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John Bancroft, Jr., letter to his son, Joseph Bancroft

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0189
Abstract

One autographed letter written by John Bancroft, Jr., from Brandywine, Delaware, to his son, Joseph Bancroft, at John Bright's cotton mill in Rochdale, England, delivered by Liverpool Ship Letter transit in 1823.

Dates: 1823

Samuel Bancroft and Joseph Bancroft and Sons records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0096-Item 0067
Abstract

Five volumes of financial transactions for Samuel Bancroft and the Joseph Bancroft and Sons Co., textile manufacturers in Delaware and Pennsylvania during the nineteenth century.

Dates: 1869-1913

William P. Bancroft letter to Stewart and Donohue

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0162
Abstract

One typed letter by William P. Bancroft, former vice president of Joseph Bancroft & Sons, a clothing manufacturing plant in Wilmington, Delaware. The letter is to Stewart and Donohue, requesting thirty land marking stones be sent to Bancroft.

Dates: 1909 February 2

William P. Bancroft letters to Dr. Alfred D. Sharples

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0099
Abstract

Four typed letters from noted conservationist, William Poole Bancroft, to Dr. Alfred D. Sharples, and one to Henry Gawthrop, concerning Gawthrop's potential membership in a local, unnamed, organization.

Dates: 1914 January 1-1915 January 26

W. Young, Mills & Son watermarked bank bonds

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Identifier: MSS 0098-F0126
Abstract This one sheet of eight W. Young, Mills & Son (W Y & Co.) watermarked bank bonds for duties payable at Bank of United States dates from circa 1803-1811. This was William Young (1755-1829) & Co. of Philadelphia who established a paper mill in Delaware about 1794 with his partner, Robert Gilmour. Young became the sole proprietor in 1803 and had a thriving business until a fire destroyed his paper mill in 1814. The charter for the First Bank of the United States was granted in 1791...
Dates: circa 1803-1811

Amiri Baraka papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0699
Abstract

Amiri Baraka (1934-2014), known early in his career as LeRoi Jones, was a widely published African American writer who produced poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. Much of Baraka’s work addressed the subjects of Black liberation and white racism. The Amiri Baraka papers comprise the author’s writings, sketchbooks, and artwork, as well as correspondence and ephemera related to his involvement in theatrical and film productions.

Dates: circa 1965-2006

Collection of poems by Imamu Amiri Baraka

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0707
Abstract

Two typescripts and one autographed manuscript of poems written by Imamu Amiri Baraka, titled I Love Music, Am/Trak, and The Last Revolution.

Dates: 1977

Eric Barker letter to Mary Adams Winter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F1001
Abstract

Eric Barker letter to Mary Adams Winter consists of one typed letter signed, written on September 3, 1954, by American poet Eric Barker to American poet Mary Adams Winter. The letter includes comments about the poems in his books, Planetary Heart and Big Sur and Other Poems, his efforts as a writer, and a little detail about Barker's life in Big Sur.

Dates: 1954 September 3

Djuna Barnes letters to Michael Perkins

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0255
Abstract

American journalist, avant-garde author, and illustrator Djuna Barnes (1892-1982) wrote these three letters to fellow writer and journalist Michael Perkins.

Dates: 1971 July 19-September 18

Djuna Barnes self-portrait

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0099-F0011
Abstract

An untitled pen and ink self-portrait of American author and illustrartor Djuna Barnes.

Dates: approximately 1910s

Rosemary : poem

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0424
Abstract

Signed typescript of Barney's poem, Rosemary with autograph note at top: "To: Rosemary Carr Paris -- February 1920."

Dates: 1920 February

Natalie Clifford Barney letter to Gilbert Seldes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0519
Abstract

Autograph letter from Natalie Clifford Barney to Gilbert Seldes, dated December 12, 1958.

Dates: 1958 December 12

Albert B. Barrett railroad letterbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0607
Abstract

Albert B. Barrett worked at the Georgetown, Delaware, railroad yard of the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Rail Road Company. This letterbook includes correspondence concerning the railroad yard management in Georgetown from January to November, 1886.

