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Alexis I. du Pont family papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2659
Abstract:
Dr. Alexis Irénée du Pont (1843-1904) was a businessman and non-practicing physician who resided in both Louisville, Kentucky, and Wilmington, Delaware. He was a grandson of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours (1771-1834), the eponymous founder of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company in Wilmington, Delaware, and son of Alexis Irénée du Pont (1816-1857) and Joanna Maria Smith du Pont (1815-1876). The collection contains correspondence between Alexis I. du Pont Jr. and his mother Joanna while he was attending the Episcopal Academy in Philadelphia. In addition, there are also letters from his father and sister.
Dates:
1854-1858
Allen family papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1978
Abstract:
Horatio Allen (1802-1889) was a noted civil engineer and inventor, who worked with the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company, the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company, the Croton Aqueduct, and the New York & Erie Railroad. The bulk of his the papers is personal correspondence (1818-1864), and biographical materials collected by his family. Also included is a small collection of Allen's business papers, particularly concerning his work on the New York & Erie Railroad.
Dates:
1818-1925
Bauduy family papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0978
Abstract:
The Bauduy family was associated with the prominent du Pont family, who immigrated to the United States from France in 1802 and established the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, which manufactured gunpowder at mills on the banks of the Brandywine River just north of Wilmington, Delaware. Peter Bauduy (1769?-1833), a French refugee from Santo Domingo who was a partner of Eleuthère Irénée "E.I." du Pont (1771-1834). This collection contains correspondence of Hélène Bauduy (1806-1881), Peter Bauduy's daughter, and Alexandre Aristide Bretton de Chapelles (1799-1850), and a journal kept by Eulalia Keating (1801-1873), Bauduy's daughter-in-law.
Dates:
1823-1839
Bauduy family papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0945
Abstract:
The Bauduy family was associated with the prominent du Pont family, who immigrated to the United States from France in 1802 and established the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, which manufactured gunpowder at mills on the banks of the Brandywine River just north of Wilmington, Delaware. Peter Bauduy (1769-1833), a French refugee from Santo Domingo who was a partner of Eleuthère Irénée "E.I." du Pont (1771-1834). The bulk of the collection consists of letters from Juliette Bauduy (1773-1837) to her daughter Mimika (1793-1855). Also included are letters from Peter and Juliette to her sister and the Bauduy children to their aunt.
Dates:
1801-1812
Catherine Irving letter to W.W. Laird
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1378
Abstract:
Catherine C. Irving (1884-1982) was the wife of Alexander Duer Irving (1873-1941). He was an aide to President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) at the Versailles peace treaty negotiations in 1919 after World War I. The letter from Irving to W.W. Laird (1910-1989), she recounts an anecdote about Col. H.A. du Pont (1838-1926).
Dates:
1973 January 14
Correspondence between David Sarnoff and Ethel Lippman
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2508
Abstract:
Ethel Lippman (1891-1987) and David Sarnoff (1891-1971) were friends in their youth; her parents supposedly objected to their marriage. The collection consists of a few copies of Ethel Lippman's handwritten letters and all of David Sarnoff's replies.
Dates:
1917-1970; Majority of material found within 1950-1970
Crofton and Shubrick family correspondence
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1205
Abstract:
The Crofton and Shubrick families were descendants of a prominent French American diplomat and businessman, Victor Marie du Pont (1767-1827), and represent middle-class American women in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. Two generations of women married military men who were stationed across the world. This collection spans three generations of women (Julia du Pont Shubrick, Gabrielle Josephine Shubrick Crofton, and Julia du Pont Crofton Walcutt) from these families and contains correspondence regarding everyday life.
Dates:
1852-1898
David Thomas papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2197
Abstract:
David Thomas (1794-1882) was a Pennsylvania iron manufacturer who introduced into the United States the use of anthracite coal in the manufacture of pig iron. The papers consist of typed transcripts twelve letters, the bulk of which were sent by David Thomas to his niece, Jane Harris Bowen, and nephew, David Harris, in Wales. The letters deal primarily with family news, but Thomas also writes about general business conditions, the level of prices and wages and the Civil War.
