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Senator J. Allen Frear, Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0315
Abstract
J. Allen Frear, Jr. (1903-1993) was a politician from Dover, Delaware (Kent County). A member of the Democratic Party, Frear served two terms as U.S. Senator from Delaware. The Senator J. Allen Frear, Jr. papers are primarily those of his congressional career, when he represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1949 to 1960, though the collection also includes personal material from pre- and post-Congressional periods. The collection dates from 1917 to 1963, with bulk of the material dating...
Dates:
1917-1963; Majority of material found within 1949-1961
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
Senator John J. Williams papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0127
Abstract
The papers of Senator John J. Williams span the dates 1946-1988, with the bulk of the collection representing the years of his career in the U.S. Senate, 1947-1970.
Dates:
1946-1988; Majority of material found within 1947-1970