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Truxton W. Boyce genealogical research and family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0583
Abstract The Truxton W. Boyce genealogical research and family papers contains twenty-six three-ring notebooks and nine folders of genealogical research notes, family photographs, correspondence, and other ephemera related to nineteenth- and twentieth-century generations of Boyce's family lines from Delaware and Virginia. Boyce's research includes the Boyce, Justis, Morrow, Shreve, Wright, Brownley, Lawrence, Sebree, Adams, and Tuley families, as well as the family lines of his wife, Doris Jolls...
Dates: 1792-1999; Majority of material found within 1850s-1980s

Delaware ephemera collection related to politics, policy, and government

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0733
Abstract

This Delaware ephemera collection is a vertical file of fliers, clippings, artifacts, and other ephemeral materials pertaining to local and federal election campaigns, environmental groups, grassroots organizations, and political groups.

Dates: 1936-2023; Majority of material found within 1970-2021

Delaware Miscellany collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0598
Abstract

The Delaware Miscellany collection includes three large, green buckram-bound volumes compiled by William Ditto Lewis, which contain various documents pertaining to the history of Delaware and the surrounding region, and the University of Delaware.

Dates: 1825-1958; Majority of material found within 1920-1958

Friends of the Newark Free Library records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0592
Abstract

The records of the Friends of the Newark Free Library in Newark, Delaware, include correspondence, newsletters, financial records, and other material documenting the organization and activities of the group.

Dates: 1966-2016

Everett C. and Louise Staton Johnson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0361
Abstract

The Everett C. & Louise Stanton Johnson papers concern the personal affairs of prominent Delaware publisher and politician Everett C. Johnson (1877-1926) and his wife Louise Staton Johnson (1882-1977). In addition, the collection contains material from their Newark publishing house, the Press of Kells, which brought the Arts and Crafts Movement to the community from 1916 to 1918.

Dates: 1835-1988; Majority of material found within 1916-1958

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

James Maxwell papers

 Collection
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

New Century Club of Newark, Delaware, records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0260
Abstract

The New Century Club of Newark, Delaware, records document the history, organization, and activities of this women's club, which began in 1893 as a reading club, but quickly developed into an organization dedicated to promoting civic responsibility and social service in the Newark community.

Dates: 1893-2011

Newark Publishing Co. records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0879
Abstract Newark Publishing Co. was a Newark, Delaware, printing business established in the mid-20th century and was owned and operated by William H. Durham from circa 1967 to 1981. Newark Publishing Co. records comprises over 3000 job printing files created by the press for largely Newark, Delaware-based businesses between 1963 and 1981. The collection also includes administrative and financial records of the company and its precursor, the Newark Post weekly newspaper,...
Dates: 1936-1981; Majority of material found within 1971-1981

Frank E. and Anna Hayes Owens family papers

 Collection
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

George Wolkind papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0697
Abstract

The George Wolkind papers document the involvement of native Delaware activist George Wolkind (born 1945) in the Newark and Wilmington, Delaware, counterculture and music scenes in the 1960s and 1970s.

Dates: 1966-2011

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Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992--Correspondence 1
Brown, Harry Fletcher, 1867-1944 1
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Carney, John C., 1956- 1
Castle, Michael N., 1939- 1
Chilton, John, 1932- 1
Curtis Paper Company 1
Delaware (Ship) 1
Delaware College 1
Delaware State Federation of Women's Clubs 1
Delaware. Department of Public Instruction 1
Delaware. Division of State Police 1
Delaware. General Assembly 1
Du Pont, Pierre S. 1
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Duncan, Hank, 1896-1968 1
Durham, William H., 1905-1981 1
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General Federation of Women's Clubs 1
General Foods Corporation 1
Greenewalt, Crawford H., 1902-1993 1
Hagley Museum 1
Harlan C. Williams Co. 1
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Hullihen, Walter 1
Johnson, Everett C., 1877-1926 1
Johnson, Louise S., 1882-1977 1
Kaufman, Edward E., 1939- 1
Lewis, Horacio D. 1
Lewis, William Ditto 1
Long, David J. 1
Maxwell, Harriet (Hattie) Mitchell, 1836- 1
Maxwell, James Riddle, 1836-1912 1
McDowell, Harris B. (Harris Brown), 1906-1988 1
Messick, Charles P. 1
Metten, John F. (John Farrell), 1873-1968 1
Minuteman Press (Newark, Del.) 1
Mitchell, Samuel Chiles, 1864-1948 1
Morris, Hugh M. 1
NVF Company 1
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 1
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Delaware State Conference of Branches 1
New Century Club of Newark, Delaware 1
Newark Country Club (Newark, Del.) 1
Newark Free Library (Newark, Del.) 1
Newark High School (Del.) 1
Newark Publishing Co. (Newark, Del.) 1
Newark United Methodist Church (Newark, Del.) 1
No, Kum-Sok 1
Obama, Barack 1
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Owens, Anna Hayes 1
Owens, Frank E. (Frank Erskine), 1918-2012 1
Owens, Jonathan Andrew 1
Perkins, John A. (John Alanson), 1914-1982 1
Peterson, Russell W. (Russell Wilbur), 1916-2011 1
Porter Motor Co. (Newark, Del.) 1
Powell, Rudy, 1907-1976 1
Press of Kells 1
Purnell, William Henry, 1826-1902 1
Reed, H. Clay (Henry Clay), 1899-1972 1
Rickards, J. E. (John Ezra), 1848-1927 1
Roycroft Shop 1
Shamrock Printing Co. 1
Sparkman, John, 1899-1985 1
Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.) 1
Sypherd, Wilbur Owen, 1877-1955 1
Union Pacific Railroad Company 1
United States. Congress. House 1
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University of Delaware. Marine Laboratory 1
Vallandigham, Edward Noble, 1854-1930 1
W.L. Gore and Associates 1
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WNRK radio (Newark, Del.) 1
WSTW (Radio station : Wilmington, Del.) 1
Ware, Richard T. 1
Whitaker, Epher, 1820-1916 1
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