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Frances Cornford letters and poems

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0810
Abstract

Autograph letters and manuscript poems written by English poet Frances Cornford.

Dates: 1959-1960, undated

Samuel Corry fire insurance policy

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0025
Abstract

A handwritten fire insurance policy completed on an early printed form for the home of Philadelphia resident Samuel Corry. The document includes the signature of Gunning Bedford, a member of the U. S. Continental Congress from the state of Delaware.

Dates: 1787 August 7

Gregory Corso autograph postcard to his father

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0993
Abstract

Gregory Corso autograph lenticular postcard depicting an image of the Virgin Mary to his father (Sam Corso) is dated August 8, 1980, and written while Corso was in Italy and described a terrorist bombing in Bologna. Also included is a funeral mass card for Gregory Corso's funeral on January 17, 2001.

Dates: 1980 and 2001

Gregory Corso letters and poems

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0748
Abstract

Poems and letters from American poet Gregory Corso.

Dates: 1956-1975

John Costen real estate advertisement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0142
Abstract

One autograph draft of a real estate advertisement for properties in Kent County, Delaware, near Marydel, Delaware, sent to several newspapers by John Costen of Dover, Delaware, on December 16, 1871.

Dates: 1871 December 16

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

William B. Cowan diaries

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0017
Abstract

This twelve volume set of diaries was kept by Indiana tradesman William Bird Cowan between 1839 and 1877. Each volume features brief entries about local events, weather observations, business trips taken to other towns, and household tasks.

Dates: 1839-1877

Mary Bartlett Cowdrey papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0556
Abstract The papers of American art historian Mary Bartlett Cowdrey comprise nine linear feet of notes; correspondence; manuscripts of published and unpublished books and articles; engravings and lithographs from published sources; photographs of paintings and engravings; postcards; clippings from books, exhibition catalogs, magazines, and newspapers, for approximately 1,600 American artists active during the eighteenth through early twentieth centuries. The collection is arranged in five series that...
Dates: 1834-1963; Majority of material found within 1930-1954

Edwin S. Cramp papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0202
Abstract

This collection consists of correspondence (1905-1910) to and from Edwin S. Cramp during and after his term as President of the Standard Arms Company, which operated out of Wilmington, Delaware.

Dates: 1899-1910

Page from mid-nineteenth century accounting ledger

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0980
Abstract

One page from mid-nineteenth century accounting ledger, dating in 1850 which mentions John Owen and Philip Watkins.

Dates: 1850 June 27-August 7

Harriet S. Crothers travel diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0117
Abstract

This travel diary documents the honeymoon tour of continental Europe taken by American Harriet S. Crothers in the fall of 1846. Entries describe tourist activities she and her husband undertook while visiting major cities in the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Czechoslovakia.

Dates: 1846 August 18-November 22

Francis Boardman Crowninshield letters to Ethel du Pont

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0097
Abstract

Two handwritten letters from Francis Boardman Crowninshield, noted yachtsman and husband to Louise E. du Pont, to Ethel du Pont, one making light of Ethel's driving speed and the other a thank you note for some persimmons from Ethel.

Dates: 1943 November 13-1946 August 8

George and Robert Cruikshank collection

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0100
Abstract

The collection consists of paintings, drawings, and prints done by George (1792-1878) and Robert (1789-1856) Cruikshank, primarily for book and magazine illustration between 1812 and 1875, as well as a small group of letters of George Cruikshank.

Dates: 1812-1875

George Cruikshank hand-colored etchings

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Identifier: GRA 0099-F0009
Abstract

This collection comprises two original hand-colored etchings by British caricaturist George Cruikshank, the companion pieces A Nice Lady or an Incomparable!!!! (1813) and An Exquisite Dandy-Prodigious!!! A Nice Gentleman (1818). Both etchings were published by S. W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly.

Dates: 1813 October 20 and 1818 September 12

Cuala Industries records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0153
Abstract

This small collection of Cuala Industries records includes business correspondence from Elizabeth and Lily Yeats, as well as hand-colored cards and broadsides from the Cuala Press.

