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du Pont Bradford family photographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2010-228
Abstract:
Edward G. Bradford, II (1848-1928) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. He married Eleuthera Paulina du Pont in 1872. This collection consists of photographs of the du Pont family and estate, as well as numerous postcards.
Dates:
1828-1948
E. Paul du Pont collection of Hagley Yard and du Pont family photographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1975-250
Abstract:
E. Paul du Pont (1887-1950) established Du Pont Motors, Inc., a manufacturing company of luxury automobiles, in 1919 in Wilmington, Delaware. He worked for a short time at the family business, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company which manufactured gunpowder. He was one of ten children of Francis Gurney du Pont (1850-1904) and Eliza Wigfa Simons du Pont (1849-1919). This small collection contains photographs of DuPont powder yards; family photographs; home exteriors; and postcard views of Longwood Gardens.
Dates:
1882-1906
Hazle Edens collection of du Pont family graphic materials
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1982-323
Abstract:
Henry du Pont (1812-1889) was the second son of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834) and senior partner of E.I du Pont de Nemours & Company from 1850 to 1889. The collection consists of materials relating to the descendants of Henry and Louisa Gerhard du Pont. Primarily, the collection consists of portraits and other photographs of their daughters Evelina, Ellen, Louisa, Sara, Victorine, Sophie and other family members.
Dates:
circa 1840-1940
Henry A. du Pont correspondence to J. Simpson Dean family
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1506
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. Two typed letters from du Pont to J. Simpson Dean (1898-1978) and Paulina du Pont Dean (1903-1964) concerning the new private road beginning at the intersection of the two private roads to Eleutherian Mills and Nemours residences.
Dates:
1924
Henry A. du Pont's Deepwater Point Farm survey and correspondence
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1336
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 a survey and two letters related to du Pont's Deep Water Point Farm in Salem County, New Jersey.
Dates:
1913
Irene Carpenter Draper photographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1992-208
Abstract:
Irene (Renee) Carpenter (1911-1991) was a descendant of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) who founded the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company with his son Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834) in 1802. She was the second child of R.R.M. Carpenter (1877-1949) and Margaretta Lammot du Pont (1884-1973) and a granddaughter of Lammot du Pont (1831-1884). The collection consists of photographs of Irene Carpenter Draper, as a child and as a young adult, and her extended family.
Dates:
circa 1850-1950
Irénée du Pont photographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1986-252
Abstract:
Irénée du Pont (1876-1963) was a chemical engineer. He began work for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. in 1903 in the Construction Division of the Black Powder Operating Department. After holding several positions within the company he went on to be the president of the DuPont Company. He served in this capacity from 1919 until 1926. The collection consists of photographs related to Irénée du Pont's family, personal interests, and involvement with organizations such as the Delaware Safety Council.
Dates:
circa 1860-1960
Lavinia Dimmick Rée memoir
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 0523
Abstract:
Lavinia Dimmick Rée (1874-1946) was a descendant of the founders of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, a chemical research and manufacturing company. She was the daughter of Irene du Pont (1845-1877) and Edward Dimmick (1843-1895), and a great-niece of Sophie M. du Pont (1810-1888). The records consist of two copies of a typewritten transcription of "Memories of Aunt Sophie" written by Rée about du Pont's home, Lower Louviers, during the late 1870s and 1880s.
Dates:
circa 1943
Pamela C. and Lammot du Pont Copeland family photographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1999-243
Abstract:
Pamela Cunningham Copeland (1906-2001) and Lammot du Pont Copeland (1905-1983) were active in the land conservation movement, cultural institutions (including both the Hagley and Winterthur Museums), and local civic and philanthropic work. The collection contains photographs of Pamela and Lammot du Pont Copeland and family members. Many of the pictures document the couple's various activities and philanthropic endeavors.
Dates:
1810-1994
S. Hallock du Pont collection of du Pont family photographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1975-280
Abstract:
Lammot du Pont (1831-1884) was a chemist and inventor, he was the grandson of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont (1771-1834), founder of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, more commonly known as the DuPont Company. This collection contains photographs of Brandywine, Hagley area, and the family of Lammot du Pont and Mary Belin du Pont (1839-1913).
Dates:
1883-1913
William du Pont family papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2317
Abstract:
William du Pont, Sr. (1855-1928) was an industrialist and member of the promienent du Pont family of Delaware, whose family business was the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, also known as the DuPont Company which was a large manufacturer of gunpowder. He worked for the first DuPont dynamite manufacturer, Repauno Chemical Company, as secretary and treasurer (1880-1884) and after the tragic death of Lammot du Pont (1831-1884), as president (1884-1892). William du Pont, Jr. was the youngest child of du Pont, Sr. and Annie Rogers Zinn du Pont (1858-1827). Du Pont Jr. became the president of Delaware Trust Company in 1929, the youngest bank president in Wilmington at that time. In 1952, he became chairman of the board, retaining both positions until his death in 1965. The William du Pont family papers are organized into two record groups: William du Pont, Sr. papers and William du Pont, Jr. papers. The William du Pont, Sr. papers primarily encompass the years of his active business life from the early 1880s to his death in 1928. There are also some papers from his early life and after his death. The William du Pont, Jr. papers document areas of his activities predominantly concerned with land development in Wilmington, Delaware; farming, animal breeding and foxhunting in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia; and promotion of horse racing in the United States, especially in Delaware.
Dates:
1840-1980
William du Pont family photographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2007-205
Abstract:
William du Pont, Sr. (1855-1928) was an industrialist and member of the promienent du Pont family of Delaware, whose family business was the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, also known as the DuPont Company which was a large manufacturer of gunpowder. He worked for the first DuPont dynamite manufacturer, Repauno Chemical Company, as secretary and treasurer (1880-1884) and after the tragic death of Lammot du Pont (1831-1884), as president (1884-1892). William du Pont, Jr. was the youngest child of du Pont, Sr. and Annie Rogers Zinn du Pont (1858-1827). Du Pont Jr. became the president of Delaware Trust Company in 1929, the youngest bank president in Wilmington at that time. In 1952, he became chairman of the board, retaining both positions until his death in 1965. This collections consists of photographic material mostly relating to the U.S.F. Powder Company, together with the Ball Grain Explosives Company which was in a way U.S.F. Powder Company predecessor. It also includes William du Pont's family photographs and negatives.
Dates:
1898-1962
W.W. Laird collection of graphic materials and family movies
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1994-316
Abstract:
William Winder ‘Chick” Laird, Jr. (1910-1989) was a director of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and a financial advisor, starting his own brokerage firm in Wilmington, Delaware. This collection includes photographs of interiors and exteriors of du Pont family estates and homes in Delaware, as well as portraits and snapshots of du Pont and Laird family members. The collection also contains a large number of lantern slides, blueprints, maps, and film reels of home movies and family skits.
Dates:
circa 1880-1975
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- Bradford, Eleuthera Paulina du Pont , 1848-1906 1
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- Du Pont, A. Felix (Alexis Felix), 1879-1948 1
- Du Pont, Annie Rogers, 1858-1927 1
- Du Pont, E. Paul (Eleuthére Paul), 1887-1950 1
- Du Pont, Francis Gurney, 1850-1904 1
- Du Pont, Irénée, 1876-1963 1
- Du Pont, S. Hallock (Samuel Hallock), 1901-1974 1
- Du Pont, Sophie Madeleine, 1810-1888 1
- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Carney's Point Works 1
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- Gentieu, Pierre A., 1842-1930 1
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