley Yard. Included are survey maps of the yard, an estimate of construction costs, and a map of the yard.
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers (Accession 0384)
Hagley ID: dupontloweryard
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers, Maps and Plans of the Hagley Site and Buildings gallery

Title: W.F. Lynch and group of pipefitters
Date(s): 1905-12-16
Contributor(s): Gentieu, Pierre A., 1842-1930 (photographer)
Description: Employees of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company powder yards in Wilmington, Delaware. The person seated on the right, in the front row, is Peter J. Kindbeiter.
Collection ID: Pierre A. Gentieu Brandywine River Valley photographs (Accession 1970.001)
Hagley ID: 701093
Collection: Pierre A. Gentieu Brandywine River Valley photographs

Title: Account book, 1858-1902
Date(s): 1858, 1902
Contributor(s): Gentieu, Pierre A., 1842-1930 (associated name), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (associated name)
Description: Account book tracking amounts of powder packed in the Hagley Yard from 1858 to 1902.
Collection ID: Pierre A. Gentieu Papers (Accession 503)
Hagley ID: LMSS_0503_03_001
Collection: Pierre A. Gentieu papers, 1858-1911

Title: Memorandum of Cost of Transportation of Powder at Hagley Yard, 1872
Date(s): 1872
Creator: Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884
Description: Lammot du Pont's tabulation of the energy expended in producing soda powder at Hagley Yard. His calculations are based on the distances that raw materials and powder in various stages of completion moved throughout the yard.
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers (Accession 0384)
Hagley ID: 20100224_01
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers

Title: Brandywine Mills closing letter
Date(s): 1957-10-18
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (associated name), Hagley Museum and Library (associated name), Copeland, Lammot du Pont, 1905-1983 (correspondent), Du Pont, James Q. (James Quinn), 1902-1973 (addressee)
Collection ID: Hagley area and Charles Copeland estate photographs (Accession 1987.243)
Hagley ID: AVD_1987_243_006
Collection: Hagley area and Charles Copeland estate photographs

Title: Day Book, Production, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1814-1815
Date(s): 1814/1815, 1814, 1815
Creator: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884 (former owner)
Description: Day book listing production totals for April 1814 to April 1815.
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers (Accession 0384)
Hagley ID: PB14_15
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers

Title: Cost of a Keg of Soda Blasting Powder made on Brandywine during year 1870
Date(s): 1870
Creator: Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884
Description: Calculation of the cost to produce blasting powder at DuPont's Brandywine Works.
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers (Accession 0384)
Hagley ID: 20100224_30
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers

Title: Copeland estate scenic album
Date(s): 1920
Contributor(s): Copeland, Charles, 1867-1944 (associated name), Copeland, Louisa d'A. du Pont (Louisa d'Andelot du Pont), 1868-1926 (associated name), Copeland, Lammot du Pont, 1905-1983 (associated name), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (associated name), Hagley Museum and Library (associated name)
Collection ID: Hagley area and Charles Copeland estate photographs (Accession 1987.243)
Hagley ID: AVD_1987_243_001
Collection: Hagley area and Charles Copeland estate photographs

Title: Map, Missile Map-Explosion of Corning Mill and Lesmok Dry House at Brandywine Mills Jan. 5, 1917, 1917-01-09
Date(s): 1917-01-09
Creator: Robinson, L. F.
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (originator)
Description: Map displaying the distances objects were thrown in a corning mill and dry house explosion in the Upper Yard (Eleutherian Mills) along with locations of buildings and the structural damage they received from the blast.
Collection ID: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records (Accession 0500.I)
Hagley ID: map_090619_04
Collection: Maps and Plans of the Hagley Site and Buildings gallery

Title: W.F. Lynch and group of pipefitters
Date(s): 1905-12-16
Contributor(s): Gentieu, Pierre A., 1842-1930 (photographer)
Collection ID: Pierre A. Gentieu Brandywine River Valley photographs (Accession 1970.001)
Hagley ID: 701093A
Collection: Pierre A. Gentieu Brandywine River Valley photographs

