Interview with Irenee du Pont Jr., 2014 August 15
Part of collection: History of Kevlar oral history interviews (2014-249)
Dates
- Creation: 2014 August 15
Creator
- Du Pont, Irénée, 1920-2023 (Interviewee, Person)
Biographical Note
Born in 1920, Irénée du Pont, Jr., studied chemistry at Dartmouth College for two years before transferring to Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study mechanical engineering. After graduating in 1943 and until the end of World War II, he served as a test engineer for aircraft engines. After the war, he joined the Dupont Company, where he held a variety of positions. In 1967, he joined the company's ruling executive committee. He is a nephew of Pierre S. du Pont, the architect of the modern DuPont Company.
Scope and Content
Irénée du Pont, Jr., describes his early life and later career with the DuPont Company. After World War II, he joined the DuPont Company where for the next two decades he held a variety of jobs. He describes his time on the DuPont executive committee, which he joined in 1967, during which the company had to deal with increasing competition, social unrest in Wilmington, equal opportunity legislation, and environmental regulation. Among other anecdotes, du Pont describes how his father, along with his brothers Lammot and Pierre, set off large fireworks displays at Fourth of July celebrations in the 1920s. He also remarks that he believes Pierre continued to play an important role in the affairs of the company until his death in 1954. [ID: 2014249_20140815_Irenee_du_Pont]
Physical Description
22 MOV files. 4 MXF files. TRT 01:58:41. Access copy is available as an MPEG4.
Extent
From the Collection: 457.5 Gigabytes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Additional Description
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
