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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
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
Julie Jacobs political ephemera collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0973
Abstract
Julie Jacobs has worked as a copy editor and earned a PhD in psychology. In 2016, Jacobs was hired as a volunteer to the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this role, she worked as an editor. The Julie Jacobs political ephemera collection includes political posters and signs, a tote bag, stickers, political buttons, and miscellaneous political and paper ephemera Most of the material relates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention and 2016 political...
Dates:
1988-2020; Majority of material found in 2016
Ronald Reagan countdown calendar
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F1146
Abstract
Created by Laurence McGillvery, this calendar counts down the last year of Ronald Reagan's presidency, beginning January 20, 1988 to January 20, 1989. Each day includes either a quote from Ronald Readan or marks the anniversary of "an administration event."
Dates:
1987
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
Gregory Wilson collection of American political ephemera
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0971
Abstract
Gregory C. Wilson is a collector and dealer of antiquarian items. The Gregory Wilson collection of American political ephemera spans nearly two centuries of primarily United States presidential politics and election. The collection includes campaign buttons and pins, a wide array of political artifacts, and paper ephemera.
Dates:
1832-2016