Title: Wages of Men at Brandywine Mills
Date(s): 1879-03
Creator: Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884
Description: List of employees at DuPont's Brandywine Works along with the amount of wages they received per month.
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers (Accession 0384)
Hagley ID: 20100224_32
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers

Title: Record book, 1881-1911, Record of principal events which have taken place at du Pont Powder Works, Del. While Pierre Gentieu had charge of the Books in Hagley Yard.
Date(s): 1881, 1911
Contributor(s): Gentieu, Pierre A., 1842-1930 (associated name), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (associated name)
Description: Record book listing explosions and other major events in the Hagley Yard or in the lives of the du Pont family and company from 1881 to 1911.
Collection ID: Pierre A. Gentieu Papers (Accession 503)
Hagley ID: LMSS_0503_02_001
Collection: Pierre A. Gentieu papers, 1858-1911

Title: Men with traction engine designed by Alfred I. du Pont
Date(s): 1905-12-13
Contributor(s): Gentieu, Pierre A., 1842-1930 (photographer)
Description: Traction engine on rails at E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company powder yards in Wilmington, Delaware.
Collection ID: Pierre A. Gentieu Brandywine River Valley photographs (Accession 1970.001)
Hagley ID: 701008
Collection: Pierre A. Gentieu Brandywine River Valley photographs

Title: Powder Men's Time, 1890s
Date(s): 1895
Contributor(s): Gentieu, Pierre A., 1842-1930 (associated name), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (associated name)
Description: Names of workers, indicating the amount during the week each spent working on soda, saltpetre, sporting, and prismatic powder work.
Collection ID: Pierre A. Gentieu Papers (Accession 503)
Hagley ID: LMSS_0503_01_005
Collection: Pierre A. Gentieu papers, 1858-1911

Title: Cost of Supplies on Brandywine for 1878 per Keg of Powder
Date(s): 1878
Creator: Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884
Description: Itemized listing by month of the supplies used at DuPont's Brandywine Works along with their prices.
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers (Accession 0384)
Hagley ID: 20100224_05
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers

Title: Powder Made by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1803-1856
Date(s): 1803/1856, 1803, 1856
Creator: E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884 (former owner)
Description: This document contains a tabulation of the gunpowder produced by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company between 1803 and 1856. It is broken into categories of where the gunpowder was made, its grade, and whether it was produced for government or civilian use. It also gives a brief narrative of events, including explosions, expansions, and the hiring and firing of company employees.
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers (Accession 0384)
Hagley ID: 384_48_27_box33
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Sr., papers

Title: Francis G. du Pont to [undecipherable], October 16, 1890
Date(s): 1890-10-16
Contributor(s): Gentieu, Pierre A., 1842-1930 (associated name), Du Pont, Francis Gurney, 1850-1904 (correspondent), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (associated name)
Description: Note from Francis G. du Pont, superintendent of the Upper and Lower Hagley Yards, about giving work credit to guards working on Sunday.
Collection ID: Pierre A. Gentieu Papers (Accession 503)
Hagley ID: LMSS_0503_01_001
Collection: Pierre A. Gentieu papers, 1858-1911

Title: Rolling wheels in mill
Date(s): 1944
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (associated name), Hagley Museum and Library (associated name), Copeland, Lammot du Pont, 1905-1983 (addressee), Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (correspondent), James, Marquis, 1891-1955 (author), Saturday evening post (publisher)
Collection ID: Hagley area and Charles Copeland estate photographs (Accession 1987.243)
Hagley ID: AVD_1987_243_004
Collection: Hagley area and Charles Copeland estate photographs

Title: Removal of rolling wheels
Date(s): 1942
Contributor(s): E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (associated name), Hagley Museum and Library (associated name), Copeland, Lammot du Pont, 1905-1983 (addressee), Brayman, Harold, 1900-1988 (correspondent), Evening Journal (Wilmington, Del.) (publisher)
Collection ID: Hagley area and Charles Copeland estate photographs (Accession 1987.243)
Hagley ID: AVD_1987_243_005
Collection: Hagley area and Charles Copeland estate photographs

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