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Thurman Adams, Jr., papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0619
Abstract
Democratic Senator Thurman Adams, Jr., (1928-2009) was the longest-serving senator in the history of the Delaware General Assembly. Adams was also the president of T.G. Adams & Sons, Inc., an agricultural feed and grain business in Bridgeville, Delaware. The Thurman Adams, Jr., papers chronicle the personal and professional life of the longest-serving senator (a Democrat from the 19th District) in the history of the Delaware General Assembly.
Dates:
1939-2012; Majority of material found within 1960-2009
Friends of Rockwood records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0675
Abstract
The Friends of Rockwood, Inc., supported the maintenance of the site, collections, and educational mission of the Rockwood Museum in Wilmington, Delaware, from 1976 to 2014. The Friends of Rockwood records comprise the organization’s general administrative records; officer and member files; board of directors’ minutes and correspondence; files pertaining to the Friends’ association with New Castle County, Delaware; records relating to properties and capital improvements at Rockwood;...
Dates:
1890-2017; Majority of material found within 1976-2014
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