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Lieutenant Sydney I. Wailes letters to unidentified recipient
Two handwritten letters from Lieutenant Sydney I. Wailes, who served at Fort Delaware during the Civil War, to his friends, describing the day to day activities at the Fort. Typed transcripts of the letters are available in the collection file.
Geoffrey Wakeman Plough Press collection
The Geoffrey Wakeman Plough Press collection consists of the records of the Plough Press and the works and research materials of the Plough Press's founder, English printer and author Geoffrey Wakeman. The Plough Press's publications, reprints, and original works by Wakeman and others pertain to print culture, particularly printers and printing, illustration processes, binding, and paper.
Barry Wallenstein - James T. Farrell collection
The Barry Wallenstein - James T. Farrell collection comprises 0.6 linear feet of articles, manuscripts, photographs, correspondence, and notes pertaining to Wallenstein's research on American novelist James T. Farrell and spans the dates between 1929 and 1975.
Alfred and Annie Waller letters
The Alfred and Annie Waller letters consists of approximately fifty letters spanning the period between 1899 and 1902. The letters housed in this small collection discuss the separation and divorce of Alfred and Annie ("Nancy") Waller of Watertown, New York.
Waples family papers
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.
Christopher Ward letter to H. D. Trevillian
Reply to H. D. Trevillian's letter requesting Delaware author Christopher Ward's autograph on his copy of The Dutch and Swedes on the Delaware.
Christopher Ward letter to Marina Wister
Delaware author Christopher Ward sent this three-page signed and handwritten letter to his friend Marian Wister in 1926.
Christopher Ward papers
The Christopher Ward papers record the career of popular early 20th century Delaware author Christopher Ward (1868-1943). The papers comprise manuscript drafts, typescripts, poetry, correspondence, clippings, and scrapbooks, and reflect Ward's career as a professional author during the latter half of his life.
Week of the angry arts against the war in Vietnam ephemera collection
Week of the Angry Arts Against the War in Vietnam ephemera collection consists of posters, schedules, correspondence, newspapers proofs, press releases, information sheets, and other ephemera related to the events held during the Week of the Angry Arts Against the War in Vietnam in 1967.
William Hill Wells letter to Eben M. West
One handwritten letter by Delaware Senator William Hill Wells to Eben M. West regarding an appeal in orphan's court, Sussex County, Delaware, on July 22, 1846.
Charles Wertenbaker letter to Libby [Holman]
American journalist for Time magazine and author, Charles Wertenbaker (1901-1955), typed and signed this letter addressed to Libby (possibly Holman) on July 27, 1931, discussing, among other items, Wertenbaker's inability to visit Baltimore.
Literary letters to Dr. Alvin C. Weseley
This collection consists of correspondence from writers Elizabeth Tallent, Jane Smiley, and Larry McMurtry to Dr. Alvin C. Weseley, dating between 1987 and 1995.
Western New York Baseball Hall of Fame program and Doug Smith letter
This collection consists of a program for the twentieth annual Western New York Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies and Reunion, held on September 14, 2016 in Lackawanna, New York, and a letter from journalist Doug Smith, dated October 4, 2016.
Antonia White letters to Brian Hill and George Dunbar
British author and translator of Colette's novels Antonia White (1899-1980) wrote these letters to fellow British author and translator Brian Hill (1896-1979) and Hill's companion George Dunbar (died 1969). She shared literary and personal news, especially comforting Hill after Dunbar's death in 1969.
Reverend Willard M. White scrapbooks
The scrapbook collection of Reverend Willard M. White, Delaware-born Methodist minister, spans nearly seventy years and includes ten scrapbooks relating to White’s education at the Westminster (later Wesley) Theological Seminary, work with Christian youth clubs and camps during the 1930s, and service to several Methodist Protestant and United Methodist churches in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
Walt Whitman letter to Thomas Donaldson
This collection consists of an 1889 holograph letter, with envelope, from Walt Whitman to Thomas Donaldson.
John Wieners papers
Spanning the dates 1961-1968, the papers of American Beat poet John Wieners provide a chronologically and thematically fragmented, yet detailed, glimpse of his life. This small collection includes sixteen letters to Diane Di Prima, Alan Marlowe, and Ed Sanders; the manuscript of a play, two journals, and fourteen leaves of poetry.
Homer C. Wiggins collection
The Homer C. Wiggins Collection concerns the story of juvenile criminal and escaped convict Homer C. Wiggins, who was killed in 1913 by Wilmington, Delaware, police.
Gustave Percival Wiksell miscellaneous material related to Bliss Carman, F. B. Sanborn, and R. W. Trine
Gustave Percival Wiksell (1863-1940) was a Boston dentist who also served as president of the Walt Whitman Fellowship from 1903 until 1919. The Gustave Percival Wiksell miscellaneous material related to Bliss Carman, F. B. Sanborn, and R. W. Trine contains letters, photographs, and clippings that were originally laid in books that were part of Wiksell's collection.
Lydia S. Wilds family papers
This small collection of family letters, photographs, and an autograph album was created by the Wilds family of Delaware between 1860 and 1922.
Emlyn Williams letters to Katharine Cornell and Nancy Hamilton
Welsh dramatist Emlyn Williams wrote these letters to his two friends, actress Katharine Cornell and lyricist Nancy Hamilton.
Williams family papers
Patrick Williams letter
Letter from Patrick Williams to an unidentified individual originally laid in a copy of Patrick Williams' The Way Home.
Talcott Williams papers
Talcott Williams (1849-1928) was an American journalist and educator. The Talcott Williams collection consists of letters, pamphlets and clippings.
Tennessee Williams collection
The Tennessee Williams collection, spanning the dates 1939-2013, consists of an extensive collection of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, printed material, and ephemera related to American playwright Tennessee Williams.