Amy Elizabeth du Pont
Amy Elizabeth du Pont (1875–1962) was a prominent member of the du Pont family of American industrialists. Known as "Miss Amy", she was the youngest daughter of Eugene du Pont; she never married. She served on the University of Delaware Board of Trustees' Advisory Committee on the Women's College from 1939–1944 and founded the Unidel Foundation, a private charitable organization whose mission is to support the work of the University of Delaware. Without any children, Amy willed much of her inheritance to the Unidel Foundation, including DuPont and Hercules Chemical Company stock valued at some $25 million at her death.[1][2] A building at the University is named in her honor. It houses the department of music.[3]
Further reading
- Hoffecker, Carol (1995). Unidel: A Foundation for University Enrichment. Wilmington, Delaware: Unidel Foundation.
References
- ^ Hoffecker, Carol (2008). Beneath Thy Guiding Hand. University of Delaware. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ Moncure, Sue Swyers (1996-04-18). "Significant support; Historian's book explores Unidel Foundation". UpDate. 15 (28). University of Delaware: 3. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ^ "Amy E. du Pont Music Building". Retrieved 2009-07-20.
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