Dates: 1886 January 6-November 14

Sir Gerald Barry correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0302
Abstract British journalist and administrator Sir Gerald Reid Barry was born November 20, 1898, in Surbiton, County Surrey. Following World War I, Barry became a journalist, writing lead articles for the Daily Express until 1921, when he began working for the Saturday Review. By 1925, Barry had become the editor of the Saturday Review, contributing a popular column which focused on his interests in politics, literature,...
Dates: 1925-1968

Foolish notion : a comedy : production script

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0941
Abstract A carbon production playscript of Phillip Barry's, Foolish Notion : a Comedy, with the ownership stamp of influential theatrical designer, Jo Mielziner, who prepared the scene and lighting for the opening Broadway production at the Martin Beck Theatre. Some pencil underscores early on pertain to the set (the entire play takes place in the library of the Hapgood house), while another note, "New Haven Feb 1," suggests a traditional preview may have taken...
Dates: 1945

Donald Barthelme collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0466
Abstract

The collection contains galleys, proofs, manuscripts, published periodicals, and correspondence by the American novelist and short story writer Donald Barthelme.

Dates: 1963-1991

Arlo Bates and George L. Vose papers

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Identifier: MSS 0373
Abstract

Letters, photographs, and an unidentified manuscript fragment from novelist, poet, and teacher, Arlo Bates, as well as letters written by his father-in-law, George L. Vose, a former professor of Civil Engineering at Bowdoin College. Includes correspondence from many well known novelists, poets, biographers, scholars, editors, publishers, composers, and statesmen.

Dates: 1879-1916

Bates family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0758
Abstract The Bates family papers comprise 1.3 linear feet of correspondence, diaries, and ephemera documenting the personal and professional lives of three generations of Bates family members and largely centering on materials relating to writer Arlo Bates. The collection also offers insights into the archeological work of Arlo’s son, Oric Bates, while documenting the social and professional lives of Arlo’s daughter-in-law Natica Inches Bates and his grandson John Chester Bates. Arlo Bates...
Dates: 1879-1940

George Handy Bates Samoan papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0125
Abstract

The George Handy Bates Samoan papers are made up of correspondence, documents, memoranda, clippings, photographs, and other material relating to George Handy Bates's tenure as a special investigator into Samoan affairs beginning in 1886, and as a commissioner to the 1889 Berlin Conference on Samoan Affairs.

Dates: 1869-1916; Majority of material found within 1880-1899

Martin Waltham Bates letter to Joseph Boyd

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0047
Abstract

Autograph letter from Delaware Senator, Martin Waltham Bates, to Joseph Boyd, complying with his request for an autograph on January 30, 1858.

Dates: 1858 January 30

Victor F. Battaglia, Sr., papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0654
Abstract Victor F. Battaglia, Sr. is a Wilmington attorney specializing in general litigation, civil and criminal law, hospital litigation, legal and medical malpractice and discipline, and estate planning and probate law. The Victor F. Battaglia, Sr., papers, spanning from 1981-2012, contains correspondence, reports, notes, legal documents, board and committee meeting minutes, articles, speeches, prepared remarks and lecture notes documenting his professional activity, public activity, and...
Dates: 1981-2012; Majority of material found within 1994-2008

Mahlon and James Batten family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0793
Abstract

This collection consists of four volumes containing tax assessments, mathematical exercises, accounts, memoranda, and school compositions created by Mahlon and James Batten of Pencader Hundred, Delaware, between 1832 and 1874.

Dates: 1832-1874

James Asheton Bayard receipts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0003
Abstract

Receipts and letters related to services and materials rendered by Wilmington, Delaware, merchants to James Asheton Bayard, Senior and Junior, and the Wilmington Whaling company.

Dates: 1813-1843

Thomas F. Bayard letter to John Otto

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0112
Abstract

Delaware Senator Thomas F. Bayard wrote this handwritten letter to John Otto concerning the difficulty of procuring clerical vestis for women on February 12, 1881.

Dates: 1881 February 12

Thomas Francis Bayard letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0005
Abstract

Two handwritten letters from Thomas Francis Bayard, written on letterhead of the Embassy of the United States, London; one thanking "Ginn & Co" for a copy of a book, the other about Bayard's interest in George Washington. Also included is a photocopy of a letter discussing Bayard's upcoming travel plans and thanking and acknowledging the receiver's recent hospitality.

Dates: 1829-1896

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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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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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