Eugene du Pont Jr. papers 1599

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Manuscripts and Archives PO Box 3630 Wilmington, 19807 [email protected] URL: http://www.hagley.org/library Jr. papers 1599

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Summary Information ...... 3 Biographical Note ...... 3 Scope and Content ...... 4 Administrative Information ...... 5 Related Materials ...... 5 Controlled Access Headings ...... 5 Collection Inventory ...... 6 Alfred I. du Pont - Frank L. Connable ...... 6 Eugene du Pont ...... 7 Kinloch Club records ...... 8

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Summary Information

Repository: Manuscripts and Archives Creator: Du Pont, Eugene, 1873-1954 Title: Eugene du Pont Jr. papers ID: 1599 Date [inclusive]: 1835-1956 Physical Description: 13 Linear Feet Language of the English . Material: Abstract: Eugene du Pont Jr. (1873-1954) was a director of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company from 1917 until 1954, and a great grandson of company founder, Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834). The collection contains the personal papers of Eugene du Pont, Jr., and the records of the Kinloch Gun Club, a private shooting club which he founded. It also contains a separate collection of correspondence between his brother Alfred I. du Pont, vice president and general manager of the DuPont Company, with his assistant Frank L. Connable, which is an important source for the history of the company in the early 1900s.

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Biographical Note

Eugene du Pont Jr. (1873-1954) was a director of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company from 1917 until 1954, and a great grandson of company founder, Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834). Eugene du Pont Jr. was born July 7, 1873 in Wilmington, Delaware. He was the son of Eugene E. du Pont (1840-1902) and Amelia Elizabeth du Pont (1842-1917). Eugene E. du Pont was the president of the DuPont Company from 1889 until his death in 1902.

Eugene du Pont Jr. attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, from 1888 until 1892, and later Brown and Nichols School in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1892 to 1893. In 1897, he received a degree from Harvard University. Not long after graduation, du Pont joined the DuPont Company as assistant to the president in the administrative office. After the death of his father and company president in 1902, he was named assistant director of sales for the E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company in January 1903, a subsidiary of the DuPont Company. As assistant director of sales, du Pont traveled extensively for fifteen years to increase the sales of explosives in the central west. In February 1913, - Page 3- Eugene du Pont Jr. papers 1599 he took a leave of absence from the company and resigned five months later. He was elected a director of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company on March 12, 1917, a position in which he remained until his death.

He was also a director of the Equitable Security Trust Company in Wilmington, and held memberships in various societies and clubs, including the Sons of the American Revolution, Wilmington Club, DuPont Country Club, Aurora Gun Club, Woodmont Rod and Gun Club, and several others. In January 1913, he married Ethel Pyle (1881-1954) of Wilmington and had four children, one of whom, Roosevelt-Warren (1916–1965), married Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (1914–1988) in 1937. Eugene E. du Pont Jr. died December 15, 1954.

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Scope and Content

The collection contains the personal papers of Eugene du Pont, Jr., and the records of the Kinloch Gun Club, a private shooting club which he founded. It also contains a separate collection of correspondence between Alfred I. du Pont, vice president and general manager of the DuPont Company, with his assistant Frank L. Connable, which is an important source for the history of the company in the early 1900s.

The Alfred I. du Pont-Frank Connable letters were written when Alfred du Pont was in South Dakota, establishing residency so that he could file for divorce from his first wife, Bessie Gardner du Pont. The file is packed with practical instructions from Alfred du Pont for handling all aspects of the company's affairs. Much friendly humor is found throughout. The file is particularly strong on labor relations, and on the 1906 strike at the Brandywine Mills in particular. The correspondence also discusses strategies for corporate organization, expansion of production facilities, Anglo-German powder contributions, the bonus system, safety problems, and the work of the Eastern Laboratory and the Experimental Station.

The personal papers are primarily concerned with family matters. There is a small body of papers relating to the Standard Stoker Company, a manufacturer of automatic stokers for locomotives. Eugene du Pont served as Vice President and Frank L. Connable had served as President of the company.

Another small set of correspondence from Eugene du Pont's brother, Alexis I. du Pont, and Frank L. Connable. The series contains letters on the death of Eugene du Pont, Sr., and his estate papers.

The records of the Kinloch Gun Club near Georgetown, South Carolina, of which Eugene du Pont, Jr., was founder and president, include organization papers, account, reports, plans of the club house, records of kills, employment files, and notes on federal legislation on migratory birds.

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Administrative Information

Publication Statement Manuscripts and Archives

PO Box 3630 Wilmington, Delaware 19807 [email protected] URL: http://www.hagley.org/library

Access Restrictions This collection is open for research.

