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Paul Bowles letters to William Saroyan

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0323
Abstract

Paul Bowles Letters to William Saroyan is a small collection of eleven letters sent by twentieth century American writer and composer Paul Bowles to twentieth century American novelist, playwright, and composer William Saroyan.

Dates: 1937-1942

Paul Bowles manuscript to Edwin Gilcher

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0720
Abstract

Three page autograph manuscript written by Paul Bowles and sent to Edwin Gilcher in 1928.

Dates: 1928

Night Waltz: the Music of Paul Bowles collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0615
Abstract The collection of the documentary film Night Waltz: the Music of Paul Bowles spans the dates 1997-2000, and contains 16.3 linear feet of film footage, video and audio tapes, compact discs, computer diskettes, photographs, production notes, promotional materials, and correspondence related to the research, production, and promotion of Night Waltz. The archive contains materials from all stages of production, ranging from the original 16...
Dates: 1997-2000

Paul Bowles papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0163
Abstract

The American composer and author Paul Frederic Bowles was born in New York City on December 30, 1910. Bowles was published at age seventeen, abandoned college, and in 1929 began his life of travels with a trip to Paris, where he hoped to establish himself as a poet. The Paul Bowles Papers consist of his correspondence with authors, publishers, other literary figures, and friends; also included are a group of Bowles's literary manuscripts.

Dates: 1960-1985

Truxton W. Boyce genealogical research and family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0583
Abstract The Truxton W. Boyce genealogical research and family papers contains twenty-six three-ring notebooks and nine folders of genealogical research notes, family photographs, correspondence, and other ephemera related to nineteenth- and twentieth-century generations of Boyce's family lines from Delaware and Virginia. Boyce's research includes the Boyce, Justis, Morrow, Shreve, Wright, Brownley, Lawrence, Sebree, Adams, and Tuley families, as well as the family lines of his wife, Doris Jolls...
Dates: 1792-1999; Majority of material found within 1850s-1980s

Ernest Augustus Boyd letter to Edwin Bjorkman

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0016B
Abstract

An autograph letter written and signed by Ernest Augustus Boyd to Edwin Bjorkman, thanking him for convincing Mitchell Kennerley to publish an article by Boyd that Kennerley had been holding for a year. Boyd adds, "Now the only thing I ask myself is will the article & its predecessor be paid for, or are they to be taken from me without a word of explaination or compensation!" dated January 29, 1915.

Dates: 1915 January 29

Hilary Boyle letter to Priontios D. Ó Scannlain

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0898
Abstract

On May 23, 1974, Hilary Boyle wrote this thank-you letter to Priontios D. Ó Scannlain while she was hospitalized at St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin, Ireland.

Dates: 1974 May 23

A glad day: corrected galley proofs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0992
Abstract

Kay Boyle corrected galley proofs of A Glad Day, which includes galley proofs for several chapters of A Glad Day, particularly; A Glad Day for Laurence Vail, and Angels for Djuna Barnes, as well as several newspapers clippings regarding Kay Boyle.

Dates: 1938

Kay Boyle letters to Basil Burwell

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0017
Abstract

American author and activist Kay Boyle (1902-1992) wrote four letters to American actor and educator Basil Burwell (1911-1997) between 1954 and 1972, commenting on the relationship between their families and the Cherry Lawn School, where Burwell taught and both had children in attendance.

Dates: 1954-1972

Kay Boyle letters to Helga Einsele

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Identifier: MSS 0655
Abstract Award-winning American author, educator, and political activist Kay Boyle (1902-1992) was a prominent member of the American expatriate modernist circle of the 1920s and 1930s. Boyle's later years are characterized by her extensive political activism. The Kay Boyle letters to Helga Einsele document Boyle's decades-long friendship with criminologist and prison reformer Helga Einsele (1910-2005). The collection comprises letters from Boyle and their enclosures, drafts of Einsele's replies,...
Dates: 1951-1992

Kay Boyle letters to Pat Pomerleau

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0727
Abstract

Eleven letters from Kay Boyle to Pat Pomerleau (two of the letters were dictated to an assistant by Boyle), the other nine are written by Boyle, dated 1971 through 1989.

