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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

William S. Auchincloss scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0420
Abstract This one-volume scrapbook, with contents spanning 1862- 1892, includes correspondence, maps, tickets, papers, photographs, newspaper clippings, documents, advertisements, and drawings; and was largely assembled from the professional activities of William S. Auchincloss. Evidence within the scrapbook points to the wide range of interests that captured the attention of Auchincloss, a civil and mechanical engineer, originally from New York who later resided in Wilmington, Delaware, and in...
Dates: 1862-1892

Donald Callender papers

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Identifier: MSS 0588
Abstract This collection documents the for-profit and nonprofit work of Donald W. Callender, Jr., an industrial archaeologist whose career in the greater Delaware-Pennsylvania-New Jersey area has involved maintenance and restoration of railroads and rail cars. In addition, Callender was involved in the establishment of a regional living history museum, the leadership of historic preservation organizations, and efforts to restore the Wilmington Waterfront and increase tourism to the city. The...
Dates: 1968-2008; Majority of material found within 1974-1999

Leon De Valinger papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0686
Abstract Leon De Valinger, Jr., served as Delaware State Archivist from 1941 to 1970. The Leon De Valinger papers contain his personal and professional records, primarily related to his work as State Archivist and as a historian of Delaware. His professional, administrative, and subject files offer a window into the varied concerns of the archives profession as it evolved during the 20th century. Additionally, his work to document, preserve, and promote Delaware history and culture forms a theme...
Dates: 1752-1999; Majority of material found within 1930-1980

William Homer Papers Related to Albert Pinkham Ryder

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Identifier: MSS 0479
Abstract

The William Homer papers related to Albert Pinkham Ryder contains research material about American painter Albert Pinkham Ryder collected by William Homer, the scholar, Art History professor, and author of Albert Pinkham Ryder: Painter of Dreams.

Dates: 1883-1999; Majority of material found within 1980-1989

Betty Lee Hutchinson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0839
Abstract

Betty Lee Hutchinson (1925-2020), a Democrat and Newark City Council member (1977-1980 and 1984-1988) was born November 18, 1925, in Uniontown, PA, to Harry J. Truman, Sr. (1897-1965), and Merle Carte Truman (1901-2001). The Betty Lee Hutchinson papers document the personal interests and civic activities of a woman with ties to Newark, Delaware, and the University of Delaware community.

Dates: 1900-2012; Majority of material found within 1975-2005

Catherine W. Kallal papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0543
Abstract

The Catherine W. Kallal papers pertain to the publication of Delaware Government by the League of Women Voters of Delaware, Kallal’s years as president of the LWV of Delaware and the LWV of Greater Wilmington, as well as information on environmental issues in Delaware from 1968 to 2005.

Dates: 1968-2005

Lewis family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0130
Abstract The Lewis family papers consist of three linear feet of material related to this Newark, Delaware, farming family, who also owned property in Little Creek Hundred in Kent County, Delaware. Material in the collection dates largely from the mid- to late-nineteenth century. Members of the family were farmers and large landholders who maintained business relations with many prominent citizens of early Newark, such as George Platt, Samuel Donnell, James T. Maxwell, and Eri Haines. The collection...
Dates: 1696-1915; Majority of material found within 1791-1874

William Livermore papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0157
Abstract

The William Livermore papers give a comprehensive account of the career of a U.S. Army engineer in the mid-to-late nineteenth century.

Dates: 1814-1919

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

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

John Shirley papers related to Thomas Harriot

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0343
Abstract

The John Shirley papers related to Thomas Harriot contains material related to British mathematician, astronomer, and scientist Thomas Harriot (1560–1621), all of which was collected by twentieth century American scholar and educator John Shirley.

Dates: 1590–1621, 1947–1988

Senator John J. Williams papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0127
Abstract

The papers of Senator John J. Williams span the dates 1946-1988, with the bulk of the collection representing the years of his career in the U.S. Senate, 1947-1970.

Dates: 1946-1988; Majority of material found within 1947-1970

William H. Williams papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0570
Abstract

The William H. Williams Papers, spanning the dates 1907-2006, comprise 11.6 linear feet of manuscripts, academic papers, correspondence, photographs, teaching materials, and academic research relating to the areas of study and publications of Williams, a prominent Delaware historian based in Sussex County, Delaware. The collection is divided into six series, with series III. through VI. corresponding to major subject areas studied by Williams.

Dates: 1907-2006; Majority of material found within 1976-2004

World fairs and expositions collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0630
Abstract

This artificial collection comprises a variety of types of material documenting world fairs and expositions, spanning the dates between 1851 and 1967, with the bulk of the collection dating from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Material consists of printed matter and ephemera, including newspapers, programs, invitations, maps, brochures, viewbooks, advertisements, stationery, contracts, bonds, trade cards, and a scrapbook; photographs and prints; and realia souvenirs.

