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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

Chrysler Corporation Newark Assembly Plant collection

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Identifier: MSS 0650
Abstract This collection contains audiovisual material, publications, photographs, and other material from the Chrysler Corporation Newark Assembly Plant publicity office, donated after the closure of the plant in December 2008. Much of the material documents the working life of Chrysler employees in the Newark plant, human resources and employee training, and the processes required to build automobiles at the plant. The collection also documents many of the programs instituted by the United Auto...
Dates: 1986-2008

Delaware. Governor's Commission on the Status of Women, "Forward Women from Delaware's Past"

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Identifier: MSS 0098-F0203
Abstract

Script, audio cassette and 132 black-and-white and color slides containing the audio/visual presentation, "Forward Women from Delaware's Past," created by Delaware's Governor's Commission on the Status of Women.

Dates: 1979

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

Iron Hill Museum oral history recordings and transcripts

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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

Frederick Lauter interview with Senator John J. Williams

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Identifier: MSS 0098-F0131
Abstract Two audio cassette recordings of interviews with U.S. Senator John J. Williams (R-Delaware) on August 23, 1983, and September 13, 1983, conducted by Frederick Lauter, former University of Delaware graduate student and former chair of the Department of History and Political Science at Delaware State University. Discussion topics include Senator William's relationship with the press and his involvement investigating the Bureau of Internal Revenue, former name of the Internal Revenue Service,...
Dates: 1983 August 23-September 13

Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference records

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Identifier: MSS 0580
Abstract

The records of the Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference, spanning over twenty-five years beginning in 1978, document the work, activities, and annual meetings of the Conference, a body which is dedicated to bringing together professional and avocational archaeologists from across the mid-Atlantic region.

Dates: 1978-2004

Littleton and Jane Mitchell papers

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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

New London Road/Cleveland Avenue oral histories and research materials

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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

William Satterfield collection of Delaware political radio commercials and interviews

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Identifier: MSS 0877
Abstract

William Satterfield, a native of Dover, Delaware, served as a news reporter and news director of WKEN (AM 1600) between 1975 and 1984. The William Satterfield collection of Delaware political radio commercials and interviews contains approximately 485 unique recordings, documenting the political discourse of the First State in the 1970s and 1980s.

Dates: 1970-1986; Majority of material found within 1972, 1980-1984

William H. Williams papers

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Identifier: MSS 0570
Abstract

The William H. Williams Papers, spanning the dates 1907-2006, comprise 11.6 linear feet of manuscripts, academic papers, correspondence, photographs, teaching materials, and academic research relating to the areas of study and publications of Williams, a prominent Delaware historian based in Sussex County, Delaware. The collection is divided into six series, with series III. through VI. corresponding to major subject areas studied by Williams.

Dates: 1907-2006; Majority of material found within 1976-2004

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Delaware Humanities Forum 2
University of Delaware 2
Adams, Marcia 1
Anderson, John 1
Biden, Joseph R., Jr. 1
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Bishop's Mill Historic Institute 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
Callender, Donald W., Jr. 1
Callender, Donald W., Jr.--Archives 1
Cannon, Annie Jump, 1863-1941 1
Carper, Thomas R., 1947- 1
Castle, Michael N., 1939- 1
Chaiken, Yetta 1
Chrysler Corporation. Newark Assembly Plant. 1
Delaware Academy of Science. Iron Hill Museum 1
Delaware Alliance Federal Credit Union 1
Delaware. General Assembly 1
Delaware. Governor's Commission on the Status of Women. 1
Du Pont, Pierre S. 1
Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore, 1875-1935 1
Four States Railway Services 1
Frank, Bill, 1905-1989 1
Friends of Rockwood Inc. 1
Galt Smith, Elizabeth Shipley Bringhurst, 1863-1932 1
Ginns, Sallie Topkis 1
Governor Bacon Health Center 1
Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitors Bureau 1
Handy, Margaret 1
Hargraves, Gordon Sweat, 1898-1983 1
Hargraves, Nancy Sellers, 1898-1972 1
Herman, Bernard L., 1951- 1
Hilles, Florence Bayard, 1866-1954 1
Historic Red Clay Valley, Inc. (Del.) 1
Hoffecker, Carol E. 1
Howard High School (Wilmington, Del.) 1
International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO) 1
Kalmar Nyckel (Ship : Replica)--Design and construction--20th century 1
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation 1
Kruse, Edwina B. 1
Lauter, Fred 1
Lee, Laura 1
McCabe, Mae Hall 1
Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference 1
Mitchell, Jane E. (Jane Evelyn), 1921-2004 1
Mitchell, Littleton P. (Littleton Purnell), 1918-2009 1
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 1
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Delaware State Conference of Branches 1
New Castle County (Del.) 1
Perkins, Roberta 1
Peterson, Russell W. (Russell Wilbur), 1916-2011 1
Progressive Club of Delaware 1
Railway Management Services 1
Reagan, Ronald 1
Redding, Louis L. 1
Ridgely, Mabel Lloyd 1
Robinson, Hannah 1
Rockwood Museum (New Castle County, Del.) 1
Satterfield, William 1
Schmitz, John G., 1930-2001 1
Shipley, Joseph, 1795-1867 1
Steele, Cecile 1
Stocum, Faye 1
Topkis, Rosa 1
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. 1
Uehling, Katelyn 1
United States. Army 1
United States. Army. Air Corps 1
United States. Congress. House 1
United States. Congress. Senate 1
University of Delaware. Associate in Arts Degree Program 1
University of Delaware. Center for Material Culture Studies 1
University of Delaware. Department of Art 1
Vernon, Mabel 1
Vincent, Gilbert Tapley, 1946- 1
Visitor's Council of Delaware County 1
WKEN (Radio station : Dover, Del.) 1
West Chester University of Pennsylvania 1
Williams, John J. (John James), 1904-1988 1
Williams, William H. (William Henry), 1936-2007 1
Wilmington and Western Railroad 1
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