Dates:
1862-1872
Dimmick family correspondence (microfilm)
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0418
Abstract:
The Dimmick family were descendants of the founders of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, a chemical research and manufacturing company. The collection contains a microfilm copy of correspondence between Joanna (Smith) du Pont (1815-1876) and her daughter, Joanna (du Pont) Dimmick (1854-1901), and letters from Sophie M. du Pont (1810-1888) to her niece, Dimmick, and the latter's step-daughter, Lavinia Elizabeth Dimmick (1874-1946). The letters are personal in nature, including du Pont family news.
Dates:
1873-1887
du Pont de Nemours and de Pusy correspondence
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0035
Abstract:
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) was a French political economist, writer, publisher, and public administrator. He was an advocate for a national educational system and promoted Franco-American trade relations. Françoise (Robin) Poivre (1748-1841) was the second wife of Pierre Samuel. Françoise Julienne Ile de France (Poivre) Bureaux de Pusy (1770-1845) was a daughter from Poivre's first marriage. This collection includes a small selection of correspondence, including details on the family's immigration to the United States from France and Bureaux de Pusy's financial problems.
Dates:
1799-1813
Du Pont de Nemours correspondence (photocopies)
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0591
Abstract:
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours was a French political economist, writer, publisher, and public administrator. He was an advocate for a national educational system and promoted Franco-American trade relations. Francoise (Robin) Poivre du Pont was his second wife. His grandson, Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865) was an Admiral in the United States Navy and fought in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. This collection consists of twenty-three photocopied letters, primarily from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817), but also Francoise du Pont de Nemours (1748-1831) and Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865). The correspondence is primarily to Marie Anne Lavoisier Thompson (1758-1836), a French chemist and close friend of the family.
Dates:
1788-1818; undated
Eleuthera du Pont Smith and Sophie Madeleine du Pont letters to Mary Wilkinson
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0259
Abstract:
Eleuthera du Pont Smith (1806-1876) and Sophie Madeleine du Pont (1810-1888) were daughters of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834) and Sophie Madeleine Dalmas du Pont (1775-1828). This collection contains letters from the du Ponts to Mary Wilkinson, a former student at the Brandywine Manufacturers' Sunday School. The letters discuss domestic matters, including family news, health, faith, and needlework for the mills.
Dates:
1862-1886
Francis Gurney du Pont and family papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1490
Abstract:
Francis Gurney du Pont (1850-1904) was the youngest son of Alexis I. du Pont (1816-1857) and Joanna Smith du Pont (1815-1876), and grandson of Éleuthère Irénée "E.I." du Pont (1771-1834), founder of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont Company. The collection consists primarily of correspondence from du Pont to his wife, Elise Wigfall Simons (1849-1919), but include items from other family members, as well as a journal of du Pont's, manuscripts written by him, and plays and novels by Alice Simons (1849-1891).
Dates:
1868-1916
Francoise du Pont de Nemours letter to Pierre Didot
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0101
Abstract:
Francoise Robin du Pont (1748-1841) was the second wife of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) a promienent French political economist, writer, publisher, and public administrator. The collection contains a letter from du Pont to Monsieur Pierre Didot (1761-1853), seeking the address of Marguerite Charlotte Desiree de la Fite de Pelleport (1780-1847).
Dates:
1818 June 9
Francoise du Pont de Nemours letters to Baron and Baronne Desmousseaux de Givre
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0350
Abstract:
Francoise Robin du Pont (1748-1841) was the second wife of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) a promienent French political economist, writer, publisher, and public administrator. The collection contains letters from du Pont to Baron (1757-1830) and Baronne Desmousseaux de Givre (1768-1843). The letters contain discussion of religious societies, his trip to Italy, and personal matters.
Dates:
1821-1826
Francoise Poivre du Pont de Nemours letters to Jacques Henri Bernardin de St. Pierre (photocopies)
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0349
Abstract:
Francoise Robin du Pont (1748-1841) was the second wife of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) a promienent French political economist, writer, publisher, and public administrator. The collection includes photocopied letters from du Pont to Jacques Henri Bernardin de St. Pierre (1737-1814). The letters are entirely personal, with social and literary references, all general in character.
