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Jane Addams letters and ephemera
Correspondence and ephemera relating to Jane Addams and Hull House Music School. Included are two autograph letters written and signed by Addams to Mrs. Titsworth, as well as three postcards and a pamphlet, dating from 1932-1935.
Karl Bissinger papers
The papers of American photojournalist, restaurateur, and peace activist Karl Bissinger (1914-2008) encompass nearly seventy years of professional activity. This collection not only provides abundant documentation of Bissinger's careers in photography and social activism, but also offers rich visual resources for the history of photography in post-World War II America.
Frederic A. Blank papers
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.
Kim Rogers Burdick National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association records
Elizabeth Coatsworth papers
Family papers relating to the poet and children’s author Elizabeth Coatsworth, including letters to Coatsworth from the English poet and novelist L.A.G. Strong and from the American author Josephine Pinckney, as well as letters to Coatsworth’s husband, the writer Henry Beston.
Delaware Council for International Visitors records
The Delaware Council for International Visitors Records, 1972-2001, document the activity of a regional hospitality organization through correspondence, board minutes, calendars, bylaws, visitor profiles, pamphlets, and other printed material relating to the organization.
John Reynolds Ernest papers
Bruce Garland collection of Thomas Wise material
Frazer Jones papers of the Robert Kirkwood Society, Children of the American Revolution
Two linear feet of correspondence, clippings, official records, photographs, publications, ephemera, and other materials primarily related to Junior President Frazer Jones’s work in the Robert Kirkwood Society of the Children of the American Revolution.
Catherine W. Kallal papers
The Catherine W. Kallal papers pertain to the publication of Delaware Government by the League of Women Voters of Delaware, Kallal’s years as president of the LWV of Delaware and the LWV of Greater Wilmington, as well as information on environmental issues in Delaware from 1968 to 2005.
Modern Editions Press pamphlet series one collection
The Modern Editions Press pamphlet series was edited by American author and poet Kathleen Tankersley Young. This collection consists of original setting typescripts for the Press's first series of pamphlets.
George W. and Pauline Murray, Jr., papers
David M. Nelson papers
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.
William A. Oliver, Jr. collection related to The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Peter Owen publishing records
Peter Owen publishing records is the publisher’s archive (1950s-1995) of an independent British firm renowned for its international list of major authors and avant garde works. The bulk of the collection consists of the production files of selected works, primarily from the 1980s and 1990s, including edited typescripts, proofs, and other materials documenting the process of turning an author’s manuscript into a finished book.
Shipley--Bringhurst--Hargraves family papers
Frank W. Tober collection on literary forgery
The Frank W. Tober collection on literary forgery comprises letters, books, pamphlets, journals and journal articles, newspaper clippings, auction and exhibition catalogs, and other ephemera related to literary forgery. While Tober collected specimens of a variety of manuscript and printed forgeries, he was most interested in the literary forgeries of Thomas J. Wise and H. Buxton Forman.
Talcott Williams papers
Talcott Williams (1849-1928) was an American journalist and educator. The Talcott Williams collection consists of letters, pamphlets and clippings.
Robert A. Wilson - Marianne Moore collection
The Robert A. Wilson - Marianne Moore collection comprises 1 linear foot of material spanning the dates between 1925 and 1997 and includes correspondence to and from American poet Marianne Moore, the majority of which was written to Phoenix Book Shop proprietor Robert A. Wilson; works by and about Moore; newspaper clippings, photographs, pamphlets, broadsheets, and invitations documenting aspects of Moore’s career and public appearances; audio recordings; and realia.