| Title: |
Reminiscences of George Thompson, Sr.
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP88-A151
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Personal secretary to Pierre S. DuPont 1930-54: his personality, habits, generosity, relations with employees, attitudes toward alcohol, Prohibition, New Deal, stock market speculation, Israel; General Motors anti-trust case; Mrs. Pierre DuPont, entertainments; administrator Longwood Gardens 1954-1972: development and lay out, changes after Pierre DuPont's death.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 211 leaves, Tape: 3 reels
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information. Personal secretary.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1982 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Thompson, George, 1910-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1910
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| Age at speaking: |
72
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| Document date: |
1982
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| Interviewer: |
Edwin, Ed
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; Pennsylvania; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Gardens; North America; Pennsylvania; Secretaries; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
DuPont family; DuPont, Pierre S., 1870-1954; Longwood Gardens, Inc; Thompson, George, 1910-
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0019365-14808
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