This guide includes manuscripts acquired by the Hagley Library through the year 1965. The guide was created by John Beverley Riggs, Hagley's former Curator of Manuscripts. It was published in 1970.
Guide to a collection of well over a million pieces, of which Pierre S. du Pont (1870-1954) was the last private owner. Collection was originally at Longwood, his estate near Kennett Square, in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The guide was created...
Guide to records that trace the founding of the company in Paris in 1801 and its evolution into an American partnership during the early
decades of the nineteenth century to its first incorporation in 1899. The guide was created by John Beverley...
Guide for a collection that covers the period 1799-1834 and includes some of the earliest and most valued records of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. It embraces the fall span of the American career of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), founder...
Guide for a collection formed by the late Pierre S. du Pont (1870-1954) in connection with
his study of company and family history. It contains elements which were selected from both
company and family papers.
Guide to a collection with items dated between 1588 and 1926. It represents those portions of the family papers
which descended to Colonel Henry Algernon du Pont (1838-1926) and his son, Mr. Henry Francis du Pont of Winterthur. Between 1949 and...
Collection guide for the William du Pont Family Papers. The William du Pont family papers, 450 linear feet, consist of correspondence, financial records and printed materials, which document the personal and business activities of the father and...
Text from back of image: "This beacon to guide air pilots at night has been erected near Alexandria, VA, and has been successfully developed, according to Maj. Clarence M. Young, director of aeronautics, Dept. of Commerce. The beacon practically...
View from 200 feet stack at Boiler House looking up Kanawha River. Hydrogen Holder is completely inflated. Note two Ammonia Storage tanks to the right of holder and the guide frame columns of the relief holder at bottom of picture. Club House is at...
This report lists the Civil War related items in the DuPont Company’s records. Although this was done before the records came to Hagley, the mentioned items are found in the Riggs Guide and in finding aids at the Manuscripts and Archives...
Collection guide for Elva M. Chandler papers. The Elva M. Chandler Papers primarily reflect her
memberships in a variety of organizations. There are also some personal papers such as
correspondence, bills and receipts, and tax records.
Collection guide for Expo 67 miscellany. The materials collected by Elizabeth Marion DeBlois include a variety of publications and ephemera associated with Expo 67.
The collection includes many of the official guides and maps issued by the fair,...
Collection guide for the Charles L. Huston Papers, a collection of Mr. Huston's family and personal papers, and a small percentage of Lukens Steel
Company business related papers.
Collection guide for John J. Raskob Papers documenting the life and accomplishments of one of the most prominent figures in pre-New Deal business and politics. Raskob had a lifelong business and personal association with Pierre S. du Pont, and...
