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These wonderful old-time apples : the North American story : typescript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0728
Abstract

Photocopied typescript of Charles van Ravenswaay's book, These Wonderful Old-Time Apples: The North American Story.

Dates: 1992

Carl Van Vechten photograph portrait of Owen Dodson

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0099-F0037
Abstract

Black-and-white photograph portrait of poet, novelist, playwright, and educator Owen Dodsen taken by photographer Carl Van Vechten in New York on June 18, 1942.

Dates: 1943 June 18

Carl Van Vechten photograph portrait of William Demby

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0099-F0038
Abstract

Black-and-white photograph portrait of novelist and film translator William Demby (1922-2013) taken by photographer Carl Van Vechten in New York on March 13, 1956.

Dates: 1956 March 13

Samuel Vanleuvenigh land survey for Benjamin Swett

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0192
Abstract

A manuscript land survey of plots of land in Town of New Castle, in the name of New Castle merchant Samuel Vanleuvenigh but probably written by a clerk, dated May 28, 1752.

Dates: 1752 May 28

Victorian paperback covers

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0112
Abstract

This collection is composed of 271 lithographic page proofs for illustrated paperback covers published in England and the United States between 1860 and 1900. The titles include popular fiction, children's literature, religious publications, and popular magazines for children.

Dates: circa 1860-1900

Teresa Vielé scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0288
Abstract Teresa Griffin Vielé‚ lived in New York City in the 1870s. She was married to General Egbert L. Vielé‚ with whom she had five children: Kathlyn, Herman, Teresa, Egbert and Emily. Around the year 1870, Teresa and Egbert Vielé‚ sued each other for divorce. The Teresa Vielé collection consists of two volumes of scrapbooks, each approximately 130 pages in length, and spans the dates June 1870 to October 1871. As these dates correspond to those of her divorce suit against General Vielé, much in...
Dates: 1870-1871

George Sylvester Viereck correspondence with John Thomas Head

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0537
Abstract

The George Sylvester Viereck correspondence with John Thomas Head consists of letters, manuscripts, and other materials spanning the dates of 1929 to 1956. The correspondence (bulking 1955-1956) reflects an on-going literary exchange and mutual interest in Viereck's re-emergence into the literary scene.

Dates: 1929-1956; Majority of material found within 1955-1956

Vietnam War literature collection dust jackets

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0113
Abstract

The Vietnam War Literature Collection of the University of Delaware Library includes 530 titles published between 1950 and 1989. Included are works of fiction, poetry, plays, personal narratives, biographies, and journalism. The common theme is the Vietnam Conflict, although some of the material was published prior to the American involvement.

Dates: 1931-1987

Ricardo Viñes collection of music manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0213
Abstract

The collection contains musical manuscripts from the personal music library of early twentieth century Spanish pianist Ricardo Viñes.

Dates: circa 1903-1928

Private Journal No. V

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0062
Abstract This diary of American soldier and painter John Rogers Vinton (1801-1847) covers the period September 20, 1827, to March 22, 1828, and provides a detailed look into the political and social atmosphere of Washington, D.C., in the late 1820s. Vinton discusses Washington, D.C., politics (including the upcoming 1828 election between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson), his duties as an officer in the military, as well as his social life, interest in painting, fashion, and theatrical...
Dates: 1827 September 20-1828 March 22

Virden family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0489
Abstract

This collection relates to the Virden (or Virdin) family of Delaware, specifically Samuel Virden (1793-1876) of Kent County and his descendants. Samuel's children and their spouses also figure prominently in this collection. The Virden family papers, spanning the years 1783-1901, consist of thirty-six letters, receipts, deeds, accounts, and other documents.

