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Frederic A. Blank papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0572
Abstract

The papers of centenarian, World War I veteran, and retired wall covering entrepreneur Frederic Blank, spanning close to 150 years, illustrate the varied life of a twentieth-century businessman and provide important sample books of iconic mid-twentieth-century American wall coverings.

Dates: 1866-1991; Majority of material found within 1917-1974

James Maxwell papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0170
Abstract

The James R. Maxwell papers consist of the personal, professional, and family papers of James Maxwell, a resident of Newark, Delaware, and a civil engineer who worked for significant railroads in the American West and South America in the late 19th century.

Dates: 1860-1949; Majority of material found within 1867-1900

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

Senator John J. Williams papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0127
Abstract

The papers of Senator John J. Williams span the dates 1946-1988, with the bulk of the collection representing the years of his career in the U.S. Senate, 1947-1970.

Dates: 1946-1988; Majority of material found within 1947-1970

Wilbur T. Wilson map collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0377
Abstract

Civil engineer, surveyor, and landlord Wilbur T. Wilson (1856-1942) maintained this collection of survey notebooks, files, plans, blueprints, and approximately 500 maps related to land and structures in his home of Newark, Delaware.

Dates: 1880-1941

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Bayley, Solomon 1
Blank, Frederic A., 1890-1992 1
Bringhurst, Anna James Webb, 1843-1923 1
Bringhurst, Deborah, 1773-1844 1
Bringhurst, Edith Ferris, 1874-1947 1