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Sara Driver collection related to the film adaptation of Paul Bowles's "You Are Not I"

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0703
Abstract

This collection comprises material related to Independent filmmaker Sara Driver's short film You Are Not I (1981), based on the 1948 short story by American composer and author Paul Bowles (1910-1999) of the same name. Included in the collection is a variety of promotional materials, distribution information, and other ephemera from the film's initial release and early screenings.

Dates: 1980-2012

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

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

 Collection
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

Girvin family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0394
Abstract

The Girvin Family papers span from 1869 to 1910 and consist principally of personal and professional papers of turn-of-the century Philadelphian physicians Robert M. Girvin and his son, John Harper Girvin.

Dates: 1869–1910; Majority of material found within 1895–1902

Graff family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0395
Abstract

The Graff family papers primarily depict the business lives of three generations of merchants and tradesmen in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Philadelphia. The majority of the receipts, letters, and contracts with dates spanning 1750-1856 represent the business affairs of Jacob Graff, his son Jacob, and his grandsons Frederick and Charles Graff.

Dates: 1750–1856; Majority of material found within 1756–1829

Robert Kirkwood documents from the collection of Helen and Paul Elm

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0777
Abstract

This collection features a letter, dated June 23, 1777, from Captain Robert Kirkwood of Newark, Delaware, to his father (Robert Kirkwood, Sr.) during the Continental Army’s New Jersey Campaign of the American Revolutionary War. The collection also contains military records related to officer appointments, muster rolls, subsistence rolls, and clothing supplies.

Dates: 1777, 1779-1780

Lincoln Club of Delaware records

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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

William Livermore papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0157
Abstract

The William Livermore papers give a comprehensive account of the career of a U.S. Army engineer in the mid-to-late nineteenth century.

Dates: 1814-1919

M.J. Ivers & Co. records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0478
Abstract

M.J. Ivers and Company was a publisher or cheap books, including several of the Beadle's Dime series during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Included in this collection are business receipts, correspondence, and publication lists. This archive represents only a small portion of material generated by M.J. Ivers and Company.

Dates: 1880-1915; Majority of material found within 1898-1905

John Hill Martin family history

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0148
Abstract

This volume contains an extensive history of the Martin family of Chester County and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, created by John Hill Martin. Martin created the history during the 1870s-1890s, but included materials from both the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Dates: 1726-1899; Majority of material found within 1870-1899

James Maxwell papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0170
Abstract

The James R. Maxwell papers consist of the personal, professional, and family papers of James Maxwell, a resident of Newark, Delaware, and a civil engineer who worked for significant railroads in the American West and South America in the late 19th century.

Dates: 1860-1949; Majority of material found within 1867-1900

Mid-Atlantic Food Processors Association, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0552
Abstract

The records of the Mid-Atlantic Food Processors Association, 1917-2006, document the structure and services of this regional trade organization. The collection includes founding documents, administrative records, meeting minutes, bulletins, financial statements, correspondence, convention programs, photographs, and other printed material relating to the organization.

Dates: 1917-2006

Milford New Century Club records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0542
Abstract

The Milford New Century Club records document the history of the club from its founding in 1898 and demonstrate the intellectual, social, and civic commitment of club members.

Dates: 1900-2005

New Century Club of Newark, Delaware, records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0260
Abstract

The New Century Club of Newark, Delaware, records document the history, organization, and activities of this women's club, which began in 1893 as a reading club, but quickly developed into an organization dedicated to promoting civic responsibility and social service in the Newark community.

Dates: 1893-2011

William A. Oliver, Jr. collection related to The Mystery of Edwin Drood

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0638
Abstract The William A. Oliver, Jr. collection related to The Mystery of Edwin Drood comprises 10.5 linear feet of material plus oversize items dating from 1844 to 2005 and includes extensive bibliographic information relating to the works of Charles Dickens and specifically to the author's final novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870), which was unfinished at the time of his death. The collection, which illuminates Oliver's activities as a...
Dates: 1844-2005

Philadelphia merchants' financial papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0811
Abstract

This collection of promissory notes, receipts, bills of exchange, and insurance documents illustrates the activities of several Philadelphia merchants between 1767 and 1845.

Dates: 1767-1845

Raven Arts Press archive

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0467
Abstract

The Archive of the Raven Arts Press forms a comprehensive record of the history and activities of the Dublin-based press, founded by Irish writer and publisher Dermot Bolger. The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, galleys, publicity material, and financial records.

Dates: 1971-1993

John Reade family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0482
Abstract

The John Reade Family Papers consist primarily of correspondence to John Reade, a successful businessman and land speculator of Red Hook and Poughkeepsie, New York, from various family members.

Dates: 1709-1879; Majority of material found within 1793-1808

John Emory Richards documents

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0127
Abstract

A land deed from Abel and Lizzie Small, an estimate for building repairs by L. W. Hurley, a letter from Charles F. Richards to his brother, and a document of a Sheriff sale of a store to John L. Wallace comprise this small collection related to John Emory Richards dating from 1866 to 1900.