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Related Materials

Related Material Euegene du Pont Jr. family miscellany (Accession 0207), Manuscripts and Archives Department, Hagley Museum and Library.

Eugene du Pont Jr. papers (Accession 2656), Manuscripts and Archives Department, Hagley Museum and Library.

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Controlled Access Headings

• Correspondence. • Domestic relations • • industry • Railroads -- Rolling stock -- Design and construction • Trapshooting

- Page 5- Eugene du Pont Jr. papers 1599 • Strikes and lockouts • Industrial relations • Industrial safety • Explosives industry • • Du Pont, Alexis I. (Alexis Irénée), 1869-1921 • Connable, Frank L. (Frank Lee), 1871-1947 • E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company • Kinloch Gun Club

Collection Inventory

Alfred I. du Pont - Frank L. Connable, 1906-1909 Scope and Content

The Alfred I. du Pont-Frank Connable letters were written when Alfred was in South Dakota, establishing residency so that he could file for divorce from his first wife, Bessie Gardner du Pont. The file is packed with practical instructions from Alfred for handling all aspects of the company's affairs. Much friendly humor is found throughout. The file is particularly strong on labor relations, and on the 1906 strike at the Brandywine Mills in particular. The correspondence also discusses strategies for corporate organization, expansion of production facilities, Anglo- German powder contributions, the bonus system, safety problems, and the work of the Eastern Laboratory and the Experimental Station.

Names of DuPont adminstrative personnel mentioned: Baldwin, Barksdale, Belin (Charles A., Lammot), Cazenove, Dashiell, du Pont (Francis, Irenee, Lammot, P.S., T.C., Victor), Ferriday, Hahn, Hardy, Haskell, Hutchins, Kendall, Kimball, Moxham (Egbert), Patterson, Pitman, Prickett, Scott, Simpson, Tallman, Walker and Wilson.

Mills and plants mentioned: Anthracite Mills, Brandywine, Belleville, Carney's Point, Chattanooga, Colorado, Columbus, Connable Mills, Fairchance, Ferndale, Fontanet, Hazardville, Illinois (new), Indian Territory, Kellogg, Mooar, Nemours, P&K, Parlin, Patterson, Pleasant Prairie, Riker, Santa Cruz, Shenandoah, South McAlester, Springfield District, Tamaqua, Wap[wallopen]

Topics: Administration: appointments, lines of authority, communications, red tape Agents (sales), in West Anglo- German [powder] combinations, negotiations with Bonus Scheme Carbonite Competition: buying properties of (or near) competitors; purchasing holdings in competitors' companies for information; Competitive Bureau (division) of E.I. du Pont de Nemours "Doctor (and the patient)" [advisory/investigative agency for labor problems?] Eastern Laboratory Equipment Explosions (various E.I. du Pont de Nemours locations; other companies) Experimental Station Government: injunctions by against DP for hazards and "common nuisance"; powder making by; tests Gun cotton Investment in relation to specific projects and earning (theory) Injuries: settlement Labor (see also: strikes, wages) Leaks of executive information Legislation Litigation Mills and plants (listed separately below) Nitrate: from Chile Personnel relations Plant sites (new western) Police protection Powder: bad batches, black, cannon, deterioration of, Military, Ordnance, smokeless, stocking of Powder mills; construction principles for safety Powder: sources Production: goals, problems Purchasing, and requisition methods within company Raw materials: methods of obtaining Real estate: disposing of Safety Salaries Saloons Smoke: "Parson's smoke consuming device" Stock: speculation in (personal); E.I. du Pont de Nemours exchange of du Pont International Powder Co. shares for E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Co. shares Strikes: at Anthracite and Brandywine mills; in other industries; involvement of "churches along the Brandywine" in [?] Sulphur, on DuPont property in Texas Tenants, on the Brandywine (evicted during strike) Unions Wages (general comments on): common and skilled labor compared; variations by

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location; variations within E.I. du Pont de Nemours; in relation to morale and productivity; supply and demand in labor market Water: quality, power, shortages

Arrangement

The approximate chronological order of the original file was maintained.

Title/Description Instances Correspondence, 1906-1909 box 1

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Eugene du Pont, 1835-1956 Scope and Content

The personal papers are primarily concerned with family matters. There is a small body of papers relating to the Standard Stoker Company, a manufacturer of automatic stokers for locomotives. Eugene du Pont served as Vice President and Frank L. Connable had served as President of the company.

Another small set of correspondence from Eugene du Pont's brother, Alexis I. du Pont, and Frank L. Connable. The series contains letters on the death of Eugene du Pont, Sr., and his estate papers.

