Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969) established the Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library, Winterthur, Del., in 1951. He collected early-American furniture, decorative arts, rare books, and manuscripts. Du Pont was a horticulturist and cattle breeder, as well as the heir to the Du Pont family.
A transcript of an interview with Henry F. du Pont conducted 1962 Apr. 11 by Harlan Phillips
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