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George B. Tatum papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0557
Abstract

The George B. Tatum papers comprise the reference files of a noted American architectural historian who compiled and organized numerous architectural plans, diagrams, black-and-white illustrations, tear sheets, articles, and selected photographs for the period 1900 to 1940.

Dates: 1900-1940

Transcripts of reviews for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0486
Abstract

Two typescript carbon transcripts of a critical review written by Howard Taubman and an unidentified person for The New York Times on Edward Albee's play, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Taubman's transcript is undated while the unidentified person's is dated November 5, 1962.

Dates: 1962 November 5, undated

Robert Taylor letter to John Reynell

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0068
Abstract

Brief autograph letter from Robert Taylor of Wilmington, Delaware, to Philadelphia merchant and banker, John Reynell, requesting 12 small loaves of loaf sugar.

Dates: 1768 September 2

Taylors Gut manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0252
Abstract Dudley Cammett Lunt was born in Maine in 1896. His writing included various books on nature and law as well as a semiweekly personal column for Wilmington's Morning News that reflected his long-time interest in nature, the wilderness, and wildlife conservation. The Taylors Gut Manuscripts consists of .6 linear feet of written and printed material prepared toward the 1968 publication of Dudley Cammett Lunt's ...
Dates: 1968

Sara Teasdale letters to Joyce and Aline Kilmer

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0142
Abstract

Fifty-six letters from American poet Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) to the American poet and critic Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918) and his wife, poet Aline Kilmer (1888-1941) written between 1912 and 1932.

Dates: 1912-1932

Sara Teasdale letters to Orrick Johns

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0252
Abstract

Forty-three letters from American poet Sara Teasdale to Orrick Johns, friend, fellow poet, and editor, as well as one letter to Teasdale from Wilfred Funk, author, poet, and famed dictionary publisher.

Dates: 1909-1914, undated

Fred Telford-Charles Polk Messick papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0108
Abstract

The Fred Telford - Charles Polk Messick papers includes material generated during the careers of the two men and spans the dates 1913-1972. The collection surveys the history of public personnel administration through the personal writings and professional work of Telford and Messick, providing valuable information about the evolution of public personnel administration.

Dates: 1913-1972

Laurentius Terpager and Johanne Frisio, Tyopgraphiae Natalibus in Dania Schedula Historica

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0095-Item 0037
Abstract

This volume contains a circa 1860 manuscript copy of Laurentius Terpager and Johanne Frisio’s history of Danish printing and typography, De Typographiae Natalibus in Dania Schedula Historica, originally printed in 1707.

Dates: circa 1860

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

Thatcher family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0155
Abstract

Small group of miscellaneous papers relating to several generations of the Thatcher family of Wilmington, Delaware. Papers include correspondence, military documents, photographs, notebooks, legal documents, and miscellaneous material.

Dates: 1870-1941

The Bassoon

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0419
Abstract

The Bassoon, spanning the dates 1889-1892, consists of five volumes of a handwritten serial that was created by members of the Bachelor’s Ten Society, a club of teenage boys who attended Central High School in Philadelphia. The manuscripts include serial stories, cartoons, caricatures, editorials, plays, sporting reports, and poetry.

Dates: 1889-1892

The Centennial scrap book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0042
Abstract This late nineteenth-century American scrapbook bears the title "The Centennial Scrap Book" and its contents suggest that it may have been made by an adolescent female: scraps and images depict courtship, infants, fashionable ladies, flowers, and religious sentiments. The album features a series of Centennial exhibition cards that show the buildings in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, that were constructed for the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876. The album also includes prayer...
Dates: 1876

The Delaware and Raritan Canal and Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Companies, vs. the Camden and Atlantic Railroad Company, and the Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad Company

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0137
Abstract

This volume contains transcripts of court proceedings and the arguments of Misters Willimanson, Browning, and Vroom on behalf of the defendants in the case of Delaware and Raritan Canal Company and Camden and Amboy Rail Road and Transportation Company vs. Camden and Atlantic Railroad Company and the Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad Company.

Dates: 1863

The Hermitage plantation: A landscape of social distance in federalist New Castle

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0164
Abstract

Consists of a photocopy of an essay by University of Delaware graduate student Christopher Schroeder for Professor Bernard L. Herman's History 654 course.

