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Georgina M. Cooper copybook and poetry scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0095
Abstract

This nineteenth-century copybook and scrapbook was kept by student (and later teacher) Georgina Maria Cooper of Hollandsville, Delaware. It contains pages of copied phrases completed when Cooper was in school, poetry clippings, copied lists of deaths and marriages in Kent County, Delaware, and a list of her students in 1871.

Dates: 1866-1900; Majority of material found within 1866-1871

Delaware ephemera collection related to politics, policy, and government

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0733
Abstract

This Delaware ephemera collection is a vertical file of fliers, clippings, artifacts, and other ephemeral materials pertaining to local and federal election campaigns, environmental groups, grassroots organizations, and political groups.

Dates: 1936-2023; Majority of material found within 1970-2021

Delaware Folklore Society audio recordings

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0695
Abstract

These audiotape recordings by members of the Delaware Folklore society feature folk tales, narratives, songs, sermons, and discussions of folklore. The recordings provide a glimpse into the work of an organization dedicated to preserving and studying the folk heritage of Delaware.

Dates: 1950-1955

Property lien issued by Joshua A. Ellegood

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0143
Abstract

One lien against Rachel E. and John Truitt issued by Sussex County, Delaware, Justice of the Peace Joshua A. Ellegood on July 23, 1897.

Dates: 1897 July 23

Caleb S. Layton papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0147
Abstract

Consists of ten letters, one receipt, and one account book belonging to nineteenth-century Delaware attorney, legislator, and judge Caleb S. Layton (1798-1882), reflecting his legal career and personal life and finances.

Dates: 1845-1881

L. Lee Layton, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0534
Abstract

The L. Lee Layton, Jr., papers include personal and business papers of this well known Sussex countian and Dover-area businessman. Files relate to his business Layton & Company, and landholdings in Layton Farms and Cypress Farms. Mr. Layton maintained topical files on various political and social issues, as well as correspondence and publications related to his opinions. Additional papers belong to Mr. Layton's wife, Marianne Layton.

Dates: 1928-1984

League of Women Voters of Greater Newark, Delaware, records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0448
Abstract

The League of Women Voters of Greater Newark (LWVGN) was established in Newark, Delaware, in 1952 as the local branch of the national, non-partisan women’s organization which promotes citizen education and encourages participation in government. This archive, spanning the dates 1949-1998, highlights local and national issues, as well as providing information about the organization itself.

Dates: 1949-1998

W. Barksdale Maynard photographs of Delaware collection

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0161
Abstract

W. Barksdale (William Barksdale) Maynard is a lecturer in art and architectural history at the University of Delaware. The W. Barksdale Maynard photographs of Delaware collection contains color slides and digital images of numerous buildings, documenting Delaware's architectural history.

Dates: 1994-2023

William H. Williams papers

 Collection
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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