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Title: Interview with Mary Braden Jackson, 1986 August 17 [transcript]
Date(s): 1986-08-17
Contributor(s): Jackson, Mary Braden (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of third interview with Mary Jackson who shares her memories about growing up in the Hagley area. 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_09
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Ethel Jones Hayward, 1984 November 27 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-11-27
Contributor(s): Hayward, Ethel Jones (interviewee), Meyers, Louise (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of third interview with Ethel Hayward who recalls her home and school life while growing up on the Brandywine. 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_061413_06
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Alfred Dougherty, 1984 June 29 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-06-29
Contributor(s): Dougherty, Alfred (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Alfred Dougherty whose father was a leather manufacturer in the yards and whose grandfather was a powderman. The interview took place in Greenville, Delaware.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_060713_14
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 Dennis Buckley, 1975 January 10 [transcript]
Date(s): 1975-01-10
Contributor(s): Buckley, Dennis (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Dennis Buckely recalling his youth growing up on the Brandywine. 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_052213_06
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Catherine Hackendorn Sheldrick, 1984 February 28 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-02-28
Contributor(s): Sheldrick, Catherine Hackendorn (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Catherine Sheldrick who grew up in various communties along the Brandywine. 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_10
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with George Christ, 1969 July 23 [audio]
Date(s): 1969-07-23
Contributor(s): Christ, George (interviewee), Scafidi, John A. (interviewer), Ryff, Allen (interviewer)
Description: George M. Christ, a worker in the blacksmith shop at Hoopes Brothers and Darlington, describes his career manufacturing wagon wheels. In his interview he details the wheel-making process, various types of tires, the rate of production of wagon wheels, and how the workers utilized the shrinker machine to make wheels.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_72913_Christ
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Edward Devenney, 1984 March 27 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-03-27
Contributor(s): Devenney, Edward (interviewee), Bond, James (interviewer)
Description: Devenney recounts various explosions, daily life in the community, games the children would play, social activities, and courting practices among the youth.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_10213_devenney_e
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Margaret Headley, 1984 February 22 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-02-22
Contributor(s): Headley, Margaret (interviewee), Wagner, Betty (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Margaret Headley who grew up near Hagley and had a number of relatives who were employed there.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_061713_05
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Grace Toy Ferguson, 1985 February 14 [audio]
Date(s): 1985-02-14
Contributor(s): Ferguson, Grace Toy (interviewee), Johnson, Dorothy (interviewer)
Description: Ferguson describes in detail the house in which she grew up and the family's possessions, her mother's cooking, her education, transportation, typical dress, and daily chores.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_10913_ferguson_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Blanche MacAdoo Yetter, 1984 May 30 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1984-05-30
Contributor(s): Yetter, Blanche MacAdoo (interviewee), Wagner, Betty (interviewer)
Description: Yetter discusses certain subjects at length including the "sand hole", an area close to the du Pont family cemetery, sewing, marriage traditions, gardening, types of clothing and their care, funerals, illnesses, and schooling. Home life and duties such as cleaning and cooking that was recalled in the first interview continues to be discussed.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_111413_yetter_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Ella Fitzharris, 1984 March 4 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-03-04
Contributor(s): Fitzharris, Ella (interviewee), Frazier, Chris (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of second interview with Ella Fitzharris who recalls her time living on the Brandywine, including Walkers Bank, while her father worked 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_061013_09
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Blanche MacAdoo Yetter, 1984 April 3 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-04-03
Contributor(s): Yetter, Blanche MacAdoo (interviewee), Wagner, Betty (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Blanche Yetter who lived in Squirrel Run during her time growing up. The interview took place in Claymont, Delaware.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_070513_02
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Catherine Hackendorn Sheldrick, 1987 May 21 [audio]
Date(s): 1987-05-21
Contributor(s): Sheldrick, Catherine Hackendorn (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Sheldrick describes the layout of the villages along the Brandywine, including which neighbors lived where, as well as the homes of various du Pont family members. She also discusses the various families who lived in Henry Clay Village.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_112013_sheldrick_part5
