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Brian W. Aldiss letter to Luan Ranzetta

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0620
Abstract A typed and signed letter from English writer and anthologies editor Brian W. Aldiss to Mrs. Luan Ranzetta expressing gratitude for having sent him two of her science-fiction novels. Aldiss confirms Ranzetta's suspicion that she might be the only female science-fiction writer in Britain, while acknowledging Hilary Bailey's first story appeared in one of Britain's science-fiction magazines recently. He also mentions America's sole female science-fiction writer at the time Judy Merril,...
Dates: 1963 October 7

Thomas B. Aldrich letter to Mr. Hopkins

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0007
Abstract

Autograph letter from Thomas Bailey Aldrich to "Mr. Hopkins," obliging his request of providing him with a photograph of himself, but asking for its return afterwards, dated September 30, 1899.

Dates: 1899 September 30

Thomas B. Aldrich letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0006
Abstract

Collection of seven letters written by Thomas Aldrich in his capacity as editor of the Atlantic Monthly, from July 14, 1887, to October 19, 1896.

Dates: 1887 July 14-1896 October 19

Charles Alexander letter to Tom Clark

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0954
Abstract

American poet, publisher, and book artist Charles Alexander (1954-) wrote to American poet Tom Clark (1941-) discussing what he had learned from American book designer and papermaker Walter Hamady (1940-).

Dates: 1984 April 9

Alexander Wilson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0388
Abstract The personal and business papers of Alexander Wilson, a manufacturer of agricultural machinery just below Newark in Pencader Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, include letters, envelopes, brochures, receipts, checks, and ephemera. As a successful businessman in New Castle County, Delaware, Wilson was involved in county government. From evidence in the collection, Wilson was a Trustee of the Poor (1877), Secretary of School District 54, New Castle County (1875), and a commissioner of the...
Dates: 1852-1890

Allan P. Colburn notebooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0621
Abstract

The Allan P. Colburn notebooks document the education of Allan P. Colburn (1904-1955), a prominent researcher in the field of chemistry and former University of Delaware provost and coordinator of scientific research. The bulk of the material, covering the period of 1924 to 1929, consists of lecture notes and related materials for various chemistry and engineering classes Colburn took at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Dates: 1924-1947; Majority of material found within 1924-1929

William F. Allen scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0002
Abstract

Two scrapbooks chronicling William Franklin Allen's 1937-1938 term in the U. S. House of Representatives for the state of Delaware, as well as his business affairs in Seaford, Delaware.

Dates: 1830-1946; Majority of material found within 1937-1938

William Allingham letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0008
Abstract

Autograph letter written and signed by William Allingham to an unidentified correspondent, Conway, and another autograph letter written and signed by Allingham offering for sale a U.S. edition of his book of poems, The Music Master, & Day & Night Songs, March 1, 1859.

Dates: 1859 March 1

Charles Allmond papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0673
Abstract

The papers of Delaware artist Charles Allmond (1931-2019) document over three decades (1981-2013) of his prolific career. The collection comprises 3 linear feet and oversize removals that include drawings, designs, slides, sculptures, as well as files of correspondence and documentation for exhibitions in which his work was included.

Dates: 1982-2013

American Academy of Music papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0308
Abstract The American Academy of Music, incorporated on March 24, 1852, built in Philadelphia one of America's grandest nineteenth-century opera houses. Not long after its incorporation, the Academy came under the influence of the Baker family of Philadelphia. Two successive generations of the Baker family presided over the Academy from the 1880s to the 1920s. Under their tenure, the Academy became widely known for presentations of opera and classical music. The American Academy of Music papers...
Dates: 1852-1940

American and English poetry readings fliers, posters, and cards

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0878
Abstract

This collection of American and English poetry readings fliers, posters, and cards comprises promotional ephemera documenting live poetry events in America and England. The collection contains posters, fliers, postcards, calendars, newsletters, programs and other printed and hand-drawn ephemera documenting the activities of poets, live performance venues, and literary networks largely associated with the California and New York experimental poetry scenes.

Dates: 1951-2011; Majority of material found within 1965-1998

American Association of University Women Delaware Division records

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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

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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

American-Moninger architectural drawings of greenhouses and conservatories

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Identifier: MSS 0366
Abstract The American-Moninger Greenhouse Manufacturing Corp. was based in Brooklyn, New York, designing and manufacturing greenhouses, solariums, show houses, workrooms, and conservatories for clients around the United States. The collection contains 51 drawings which span the period 1936-1958, and includes perspectives, floor plans, elevations, cross sections, and details, all sketched in graphite. The collection provides some useful information regarding American-Moninger's clients, for their...
Dates: 1936-1958

American propaganda collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0254
Abstract

Collection of publications representing issues from the political right in the United States during the 1950s.

