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Iron Hill Museum oral history recordings and transcripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0587
Abstract

The Iron Hill Museum oral history collection consists of 37 interviews (recorded on 59 audio cassettes) documenting the history of the Iron Hill School #112C, which was one of the African American schools built in Delaware with funds provided by Pierre S. du Pont. Additional interviews in this collection document life in the Iron Hill community and nearby Pleasant Valley, as well as education provided in a few other Delaware schools in Hockessin, Milton, and Claymont.

Dates: 2003-2010
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

New London Road/Cleveland Avenue oral histories and research materials

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0642
Abstract This collection contains 22 oral history interviews providing a wealth of information on history and culture of the New London Road/Cleveland Avenue community in Newark, Delaware. These interviews, collected during two oral history projects by University of Delaware Professor Bernard L. Herman and students from 2004-2006, feature members of the New London Road community and discuss various aspects of life in the predominantly African-American community. The collection contains transcripts of...
Dates: 2004-2006
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Christopher Sawyer-Lauçanno papers related to Paul Bowles

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Identifier: MSS 0165
Abstract

The Christopher Sawyer-Lauçanno papers related to Paul Bowles consist of research material gathered by the writer and educator Sawyer-Lauçanno for his biography of American composer and writer Paul Bowles, titled An Invisible Spectator.

Dates: 1946-1989; Majority of material found within 1985-1989
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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African Americans--Education--Delaware--History--20th century 2
Newark (Del.)--History--20th century 2
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African American fraternal organizations--History--20th century 1
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Claymont (Del.)--History--20th century 1
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Conowingo (Md.)--History--20th century 1
Delaware--Race relations--History--20th century 1
Education--Delaware--Newark--History--20th century 1
Education--Newark (Del.)--History--20th century 1
Food--Social aspects--20th century 1
Galley proofs 1
Hockessin (Del.)--History--20th century 1
Interviews 1
Iron Hill (Del.)--History--20th century 1
Letters (correspondence) 1
Newark (Del.)--Race relations--History--20th century 1
Oral histories (document genres) 1
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Recipes 1
Research notes 1
Segregation in education--Delaware--History--20th century 1
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Adams, Marcia 1
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 1
Delaware Academy of Science. Iron Hill Museum 1
Herman, Bernard L., 1951- 1
Lee, Laura 1
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Perkins, Roberta 1
Sawyer-Lauçanno, Christopher, 1951- 1
Uehling, Katelyn 1
University of Delaware. Center for Material Culture Studies 1
University of Delaware. Department of Art 1
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