Dates:
circa 1769-1771
Gabrielle Josephine Shubrick Crofton papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1313
Abstract:
Gabrielle Shubrick Crofton (1835-1894) was the daughter of Irvine Shubrick (1797-1849) and Julia du Pont (1806-1882), and the wife of Colonel Robert Crofton (1834-1898). His military service meant the family moved to where he was stationed. The papers consist primarily of correspondence between Crofton and her husband and mother, including an eight-year span living in army posts in the Dakota Territory.
Dates:
1822-1872
Henry A. du Pont and Gustav Schelle correspondence (photocopies)
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1789
Abstract:
Henry Algernon du Pont (1838-1926) was a military officer, a politician from Delaware, and vice president of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. The collection consists of five letters from du Pont to Gustav Schelle (1845-1927) and one from Schelle. The letters mostly express personal friendship and deal indirectly with Schelle's writings on the Physiocraps and du Pont de Nemours.
Dates:
1924-1927
Henry A. du Pont letters to Daniel Ammen (photocopies)
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0632
Abstract:
Henry Algernon du Pont (1838-1926) was a military officer, a politician from Delaware, and vice president of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. The collection contains two photocopied letters from du Pont to Daniel Ammen (1820-1898), a Naval officer and Chief of the Bureau of Navigation.
Dates:
1887-1888
Henry A. du Pont miscellany
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1264
Abstract:
Henry Algernon du Pont (1838-1926) was a military officer, a politician from Delaware, and vice president of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. The collection contains miscellaneous material related to du Pont, including a letter, Christmas cards, invitation to meet the Representatives of the Societies of the Cincinnati, and invitation from the Secretary of the Navy to the unveiling of the statue of Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865).
Dates:
1845-1884
Henry Belin du Pont collection
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0178
Abstract:
Henry Belin du Pont (1898-1970) was a research engineer with General Motors and the vice president of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company from 1939 to 1963. This collection contains correspondence from several generations of the family from the early nineteenth through the twentieth century, including Francis Gurney Smith (1784-1873), Elizabeth (Eliza) MacKie Smith (1787-1861), Joanna Smith du Pont (1815-1876), Frances du Pont Coleman (1838-1902), Eleuthera "Ella" du Pont Bradford (1848-1906), Eleuthera Bradford du Pont (1873-1953), Alicia Bradford Maddox (1875-1920) and Phoebe George Bradford (1794-1840).
Dates:
1814-1913
Henry du Pont incoming letters (photocopies)
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0576
Abstract:
Henry du Pont (1812-1889) was an American military officer and son of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), founder of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., and Sophie Madeleine Dalmas du Pont (1775-1828). The collection contains two photocopied letters to du Pont, one from his nephew, James Irenee Bidermann (1817-1890), and the other letter from his sister, Sophie Madeleine du Pont (1810-1888).
Dates:
1825; 1881
Henry du Pont letters (photocopies)
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0588
Abstract:
Henry du Pont (1812-1889) was an American military officer and son of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), founder of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., and Sophie Madeleine Dalmas du Pont (1775-1828). The collection is comprised of photocopied of typescript copies of letters of du Pont to and from his family.
Dates:
1829-1837
Henry du Pont letters (photocopies) and Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours autobiography (typescript)
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1903
Abstract:
Henry du Pont (1812-1889) was an American military officer and son of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), founder of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., and Sophie Madeleine Dalmas du Pont (1775-1828). The collection consists of photocopied letters from Henry du Pont (1812-1889) and typescript of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) autobiography he wrote in 1792. The letters are from sisters Eleuthera du Pont Smith (1806-1876) and Sophie Madeleine du Pont (1810-1888), as well as William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) and M. Saito of the Japanese Navy.
Dates:
1811-1887; 1792
Hiebler family papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2593
Abstract:
The Hiebler family papers include documents pertaining to four generations. The bulk of the collection consists of letters written by Alfred I. du Pont to his grandsons Bayard Hiebler and Benno Hiebler, dated 1927 to 1935.
Dates:
1911-1982; Majority of material found within 1927-1935
Joshua Gilpin letterbook on microfilm
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0789
Abstract:
Joshua Gilpin (1765-1841) was a merchant and paper manufacturer in Delaware. This collection is a microfilm of letters in a scrapbook, including correspondence from Gilpin, Thomas Gilpin (1776-1853), and others.
