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Archaeological Society of Delaware records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0578
Abstract

This collection contains the administrative and organizational records for the incorporated educational group, the Archaeological Society of Delaware. The materials span the length of the organization's existence from 1933 to the present.

Dates: 1933-2011

Bengal Paper Mill Company, Limited, Quality Papers: advertising sign

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0099-F0012
Abstract

Aluminum sign advertising Bengal Paper Mill Company’s “Well Known Quality Tiger Brand Paper,” and available stock, undated, with 1904 certificate included for one share of stock in the company.

Dates: 1904-1938, undated

George R. Bennett Independent Order of Odd Fellows papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0124
Abstract

Collection of letters, certificates, and contract related to the Crystal Fount Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 10, in Milford, Delaware, compiled by Grand Representative of Delaware George R. Bennett from 1926 to 1931.

Dates: 1926 February 1-1931 January 16

Truxton W. Boyce genealogical research and family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0583
Abstract The Truxton W. Boyce genealogical research and family papers contains twenty-six three-ring notebooks and nine folders of genealogical research notes, family photographs, correspondence, and other ephemera related to nineteenth- and twentieth-century generations of Boyce's family lines from Delaware and Virginia. Boyce's research includes the Boyce, Justis, Morrow, Shreve, Wright, Brownley, Lawrence, Sebree, Adams, and Tuley families, as well as the family lines of his wife, Doris Jolls...
Dates: 1792-1999; Majority of material found within 1850s-1980s

John Malcolm Brinnin papers supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0103s
Abstract The Supplement to the John Malcolm Brinnin Papers comprises thirteen linear feet of material spanning the dates [1800s]-1998 (bulk dates 1935-1998). Most of the collection consists of letters to Brinnin; poems, a memoir, journals, and articles written by Brinnin; and personal documents, such as a passport, birth certificate, medical and hospice information, draft notice, photographs, and college diploma. However, the supplement also includes books or manuscripts written by other authors...
Dates: circa 1800s-1998; Majority of material found within 1935-1998

Kim Rogers Burdick National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0593
Abstract The Kim Rogers Burdick National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association records contains 3.3 linear feet of documents, correspondence, new clippings, brochures, financial records, and multimedia materials gathered by Burdick during her work with the Association (also known as W3R), which first began meeting informally in 1999 and was incorporated in the state of Delaware in 2004 with the purpose of identifying and marking the approximately 650-mile route traveled by colonial...
Dates: 1976-2009; Majority of material found within 2002-2008

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

Delaware Women's Conference records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0677
Abstract

The Delaware Women's Conference records, which document the only all-volunteer women's conference in the United States, provide a record of an organization which sought to empower women of all ages, economic backgrounds, and lifestyles, to engage and to improve the status of all women.

Dates: 1984-2010

Oliver St. John Gogarty poems and documents

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0469
Abstract

Poems and Documents originally laid in Gogarty's Perennial.

Dates: circa 1944

Thomas Benton Gohl birth and baptism certificate

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0607
Abstract

A birth and baptismal certificate printed by G. S. Peters, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in German. Certificate for Thomas Benton Gohl, son of Nathan and Matilda (Fielis) of Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Dates: 1848 January 15-1849 April 15

Isaac Hartman birth and baptism certificate

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0742
Abstract

A birth and baptismal certificate for Isaac Hartman, son of John and Catherine (Schroll) Hartman of Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania, dated August 29, 1849. He was baptized by Daniel Ziegler and the certificate was printed by G.S. Peters, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Dates: 1849 August 29

Charles S. Horn ledgers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0096-Item 0074
Abstract

Ledgers, payroll, and other records related to Charles S. Horn's many business ventures in the vacation town of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

Dates: 1902-1961; Majority of material found within 1902-1913

Harriet Elizabeth Hutchison papers

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Identifier: MSS 0513
Abstract

Documents and memorabilia associated with Harriet Elizabeth Hutchison's service as a nurse in the Army during World War II, and some post-war personal notes and official documents.

