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Chrysler Corporation Newark Assembly Plant collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0650
Abstract This collection contains audiovisual material, publications, photographs, and other material from the Chrysler Corporation Newark Assembly Plant publicity office, donated after the closure of the plant in December 2008. Much of the material documents the working life of Chrysler employees in the Newark plant, human resources and employee training, and the processes required to build automobiles at the plant. The collection also documents many of the programs instituted by the United Auto...
Dates: 1986-2008

Iron Hill Museum oral history recordings and transcripts

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Identifier: MSS 0587
Abstract

The Iron Hill Museum oral history collection consists of 37 interviews (recorded on 59 audio cassettes) documenting the history of the Iron Hill School #112C, which was one of the African American schools built in Delaware with funds provided by Pierre S. du Pont. Additional interviews in this collection document life in the Iron Hill community and nearby Pleasant Valley, as well as education provided in a few other Delaware schools in Hockessin, Milton, and Claymont.

Dates: 2003-2010

New London Road/Cleveland Avenue oral histories and research materials

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Identifier: MSS 0642
Abstract This collection contains 22 oral history interviews providing a wealth of information on history and culture of the New London Road/Cleveland Avenue community in Newark, Delaware. These interviews, collected during two oral history projects by University of Delaware Professor Bernard L. Herman and students from 2004-2006, feature members of the New London Road community and discuss various aspects of life in the predominantly African-American community. The collection contains transcripts of...
Dates: 2004-2006

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African Americans--Education--Delaware--History--20th century 2
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Adams, Marcia 1
Chrysler Corporation. Newark Assembly Plant. 1
Delaware Academy of Science. Iron Hill Museum 1
Herman, Bernard L., 1951- 1
International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO) 1