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Latimer family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0117
Abstract The manuscript collection of the Latimer Family Papers consists of material spanning the dates 1690-1927, with bulk dates of 1770-1870. The collection as a whole includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, ledgers, checks, bills, receipts, indentures, deeds, wills, photographs, and ship logs. The collection details the personal and business affairs of the Latimer family and also documents events of historical and economic significance in the context of revolutionary America and early...
Dates: 1690-1927; Majority of material found within 1770-1870

Frederick Lauter interview with Senator John J. Williams

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0131
Abstract Two audio cassette recordings of interviews with U.S. Senator John J. Williams (R-Delaware) on August 23, 1983, and September 13, 1983, conducted by Frederick Lauter, former University of Delaware graduate student and former chair of the Department of History and Political Science at Delaware State University. Discussion topics include Senator William's relationship with the press and his involvement investigating the Bureau of Internal Revenue, former name of the Internal Revenue Service,...
Dates: 1983 August 23-September 13

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

League of Women Voters of Greater Newark, Delaware, records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0448
Abstract

The League of Women Voters of Greater Newark (LWVGN) was established in Newark, Delaware, in 1952 as the local branch of the national, non-partisan women’s organization which promotes citizen education and encourages participation in government. This archive, spanning the dates 1949-1998, highlights local and national issues, as well as providing information about the organization itself.

Dates: 1949-1998

Norman Lockman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0865
Abstract

Norman Lockman, a political journalist in Delaware and Massachusetts, was the first African American journalist and former managing editor of the Wilmington News Journal. The Norman Lockman papers, consisting mostly of newspaper clippings and articles, documents Lockman’s journalism career at the Wilmington News Journal and Boston Globe.

Dates: 1954-2004; Majority of material found within 1969-2004

Edward Mabrey political ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1052
Abstract

The Edward Mabrey political ephemera collection contains political ephemera featuring Delaware politicians. Includes political buttons, bumper stickers, posters, and paper ephemera.

Dates: 1936-1996, undated

Harris B. McDowell, Jr., magazine and guest list

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0160
Abstract

Two items related to Harris B. McDowell, Jr. (D, U. S. Representative from Delaware): the April 1962 issue of Delaware Today with an article entitled "Foreign aid helps the nation," by McDowell and a copy of the guest list/seating chart for a Delaware Congressional reception and dinner (May 1, 1962).

Dates: 1962 April-May

Morris family papers

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Identifier: MSS 0196
Abstract

Hugh M. Morris (1878-1966) was a Delaware lawyer and served as a federal district judge from 1919-1930. The Morris family papers, spanning the dates 1740-1985 and including legal deeds, account books, personal and busienss correspondence, legal records and photographs, documents the lives and career of Judge Hugh Morris and members of his extended family and network.

Dates: 1740-1985; 1864-1925

James P. Neal papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0988
Abstract

James P. Neal is an engineer and Delaware public servant, serving on the Newark City Council (1973-1978), and the Delaware General Assembly (1979-1994). The James P. Neal papers document Neal's public service on the Newark City Council and the Delaware General Assembly, in both the House and the Senate, as well as materials related to urban planning in Newark, DE and New Castle County, Delaware.

Dates: 1968-2006

Mitchell Palmer letter to Robert H. Hollet

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Identifier: MSS 0098-F0218
Abstract

One-page typed letter from Attorney General Mitchell Palmer to Delaware state judge Robert H. Hollet. In the letter, Palmer discusses the critical role Woman Suffrage will play in creating a peaceful and equitable nation.

Dates: 1920 March 18

Robert H. Richards, Jr., Delaware oral history collection

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Identifier: MSS 0179
Abstract

The Delaware Oral History collection was a project of the University of Delaware History Department, directed by Dr. John Munroe and funded by Robert H. Richards, Jr.. Interviews with 317 Delawareans conducted between 1966 and 1978 cover topics including the following: educators, immigrants, journalism, politics, and the University of Delaware, Delaware in the Depression, and the 1950s relocation of Long Island and New Jersey potato farmers to Delaware.