Dates: 1943-1974

Everett C. and Louise Staton Johnson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0361
Abstract

The Everett C. & Louise Stanton Johnson papers concern the personal affairs of prominent Delaware publisher and politician Everett C. Johnson (1877-1926) and his wife Louise Staton Johnson (1882-1977). In addition, the collection contains material from their Newark publishing house, the Press of Kells, which brought the Arts and Crafts Movement to the community from 1916 to 1918.

Dates: 1835-1988; Majority of material found within 1916-1958

Thomas F. Jones, Sr., papers regarding the Civilian Conservation Corps and Pearl Harbor

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0651
Abstract

This collection consists of photograph albums, training manuals, documents, and artifacts related to Thomas F. Jones, Sr.'s service in the Civilian Conservation Corps and later as a solider in the United States Army Coast Artillery stationed in Hawaii during and after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Dates: 1937-1946

Robert B. Kegerreis The Tell-Tale Heart and theatrical collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0706
Abstract

This collection comprises material related to the American actor and playwright Robert B. Kegerreis's 1909 dramatic adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" and his involvement in the New York theater scene of the early twentieth century.

Dates: 1909-1925; Majority of material found within dates 1909-1911

Paul W. Knauf, Jr. World War II photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0582
Abstract

The Paul W. Knauf, Jr. World War II photograph collection consists of seventy-one black and white photographs depicting events in the European Theater of Operations from 1943 through 1945. Fifteen of the photographs were created using the Army’s radio tele-photograph electronic-transmission system. In addition to the photographs, the collection includes newspapers, a certificate from the Bell Telephone Laboratories School for War Training, and an issue of the publication "Army Talks."

Dates: 1943-1945

Document admitting Francis Nichols as member of the Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland signed by Thomas McKean and Mathew Carey

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0181
Abstract

This folder includes one original certificate of membership from the Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland (Philadelphia, Pa.) certifying the membership of Francis Nichols, Esq. into the society. The document, which is dated November 1, 1796, is signed by Thomas McKean (president) and Mathew Carey (secretary).

Dates: 1796 November 1

Robert B. McKee papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0416
Abstract

The Robert B. McKee papers consist of correspondence, military orders, medical supply inventories, casualty reports, and other material related to service as a surgeon in the 1st Delaware Calvary regiment during the Civil War.

Dates: 1861-1901; Majority of material found within 1861-1865

Littleton and Jane Mitchell papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0629
Abstract The Littleton and Jane Mitchell papers document the life and career of the Delaware-based civil rights activist and educator Littleton P. Mitchell (1918-2004) and his wife Jane E. Mitchell (1921-2004). The collection contains material relating to his education, activities as a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, his three decades-long leadership of the Delaware NAACP, his career as a teacher and counselor at Governor Bacon Health Center in Delaware City, and his involvement in a number of...
Dates: 1911-2009; Majority of material found within 1950-2000

Kathryn L. Morrison secretarial diploma and advanced handwriting certificate

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0133
Abstract

Two items: Zaner-Bloser handwriting certificate and certificate of Secretarial Course awarded to student Kathryn L. Morrison, Beacom College, Wilmington, Delaware, 1932.

Dates: 1932 May 6-June 9

New Century Club of Newark, Delaware, records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0260
Abstract

The New Century Club of Newark, Delaware, records document the history, organization, and activities of this women's club, which began in 1893 as a reading club, but quickly developed into an organization dedicated to promoting civic responsibility and social service in the Newark community.

Dates: 1893-2011

Papers of Wilmington banks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0594
Abstract

The Papers of Wilmington Banks, 1831-1895, consists of .1 linear feet of material pertaining to the chartering and dissolution of specific independent and national banks in Wilmington, Delaware, and the passing of the National Banking Acts of 1863 and 1864.

