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Charles Allmond papers

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Identifier: MSS 0673
Abstract

The papers of Delaware artist Charles Allmond (1931-2019) document over three decades (1981-2013) of his prolific career. The collection comprises 3 linear feet and oversize removals that include drawings, designs, slides, sculptures, as well as files of correspondence and documentation for exhibitions in which his work was included.

Dates: 1982-2013
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Truxton W. Boyce genealogical research and family papers

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Identifier: MSS 0583
Abstract The Truxton W. Boyce genealogical research and family papers contains twenty-six three-ring notebooks and nine folders of genealogical research notes, family photographs, correspondence, and other ephemera related to nineteenth- and twentieth-century generations of Boyce's family lines from Delaware and Virginia. Boyce's research includes the Boyce, Justis, Morrow, Shreve, Wright, Brownley, Lawrence, Sebree, Adams, and Tuley families, as well as the family lines of his wife, Doris Jolls...
Dates: 1792-1999; Majority of material found within 1850s-1980s
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Harry Fletcher Brown collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0436
Abstract

The Harry Fletcher Brown collection, spanning the years 1881-1960 (bulk dates 1910-1952), contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, speeches, business cards, legal documents, printed material, ephemera, a photograph, World War I medal, programs, and blueprints of his Wilmington, Delaware, residence.

Dates: 1881-1960; Majority of material found within 1910-1952
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Donald Callender papers

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Identifier: MSS 0588
Abstract This collection documents the for-profit and nonprofit work of Donald W. Callender, Jr., an industrial archaeologist whose career in the greater Delaware-Pennsylvania-New Jersey area has involved maintenance and restoration of railroads and rail cars. In addition, Callender was involved in the establishment of a regional living history museum, the leadership of historic preservation organizations, and efforts to restore the Wilmington Waterfront and increase tourism to the city. The...
Dates: 1968-2008; Majority of material found within 1974-1999
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Delaware Theatre Company records 2019 supplement

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Identifier: MSS 0633s2
Abstract

The Delaware Theatre Company (DTC) was founded in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1978 with a mission to create theater of the highest professional quality in Delaware and thereby enrich the area through artistic programming, education and community service. The DTC records 2019 supplement comprises the organization’s administrative and financial records, production files, press, and reviews from 1978-2015.

Dates: 1978-2015
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Delaware Theatre Company records supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0633s
Abstract

Educational and community outreach programs are the main focus and the bulk of this supplement to the Delaware Theatre Company records, with a large component consisting of the files of the Director of Education & Community Engagement, C. J. Conway.

Dates: 1983-2013
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Friends of Rockwood records

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Identifier: MSS 0675
Abstract The Friends of Rockwood, Inc., supported the maintenance of the site, collections, and educational mission of the Rockwood Museum in Wilmington, Delaware, from 1976 to 2014. The Friends of Rockwood records comprise the organization’s general administrative records; officer and member files; board of directors’ minutes and correspondence; files pertaining to the Friends’ association with New Castle County, Delaware; records relating to properties and capital improvements at Rockwood;...
Dates: 1890-2017; Majority of material found within 1976-2014
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Margaret Rose Henry speeches

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Identifier: MSS 0336
Abstract

The Honorable Margaret Rose Henry was elected in 1994 as the Delaware State Senator for the 2nd Senatorial District (Wilmington East). The Margaret Rose Henry Speeches comprise eighteen short political addresses delivered between 1994 and 1995 by the Delaware Senator to various constituent groups, primarily in Wilmington.

Dates: 1994-1995
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Horacio D. Lewis papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0732
Abstract

The Horacio D. Lewis papers consist of Dr. Lewis’ letters, articles, and publications related to his personal and civic involvement and recognition of activities associated with the civil rights of the Latino and African-American communities in Delaware and the desegregation of Delaware’s public schools.

Dates: 1960-2003
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Malcolm L. Mackenzie papers

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Identifier: MSS 0611
Abstract This collection contains materials relating to Malcolm L. Mackenzie's publicity firm Malcolm L. Mackenzie & Associates and Mackenzie's personal involvement with the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, other local cultural institutions, and his interests in general maritime history and historic ships. Materials include publicity materials, written reports, correspondence, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, facsimile maps, newsletters, photographs, photograph negatives, slides, and sailing and...
Dates: circa 1926-2007
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Littleton and Jane Mitchell papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0629
Abstract The Littleton and Jane Mitchell papers document the life and career of the Delaware-based civil rights activist and educator Littleton P. Mitchell (1918-2004) and his wife Jane E. Mitchell (1921-2004). The collection contains material relating to his education, activities as a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, his three decades-long leadership of the Delaware NAACP, his career as a teacher and counselor at Governor Bacon Health Center in Delaware City, and his involvement in a number of...
Dates: 1911-2009; Majority of material found within 1950-2000
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

George B. Tatum papers

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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
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Reminiscences of Wilmington

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Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0086
Abstract

This manuscript consists of M.C.L. (Miriam C. Lamborn) Worrell’s reminiscences about Wilmington, Delaware, in the 1810s-1820s. The notes were recorded by Worrell in the 1880s-1890s.