Dates: 1955-1981, 2012, 2020; Majority of material found within 1966-1978

William Satterfield collection of Delaware political radio commercials and interviews

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0877
Abstract

William Satterfield, a native of Dover, Delaware, served as a news reporter and news director of WKEN (AM 1600) between 1975 and 1984. The William Satterfield collection of Delaware political radio commercials and interviews contains approximately 485 unique recordings, documenting the political discourse of the First State in the 1970s and 1980s.

Dates: 1970-1986; Majority of material found within 1972, 1980-1984

Willard Saulsbury, Jr., papers

 Collection — Box: Duplicates
Identifier: MSS 0331
Abstract Willard Saulsbury, Jr. (1861-1927), was a prominent Delaware lawyer and a member of a a leading Delaware political family, serving in the United States Senate from 1913-1919 as as President Pro Tempore of the Senate from 1916 to 1919. The bulk of the Willard Saulsbury, Jr., papers belong to Saulsbury himself, dating from 1908-1926 when Saulsbury was at his political and business peak. The collection, consisting of papers, photographs, maps, and political realia, also includes papers and...
Dates: 1716-1930; Majority of material found within 1908-1926

Gwynne P. Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0528
Abstract Gwynne P. Smith (1924-2010) was a Republican politician and community activist who served as a state representative in the Delaware General Assembly from 1974 to 1990, representing Delaware’s 10th (1975-1982) and 7th (1983-1990) districts (Green Acres). The Gwynne P. Smith papers document the civic activities and legislative career of a woman committed to protecting the environment and improving the quality of life in Delaware. Consisting of 17.5 linear feet and oversized materials, her...
Dates: 1958-2002; Majority of material found within 1968-1990

Townsend family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0445
Abstract

The Townsend family (of Delaware) papers consists of letters, accounts, and other business records, spanning the years 1809-1920, with the majority of the material falling between 1834 and 1894. The collection mainly consists of business letters sent to Samuel and John Townsend, political and personal letters sent to Samuel Townsend, and family correspondence, including twenty letters written by Edmund Townsend during the Civil War.

Dates: 1809-1920; Majority of material found within 1833-1894

University of Delaware Library collection of Delaware politics, policy, and government websites

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0744
Abstract This collection broadly documents online sources related to Delaware policy, politics and government, including websites and social media sites of current and former members of Congress; Delaware political parties; Delaware individuals who represent leadership in diplomatic or political arenas, domestic or foreign, at the local, state, and national levels; institutions, organizations, or groups concerned with public policy or civic affairs in Delaware; and Delaware political campaign...
Dates: 2015-2020

Robert J. Voshell collection of Delaware political ephemera scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0119
Abstract

Delaware native Robert J. Voshell spent his career working for the Delaware Department of Motor Vehicles and served as a State Senator representing the Milford area from 1993-1998. The Robert J. Voshell collection of Delaware political ephemera scrapbooks contains 17 volumes and 2 albums of flyers, clippings, bumper stickers, newsletters, brochures, posters and other ephemeral material pertaining to local, state and federal elections, Delaware government and politics.

Dates: 1925-2004; Majority of material found within 1968-2000

Waples family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0402
Abstract

The Waples Family Papers, spanning the dates 1753-1864, outline the family’s role in the economic development of Milton in Broadkill Hundred, Delaware. But the bulk of the collection, 1851-1864, focuses on Gideon B. Waples, beginning with the pre-Civil War period when he was a student at Delaware College. After he voluntarily left his studies, he became a farmer and businessman in southern Delaware; he also served as a political aide to two governors of Delaware during the Civil War.

Dates: 1753-1864; Majority of material found within 1851-1864

Senator John J. Williams papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0127
Abstract

The papers of Senator John J. Williams span the dates 1946-1988, with the bulk of the collection representing the years of his career in the U.S. Senate, 1947-1970.

