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Donald Callender papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0588
Abstract
This collection documents the for-profit and nonprofit work of Donald W. Callender, Jr., an industrial archaeologist whose career in the greater Delaware-Pennsylvania-New Jersey area has involved maintenance and restoration of railroads and rail cars. In addition, Callender was involved in the establishment of a regional living history museum, the leadership of historic preservation organizations, and efforts to restore the Wilmington Waterfront and increase tourism to the city. The...
Dates:
1968-2008; Majority of material found within 1974-1999
Brian Coffey papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0382
Abstract
The Brian Coffey papers consist of personal and literary papers which document the life and career of the avant-garde Irish poet from 1917 to 1996.
Dates:
1917-1996
Robert A. Wilson W. H. Auden collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0982
Abstract
W. H. Auden (1907-1973) was an English and American poet, translator, librettist, playwright, and essayist. The Robert A. Wilson W. H. Auden collection comprises Wilson’s collected materials created by and related to W. H. Auden. The collection includes manuscript and typescript drafts, proofs, and published versions of Auden’s poetry, translations, prose, and dramatic works; programs and promotional ephemera for Auden’s readings and events as well as other performances related to the...
Dates:
circa 1930-2007, undated; Majority of material found within 1950-2000