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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

Myrna Bair papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0689
Abstract

Myrna L. Bair served in the Delaware Senate from 1980 to 2000, representing Delaware's 5th District as a member of the Republican Party. For sixteen years, she held a legislative leadership position, including fourteen years as Senate minority leader and two years as minority whip. The bulk of the Myrna Bair papers documents her time as a senator and consists of legislation, correspondence, personal notes, press clippings, and other materials.

Dates: 1980-2008; Majority of material found within 1980-2000

Leon De Valinger papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0686
Abstract Leon De Valinger, Jr., served as Delaware State Archivist from 1941 to 1970. The Leon De Valinger papers contain his personal and professional records, primarily related to his work as State Archivist and as a historian of Delaware. His professional, administrative, and subject files offer a window into the varied concerns of the archives profession as it evolved during the 20th century. Additionally, his work to document, preserve, and promote Delaware history and culture forms a theme...
Dates: 1752-1999; Majority of material found within 1930-1980

Bill Frank Delaware political research files

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0101
Abstract

Billk Frank's collection of information and clippings regarding Delaware Senators and U. S. Representatives, particularly James A. Bayard and Thomas McKean. Also included is a letter from Jeffrey Welsh, the Press Secretary for the office of the Governor, concerning Buena Vista, a home that once served as the Governor's mansion.

Dates: 1957-1988

Clarice U. Heckert papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0841
Abstract

Clarice U. Heckert (1911-2005), a Republican and community activist, served as representative to the Delaware General Assembly in the 11th (1965-1968) and the 9th districts (1969-1974), in the Wilmington area, between 1964 and 1974.The Clarice U. Heckert papers document the decade-long political career of a northern Delaware woman in the Delaware General Assembly during the mid-twentieth century.

Dates: 1960-1984; Majority of material found within 1966-1972

Jerome O. Herlihy political campaign ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0896
Abstract

Delaware native and former Delaware Superior Court Judge Jerome O. Herlihy maintained an active connection to national and local politics throughout his life. The Jerome O. Herlihy political campaign ephemera collection spans over a century of United States and Delaware politics, and includes campaign buttons and pins, bumper stickers, a wide array of political artifacts, and paper ephemera.

Dates: 1876-2018

Betty Lee Hutchinson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0839
Abstract

Betty Lee Hutchinson (1925-2020), a Democrat and Newark City Council member (1977-1980 and 1984-1988) was born November 18, 1925, in Uniontown, PA, to Harry J. Truman, Sr. (1897-1965), and Merle Carte Truman (1901-2001). The Betty Lee Hutchinson papers document the personal interests and civic activities of a woman with ties to Newark, Delaware, and the University of Delaware community.

Dates: 1900-2012; Majority of material found within 1975-2005

Frederick Lauter interview with Senator John J. Williams

 Collection
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

Norman Lockman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0865
Abstract

Norman Lockman, a political journalist in Delaware and Massachusetts, was the first African American journalist and former managing editor of the Wilmington News Journal. The Norman Lockman papers, consisting mostly of newspaper clippings and articles, documents Lockman’s journalism career at the Wilmington News Journal and Boston Globe.

Dates: 1954-2004; Majority of material found within 1969-2004

Harris B. McDowell, Jr., magazine and guest list

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0160
Abstract

Two items related to Harris B. McDowell, Jr. (D, U. S. Representative from Delaware): the April 1962 issue of Delaware Today with an article entitled "Foreign aid helps the nation," by McDowell and a copy of the guest list/seating chart for a Delaware Congressional reception and dinner (May 1, 1962).

Dates: 1962 April-May

Morris family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0196
Abstract

Hugh M. Morris (1878-1966) was a Delaware lawyer and served as a federal district judge from 1919-1930. The Morris family papers, spanning the dates 1740-1985 and including legal deeds, account books, personal and busienss correspondence, legal records and photographs, documents the lives and career of Judge Hugh Morris and members of his extended family and network.

