The E. I du Pont de Nemours & Company minute books document an important era in the history of the company from just before the turn of the twentieth century through the 1930s. The DuPont Company in this time went through many changes in structure...
Collection guide for Eleuthère Irénée du Pont and Sophie Dalmas du Pont Papers. Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834) was the founder of the gun powder manufacturing firm E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. The collection consists of both personal...
group portraits; men; women; Suits (Clothing); dresses
HAndwritten on back: "Lammot du Pont and Mary Belin du pont Wedding Party Oct 3, 1865. Back row: Eugene du Pont, Alfred V. du Pont, Lammot du Pont, Edgar Hounsfield, Henry Belin, Jr. Center Row: Amelia du Pont, Elizabeth Mathieu, Mary Belin du...
group portraits; women; children; Clothing & dress; porches
Typed on back: "Back porch 3500 Powelton Avenue, Philadelphia. Standing back row, left to right: Sophie Madelaine du Pont age 15, Mary Aletta Belin du Pont age 8, Louisa d'Andelot du Pont age 18, Lammot du Pont age 6. Lower row: Henry Belin du Pont...
Handwritten on back: "L. to R. Top I: Bessi Gardner (du Pont), William S. Hilles, P.S. du Pont. II: Alice Belin (du Pont), Irene du Pont (du Pont) m. February 1890; Sophie du Pont (Ford), Kensey Hammond. III: Rogers Wilson, Alice du Pont (Ortiz) m....
Back row, L to R: Isabella Mathieu (du Pont) Sharp, Pierre S. du Pont, William Kemble du Pont, Mary Aletta Belin (du Pont) Laird, Lammot du Pont, Margaretta Lammot (du Pont) Carpenter. Front row, L to R: Irénée du Pont, Mary (Belin) du Pont,...
Caption on reverse: "This photograph of Admiral Du Pont's house on the Louviers estate was given to Dorsey Gardner by Mrs. Du Pont (Aunt Sophie) and by him to me Bessie Gardner du Pont. In the photograph Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont and Mrs. Du...
Collection guide for Louise du Pont Crowninshield papers. This collection contains the papers of Louise du Pont Crowninshield and her husband, mother, and other du Pont family members.
group portraits; women; children; Clothing & dress; trees; benches
Handwritten by P.S. du Pont on back: "On lawn of Mansion. Standing left to right: Mary A.B. du Pont, Sophie Madaleine du Pont, Isabella M. du Pont. Seated left to right: Miss Minni Foggini, Irenee du Pont, Margaretta Lammot du Pont, Mary Belin du...
Collection guide for Margaretta du Pont Coleman papers. The papers describe the life of an upper-middle class woman in Louisville, Kentucky, and Wilmington, Delaware. The papers primarily consist of correspondence between family members.
Collection guide for Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours and Françoise (Robin) Poivre
du Pont de Nemours Papers. Pierre Samuel du Pont (1739-1817) was a noted French
Physiocrat and economic advisor to Jacques Necker and King Louis XVI. In the...
Handwritten on back: "My parents - Renee du Pont Donaldson (Mrs. John W. Donaldson) Alice du Pont - born Oct. 13, 1863 - Wilm., Del. Thomas Coleman du Pont - born Dec. 11, 1863 - Louisville, Ky. - Married. Rec'd. from Mrs. John W. Donaldson,...
People identified as follows: Standing, L to R - Francis Victor du Pont, Ellen Coleman (du Pont) Wheelwright, Alice Hounsfield (du Pont) Buck. Seated, L to R - Renee du Pelleport (du Pont) Donaldson, Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, Alice (du Pont)...
People identified, L to R: Francis Victor du Pont, Alice (du Pont) du Pont, Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, Renee de Pelleport (du Pont) Donaldson, Alice Hounsfield (du Pont) Buck, Ellen Coleman (du Pont) Wheelwright.
People identified as follows: Standing, L to R - Renee de Pelleport (du Pont) Donaldson, Ellen Coleman (du Pont) Wheelwright, Alice Hounsfield (du Pont) Buck. Seated, L to R - Alice (du Pont) du Pont, Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, Francis Victor...
Artillery (Troops); Forts & fortifications; Military officers
Copy of du Pont's reply to a letter from Reichard, asking for du Pont's help in having his unit (Battery M, 3rd Pennsylvania Artillery) transferred out of Fort Delaware. Du Pont offers his help and advises Reichard of ways he can apply for a...
Letter from Henry du Pont to Lammot du Pont regarding a military officer who wanted to speak with Lammot about the prospect of detonating a ship loaded with gunpowder near a fort on the southern coast.
Military officers; Cartes de visite; Artillery (Troops)
Henry Algernon du Pont as a Lieutenant-Colonel of artillery. He was breveted Lieutenant-Colonel for gallantry in action at the Battle of Cedar Creek in Virginia, 19 October 1864. Henry A. du Pont was later awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor...
Collection guide for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company records. The records are arranged into 3 series: Series A contains correspondence (1802-1891, bulk 1802-1815) with over 500 individuals and firms,
including customers, suppliers, sales agents...
Collection guide for Victor du Pont papers. Victor du Pont (1767-1827), the eldest son of Pierre Samuel
du Pont de Nemours, first came to the United States in 1788 as part of the French diplomatic mission. In 1800 he
emigrated with his family and...