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Clarice U. Heckert papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0841
Abstract

Clarice U. Heckert (1911-2005), a Republican and community activist, served as representative to the Delaware General Assembly in the 11th (1965-1968) and the 9th districts (1969-1974), in the Wilmington area, between 1964 and 1974.The Clarice U. Heckert papers document the decade-long political career of a northern Delaware woman in the Delaware General Assembly during the mid-twentieth century.

Dates: 1960-1984; Majority of material found within 1966-1972

Henry Kirke Brown: The Father of American Sculpture : typescript

 Collection
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Abstract This collection comprises the carbon typescript for an unpublished manuscript titled "Henry Kirke Brown: The Father of American Sculpture," which was compiled, written, and edited by Henry Kirke Bush-Brown.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

John Herdman's Day Book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0096-Item 0147
Abstract

This Newark, Delaware, hotel and tavern daybook belonged to owner, John David Herdman, Jr. It covers transactions for two-and-a-half years of the business with over 3000 entries, including the sale of beer, wine, and spirituous liquors from the tavern as well as charges for lodging at the hotel.

Dates: 1816 January 2-1818 June 30

James Leo Herlihy letters to Edward P. Mitchell

 Collection
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

Robert Hichens letter to Mrs. Fitzgerald Mann

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0820
Abstract

One letter handwritten from English writer Robert Hichens to Mrs. Fitzgerald Mann.

Dates: 1911 October 29

Emily Henrietta Hickey letter to Lord Archbishop

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0106
Abstract

Letter from Irish author Emily Henrietta Hickey to Lord Archbishop originally laid in a copy of Hickey's Verse-tales, Lyrics and Translations (1889).

Dates: 1906 October 3

Mary Hill correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0523
Abstract

The Mary Hill correspondence, spanning the years 1888-1910 (bulk 1888-1890), comprises .3 linear feet (87 items) of handwritten correspondence received by Mary Hill and primarily documenting her son, William (Will) Hill's employment with the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Dates: 1888-1910; Majority of material found within 1888-1890

Richard Hoffman David Mamet collection

 Collection
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

 Collection
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

Chester Holcombe letter to Mr. David

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0729
Abstract

Autograph and signed letter from Chester Holcombe to Mr. David, sent from Newark, Delaware, dated February 8, 1901. On the verso is a letter to a Mr. Southgate from "WY D."

Dates: 1901 February 8

Thomas Agar Holland letters to George Reid

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0509
Abstract

Letters of British poet and clergyman Thomas Agar Holland to George Reid. Enclosed with the letters are two autograph poems, a printed supplement of poems, and an essay.

Dates: 1845-1847

Epistolary diary : typescript

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0974
Abstract

Consists of a sequence of correspondence written by John Clellon Holmes to his wife, Shirley, between May 18-27, 1974, and form a personal journal recording his reflections and experiences during a solitary trip to a family cabin in Maine.

Dates: 1974 May 18-27

John Clellon Holmes letter to Shirley Allen

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0864
Abstract

American author John Clellon Holmes typed this four-page letter to his future wife, Shirley Allen.

Dates: 1953 June 23

John Clellon Holmes letter to Shirley Holmes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0933
Abstract

American author John Clellon Holmes (1926-1988) wrote this three-page letter to his wife Shirley, describing his experiences at the West-Central Writers' Conference in June of 1967.

Dates: 1967 June 19

John Clellon Holmes letters to Richard Douglass

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0902
Abstract

American poet John Clellon Holmes wrote these letters, filled with encouragement and critique, to a young poet named Richard Douglass, who identified with the Beats.

Dates: 1976-2011; Majority of material found within 1976-1977

Rudi Holzapfel letters to Ellen Shannon-Mangan

 Collection
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

 Collection
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

Joseph M. Hone letters to Hylda Wrench

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0109
Abstract

Irish literary critic and biographer Joseph M. Hone (1882-1959) wrote ten letters to Lady Hylda Henrietta Wrench (1879-1955) in 1906, discussing current literature and Irish theatre. A poem titled "Mars," mentioned in the letters and written in Hone's hand, is also included.

Dates: 1906, undated

John Horder letters and poetry manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F1030
Abstract

The John Horder letters and poetry manuscripts collection consists of two letters by Horder regarding the publication of his poetry and seven typed poetry manuscripts from 1963.

Dates: 1963 August 7-September 30

Robert A. Houston letter to Thomas Stockton

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0037
Abstract

Letter from Robert A. Houston to Thomas Stockton, future governor of the state of Delaware, regarding the controversial appointment of Houston to an unnamed office in Delaware.

Dates: 1841 March 18

Arthur Howell letter to Clement Laws

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0085
Abstract

One handwritten letter from tanner and currier Arthur Howell to Clement Laws about the falling sales and prices of finished leather in the Delaware Valley region.

Dates: 1805 June 6

William Dean Howells letter to Mr. Underwood

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0818
Abstract

One letter handwritten by William Dean Howells to Mr. Underwood, dated September 22, 1874.

Dates: 1874 September 22

David Watts Hulings papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0575
Abstract

The business records of nineteenth-century lawyer, land investor, and businessman David Watts Hulings of Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. In addition to legal documents - case judgments and settlements, depositions, power of attorneys, and summonses - the collection also includes deeds, leases, letters, and bank checks.

Dates: 1796-1850

John C. Hull letters to John Thomson

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0149
Abstract

This group of twenty-four lengthy autograph letters, 1825-1845, from John C. Hull at various locations in Maryland, (West) Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, are addressed to his father-in-law John Thomson in Newark, Delaware, and are full of business and family news. (Three letters from Jane Thomson Hull to her father are also included in this small collection.)

Dates: 1825-1845

Leigh Hunt letter to Charles Ollier

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0112
Abstract

This is a letter from English essayist and poet Leigh Hunt to English publisher, writer, and editor Charles Ollier.

Dates: 1854 January 24

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Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972 8
Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932 8
Lover, Samuel, 1797-1868 8
Morgan, Charles, 1894-1958 8
Biden, Joseph R., Jr. 7
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
Holmes, John Clellon, 1926-1988--Correspondence 3
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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