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Bill of sale for Caleb Cox

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0017
Abstract

Legal document stating that an enslaved boy named Caleb Cox has been sold by Mary and William Herdman, administrators of the estate of John Herdman, to John Thompson of New Castle, Delaware.

Dates: 1832 March 27

Chauncey P. Holcomb farm diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0166
Abstract

This volume is a farm diary kept by Chauncey P. Holcomb of New Castle County, Delaware, between 1843 and 1850. Holcomb recorded information related to his crops and livestock, as well as references to the weather, his health, and his involvement in agricultural reform.

Dates: 1843-1850

Betty Lee Hutchinson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0839
Abstract

Betty Lee Hutchinson (1925-2020), a Democrat and Newark City Council member (1977-1980 and 1984-1988) was born November 18, 1925, in Uniontown, PA, to Harry J. Truman, Sr. (1897-1965), and Merle Carte Truman (1901-2001). The Betty Lee Hutchinson papers document the personal interests and civic activities of a woman with ties to Newark, Delaware, and the University of Delaware community.

Dates: 1900-2012; Majority of material found within 1975-2005

W. Barksdale Maynard photographs of Delaware collection

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0161
Abstract

W. Barksdale (William Barksdale) Maynard is a lecturer in art and architectural history at the University of Delaware. The W. Barksdale Maynard photographs of Delaware collection contains color slides and digital images of numerous buildings, documenting Delaware's architectural history.

Dates: 1994-2023

Meeting minutes of the education committee of the Trustees of the New Castle Common

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0093
Abstract

This manuscript volume contains the meeting minutes for the New Castle Common Trustees’ education committee from 1851-1853 and 1868-1875. The minutes focus on the establishment and maintenance of the New Castle Institute.

Dates: 1851-1853, 1868-1875

Dorothy Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0875
Abstract Delaware environmental activist Dorothy Miller (1931-2016) led a coaltion of citizens, conservation-minded organizations, the DuPont Company, and the state governments of Delaware and Pennsylvania to acquire and preserve open space to protect the entire White Clay Creek Watershed. Spanning the dates 1965-2010, this collection documents community efforts led by Miller to preserve the White Clay Creek Watershed and her further work on water resources, residential/commercial and transportation...
Dates: 1965-2010

Morris family films

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0726
Abstract

Hugh M. Morris (1878-1966) was a Delaware lawyer and served as a federal district judge from 1919 to 1930. The Morris family films collection features home videos created by the Judge Hugh M. Morris family. These videos are dated from 1928 to 1955, and document both their travels and life on the Judge Morris Estate on Polly Drummond Hill in Newark, Delaware.

Dates: 1925-1955, undated

George W. Morrison document of manumission to Ann Hart

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0167
Abstract

One handwritten document from George W. Morrison, a former U.S. Representative (D-New Hampshire), written February 16, 1861, freeing Ann Hart from slavery, effective April 6, 1863, and signed by Justices of the Peace Wm. P. Veach and Jms. Bradford.

Dates: 1861 February 16

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

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Bringhurst, Deborah, 1773-1844 1
Bringhurst, Edith Ferris, 1874-1947 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1809-1884 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1835-1912 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1884-1939 1
Bringhurst, James, -1810 1
Bringhurst, Joseph 1
Bringhurst, Mary Dickinson, 1806-1886 1
Bringhurst, Mary Thomas, 1865-1965 1
Bringhurst, Sarah Shipley, 1812-1896 1
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 1
Carper, Thomas R., 1947- 1
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Coalition for Natural Stream Valleys 1
Cox, Caleb 1
Delaware. Department of Transportation 1
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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 1
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 1
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 1
Elderhostel, Inc. 1
Farnum, Edith Claypoole Sellers, 1910-1998 1
Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 1
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 1
Galt Smith, Elizabeth Shipley Bringhurst, 1863-1932 1
Galt Smith, John, 1843-1899 1
Hargraves, Gordon Sweat, 1898-1983 1
Hargraves, Nancy Sellers, 1898-1972 1
Harker, Patrick T., 1958- 1
Hart, Ann 1
Herdman, Mary 1
Herdman, William 1
Holcomb, Chauncey P., 1803-1855 1
Hutchinson, Betty Lee 1
Hutchinson, Harry D. 1
Jefferis, James, 1758-1822 1
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 1
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 1
Jones, Russel C. (Russel Cameron) 1
League of Women Voters of Delaware 1
Maynard, W. Barksdale (William Barksdale) 1
Miller, Dorothy P. 1
Morris family 1
Morrison, George Washington, 1809-1888 1
Newark (Del.). City Council 1
Newark Free Library (Newark, Del.) 1
Pole, Thomas, 1753-1829 1
Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911 1
Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784 1
Roselle, David P. 1
Rowan, Archibald Hamilton, 1751-1834 1
Sellers, Alexander, 1875-1957 1
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Shipley, Joseph, 1795-1867 1
Sierra Club. Delaware Chapter 1
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United States. Army. Corps of Engineers 1
United States. Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 1
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Veach, William P. 1
Water Resources Agency for New Castle County 1
Welsh, John, 1770-1854 1
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Wilkins, Williams Woods, 1773-1795 1
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