Dates:
1770-1848
Louise du Pont Crowninshield letters
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1958
Abstract:
Louise du Pont Crowninshield (1877-1958) was an early leader in the field of historic preservation and a collector of antiques and hooked rugs. This collection includes two letters addressed to Nell (McCall) Pringle (1879-1937), of Charleston, South Carolina.
Dates:
1929-1930
Madame de Stael letter to Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (negative photostat)
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0885
Abstract:
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein (1766-1817), known as Madame de Staël, was a writer, philosopher, and politically engaged woman who survived the French Revolution and was exiled multiple times by Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). Negative photostat of letter from Madame de Staël to Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817).
Dates:
undated
Margaret Izard Manigault papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0502
Abstract:
Manigault's papers consist of her own diaries and correspondence between her and Gabrielle Josephine du Pont (1770-1836), both which document the life of a female member of Charleston's merchant-planter elite during the Early National Period, and the web of connections linking Charleston, New York and Philadelphia society.
Dates:
1779-1857
Margaretta Lammot du Pont correspondence
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1443
Abstract:
Margaretta Lammot du Pont (1807-1898) was the wife of Alfred Victor du Pont (1798-1856), who worked for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. This collection correspondence to du Pont from Joseph D. Reinboth, of Pennsylvania, and her grandson, T. Coleman du Pont (1863-1930).
Dates:
1888-1898
Margaretta Lammot du Pont letter to Meta Kemble de Forest
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0910
Abstract:
Margaretta Lammot du Pont (1807-1898) was the wife of Alfred Victor du Pont (1798-1856), who worked for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. In 1885, she sent a letter to Meta Kemble de Forest (1852-1933) which indicates she is sending book from "Aunt Sophie" [Sophie Madeleine du Pont (1810-1888)].
Dates:
1885 January 24
Mary Belin du Pont inbound letters
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2228
Abstract:
Mary Belin (1839-1913) married Lammot du Pont (1831-1884) and had eleven children, many who were prominent in the building up of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. The volume consists of a typed transcript of letters originally sent to Mary Belin du Pont (1839-1913) by her daughters Louisa ("La") (1868-1926), Sophie M. ("Tabby") (1871-1894), Isabella ("Bella") (1882-1946), and Margaretta ("Peg") (1884-1973) in 1894. The letters center around a single incident wherein Sophie, who was suffering from tuberculosis, was sent to Colorado Springs for a cure.
Dates:
1894
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours and Francoise du Pont de Nemours letters (photocopies)
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0597
Abstract:
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) was a French political economist, writer, publisher, and public administrator. Françoise Robin du Pont (1748-1841) was the second wife of du Pont de Nemours. The collection contains photocopies of letters of both du Pont de Nemours. His letter regards obtaining a "safe conduct" passport while heading a scientific expedition being sent to North America by the Institute National. Her letters are with a Bergen Point, New Jersey former neighbor, C. Preudhomme, and his son.
Dates:
1789; 1811
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours letters to Philippe Nicolas Harmand
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0023
Abstract:
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) was a French political economist, writer, publisher, and public administrator. At the onset of the French Revolution, he served as a member of the Assemblée Nationale Constituante, where he allied himself with the moderate Girondist faction. After the leader of the Jacobin movement, Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794), took power, du Pont was arrested in July 1794, but he escaped execution. On January 3, 1800, accompanied by his sons, he arrived in America. This small collection consists primairly of letters from du Pont de Nemours to Philippe Nicolas Harmand (1759-1839), director of pensions under the Empire, then first clerk for the Public Debt from 1814 to 1821. Harmand was the tutor of du Pont de Nemour's sons and a loyal family friend. Harmand brought du Pont de Nemours food during his period of concealment. These letters include references to financial and business affairs, as well as personal and family news.
Dates:
1771-1839
Samuel Francis du Pont letter to Robert C. Winthrop
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1014
Abstract:
Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865) was an Admiral in the United States Navy and fought in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. He was the fourth child and second surviving son of Victor Marie du Pont (1767-1827) and his wife, Gabrielle Joséphine de la Fite de Pelleport (1770-1837). The letter from du Pont to R.C. Winthrop (1809-1894) includes an invitation to visit.
