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W. Young, Mills & Son watermarked bank bonds
Charles Gookin speeches and a response by Jasper Yeates
Written copy of speech delivered by Deputy Governor of Colonial Pennsylvania, Charles Gookin, to the Delaware Assembly, on March 27, 1716, together with the response from the Assembly's Speaker, Jasper Yeates. Also included is a written copy of a speech delivered by Gookin to the Assembly on May 2, 1716. The speeches and the response concern difficulties between Gookin and the Assembly.
James P. Neal papers
James P. Neal is an engineer and Delaware public servant, serving on the Newark City Council (1973-1978), and the Delaware General Assembly (1979-1994). The James P. Neal papers document Neal's public service on the Newark City Council and the Delaware General Assembly, in both the House and the Senate, as well as materials related to urban planning in Newark, DE and New Castle County, Delaware.
Caesar Rodney letter to Thomas Rodney
Autograph letter from Caesar Rodney to his brother Thomas Rodney. Caesar wrote to his brother from New York, where he was attending the Stamp Act Congress as a member of the Delaware delegation, that he expected he would not be home before the Delaware Assembly, which he was also a member of, ended its session in New Castle because the Congress would "not end in less than eight or ten days."
Willard Stewart photographs of Delaware
Willard Stewart, one of Wilmington, Delaware's, most prominent professional portrait photographers, became the primary photographer for the Delaware Federal Writers' Project and photographed numerous Delaware buildings and landscapes. These photographs document his contributions to the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS).
University of Delaware Library collection of websites relating to the Library’s literary collections
This collection documents websites and social media related to authors, playwrights, and other literary figures and organizations which complement and enrich existing literary collections held in Special Collections. This collection includes sites related to University of Delaware Library holdings in American literature; Irish literature; and theatre.
Samuel Vanleuvenigh land survey for Benjamin Swett
A manuscript land survey of plots of land in Town of New Castle, in the name of New Castle merchant Samuel Vanleuvenigh but probably written by a clerk, dated May 28, 1752.