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Arlo Bates and George L. Vose papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0373
Abstract

Letters, photographs, and an unidentified manuscript fragment from novelist, poet, and teacher, Arlo Bates, as well as letters written by his father-in-law, George L. Vose, a former professor of Civil Engineering at Bowdoin College. Includes correspondence from many well known novelists, poets, biographers, scholars, editors, publishers, composers, and statesmen.

Dates: 1879-1916

Karl Bissinger papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0682
Abstract

The papers of American photojournalist, restaurateur, and peace activist Karl Bissinger (1914-2008) encompass nearly seventy years of professional activity. This collection not only provides abundant documentation of Bissinger's careers in photography and social activism, but also offers rich visual resources for the history of photography in post-World War II America.

Dates: 1800, 1935-2008

Karl Wolfgang Böer papers supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0632
Abstract

The Karl Wolfgang Böer papers supplement contains the publications, scientific notes, and other papers documenting the professional activities of Karl Wolfgang Böer, a preeminent physicist who pioneered the development of solar energy.

Dates: 1953-2009

Paul Bowles collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0164
Abstract

The Paul Bowles collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, editorial matter, periodicals, ephemera, and miscellaneous material acquired from a variety of sources. The collection is added to periodically and complements the Paul Bowles papers (MSS 0163) as well as several other manuscript collections related to Paul Bowles at the University of Delaware Library.

Dates: 1929-2011

Armistead W. Browning, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0635
Abstract

Born in 1938, Armistead Willis Browning, Jr., was a landscape architect, environmentalist and teacher who dedicated his life to environmental preservation and education. The papers chronicle Browning's experience at three architectural firms, two main centers of education, and with numerous independent projects, symposia, and workshops.

Dates: 1923-1990; Majority of material found within 1971-1987

Elizabeth Coatsworth papers

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Identifier: MSS 0437
Abstract

Family papers relating to the poet and children’s author Elizabeth Coatsworth, including letters to Coatsworth from the English poet and novelist L.A.G. Strong and from the American author Josephine Pinckney, as well as letters to Coatsworth’s husband, the writer Henry Beston.

Dates: 1902-1948

Brian Coffey papers

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Identifier: MSS 0382
Abstract

The Brian Coffey papers consist of personal and literary papers which document the life and career of the avant-garde Irish poet from 1917 to 1996.

Dates: 1917-1996

John Digby papers

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Identifier: MSS 0569
Abstract British-born poet and collagist John Digby (born 1938) immigrated to the United States in 1978 and lives on Long Island with his wife Joan Digby, whose creative work is also represented in this collection. Digby's papers document nearly five decades (1963-2004) of a prolific artistic and literary career, with significant representation of Digby's collaborations with international colleagues exhibiting, publishing, and creating Surrealist works in the 1960s-1970s. The collection includes all...
Dates: 1963-2004; Majority of material found within 1974-2002

John Digby papers supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0569s
Abstract British-born poet and collagist John Digby (born 1938) immigrated to the United States in 1978 and lives on Long Island with his wife Joan Digby, whose creative work is also represented in this collection. The John Digby papers supplement reflects Digby's prolific artistic and literary career, Joan Digby's creative and professional work, and their collaboration as editors and contributors to their imprint, The Feral Press, between 2002-2016. The Digbys published nearly 100 authors and...
Dates: circa 1860-2016

Austin Dobson collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0644
Abstract The Austin Dobson collection comprises approximately six linear feet plus oversize material of correspondence, manuscripts, proofs, contracts, royalty statements, artwork, photographs, wills, genealogies, periodicals, clippings, scrapbooks, copper plates, and printed ephemera. The collection documents the work and life of English author and civil servant (Henry) Austin Dobson (1840-1921) and the management of Dobson's estate and literary legacy by his youngest son, Alban Dobson (1885-1962)...
Dates: 1762-1999; Majority of material found within 1861-1962

Alice Dunbar-Nelson papers

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Identifier: MSS 0113
Abstract The Alice Dunbar-Nelson papers consist of the literary, professional, and personal papers of Alice Dunbar-Nelson. The papers include an extensive collection of her incoming correspondence. Of particular note is her correspondence (1895-1904) with Paul Laurence Dunbar, which also includes her letters to Dunbar. The Alice Dunbar-Nelson Papers also include a comprehensive collection of manuscripts of her writing, including novels, stories, poetry, drama, and essays. Dunbar-Nelson maintained a...
Dates: 1895-1942

En Passant archive

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Identifier: MSS 0414
Abstract

The En Passant Archive, spanning the dates 1970 – 1983, is the archive of the little poetry magazine En Passant, edited by James Costello in Wilmington, Delaware. The 1.3 linear feet of material in the collection consists of letters from contributors, administrative correspondence, little magazines, including twelve issues of En Passant, and the manuscripts of most of the thirteen issues of the magazine published between 1975 and 1983.

