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John L. Davis medicinal formulae and household recipes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0108
Abstract

Philadelphia chemist John Davis’s manuscript book is filled with medicinal formulae and numerous laid-in receipts and household hints. There are over 135 items as varied as medicinal receipts, graduation announcements, poetry, sketches, and a silhouette.

Dates: 1861-1896

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

Thomas Pole papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0828
Abstract

The Thomas Pole papers consist of three bound manuscripts, a letter case with silhouettes, an annotated map, and a collection of papers related to American-born Quaker physician, Thomas Pole (1753-1829).

Dates: 1709-1964; Majority of material found within 1770s-1870s

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

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Clippings (information artifacts) 3
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Quaker women 2
Quakers 2
Quakers--Genealogy 2
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Account books 1
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African American authors 1
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Albumen prints 1
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Architectural drawings (visual works) 1
Auction catalogs 1
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Authors, English--19th century 1
Authors, English--20th century 1
Bankers (people) 1
Banks and banking--Delaware--History--19th century 1
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Black-and-white photographs 1
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Brandywine Hundred (Del.) 1
Brandywine Hundred (Del.)--History--19th century 1
Brandywine Hundred (Del.)--History--20th century 1
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Businesspeople--Delaware--History--20th century 1
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Delaware--History 1
Delaware--History--18th century 1
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Formulas, recipes, etc--History--19th century 1
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Housekeeping--History--19th century 1
Indentures 1
Intellectual property--England 1
Invitations 1
Invoices 1
Land surveys 1
Larne (Northern Ireland) 1
Later prints 1
Ledgers (account books) 1
Legal correspondence 1
Letters (correspondence) 1
Literary agents 1
Lithographic engravings (prints) 1
Magazines (periodicals) 1
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Marriage certificates 1
Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions--History--19th century 1
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Cherokee 1
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Names
Bringhurst, Deborah, 1773-1844 2
Pole, Thomas, 1753-1829 2
Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911 1
Bayley, Solomon 1
Bringhurst, Anna James Webb, 1843-1923 1