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Thomas R. Carper congressional papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0399
Abstract Thomas R. Carper (1947- ) served the state of Delaware as its member-at-large in the U.S. House of Representatives for five terms: he was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1993). Carper served on the committees of Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, and Merchant Marine and Fisheries, with memberships on several subcommittees. Carper was elected with the "budget conscious class of 1982" and was a fiscal conservative...
Dates: 1979-1993; Majority of material found within 1982-1992

Virginia Spencer Carr papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0527
Abstract

The Virginia Spencer Carr Papers comprises three groups of materials: I. Papers related to Tennessee Williams, ca. 1911-1996, II. Papers related to Paul Bowles, ca. 1911-2004, III. Personal papers, ca. 1945-2002. The bulk of the material is research, correspondence, manuscripts, and publisher's proofs toward her biography of Paul Bowles.

Dates: 1911-2004; Majority of material found within 1990-2004

Elizabeth Coatsworth papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0437
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1902-1948

Brian Coffey papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0382
Abstract

The Brian Coffey papers consist of personal and literary papers which document the life and career of the avant-garde Irish poet from 1917 to 1996.

Dates: 1917-1996

Padraic Colum papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0147
Abstract

The papers of Padraic Colum, Irish poet, playwright, and author, are comprised of book reviews, letters to author and theatrical producer Basil Burwell, and original manuscripts of Colum's work.

Dates: 1927-1970

Conard-Pyle Company records supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0634s
Abstract

The Conard-Pyle Company records supplement includes substantial additions to the series in the original collection, as well as records which constitute three new series related to the Atlantic Coast Nurseries, Inc., printed material, and Robert Pyle's professional papers.

Dates: 1868-2000; Majority of material found within 1910-2000

Mary Bartlett Cowdrey papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0556
Abstract The papers of American art historian Mary Bartlett Cowdrey comprise nine linear feet of notes; correspondence; manuscripts of published and unpublished books and articles; engravings and lithographs from published sources; photographs of paintings and engravings; postcards; clippings from books, exhibition catalogs, magazines, and newspapers, for approximately 1,600 American artists active during the eighteenth through early twentieth centuries. The collection is arranged in five series that...
Dates: 1834-1963; Majority of material found within 1930-1954

Edwin S. Cramp papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0202
Abstract

This collection consists of correspondence (1905-1910) to and from Edwin S. Cramp during and after his term as President of the Standard Arms Company, which operated out of Wilmington, Delaware.

Dates: 1899-1910

Franklin C. and Joanne Currier Daiber papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0715
Abstract

Professor Emeritus of marine studies Franklin C. Daiber (1919-2003) and his wife Joanne Currier Daiber (1927-2007) were two of the first marine scientists hired by the University of Delaware in the 1950s. The Franklin C. and Joanne Currier Daiber papers include correspondence, photographs, negatives, artwork, and publications documenting their personal relationships and professional research and scholarship as marine scientists at the University of Delaware in the mid-twentieth century.

Dates: 1939-2001; Majority of material found within 1940-1995

Richard Harding Davis collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0609
Abstract

The Richard Harding Davis collection is a small association collection containing six autographed letters signed by the author; four newspapers clippings; several photographs of Davis and his estate, Crossroads Farm in Mt. Kisco, New York; and a line print of an engraving by Charles Dana Gibson entitled "No. V. The Opera Box. Copyright, 1892. The Century Co."

Dates: 1891-1962

Fielding Dawson correspondence to Marcella Simpson

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0722
Abstract

Between 1972 and 1994, American author and artist Fielding Dawson (1930-2002) sent a variety of materials to his grandmother, Marcella Simpson, including letters, articles, journals, manuscripts, and ephemera. The collection provides insight into Dawson's literary career and his development as a creative wring teacher in correctional facilities.

