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Jane Addams letters and ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0002
Abstract

Correspondence and ephemera relating to Jane Addams and Hull House Music School. Included are two autograph letters written and signed by Addams to Mrs. Titsworth, as well as three postcards and a pamphlet, dating from 1932-1935.

Dates: 1932-1935

Jane Addams photographs

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0003
Abstract

Includes one autograph portrait of Jane Addams, plus 14 photographs, some of which include Addams, depicting her working with children in Chicago, circa 1920s.

Dates: approximately 1920

Karl Bissinger papers

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Identifier: MSS 0682
Abstract

The papers of American photojournalist, restaurateur, and peace activist Karl Bissinger (1914-2008) encompass nearly seventy years of professional activity. This collection not only provides abundant documentation of Bissinger's careers in photography and social activism, but also offers rich visual resources for the history of photography in post-World War II America.

Dates: 1800, 1935-2008

Hilary Boyle letter to Priontios D. Ó Scannlain

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0898
Abstract

On May 23, 1974, Hilary Boyle wrote this thank-you letter to Priontios D. Ó Scannlain while she was hospitalized at St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin, Ireland.

Dates: 1974 May 23

Kay Boyle letters to Helga Einsele

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Identifier: MSS 0655
Abstract Award-winning American author, educator, and political activist Kay Boyle (1902-1992) was a prominent member of the American expatriate modernist circle of the 1920s and 1930s. Boyle's later years are characterized by her extensive political activism. The Kay Boyle letters to Helga Einsele document Boyle's decades-long friendship with criminologist and prison reformer Helga Einsele (1910-2005). The collection comprises letters from Boyle and their enclosures, drafts of Einsele's replies,...
Dates: 1951-1992

M. Clark Chambers Kay Boyle collection

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Identifier: MSS 0623
Abstract The M. Clark Chambers Kay Boyle collection consists of materials collected by Chambers during the fifteen year process of compiling and researching his bibliography of her work. It consists of books and periodicals containing works by Boyle, reviews of her work, interviews, and other material. A great deal of the material is in the form of photocopies. There is also a small group material pertaining to the research and composition of the bibliography as well as a small group original Boyle...
Dates: 1921-2002

Greenwatch Institute records

 Collection
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

Martha Harris journals and correspondence

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Identifier: MSS 0755
Abstract

This collection comprises the personal journals and correspondence of Martha Harris (1933-2020), which provide a comprehensive narrative of the daily life of a single mother, struggling author, and member of the Socialist Workers Party in the United States in the latter half of the twentieth century.

Dates: 1945-2011

League of Women Voters of Greater Newark, Delaware, records

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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

Chris Oakley collection of alternative press

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0471
Abstract

Chris Oakley was a longtime resident of Newark, Delaware, a community organizer and a strong advocate for media democracy. The Chris Oakley collection of alternative press consists of alternative press newspapers, community newsletters, magazines and ephemera related to from local to international communities, women's activism and local writers, as well as some personal papers.

Dates: 1968-1992

Frank E. and Anna Hayes Owens family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0680
Abstract

The Frank E. and Anna Hayes Owens family papers comprises 14.3 linear feet of materials, spanning the dates between 1900 and 2011, and includes correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, travel brochures, reel-to-reel tapes, magazines, fanzines, and other materials documenting intergenerational American family life in Delaware.

Dates: circa 1900-2011

Russell W. Peterson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0745
Abstract

Russell W. Peterson served as governor of Delaware from 1969 to 1973. The Russell W. Peterson papers include correspondence, speeches, personal notes, press clippings, schedules, calendars, personal planners, informational materials, photographs, and audiovisual materials.

Dates: 1953-2010; Majority of material found within 1970-2010

Neala Schleuning - Meridel Le Sueur collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0488
Abstract

This collection contains material from Neala Schleuning's research and archival collection, most of which was used toward her 1978 dissertation and subsequent book on the American writer Meridel Le Sueur.

Dates: 1930-2004

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

George Wolkind papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0697
Abstract

The George Wolkind papers document the involvement of native Delaware activist George Wolkind (born 1945) in the Newark and Wilmington, Delaware, counterculture and music scenes in the 1960s and 1970s.

Dates: 1966-2011

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Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992 3
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Peterson, Russell W. (Russell Wilbur), 1916-2011 2
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War Resisters League 2
Amnesty International 1
Beck, Julian, 1925-1985 1
Beer, Nele Löw 1
Bissinger, Karl 1
Bissinger, Karl. The luminous years : portraits at mid-century 1
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 1
Boyce, Doris Lee Jolls, 1920- 1
Boyle, Hilary 1
Boyle, Hilary--Correspondence 1
Bryant, Dorothy, 1930- 1
Burgess, Paul 1
Cafe Nicholson 1
Campbell, Sandy 1
Canetti, Elias, 1905-1994. Stimmen von Marrakesch. English 1
Chaikin, Joseph, 1935-2003 1
Chambers, M. Clark 1
Chilton, John, 1932- 1
Delaware Citizens for Clean Air 1
Delaware Federation of Garden Clubs 1
Delaware. Bottle Bill 1
Delaware. Coastal Zone Act 1
Delaware. Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control 1
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Delaware. Task Force on Higher Order Thinking Skills 1
Di Prima, Diane 1
Domestic Resurrection Circus 1
Dreamstreets Press 1
Duncan, Hank, 1896-1968 1
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 1
Einsele, Helga, 1910- 1
Einsele, Helga, 1910- -- Correspondence 1
Franckenstein, Joseph von 1
Greenwatch Institute 1
Gregg, Linda 1
Hanley, Richard 1
Harris, Martha 1
Hongisto, Richard D. 1
Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Le Sueur, Meridel 1
League of Women Voters (U.S.) 1
League of Women Voters of Delaware 1
League of Women Voters of Dover, Delaware 1
League of Women Voters of Greater Newark, Delaware 1
League of Women Voters of Greater Wilmington, Delaware 1
League of Women Voters of New Castle County, Delaware 1
League of Women Voters of Sussex County, Delaware 1
Lewis, Edna 1
Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.) 1
Malina, Judith, 1926-2015 1
Martinelli, Sheri 1
Mehring, Walter, 1896-1981 1
Mellen, Joan 1
Milk, Harvey 1
Moscone, George, 1929-1978 1
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Delaware State Conference of Branches 1
National Audubon Society 1
Newark High School (Del.) 1
Nicholson, John, 1916-2016 1
Oakley, Chris 1
Open Theater 1
Owens family 1
Owens, Anna Hayes 1
Owens, Frank E. (Frank Erskine), 1918-2012 1
Owens, Jeanne 1
Owens, Jonathan Andrew 1
Paley, Grace 1
Paul Taylor Dance Company 1
Powell, Rudy, 1907-1976 1
Radcliffe College. Institute for Independent Study 1
Rorem, Ned, 1923- 1
Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-1980 1
Salem Nuclear Power Plant (N.J.) 1
San Francisco State College 1
Sayrafiezadeh, Mahmoud 1
Sayrafiezadeh, Saïd 1
Schleuning, Neala 1
Shields, Jerry 1
Smith, Gwynne P. 1
Socialist Workers Party 1
Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.) 1
Twin Cities Women's Film Collective 1
WDEL-FM (Radio station : Wilmington, Del.) 1
WSTW (Radio station : Wilmington, Del.) 1
Windham, Donald 1
Wolkind, George 1
Young, Pauline A., 1900-1991 1
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