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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

William Augustus Brewer bookplate collection

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0115
Abstract

The William Augustus Brewer bookplate collection comprises 12,870 printed bookplates dating primarily from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries, many of which were from the libraries of famous individuals or produced by significant artists. The collection also contains additional material relating to Brewer's collection, including Mrs. Augusta LaMotte Brewer's address book and printing plates and blocks, as well as reference material relating to bookplates.

Dates: circa 1700-2000

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

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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Maps (documents) 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
Armorial bookplates 1
Art in bookplates 1
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Auction catalogs 1
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Authors, English--19th century 1
Authors, English--20th century 1
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Businesspeople--Delaware--History--20th century 1
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Camp Zachary Taylor (Ky.) 1
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Delaware--History 1
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Delaware--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 1
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Gelatin dry plate negatives 1
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Gothic revival (Architecture)--Delaware--New Castle County 1
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Historic buildings 1
Historic ships--18th century 1
Historic ships--19th century 1
Intellectual property--England 1
Invitations 1
Invoices 1
Judicial records 1
Land surveys 1
Larne (Northern Ireland) 1
Later prints 1
Ledgers (account books) 1
Legal correspondence 1
Literary agents 1
Lithographic engravings (prints) 1
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Language
French 2
Cherokee 1
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Names
Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911 1
Bayley, Solomon 1
Blank, Frederic A., 1890-1992 1
Brewer, William Augustus, 1863-1931 1
Bringhurst, Anna James Webb, 1843-1923 1