Delaware College--Students
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Diary of Joseph Cleaver, Jr., kept at Delaware College
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0014
Abstract
This typed transcript of a diary kept by Delaware College student Joseph Cleaver for the period 1853-1854 describes student life at the college, the curriculum, and Cleaver’s involvement in the Athenaean Literary Society.
Dates:
1853 August 31-1854 November 21
Waples family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0402
Abstract
The Waples Family Papers, spanning the dates 1753-1864, outline the family’s role in the economic development of Milton in Broadkill Hundred, Delaware. But the bulk of the collection, 1851-1864, focuses on Gideon B. Waples, beginning with the pre-Civil War period when he was a student at Delaware College. After he voluntarily left his studies, he became a farmer and businessman in southern Delaware; he also served as a political aide to two governors of Delaware during the Civil War.
Dates:
1753-1864; Majority of material found within 1851-1864
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- Announcements 1
- Broadsides (notices) 1
- Clippings (information artifacts) 1
- Correspondence 1
- Deeds 1
- Delaware--History--18th century 1
- Delaware--History--19th century 1
- Delaware--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Delaware--Politics and government--19th century 1
- Delaware--Social life and customs--19th century 1
- Diaries 1
- Financial records 1
- Free papers 1
- Invitations 1
- Land surveys 1
- Legal documents 1
- Male friendship--History--19th century 1
- Milton (Del.) 1
- Newark (Del.)--History--19th century 1
- Slaves--Emancipation--Delaware--History--19th century 1
- Speeches (documents) 1
- Students 1
- Students--Diaries 1
- Wills 1 + ∧ less
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