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Title: Master index to Brandywine Valley oral histories
Date(s): 1990~, 1900
Contributor(s): Hagley Museum and Library (originator)
Description: Index split into "first" and "second" generation interviews. First generation comprises interviews conducted prior to 1980. Second generation comprises interviews conducted between 1980 and 1990.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interview transcripts on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 2026)
Hagley ID: 2026_index
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Thomas E. Doremus, 1958 January 10 [transcript]
Date(s): 1958-01-10, 1958-01-16, 1958-01-30
Contributor(s): Doremus, Thomas E. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Thomas Doremus who worked in the powder industry. 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_052813_07
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Joseph A. Haley, 1955 February 23 [transcript]
Date(s): 1955-02-23
Contributor(s): Haley, Joseph A. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Joseph Haley who worked at Hagley's 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_08
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William T. Cloud [transcript]
Date(s): 1958-03-31, 1958-04-07
Contributor(s): Cloud, William T. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with William Cloud who worked for DuPont in explosive work. 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_052813_03
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Ferdinand D. Bickel, 1969 June 12, 1969 June 25 [transcript]
Date(s): 1959-02-20, 1959-02-27
Contributor(s): Bickel, Ferdinand D. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Ferdinand D. Bickel who worked for DuPont's explosives 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_052113_05
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with John A. Dougherty, 1956 October 19 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1956-10-19
Contributor(s): Dougherty, John A. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Dougherty describes his various jobs for the company, his supervisors, the move to the DuPont building in Wilmington, the houses and layout of the community at Hagley, and various neighbors.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_72213_Dougherty_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William T. Cloud, 1958 March 31 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1958-03-31
Contributor(s): Cloud, William T. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Cloud describes T. Coleman du Pont's road project in Sussex County, including interactions with the farmers; the political climate of the early 1900s in Delaware; the function of the byproducts section; and the dynamics, exports, and events at the Wayne Black Powder Mills and the Brandywine Plant.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_62513_cloud_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Edward L. Bader, 1956 November 23 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1956-11-24
Contributor(s): Bader, Edward L. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Bader's interview offers details on many aspects of workers' lives in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including pay rates, the workers' homes, and the conditions in the laboratory. He recounts many different explosions, including the 1906 explosion that killed "Buck" Buchanan, the 1908 Press Room Explosion, the Packing House Explosion, one that occurred in the mill, and another that occurred in 1915. His interview also details his impressions of various members of the du Pont family,...
Show moreBader's interview offers details on many aspects of workers' lives in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including pay rates, the workers' homes, and the conditions in the laboratory. He recounts many different explosions, including the 1906 explosion that killed "Buck" Buchanan, the 1908 Press Room Explosion, the Packing House Explosion, one that occurred in the mill, and another that occurred in 1915. His interview also details his impressions of various members of the du Pont family, including Francis G., Lammot, Alfred I., Pierre S., Alexis, and Francis I.
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Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_7513_Bader_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Ferdinand D. Bickel, 1959 February 20 [audio]
Date(s): 1959-02-20
Contributor(s): Bickel, Ferdinand D. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Bickel details different developments in the explosives industry, including the development of Duco and Nitramon, the company's explosives training, the DuPont Company culture, and the relationship between branches of the overall organization. He ultimately transferred back to Wilmington in 1944.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_71913_Bickel_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William Frederick Lynch, 1956 October 5 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1956-10-05
Contributor(s): Lynch, William Frederick (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Lynch describes the opening of the Experimental Station, explosions that occurred during his working career, his job responsibilities, and his work on the volunteer fire company. He also discusses the company during World War I 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_72213_Lynch_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Joseph M. Campbell, 1957 August 15 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1957-08-15
Contributor(s): Campbell, Joseph M. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Campbell describes the working conditions at Hagley and at the Experimental Station, attempts to unionize, his interactions with the du Pont family, and moving into the neighborhood at Squirrel Run, including the various nationalities that lived there and what the workers would do for fun.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_62513_campbell_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with John Peoples, 1957 June 13 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1957-06-13
Contributor(s): Peoples, John (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Peoples describes his job and working conditions in detail, his impressions of Frank du Pont, flooding along the Brandywine, explosions, life at Squirrel Run, and anecdotes about his neighbors.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_62813_peoples_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Clarence L. Walker, 1956 October 26 [audio]
Date(s): 1956-10-26
Contributor(s): Walker, Clarence L. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Walker describes the process of peeling and cutting willows to burn for charcoal, how his friend obtained a job from A.I. du Pont, and his impressions of various members of the du Pont family. He also tells a story about Annie Oakley.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_72313_Walker
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Franklin W. Bradway, 1958 February 27 [audio]
Date(s): 1958-02-27
Contributor(s): Bradway, Franklin W. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_71713_Bradway_part3
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Franklin W. Bradway, 1958 February 13 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1958-02-13
Contributor(s): Bradway, Franklin W. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Bradway details DuPont's contract work with the Allied governments during both world wars and the Korean War, the development of the plant at Old Hickory, and the rise and fall of the sporting powder business. He eventually became a manager of the smokeless powder division and later the vicechairman of the Board of Benefits and Pensions.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_71713_Bradway_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with John A. Dougherty, 1956 October 19 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1956-10-19
Contributor(s): Dougherty, John A. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Dougherty describes his various jobs for the company, his supervisors, the move to the DuPont building in Wilmington, the houses and layout of the community at Hagley, and various neighbors.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_72213_Dougherty_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