Dates: 1946-1988; Majority of material found within 1947-1970

S.B. Woo for Lieutenant Governor campaign poster

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0098-F0010
Abstract

S. B. Woo, a Chinese-American physics professor and politician, ran for lieutenant governor of Delaware in 1984, winning the election. This item is a campaign poster from that campaign.

Dates: 1984

Frank R. Zebley papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0135
Abstract

The Frank R. Zebley Papers spans the period 1897-1950, and consists of .5 linear feet of material comprising correspondence, business of the Delaware state legislature, legal and financial business of the estate of Alexander C. Rodgers, a scrapbook, and ephemera. This is a very small collection of personal papers with large lacunae that make it difficult to piece together a narrative of Zebley's life.

Dates: 1897-1950

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Delaware. General Assembly 8
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United States. Congress. Senate 6
Du Pont, Pierre S. 5
Frear, J. Allen, Jr. 4
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 4
Reagan, Ronald 4
Roth, William V., Jr. (William Victor), 1921-2003 4
United States. Congress. House 4
University of Delaware 4
Williams, John J. (John James), 1904-1988 4
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 3
League of Women Voters of Delaware 3
Adams, Phelps 2
Adams, Thurman, Jr. 2
Boggs, J. Caleb (James Caleb), 1909-1993 2
Brayman, Harold, 1900-1988 2
Carpenter, Walter Samuel, 1888-1976 2
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 2
Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2
Cornell University 2
Greenewalt, Crawford H., 1902-1993 2
International House 2
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 2
Kaufman, Edward E., 1939- 2
Knickerbocker Press 2
League of Women Voters of Greater Wilmington, Delaware 2
Minner, Ruth Ann, 1935- 2
Morris, Hugh M. 2
Morrison, C. M. (Charles Munro) 2
Munroe, John A. (John Andrew), 1914-2006 2
National Press Club (U.S.) 2
Newark (Del.). City Council 2
Public Relations Society of America 2
Republican Party (Del.) 2
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 2
Saulsbury, Willard, 1861-1927 2
Tribbitt, Sherman W. 2
Adamson, Hans 1
American Legislative Exchange Council 1
Anderson, John 1
Archaeological Society of Delaware 1
Bair, Myrna L. (Myrna Lynn), 1940- 1
Baker, James M., 1942- 1
Bethany College (Bethany, W. Va.) 1
Biden, Robert Hunter, 1970- 1
Black, Samuel H. (Samuel Henry), 1782-1827 1
Blunt Rochester, Lisa 1
Boggs, J. Caleb (James Caleb), 1909-1993--Correspondence 1
Brynteson, Susan 1
Button, Rebecca 1
Carey family 1
Carey, Clara Waples, 1857-1894 1
Carney, John C., 1956- 1
Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856 1
Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856--Correspondence 1
Committee for the Re-election of the President 1
Coons, Christopher A. 1
Council of State Governments 1
Dawson, John M. 1
Dawson, John M.--Correspondence 1
De Valinger, Leon, 1905-2000 1
Dean, Nora Thompson 1
Delaware Citizens for Clean Air 1
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Delaware Federation of Garden Clubs 1
Delaware Republican State Convention 1
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Delaware. Task Force on Higher Order Thinking Skills 1
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Du Pont, Peter, 1960- 1
Dysio, Patricia B. 1
Edwards Air Force Base (Calif.) 1
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 1
Elderhostel, Inc. 1
Evans, Thomas Beverly, Jr. 1
Fierro, Francis J. 1
Frank, Bill, 1905-1989 1
Garner, John Nance, 1868-1967 1
General Motors Corporation 1
Globe Newspaper Co. 1
Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998 1
Gordy, William J., 1910- 1
Gridiron Club (Washington, D.C.) 1
Harker, Patrick T., 1958- 1
Hastings, W. 1
Heckert, Clarice U. 1
Herlihy, Jerome O. 1
Hindes, Gary 1
Hollet, Robert H. 1
Holt, Walter, E., Jr. 1
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