W. W. Laird collection of graphic materials and family movies 1994.316 This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on September 14, 2021. Description is written in: English. Describing Archives: A Content Standard Audiovisual Collections PO Box 3630 Wilmington, Delaware 19807 [email protected] URL: http://www.hagley.org/library W. W. Laird collection of graphic materials and family movies 1994.316 Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3 Biographical Note .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Scope and Content ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 6 Controlled Access Headings .......................................................................................................................... 6 Collection Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Photographs .................................................................................................................................................. 6 Laird family .............................................................................................................................................. 7 du Pont family .......................................................................................................................................... 7 Brandywine Creek, powder yards ............................................................................................................ 8 Brandywine Springs Park ......................................................................................................................... 8 Breck's Mill, Walker's Mill, Henry Clay village ..................................................................................... 8 Bridges ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 Buildings, Wilmington area ...................................................................................................................... 9 Eleutherian Mills, First Office photographs ........................................................................................... 10 Greenville/Kennett Pike .......................................................................................................................... 10 Houses ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 Houses, estates (du Pont family) photographs ....................................................................................... 10 Miscellaneous (people, buildings) .......................................................................................................... 11 Miscellaneous .......................................................................................................................................... 11 Views from Rockford Tower ................................................................................................................. 12 Lantern slides ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Stereoviews ................................................................................................................................................ 15 Films .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 Videos (VHS) ............................................................................................................................................ 18 Padle-a-Miow movies associated material ................................................................................................ 18 Equipment .................................................................................................................................................. 19 Fortune Magazine ...................................................................................................................................... 20 Booklets ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 Posters, World War I (French) ................................................................................................................. 21 Maps and blueprints .................................................................................................................................. 21 - Page 2 - W. W. Laird collection of graphic materials and family movies 1994.316 Summary Information Repository: Audiovisual Collections Creator: Laird, W. W. (William Winder), 1910-1989 Title: W.W. Laird collection of graphic materials and family movies ID: 1994.316 Date [inclusive]: circa 1880-1975 Physical Description: 20 Linear Feet Physical Description: 141 photographic prints ; 14 x 11 in. or smaller; 2 photographic prints ; 10.5 x 106 in.; 1 photograph : ambrotype ; 2.5 x 3 in.; 1 photograph : cabinet photograph ; 6.5 x 4.25 in.; 4 photographic prints : stats ; 22.5 x 18 in. or smaller; 5 items : blueprints ; 146 x 105 cm. or smaller; 61 slides : lantern, many color ; 4 x 7 in. or smaller; 2 slides : lantern ; 4 x 10.25 in.; 7 transparencies : stereographs, glass ; 3.25 x 6.75 in.; 2 prints ; 28 x 43 cm. or smaller; 4 photomechanical prints (posters) : color ; 117 x 79.5 cm. or smaller; 1 album (53 photographic prints) ; 30 x 26 cm.; 1 portfolio (7 prints, 7 photographic prints) ; 20 x 25 cm.; 7 items; 1 reel (100 ft.) : si., col. ; 16 mm.; 17 reels (100 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.; 2 reels (200 ft.) : si., col. ; 16 mm.; 4 reels (200 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.; 2 reels (400 ft.) : si., col. ; 16 mm.; 27 reels (400 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.; 1 reel (800 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.; 9 reels (1600 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.; 10 reels (2000 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. and 6 videocassettes (VHS) Language of the English . Material: 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. ^ Return to Table of Contents - Page 3- W. W. Laird collection of graphic materials and family movies 1994.316 Biographical Note 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. He was the son of William Winder Laird (1878-1927) and Mary Alletta Belin DuPont Laird (1878–1938). He had four siblings. His mother was great granddaughter of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont (1771-1834), founder of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont company. Her parents were Lammot du Pont (1831-1884) and Mary Belin du Pont (1839-1913). Mary Alletta Belin DuPont Laird was one of eleven children. Laird Jr. had many cousins, most of whom lived nearby on named estates in Delaware. Laird, Jr. spent many of his later years collecting local and Du Pont family history. ^ Return to Table of Contents Scope and Content Many of the photographs in this collection are interiors and exteriors of du Pont family estates and homes in Delaware including Eleutherian Mills, Hagley House, Hagley, Rencourt, Granogue, Gibralter, the Charles Copeland house, Goodstay, Nemours, St. Amour, Owl's Nest, Pelleport, and the White Farm House. There are also interior views of the home of Lammot du Pont on Powelton Avenue in Philadelphia. Other photographs of local Wilmington, Delaware area buildings include the First Office of the DuPont Company; the Brandywine Manufacturers' Sunday School; Christ Church; the second Du Pont Company office; Sand Hole; Breck's Mill; Walker's Mill; the Delaware Trust Building; and the Brandywine Building, etc. There is one photograph of a building on Breck's Lane, identified as an old stable built by Alfred I. du Pont and later converted to two residences. There are also many photos of local bridges including New Bridge, Old New Bridge, Thompson's Bridge, and Van Buren St. Bridge. Other views include Brandywine Creek, Rockford Dam, the Du Pont Company powder yards on the Brandywine, Henry Clay village, Brandywine Springs Park, Brandywine Park, and the Greenville and Kennett Pike areas. Miscellaneous photographs include portraits and snapshots of du Pont and Laird family members; photographs from the presentation of the Legion of Honor to P.S. du Pont in 1954; group portraits of the "All Wilmington Band Festival," conducted by Arthur Pryor (1940), the "All Wilmington Chorus" (1940), and "The 'Tippecanoe' Harrison