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Letters to Lucy Clifford

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0467
Abstract

Eight etters written to English children's writer, novelist, and dramatist Lucy Lane Clifford from several English literary figures from 1886-1890: W. F. Pollock, C. T. Newton, James Russell Lowell, James Joseph Sylvester, Joseph Cotter Morison, J. Herbert Stack, E. Ray Lankester, and one unidentified sender.

Dates: 1886-1890

Log of H.M. Ship Undaunted

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0076
Abstract

Official log book kept by William John Cavendish Clifford of the British Royal Navy aboard the HMS Undaunted describing the ship's travels through ports in St. Helena and Sierra Leone from November 3, 1830, to February 10, 1834.

Dates: 1830 November 3-1834 February 10

Clinton Osborne Houghton diaries

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Identifier: MSS 0376
Abstract Clinton Osborne Houghton was born on April 7, 1873 in Helena, New York. After graduating from Cornell, C.O. Houghton found positions as an associate professor of biology at the University of Delaware and as an entomologist at the Delaware Agriculture Experimental Station, both of which he held until 1906. Afterwards, he became a professor of zoology from 1906-1909, and then a professor of biology from 1909 until his retirement. The C.O. Houghton diaries consist of nineteen diaries as well as...
Dates: 1905-1940

Clockmaker and silversmith’s account book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0096-Item 0022
Abstract

This ledger was kept by Robinson Perkins, a New Hampshire clockmaker and silversmith, between 1801 and 1831. Newspapers and other printed clippings were pasted to many pages in the volume in the third quarter of the nineteenth century.

Dates: 1801 January 16-1831 February 15; circa 1850s-1870s

Elizabeth Coatsworth papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0437
Abstract

Family papers relating to the poet and children’s author Elizabeth Coatsworth, including letters to Coatsworth from the English poet and novelist L.A.G. Strong and from the American author Josephine Pinckney, as well as letters to Coatsworth’s husband, the writer Henry Beston.

Dates: 1902-1948

William Cobbett letter to "Gentlemen"

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0041
Abstract An autograph letter written and signed by William Cobbett to "Gentlemen," reading in part, "The delay of the printer in coming to me has been so long, that I have been compelled to send off my manuscript to London. I am getting on with another copy. However, I really am afraid, that it would be productive of great inconvenience to your printer; for I must have proofs and revises." In closing, Cobbett writes of Henry Charles Carey, "I hope, that Mr. Carey's health is perfectly restored....
Dates: 1818 April 21

Letters to Richard Cobden Sanderson

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0333
Abstract Publisher Richard Cobden Sanderson was the son of British bookbinder and printer Thomas James Cobden. In 1919, Richard Cobden Sanderson established himself as a publisher, with partners Kenneth Rae and Boofie Gore (later Lord Arran). From his office at Thavies Inn, Holborn, Cobden Sanderson earned a reputation for publishing books noted for the quality of their content and presentation. The letters to Richard Cobden Sanderson consist of over 375 letters (.6 linear feet), several documents,...
Dates: 1912-1964

Cobwebbs restaurant menus, Wilmington, Delaware

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0046
Abstract

Four autograph menus for meals at the Wilmington, Delaware, restaurant, Cobwebbs, dated February 3-8, 1932. Also included are two pieces of stationery, one containing notes.

Dates: 1932 February 3-February 8

Brian Coffey letter to Dee

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0934
Abstract

Irish poet Brian Coffey (1905-1995) handwrote this letter to an unidentified person named "Dee" to accompany an issue of The Lace Curtain, which published an extract from Concerning Making.

Dates: 1978 October 20

Brian Coffey letters to Mark Axelrod

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0854
Abstract

These four typed letters from Irish poet Brian Coffey to American academic Mark Axelrod consist of three written in 1978 and one in 1990. Coffey wrote to Axelrod about literature and philosophy.

Dates: 1978, 1990

Brian Coffey papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0382
Abstract

The Brian Coffey papers consist of personal and literary papers which document the life and career of the avant-garde Irish poet from 1917 to 1996.

Dates: 1917-1996

William J. Cohen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0468
Abstract

The William J. Cohen Papers, spanning the dates 1967-2001, comprises 37 linear feet of materials that document William J. Cohen's (b. 1941) entire career as an urban and environmental planner in Delaware.

Dates: 1967-2001

Louis Henry and Marguerite Cohn Hemingway collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0100
Abstract

This collection of books, periodicals, correspondence, manuscripts, ephemera and papers relating to Ernest Hemingway was gathered together by Captain Louis Henry Cohn (d. 1953), a bookseller who was Hemingway's first bibliographer.

Dates: 1916-1985; Majority of material found within 1925-1965

Emily Holmes Coleman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0105
Abstract The Emily Holmes Coleman Papers consist of 50 linear feet of literary, personal, and family papers of the American poet and novelist. Because of the inclusion of a significant collection of family correspondence, the papers span a period from 1852-1988. The bulk of the collection (dating 1930-1970) reflects Coleman's life and writing. The correspondence includes over 31,000 pages of incoming letters and Coleman's letters to others, for example her letters to longtime friend, Phyllis Jones,...
Dates: 1852-1988

Emily Holmes Coleman supplements

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Identifier: MSS 0105s
Abstract

This collection comprises two small supplements to the exhisting MSS 0105 Emily Holmes Colemen papers. The supplements adds correspondence, poems, photographs, artwork, miscellaneous documents, and a diary kept between 1970 and 1971.

Dates: 1927-2003; Majority of material found within 1933-1967

Right Reverend Leighton Coleman letter to L. W. Wells

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0026
Abstract

One handwritten letter by Frances E. Coleman, on behalf of Right Reverend Leighton Coleman, Bishop of the Delaware Diocese, concerning Leighton's illness and the denial of a request by a Mr. Betts to use one of the diocese's churches.

