Walter Aurand, 1981 May 14
File — Box: 4, Tape: 87
Accession: 1970-370
Part of collection: Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley (1970-370)
Dates
- Creation: 1981 May 14
Creator
- Tremaine, Dorothy (Person)
Biographical Note
Walter Aurand (b. 1891) was a chemist at the Experimental Station from 1915 to 1917 who worked making tracer and incendiary bullets.
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.
General Physical Description note
sound cassette (90 min.) : analog. TRT 1:21:56.
Location
Box 4, Cassette 87
Existence and Location of Copies note
Physical Storage Information
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From the Collection: 5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Related Names
Subject
- Aurand, Walter George, 1891-1983 (Interviewee, Person)
Creator
- Tremaine, Dorothy (Person)
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
