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Jeffrey Bailey collection of James Leo Herlihy papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0670
Abstract

The Jeffrey Bailey collection of James Leo Herlihy papers is a combination of correspondence and personal papers originated by American author and actor James Leo Herlihy and literary papers belonging to Herlihy’s long-time friend and literary executor, American author Jeffrey Bailey.

Dates: 1942-2006; Majority of material found within dates 1953-1993

Baltimore Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0135
Abstract

The Baltimore Collection contains fifty-three photographic portraits in several print formats. The majority feature Black individuals, although most of those individuals have not been identified. The photographs were found in Maryland. Several have been determined to have been taken in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C.

Dates: 1850-1950

Djuna Barnes self-portrait

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0099-F0011
Abstract

An untitled pen and ink self-portrait of American author and illustrartor Djuna Barnes.

Dates: approximately 1910s

Karl Bissinger papers

 Collection
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

Black portrait photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0140
Abstract

The Black portrait photograph collection contains portraits of Black individuals and groups, collected from various sources by the University of Delaware Library. The photographers, sitters, and settings of these photographs are unidentified, unless otherwise noted.

Dates: circa 1860-1920s

Jack Coughlin portraits of Samuel Beckett

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0476
Abstract

Artist and instructor Jack Coughlin is well known for his portraits of literary figures. He knew Samuel Beckett personally and made a number of portraits of the Irish writer.

Dates: 1971 - 1992

Delaware Theatre Company records 2019 supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0633s2
Abstract

The Delaware Theatre Company (DTC) was founded in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1978 with a mission to create theater of the highest professional quality in Delaware and thereby enrich the area through artistic programming, education and community service. The DTC records 2019 supplement comprises the organization’s administrative and financial records, production files, press, and reviews from 1978-2015.

Dates: 1978-2015

Austin Dobson collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0644
Abstract The Austin Dobson collection comprises approximately six linear feet plus oversize material of correspondence, manuscripts, proofs, contracts, royalty statements, artwork, photographs, wills, genealogies, periodicals, clippings, scrapbooks, copper plates, and printed ephemera. The collection documents the work and life of English author and civil servant (Henry) Austin Dobson (1840-1921) and the management of Dobson's estate and literary legacy by his youngest son, Alban Dobson (1885-1962)...
Dates: 1762-1999; Majority of material found within 1861-1962

Christopher Felver portrait collection

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0160
Abstract

The Christopher Felver portrait collection comprises 79 black and white photographic portraits of prominent twentieth-century artistic and literary figures taken between 1981 and 2008 by American photographer and filmmaker Christopher Felver (born 1946).

Dates: 1981-2008

Walter E. Holt, Jr., photographs of the Frear family and letter from J. Allen Frear, Jr.

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0098-F0008
Abstract

The Walter E. Holt, Jr., photographs of the Frear family and letter from J. Allen, Frear, Jr. contains seven photographic portraits taken between 1954 and 1957 by Walter E. Holt, Jr. of Delaware Senator J. Allen Frear, Jr., his wife, Esther Frear, their son Fred, and their daughter Clara. Also included is a letter from Senator Frear to Walter Holt, believed to be the photographer's father.

Dates: circa 1951-1957

John Wieners publisher's files for The Hotel Wentley Poems

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0626
Abstract

John Wieners publisher's files for The Hotel Wentley Poems consists of .3 linear feet of materials comprising manuscripts, proofs, artwork, page layouts, and correspondence created and revised by American poet John Wieners (1934-2002), publisher David Haselwood, and artist Robert Lavigne (1928-) relating to the publication of Wieners’s The Hotel Wentley Poems: Original Version (1965).

Dates: 1963-1971; Majority of material found in 1965

Charles Mast collection of film and performing arts programs, publications, and ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0760
Abstract

The Charles Mast collection of film and performing arts programs, publications, and ephemera offers rich visual and informational resources relating to the history of film and theater and also documents live performance events in greater Delaware area for over six decades. The collection comprises 6.5 linear feet of materials, spanning the dates between 1940 and 2013, and includes books, theater programs, concert programs, lobby cards, posters, ticket stubs, and ephemera.

Dates: 1940-2013

Cherie Nutting photographs related to Paul Bowles

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0121
Abstract

Cherie Nutting is a photographer and musical artist manager known, among other activities, for her photographs of expatriate author and composer Paul Bowles. This collection comprises Nutting’s photographs of Paul Bowles in various settings as well as photos of his residence and several objects of significance to him. The photographs include Nutting’s handwritten captions and contextual inscriptions.

Dates: 1986-1994

Otto J. Schneider portrait of Elbert Hubbard inscribed to Dr. J. L. Bower

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0099-F0029
Abstract

One portrait of American salesman, author, publisher, and editor Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915), engraved on board by American artist Otto J. Schneider (1875-1946). The portrait is inscribed by Hubbard “To Dr. J. L. Bower, with all kind wishes from his friend Elbert Hubbard.”

Dates: between 1885-1915

Scrapbook of turn-of-the-twentieth century portraits of world leaders and international celebrities

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0053
Abstract

This scrapbook, compiled by an unknown creator, is a collection of turn-of-the-twentieth century portraits of world leaders and international celebrities. From royalty to military and diplomatic leaders to men and women of science, arts, and letters to personalities of the stage and silent screen, the news clippings, engravings, and cut illustrations from popular reading sources found in this scrapbook present a glimpse of fame documented in another era.

Dates: approximately 1885-1920; Majority of material found within 1890-1910

Shipley--Bringhurst--Hargraves family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0684
Abstract Shipley, Bringhurst, and Hargraves are the family names associated with Rockwood, a Victorian Rural Gothic Revival mansion and estate that was built in North Wilmington, Delaware, between 1851 and 1854. The Hargraves were the last family to privately own Rockwood before its donation to New Castle County in the mid-1970s as a historic house museum and public park. The Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves family papers document the personal and professional lives of several generations of Delawareans...
Dates: 1660-1987; Majority of material found within 1735 - 1975

Father Prout : drawing

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0099-F0002
Abstract

Drawing by William Makepeace Thackeray of Francis Mahony (also known as "Father Prout") at "The Haunt" in 1847. Presented to the Yorick Club, Melbourne, Vic.

Dates: 1847

Carl Van Vechten photograph portrait of Owen Dodson

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0099-F0037
Abstract

Black-and-white photograph portrait of poet, novelist, playwright, and educator Owen Dodsen taken by photographer Carl Van Vechten in New York on June 18, 1942.

Dates: 1943 June 18

Carl Van Vechten photograph portrait of William Demby

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0099-F0038
Abstract

Black-and-white photograph portrait of novelist and film translator William Demby (1922-2013) taken by photographer Carl Van Vechten in New York on March 13, 1956.

Dates: 1956 March 13

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Bissinger, Karl. The luminous years : portraits at mid-century 1
Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.) 1
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Domestic Resurrection Circus 1
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