Dates:
1864 October 25
Samuel Francis Du Pont letters to Joel Turrill and Joseph Henry
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1456
Abstract:
Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865) was an Admiral in the United States Navy and fought in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. The collection contains letters to Joel Turrill (1794-1859) and Joseph Henry (1797-1878). The letters to Turrill are personal in content, referring to their friendship which dated back to 1845 when they both served on the U.S.S. Congress. The letter to Henry references controvery in the Senate involving Henry, likely concerning the Light-House Board.
Dates:
1852-1856
Shubrick and Crofton family papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1325
Abstract:
The Crofton and Shubrick families were descendants of a prominent French American diplomat and businessman, Victor Marie du Pont (1767-1827), and represent middle-class American women in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This collection primarily consists of the papers of Gabrielle Josephine Crofton (1873-1952) and Mary Ethel Crofton Hunt (1875-1962), daughters of Gabrielle Shubrick Crofton (1835-1894) and Robert E.A. Crofton (1834-1898). It includes diaries, autograph book, notebook, and letters.
Dates:
1824-1941
Sophie du Pont Ford letter to Greta du Pont Barksdale Brown
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1236
Abstract:
Sophie du Pont Ford (1871-1957) was the daughter of Victor du Pont (1828-1888) and Alice Hounsfield du Pont (1833-1904) and the wife of Bruce Ford (1873-1931). The letter indicates Ford is giving a lacquered Chinese-work box to her niece, Greta du Pont Barksdale Brown (1924-2014).
Dates:
1943 March 12
Sophie Madeleine du Pont and Samuel Francis du Pont letters
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0659
Abstract:
Sophie Madeleine du Pont (1810-1888) was the youngest daughter of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), founder of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., and Sophie Madeleine Dalmas du Pont (1775-1828), and the wife of Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865). The collection contains twelve letters and documents regarding the du Pont family, discussing family and church news, as well as a letter from Samuel B. Brown regarding the Brandywine Manufacturers' Sunday School.
Dates:
1824-1922
Sophie Madeleine du Pont letter to Lammot du Pont
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1253
Abstract:
Sophie Madeleine du Pont (1810-1888) was the youngest daughter of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), founder of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., and Sophie Madeleine Dalmas du Pont (1775-1828), and the wife of Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865). The letter from du Pont to Lammot du Pont (1831-1884) concerns the disposal of a book of her husband's on marine artillery.
Dates:
undated
Sophie Madeleine du Pont letter to Mary Brunot
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2021
Abstract:
Sophie Madeleine du Pont (1810-1888) was the youngest daughter of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), founder of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., and Sophie Madeleine Dalmas du Pont (1775-1828), and the wife of Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865). In the letter to Mary Ann (Hogg) Brunot (1822-1899), du Pont thanks her for a sermon Brunot sent and reflects du Pont's concern with religious and domestic matters.
Dates:
1860
Spruance family miscellany
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1021
Abstract:
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:
1924-1932
Tallman family papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0419
Abstract:
The collection consists of correspondence, legal papers, notebooks, and memorabilia relating to the Tallman family, although the bulk of materials pertain to Frank Gifford Tallman.
Dates:
1799-1949
Thomas H. Savery papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0285
Abstract:
Thomas H. Savery (1837-1910) was president of Pusey, Jones and Company, a shipbuilder and papermaking machinery manufacturer in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In 1864 he married Sarah Pim Savery (1837-1928). This collection consists of ther business and personal papers of Thomas H. Savery, primarily related to his papermaking machinery ventures, and twenty-nine diaries of Sarah Pim Savery.
Dates:
1848-1910
Victorine Elizabeth du Pont papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1333
Abstract:
Victorine Elizabeth du Pont (1825-1887) was the daughter of Alfred Victor du Pont (1798-1856), senior partner in E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, and Margaretta Elizabeth (Lammot) du Pont (1807-1898), and the wife of Peter Kemble (1825-1887). Her papers contain miscellaneous material related to the du Pont family, including bills for her trousseau, autograph album, and correspondence from her mother, daughter, and grandson.
Dates:
1842-1888
Wallace Hume Carothers correspondence
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2255
Abstract:
Wallace Hume Carothers (1896-1937) was a chemist and inventor of Neoprene artificial rubber and Nylon synthetic fiber. He worked as a chemist in E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company's Fundamental Research Program from 1928 until his death in 1937. From 1915 to 1920, he attended Tarkio College in Missouri as a science major. This collection of Carothers' letters was written to and preserved by a close friend, Wilko Gustav Machentanz (1895-1973), with whom Carothers roomed for two of his years at Tarkio. The bulk of the letters were written between 1917 and 1922, before Carothers became absorbed in his doctoral studies, although the two corresponded as late as 1936.
