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Stanley Arthurs papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0111
Abstract

Signed Christmas card with original art work by Stanley Arthurs, an autograph letter of appreciation to "Dick," and half of a signed check comprise the collection with dates ranging from 1921 to 1939.

Dates: 1921-1939 August 8

Patrick Boggan letter to Thomas Lawrence

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0076
Abstract

Letter from Captain Patrick Boggan, Revolutionary War leader, to Thomas Lawrence about the purchase of land in "Willing's Town," an early name for Wilmington, Delaware.

Dates: 1748 July 20

Henry C. Conrad letter to unidentified

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0113
Abstract

Handwritten letter by U.S. Commissioner and Supervisor of Elections for Delaware Henry C. Conrad to an unidentified recipient offering gratitude for two photographs of an old church and inquiring whether more information about said church is available, dated November 22, 1897.

Dates: 1897 November 22

John Dickinson letter to Tench Coxe

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0055
Abstract

Autograph letter from John Dickinson, Founding Father of the United States and politician, to Tench Coxe, American political economist and Pennsylvania Delegate to the Congress of Confederation, thanking him for his reply. The letter is accompanied by an etched profile portrait of Dickinson.

Dates: 1788 July 5

George M. Dorsey letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0322
Abstract

The 93 letters in this collection span the dates July 3, 1943, to March 23, 1946, and reflect George Dorsey's experiences and observations while stationed in India during World War II. All of the letters are addressed to Mary Emily Dorsey, George's only sister, who resided in Wilmington, Delaware.

Dates: 1943-1946

Mary Jane Elliot papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0533
Abstract

The Mary Jane Elliot papers relate to her volunteer work in the area of Wilmington, Delaware, between 1979 and 1992.

Dates: 1979-1992

A. O. H. Grier letter to Blanche J. Swayne

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0191
Abstract

Delaware historian and journalist A. O. H. Grier (1867-1953) wrote to thank Wilmington native Blanche J. Swayne for her note congratulating him on the publication of his 1945 book, "This was Wilmington : a veteran journalist’s recollections of the 'good old days.'"

Dates: 1945 July 5

Horacio D. Lewis papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0732
Abstract

The Horacio D. Lewis papers consist of Dr. Lewis’ letters, articles, and publications related to his personal and civic involvement and recognition of activities associated with the civil rights of the Latino and African-American communities in Delaware and the desegregation of Delaware’s public schools.

Dates: 1960-2003

Thomas Becker Malone, Jr., World War II correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0906
Abstract Thomas Becker Malone, Jr. (1919-1980) was an American serviceman in the U.S. Army, Office of the Post Quartermaster, Headquarters Command, in the European theater of World War II. This collection comprises letters and V-mail exchanged by Malone and his family and friends in Delaware from 1942 to 1946. During this time, Malone trained at Camp Croft in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and served abroad in London, England, and Paris, France. The collection also contains Selective Service letters...
Dates: 1941-1946, undated; Majority of material found within 1942-1945

Samuel C. T. and Julia Dudkewitz McDowell World War II correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0748
Abstract Samuel C. T. McDowell (1920-2007) was an American Army Air Force lieutenant in World War II. His wife, Julia Dudkewitz McDowell (1923-2001), was a tracing clerk in the Reproduction Department, Design Division at E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company in the 1940s. This collection comprises letters exchanged by the serviceman and his spouse on the homefront in Delaware, on a nearly daily basis, during the period 1943-1945. During this time, Samuel was stationed domestically and deployed in...
Dates: 1937-1945, 2002; Majority of material found within 1943-1945

J. Morton Poole letter to James Canby

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0185
Abstract

This brief note, written by Delaware businessman J. Morton Poole to his cousin James Canby, accompanied a copy of the 1857 edition of The Ordinances of the City of Wilmington.

Dates: 1857 January 23

Robert Taylor letter to John Reynell

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0068
Abstract

Brief autograph letter from Robert Taylor of Wilmington, Delaware, to Philadelphia merchant and banker, John Reynell, requesting 12 small loaves of loaf sugar.

Dates: 1768 September 2

Christopher Ward letter to Marina Wister

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0176
Abstract

Delaware author Christopher Ward sent this three-page signed and handwritten letter to his friend Marian Wister in 1926.

Dates: 1926 May 27

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Arthurs, Stanley Massey, 1877-1950 1
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Canby, James, 1781-1858 1