Dates: 1970-1983

H. Buxton Forman papers relating to John Keats

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Identifier: MSS 0215
Abstract

The H. Buxton Forman papers relating to John Keats contains materials relating to nineteenth century English poet John Keats. These materials were collected during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by American H. Buxton Forman and other members of his family.

Dates: 1885-1949

Carl Haverlin papers relating to Carl Sandburg

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Identifier: MSS 0144
Abstract

This collection consists of the Carl Sandburg files kept by BMI president and radio pioneer Carl Haverlin (1899-1985) spanning the years 1909-1964. During Haverlin's years at BMI he developed a close working relationship and friendship with Carl Sandburg.

Dates: 1909-1964; Majority of material found within 1947-1963

Henry Kirke Brown: The Father of American Sculpture : typescript

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Identifier: MSS 0561
Abstract This collection comprises the carbon typescript for an unpublished manuscript titled "Henry Kirke Brown: The Father of American Sculpture," which was compiled, written, and edited by Henry Kirke Bush-Brown. It additionally includes an abridged version with the same title, also prepared by Bush-Brown. The typescript contains a description of Henry Kirke Brown's life, transcripts of his correspondence, photographs of his homes and artistic works, poems, sketches, and a genealogical chart of...
Dates: 1836-1933; Majority of material found within 1836-1882

Alan Kaufman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0599
Abstract The papers of Alan Kaufman--an American Jewish author, editor, performer, artist, and impresario--include drafts of his memoir Jew Boy, his novel Matches, editorial material related to volumes in his Outlaw Bible series, and the magazine Davka: Jewish Cultural Revolution. There are numerous notebooks with notes, observations, lists, and drafts of poetry and writing, as well as original...
Dates: circa 19th century, 1952-2007; Majority of material found within 1952-2007

Abraham Lincoln collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0521
Abstract

The Abraham Lincoln collection comprises a variety of Lincolniana - including Civil War era newspapers, art work, sheet music, and realia - collected and assembled by the Lincoln Club of Delaware.

Dates: 1841-1996; Majority of material found within 1862-1868, 1920-1977

Elva de Pue Matthews papers

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Identifier: MSS 0114
Abstract

The Elva de Pue Matthews Papers consist of two linear feet of correspondence, drafts of novels written by Matthews, poetry and essays by Matthews or others, clippings, and notes. The collection spans the dates 1917-1962, with the bulk of the collection dating between 1917 and 1949.

Dates: 1917-1962; Majority of material found within 1917-1949

James Maxwell papers

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Identifier: MSS 0170
Abstract

The James R. Maxwell papers consist of the personal, professional, and family papers of James Maxwell, a resident of Newark, Delaware, and a civil engineer who worked for significant railroads in the American West and South America in the late 19th century.

Dates: 1860-1949; Majority of material found within 1867-1900

Richard McCann papers

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Identifier: MSS 0616
Abstract The Richard McCann papers document the personal life and professional career of this American author, poet, and educator. The collection includes McCann's early creative writing; teaching materials; reviews, essays, and critical writing; personal and professional correspondence; and extensive drafts of McCann's poetry and fiction. McCann's fiction has autobiographical roots, often drawn from family relationships and personal experiences, as illustrated in photographs and family memorabilia...
Dates: 1920s-2008; Majority of material found within 1978-2005

Stephen McKenna papers

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Identifier: MSS 0625
Abstract English novelist Stephen McKenna (1888-1967) published forty-seven novels and six nonfiction books about English upper-class life before and after World War I. The collection spans from 1917 to 1966, with the bulk of the materials dating between 1917 to 1935, and includes correspondence to the author, manuscripts of short stories and lectures by McKenna, excerpts from other authors' works, newspaper clippings from McKenna's 1921 promotional tour in Sweden, and a volume of photographs...
Dates: 1917-1966; Majority of material found within 1917-1935

Beverley Nichols papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0620
Abstract

The Beverley Nichols papers document the personal and professional activities of prolific twentieth-century English novelist, playwright, journalist, composer, and political activist Beverley Nichols. The collection comprises correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, manuscripts, musical compositions, and photographs primarily dating between 1911 and 1991.

