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David M. Nelson papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0328
Abstract
The David M. Nelson papers document the military, athletic, coaching, and administrative careers of twentieth century American football rules authority and former University of Delaware coach and administrator, David Moir Nelson.
Dates:
1936–1991; Majority of material found within 1951–1991
Ulick O'Connor papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0137
Abstract
This collection consists of material accumulated over a 25-year period by Ulick O’Connor: biographer, poet, playwright and journalist. O’Connor’s biographies of Brendan Behan and Oliver St. John Gogarty have been recognized internationally as definitive works. A large portion of the collection deals with materials for these books.
Dates:
1904-1976; Majority of material found within 1960-1974
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