Dates: 1783-1901; Majority of material found within 1820s-1860s

Voices of 1968 oral history collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0858
Abstract Voices of 1968 is an oral history collection focused on Delawareans to capture local stories of that pivotal year in American history. Interviews were conducted by Library staff, partners in the Wilmington Archive Project, and other project volunteers. The topics covered in the interviews include campus politics and student activism in Delaware (particularly through the Students for Democratic Society chapter at the University of Delaware campus), reactions to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s...
Dates: 2018

Heinrich von Nagel letter to the Duke of Wittelsbach

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0991
Abstract

Heinrich von Nagel wrote this two-page autograph letter to the Duke of Wittelsbach on December 28, 1826. The letter, written in German, accompanied a pamphlet on the safflower and the commercial prospects of cultivating it in Bavaria. The pamphlet has been removed for cataloging.

Dates: 1826 December 28

Michael von Uchtrup collection of Jonathan Williams correspondence and ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0752
Abstract American poet and publisher Jonathan Williams (1929-2008), often associated with the Beat poets and the Black Mountain School, is known as a founder of The Jargon Society, a publishing firm that popularized the poetry of the post-World War II American avant-garde. The Michael von Uchtrup collection of Jonathan Williams correspondence and ephemera details the relationship that developed between Williams and von Uchtrup in the 1990s and provides insight into Williams’s publishing career,...
Dates: 1969-2003

Death of a City / Kurt Vonnegut : original collage

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0099-F0004
Abstract

Includes one original collage, titled "Death of a City / Kurt Vonnegut."

Dates: undated

Seymour Lawrence publishing files related to Kurt Vonnegut

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0259
Abstract Seymour Lawrence, born on February 11, 1926, first became interested in publishing while attending Harvard University and served as Kurt Vonnegut's editor and publisher for over twenty years. The Seymour Lawrence papers contain the publishing and promotional files maintained by Seymour Lawrence as Kurt Vonnegut's editor and publisher. Consisting of 3.5 linear feet of files, the material includes correspondence between Vonnegut and Lawrence, as well as manuscripts of several speeches and...
Dates: 1966-1983

Athaliah Voorhies spiritual journal

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0116
Abstract

This spiritual diary and journal was kept by Athaliah Voorhies of Hamilton Square, New Jersey, from 1838-1844. Entries primarily are of a religious nature and feature meditations, biblical text, and comments on sermons delivered by a number of preachers. Brief entries also note community births, deaths, marriages, accidents, and events regarding family members.

Dates: 1838-1844

Robert J. Voshell collection of Delaware political ephemera scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0093-Item 0119
Abstract

Delaware native Robert J. Voshell spent his career working for the Delaware Department of Motor Vehicles and served as a State Senator representing the Milford area from 1993-1998. The Robert J. Voshell collection of Delaware political ephemera scrapbooks contains 17 volumes and 2 albums of flyers, clippings, bumper stickers, newsletters, brochures, posters and other ephemeral material pertaining to local, state and federal elections, Delaware government and politics.

Dates: 1925-2004; Majority of material found within 1968-2000

W. Russell Hood collection related to typography and graphic design

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0412
Abstract

The W. Russell Hood Collection related to Typography and Graphic Design is a working reference file of original and reproductive lettering and design from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, as well as articles and clippings on typography and design spanning the dates 1950-1969. The files were created by W. Russell Hood, a Philadelphia-based industrial designer.

Dates: 1569–1970; Majority of material found within 1950–1969

Helen Waddell letter to Stanley Nott

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0588
Abstract

Letter from Irish author Helen Waddell to Stanley Nott.

Dates: 1935 June 20

Walter Wagner papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0201
Abstract

Walter Wagner, born in San Francisco on July 11, 1894, was a Hollywood producer with a career that spanned almost five decades, and was responsible for the production of many successful films, including Queen Christina (starring Greta Garbo), Stagecoach, Alfred Hitchcock’s Foreign Correspondent, and Robert Wise’s I Want to Live, for which Susan Hayward won an Academy Award.

