Eugene E. du Pont scrapbook
Creation: 1828-1909Abstract
Eugene Eleuthère du Pont (1882-1966) was an industrialist and a descendant of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) and his son, Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), who founded E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company in 1802, a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont Company. He attended Harvard University from 1899 to 1903, graduating with an A.B. degree before joining the family business. Eugene E. du Pont kept this scrapbook during his years at Harvard, continuing to the year of his world travels. There are a few pieces relating to the Harvard Class of 1903. However, the bulk of the material consists of articles, particularly poetry.
Dates
- Creation: 1828-1909
Creator
Extent
1 volume(s)
Biographical Note
Eugene Eleuthère du Pont (1882-1966) was an industrialist and a descendant of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) and his son Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), who founded E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company in 1802, a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont Company.
Eugene E. du Pont was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on August 27, 1882, the son of Elizabeth Canby Bradford du Pont (1852-1925) and Alexis I. du Pont Jr. (1843-1904).
He attended Harvard University from 1899 to 1903, graduating with an A.B. degree. He then joined the family business, E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company, in the Sales Department, where he worked until 1907. After a period of world travel, he returned to Wilmington.
He began as a member of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company's board of directors in 1906 and continued following its reorganization in 1915 until his retirement in 1965. Being knowledgeable in the fields of explosives and petroleum chemicals, du Pont made a significant impact on the DuPont Company.
He was the director of the Phillips Petroleum Company from 1917 to 1955. He also served as the vice president and director of the Delaware Motor Sales Co.
Eugene E. du Pont married Catherine Dulcinea (Katedulwe Deo) Moxham (1883-1931) on January 20, 1908. The couple had four daughters: Dulcenia “Deo” Ophelia du Pont (1909-1981), Phyllis Moxham du Pont (1915-1989), Elizabeth Murton “Murty” Moxham du Pont (1917-2006), and Nancy Bradford du Pont (1920-2015).
He died on December 17, 1966.
Scope and Contents
Eugene E. du Pont kept this scrapbook during his years at Harvard University, continuing to the year of his world travels. There are a few pieces relating to the Harvard Class of 1903. However, the bulk of the material consists of articles, particularly poetry. Some, like Langdon Smith's "Evolution," have entered anthologies, but most are satires and some parodies of serious works. Many of the pieces are cynical and sarcastic, the sort of thing that might appeal to a college boy. Others revolve around views of young women and contemporary courtship rituals appropriate to his class. Ink line drawings of English churches and Classical ruins signed "S. A. Smith" are most likely associated with his travels. There are many tear sheets and fragments from popular magazines, which were apparently saved for their illustrations, some silhouettes of unidentified people, and a playbill for the play "Rosemary," presented by the Greenroom Club of Wilmington at the Garrick Theatre on May 13, 1909, in which his wife, Catherine Dulcinea Moxham du Pont played a minor role.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Eugene E. du Pont scrapbook
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021: Laurie Sather
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
