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John Digby papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0569
Abstract British-born poet and collagist John Digby (born 1938) immigrated to the United States in 1978 and lives on Long Island with his wife Joan Digby, whose creative work is also represented in this collection. Digby's papers document nearly five decades (1963-2004) of a prolific artistic and literary career, with significant representation of Digby's collaborations with international colleagues exhibiting, publishing, and creating Surrealist works in the 1960s-1970s. The collection includes all...
Dates: 1963-2004; Majority of material found within 1974-2002

John Digby papers supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0569s
Abstract British-born poet and collagist John Digby (born 1938) immigrated to the United States in 1978 and lives on Long Island with his wife Joan Digby, whose creative work is also represented in this collection. The John Digby papers supplement reflects Digby's prolific artistic and literary career, Joan Digby's creative and professional work, and their collaboration as editors and contributors to their imprint, The Feral Press, between 2002-2016. The Digbys published nearly 100 authors and...
Dates: circa 1860-2016

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

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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

En Passant archive

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Identifier: MSS 0414
Abstract

The En Passant Archive, spanning the dates 1970 – 1983, is the archive of the little poetry magazine En Passant, edited by James Costello in Wilmington, Delaware. The 1.3 linear feet of material in the collection consists of letters from contributors, administrative correspondence, little magazines, including twelve issues of En Passant, and the manuscripts of most of the thirteen issues of the magazine published between 1975 and 1983.

Dates: 1970-1983

Episcopal bishops of Delaware letters

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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

Rita Katz Farrell collection related to dance

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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

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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

H. Buxton Forman papers relating to John Keats

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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

Senator J. Allen Frear, Jr. papers

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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

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

Mark Harris letters to Martha Harris

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Identifier: MSS 0605
Abstract The Mark Harris letters to Martha Harris is a collection of letters, printed emails, faxes, and photographs that were shared over a period of fifty years between American author Mark Harris (1922-2007) and his sister Martha Harris (1933-2020). The letters contain updates on family news, advice to Martha on education, publishing and writing, reflections on Mark's career as writer and professor, and his shared diary entries through which the two siblings attempted to reconstruct childhood...
Dates: 1951-2005; Majority of material found within 1992-1999

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

Henry Kirke Brown: The Father of American Sculpture : typescript

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Identifier: MSS 0561
Abstract This collection comprises the carbon typescript for an unpublished manuscript titled "Henry Kirke Brown: The Father of American Sculpture," which was compiled, written, and edited by Henry Kirke Bush-Brown. It additionally includes an abridged version with the same title, also prepared by Bush-Brown. The typescript contains a description of Henry Kirke Brown's life, transcripts of his correspondence, photographs of his homes and artistic works, poems, sketches, and a genealogical chart of...
Dates: 1836-1933; Majority of material found within 1836-1882

James Leo Herlihy letters to Edward P. Mitchell

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0920
Abstract

This collection of letters and postcards, written by author and playwright James Leo Herlihy (1927-1993) to his friend Edward P. Mitchell, contains updates on his life in New York City, including his writing and his financial difficulties; and is accompanied by a life mask of Herlihy and a sculpture created by Herlihy.

Dates: 1947-1953

Richard Hoffman David Mamet collection

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Identifier: MSS 0496
Abstract

A collection of materials related to American playwright and screenwriter David Mamet, assembled by theater collector and book dealer Richard Hoffman.

Dates: 1975-2002

Richard Hoffman - Lorraine Hansberry collection

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Identifier: MSS 0508
Abstract

The Richard Hoffman's collection of materials from the African-American playwright Lorraine Hansberry collection spans the dates 1959-1986 and comprises 17 items, including photographs, playbills, programs, a screenplay for A Raisin in the Sun(1959), and articles related to The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window(1964).

Dates: 1959-1986

Rudi Holzapfel letters to Ellen Shannon-Mangan

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Identifier: MSS 0491
Abstract

Letters from Irish poet Rudi Holzapfel to the biographer of Clarence Mangan, Ellen Shannon-Mangan.

Dates: 1978-2000

William Homer Papers Related to Albert Pinkham Ryder

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Identifier: MSS 0479
Abstract

The William Homer papers related to Albert Pinkham Ryder contains research material about American painter Albert Pinkham Ryder collected by William Homer, the scholar, Art History professor, and author of Albert Pinkham Ryder: Painter of Dreams.