Dates: 1972-1994

Leon De Valinger papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0686
Abstract Leon De Valinger, Jr., served as Delaware State Archivist from 1941 to 1970. The Leon De Valinger papers contain his personal and professional records, primarily related to his work as State Archivist and as a historian of Delaware. His professional, administrative, and subject files offer a window into the varied concerns of the archives profession as it evolved during the 20th century. Additionally, his work to document, preserve, and promote Delaware history and culture forms a theme...
Dates: 1752-1999; Majority of material found within 1930-1980

Samuel R. Delany collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0618
Abstract

The Samuel R. Delany collection includes Delany's letters to publisher Bill Bamberger (Bamberger Books), manuscript drafts of novels in progress, comic books, science fiction anthologies, and journals of fantasy and science fiction to which Delany contributed or served as editor.

Dates: 1967-1999

Delaware Association of Family and Consumer Sciences records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0597
Abstract

The records of the Delaware Association of Family and Consumer Sciences include correspondence, minutes of meetings, reports, financial files, newsletters and other material which document the functions and activities of this statewide professional organization.

Dates: 1923-2011

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 2019 supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0633s2
Abstract

The Delaware Theatre Company (DTC) was founded in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1978 with a mission to create theater of the highest professional quality in Delaware and thereby enrich the area through artistic programming, education and community service. The DTC records 2019 supplement comprises the organization’s administrative and financial records, production files, press, and reviews from 1978-2015.

Dates: 1978-2015

Delaware Theatre Company records supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0633s
Abstract

Educational and community outreach programs are the main focus and the bulk of this supplement to the Delaware Theatre Company records, with a large component consisting of the files of the Director of Education & Community Engagement, C. J. Conway.

Dates: 1983-2013

Delaware Women's Conference records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0677
Abstract

The Delaware Women's Conference records, which document the only all-volunteer women's conference in the United States, provide a record of an organization which sought to empower women of all ages, economic backgrounds, and lifestyles, to engage and to improve the status of all women.

Dates: 1984-2010

Austin Dobson collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0644
Abstract The Austin Dobson collection comprises approximately six linear feet plus oversize material of correspondence, manuscripts, proofs, contracts, royalty statements, artwork, photographs, wills, genealogies, periodicals, clippings, scrapbooks, copper plates, and printed ephemera. The collection documents the work and life of English author and civil servant (Henry) Austin Dobson (1840-1921) and the management of Dobson's estate and literary legacy by his youngest son, Alban Dobson (1885-1962)...
Dates: 1762-1999; Majority of material found within 1861-1962

Alice Dunbar-Nelson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0113
Abstract The Alice Dunbar-Nelson papers consist of the literary, professional, and personal papers of Alice Dunbar-Nelson. The papers include an extensive collection of her incoming correspondence. Of particular note is her correspondence (1895-1904) with Paul Laurence Dunbar, which also includes her letters to Dunbar. The Alice Dunbar-Nelson Papers also include a comprehensive collection of manuscripts of her writing, including novels, stories, poetry, drama, and essays. Dunbar-Nelson maintained a...
Dates: 1895-1942

Jeanette Slocomb Edwards papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0159
Abstract

The Jeannette Slocomb Edwards papers consist of a photocopy of a Christmas poem, a handwritten Christmas/New Year's postcard with a drawing and poem by Edwards on the front, several newspaper clippings and an obituary related to Edwards, who was a poet laureate for the state of Delaware.

Dates: 1962-1989

Episcopal bishops of Delaware letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0148
Abstract

An autograph collection of letters signed by several Episcopal bishops of Delaware, compiled by the Episcopal Theological Seminary (predecessor to Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts) librarian. Bishops represented in the collection: J. Brooke Mosley, Jr., Philip Cook, Arthur R. McKinstry, William H. Mead, Frederick Joseph Kinsman, Alfred Lee, and Leighton Coleman. Also included are images of Bishop McKinstry and Kinsman, clipped from periodicals.

Dates: 1878 March 18-1973 April 24

John Reynolds Ernest papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0119
Abstract The collection consists of a variety of letters, bulletins, documents, and memorabilia relating to the United States Army Aircraft Warning Service and the Newark Council for Civilian Defense for the period 1941-1944. Gathered by John R. Ernest, who served in these programs, the papers consist primarily of letters, memoranda, schedules, and training material directed to John Reynolds Ernest and others in their official capacity with the United States Army Aircraft Warning Service and with the...
Dates: 1941-1944

Rita Katz Farrell collection related to dance

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0430
Abstract

Reference and research files that Rita Katz Farrell compiled during her career as a critic, freelance writer, and teacher.