Dates: 1866 September 17-1900 October 31

Rush family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0314
Abstract

The Rush family papers consist of materia spanning the late seventeenth to late nineteenth centuries relating to the prominent Rush family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dates: 1789-circa 1898; Majority of material found within 1820-1860

Shipley--Bringhurst--Hargraves family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0684
Abstract Shipley, Bringhurst, and Hargraves are the family names associated with Rockwood, a Victorian Rural Gothic Revival mansion and estate that was built in North Wilmington, Delaware, between 1851 and 1854. The Hargraves were the last family to privately own Rockwood before its donation to New Castle County in the mid-1970s as a historic house museum and public park. The Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves family papers document the personal and professional lives of several generations of Delawareans...
Dates: 1660-1987; Majority of material found within 1735 - 1975

Charles Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0539
Abstract

The Charles Smith papers consists of 1.6 linear feet of material including a collection of trial notes, letters pertaining to his career as a lawyer and judge, business receipts, papers related to state business, personal letters and bank books, all of which range from 1795 to 1847.

Dates: 1795-1847

Sombre Reptiles Press records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0560
Abstract

The Berkeley, California-based Sombre Reptiles Press was founded in 1978 by poet Jerry Ratch and artist Mary Ann Hayden. This small collection consists of approximately one linear foot of material related to the operation of the press and the publication of its works, spanning the dates 1977 and 1994, with the bulk of the material dating from 1977 to 1982.

Dates: 1977-1994; Majority of material found within 1978-1982

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Delaware State Federation of Women's Clubs 3
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Bringhurst, Edward, 1835-1912 2
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Bringhurst, Mary Thomas, 1865-1965 2
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 2
Fleck, Robert D., 1947- 2
Galt Smith, Elizabeth Shipley Bringhurst, 1863-1932 2
Hargraves, Gordon Sweat, 1898-1983 2
Hargraves, Nancy Sellers, 1898-1972 2
Oak Knoll Books (Firm) 2
Pennsylvania. Supreme Court 2
Shipley, Joseph, 1795-1867 2
Tober, Frank W., 1919-1995 2
Wilson family 2
A. Colish (Firm) 1
Abzug, Bella S., 1920-1998 1
Albertson family 1
American Association of University Women 1
American Bar Association 1
American Bar Association. House of Delegates 1
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions 1
American College of Trial Lawyers 1
American Judicature Society 1
Amity Press 1
Angelica Press 1
Ashhurst family 1
Ashhurst, John, 1809-1892 1
Ashhurst, John, 1839-1900 1
Ashhurst, Richard Lewis, 1838-1911 1
Ashhurst, Richard, 1784-1861 1
Atlantic Coast Nurseries, Inc. 1
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 1
Ayer family 1
Ayers, Michael 1
Battaglia, Victor F., Sr. 1
Bayard, James A. (James Asheton), 1767-1815 1
Bayard, James A. (James Asheton), 1799-1880 1
Bayley, Solomon 1
Biddle family 1
Biggs, Benjamin T. (Benjamin Thomas), 1821-1893 1
Biron, Armand-Louis de Gontaut, duc de, 1747-1793 1
Bolger, Dermot, 1959- 1
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 1
Bright family 1
Bright, Caroline de Beelen, -1932 1
Bright, Robert Southall, 1872-1943 1
Brilliant, Alan 1
Brilliant, Alan--Correspondence 1
Bringhurst, Anna James Webb, 1843-1923 1
Bringhurst, Deborah, 1773-1844 1
Bringhurst, Edith Ferris, 1874-1947 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1809-1884 1
Bringhurst, James, -1810 1
Bringhurst, Joseph 1
Bringhurst, Mary Dickinson, 1806-1886 1
Bringhurst, Sarah Shipley, 1812-1896 1
Brinton, Christian, 1870-1942 1
Brinton, George, 1804-1858 1
Brinton, John H. (John Hill), 1832-1907 1
Brinton, John Hill, 1772-1827 1
Brinton, Ward, 1873-1935 1
Brown family 1
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 1
Browne, N. B. (Nathaniel Borodaille), 1819-1875 1
Burd family 1
Burd, Edward Shippen, 1779-1848 1
Burdick, Kim, 1948- 1
Böer, K. W. (Karl Wolfgang), 1926-2018 1
Carey family 1
Carey, Clara Waples, 1857-1894 1
Carty family 1
Carty, Peter 1
Carty, Shreve 1
Carty, William 1
Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Claghorn family 1
Claghorn, Eliza 1
Claghorn, John W., 1789-1869 1
Claghorn, William C. 1
Colish, Abraham, 1882-1963 1
Conard-Pyle Co. 1
Cramond, William 1
Cramp, Edwin S. 1
Crumby, Elizabeth 1
Crumby, John 1
Cushman, Don 1
D'Arch Smith, Timothy, 1936- 1
Darley, F. T. S. (Francis Thomas Sully), 1833-1914 1
Delaware Art Museum 1
Delaware Association of Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Delaware Association of Family and Consumer Sciences--Archives 1
Delaware College 1
Delaware College--Students 1
Delaware Combined Campaign for Justice 1
Delaware Council for International Visitors 1
Delaware Home Economics Association 1
Delaware Home Economics Association--Archives 1
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