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Bernie Joe "Tex" Burkett collection related to Watergate

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0843
Abstract

Bernie Joe (BJ) “Tex” Burkett (1924-2010), was a Republican political operative and public relations professional. The Bernie Joe "Tex" Burkett collection related to Watergate include a copy of the articles of impeachment proposed by Rep. Harold Donohue (D-MA), as well as background and briefing materials for Senator William Roth (R-DE), preparing the senator for the possible impeachment trial of President Richard M. Nixon.

Dates: 1974
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Delaware ephemera collection related to politics, policy, and government

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0733
Abstract

This Delaware ephemera collection is a vertical file of fliers, clippings, artifacts, and other ephemeral materials pertaining to local and federal election campaigns, environmental groups, grassroots organizations, and political groups.

Dates: 1936-2023; Majority of material found within 1970-2021
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Bill Frank - John J. Williams research files

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0209
Abstract

Clippings, articles, press releases, photographs, and other ephemera concerning the career of U.S. Senator John J. Williams, apparently gathered by Delaware journalist Bill Frank.

Dates: 1949-1971
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Senator J. Allen Frear, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0315
Abstract J. Allen Frear, Jr. (1903-1993) was a politician from Dover, Delaware (Kent County). A member of the Democratic Party, Frear served two terms as U.S. Senator from Delaware. The Senator J. Allen Frear, Jr. papers are primarily those of his congressional career, when he represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1949 to 1960, though the collection also includes personal material from pre- and post-Congressional periods. The collection dates from 1917 to 1963, with bulk of the material dating...
Dates: 1917-1963; Majority of material found within 1949-1961
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

George Gray papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0167
Abstract George Gray (1840-1925) was a politician and judge from New Castle, Delaware. A member of the Democratic party, he served as a United States Senator from Delaware from 1885-1899. He was later appointed to the U.S. Circuit Court, Third District from 1899-1914, and served as a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague. Records in this collection include correspondence and legal papers, primarily documenting his career as a judge and arbiter. An index of papers in the collection...
Dates: approximately 1871-1925
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

William Satterfield collection of Delaware political radio commercials and interviews

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0877
Abstract

William Satterfield, a native of Dover, Delaware, served as a news reporter and news director of WKEN (AM 1600) between 1975 and 1984. The William Satterfield collection of Delaware political radio commercials and interviews contains approximately 485 unique recordings, documenting the political discourse of the First State in the 1970s and 1980s.

Dates: 1970-1986; Majority of material found within 1972, 1980-1984
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

Willard Saulsbury, Jr., papers

 Collection — Box: Duplicates
Identifier: MSS 0331
Abstract Willard Saulsbury, Jr. (1861-1927), was a prominent Delaware lawyer and a member of a a leading Delaware political family, serving in the United States Senate from 1913-1919 as as President Pro Tempore of the Senate from 1916 to 1919. The bulk of the Willard Saulsbury, Jr., papers belong to Saulsbury himself, dating from 1908-1926 when Saulsbury was at his political and business peak. The collection, consisting of papers, photographs, maps, and political realia, also includes papers and...
Dates: 1716-1930; Majority of material found within 1908-1926
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

University of Delaware Library collection of Delaware politics, policy, and government websites

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0744
Abstract This collection broadly documents online sources related to Delaware policy, politics and government, including websites and social media sites of current and former members of Congress; Delaware political parties; Delaware individuals who represent leadership in diplomatic or political arenas, domestic or foreign, at the local, state, and national levels; institutions, organizations, or groups concerned with public policy or civic affairs in Delaware; and Delaware political campaign...
Dates: 2015-2020
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections

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Du Pont, Pierre S. 2
Peterson, Russell W. (Russell Wilbur), 1916-2011 2
Williams, John J. (John James), 1904-1988 2
Anderson, John 1
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Burkett, B.J. "Tex" (Bernie Joe) 1
Carney, John C., 1956- 1
Democratic Party (Del.) 1
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Donohue, Harold Daniel 1
Frank, Bill, 1905-1989 1
Frear, J. Allen, Jr. 1
Gray, George, 1840-1925 1
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Kaufman, Edward E., 1939- 1
Morris, Hugh M. 1
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 1
Obama, Barack 1
Permanent Court of Arbitration 1
Reagan, Ronald 1
Roth, William V., Jr. (William Victor), 1921-2003 1
Satterfield, William 1
Saulsbury, Eli, 1817-1893 1
Saulsbury, May du Pont, 1854-1927 1
Saulsbury, Willard, 1820-1892 1
Saulsbury, Willard, 1861-1927 1
Schmitz, John G., 1930-2001 1
United States. Circuit Court (3rd Circuit) 1
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary 1
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United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance 1
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