Dates: 1924-1962; Majority of material found within 1950-1959

American scrapbook of Victorian chromolithographic art prints

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Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0035
Abstract The creator of this scrapbook of Victorian art prints is unknown but presumed to be American as many of the images were published by H. Hallett & Co. of Portland, Maine, or by Knapp Co. Lith. for the Sunday Art Supplement to the New York Recorder. The scrapbook features large chromolithographic prints (and cut-out images from prints) of beautiful women, mothers and children, cherubs, flowers and fruit, animals, American characters, and George and Martha...
Dates: 1871-1896

An inventory of public property on Pea Patch Island taken on the 20th and 26 day of July 1815

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Identifier: MSS 0098-F0134
Abstract

Inventory of public property on this small island located in the mid-channel of the Delaware River, compiled not long after the Delaware state legislature ceded the island to the Federal Government in 1813 for construction of a fort.

Dates: 1815 July 20-26

Analytical herbarium : designed for the use of students and private collectors

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0095-Item 0035
Abstract

Analytical Herbarium : Designed for the Use of Students and Private Collectors was published in Farmington, Maine, in 1886 and used to collect botanical samples between May and June 1887.

Dates: 1886-1887

John Anderson account book

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0096-Item 0080
Abstract

Includes one account book belonging to Newark, Delaware, resident John Anderson, documenting bank notes due, sales of cows, pigs, sheep, and other crops, and lists of expenses and goods purchased.

Dates: 1891-1940; Majority of material found within 1891-1898

John Anderson papers

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Identifier: MSS 0312
Abstract

The John Anderson papers contains materials relating to twentieth century American book designer, typographer and printer John Anderson.

Dates: 1948-1994; Majority of material found within 1978-1994

Andrew Clow & Co. papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0242
Abstract Andrew Clow and David Cay were the principal partners of Andrew Clow & Co., an importing/exporting firm based in Philadelphia. The firm owned several ships which traded goods in England, France, Spain, the Bahamas, and ports in the Eastern United States. While the main business of the firm was in trading textile goods, it also shipped other goods, including sugar and grain. The collection contains business correspondence of Andrew Clow & Co., concerning orders and shipments of goods...
Dates: 1783-1814

Archive of the Angelica and Amity Presses

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0447
Abstract

The archive of the Angelica and Amity Presses documents the products, operations, and distribution projects of the presses, as well as aspects of the personal relationship between founders Dennis and Marilyn Grastorf.

Dates: 1967-1983; Majority of material found within 1974-1979

Anne Thackeray Ritchie biographical introductions to the complete works of William Makepeace Thackeray

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0371
Abstract One of the most prolific and beloved novelists of the Victorian Era, William Makepeace Thackeray was born in Alipur, India, on July 18, 1811. Many of his early experiences in India and later in boarding school found their way into several of his popular works, including Vanity Fair and The Newcomes. Though best known as the daughter of one of the greatest novelists of the Victorian Era, Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie was a successful writer in her own right. e is the author of eight novel...
Dates: 1897-1899

Samuel Antupit papers related to printing

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1068
Abstract Samuel N. Antupit (1932-2003) was an American graphic designer, printer, publisher, and magazine art director. In 1960, he founded Cycling Frog Press, a private letterpress print shop in Pound Ridge, New York, that produced illustrated books, chapbooks, and ephemera. He also founded Subsistence Press and CommonPlace Publishing. The Samuel N. Antupit papers related to printing consist of samples of his work, production materials for printing projects, photographs, and correspondence related...
Dates: 1938-2003

Logbook kept aboard the schooner Arabia

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0164
Abstract

This logbook chronicles the voyage of the fishing schooner Arabia from Gloucester, Massachusetts, to the Western Banks of Newfoundland in September 1908.

Dates: 1908

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Wilmington (Del.) 37
Delaware--History--20th century 36
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Galley proofs 34
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American drama--20th century 29
Delaware 29
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Delaware--History--19th century 22
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Language
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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
Hoffman, Richard Lee 10
Castle, Michael N., 1939- 9
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
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
United States. Congress. House 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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