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Account book for a Wilmington, Delaware, dry goods store

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0096-Item 0001
Abstract

Daybook for an unidentified store located in Wilmington, Delaware, focusing on the sale of textiles and other dry goods. The daybook consists of daily transactions with names, items, and additional notes added in.

Dates: 1859 September 30-1865

American Association of University Women Mill Creek Hundred Branch (Del.) records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0531
Abstract

The American Association of University Women Mill Creek Hundred Branch (Del.) records reflect the organizational structure and detail the social, intellectual, and civic life of this women's group, which was formed to support the AAUW mission to advance equity for women and girls through education, advocacy, and research. The records span the extant dates of the branch, 1972-2002.

Dates: 1972-2002

John Herdman's Day Book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0096-Item 0147
Abstract

This Newark, Delaware, hotel and tavern daybook belonged to owner, John David Herdman, Jr. It covers transactions for two-and-a-half years of the business with over 3000 entries, including the sale of beer, wine, and spirituous liquors from the tavern as well as charges for lodging at the hotel.

Dates: 1816 January 2-1818 June 30

Caleb S. Layton papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0147
Abstract

Consists of ten letters, one receipt, and one account book belonging to nineteenth-century Delaware attorney, legislator, and judge Caleb S. Layton (1798-1882), reflecting his legal career and personal life and finances.

Dates: 1845-1881

Littleton and Jane Mitchell papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0629
Abstract The Littleton and Jane Mitchell papers document the life and career of the Delaware-based civil rights activist and educator Littleton P. Mitchell (1918-2004) and his wife Jane E. Mitchell (1921-2004). The collection contains material relating to his education, activities as a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, his three decades-long leadership of the Delaware NAACP, his career as a teacher and counselor at Governor Bacon Health Center in Delaware City, and his involvement in a number of...
Dates: 1911-2009; Majority of material found within 1950-2000

Account books for Michael Mulligan of Delaware City, Delaware

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0096-Item 0070
Abstract

Books recording the accounts of individuals who purchased items from Michael Mulligan, operator of a dry goods establishment in Delaware City, Delaware, between 1887 and 1894.

Dates: 1887-1897

Shipley--Bringhurst--Hargraves family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0684
Abstract Shipley, Bringhurst, and Hargraves are the family names associated with Rockwood, a Victorian Rural Gothic Revival mansion and estate that was built in North Wilmington, Delaware, between 1851 and 1854. The Hargraves were the last family to privately own Rockwood before its donation to New Castle County in the mid-1970s as a historic house museum and public park. The Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves family papers document the personal and professional lives of several generations of Delawareans...
Dates: 1660-1987; Majority of material found within 1735 - 1975

Virden family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0489
Abstract

This collection relates to the Virden (or Virdin) family of Delaware, specifically Samuel Virden (1793-1876) of Kent County and his descendants. Samuel's children and their spouses also figure prominently in this collection. The Virden family papers, spanning the years 1783-1901, consist of thirty-six letters, receipts, deeds, accounts, and other documents.

Dates: 1783-1901; Majority of material found within 1820s-1860s

Williams family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0353
Abstract The Williams family papers concern the business and personal affairs of prominent Delaware politician and landowner James Williams (1825-1899), and his son Nathaniel J. Williams (1857-1943), who was also a prominent politician and landowner. In addition, the collection contains documents relating to the business of Parvis & Williams, a Middletown-based fertilizer manufacturing company headed by James Williams once he joined John Parvis in 1885. The collection comprises correspondence,...
Dates: 1861-1947

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Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission 1
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Delaware Alliance Federal Credit Union 1
Delaware Humanities Forum 1
Delaware. General Assembly. Senate 1
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Frank, Bill, 1905-1989 1
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Galt Smith, John, 1843-1899 1
Governor Bacon Health Center 1
Hall, John Wood, Jr. 1
Hargraves, Gordon Sweat, 1898-1983 1
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Herdman, John David, Jr. (1770-1832) 1
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Jefferis, James, 1758-1822 1
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 1
Layton, C. S. (Caleb Sipple), 1798-1882 1
Merchant's Collecting Association 1
Mitchell, Jane E. (Jane Evelyn), 1921-2004 1
Mitchell, Littleton P. (Littleton Purnell), 1918-2009 1
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 1
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Delaware State Conference of Branches 1
National Bank of Smyrna 1
Parvis & Williams 1
People's National Bank of Middletown 1
Pole, Thomas, 1753-1829 1
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Prettyman, A. W.--Correspondence 1
Prettyman, Solomon 1
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Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911 1
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Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784 1
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Shipley, Joseph, 1795-1867 1
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