Spruance family miscellany
Creation: 1924-1932Abstract
William Corbit Spruance (1873-1935) was an electrical engineer and Vice President in Charge of Production at E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. His wife, Alice Moore Lea Spruance (1876-1967), was a member of a Wilmington, Delaware, flour-milling dynasty. Spruance family miscellany contains threes letters, two regarding a forestry bill and one a thank you letter. Additionally, there are two copies of a newspaper article titled "This was the Civil War".
Dates
- Creation: 1924-1932
Creator
- Spruance family (Family)
Extent
5 item(s)
Biographical Note
William Corbit Spruance (1873-1935) was an electrical engineer and Vice President in Charge of Production at E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company.
On May 4, 1907, he married Alice Moore Lea Spruance (1876-1967), the daughter of Delaware governor Preston Lea (1841-1916) and his first wife Adelaide Moore (1846-1888). Since the 1770s, the Lea family were among the largest flour mill operators at the Brandywine Falls, north of Wilmington, Delaware.
The couple had three children.
Content Description
Spruance family miscellany contains threes letters, two regarding a forestry bill and one a thank you letter.
The correspondence includes two letters to Alice Lea Spruance from Delaware Senator Thomas F. Bayard and Congressman William H. Boyce regarding the McNary-Clarke Forestry Bill.
There is one Letter of C. D. Porch, clerk of the Westminster Presbyterian Church thanking Colonel Spruance for his help at a church dinner.
Also included are two copies of a newspaper article titled "This was the Civil War".
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Related Names
Subject
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Spruance family miscellany
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2020: Marsha Mills
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository