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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

American Association of University Women Delaware Division records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0529
Abstract

The American Association of University Women Delaware Division records reflect the history, structure, public policies, and programs of this group, and its relationship to the state branches and national organization of AAUW. AAUW's mission is to advance equity for women and girls through education, advocacy, research, and philanthropy.

Dates: 1922-2010

American Association of University Women Mill Creek Hundred Branch (Del.) records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0531
Abstract

The American Association of University Women Mill Creek Hundred Branch (Del.) records reflect the organizational structure and detail the social, intellectual, and civic life of this women's group, which was formed to support the AAUW mission to advance equity for women and girls through education, advocacy, and research. The records span the extant dates of the branch, 1972-2002.

Dates: 1972-2002

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

Myrna Bair papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0689
Abstract

Myrna L. Bair served in the Delaware Senate from 1980 to 2000, representing Delaware's 5th District as a member of the Republican Party. For sixteen years, she held a legislative leadership position, including fourteen years as Senate minority leader and two years as minority whip. The bulk of the Myrna Bair papers documents her time as a senator and consists of legislation, correspondence, personal notes, press clippings, and other materials.

Dates: 1980-2008; Majority of material found within 1980-2000

Anna Beebe papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0134
Abstract

The Anna Beebe papers consist of a collection of letters written to Delaware native and teacher Anna Beebe (circa 1898-1990) during the period 1906-1919.

Dates: 1906-1919

Black family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0249
Abstract

The Black Family Papers contain 174 items, including letters, greeting cards, postcards, telegrams, pamphlets, programs, photographs, and diaries pertaining to Helen Black Stewart, Lynam Stewart and other members of the Black Family. The papers span the dates 1889-1982, with the bulk of the material dating from 1917-1919 when Willard Black, Helen Black's brother, served in World War I.

Dates: 1889-1982

Edward Cairns papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0518
Abstract

The papers of Edward L. Cairns reflect the interest of this longtime resident of the greater Elkton, Maryland, and Newark, Delaware, area and citizen activist in regional highway planning, local environmental issues, traffic patterns, and growth concerns for the region, since the early 1970s.

Dates: 1973-2000

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

Elbert N. Carvel letter and portrait

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0165
Abstract

Consists of a photocopy of a typed letter written by Elbert N. Carvel, former governor of the state of Delaware, thanking individuals who were involved with the creation of and ceremony for the portrait of Carvel placed in the Elbert N. Carvel Office Building in Wilmington, Delaware. This letter was sent to Judge Paul E. Ellis. A photograph of the portrait is also included.

Dates: 1980

Anne Daley autograph album

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0013
Abstract

Anne Daley attended Ursuline Academy in Wilmington, Delaware, in the 1950s. She kept this autograph album with signatures and inscriptions from her friends during her freshman year, 1956.

Dates: 1956

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

Delaware Afro-Latina oral histories collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0661
Abstract

This collection of raw and edited footage of interviews of Newark, Delaware, area Afro-Latinas was created in Spring 2009 by students in a Women's Studies course (WOMS 410) at the University of Delaware. Included are Mini-DV tapes containing raw footage of the interviews and DVDs containing the edited interviews.

Dates: 2009

Delaware Association of Family and Consumer Sciences records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0597
Abstract

The records of the Delaware Association of Family and Consumer Sciences include correspondence, minutes of meetings, reports, financial files, newsletters and other material which document the functions and activities of this statewide professional organization.

Dates: 1923-2011

Delaware clippings and scrapbook collection

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Identifier: MSS 0574
Abstract

This Delaware clippings and scrapbook collection includes articles and full page sheets clipped and saved from nineteenth- and twentieth-century published newspapers and periodicals (bulk dates 1950-1969). Housed in 17 folders and one scrapbook, the articles focus on historic structures and locations in Delaware, local politics and people, the Delaware River, transportation, and extreme weather.

Dates: 1818-1973; Majority of material found in 1950-1969

Delaware College Agricultural Experiment Station account books

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Identifier: MSS 0096-Item 0021
Abstract

These account books kept by scientist Charles L. Penny record expenses incurred by Delaware College’s Agricultural Experiment Station between 1892 and 1916. The volumes also include information on experiments conducted at the station.

Dates: 1892 July 23-1916 December 9

Delaware Council for International Visitors records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0565
Abstract

The Delaware Council for International Visitors Records, 1972-2001, document the activity of a regional hospitality organization through correspondence, board minutes, calendars, bylaws, visitor profiles, pamphlets, and other printed material relating to the organization.

Dates: 1971-2001

Delaware. Governor's Commission on the Status of Women, "Forward Women from Delaware's Past"

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0203
Abstract

Script, audio cassette and 132 black-and-white and color slides containing the audio/visual presentation, "Forward Women from Delaware's Past," created by Delaware's Governor's Commission on the Status of Women.

Dates: 1979

Delaware Miscellany collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0598
Abstract

The Delaware Miscellany collection includes three large, green buckram-bound volumes compiled by William Ditto Lewis, which contain various documents pertaining to the history of Delaware and the surrounding region, and the University of Delaware.

Dates: 1825-1958; Majority of material found within 1920-1958

Delaware postcard collection

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0138
Abstract

The Delaware postcard collection houses examples of many of the different types of postcards produced from the late nineteenth century to the modern era, including real photo postcards, linen postcards, and photochrome or chrome postcards. It also serves as a visual record of the historic and geographic changes in Delaware over this time period.

Dates: circa 1881-2014

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

Desegregation of Delaware collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0104
Abstract

The collection consists of reports, articles, and other papers related to desegregation which were collected as resource files by Abigail Covelli. Delaware started a desegregation project in the public school system in the mid 1970s, and the bulk of the collection relates to this project.

Dates: 1960-1982; Majority of material found within 1974-1976

Jeanette Slocomb Edwards papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0159
Abstract

The Jeannette Slocomb Edwards papers consist of a photocopy of a Christmas poem, a handwritten Christmas/New Year's postcard with a drawing and poem by Edwards on the front, several newspaper clippings and an obituary related to Edwards, who was a poet laureate for the state of Delaware.

Dates: 1962-1989

John Reynolds Ernest papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0119
Abstract The collection consists of a variety of letters, bulletins, documents, and memorabilia relating to the United States Army Aircraft Warning Service and the Newark Council for Civilian Defense for the period 1941-1944. Gathered by John R. Ernest, who served in these programs, the papers consist primarily of letters, memoranda, schedules, and training material directed to John Reynolds Ernest and others in their official capacity with the United States Army Aircraft Warning Service and with the...
Dates: 1941-1944

Bill Frank Delaware political research files

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0101
Abstract

Billk Frank's collection of information and clippings regarding Delaware Senators and U. S. Representatives, particularly James A. Bayard and Thomas McKean. Also included is a letter from Jeffrey Welsh, the Press Secretary for the office of the Governor, concerning Buena Vista, a home that once served as the Governor's mansion.

Dates: 1957-1988

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Delaware. General Assembly 3
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Morris, Hugh M. 3
Peterson, Russell W. (Russell Wilbur), 1916-2011 3
Williams, John J. (John James), 1904-1988 3
American Association of University Women. Delaware Division 2
Archaeological Society of Delaware 2
Bringhurst, Edward, 1835-1912 2
Bringhurst, Edward, 1884-1939 2
Bringhurst, Mary Thomas, 1865-1965 2
De Valinger, Leon, 1905-2000 2
Delaware Humanities Forum 2
Delaware. Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control 2
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Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 2
Galt Smith, Elizabeth Shipley Bringhurst, 1863-1932 2
Hargraves, Gordon Sweat, 1898-1983 2
Hargraves, Nancy Sellers, 1898-1972 2
Hoffecker, Carol E. 2
Howard High School (Wilmington, Del.) 2
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation 2
Mullen, Shaun D., 1947- 2
Munroe, John A. (John Andrew), 1914-2006 2
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Delaware State Conference of Branches 2
Newark (Del.). City Council 2
Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911 2
Roth, William V., Jr. (William Victor), 1921-2003 2
Saulsbury, Willard, 1861-1927 2
Sharkey, Stuart 2
Shipley, Joseph, 1795-1867 2
Sierra Club. Delaware Chapter 2
United States. Congress. Senate 2
Wilmington Metropolitan Area Planning Coordinating Council 2
Young, Pauline A., 1900-1991 2
Zebley, Frank R. 2
Abzug, Bella S., 1920-1998 1
Adams, Marcia 1
Adams, Thurman, Jr. 1
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 1
American Association of University Women. Mill Creek Hundred Branch (Del.) 1
American Legislative Exchange Council 1
American Pilot (Training ship) 1
Aros, Maita 1
Bair, Myrna L. (Myrna Lynn), 1940- 1
Bannowsky, Phillip 1
Barratt’s Chapel (Kent County, Del.) 1
Bayley, Solomon 1
Beebe, Anna 1
Bennett, Lewis 1
Bethany College (Bethany, W. Va.) 1
Bishop's Mill Historic Institute 1
Black family 1
Bluenose (Ship) 1
Bluenose II (Ship) 1
Boyce, Doris Lee Jolls, 1920- 1
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992 1
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Bringhurst, Anna James Webb, 1843-1923 1
Bringhurst, Deborah, 1773-1844 1
Bringhurst, Edith Ferris, 1874-1947 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1809-1884 1
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Bringhurst, Joseph 1
Bringhurst, Mary Dickinson, 1806-1886 1
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Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission 1
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 1
Brown, Harry Fletcher, 1867-1944 1
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Burgess, Paul 1
Bush, Charles W., 1863-1963 1
Button, Rebecca 1
Cairns, Edward 1
Callender, Donald W., Jr. 1
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Cannon, Annie Jump, 1863-1941 1
Carey, Claire LaMar 1
Carey, Harmon R. 1
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 1
Carvel, Elbert Nostrand, 1910-2005 1
Chaiken, Yetta 1
Chalfant, Jefferson David, 1856-1931 1
Chapman, Charles Shepard, 1879-1962 1
Chilton, John, 1932- 1
Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Clinton, Bill, 1946- 1
Coalition for Natural Stream Valleys 1
Cochran family 1
Codor, Dick 1
Conrad, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1852- 1
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