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Donald Callender papers

 Collection
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

Richard McCann papers

 Collection
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

World fairs and expositions collection

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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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Advertisements 2
Brochures 2
Correspondence 2
Grant proposals 2
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Newspapers 2
Programs (documents) 2
Syllabi 2
Administrators 1
Advertising fans 1
Agendas (administrative records) 1
Albumen prints 1
American literature--20th century 1
American literature--21st century 1
American poetry--20th century 1
Annuals (publications) 1
Anthologies 1
Articles 1
Audio cassette 1
Authors, American--20th century 1
Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence 1
Authors, American--21st century 1
Bonds (negotiable instruments) 1
Buffalo (N.Y.)--History--20th century 1
Chicago (Ill.)--History--19th century 1
Clippings (information artifacts) 1
Design drawings 1
Diplomas 1
Drafts (documents) 1
Education--United States--History--20th century 1
Engineering maps 1
Exhibitions--England--London--History--19th century 1
Exhibitions--United States--History--19th century 1
Exhibitions--United States--History--20th century 1
Families--United States--History--20th century 1
Feasibility studies 1
Gay authors--United States--20th century 1
Gay authors--United States--21st century 1
Gays in popular culture--United States--History--20th century 1
Historic preservation--United States--History--20th century 1
Industrial archaeologists 1
Industrial management--United States--History--20th century 1
Inventories 1
Invitations 1
Invoices 1
Journals (periodicals) 1
Lecture notes 1
London (England)--History--19th century 1
Magazines (periodicals) 1
Mailing lists 1
Manuscripts (documents) 1
Maryland--History--20th century 1
Memorandums 1
Minutes (administrative records) 1
Montréal (Québec)--History--20th century 1
New Orleans (La.)--History--19th century 1
New York (N.Y.)--History--20th century 1
Newsletters 1
Novelists 1
Pennants 1
Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--19th century 1
Poets 1
Press releases 1
Professors (teacher) 1
Punch (London, England) 1
Railroads--Delaware--History--20th century 1
Railroads--Delaware--History--21st century 1
Railroads--Maryland--History--20th century 1
Railroads--Pennsylvania--History--20th century 1
Railroads--Pennsylvania--History--21st century 1
Research notes 1
Rosters 1
Sailing ships--Reproductions--20th century 1
Saint Louis (Mo.)--History--20th century 1
San Francisco (Calif.)--History--20th century 1
Scarves (costume accessories) 1
School yearbooks 1
Scrapbooks 1
Ships plans 1
Souvenirs 1
Stationery 1
Stereographs 1
Stereoscopes 1
Trade cards (advertising) 1
Viewbooks 1
West Chester (Pa.)--History--20th century 1
Wilmington (Del.)--History--20th century 1
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American University (Washington, D.C.) 1
Bishop's Mill Historic Institute 1
Callender, Donald W., Jr. 1
Callender, Donald W., Jr.--Archives 1
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) 1