Dates:
1915-1947; Majority of material found within 1917-1922
Wallace Hume Carothers letters to Frances Gelvin Spencer
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2435
Abstract:
Wallace Hume Carothers (1896-1937) was a chemist and inventor of Neoprene artificial rubber and Nylon synthetic fiber. He worked as a chemist in E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company's Fundamental Research Program from 1928 until his death in 1937. This collection consists of photocopies of fourteen letters written by Carothers to his former college girlfriend from Missouri, Frances Gelvin Spencer, between 1929 and 1933. The nature of the letters is almost entirely personal.
Dates:
1929-1933
Wilhelmina du Pont letters
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1591
Abstract:
Wilhelmina du Pont (1906-2000) was the daughter of William K. du Pont (1875-1907) and Ethel Hallock (1876-1951), a fourth generation descendent from E.I. du Pont (1771-1834). The letters are to Wilhelmina du Pont from her cousin Alice (Belin) (Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont) (1872-1944); mother Ethel (Mrs. William Kemble du Pont); cousin Alice (du Pont) (Mrs. T. Coleman du Pont) (1863-1937); and uncle Pierre S. du Pont (1870-1954).
Dates:
1915-1952
William F. Gardner letter
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2676
Abstract:
William F. Gardner (1840-1907) was a minister for the Episcopal Church. The letter is a general farewell upon being assigned to a new parish, urging his parrishoners to keep in the faith and look to the upkeep of the parish.
Dates:
1866 September 18
Wood-Randolph family papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2445
Abstract:
The Wood family was founders of one of Philadelphia's great Quaker mercantile and manufacturing families, and within a couple of generations founded the Wawa Dairy Farms. The papers were primarily collected by Julianna Randolph (1810-1885), wife of Richard D. Wood (1799-1869), and include correspondence from Julianna Randolph, her parents Edward (1784-1834) and Mary Taylor Randolph (1790-1868), and her husband Richard Wood. The letters are almost entirely limited to correspondence within the Wood-Randolph kinship group.
Dates:
1797-1884
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- Europe -- Description and travel 3
- Middle class women 3
- Biography 2
- Community life 2
- Families 2
- Industrial chemists 2
- Patents 2
- Scrapbooks 2
- United States -- Description and travel 2
- Business and politics 1
- Charleston (S.C.) 1
- Civil engineers 1
- College students 1
- Decedents' estates 1
- Education 1
- England -- Description and travel 1
- Enslaved people -- Cuba 1
- Forest conservation 1
- Genealogies 1
- Greeting cards 1
- International travel 1
- Investments 1
- Iron industry and trade 1
- New York (N.Y.) 1
- Paper mills 1
- Papermaking 1
- Papermaking machinery 1
- Philadelphia (Pa.) 1
- Physiocrats 1
- Quaker women 1
- Quakers 1
- Railroads 1
- Recreation 1
- Steam locomotives 1
- United States -- Politics and government 1
- Wills 1 ∧ less
- Language
- English 44
- French 10
- Names
- Du Pont family 30
- Du Pont de Nemours, Francoise Robin Poivre, 1748-1841 6
- Du Pont de Nemours, Pierre Samuel, 1739-1817 6
- Du Pont, Sophie Madeleine, 1810-1888 6
- Du Pont, H. A. (Henry Algernon), 1838-1926 4
- Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 4
- Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889 3
- Bauduy family 2
- Carothers, Wallace Hume, 1896-1937 2
- Crofton, Gabrielle Josephine Shubrick, 1835-1894 2
