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Mitchell Goodman letters to Robert Wilson

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0872
Abstract

American novelist Mitchell Goodman wrote these two letters in 1962 to Phoenix Book Shop owner Robert Wilson inquiring about books for his wife, Denise Levertov.

Dates: 1962

Edmund Gosse letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0092
Abstract

This small collection contains fourteen letters from English author Edmund Gosse (1849-1928) to literary figures, agents, and book collectors, as well as members of high society, reflecting Gosse's close relationship to all aspects of the literary industry. The letters covered a spectrum of topics, including the history of literary circles, historical figures, current literature by himself and others, as well as the movements and travels of people in his social circle.

Dates: 1890-1928

Graff family papers

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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

George Gray papers

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Identifier: MSS 0167
Abstract George Gray (1840-1925) was a politician and judge from New Castle, Delaware. A member of the Democratic party, he served as a United States Senator from Delaware from 1885-1899. He was later appointed to the U.S. Circuit Court, Third District from 1899-1914, and served as a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague. Records in this collection include correspondence and legal papers, primarily documenting his career as a judge and arbiter. An index of papers in the collection...
Dates: approximately 1871-1925

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

Lady Gregory letter and cards to Talbot Press

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0831
Abstract

One letter and three cards written by Lady Gregory to Talbot Press regarding the publication of her play, The Dragon.

Dates: 1919-1920

Lady Gregory letter to Dorothy Radcliffe

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0093
Abstract

Letter from Lady Gregory to Dorothy Radcliffe.

Dates: 1928 June 8

Lady Gregory letter to Grosvenor

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0094
Abstract

One autograph letter written and signed from Lady Gregory to Mr. Grosvenor, inviting him to come and discuss Mr. Hugh James for the memoir she is writing, on October 11, no year provided.

Dates: [no year] October 11

Lady Gregory letters to Ethel Rolt Wheeler

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0471
Abstract

Two letters from Lady Gregory to Ethel Rolt Wheeler.

Dates: 1927

Lady Gregory letters to Mrs. Henry LaBarre Jayne

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0491
Abstract

Seven letters from Lady Gregory to Mrs. Henry LaBarre Jayne, including one envelope.

Dates: 1920-1930 and undated

A. O. H. Grier letter to Blanche J. Swayne

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Identifier: MSS 0098-F0191
Abstract

Delaware historian and journalist A. O. H. Grier (1867-1953) wrote to thank Wilmington native Blanche J. Swayne for her note congratulating him on the publication of his 1945 book, "This was Wilmington : a veteran journalist’s recollections of the 'good old days.'"

Dates: 1945 July 5

Willard Hall letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0031
Abstract Consists of three handwritten letters from Williard Hall, U.S. Representative (R-Delaware), lawyer, and judge from Delaware. The earliest of the three letters is a letter of recommendation for a resident of Delaware wishing for a clerkship in the Navy department. The second is a letter to Delaware Governor Charles Thomas on whether or not one could serve as a Governor and Speaker of the Senate at the same time. The third letter is addressed to Abraham Staats, Auditor of Accounts for the...
Dates: 1819-1845

Hamilton and Hood papers

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Identifier: MSS 0519
Abstract

The Hamilton and Hood papers include information about the business ventures of John Hamilton and John M. Hood, grocers and wine merchants in Philadelphia in the early nineteenth century. Correspondence with merchants regarding prices and shipment as well as orders placed by individuals are present.

Dates: 1796, 1809-1831

George Handy papers

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Identifier: MSS 0133
Abstract The George Handy Papers, 1845-1871 (bulk 1846-1850), comprises 273 letters and business documents from a prominent Philadelphia-based nineteenth-century merchant. The collection, as a whole, reflects social and personal relations with Handy family members in Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Mississippi, as well as other friends; and business and economic affairs of domestic and foreign commerce, much of which was conducted by shipping through the ports of Philadelphia and New Orleans, or via...
Dates: 1841-1871; Majority of material found within 1846-1850

Robert Marshall Hannum vs. The Wilmington City Railroad company papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0105
Abstract Eleven handwritten accident reports, eye witness accounts, and court declaration make up this small collection documenting an accident involving a horse-drawn wagon, driven by Robert Marshall Hannum, and Wilmington City Railroad Co. trolley car no. 15, on February 22, 1901 . Also included is the subsequent lawsuit brought by Mr. Hannum. Documentation includes accident reports completed by the conductor of the car, Adolph Edwards, and by the car’s motorman, William Anseaume, as well as the...
Dates: 1901 February 21-October 2

George Hardy letters to Elizabeth Gurley Flynn

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0922
Abstract

In 1954, British labor activist and Communist organizer George Hardy wrote to his American colleague Elizabeth Gurley Flynn to renew their acquaintance, express support for her testimony at her recent trial, and discuss the labor struggles in the United States and Great Britain.

Dates: 1954

Frank Harris letter to George Sylvester Viereck

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0966
Abstract

Consists of one autograph letter signed and written by Frank Harris to George Sylvester Viereck on July 19, 1925.

