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Edward Field letters to Ilse-Margret Vogel

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0736
Abstract

The Edward Field letters to Ilse-Margret Vogel comprise seventeen items roughly spanning the dates between 1992 and 2000, documenting the literary friendship between American poet, novelist, and editor Field and German author and illustrator Vogel. Material includes correspondence with a variety of enclosures, including manuscripts, clippings, notes, and advertisements.

Dates: 1992-2000

Charles Henri Ford letters to Ted Joans

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0292
Abstract

This small collection of letters from American poet and collagist Charles Henri Ford to fellow artist Ted Joans illuminate Ford's extensive world travels as well as his artistic and writing projects.

Dates: 1964-1987

Charles Henri Ford papers related to Om Krishna II

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0294
Abstract These letters from American poet Charles Henri Ford (and others) to publishers Charles and Pamela Plymell concern publication plans for Ford's Om Krishna II (Cherry Valley Editions, 1981). In addition to Ford's letters there are single letters from Beat poet Allen Ginsberg, Nepalese artist Indra Tamang, bookbinder Alan Brilliant, writer Ed Germain, and the Plymells. A draft typescript of Om Krishna II,...
Dates: 1966-1981; Majority of material found within 1979-1981

H. Buxton Forman papers relating to John Keats

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0215
Abstract

The H. Buxton Forman papers relating to John Keats contains materials relating to nineteenth century English poet John Keats. These materials were collected during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by American H. Buxton Forman and other members of his family.

Dates: 1885-1949

Bill Frank Delaware political research files

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0101
Abstract

Billk Frank's collection of information and clippings regarding Delaware Senators and U. S. Representatives, particularly James A. Bayard and Thomas McKean. Also included is a letter from Jeffrey Welsh, the Press Secretary for the office of the Governor, concerning Buena Vista, a home that once served as the Governor's mansion.

Dates: 1957-1988

Senator J. Allen Frear, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0315
Abstract J. Allen Frear, Jr. (1903-1993) was a politician from Dover, Delaware (Kent County). A member of the Democratic Party, Frear served two terms as U.S. Senator from Delaware. The Senator J. Allen Frear, Jr. papers are primarily those of his congressional career, when he represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1949 to 1960, though the collection also includes personal material from pre- and post-Congressional periods. The collection dates from 1917 to 1963, with bulk of the material dating...
Dates: 1917-1963; Majority of material found within 1949-1961

Friends of Rockwood records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0675
Abstract The Friends of Rockwood, Inc., supported the maintenance of the site, collections, and educational mission of the Rockwood Museum in Wilmington, Delaware, from 1976 to 2014. The Friends of Rockwood records comprise the organization’s general administrative records; officer and member files; board of directors’ minutes and correspondence; files pertaining to the Friends’ association with New Castle County, Delaware; records relating to properties and capital improvements at Rockwood;...
Dates: 1890-2017; Majority of material found within 1976-2014

Friends of the Newark Free Library records

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Identifier: MSS 0592
Abstract

The records of the Friends of the Newark Free Library in Newark, Delaware, include correspondence, newsletters, financial records, and other material documenting the organization and activities of the group.

Dates: 1966-2016

Bruce Garland collection of Thomas Wise material

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Identifier: MSS 0646
Abstract The Bruce Garland collection of Thomas Wise material comprises approximately 1.6 linear feet of material pertaining to English bibliographer, book collector, and forger Thomas J. Wise (1859-1937). Much of the collection's material was compiled by English bibliographer and book collector John Carter (1905-1975), who co-authored with Graham Pollard (1903-1976) An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets (1934), which effectively outed Wise as a...
Dates: 1897-2007, undated; Majority of material found within 1934-1975

George Sylvester Viereck letters to Eric and Era Posselt

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0603
Abstract

The collection contains letters from George Sylvester Viereck to Eric Posselt and Era Posselt (who was also known as Era Zistel), 1941 to 1959, as well as a few clippings about Viereck dating up to 1962. The bulk of the letters (1955-1957) reflect publishing advice and an on-going personal exchange regarding the health issues of both Viereck and Eric Posselt.

Dates: 1941-1962; Majority of material found within 1955-1957

Greenwatch Institute records

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Identifier: MSS 0716
Abstract Greenwatch Institute was created in 1992 as the result of a legal settlement with Keystone Cogenerations Systems Inc., in which a trust fund was established to be used for projects benefitting the environment. Greenwatch Institute administers those funds. Delaware author and environmentalist Jerry Shields was chairman of Greenwatch Institute from its founding until his death in 1998. This collection largely represents his work for the Institute. The papers of Greenwatch Institute comprise...
Dates: 1977-2004; Majority of material found within 1991-1995

Carl Haverlin papers relating to Carl Sandburg

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Identifier: MSS 0144
Abstract

This collection consists of the Carl Sandburg files kept by BMI president and radio pioneer Carl Haverlin (1899-1985) spanning the years 1909-1964. During Haverlin's years at BMI he developed a close working relationship and friendship with Carl Sandburg.

Dates: 1909-1964; Majority of material found within 1947-1963

Robert Hawley letters to David Meltzer

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0897
Abstract

These letters, written by American publisher Robert Hawley to poet and musician David Meltzer between 1964 and 1966, reflect their book and poetry interests, their friendship, and the business of Oyez Press.

