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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

 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

Friends of Rockwood records

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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

Bruce Garland collection of Thomas Wise material

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Identifier: MSS 0646
Abstract The Bruce Garland collection of Thomas Wise material comprises approximately 1.6 linear feet of material pertaining to English bibliographer, book collector, and forger Thomas J. Wise (1859-1937). Much of the collection's material was compiled by English bibliographer and book collector John Carter (1905-1975), who co-authored with Graham Pollard (1903-1976) An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets (1934), which effectively outed Wise as a...
Dates: 1897-2007, undated; Majority of material found within 1934-1975

Sir Joseph Gold literary manuscript collection

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Identifier: MSS 0658
Abstract

British attorney and author Sir Joseph Gold (1912-2000) was a collector of modern first editions of British and American writers and poets. The Sir Joseph Gold literary manuscript collection comprises correspondence, manuscripts, publishing files, and publications of mid-twentieth century British and American poets, publishers, and scholars.

Dates: 1904-1972; Majority of material found within 1949-1972

John E. Hart collection regarding Albert Halper

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Identifier: MSS 0434
Abstract Correspondence relating to research and publication for Professor John E. Hart's essay “Albert Halper’s World of the Thirties” (Twentieth Century Literature, v. 9:4, January 1964), and his book, Albert Halper (1978), part of the Twayne United States Authors Series. The collection contains both original correspondence and other material from Halper, as well as the correspondence Hart conducted with a number of individuals and institutions...
Dates: 1962 - 1988

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

Ulick O'Connor papers

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Identifier: MSS 0137
Abstract

This collection consists of material accumulated over a 25-year period by Ulick O’Connor: biographer, poet, playwright and journalist. O’Connor’s biographies of Brendan Behan and Oliver St. John Gogarty have been recognized internationally as definitive works. A large portion of the collection deals with materials for these books.

Dates: 1904-1976; Majority of material found within 1960-1974

Warner Perry papers

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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

Ben Yagoda papers

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Identifier: MSS 0672
Abstract

American author, editor, critic and blogger Ben Yagoda (born 1954) retired from teaching journalism and writing at the University of Delaware in 2016. The collection includes research material, drafts and notes, and interviews toward Yagoda's various articles and book-length projects.

Dates: 1975-2015

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Algren, Nelson, 1909-1981 1
American University (Washington, D.C.) 1
Beck, Julian, 1925-1985 1
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 1
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Bissinger, Karl 1
Bissinger, Karl. The luminous years : portraits at mid-century 1
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1835-1912 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1884-1939 1
Bringhurst, Mary Thomas, 1865-1965 1
Böer, K. W. (Karl Wolfgang), 1926-2018 1
Cafe Nicholson 1
Campbell, Sandy 1
Canetti, Elias, 1905-1994. Stimmen von Marrakesch. English 1
Carter, John, 1905-1975 1
Chaikin, Joseph, 1935-2003 1
Churchill, Sarah, 1914-1982 1
Di Prima, Diane 1
Domestic Resurrection Circus 1
Dorn, Edward 1
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 1
Forman, H. Buxton (Harry Buxton), 1842-1917 1
Friends of Rockwood Inc. 1
Galt Smith, Elizabeth Shipley Bringhurst, 1863-1932 1
Garland, Bruce 1
Gibbon, Monk, 1896-1987 1
Gogarty, Oliver St. John, 1878-1957 1
Gold, Joseph, 1912- 1
Gregg, Linda 1
Guibeson family 1
Göteborgs universitet 1
Halper, Albert, 1904-1984 1
Hanley, Richard 1
Hargraves, Gordon Sweat, 1898-1983 1
Hargraves, Nancy Sellers, 1898-1972 1
Hart, John E., 1917-2011 1
Hollins College 1
Horovitz, Michael, 1935- 1
Howe, Marie, 1950- 1
Joyce, James, 1882-1941 1
Kevorkian, Karen 1
Lewis, Edna 1
Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.) 1
Mac Liammóir, Micheál, 1899-1978 1
MacBeth, George 1
MacSweeney, Barry 1
Mackenzie, Compton, 1883-1972 1
Malina, Judith, 1926-2015 1
Martinelli, Sheri 1
Maud, Ralph 1
McCann, Richard 1
McCann, Richard--Archives 1
Moraes, Dom, 1938-2004 1
New Castle County (Del.) 1
Nicholson, John, 1916-2016 1
O'Connor, Ulick 1
Open Theater 1
Osborne, Charles 1
Owens, Jeanne 1
Paley, Grace 1
Paul Taylor Dance Company 1
Perry family 1
Perry, Warner 1
Poetry Book Society 1
Poets Press (New York, N.Y.) 1
Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972 1
Pound, Omar S. 1
Rockwood Museum (New Castle County, Del.) 1
Rorem, Ned, 1923- 1
Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-1980 1
Russell, Peter, 1921-2003 1
Shipley, Joseph, 1795-1867 1
Solar Energy Systems (Firm) 1
Todd, William B. 1
University of Iowa 1
Vincent, Gilbert Tapley, 1946- 1
Virginia Commonwealth University 1
War Resisters League 1
Whalen, Philip 1
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 1
Windham, Donald 1
Wise, Thomas James, 1859-1937 1
Yaddo (Artists' colony) 1
Yagoda, Ben 1
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