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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

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

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  • Subject: Delaware--Politics and government--1951- X
  • Subject: Politics, Practical--Delaware--History--20th century X

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1/4 inch audio tape 1
African Americans--Delaware--20th century--Interviews 1
Art, American--Delaware--20th century 1
Artists--Delaware--20th century--Interviews 1
Bumper stickers 1
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Language
Spanish; Castilian 1
 
Names
Biden, Joseph R., Jr. 1
Button, Rebecca 1
Carper, Thomas R., 1947- 1
Castle, Michael N., 1939- 1
Dean, Nora Thompson 1