Dates: 1892 December 5

Collection of uncorrected poetry proofs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0869
Abstract Originally compiled by bookseller Chloe's Books, this collection contains uncorrected proofs of poetry collections written by various authors between 1984 and 1998, arranged alphabetically by the last name of the author or editor. These advance proofs allowed authors to make corrections to the books before the final versions were printed and released. Publicity materials that were originally laid into the proofs, including newsletters, press releases, publishers’ letters to reviewers, and...
Dates: 1984-1998

Collection related to Stanley Morison's 60th birthday

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0989
Abstract

Collection of six items related to a dinner held at Brown's Hotel on May 6, 1949, to honor Stanley Morison on his 60th birthday. Includes the envelope lettered by Will Carter of Rampant Lions Press, sealed with a large stamped wax seal, bearing John Carter's name, which contained the other items.

Dates: 1949-1968

Rawleigh Colston receipt to John Ashmeade

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0730
Abstract

Rawleigh Colston receipt to John Ashmeade, dated February 25, 1782.

Dates: 1782 February 25

Padraic Colum letter to Bruce Kellner

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0821
Abstract

One letter typed signed from Padraic Colum to Dr. Bruce Kellner.

Dates: 1959 October 28

Padraic Colum letter to Mary Ethel McAuley

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0451
Abstract

Padraic Colum's response to reporter Mary Ethel McAuley's question, "Is modern culture decadent?" for the "Where We Stand" column of the Pittsburg Dispatch.

Dates: 1921 April-May

Padraic Colum letter to Mr. Gourley

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0500
Abstract

Padraic Colum letter to Mr. Gourley.

Dates: 22 March 1927

Padraic Colum letters to Edward Frank Allen

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0453
Abstract

Padraic Colum letters to Lippincott's Magazine editor Edward Frank Allen.

Dates: 1915

Padraic Colum papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0147
Abstract

The papers of Padraic Colum, Irish poet, playwright, and author, are comprised of book reviews, letters to author and theatrical producer Basil Burwell, and original manuscripts of Colum's work.

Dates: 1927-1970

The County Mayo : poem

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0042
Abstract

An undated autograph manuscript signed by Padriac Colum of his poem, The County of Mayo translated from the Irish of Rafferty. Inscribed at the end, "Padraic Colum for Marshall Bean wishing him hopeful days," with a few minor corrections in the text.

Dates: undated

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Delaware--History--20th century 36
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Delaware--History--19th century 22
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Creator unidentified 70
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 38
University of Delaware 29
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992 13
Biden, Joseph R., Jr. 12
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Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999--Correspondence 12
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 12
O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964 11
Carper, Thomas R., 1947- 10
Castle, Michael N., 1939- 10
Hoffman, Richard Lee 10
Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972 9
Delaware. General Assembly 9
Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932 9
Lover, Samuel, 1797-1868 9
Morgan, Charles, 1894-1958 9
Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784 9
United States. Congress. Senate 9
Bowles, Jane, 1917-1973 8
Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer), 1883-1971 8
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 8
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 8
Snodgrass, W. D. (William De Witt), 1926-2009 8
AE, 1867-1935 7
Carter, John, 1905-1975 7
Delaware College 7
McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817 7
Mrabet, Mohammed, 1936- 7
Peterson, Russell W. (Russell Wilbur), 1916-2011 7
Reagan, Ronald 7
Simon, Neil 7
United States. Congress. House 7
Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 7
Wilson, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1922-2016 7
Gogarty, Oliver St. John, 1878-1957 6
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 6
MacDiarmid, Hugh, 1892-1978 6
McClure, Michael 6
Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005 6
O'Flaherty, Liam, 1896-1984 6
Ollier, Charles, 1788-1859 6
Wieners, John, 1934-2002 6
Brinnin, John Malcolm, 1916-1998 5
Clark, Tom, 1941-2018 5
Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856 5
Corso, Gregory 5
Di Prima, Diane 5
Du Pont, Pierre S. 5
Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 1878-1957 5
Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968 5
Field, Edward, 1924- 5
Frank, Bill, 1905-1989 5
Herlihy, James Leo 5
Lambert, Gavin 5
Morgan, Charles, 1894-1958--Correspondence 5
Reed, H. Clay (Henry Clay), 1899-1972 5
Roth, William V., Jr. (William Victor), 1921-2003 5
Somerville, E. Œ. (Edith Œnone), 1858-1949 5
Tober, Frank W., 1919-1995 5
Tynan, Katharine, 1861-1931 5
Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977 5
Williams, John J. (John James), 1904-1988 5
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 5
Baraka, Imamu Amiri, 1934-2014 4
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992--Correspondence 4
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) 4
Clark, Tom, 1941- --Correspondence 4
Corman, Cid 4
Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005 4
Delaware Theatre Company 4
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 4
Dodd, Mead & Company 4
Eigner, Larry, 1927-1996 4
Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979 4
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 4
Ford, Charles Henri 4
Frear, J. Allen, Jr. 4
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 4
Holmes, John Clellon, 1926-1988 4
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 4
Jennings, Elizabeth, 1926-2001 4
Joans, Ted 4
Kaufman, Alan 4
Lincoln Club of Delaware 4
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination 4
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 4
Miscellaneous Scientific and Humanities Manuscripts Collection (University of Delaware Library) 4
Mullen, Shaun D., 1947- 4
Oakley, Thornton, 1881-1953 4
Peter Owen (Firm) 4
Phoenix Book Shop 4
Purdy, James, 1914-2009 4
Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911 4
Ridgely, Nicholas, 1694-1755 4
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 4
Saroyan, William, 1908-1981 4
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 4
Stavis, Barrie 4
Whalen, Philip 4
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 4
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