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Herbert James Devenney, 1984 April 2 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-04-02
Contributor(s): Devenney, Herbert (interviewee), Meyers, Louise (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of second interview with Herbert Devenney in which he discussed home life while growing up on the Brandywine. The interview took place in Mendenhall, Pennsylvania.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_060713_11
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Louise F. Poole, 1974 March 4 [audio]
Date(s): 1974-03-01
Contributor(s): Poole, Louise F. (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Poole describes her family's genealogy in detail, her hobbies and activities in Wilmington, Wilmington society in the early twentieth century, and daily life.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_81513_Poole
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview Catherine C. Irving (Mrs. A. Duer Irving), 1974 February 21 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1974-02-21
Contributor(s): Irving, Catherine C. (Catherine Cooper), 1884-1982 (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Irving describes in detail her relationship with her husband's cousin, Mrs. Louise du Pont Crowninshield, including her interests and personality. She briefly describes relationships with other members of the du Pont family.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_8913_Duer_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Martin Luther Valentine, 1974 January [audio]
Date(s): 1974-01-01
Contributor(s): Valentine, Martin Luther (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Valentine describes DuPont's role in manufacturing smokeless powder and ballistics in both World War I and World War II, the layout of the plants in which he worked, the morale of employees during wartime, and testing ballistic missiles.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_8613_valentine
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with James Cammock, 1984 July 9 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-07-09
Contributor(s): Cammock, James (interviewee), Paine, Al (interviewer)
Description: Cammock details his experience growing up at Hagley, including games the children would play, various details about his mother's housekeeping, and the community life at the mills. He also discusses nightlife and entertainment in Wilmington (including the movie theaters and the Blue Rocks), the growing prevalence of automobiles, and other day-to-day activities.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_10713_cammock_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Alfred Evans, May 1973 [transcript]
Date(s): 1973-05
Contributor(s): Evans, Alfred (interviewee), Ward, Mary Sam (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Alfred Evans who was a chauffer for Louise Crowninshield. The interview took place in Boca Grande, Florida.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_052813_10
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Blanche MacAdoo Yetter,1984 May 30 [transcript]
Date(s): 1984-05-30
Contributor(s): Yetter, Blanche MacAdoo (interviewee), Wagner, Betty (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of second interview with Blanche Yetter who continues to recall her time growing up along the Brandywine. The interview took place in Claymont, Delaware.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_070513_01
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with C. Natalie Rogerro Meriggi, 1984 July 24 [audio]
Date(s): 1984-07-24
Contributor(s): Meriggi, C. Natalie Rogerro (interviewee), Perkins, Karen (interviewer)
Description: Meriggi largely focuses on vegetable gardening and ornamental plantings at Hagley gardens. She discusses how her family gardened, including crop storage, choosing of plants, making jams and jellies, buying seeds, and typical tools used.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_111313_meriggi_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Catherine Hackendorn Sheldrick, 1984 March 28 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1984-03-28
Contributor(s): Sheldrick, Catherine Hackendorn (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Sheldrick describes childbirth, funerals, children's games and pastimes, and going into Wilmington. She also describes typical clothing, the hot water pump in the village, dances and weddings, and 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_112013_sheldrick_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Blanche MacAdoo Yetter, 1985 February 19 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1985-02-19
Contributor(s): Yetter, Blanche MacAdoo (interviewee), Wagner, Betty (interviewer)
Description: Yetter discusses social life and activities, excursions to the city of Wilmington, people she knew as a child and young adult, cooking traditions, church, holidays, games, the layout of homes, vegetable gardening, and more details on daily life in the home.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_111913_yetter_part7
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Mary Braden Jackson, 1986 September 14 [transcript]
Date(s): 1986-09-14
Contributor(s): Jackson, Mary Braden (interviewee), Bennett, Peggy (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of fourth interview with Mary Jackson who continues to recall her home life on the Brandywine. 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_10
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

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