Dates: 1851-1967; Majority of material found in 1893

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Photographs 13
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Advertisements 3
Black-and-white photographs 3
Delaware--History--20th century 3
Delaware--Politics and government 3
Newsletters 3
Newspapers 3
Notebooks 3
Printed ephemera 3
Account books 2
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Agendas (administrative records) 2
Albumen prints 2
Audio cassette 2
Books 2
Brochures 2
Business records 2
Civil engineering--History--19th century 2
Color photographs 2
Contracts 2
Deeds 2
Delaware 2
Delaware--History--18th century 2
Delaware--History--19th century 2
Delaware--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 2
Delaware--Politics and government--1951- 2
Diaries 2
Engineers 2
Financial records 2
Historians 2
Invoices 2
Letters (correspondence) 2
Manuscripts (documents) 2
Memorandums 2
New Castle County (Del.) 2
Newark (Del.)--History--19th century 2
Obituaries 2
Pamphlets 2
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Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--19th century 2
Political posters 2
Railroads--History--19th century 2
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Stationery 2
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VHS 2
Wilmington (Del.)--History--20th century 2
Women--Delaware--History--20th century 2
Administrators 1
Advertising fans 1
African American authors 1
African Americans--History 1
Agriculture--Delaware--History--20th century 1
Agriculture--Delaware--History--21st century 1
Albums (books) 1
Almanacs 1
Ambrotypes (photographs) 1
Announcements 1
Annuals (publications) 1
Appraisals (financial records) 1
Archaeology--Delaware--History--20th century 1
Architectural drawings (visual works) 1
Archival materials--Conservation and restoration 1
Archives--Administration 1
Archivists 1
Articles 1
Auction catalogs 1
Audiovisual materials 1
Authors, American--19th century 1
Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence 1
Awards 1
Bankers (people) 1
Banks and banking--Delaware--History--19th century 1
Barbados 1
Bethany (W. Va.) 1
Biographies (documents) 1
Birthday cards 1
Blueprints (reprographic copies) 1
Bonds (negotiable instruments) 1
Brandywine Hundred (Del.) 1
Brandywine Hundred (Del.)--History--19th century 1
Brandywine Hundred (Del.)--History--20th century 1
Braxton County (W. Va.) 1
Brazil--Description and travel 1
Bridgeville (Del.) 1
Broadsides (notices) 1
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University of Delaware 3
Biden, Joseph R., Jr. 2
Carper, Thomas R., 1947- 2
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 2
League of Women Voters of Delaware 2
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Adams, Thurman, Jr. 1
Archaeological Society of Delaware 1
Auchincloss, W. S. (William Stuart), 1842-1928 1
Bayley, Solomon 1
Bethany College (Bethany, W. Va.) 1
Bishop's Mill Historic Institute 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, Edward, 1835-1912 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1884-1939 1
Bringhurst, James, -1810 1
Bringhurst, Joseph 1
Bringhurst, Mary Dickinson, 1806-1886 1
Bringhurst, Mary Thomas, 1865-1965 1
Bringhurst, Sarah Shipley, 1812-1896 1
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 1
Callender, Donald W., Jr. 1
Callender, Donald W., Jr.--Archives 1
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 1
Castle, Michael N., 1939- 1
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1
De Valinger, Leon, 1905-2000 1
Delaware College 1
Delaware Humanities Forum 1
Delaware. General Assembly 1
Delaware. Supreme Court 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 1
Du Pont, Pierre S. 1
Elderhostel, Inc. 1
Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (1967 : Montréal, Québec) 1
Exposition universelle de 1867 à Paris 1
Farnum, Edith Claypoole Sellers, 1910-1998 1
Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 1
Four States Railway Services 1
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 1
Galt Smith, Elizabeth Shipley Bringhurst, 1863-1932 1
Galt Smith, John, 1843-1899 1
Goodrich, Lloyd, 1897-1987 1
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England) 1
Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitors Bureau 1
Hargraves, Gordon Sweat, 1898-1983 1
Hargraves, Nancy Sellers, 1898-1972 1
Harker, Patrick T., 1958- 1
Harriot, Thomas, 1560-1621 1
Historic Red Clay Valley, Inc. (Del.) 1
Hutchinson, Betty Lee 1
Hutchinson, Harry D. 1
Jefferis, James, 1758-1822 1
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 1
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 1
Jones, Russel C. (Russel Cameron) 1
Kallal, Catherine W. 1
Kallal, Robert 1
Kalmar Nyckel (Ship : Replica)--Design and construction--20th century 1
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation 1
League of Women Voters of Greater Wilmington, Delaware 1
Lewis family 1
Livermore, W. R. (William Roscoe), 1843-1919 1
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) 1
Maxwell, Harriet (Hattie) Mitchell, 1836- 1
Maxwell, James Riddle, 1836-1912 1
Minner, Ruth Ann, 1935- 1
Munroe, John A. (John Andrew), 1914-2006 1
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.) 1
New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.) 1
Newark (Del.). City Council 1
Newark Free Library (Newark, Del.) 1
Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.) 1
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.) 1
Pears (A. & F.) Limited 1
Pole, Thomas, 1753-1829 1
Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911 1
Railway Management Services 1
Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784 1
Roselle, David P. 1
Rowan, Archibald Hamilton, 1751-1834 1
Ryden, George Herbert, 1884-1941 1
Ryder, Albert Pinkham, 1847-1917 1
Sellers, Alexander, 1875-1957 1
Sellers, William F., 1824-1905 1
Shipley, Joseph, 1795-1867 1
Shirley, John W., 1908-1988 1
Tribbitt, Sherman W. 1
Union Pacific Railroad Company 1
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers 1
United States. Congress. Senate 1
United States. Navy 1
University of Delaware. Associate in Arts Degree Program 1
University of Michigan 1
University of Pittsburgh 1
Visitor's Council of Delaware County 1
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