Dates: 1740-1985; 1864-1925

James P. Neal papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0988
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1968-2006

Robert H. Richards, Jr., Delaware oral history collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0179
Abstract

The Delaware Oral History collection was a project of the University of Delaware History Department, directed by Dr. John Munroe and funded by Robert H. Richards, Jr.. Interviews with 317 Delawareans conducted between 1966 and 1978 cover topics including the following: educators, immigrants, journalism, politics, and the University of Delaware, Delaware in the Depression, and the 1950s relocation of Long Island and New Jersey potato farmers to Delaware.

Dates: 1955-1981, 2012, 2020; Majority of material found within 1966-1978

Willard Saulsbury, Jr., papers

 Collection — Box: Duplicates
Identifier: MSS 0331
Abstract Willard Saulsbury, Jr. (1861-1927), was a prominent Delaware lawyer and a member of a a leading Delaware political family, serving in the United States Senate from 1913-1919 as as President Pro Tempore of the Senate from 1916 to 1919. The bulk of the Willard Saulsbury, Jr., papers belong to Saulsbury himself, dating from 1908-1926 when Saulsbury was at his political and business peak. The collection, consisting of papers, photographs, maps, and political realia, also includes papers and...
Dates: 1716-1930; Majority of material found within 1908-1926

Frank R. Zebley papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0135
Abstract

The Frank R. Zebley Papers spans the period 1897-1950, and consists of .5 linear feet of material comprising correspondence, business of the Delaware state legislature, legal and financial business of the estate of Alexander C. Rodgers, a scrapbook, and ephemera. This is a very small collection of personal papers with large lacunae that make it difficult to piece together a narrative of Zebley's life.

Dates: 1897-1950

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Biden, Joseph R., Jr. 4
Carper, Thomas R., 1947- 3
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University of Delaware 3
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Morris, Hugh M. 2
Munroe, John A. (John Andrew), 1914-2006 2
Newark (Del.). City Council 2
Peterson, Russell W. (Russell Wilbur), 1916-2011 2
Roth, William V., Jr. (William Victor), 1921-2003 2
Saulsbury, Willard, 1861-1927 2
Williams, John J. (John James), 1904-1988 2
Adams, Thurman, Jr. 1
American Legislative Exchange Council 1
Archaeological Society of Delaware 1
Bair, Myrna L. (Myrna Lynn), 1940- 1
Bethany College (Bethany, W. Va.) 1
Button, Rebecca 1
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 1
Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1
Council of State Governments 1
De Valinger, Leon, 1905-2000 1
Dean, Nora Thompson 1
Delaware. General Assembly. Senate 1
Delaware. Supreme Court 1
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Du Pont, Peter, 1960- 1
Du Pont, Pierre S. 1
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 1
Edwards Air Force Base (Calif.) 1
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 1
Elderhostel, Inc. 1
Fierro, Francis J. 1
Frank, Bill, 1905-1989 1
Frear, J. Allen, Jr. 1
Globe Newspaper Co. 1
Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998 1
Harker, Patrick T., 1958- 1
Heckert, Clarice U. 1
Herlihy, Jerome O. 1
Hutchinson, Betty Lee 1
Hutchinson, Harry D. 1
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 1
Jones, Russel C. (Russel Cameron) 1
Lauter, Fred 1
Lazarus, Myron 1
League of Women Voters of Delaware 1
Lockman, Norman, 1938-2005 1
McDowell, Harris B. (Harris Brown), 1906-1988 1
Minner, Ruth Ann, 1935- 1
Morris family 1
Morris, William Wilkinson 1
Mullen, Shaun D., 1947- 1
National Conference of State Legislatures 1
Neal, James P. 1
Newark Free Library (Newark, Del.) 1
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 1
Philadelphia International Airport 1
Reagan, Ronald 1
Richards, Robert H., Jr. 1
Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979 1
Roselle, David P. 1
Ryden, George Herbert, 1884-1941 1
Saulsbury, Eli, 1817-1893 1
Saulsbury, May du Pont, 1854-1927 1
Saulsbury, Willard, 1820-1892 1
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Smith, James A. 1
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Turochy, Angela 1
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