Dates: 1903-1943

Nancy Cunard and Hugh Ford letters to David Garnett

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0580
Abstract

The eight letters in this small collection are together as a result of Hugh Ford's 1968 volume Nancy Cunard: Brave Poet, Indomitable Rebel. Two letters are from Ford to English author David Garnett regarding Nancy Cunard; six letters from Cunard to Garnett describe her literary and printing activities with the Hours Press and invite him to submit work to be printed.

Dates: 1928-1970

J. V. Cunningham correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0779
Abstract

Correspondence between J. V. (James Vincent) Cunningham and Lewis Turco and Roger Dickinson-Brown, consisting of one letter from Turco, three letters to Turco from Cunningham, and two letters written by Cunningham to Dickinson-Brown.

Dates: 1972 April 11-1978 January 30

Philadelphia Custom House records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0781
Abstract The Philadelphia Custom House records consist of materials generated by and related to the United States Customs Service of the Port of Philadelphia from 1779 to 1932. These records illustrate commercial and shipping interests, as well as foreign trade relations, in the United States from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. The materials also highlight the growth of the U.S. Customs Service as it took on new responsibilities and wielded greater authority over the course of...
Dates: 1779-1934; Majority of material found within 1790-1900

Franklin C. and Joanne Currier Daiber papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0715
Abstract

Professor Emeritus of marine studies Franklin C. Daiber (1919-2003) and his wife Joanne Currier Daiber (1927-2007) were two of the first marine scientists hired by the University of Delaware in the 1950s. The Franklin C. and Joanne Currier Daiber papers include correspondence, photographs, negatives, artwork, and publications documenting their personal relationships and professional research and scholarship as marine scientists at the University of Delaware in the mid-twentieth century.

Dates: 1939-2001; Majority of material found within 1940-1995

Franklin C. Daiber botanical slides

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0816
Abstract

Professor Emeritus of marine studies Franklin C. Daiber (1919-2003) and his wife Joanne Currier Daiber (1927-2007) were two of the first marine scientists hired by the University of Delaware in the 1950s. The Franklin C. Daiber botanical slides comprise hundreds of images of various flower and plant specimens photographed by Dr. Daiber in the mid-Atlantic region from 1975-1999.

Dates: 1975-1999

Land survey of William Williams's property upon the branches of Apoquinimink by George Dakeyne

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0039
Abstract

Land survey of Delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress William Williams's land, created by George Dakeyne, New Castle County, Delaware, surveyor, detailing the limitations of the property upon the branches of the Apoquinimink River in 1703.

Dates: 1703

Clementina Dalcour travel diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0122
Abstract

This travel diary belonging to American foreign language instructor Clementina Dalcour documents her European travels between 1891 and 1903, including travel in Paris, Antwerp, and Brussels. Some entries, such as those written in Paris, are in French.

Dates: 1891-1903, 1919

Anne Daley autograph album

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0013
Abstract

Anne Daley attended Ursuline Academy in Wilmington, Delaware, in the 1950s. She kept this autograph album with signatures and inscriptions from her friends during her freshman year, 1956.

Dates: 1956

Margaretta D'Arcy postcard to Bernard McKenna

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0805
Abstract

Handmade autograph postcard sent from Irish playwright Margaretta D'Arcy to Bernard McKenna addressing the Beijing Conference for Human Rights.

Dates: 1995 August 23

Personal journal of Captain Arthur Darley, R.N.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0018
Abstract

Personal journal kept by Captain Arthur Darley of the British Royal Navy aboard the HMS Electra describing his travels throughout Bermuda, the West Indies, Jamaica, Honduras, Colombia, Havana, Belize, and Galveston, Texas, from January 1, 1842 through February 3, 1843.

