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Amélia "Amy" Elizabeth du Pont (August 7, 1875 – February 16, 1962) was a philanthropist and prominent member of the
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of
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industrialists.


Family

She was born on August 7, 1880, the fifth of six children born to Eugène du Pont, grandson of
DuPont DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours. The company played a major role in ...
founder
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours (; ; 24 June 1771 – 31 October 1834) was a French-American chemist and industrialist who founded the gunpowder manufacturer E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. His descendants, the du Pont family, have ...
(1771–1834). Eugène was the first head of the modern DuPont corporation, seeing the corporation into the 20th century. Amy's mother and namesake, Amélia Elizabeth du Pont, was also born a du Pont, granddaughter of Charles I. du Pont (1797–1869), nephew of Éleuthère Irénée. In his will, Eugène provided equally for his children, but the portions for Amy and her sisters were held in trust for them, while their brothers received their inheritance outright. Known as "Miss Amy", she never married. An ardent horsewoman, she was injured in a fall from a horse in 1954 that restricted her activities. She died on February 16, 1962, at age 86, following a stroke at her home in Montecito, near Santa Barbara. She was buried at Santa Barbara Cemetery.


Philanthropy

Du Pont was a major benefactor of the
University of Delaware The University of Delaware (colloquially UD or Delaware) is a public land-grant research university located in Newark, Delaware. UD is the largest university in Delaware. It offers three associate's programs, 148 bachelor's programs, 121 mas ...
. She served on the
University of Delaware The University of Delaware (colloquially UD or Delaware) is a public land-grant research university located in Newark, Delaware. UD is the largest university in Delaware. It offers three associate's programs, 148 bachelor's programs, 121 mas ...
Board of Trustees' Advisory Committee on the Women's College from 1939–1944. In 1939, she and her attorney, Judge Hugh M. Morris, founded the Unidel Foundation, a private charitable organization whose mission is "to aid and promote higher education in the State of Delaware, and to increase, enlarge and improve the scientific and educational advantages and opportunities of its people by gifts and contributions o the university" Without any children, Amy willed much of her inheritance to the Unidel Foundation, including
DuPont DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly shortened to DuPont, is an American multinational chemical company first formed in 1802 by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours. The company played a major role in ...
and
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stock valued at some $25 million at her death in 1962. The first major project was to renovate the Carpenter Sports Building, named in honor of du Pont's cousin
R. R. M. Carpenter Robert Ruliph Morgan Carpenter (July 30, 1877 – June 11, 1949) was an American executive and member of the board of directors of DuPont. Biography He was born on July 30, 1877 to Walter Samuel Carpenter and Bedde Morgan. Known as "Ruly", Carp ...
(1877–1949), a DuPont executive, owner of the
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and long-time benefactor for the university's athletic department. By the end of the 20th century, Unidel provided more than $112 million to university programs. In 1973, the Unidel Foundation helped build the Amy E. du Pont Music Building in her honor. It houses the university's department of music.


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