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Myrna Bair papers
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.
Clarice U. Heckert papers
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.
Jerome O. Herlihy political campaign ephemera collection
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.
Betty Lee Hutchinson papers
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.
Frederick Lauter interview with Senator John J. Williams
Norman Lockman papers
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.
Harris B. McDowell, Jr., magazine and guest list
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).
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.
Robert H. Richards, Jr., Delaware oral history collection
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.