Dates: 1842 January 1-1843 February 3

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Letters (correspondence) 464
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Poets 84
Authors, American--20th century 78
Scrapbooks 77
Authors, Irish--20th century--Correspondence 73
Playwrights 71
Postcards 70
Ephemera (general) 66
Printed ephemera 63
Poets, American--20th century 59
Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence 54
Typescripts 53
American poetry--20th century 48
Receipts (financial records) 47
Account books 45
Programs (documents) 45
Posters 44
Financial records 41
Wilmington (Del.) 37
Delaware--History--20th century 36
Black-and-white photographs 35
Notes 35
Galley proofs 34
Greeting cards 34
Minutes (administrative records) 33
Notebooks 33
Scripts (documents) 33
Essays 31
Recipes 31
Speeches (documents) 31
American drama--20th century 29
Delaware 29
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Students 29
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Drawings (visual works) 27
Legal documents 27
Newsletters 27
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Delaware--Politics and government--1951- 26
Brochures 25
Editors (assembling, revising) 25
Fliers (printed matter) 25
Magazines (periodicals) 25
New Castle County (Del.)--History--19th century 25
Newark (Del.) 25
Periodicals 25
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Voyages and travels--History--19th century 25
Artists (visual artists) 24
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Ledgers (account books) 24
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Pamphlets 24
Soldiers 24
Books 23
Collectors 23
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Invitations 23
Research notes 23
Delaware--History--19th century 22
Newark (Del.)--History--20th century 22
Philadelphia (Pa.) 22
Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--19th century 22
Publishers 22
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 22
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Advertisements 21
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Screen writers 21
Ships' logs 21
American literature--20th century 20
Commonplace books 20
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New Castle County (Del.) 20
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Authors, English--20th century 19
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Language
English 1661
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German 38
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Names
Creator unidentified 70
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 38
University of Delaware 29
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992 13
Biden, Joseph R., Jr. 12
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Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999--Correspondence 12
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 12
O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964 11
Carper, Thomas R., 1947- 10
Castle, Michael N., 1939- 10
Hoffman, Richard Lee 10
Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972 9
Delaware. General Assembly 9
Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932 9
Lover, Samuel, 1797-1868 9
Morgan, Charles, 1894-1958 9
Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784 9
United States. Congress. Senate 9
Bowles, Jane, 1917-1973 8
Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer), 1883-1971 8
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 8
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 8
Snodgrass, W. D. (William De Witt), 1926-2009 8
AE, 1867-1935 7
Carter, John, 1905-1975 7
Delaware College 7
McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817 7
Mrabet, Mohammed, 1936- 7
Peterson, Russell W. (Russell Wilbur), 1916-2011 7
Reagan, Ronald 7
Simon, Neil 7
United States. Congress. House 7
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 7
Wilson, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1922-2016 7
Gogarty, Oliver St. John, 1878-1957 6
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 6
MacDiarmid, Hugh, 1892-1978 6
McClure, Michael 6
Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005 6
O'Flaherty, Liam, 1896-1984 6
Ollier, Charles, 1788-1859 6
Wieners, John, 1934-2002 6
Brinnin, John Malcolm, 1916-1998 5
Clark, Tom, 1941-2018 5
Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856 5
Corso, Gregory 5
Di Prima, Diane 5
Du Pont, Pierre S. 5
Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 1878-1957 5
Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968 5
Field, Edward, 1924- 5
Frank, Bill, 1905-1989 5
Herlihy, James Leo 5
Lambert, Gavin 5
Morgan, Charles, 1894-1958--Correspondence 5
Reed, H. Clay (Henry Clay), 1899-1972 5
Roth, William V., Jr. (William Victor), 1921-2003 5
Somerville, E. Œ. (Edith Œnone), 1858-1949 5
Tober, Frank W., 1919-1995 5
Tynan, Katharine, 1861-1931 5
Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977 5
Williams, John J. (John James), 1904-1988 5
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 5
Baraka, Imamu Amiri, 1934-2014 4
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992--Correspondence 4
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) 4
Clark, Tom, 1941- --Correspondence 4
Corman, Cid 4
Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005 4
Delaware Theatre Company 4
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 4
Dodd, Mead & Company 4
Eigner, Larry, 1927-1996 4
Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979 4
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 4
Ford, Charles Henri 4
Frear, J. Allen, Jr. 4
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 4
Holmes, John Clellon, 1926-1988 4
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 4
Jennings, Elizabeth, 1926-2001 4
Joans, Ted 4
Kaufman, Alan 4
Lincoln Club of Delaware 4
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination 4
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 4
Miscellaneous Scientific and Humanities Manuscripts Collection (University of Delaware Library) 4
Mullen, Shaun D., 1947- 4
Oakley, Thornton, 1881-1953 4
Peter Owen (Firm) 4
Phoenix Book Shop 4
Purdy, James, 1914-2009 4
Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911 4
Ridgely, Nicholas, 1694-1755 4
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 4
Saroyan, William, 1908-1981 4
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 4
Stavis, Barrie 4
Whalen, Philip 4
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 4
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