Dates: 1964-1966

Everett C. and Louise Staton Johnson papers

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Identifier: MSS 0361
Abstract

The Everett C. & Louise Stanton Johnson papers concern the personal affairs of prominent Delaware publisher and politician Everett C. Johnson (1877-1926) and his wife Louise Staton Johnson (1882-1977). In addition, the collection contains material from their Newark publishing house, the Press of Kells, which brought the Arts and Crafts Movement to the community from 1916 to 1918.

Dates: 1835-1988; Majority of material found within 1916-1958

Frazer Jones papers of the Robert Kirkwood Society, Children of the American Revolution

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Identifier: MSS 0450
Abstract

Two linear feet of correspondence, clippings, official records, photographs, publications, ephemera, and other materials primarily related to Junior President Frazer Jones’s work in the Robert Kirkwood Society of the Children of the American Revolution.

Dates: 1929-1968; Majority of material found within 1955-1965

Catherine W. Kallal papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0543
Abstract

The Catherine W. Kallal papers pertain to the publication of Delaware Government by the League of Women Voters of Delaware, Kallal’s years as president of the LWV of Delaware and the LWV of Greater Wilmington, as well as information on environmental issues in Delaware from 1968 to 2005.

Dates: 1968-2005

Alan Kaufman papers

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Identifier: MSS 0599
Abstract The papers of Alan Kaufman--an American Jewish author, editor, performer, artist, and impresario--include drafts of his memoir Jew Boy, his novel Matches, editorial material related to volumes in his Outlaw Bible series, and the magazine Davka: Jewish Cultural Revolution. There are numerous notebooks with notes, observations, lists, and drafts of poetry and writing, as well as original...
Dates: circa 19th century, 1952-2007; Majority of material found within 1952-2007

Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman papers

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Identifier: MSS 0660
Abstract Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman (b. 1939) represented Delaware in the United States Senate from January 15, 2009 - November 15, 2010. Democrat Ted Kaufman was appointed by Governor Ruth Ann Minner to fill the Senate vacancy caused by the resignation of newly elected Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; Senator Ted Kaufman did not seek election to the office in a special election for the seat in November 2010. The bulk of the Ted Kaufman papers documents the 22 months he spent in the United States...
Dates: 1994-2013; Majority of material found within 2009-2010

L. Lee Layton, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0534
Abstract

The L. Lee Layton, Jr., papers include personal and business papers of this well known Sussex countian and Dover-area businessman. Files relate to his business Layton & Company, and landholdings in Layton Farms and Cypress Farms. Mr. Layton maintained topical files on various political and social issues, as well as correspondence and publications related to his opinions. Additional papers belong to Mr. Layton's wife, Marianne Layton.

Dates: 1928-1984

Horacio D. Lewis papers

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Identifier: MSS 0732
Abstract

The Horacio D. Lewis papers consist of Dr. Lewis’ letters, articles, and publications related to his personal and civic involvement and recognition of activities associated with the civil rights of the Latino and African-American communities in Delaware and the desegregation of Delaware’s public schools.

Dates: 1960-2003

Lincoln Club of Delaware records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0568
Abstract Begun in 1929 as an informal dinner-meeting of Abraham Lincoln admirers, the Lincoln Club of Delaware broadened its mission in the 1940s to "promote a better understanding of the ideals and achievements of Abraham Lincoln." The archive includes minutes, financial papers, publications, agenda, reports, invitations, programs, membership lists, clippings and other material related to the Club’s activities and to Abraham Lincoln. In addition, the collection contains material publicizing the...
Dates: 1944-2005; Majority of material found within 1970-2004

Littell family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0449
Abstract

The Littell family papers include correspondence, letters, scrapbooks, commonplace books, copybooks, published material, ephemera, realia, financial records, diaries, books, artwork, photographs, greeting cards, postcards, clippings, and research notes created or collected by members of the Morris, Harrington, Littell, and Winslow families of Pennsylvania and Delaware from circa 1808 to 2004.

Dates: 1808-2005

Ralph Gordon Noel Milbanke, Earl of Lovelace, letter and ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0883
Abstract

On August 5, 1901, Ralph Milbanke, second Earl of Lovelace, wrote to his niece, Clare Euphemia Stuart-Wortley to describe the mountain peak in the Alps which he had named "Campanile Chiara" in honor.

Dates: 1901-1920

Malcolm L. Mackenzie papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0611
Abstract This collection contains materials relating to Malcolm L. Mackenzie's publicity firm Malcolm L. Mackenzie & Associates and Mackenzie's personal involvement with the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, other local cultural institutions, and his interests in general maritime history and historic ships. Materials include publicity materials, written reports, correspondence, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, facsimile maps, newsletters, photographs, photograph negatives, slides, and sailing and...
Dates: circa 1926-2007

Alice Marston scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0421
Abstract

The Alice Marston scrapbook, 1896-1906, chronicles a decade of Marston family life, revealing information about the social, cultural, and leisure activities of an ordinary upper-middle-class Philadelphia family at the turn of the twentieth century.

Dates: 1896-1906

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Authors, American--20th century 15
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Delaware--Politics and government 6
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Playbills 6
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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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