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Frederic A. Blank papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0572
Abstract

The papers of centenarian, World War I veteran, and retired wall covering entrepreneur Frederic Blank, spanning close to 150 years, illustrate the varied life of a twentieth-century businessman and provide important sample books of iconic mid-twentieth-century American wall coverings.

Dates: 1866-1991; Majority of material found within 1917-1974
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Bruce Garland collection of Thomas Wise material

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0646
Abstract The Bruce Garland collection of Thomas Wise material comprises approximately 1.6 linear feet of material pertaining to English bibliographer, book collector, and forger Thomas J. Wise (1859-1937). Much of the collection's material was compiled by English bibliographer and book collector John Carter (1905-1975), who co-authored with Graham Pollard (1903-1976) An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets (1934), which effectively outed Wise as a...
Dates: 1897-2007, undated; Majority of material found within 1934-1975
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Elva de Pue Matthews papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0114
Abstract

The Elva de Pue Matthews Papers consist of two linear feet of correspondence, drafts of novels written by Matthews, poetry and essays by Matthews or others, clippings, and notes. The collection spans the dates 1917-1962, with the bulk of the collection dating between 1917 and 1949.

Dates: 1917-1962; Majority of material found within 1917-1949
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Tennessee Williams collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0112
Abstract

The Tennessee Williams collection, spanning the dates 1939-2013, consists of an extensive collection of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, printed material, and ephemera related to American playwright Tennessee Williams.

Dates: 1939-2013
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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Advertisements 2
Authors, American--20th century 2
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Auction catalogs 1
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Camp Zachary Taylor (Ky.) 1
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Dramatists, American--20th century 1
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Exhibition catalogs 1
Fiction 1
Film adaptations 1
Forgers (criminals) 1
Galley proofs 1
Invitations 1
Judicial records 1
Literary forgeries and mystifications--History--19th century 1
Literary forgeries and mystifications--History--20th century 1
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Membership cards 1
Memorandums 1
Military training camps--Kentucky--Louisville--History--20th century 1
Motion pictures and literature--United States 1
Motion pictures--United States--History--20th century 1
Passports 1
Periodicals 1
Playbills 1
Plays (performed works) 1
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Short stories 1
Short stories, American--20th century 1
Soldiers 1
Theater--United States--History--20th century 1
Transcripts 1
Wall coverings--United States--History--20th century 1
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, American. 1
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Names
Blank, Frederic A., 1890-1992 1
Carter, John, 1905-1975 1
Feldman, Charles K., 1904-1968 1
Forman, H. Buxton (Harry Buxton), 1842-1917 1
Frederic Blank & Co. 1
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Garland, Bruce 1
Matthews, E. de P. (Elva de Pue) 1
Todd, William B. 1
Wald, Jerry, 1911-1962 1
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) 1
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 1
Wise, Thomas James, 1859-1937 1
Wood, Audrey, 1905- 1
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