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Albertson family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0255
Abstract The Albertson family papers consist of 1.2 linear feet of material related to this Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania family. The collection spans the dates 1774-1889, and the bulk of the material dates between 1800-1862. The collection includes a variety of correspondence, promissory notes, receipts, account books, ledgers, checks, composition books, reports, contracts, and notes. The collection provides a detailed description of the lives of the Albertson family, especially emphasizing the...
Dates: 1774-1880; Majority of material found within 1880-1862
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Signatures archive

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0124
Abstract

Co-edited by John Hinsdale Thompson and John Malcolm Brinnin and based in Detroit, Signatures was a literary magazine of "works-to-be-published-later" written by contemporary American and international writers. Subtitled "Work in Progress," Signatures was first published in the Spring of 1936 and continued for a total of three issues, ceasing publication in 1938.

Dates: 1933-1972; Majority of material found within 1935-1940
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Henry A. du Pont correspondence with David Heber Plank

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0168
Abstract

Consists of late 19th-century business correspondence, regarding the Wilmington & Northern Railroad in Delaware, between company president Henry A. du Pont and David Heber Plank.

Dates: 1894 May-June
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Willard Hall letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0031
Abstract Consists of three handwritten letters from Williard Hall, U.S. Representative (R-Delaware), lawyer, and judge from Delaware. The earliest of the three letters is a letter of recommendation for a resident of Delaware wishing for a clerkship in the Navy department. The second is a letter to Delaware Governor Charles Thomas on whether or not one could serve as a Governor and Speaker of the Senate at the same time. The third letter is addressed to Abraham Staats, Auditor of Accounts for the...
Dates: 1819-1845
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

John Frederick Lewis papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0129
Abstract The papers of prominent Philadelphia lawyer and philanthropist John Frederick Lewis (1860–1932) span the dates 1882 to 1932 and include letterbooks, correspondence, advertising brochures, legal documents, and ephemera. The papers primarily document the legal business of Lewis through his work at the firm Lewis, Adler & Laws, but also reflect social and domestic affairs of John Lewis and his wife, Anne Baker Lewis, as well as cultural interests, through development of personal collections...
Dates: 1882-1932; Majority of material found within 1909-1928
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Samuel Loveman correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0148
Abstract

The Samuel Loveman correspondence consists of letters from various literary figures to American book dealer and publisher, poet, and editor Samuel Loveman (1887-1976).

Dates: 1911-1976; Majority of material found within 1932-1968
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Rail Road Company's Chief Accountant statement and letter from the Treasurer

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0035
Abstract

Statement to the Treasurer of the state of Delaware with the number of passengers carried by train within the state during the month of September, in pursuance with the provisions of the legislature. Also included is a letter from company treasurer Alfred Horner protesting the way the company is being taxed, calling it unconstitutional.

Dates: 1864 December 14-15
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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