Dates: 1880s-1890s
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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Hargraves, Gordon Sweat, 1898-1983 2
Hargraves, Nancy Sellers, 1898-1972 2
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation 2
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 2
Shipley, Joseph, 1795-1867 2
University of Delaware 2
Abbott, Franklin 1
Albro & Lindeberg 1
Allmond, Charles M., 1931-2019 1
American Pilot (Training ship) 1
Baum, Dwight James, 1886-1939 1
Bayley, Solomon 1
Biden, Joseph R., Jr. 1
Bishop's Mill Historic Institute 1
Bluenose (Ship) 1
Bluenose II (Ship) 1
Boyce, Doris Lee Jolls, 1920- 1
Bringhurst, Anna James Webb, 1843-1923 1
Bringhurst, Deborah, 1773-1844 1
Bringhurst, Edith Ferris, 1874-1947 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1809-1884 1
Bringhurst, James, -1810 1
Bringhurst, Joseph 1
Bringhurst, Mary Dickinson, 1806-1886 1
Bringhurst, Sarah Shipley, 1812-1896 1
Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission 1
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 1
Brown, Harry Fletcher 1
Bullard, Roger H. 1
Callender, Donald W., Jr. 1
Callender, Donald W., Jr.--Archives 1
Carper, Thomas R., 1947- 1
Carrère & Hastings 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Conway, Charles 1
Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson 1
Day and Klauder 1
Delano & Aldrich 1
Delaware Alliance Federal Credit Union 1
Delaware Humanities Forum 1
Delaware. Department of Public Instruction 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 1
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 1
Du Pont, Alice Belin, 1872-1944 1
Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 1
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 1
Eyre, Wilson, 1858-1944 1
Farnum, Edith Claypoole Sellers, 1910-1998 1
Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 1
Fogel Grip (Ship) 1
Four States Railway Services 1
Frank, Bill, 1905-1989 1
Friends of Rockwood Inc. 1
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 1
Galt Smith, John, 1843-1899 1
Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934 1
Gilchrist, Edmund B. (Edmund Beaman), 1885-1953 1
Governor Bacon Health Center 1
Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitors Bureau 1
HMS Rose (Ship : Replica) 1
Half Moon (Ship : Replica) 1
Henry, Margaret Rose 1
Historic Red Clay Valley, Inc. (Del.) 1
Homsey Architects, Inc. 1
Homsey, Samuel Eldon 1
Homsey, Victorine Du Pont 1
Howard High School (Wilmington, Del.) 1
James B. Eads (Ship) 1
Janssen & Abbott 1
Janssen, Benno, 1874-1964 1
Jefferis, James, 1758-1822 1
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 1
Kalmar Nyckel (Ship : Replica) 1
Kalmar Nyckel (Ship : Replica)--Design and construction--20th century 1
Lady Maryland (Ship: Replica) 1
Lewis, Horacio D. 1
Lindeberg, H. T. (Harrie Thomas), 1879- 1
Little Key (Ship) 1
Lutyens, Edwin Landseer, Sir, 1869-1944 1
MS Western Sun (Ship) 1
Mackenzie, Malcolm L., 1926-2000 1
Maine Maritime Academy 1
Malcolm L. Mackenzie & Associates 1
McDowell, Harris B. (Harris Brown), 1906-1988 1
McGoodwin, Robert Rodes, 1886-1967 1
McKim, Mead & White 1
Medary, Milton Bennett, 1874-1929 1
Mellor, Meigs & Howe 1
Miss Kathy (Ship) 1
Mitchell, Jane E. (Jane Evelyn), 1921-2004 1
Mitchell, Littleton P. (Littleton Purnell), 1918-2009 1
Mohawk (Ship) 1
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Delaware State Conference of Branches 1
New Castle County (Del.) 1
Okie, R. Brognard (Richardson Brognard), 1875-1945 1
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