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 Philip Dougherty, 1955 January 12 [audio]
Date(s): 1955-01-12
Contributor(s): Dougherty, Philip (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Dougherty recalls what he remembers about his father's and his own work, the homes in the Charles' Banks area near Hagley, explosions in 1889, 1890, and 1898, activities around the Brandywine, and memories of people in the area.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_62713_dougherty_p_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with William Frederick Lynch, 1956 October 5 [audio](part 2)
Date(s): 1956-10-05
Contributor(s): Lynch, William Frederick (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Lynch describes the opening of the Experimental Station, explosions that occurred during his working career, his job responsibilities, and his work on the volunteer fire company. He also discusses the company during World War I 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_72213_Lynch_part2
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Joseph H. Martin, 1956 November 8-9 [transcript]
Date(s): 1956-11-08
Contributor(s): Martin, Joseph H. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Joseph Martin who has many memories of members of the du Pont family, as well as area politics. 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_060313_06
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Franklin W. Bradway, 1958 February [transcript]
Date(s): 1958-02-13, 1958-02-27
Contributor(s): Bradway, Franklin W. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Franklin W. Bradway recalling his time workig for DuPont as a chemist. 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_04
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with John A. Dougherty, 1956 October 19 [transcript]
Date(s): 1956-10-19
Contributor(s): Dougherty, John A. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with John Dougherty who worked as a DuPont powder employee. 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_052813_08
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Katherine Collison, 1954 September, 1955 January [transcript]
Date(s): 1954-09, 1955-01
Contributor(s): Collison, Katherine (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Katherine Collison recalling life on the Brandywine while living in Belin House during the time her father was a bookeeper. 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_052813_05
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Joseph M. Campbell, 1957 August 15 [transcript]
Date(s): 1957-08-15
Contributor(s): Campbell, Joseph M. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Transcript of interview with Joseph M. Campbell who worked for DuPont 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_052213_07
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

Title: Interview with Joseph H. Martin, 1956 November 8-9 [audio](part 1)
Date(s): 1956-11-08
Contributor(s): Martin, Joseph H. (interviewee), Monigle, Joseph P. (interviewer), Wilkinson, Norman B. (interviewer)
Description: Martin describes in detail various members of the du Pont family and anecdotes about them, including Francis I. du Pont, Alfred I. du Pont, Colonel A. Henry du Pont, and T. Coleman du Pont. He also discusses the explosion of 1890.
Collection ID: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
Hagley ID: 1970370_71113_Martin_part1
Collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley

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