Dates: 1991 December 13

The informer : screenplay

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0633
Abstract

Dudley Nichols screenplay based on Liam O'Flaherty's novel The Informer.

Dates: circa 1935

The Marshals of Napoleon collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0384
Abstract On May 19, 1804, just one day after being proclaimed emperor of France, Napoleon created the office of Maréchal, or "Marshal of the Empire," an elite civil (rather than military) rank that was bestowed upon a number of prominent and loyal generals in his army. Many of those appointed to the Marshalate continued to serve in the army, but others were inactive and served in high-ranking positions within the government. Most received ducal titles in connection with their appointment to the...
Dates: 1791-1836

The Press of A. Colish archives

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0358
Abstract

The Press of A. Colish archives contains materials relating to the printing career of American fine printer and publisher Abraham Colish (1882–1963).

Dates: 1913–1990; Majority of material found within 1930s–1950s

The Reverend John Alonzo Clark sermons

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0378
Abstract The Reverend John Alonzo Clark was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in May 1801. His professional career spanned the years of the Second Great Awakening, an evangelical movement which spread across much of the country, but was most strongly felt in portions of the Northeast. Aside from his numerous sermons, Clark authored several longer works In 1835, Clark became a member of the American Tract Society, an organization committed to the evangelical ideal of saving souls for Christ. This...
Dates: 1826-1842

Theatre Guild, Inc. collection regarding William Saroyan's Love's Old Sweet Song

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0627
Abstract

The Theatre Guild Inc. collection regarding William Saroyan's Love's Old Sweet Song consists of .3 linear feet of material dating between 1939 and 1940 and includes a playscript, contracts, and a photograph from Broadway production of the play directed by American author, playwright, and composer of Armenian descent William Saroyan and American actor, playwright, and producer Eddie Dowling.

Dates: 1939-1940

Theodore Enslin correspondence with Howard McCord

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0392
Abstract The American poet Theodore Enslin was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1925. Enslin has published over 80 books of poetry, beginning with The Work Proposed at Cid Corman's Origin Press in 1958. Howard McCord was born in El Paso, Texas, in 1932. McCord directed the Creative Writing program at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. McCord has published over 30 books of poetry, fiction, and criticism including 1997's The Man Who Walked to the Moon. The eighty-five items in this collection are...
Dates: 1971-1973

C. B. Thomas diary of missionary work in Burma

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0074
Abstract

This manuscript contains the travel diary of C.B. Thomas, a Baptist missionary in Burma, kept between January 24 and May 7, 1883.

Dates: 1883 January 24-May 7

William G. Thompson Briarwood Writers' Alliance correspondence and publicity records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0671
Abstract

William G. Thompson as President of the Briarwood Writers' Alliance, Inc., represented more than 150 writers, poets, and performers by booking lectures and readings at educational institutions, literary gatherings, and community events.

Dates: 1964-2007

E. E. Thoyts “Old Paper Watermarks”

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0360
Abstract

E. E. Thoyts “Old Paper Watermarks” contains manuscript materials on antique paper watermarks collected by Emma Elizabeth Thoyts (1860–1949), a British researcher who resided in Berkshire.

Dates: 1894

Edward Tilghman family register

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0013
Abstract

Handwritten chronological register of Edward Tilghman's marriages and the births and deaths of his children.

Dates: 1772 June 14

Edward Tilghman note to John Bordley

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0014
Abstract

A note relaying news that a Spanish ship, whose size required 24 feet of depth in the water to operate, could not make it up to Baltimore from Annapolis and had to turn back.

Dates: 1783 May 22

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Authors, American--20th century 78
Scrapbooks 77
Authors, Irish--20th century--Correspondence 73
Playwrights 71
Postcards 70
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American poetry--20th century 48
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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
Speeches (documents) 31
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American drama--20th century 29
Delaware 29
Screenplays 29
Students 29
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Deeds 27
Drawings (visual works) 27
Legal documents 27
Newsletters 27
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Poets, American--20th century--Correspondence 27
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
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Voyages and travels--History--19th century 25
Artists (visual artists) 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
Administrative records 21
Advertisements 21
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Screen writers 21
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American literature--20th century 20
Commonplace books 20
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Indentures 20
New Castle County (Del.) 20
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Authors, English--20th century 19
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Language
English 1659
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German 38
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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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