Dates: 1922-1939

Lieutenant Sydney I. Wailes letters to unidentified recipient

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0096
Abstract

Two handwritten letters from Lieutenant Sydney I. Wailes, who served at Fort Delaware during the Civil War, to his friends, describing the day to day activities at the Fort. Typed transcripts of the letters are available in the collection file.

Dates: 1864 August 24-September 20

Geoffrey Wakeman Plough Press collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0554
Abstract

The Geoffrey Wakeman Plough Press collection consists of the records of the Plough Press and the works and research materials of the Plough Press's founder, English printer and author Geoffrey Wakeman. The Plough Press's publications, reprints, and original works by Wakeman and others pertain to print culture, particularly printers and printing, illustration processes, binding, and paper.

Dates: 1655-1996; Majority of material found within 1970-1993

Waldo Frank papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0375
Abstract A novelist, social historian, and political activist, Waldo Frank was born on August 25, 1889 to an upper-middle class, Jewish family in Long Branch, New Jersey. A prolific writer, Frank penned fourteen novels, eighteen volumes of social history, and well over one hundred articles on literary and political subjects. During a brief abandonment of novel writing, Frank wrote a number of articles for publication, in addition plays, before returning again to novels. The papers of American author...
Dates: 1922-1965

Barry Wallenstein - James T. Farrell collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0548
Abstract

The Barry Wallenstein - James T. Farrell collection comprises 0.6 linear feet of articles, manuscripts, photographs, correspondence, and notes pertaining to Wallenstein's research on American novelist James T. Farrell and spans the dates between 1929 and 1975.

Dates: 1929-1975

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Letters (correspondence) 464
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Poets 84
Authors, American--20th century 78
Scrapbooks 77
Authors, Irish--20th century--Correspondence 73
Playwrights 71
Postcards 70
Ephemera (general) 66
Printed ephemera 61
Poets, American--20th century 59
Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence 54
Typescripts 53
American poetry--20th century 48
Receipts (financial records) 47
Account books 45
Programs (documents) 45
Posters 44
Financial records 41
Wilmington (Del.) 37
Delaware--History--20th century 36
Black-and-white photographs 35
Notes 35
Galley proofs 34
Greeting cards 34
Minutes (administrative records) 33
Notebooks 33
Scripts (documents) 33
Essays 31
Speeches (documents) 31
Recipes 30
American drama--20th century 29
Delaware 29
Screenplays 29
Students 29
Articles 28
Maps (documents) 28
Reports 28
Reviews (document genre) 28
Deeds 27
Drawings (visual works) 27
Legal documents 27
Newsletters 27
Plays (performed works) 27
Poets, American--20th century--Correspondence 27
Delaware--Politics and government--1951- 26
Brochures 25
Editors (assembling, revising) 25
Fliers (printed matter) 25
Magazines (periodicals) 25
New Castle County (Del.)--History--19th century 25
Newark (Del.) 25
Periodicals 25
Publications (documents) 25
Voyages and travels--History--19th century 25
Artists (visual artists) 24
Audio cassette 24
Ledgers (account books) 24
Memorandums 24
Pamphlets 24
Soldiers 24
Books 23
Collectors 23
Drafts (documents) 23
Interviews 23
Invitations 23
Research notes 23
Delaware--History--19th century 22
Newark (Del.)--History--20th century 22
Philadelphia (Pa.) 22
Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--19th century 22
Publishers 22
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 22
Administrative records 21
Advertisements 21
Broadsides (notices) 21
Screen writers 21
Ships' logs 21
American literature--20th century 20
Commonplace books 20
Contracts 20
Indentures 20
New Castle County (Del.) 20
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United States--Politics and government--20th century 20
Authors, English--20th century 19
Business records 19
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Newspapers 19
Playbills 19
Travelers 19
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Manuals (instructional materials) 17
Negatives (photographic) 17
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Language
English 1659
French 69
German 38
Spanish; Castilian 25
Latin 20
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Names
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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