- Du Pont, Margaretta Lammot, 1807-1898 2
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 2
- Walcutt, Julia du Pont Crofton, 1866-1948 2
- Albany Academy 1
- Allen Family Association 1
- Allen family 1
- Allen, Benjamin, 1772-1836 1
- Allen, George F. (George Featherstonhaugh), 1815-1863 1
- Allen, Grace B. (Grace Brown), 1849-1854 1
- Allen, Horatio, 1802-1889 1
- Allen, Mary Benedict (Mary Benedict), 1778-1828 1
- Allen, Mary L. (Mary Louisa), 1816-1861 1
- Allen, Mary Mancrief, 1811-1887 1
- Allen, Rose E. 1
- Allen, Theodore, 1800-1850 1
- Allen, Thomas, 1698-1780 1
- Ammen, Daniel, 1820-1898 1
- Arctic (Steamship) 1
- Bauduy, Amelia Keating, 1820-1886 1
- Bauduy, Juliette Bretton des Chapelles, 1773-1837 1
- Bauduy, Peter, 1769-1833 1
- Benedict family 1
- Bidermann, James Irenee , 1817-1890 1
- Brown, James, 1791-1877 1
- Brunot, Mary, -1899 1
- Bureaux de Pusy, Francoise Julienne Ile de France Poivre, 1770-1845 1
- Copeland, Louisa d'A du Pont (Louisa d'Andelot du Pont), 1868-1926 1
- Crofton, Gabrielle Josephine, 1873-1952 1
- Crowninshield, Louise du Pont, 1877-1958 1
- Delaware and Hudson Canal Company 1
- Delaware and Hudson Company 1
- Desmousseaux, Antoine-François-Ehrard-Marie-Catherine, baron, 1757-1830 1
- Didot, Pierre, 1761-1853 1
- Dimmick, Joanna du Pont, 1854-1901 1
- Du Pont, Alexis I. (Alexis Irénée), 1843-1904 1
- Du Pont, Alfred I. (Alfred Irénée), 1864-1935 1
- Du Pont, Elise Simons, 1849-1919 1
- Du Pont, Francis Gurney, 1850-1904 1
- Du Pont, Henry Belin, 1898-1970 1
- Du Pont, Joanna Smith, 1815-1876 1
- Du Pont, Lammot, 1831-1884 1
- Du Pont, Mary (Belin), 1839-1913 1
- Du Pont, Mary Alletta Belin, 1878-1938 1
- Du Pont, T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman), 1863-1930 1
- Ford, Sophie du Pont, 1871-1957 1
- Gardner, William F., 1840-1907 1
- Gilpin, Joshua, 1765-1841 1
- Harmand, Philippe Nicolas, 1759-1839 1
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 1
- Hiebler family 1
- Hunt, Mary Ethel Crofton, 1875-1962 1
- Keating, Eulalia Margaret, 1801-1873 1
- Kemble, Victorine Elizabeth du Pont, 1825-1887 1
- Laird, W. W. (William Winder), 1910-1989 1
- Lavoisier, Marie-Anne-Pierrette, 1758-1836 1
- Layton, Greta B., 1924-2014 1
- Lippman, Ethel N., 1891-1987 1
- Loree, Leonor Fresnel 1
- Machentanz, Wilko Gustard, 1895-1973 1
- Manigault, Margaret Izard, 1768-1824 1
- New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor 1
- New York and Erie Railroad Company 1
- Panama Railroad Co 1
- Pusey and Jones Company 1
- Randolph family 1
- Randolph, Julianna, 1810-1885 1
- Ree, Lavinia Dimmick, 1874-1946 1
- Reinboth, Joseph D., 1815-1901 1
- Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de, 1737-1814 1
- Sarnoff, David, 1891-1971 1
- Savery, Sarah Pim, 1837-1928 1
- Savery, Thomas H., 1837-1910 1
- Schelle, Gustav, 1845-1927 1
- Serrell, Edward W. (Edward Wellman) 1
- Seymour, Silas, 1817-1890 1
- Shubrick, Julia du Pont, 1806-1882 1
- Smith, Eleuthera du Pont, 1806-1876 1
- South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company 1
- Spencer, Frances G. (Frances Gelvin), 1898-1992 1
- Spruance family 1
- Spruance, Alice Lea, 1876-1967 1
- Spruance, William C. (William Corbit), 1873-1935 1
- Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817 1
- Stillière, Charlotte Louise Marguerite, baronne, 1768-1834 1
- Tallman family 1
- Thomas, David, 1794-1882 1
- Turrill, Joel, 1794-1859 1
- Watkins, J. Elfreth (John Elfreth), 1852-1903 1
- Wawa Dairy Farms 1
- West Point Foundry Association 1 ∧ less
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