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Brinton family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0453
Abstract

The Brinton family papers document several generations of the Brinton, Steinmetz, and Ward families, who flourished between 1760-1930 in Pennsylvania and New York. Several members of the family played prominent roles in their communities and included landholders, real estate developers, merchants, Civil War surgeons, medical doctors and professors, missionaries, a minister, an art critic, an anthropologist, lawyers, a judge, an engineer, and several authors.

Dates: 1715-1930

Kim Rogers Burdick National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0593
Abstract The Kim Rogers Burdick National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association records contains 3.3 linear feet of documents, correspondence, new clippings, brochures, financial records, and multimedia materials gathered by Burdick during her work with the Association (also known as W3R), which first began meeting informally in 1999 and was incorporated in the state of Delaware in 2004 with the purpose of identifying and marking the approximately 650-mile route traveled by colonial...
Dates: 1976-2009; Majority of material found within 2002-2008

Conard-Pyle Company records supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0634s
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1868-2000; Majority of material found within 1910-2000

Delaware Theatre Company records 2019 supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0633s2
Abstract

The Delaware Theatre Company (DTC) was founded in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1978 with a mission to create theater of the highest professional quality in Delaware and thereby enrich the area through artistic programming, education and community service. The DTC records 2019 supplement comprises the organization’s administrative and financial records, production files, press, and reviews from 1978-2015.

Dates: 1978-2015

Delaware Women's Conference records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0677
Abstract

The Delaware Women's Conference records, which document the only all-volunteer women's conference in the United States, provide a record of an organization which sought to empower women of all ages, economic backgrounds, and lifestyles, to engage and to improve the status of all women.

Dates: 1984-2010

Edward Field papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0363
Abstract

The Edward Field papers consist of twenty-one linear feet of the personal and literary papers which document the life and writing career of American writer and poet Edward Field (b. 1924) from 1943–1994.

Dates: 1943-1994

Friends of Rockwood records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0675
Abstract The Friends of Rockwood, Inc., supported the maintenance of the site, collections, and educational mission of the Rockwood Museum in Wilmington, Delaware, from 1976 to 2014. The Friends of Rockwood records comprise the organization’s general administrative records; officer and member files; board of directors’ minutes and correspondence; files pertaining to the Friends’ association with New Castle County, Delaware; records relating to properties and capital improvements at Rockwood;...
Dates: 1890-2017; Majority of material found within 1976-2014

Littell family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0449
Abstract

The Littell family papers include correspondence, letters, scrapbooks, commonplace books, copybooks, published material, ephemera, realia, financial records, diaries, books, artwork, photographs, greeting cards, postcards, clippings, and research notes created or collected by members of the Morris, Harrington, Littell, and Winslow families of Pennsylvania and Delaware from circa 1808 to 2004.

Dates: 1808-2005

James Maxwell papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0170
Abstract

The James R. Maxwell papers consist of the personal, professional, and family papers of James Maxwell, a resident of Newark, Delaware, and a civil engineer who worked for significant railroads in the American West and South America in the late 19th century.

Dates: 1860-1949; Majority of material found within 1867-1900

New Century Club of Newark, Delaware, records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0260
Abstract

The New Century Club of Newark, Delaware, records document the history, organization, and activities of this women's club, which began in 1893 as a reading club, but quickly developed into an organization dedicated to promoting civic responsibility and social service in the Newark community.

Dates: 1893-2011

Raven Arts Press archive

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0467
Abstract

The Archive of the Raven Arts Press forms a comprehensive record of the history and activities of the Dublin-based press, founded by Irish writer and publisher Dermot Bolger. The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, galleys, publicity material, and financial records.

Dates: 1971-1993

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

The Press of A. Colish archives

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0358
Abstract

The Press of A. Colish archives contains materials relating to the printing career of American fine printer and publisher Abraham Colish (1882–1963).

Dates: 1913–1990; Majority of material found within 1930s–1950s

Woman's Club of Claymont (Del.) records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0532
Abstract

The Woman's Club of Claymont (Del.), records, spanning the dates 1920-2002, and detail the social and civic life of this women's club located in Claymont, Delaware.

