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Beadle and Adams archives

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0354
Abstract

The Beadle and Adams archives contains materials relating to American publisher Erastus F. Beadle (1821–1894) and the dime booklet publishing house in which he was a partner, Beadle and Adams.

Dates: 1848–1921

Karl Wolfgang Böer papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0483
Abstract Physicist, inventor, university professor, and solar energy pioneer Karl Wolfgang Böer was born March 23, 1926, in Berlin, Germany. He became a naturalized American citizen in August 1972. The Karl Wolfgang Böer papers, 1945-2003, document the life work and professional career of this German-American physicist, inventor, university professor, and solar energy pioneer. Böer’s work in solid state technology, understanding the photoconductivity and structure of cadmium sulfide, and...
Dates: 1945-2003; Majority of material found within 1961-1986

Conard-Pyle Company records supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0634s
Abstract

The Conard-Pyle Company records supplement includes substantial additions to the series in the original collection, as well as records which constitute three new series related to the Atlantic Coast Nurseries, Inc., printed material, and Robert Pyle's professional papers.

Dates: 1868-2000; Majority of material found within 1910-2000

Edward Field papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0363
Abstract

The Edward Field papers consist of twenty-one linear feet of the personal and literary papers which document the life and writing career of American writer and poet Edward Field (b. 1924) from 1943–1994.

Dates: 1943-1994

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

William A. Oliver, Jr. collection related to The Mystery of Edwin Drood

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0638
Abstract The William A. Oliver, Jr. collection related to The Mystery of Edwin Drood comprises 10.5 linear feet of material plus oversize items dating from 1844 to 2005 and includes extensive bibliographic information relating to the works of Charles Dickens and specifically to the author's final novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870), which was unfinished at the time of his death. The collection, which illuminates Oliver's activities as a...
Dates: 1844-2005

Warner Perry papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0613
Abstract

The Warner Perry papers include personal records related to Perry’s life and many hobbies. The major subjects of the collection are Perry’s magic documents, his personal papers, financial information, written works, invention designs, and family photographs.

Dates: 1900-1997; Majority of material found within 1940-1995

Shipley--Bringhurst--Hargraves family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0684
Abstract Shipley, Bringhurst, and Hargraves are the family names associated with Rockwood, a Victorian Rural Gothic Revival mansion and estate that was built in North Wilmington, Delaware, between 1851 and 1854. The Hargraves were the last family to privately own Rockwood before its donation to New Castle County in the mid-1970s as a historic house museum and public park. The Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves family papers document the personal and professional lives of several generations of Delawareans...
Dates: 1660-1987; Majority of material found within 1735 - 1975

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Bringhurst, Edward, 1835-1912 2
Bringhurst, Edward, 1884-1939 2
Bringhurst, Mary Thomas, 1865-1965 2
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 2
Galt Smith, Elizabeth Shipley Bringhurst, 1863-1932 2
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Hargraves, Gordon Sweat, 1898-1983 2
Hargraves, Nancy Sellers, 1898-1972 2
Shipley, Joseph, 1795-1867 2
Atlantic Coast Nurseries, Inc. 1
Bayley, Solomon 1
Beadle and Adams (1872-1898) 1
Bringhurst, Anna James Webb, 1843-1923 1
Bringhurst, Deborah, 1773-1844 1
Bringhurst, Edith Ferris, 1874-1947 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1809-1884 1
Bringhurst, James, -1810 1
Bringhurst, Joseph 1
Bringhurst, Mary Dickinson, 1806-1886 1
Bringhurst, Sarah Shipley, 1812-1896 1
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 1
Böer, K. W. (Karl Wolfgang), 1926-2018 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Conard-Pyle Co. 1
Derrick, Neil 1
Dickens Fellowship (London, England) 1
Dickens Fellowship (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Dickens, Cedric Charles 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870--Adaptations 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870--Criticism and interpretation 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Mystery of Edwin Drood 1
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 1
Farnum, Edith Claypoole Sellers, 1910-1998 1
Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 1
Field, Edward, 1924- 1
Friends of Rockwood Inc. 1
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 1
Galt Smith, John, 1843-1899 1
Guibeson family 1
Jefferis, James, 1758-1822 1
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 1
New Castle County (Del.) 1
Nicoll, W. Robertson (William Robertson), Sir, 1851-1923 1
Oliver, William Albert, 1926-2005 1
Perry family 1
Perry, Warner 1
Pole, Thomas, 1753-1829 1
Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911 1
Pyle, Robert 1
Rockwood Museum (New Castle County, Del.) 1
Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784 1
Rowan, Archibald Hamilton, 1751-1834 1
Sellers, Alexander, 1875-1957 1
Sellers, William F., 1824-1905 1
Solar Energy Systems (Firm) 1
Vincent, Gilbert Tapley, 1946- 1
Walters, John Cuming 1
Welsh, John, 1770-1854 1
Wilkins, Williams Woods, 1773-1795 1
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