Houses on Breck's Lane, Delaware list of renters
Creation: circa 1940Abstract
Homes on Breck's Lane were owned by William Winder "Chick” Laird Jr. (1910-1989), and served as workers' housing. Laird was the director of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. The record is a single sheet listing the houses on Breck's Lane near Wilmington, Delaware, that were originally workers' housing attached to the Brandywine Works of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1940
Creator
Extent
1 item(s)
Historical Note
Homes on Breck's Lane were owned by William Winder "Chick” Laird Jr. (1910-1989), and served as workers' housing. Laird was the director of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company and a financial advisor, starting his own brokerage firm in Wilmington, Delaware.
Scope and Contents
The record is a single sheet listing the houses on Breck's Lane near Wilmington, Delaware, that were originally workers' housing attached to the Brandywine Works of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. The list appears to have been prepared by W. W. Laird Jr. in settling the estate of his mother, Mary Alletta Belin du Pont Laird (1878-1938), which owned the properties. The list enumerates the individual houses, the renter, and the monthly rent. Many of the occupants are retired powder workers and their families.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Houses on Breck's Lane, Delaware list of renters
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2020: Laurie Sather
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