Dates: 1920-2002

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Bringhurst, Edward, 1835-1912 2
Bringhurst, Edward, 1884-1939 2
Bringhurst, Mary Thomas, 1865-1965 2
Delaware State Federation of Women's Clubs 2
Galt Smith, Elizabeth Shipley Bringhurst, 1863-1932 2
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General Federation of Women's Clubs 2
Hargraves, Gordon Sweat, 1898-1983 2
Hargraves, Nancy Sellers, 1898-1972 2
Shipley, Joseph, 1795-1867 2
A. Colish (Firm) 1
Abzug, Bella S., 1920-1998 1
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions 1
Atlantic Coast Nurseries, Inc. 1
Bayley, Solomon 1
Biron, Armand-Louis de Gontaut, duc de, 1747-1793 1
Bolger, Dermot, 1959- 1
Bringhurst, Anna James Webb, 1843-1923 1
Bringhurst, Deborah, 1773-1844 1
Bringhurst, Edith Ferris, 1874-1947 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1809-1884 1
Bringhurst, James, -1810 1
Bringhurst, Joseph 1
Bringhurst, Mary Dickinson, 1806-1886 1
Bringhurst, Sarah Shipley, 1812-1896 1
Brinton, Christian, 1870-1942 1
Brinton, George, 1804-1858 1
Brinton, John H. (John Hill), 1832-1907 1
Brinton, John Hill, 1772-1827 1
Brinton, Ward, 1873-1935 1
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 1
Burdick, Kim, 1948- 1
Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Colish, Abraham, 1882-1963 1
Conard-Pyle Co. 1
Delaware College 1
Delaware Theatre Company 1
Delaware Women's Conference, Inc. 1
Derrick, Neil 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 1
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 1
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 1
Episcopal Church 1
Farnum, Edith Claypoole Sellers, 1910-1998 1
Ferraro, Geraldine 1
Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 1
Field, Edward, 1924- 1
Finglas Writer's Workshop 1
Friedan, Betty 1
Friends of Rockwood Inc. 1
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 1
Galt Smith, John, 1843-1899 1
Grolier Club 1
Harrington family 1
Harrington, Maria (Mia) Ruán, -1926 1
Harrington, Mary Elizabeth, 1837-1928 1
Harrington, Mary Lofland,1813-1871 1
Harrington, Purnell Frederick, 1844-1937 1
Harrington, Richard, 1772-1821 1
Harrington, Richard, 1847-1884 1
Harrington, Samuel M. (Samuel Maxwell), 1803-1865 1
Harrington, Samuel Milby, 1840-1878 1
Jefferis, James, 1758-1822 1
Jefferson Medical College 1
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 1
Jong, Erica 1
Junior League of Wilmington, Delaware 1
Junior Woman's Club of Claymont (Del.) 1
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 1
Littell Families of America 1
Littell family 1
Littell, Charles Willing, 1832-1895 1
Littell, Eliakim, 1797-1870 1
Littell, Elton Gardiner, 1877-1962 1
Littell, Estelle Sherman, 1889-1978 1
Littell, Gertrude (Gretchen), 1905-2003 1
Littell, Gertrude Wilson, -1919 1
Littell, Harriet Hare, 1835-1885 1
Littell, Helen Arcadia Harrington, -1924 1
Littell, Helen Arcadia, 1880-1934 1
Littell, Helen, 1914- 1
Littell, John Stockton, 1806-1875 1
Littell, John Stockton, 1870- 1
Littell, Margaret, 1903-1990 1
Littell, Mary Morris, 1884-1984 1
Littell, Samuel Harrington, 1873-1967 1
Littell, T. Gardiner, 1837-1911 1
Littell, Thomas Gardiner, 1902-1929 1
Littell, Walter Wilson, 1910-1995 1
Maxwell, Harriet (Hattie) Mitchell, 1836- 1
Maxwell, James Riddle, 1836-1912 1
McCullough, David G. 1
Mitchell, Andrea 1
Moreno, Rita 1
Morris family 1
Morris, Elizabeth Carrington, 1775-1865 1
Morris, Susan Sophia, 1800-1868 1
Morse family 1
National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association, Inc 1
New Castle County (Del.) 1
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