Dates: 1920-1993; Majority of material found within 1950-1993

Edward Field papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0363
Abstract

The Edward Field papers consist of twenty-one linear feet of the personal and literary papers which document the life and writing career of American writer and poet Edward Field (b. 1924) from 1943–1994.

Dates: 1943-1994

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 7
University of Delaware 7
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 5
Biden, Joseph R., Jr. 4
Wilson, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1922-2016 4
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Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992 3
Carper, Thomas R., 1947- 3
Forman, H. Buxton (Harry Buxton), 1842-1917 3
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 3
Greenewalt, Crawford H., 1902-1993 3
Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986 3
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 3
Phoenix Book Shop 3
Adams, Phelps 2
Archaeological Society of Delaware 2
Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970 2
Boyce, Doris Lee Jolls, 1920- 2
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992--Correspondence 2
Brayman, Harold, 1900-1988 2
Brilliant, Alan--Correspondence 2
Bringhurst, Edward, 1835-1912 2
Bringhurst, Edward, 1884-1939 2
Bringhurst, Mary Thomas, 1865-1965 2
Broughton, James, 1913-1999 2
Carpenter, Walter Samuel, 1888-1976 2
Castle, Michael N., 1939- 2
Cornell University 2
Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916 2
De Valinger, Leon, 1905-2000 2
Delaware State Federation of Women's Clubs 2
Delaware Theatre Company 2
Di Prima, Diane 2
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 2
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 2
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 2
Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore, 1875-1935 2
Field, Edward, 1924- 2
Ford, Charles Henri 2
Ford, Charles Henri--Correspondence 2
Frank, Bill, 1905-1989 2
Frear, J. Allen, Jr. 2
Galt Smith, Elizabeth Shipley Bringhurst, 1863-1932 2
General Federation of Women's Clubs 2
Hargraves, Gordon Sweat, 1898-1983 2
Hargraves, Nancy Sellers, 1898-1972 2
International House 2
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation 2
Knickerbocker Press 2
Lincoln Club of Delaware 2
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 2
McClure, Michael 2
Micheline, Jack, 1929-1998 2
Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972 2
Morrison, C. M. (Charles Munro) 2
Mrabet, Mohammed, 1936- 2
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Delaware State Conference of Branches 2
National Press Club (U.S.) 2
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 2
Oppenheimer, Joel, 1930-1988 2
Peterson, Russell W. (Russell Wilbur), 1916-2011 2
Public Relations Society of America 2
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 2
Shipley, Joseph, 1795-1867 2
Snodgrass, W. D. (William De Witt), 1926-2009 2
Todd, William B. 2
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations 2
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 2
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 2
Wise, Thomas James, 1859-1937 2
A. Colish (Firm) 1
Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911 1
Abzug, Bella S., 1920-1998 1
Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971 1
Adam, Helen, 1909-1993 1
Adams, Thurman, Jr. 1
Adamson, Hans 1
Advent Books (Firm) 1
Albee, Edward, 1928- 1
Alden, Henry Mills, 1836-1919 1
Alden, John 1
Allmond, Charles M., 1931-2019 1
American Academy of the Fine Arts 1
American Art-Union 1
American Association of University Women 1
American Association of University Women. Delaware Division 1
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions 1
American Home Economics Association 1
American Legislative Exchange Council 1
American Pilot (Training ship) 1
Amnesty International 1
Andre, Michael 1
Apollinaire, Guillaume, 1880-1918 1
Atlantic Coast Nurseries, Inc. 1
Atwater, Helen W. 1
Auchincloss, W. S. (William Stuart), 1842-1928 1
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 1
Avila Camacho, Manuel, 1897-1955 1
Axelrod, Beverly 1
Bailey, Jeffrey 1
Bair, Myrna L. (Myrna Lynn), 1940- 1
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