Dates: 1831-1895

G. Burton Pearson, Jr., papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0432
Abstract

Personal correspondence, papers, and photographs from Delaware lawyer, judge, and banker George Burton Pearson, Jr., as well as papers from relatives in the Pearson, Cochran, Warren, and Hardcastle families.

Dates: 1840-1999; Majority of material found within 1880-1950

L. Eudora Pettigrew papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0773
Abstract The L. Eudora Pettigrew papers document the academic and professional career of Dr. L. Eudora Pettigrew (b. 1928), the first African American to hold a position in central administration at the University of Delaware and the first black female president of the SUNY system. The collection chronicles over sixty years of her life as a student, educator, administrator, and global emissary. Spanning the dates 1900 to 2012, the collection also offers insight into the lives of three generations of...
Dates: circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1965-2005

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Abzug, Bella S., 1920-1998 1
Archaeological Society of Delaware 1
Atlantic Coast Nurseries, Inc. 1
Barnes, Joseph K., 1817-1883 1
Bayley, Solomon 1
Bengal Paper Mill Company, Limited 1
Bennett, George R. 1
Betts, Mahlon 1
Billings, John 1
Biron, Armand-Louis de Gontaut, duc de, 1747-1793 1
Bliss, Zenas E. 1
Boyce, Doris Lee Jolls, 1920- 1
Bringhurst, Anna James Webb, 1843-1923 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
Brinnin, John Malcolm, 1916-1998 1
Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission 1
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 1
Burdick, Kim, 1948- 1
Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 1
Burton, William, 1789-1866 1
Card, Benj. C. (Benjamin Cozzens), 1825-1914 1
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839 1
Central National Bank of Philadelphia 1
Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) 1
Clark, D. C. 1
Cochran family 1
Conard-Pyle Co. 1
Cox, C. C. 1
Crozier, Archibald 1
Cummings, A. 1
De Valinger, Leon, 1905-2000 1
Delaware Alliance Federal Credit Union 1
Delaware Humanities Forum 1
Delaware Women's Conference, Inc. 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 1
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 1
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 1
Eckler, James N. 1
Edson, Gus, 1901-1966 1
Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank in the City of Philadelphia 1
Farnum, Edith Claypoole Sellers, 1910-1998 1
Ferraro, Geraldine 1
Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 1
First National Bank of Wilmington 1
First National Bank of Wilmington and Brandywine 1
Fleck, Robert D., 1947- 1
Frank, Bill, 1905-1989 1
Frank, E. B. 1
Friedan, Betty 1
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 1
Galt Smith, Elizabeth Shipley Bringhurst, 1863-1932 1
Galt Smith, John, 1843-1899 1
George W. Bush & Sons (Wilmington, Del.) 1
Gibbons, Dolores 1
Gogarty, Oliver St. John, 1878-1957 1
Gohl, Thomas Benton 1
Goldey-Beacom College 1
Governor Bacon Health Center 1
Halloran General Military Hospital 1
Hamilton, William N. 1
Hardcastle family 1
Hargraves, Gordon Sweat, 1898-1983 1
Hargraves, Nancy Sellers, 1898-1972 1
Hartman, Isaac 1
Heald, Thomas 1
Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland 1
Horn, Charles S. 1
Howard High School (Wilmington, Del.) 1
International Association of University Presidents 1
Jefferis, James, 1758-1822 1
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 1
Johnson, Everett C., 1877-1926 1
Johnson, Henry 1
Johnson, Louise S., 1882-1977 1
Jones, Theodore 1
Jones, Thomas F., Sr. 1
Jones, Washington 1
Jong, Erica 1
Junior League of Wilmington, Delaware 1
Junior Woman's Club of Claymont (Del.) 1
Kegerreis, Robert B., 1876-1951 1
Knauf, Paul W., Jr. 1
Knight, N. B. 1
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 1
Laurence, Samuel B. 1
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