MSS 0100 <. Archival Collections

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The William J. Cohen Papers, spanning the dates 1967-2001, comprises 37 linear feet of materials that document William J. Cohen's (b. 1941) entire career as an urban and environmental planner in Delaware.

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This collection of books, periodicals, correspondence, manuscripts, ephemera and papers relating to Ernest Hemingway was gathered together by Captain Louis Henry Cohn (d. 1953), a bookseller who was Hemingway's first bibliographer.

Abstract The Emily Holmes Coleman Papers consist of 50 linear feet of literary, personal, and family papers of the American poet and novelist. Because of the inclusion of a significant collection of family correspondence, the papers span a period from 1852-1988. The bulk of the collection (dating 1930-1970) reflects Coleman's life and writing. The correspondence includes over 31,000 pages of incoming letters and Coleman's letters to others, for example her letters to longtime friend, Phyllis Jones,...

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This collection comprises two small supplements to the exhisting MSS 0105 Emily Holmes Colemen papers. The supplements adds correspondence, poems, photographs, artwork, miscellaneous documents, and a diary kept between 1970 and 1971.

Abstract Originally compiled by bookseller Chloe's Books, this collection contains uncorrected proofs of poetry collections written by various authors between 1984 and 1998, arranged alphabetically by the last name of the author or editor. These advance proofs allowed authors to make corrections to the books before the final versions were printed and released. Publicity materials that were originally laid into the proofs, including newsletters, press releases, publishers’ letters to reviewers, and...

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The papers of Padraic Colum, Irish poet, playwright, and author, are comprised of book reviews, letters to author and theatrical producer Basil Burwell, and original manuscripts of Colum's work.

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The Conard-Pyle Company of West Grove, Pennsylvania, was a large horticultural enterprise that specialized in the cultivation and hybridization of roses, best known for its famed Star Roses. The papers chronicle Conard-Pyle's evolution from a small-scale retail business to an influential wholesaler, as well as the financial, legal, and marketing concerns of a major nursery company.

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The Conard-Pyle Company records supplement includes substantial additions to the series in the original collection, as well as records which constitute three new series related to the Atlantic Coast Nurseries, Inc., printed material, and Robert Pyle's professional papers.

Scope and Contents Francis A. Cooch was the author of Little Known History of Newark, Delaware and Its Environs (1936). He was a member of the Cooch family, who occupied the Cooch House (built about 1760, located south of Newark, Delaware) for seven generations. The Francis A. Cooch papers consist of a bank account book, bills, receipts, correspondence, and letters. Much of the material focuses on living and housing expenses, such as coal and gas, insurance, housing construction and...

Abstract Jay Cooke (1821-1905) grew up on the Ohio frontier and came to Philadelphia in the late 1830s to work as a clerk for E.W. Clark & Co. In 1860, Cooke formed a partnership with his brother-in-law, William G. Moorhead, and established Jay Cooke & Co. in Philadelphia. The firm dealt primarily in bank notes, bills of exchange, and stock, in addition to discounting paper and receiving deposits. The Civil War, however, turned the direction of the company. The firm became involved in federal...

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Artist and instructor Jack Coughlin is well known for his portraits of literary figures. He knew Samuel Beckett personally and made a number of portraits of the Irish writer.

Abstract The papers of American art historian Mary Bartlett Cowdrey comprise nine linear feet of notes; correspondence; manuscripts of published and unpublished books and articles; engravings and lithographs from published sources; photographs of paintings and engravings; postcards; clippings from books, exhibition catalogs, magazines, and newspapers, for approximately 1,600 American artists active during the eighteenth through early twentieth centuries. The collection is arranged in five series that...

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This collection consists of correspondence (1905-1910) to and from Edwin S. Cramp during and after his term as President of the Standard Arms Company, which operated out of Wilmington, Delaware.

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This small collection of Cuala Industries records includes business correspondence from Elizabeth and Lily Yeats, as well as hand-colored cards and broadsides from the Cuala Press.

Abstract The Philadelphia Custom House records consist of materials generated by and related to the United States Customs Service of the Port of Philadelphia from 1779 to 1932. These records illustrate commercial and shipping interests, as well as foreign trade relations, in the United States from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. The materials also highlight the growth of the U.S. Customs Service as it took on new responsibilities and wielded greater authority over the course of...

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Professor Emeritus of marine studies Franklin C. Daiber (1919-2003) and his wife Joanne Currier Daiber (1927-2007) were two of the first marine scientists hired by the University of Delaware in the 1950s. The Franklin C. and Joanne Currier Daiber papers include correspondence, photographs, negatives, artwork, and publications documenting their personal relationships and professional research and scholarship as marine scientists at the University of Delaware in the mid-twentieth century.

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Professor Emeritus of marine studies Franklin C. Daiber (1919-2003) and his wife Joanne Currier Daiber (1927-2007) were two of the first marine scientists hired by the University of Delaware in the 1950s. The Franklin C. Daiber botanical slides comprise hundreds of images of various flower and plant specimens photographed by Dr. Daiber in the mid-Atlantic region from 1975-1999.

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The Richard Harding Davis collection is a small association collection containing six autographed letters signed by the author; four newspapers clippings; several photographs of Davis and his estate, Crossroads Farm in Mt. Kisco, New York; and a line print of an engraving by Charles Dana Gibson entitled "No. V. The Opera Box. Copyright, 1892. The Century Co."

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Between 1972 and 1994, American author and artist Fielding Dawson (1930-2002) sent a variety of materials to his grandmother, Marcella Simpson, including letters, articles, journals, manuscripts, and ephemera. The collection provides insight into Dawson's literary career and his development as a creative wring teacher in correctional facilities.

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The Luella Delamartre Dawson photographs of China consists of 132 black and white snapshots taken during Mrs. Delamartre's travels in China between 1923 and 1925.

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The Walter de la Mare Letters to John Middleton Murry consists of 32 letters written between 1920–1924, as well as one letter written in 1945. The letters concern a variety of subjects including literary projects, vacation and dinner invitations, a possible academic appointment for Aldous Huxley, Katherine Mansfield's writing and death, and de la Mare's poetry.

Abstract Leon De Valinger, Jr., served as Delaware State Archivist from 1941 to 1970. The Leon De Valinger papers contain his personal and professional records, primarily related to his work as State Archivist and as a historian of Delaware. His professional, administrative, and subject files offer a window into the varied concerns of the archives profession as it evolved during the 20th century. Additionally, his work to document, preserve, and promote Delaware history and culture forms a theme...

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The William Dean notebooks are a collection of twelve small autograph booklets of notes, summaries, and transcriptions from numerous books and catalogues pertaining to watercolor painting or heraldry. Created during the 1870s or 1880s, the booklets are Dean's working notes on these two topics.

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The Samuel R. Delany collection includes Delany's letters to publisher Bill Bamberger (Bamberger Books), manuscript drafts of novels in progress, comic books, science fiction anthologies, and journals of fantasy and science fiction to which Delany contributed or served as editor.

Abstract Samuel R. Delany is a New York-born gay Black author and literary critic, noted for his work in science fiction with a focus on gender, sexual orientation, race, and social issues. The Samuel R. Delany collection of manuscripts and correspondence comprises Bamberger Books materials pertaining to the 1996 reprinting of Delany's 1979 memoir, Heavenly Breakfast, and the 2004 publication of Delany's novella, Phallos. Materials include printed...