Aurand, Walter George, 1891-1983
Existence: 1891 - 1983
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1891 - 1983
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Walter Aurand, 1981 May 14
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
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1970-370, Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
File — Box 4, Tape: 87
Accession: 1970-370
Scope and Content:
Interviewer: Dorothy Tremaine in Wilmington, Delaware
Influenced by his high school teacher and educated in chemistry at the University of Delaware, Walter describes life in Wilmington during the early twentieth century. His interview details a work atmosphere at DuPont, a powder explosion that killed three women, testing the bullets in New Castle, and safety in the workplace.
Dates:
1981 May 14
