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Kent County, Delaware, School District 83 attendance records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0047
Abstract

This volume and its associated materials contain attendance records from School District 83 in Kent County, Delaware. The records were kept from 1878-1879 and 1881-1883.

Dates: 1878-1879, 1881-1883
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

William H. Ross document appointing John A. Nicholson to school superintendent for Kent County, Delaware

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0177
Abstract

Delaware Governor William H. Ross and Delaware Secretary of State Alfred P. Robinson are the signees authorizing this 1851 document, which appointed John A. Nicholson to the position of school superintendent for Kent County, Delaware.

Dates: 1851 March 3
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Virden family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0489
Abstract

This collection relates to the Virden (or Virdin) family of Delaware, specifically Samuel Virden (1793-1876) of Kent County and his descendants. Samuel's children and their spouses also figure prominently in this collection. The Virden family papers, spanning the years 1783-1901, consist of thirty-six letters, receipts, deeds, accounts, and other documents.

Dates: 1783-1901; Majority of material found within 1820s-1860s
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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Nicholson, John A. (John Anthony), 1827-1906 1
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