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Donald Callender papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0588
Abstract
This collection documents the for-profit and nonprofit work of Donald W. Callender, Jr., an industrial archaeologist whose career in the greater Delaware-Pennsylvania-New Jersey area has involved maintenance and restoration of railroads and rail cars. In addition, Callender was involved in the establishment of a regional living history museum, the leadership of historic preservation organizations, and efforts to restore the Wilmington Waterfront and increase tourism to the city. The...
Dates:
1968-2008; Majority of material found within 1974-1999
Delaware Miscellany collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0598
Abstract
The Delaware Miscellany collection includes three large, green buckram-bound volumes compiled by William Ditto Lewis, which contain various documents pertaining to the history of Delaware and the surrounding region, and the University of Delaware.
Dates:
1825-1958; Majority of material found within 1920-1958
Delaware Theatre Company records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0633
Abstract
The Delaware Theatre Company (DTC) is the largest professional theater in Delaware. The organizations's records, as well as the professional papers of Artistic Director, Cleveland Morris, are included.
Dates:
1979-2000