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Thurman Adams, Jr., papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0619
Abstract

Democratic Senator Thurman Adams, Jr., (1928-2009) was the longest-serving senator in the history of the Delaware General Assembly. Adams was also the president of T.G. Adams & Sons, Inc., an agricultural feed and grain business in Bridgeville, Delaware. The Thurman Adams, Jr., papers chronicle the personal and professional life of the longest-serving senator (a Democrat from the 19th District) in the history of the Delaware General Assembly.

Dates: 1939-2012; Majority of material found within 1960-2009
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Paul Bowles collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0164
Abstract

The Paul Bowles collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, editorial matter, periodicals, ephemera, and miscellaneous material acquired from a variety of sources. The collection is added to periodically and complements the Paul Bowles papers (MSS 0163) as well as several other manuscript collections related to Paul Bowles at the University of Delaware Library.

Dates: 1929-2011
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Harold Brayman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0261
Abstract Harold Brayman (1900-1988), a political journalist and former director of the Public Relations Department of Du Pont Company for 21 years, helped establish a concept of public relations which was widely emulated throughout the United States. The Harold Brayman papers, spanning from 1900-1991, document the successful dual career of one man in the fields of journalism and public relations. The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, press releases, speeches, newspaper clippings and...
Dates: 1900-1991; Majority of material found within 1928-1978
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Friends of Rockwood records

 Collection
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

Abraham Lincoln collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0521
Abstract

The Abraham Lincoln collection comprises a variety of Lincolniana - including Civil War era newspapers, art work, sheet music, and realia - collected and assembled by the Lincoln Club of Delaware.

Dates: 1841-1996; Majority of material found within 1862-1868, 1920-1977
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Littell family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0449
Abstract

The Littell family papers include correspondence, letters, scrapbooks, commonplace books, copybooks, published material, ephemera, realia, financial records, diaries, books, artwork, photographs, greeting cards, postcards, clippings, and research notes created or collected by members of the Morris, Harrington, Littell, and Winslow families of Pennsylvania and Delaware from circa 1808 to 2004.

Dates: 1808-2005
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Malcolm L. Mackenzie papers

 Collection
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

L. Eudora Pettigrew papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0773
Abstract The L. Eudora Pettigrew papers document the academic and professional career of Dr. L. Eudora Pettigrew (b. 1928), the first African American to hold a position in central administration at the University of Delaware and the first black female president of the SUNY system. The collection chronicles over sixty years of her life as a student, educator, administrator, and global emissary. Spanning the dates 1900 to 2012, the collection also offers insight into the lives of three generations of...
Dates: circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1965-2005
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

William Richardson collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0158
Abstract

This collection consists mainly of correspondence circulating between William Richardson (1919–1948) and his mother, brother, step-father, friends and other relatives while he was serving in the military during World War II.

Dates: 1919-1947; Majority of material found within 1941-1943
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Robert A. Wilson W. H. Auden collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0982
Abstract W. H. Auden (1907-1973) was an English and American poet, translator, librettist, playwright, and essayist. The Robert A. Wilson W. H. Auden collection comprises Wilson’s collected materials created by and related to W. H. Auden. The collection includes manuscript and typescript drafts, proofs, and published versions of Auden’s poetry, translations, prose, and dramatic works; programs and promotional ephemera for Auden’s readings and events as well as other performances related to the...
Dates: circa 1930-2007, undated; Majority of material found within 1950-2000
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Dale E. and Clarice Wolf papers and memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0648
Abstract

Dale E. Wolf served as lieutenant governor of Delaware (1989-1992) and briefly as governor (December 31, 1992-January 19, 1993). The Dale E. and Clarice Wolf papers and memorabilia document Wolf’s military service in World War II, his early agricultural research and DuPont Company career, his political career and public service, as well as the community service of his wife, Clarice Wolf.

Dates: 1925-2013; Majority of material found within 1980-1993
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 2
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Bluenose II (Ship) 1
Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970 1
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 1
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999--Correspondence 1
Brayman, Harold, 1900-1988 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1835-1912 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1884-1939 1
Bringhurst, Mary Thomas, 1865-1965 1
Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission 1
Carpenter, Walter Samuel, 1888-1976 1
Carper, Thomas R., 1947- 1
Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1
Committee for the Re-election of the President 1
Cornell University 1
Currier & Ives 1
Delaware Alliance Federal Credit Union 1
Delaware Humanities Forum 1
Delaware. General Assembly 1
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Du Pont, Pierre S. 1
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 1
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Finestone, Harry--Correspondence 1
Fogel Grip (Ship) 1
Ford, Charles Henri 1
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Frank, Bill, 1905-1989 1
Friends of Rockwood Inc. 1
Galt Smith, Elizabeth Shipley Bringhurst, 1863-1932 1
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 1
Governor Bacon Health Center 1
Greenewalt, Crawford H., 1902-1993 1
Gridiron Club (Washington, D.C.) 1
HMS Rose (Ship : Replica) 1
Half Moon (Ship : Replica) 1
Hargraves, Gordon Sweat, 1898-1983 1
Hargraves, Nancy Sellers, 1898-1972 1
Harrington family 1
Harrington, Maria (Mia) Ruán, -1926 1
Harrington, Mary Elizabeth, 1837-1928 1
Harrington, Mary Lofland,1813-1871 1
Harrington, Purnell Frederick, 1844-1937 1
Harrington, Richard, 1772-1821 1
Harrington, Richard, 1847-1884 1
Harrington, Samuel M. (Samuel Maxwell), 1803-1865 1
Harrington, Samuel Milby, 1840-1878 1
Howard High School (Wilmington, Del.) 1
International Association of University Presidents 1
International House 1
Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986 1
Jaffe, Rhoda, 1923-1967 1
James B. Eads (Ship) 1
Johnson, Buffie 1
Kallman, Chester, 1921-1975 1
Kalmar Nyckel (Ship : Replica) 1
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation 1
Knickerbocker Press 1
Lady Maryland (Ship: Replica) 1
League of Nations 1
Legislative Correspondents' Association of the State of New York 1
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 1
Littell Families of America 1
Littell family 1
Littell, Charles Willing, 1832-1895 1
Littell, Eliakim, 1797-1870 1
Littell, Elton Gardiner, 1877-1962 1
Littell, Estelle Sherman, 1889-1978 1
Littell, Gertrude (Gretchen), 1905-2003 1
Littell, Gertrude Wilson, -1919 1
Littell, Harriet Hare, 1835-1885 1
Littell, Helen Arcadia Harrington, -1924 1
Littell, Helen Arcadia, 1880-1934 1
Littell, Helen, 1914- 1
Littell, John Stockton, 1806-1875 1
Littell, John Stockton, 1870- 1
Littell, Margaret, 1903-1990 1
Littell, Mary Morris, 1884-1984 1
Littell, Samuel Harrington, 1873-1967 1
Littell, T. Gardiner, 1837-1911 1
Littell, Thomas Gardiner, 1902-1929 1
Littell, Walter Wilson, 1910-1995 1
Little Key (Ship) 1
MS Western Sun (Ship) 1
Mackenzie, Malcolm L., 1926-2000 1
Maine Maritime Academy 1
Malcolm L. Mackenzie & Associates 1
Martin, John, 1930- 1
Minner, Ruth Ann, 1935- 1
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