Dates: 1883-1999; Majority of material found within 1980-1989

Betty Lee Hutchinson papers

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Identifier: MSS 0839
Abstract

Betty Lee Hutchinson (1925-2020), a Democrat and Newark City Council member (1977-1980 and 1984-1988) was born November 18, 1925, in Uniontown, PA, to Harry J. Truman, Sr. (1897-1965), and Merle Carte Truman (1901-2001). The Betty Lee Hutchinson papers document the personal interests and civic activities of a woman with ties to Newark, Delaware, and the University of Delaware community.

Dates: 1900-2012; Majority of material found within 1975-2005

Alice Jellinwood letters to Mary Eliza Harrison

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0983
Abstract Alice Jellinwood letters to Mary Eliza Harrison, which includes five letters written by Jellinwood from the Wang Lang Girls's School in Bangkok, Siam, from 1915 to 1923, describing mission activities: "Children's Day at Second Church, Bangkok;" "A Trip to the Old Capital of Siam;" and "Our Annual Entertainment." In addition the collection includes four photographs of young students at the school, three typescript carbon reports of the school's activities and a printed ephemeral item:...
Dates: 1915-1923

Photograph of Ted Joans with Arthur and Kit Knight and letter from Joans to Arthur Knight

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0764
Abstract One black and white photograph of Ted Joans with Arthur and Kit Knight, on which Joans has pasted a balloon stemming from his mouth, in which he asks Knight to publish his autobiography and includes a note by Joans on the verso written in pencil, "A fortuitous encounter (but friendly due to this publishers encyclical books at Loeb Center of N.Y.U.)." Also includes a handwritten letter in black ink from Joans written on the back of an announcement for a reading by him held at Books...
Dates: undated

Everett C. and Louise Staton Johnson papers

 Collection
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

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University of Delaware 10
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 8
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 8
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American Association of University Women 3
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Carper, Thomas R., 1947- 3
Delaware State Federation of Women's Clubs 3
Di Prima, Diane 3
General Federation of Women's Clubs 3
Greenewalt, Crawford H., 1902-1993 3
Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986 3
Lincoln Club of Delaware 3
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 3
Morris, Hugh M. 3
Mrabet, Mohammed, 1936- 3
Phoenix Book Shop 3
Adams, Phelps 2
American Association of University Women. Delaware Division 2
Anvil Press Poetry (London, England) 2
Berlin, Lucia 2
Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970 2
Boyce, Doris Lee Jolls, 1920- 2
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992--Correspondence 2
Brayman, Harold, 1900-1988 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
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 2
Cornell University 2
Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005 2
DePol, John, 1913-2004 2
Delaware Theatre Company 2
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 2
Digby, Joan 2
Digby, John, 1938- 2
Feral Press 2
Ford, Charles Henri 2
Frear, J. Allen, Jr. 2
Galt Smith, Elizabeth Shipley Bringhurst, 1863-1932 2
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 2
Hargraves, Gordon Sweat, 1898-1983 2
Hargraves, Nancy Sellers, 1898-1972 2
Herlihy, James Leo 2
Hoffman, Richard Lee 2
International House 2
Joans, Ted 2
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation 2
Kaufman, Alan 2
Knickerbocker Press 2
Kyger, Joanne 2
League of Women Voters of Delaware 2
Lucie-Smith, Edward 2
Mamet, David 2
McClure, Michael 2
Micheline, Jack, 1929-1998 2
Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972 2
Morris family 2
Morrison, C. M. (Charles Munro) 2
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 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
Onions, Oliver, 1873-1961 2
Oppenheimer, Joel, 1930-1988 2
Public Relations Society of America 2
Ragged Edge Press (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) 2
Reed, H. Clay (Henry Clay), 1899-1972 2
Reed, Jeremy 2
Ruck, Berta, 1878-1978 2
Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967 2
Sandy, Stephen 2
Saulsbury, Willard, 1861-1927 2
Seligman, Tina 2
Shipley, Joseph, 1795-1867 2
Stone House Press (Roslyn, N.Y.) 2
Strong, L. A. G. (Leonard Alfred George), 1896-1958 2
Tarn, Nathaniel 2
United States. Congress. Senate 2
United States. Navy 2
War Resisters League 2
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 2
Wolak, Bill 2
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 2
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AE, 1867-1935 1
Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911 1
Abzug, Bella S., 1920-1998 1
Adam, Helen, 1909-1993 1
Adams, Brooks, 1848-1927 1
Adams, Thurman, Jr. 1
Adamson, Hans 1
Advent Books (Firm) 1
Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973 1
Albee, Edward, 1928- 1
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