Title/Description Instances Letters to Eugene du Pont from family, 1895-1897 box 2

Letter regarding death of his father, Eugene du Pont (1840-1902), box 2 1902

Cancelled checks from his father's estate, various account books, box 2 1902-1903

Cancelled checks from his father's estate, various account books, box 2 1918-1919

Brother Alexis I. du Pont's Rotary Club correspondence, box 2 1916-1918

Eugene du Pont receipts and trivia, 1931-1956 box 2

Personal correspondence and miscellany of Frank L. Connable and box 2 family, 1918-1919

Personal correspondence and miscellany of Frank L. Connable and box 2 family, 1934-1940

Unidentified and miscellaneous items, 1902-1950 box 2

Eugene du Pont personal correspondence, 1934-1936 box 3

Eugene du Pont personal correspondence, 1937 box 4

Eugene du Pont personal correspondence, 1938 box 5

Eugene du Pont personal correspondence, 1939 box 6

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Eugene du Pont personal correspondence, 1940 box 7

Eugene du Pont personal correspondence, 1941 box 8

Eugene du Pont personal correspondence, 1942-45 box 9

Eugene du Pont household bills, 1914 box 10

Eugene du Pont check stub books, 1916-1922 box 11

Target-shooting score books, 1923-1952 box 12

Standard Stokes Co., Inc. correspondence, 1916-1924 box 13

Genealogical notes - Moore, Ridgely, Wemyss, undated box 14

Alexis I. du Pont (1816-1857) baccalaureate from the University box OS 14A of , 1835

Eugene du Pont (1840-1902) baccalaureate from the University of box OS 14A Pennsylvania, 1861

Eugene du Pont, Jr. (1873-1954), St. Paul's School (Concord, box OS 14A NH), 1889

Alexis I. du Pont (1869-1920), Harvard baccalaureate, 1892 box OS 14A

Eugene du Pont (1840-1902), certificate of discharge, Delaware box OS 14A Volunteers, 1864

Mrs. Amy E. du Pont (1842-1917), Daughters of the American box OS 14A Revolution membership, 1901

National Society of Daughters of 1812 Constitution, 1898 box OS 14A

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Kinloch Club records, 1906-1935 Scope and Content

The records of the Kinloch Gun Club near Georgetown, S.C., of which Eugene du Pont, Jr., was founder and president, include organization papers, account, reports, plans of the club house, records of kills, employment files, and notes on federal legislation on migratory birds.

Title/Description Instances Real estate, taxes, assessment, corporate reports, insurance, box 15 1912-1931

Membership correspondence files, 1912-1931 box 16

Reports by president and treasurer, annual meetings, 1912-1931 box 17 Scope and Contents note

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box 17

Maintenance Records, 1912-1934 box 17

Federal legislation regarding migratory birds, 1912-1913 box 17

House committee, 19131918 box 17

Allotment of small tracts for members' bungalows, 1914 box 17

Ford automobile, 1918 box 17

Hog raising, 1919-1921 box 17

Launches, ponds, ditching, river banks, blinds, 1915-1921 box 17

Shooting records (game killed), 1929-1934 box 17

President's files, Eugene du Pont, 1912 box 18

President's files, Eugene du Pont, 1913 box 19

President's files, Eugene du Pont, 1914 box 20

President's files, Eugene du Pont, 1915-1918 box 21

General correspondence files, 1912-1920 box 22

Superintendent's files, 1916-1928 box 23

RRM Carpenter's official files, 1921-1935 box 24

RRM Carpenter's official files, 1930-1935 box 25

Property and buildings: maps, drawings, blueprints, contract and box 26 correspondence regarding clubhouse, 1906-1923undated

Kinloch Club accounting records: stock transfer, 1912-circa 1920 volume 27

Kinloch Club accounting records: general ledger, March 1912- volume 28 March 1914

Kinloch Club accounting records: day book, April 1912-March volume 29 1914

Kinloch Club accounting records: accounting miscellany, volume 30 1912-1917

Kinloch Club accounting records: journal entry vouchers, volume 31 1914-1922

Kinloch Club accounting records: payroll sheets, volume 32 1913-1915undated Scope and Contents note

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Kinloch Club accounting records: payroll sheets, 1918-1921 volume 32

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Scope and Contents note

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Kinloch Club accounting records: payroll sheets, 1930-1934 volume 32 Scope and Contents note

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Kinloch Club accounting records: reciepts, 1920-1921 volume 33

Kinloch Club accounting records: reciepts, 1933-1934 volume 33

Kinloch Club accounting records: member's accounts, 1930-1935 volume 34

Kinloch Club accounting records: miscellany, 1912-1920 volume 35

Kinloch Club accounting records: miscellany, 1915-1921 volume 36

Kinloch Club accounting records: miscellany, 1918-1921 volume 37

Kinloch Club accounting records: treasurer's miscellany, volume 38 1912-1915

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