Dates: 1698, 1911-1991, undated; Majority of material found within 1911-1991

Oliver Onions papers

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Identifier: MSS 0492
Abstract

Short stories and poetry typescripts as well as travel ephemera and journals written in the first half of the 20th century by British novelist and short story writer Oliver Onions.

Dates: 1927-1938

Frank E. and Anna Hayes Owens family papers

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Identifier: MSS 0680
Abstract

The Frank E. and Anna Hayes Owens family papers comprises 14.3 linear feet of materials, spanning the dates between 1900 and 2011, and includes correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, travel brochures, reel-to-reel tapes, magazines, fanzines, and other materials documenting intergenerational American family life in Delaware.

Dates: circa 1900-2011

Pentagram Press archives

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Identifier: MSS 0452
Abstract

The Pentagram Press was founded in 1974 by the Milwaukee-based poet Michael Tarachow as a publishing outlet for poetry and other new literature. The Pentagram Press archive, spanning the dates 1972-1999, documents the operations and output of the small fine press run by Michael Tarachow in Milwaukee and Markesan, in Wisconsin, and Minneapolis.

Dates: 1972-1999

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Windham, Donald 4
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 3
Phoenix Book Shop 3
University of Delaware 3
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Anvil Press Poetry (London, England) 2
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992 2
DePol, John, 1913-2004 2
Di Prima, Diane 2
Digby, Joan 2
Digby, John, 1938- 2
Feral Press 2
Ford, Charles Henri 2
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 2
Lucie-Smith, Edward 2
Micheline, Jack, 1929-1998 2
Ragged Edge Press (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) 2
Reed, Jeremy 2
Sandy, Stephen 2
Seligman, Tina 2
Stone House Press (Roslyn, N.Y.) 2
Tarn, Nathaniel 2
Wolak, Bill 2
Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911 1
Adam, Helen, 1909-1993 1
Advent Books (Firm) 1
Albee, Edward, 1928- 1
American University (Washington, D.C.) 1
Andre, Michael 1
Apollinaire, Guillaume, 1880-1918 1
Bai, Hong Ai 1
Barkan, Stanley H. 1
Bates, Arlo, 1850-1918 1
Beam, Jeffery, 1953- 1
Beck, Heather McCloskey 1
Beck, Julian, 1925-1985 1
Benveniste, Asa 1
Bergé, Carol, 1928-2006 1
Berrigan, Daniel 1
Berrigan, Ted 1
Berry, Wendell, 1934- 1
Berryman, John, 1914-1972 1
Beston, Henry, 1888-1968 1
Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954 1
Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954--Correspondence 1
Bissinger, Karl 1
Bissinger, Karl. The luminous years : portraits at mid-century 1
Black Sparrow Press 1
Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970 1
Bonheur, Gaston 1
Booth, Philip, 1925-2007 1
Bowles, Jane, 1917-1973 1
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999--Correspondence 1
Boyce, Doris Lee Jolls, 1920- 1
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992--Correspondence 1
Brandywine Conservancy 1
Brandywine Valley Association 1
British Broadcasting Company 1
Broughton, James, 1913-1999 1
Brown, Henry Kirke, 1814-1886 1
Brown, Lydia Louise, 1810-1879 1
Browning, Armistead W., Jr., 1938-1987 1
Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878 1
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 1
Burgess, Paul 1
Bush-Brown, Henry Kirke, 1857-1935 1
Böer, K. W. (Karl Wolfgang), 1926-2018 1
Cafe Nicholson 1
Caligula Books 1
Campbell, Sandy 1
Canetti, Elias, 1905-1994. Stimmen von Marrakesch. English 1
Capote, Truman, 1924-1984 1
Chaikin, Joseph, 1935-2003 1
Chilton, John, 1932- 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965--Correspondence 1
Claudel, Paul, 1868-1955 1
Clevenger, Shobal Vail, 1843-1920 1
Coatsworth, Elizabeth, 1893-1986 1
Coffey, Brian, 1905-1995 1
Coffey, Brian, 1905-1995--Archives 1
Coffey, Denis J. 1
Congdon, Kirby 1
Connon, Bryan. Beverley Nichols: a life 1
Corso, Gregory 1
Costello, James, 1937- 1
Craven, Wayne. 1
Currier & Ives 1
Curtis, Tony, 1946- 1
D.C. Heath and Company 1
Dalachinsky, Steven 1
Decossaux, Mary Lou 1
Delaware College 1
Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928 1
Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928--Correspondence 1
Devlin, Denis, 1908-1959 1
Dobson, Alban, 1885- 1
Dobson, Austin, 1840-1921 1
Dobson, Austin, 1840-1921--Bibliography 1
Dolis, John, 1945- 1
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