Dates: 1925

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

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

Harrison Street Methodist Church papers

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Identifier: MSS 0425
Abstract

The Harrison Street Methodist Church was incorporated in Wilimington, Delaware in 1891, closing in 1978. The papers comprise published Church newsletters (1950-1952), and weekly programs (1941-1954), but also includes church directories, correspondence, annual reports, budgets, programs for various Church services, and lists of church members, officials, and Sunday school students.

Dates: 1935-1955

John E. Hart collection regarding Albert Halper

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Identifier: MSS 0434
Abstract Correspondence relating to research and publication for Professor John E. Hart's essay “Albert Halper’s World of the Thirties” (Twentieth Century Literature, v. 9:4, January 1964), and his book, Albert Halper (1978), part of the Twayne United States Authors Series. The collection contains both original correspondence and other material from Halper, as well as the correspondence Hart conducted with a number of individuals and institutions...
Dates: 1962 - 1988

Charles and Dorothy Hartshorne collection of Jeremy Ingalls papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0506
Abstract

The Charles and Dorothy Hartshorne collection of Jeremy Ingalls papers spans the dates 1960-1986, and consists of letters, poetry, offprints from Studia Mystica, an essay, a verse-play, and four songs; all together this small collection establishes the long friendship between the Hartshornes and American poet Jeremy Ingalls.

Dates: 1960-1986

Carl Haverlin papers relating to Carl Sandburg

 Collection
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

Robert Hawley letters to David Meltzer

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0897
Abstract

These letters, written by American publisher Robert Hawley to poet and musician David Meltzer between 1964 and 1966, reflect their book and poetry interests, their friendship, and the business of Oyez Press.

Dates: 1964-1966

William Hazlitt letter to unidentified recipient

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0973
Abstract

Consists of one autograph letter signed by William Hazlitt to an unidentified recipient circa 1815.

Dates: circa 1815

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Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer), 1883-1971 7
O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964 7
AE, 1867-1935 6
Bowles, Jane, 1917-1973 6
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 6
Mrabet, Mohammed, 1936- 6
Ollier, Charles, 1788-1859 6
Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784 6
Snodgrass, W. D. (William De Witt), 1926-2009 6
Wilson, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1922-2016 6
Carper, Thomas R., 1947- 5
Carter, John, 1905-1975 5
Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968 5
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 5
Morgan, Charles, 1894-1958--Correspondence 5
Somerville, E. Œ. (Edith Œnone), 1858-1949 5
Tynan, Katharine, 1861-1931 5
Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977 5
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992--Correspondence 4
Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856 4
Creator unidentified 4
Di Prima, Diane 4
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 4
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 4
Ford, Charles Henri 4
Gogarty, Oliver St. John, 1878-1957 4
Holmes, John Clellon, 1926-1988 4
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 4
Lincoln Club of Delaware 4
McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817 4
Peter Owen (Firm) 4
Reed, H. Clay (Henry Clay), 1899-1972 4
United States. Congress. Senate 4
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 4
Windham, Donald 4
Yeats, Jack B. (Jack Butler), 1871-1957 4
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 4
American Association of University Women 3
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 3
Black Sparrow Press 3
Brinnin, John Malcolm, 1916-1998 3
Claire, William F. 3
Clark, Tom, 1941- --Correspondence 3
Clark, Tom, 1941-2018 3
Coffey, Brian, 1905-1995 3
Corso, Gregory 3
Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005 3
Day Lewis, C. (Cecil), 1904-1972 3
Delaware State Federation of Women's Clubs 3
Dorn, Edward 3
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 3
Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979 3
Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979--Correspondence 3
Field, Edward, 1924- 3
Ford, Charles Henri--Correspondence 3
Forman, H. Buxton (Harry Buxton), 1842-1917 3
Frank, Bill, 1905-1989 3
General Federation of Women's Clubs 3
Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928 3
Greenewalt, Crawford H., 1902-1993 3
Herlihy, James Leo 3
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Irish statesman (Dublin, Ireland : 1919) 3
Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986 3
Joans, Ted 3
Kaufman, Alan 3
Larsson, Raymond Ellsworth, 1901-1991 3
Martin, John, 1930- 3
McClure, Michael 3
McLane, Louis, 1786-1857 3
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 3
Morris, Hugh M. 3
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 3
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 3
O'Faoláin, Seán, 1900-1991 3
Onions, Oliver, 1873-1961 3
Pennsylvania. Supreme Court 3
Peterson, Russell W. (Russell Wilbur), 1916-2011 3
Phoenix Book Shop 3
Purdy, James, 1914-2009 3
Reed, Jeremy 3
Rodney, Thomas, 1744-1811 3
Roth, William V., Jr. (William Victor), 1921-2003 3
Ruck, Berta, 1878-1978 3
Sandy, Stephen 3
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 3
Snodgrass, W. D. (William De Witt), 1926-2009--Correspondence 3
Snow, C. P. (Charles Percy), 1905-1980 3
Stavis, Barrie 3
Turner, Tom, 1870- 3
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