Dates: 1971-1989

Kay Boyle papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0131
Abstract

Born on February 19, 1902, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Kay Boyle has been known for her work and achievements as a poet, short story writer, novelist, journalist, teacher, and political activist. One of the most prominent American expatriates during the 1920s and 1930s, much of Kay Boyle’s work reflects the influences of that literary circle.

Dates: 1930-1991; Majority of material found within 1960-1986

Kay Boyle papers relating to research on Irish women

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Identifier: MSS 0287
Abstract Kay Boyle, born in 1902, is best known for her work and accomplishments as a poet, short story writer, novelist, journalist, teacher, and political activist. One of the prominent American expatriates during the 1920s and 1930s, much of Kay Boyle's work reflects the influences of that literary circle. The Kay Boyle papers relating to research on Irish women consist of 2.3 linear feet of material. The papers include notebooks, letters, books, periodicals, clippings, photographs, drafts, poems,...
Dates: 1920-1988

Kay Boyle papers relating to the Citizens' Mission to Cambodia

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Identifier: MSS 0262
Abstract Kay Boyle, born in 1902, is best known for her work and accomplishments as a poet, short story writer, novelist, journalist, teacher, and political activist. One of the prominent American expatriates during the 1920s and 1930s, much of Kay Boyle's work reflects the influences of that literary circle. The Kay Boyle papers relating to the Citizens' Mission to Cambodia, spanning from 1960-1979, consists of diaries, correspondence, books, periodicals, news clippings, reports, speeches, audio...
Dates: 1960-1979; Majority of material found within 1966-1979

Journal or a running record of some of the thoughts, feelings and events of my life

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0007
Abstract

This journal documents the life of nineteenth-century Vermont native and lawyer Lucien Cyrus Boynton, as well as his introspective musings on religion, nature, and philosophy during the period 1835-1853.

Dates: 1835-1853

Paul Boytinck - C.P. Snow collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0544
Abstract

The Paul Boytinck - C.P. Snow collection is a research collection consisting of material used by bibliographer Paul Boytinck for the publication of his book C.P. Snow: A Reference Guide (1980). The collection consists of 1.3 linear feet of articles, book reviews, interviews, manuscripts, correspondence, and a videotape related to English novelist C.P. Snow spanning the dates between 1932 and 1989.

Dates: 1932-1989

Seth C. Brace collection

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0103
Abstract

The Seth C. Brace collection comprises eight original pencil sketches and one modern reproduction of an original watercolor depicting churches and landscapes surrounding Newark, Delaware, drawn by Delaware College mathematics professor Seth C. Brace between 1842 and 1844.

Dates: 1842-1844

Bradley commonplace book

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Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0114
Abstract This journal and commonplace book was kept by Bradley (first name unknown), a resident of Keighley, England, from approximately 1831 to 1845. The journal contains periodic entries of life events, but is primarily a notebook of assorted facts, including histories of local buildings, events, mathematical problems, political elections, mill owners, and death dates of residents in Keighley and York. The journal also includes notes of "current" events such as the visit of then-Princess Victoria...
Dates: approximately 1831-1845

Will Bradley letters, corrected galley, and miscellany accompanying Memories 1875-1895

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F1033
Abstract

These letters, galley proofs, and postcards were laid in a first edition of Will Bradley’s Memories 1875-1895: Happenings here and there along the trail, or, The world went very well then : a Victorian tale gleaned from memories and told for the edification of the fellow Typophiles.

Dates: approximately 1948-1954

Happy Birthday Jonathan : original drawing

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Identifier: GRA 0099-F0005
Abstract

Includes one original drawing by American painter, illustrator, and author Joe Brainard (1942-1994).

Dates: undated

In watermelon sugar : galley proofs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0025
Abstract

Galley proofs of Richard Brautigan's novel, In Watermelon Sugar (1968), with corrections. Prepared by the Four Seasons Foundation.

Dates: 1968

Harold Brayman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0261
Abstract Harold Brayman (1900-1988), a political journalist and former director of the Public Relations Department of Du Pont Company for 21 years, helped establish a concept of public relations which was widely emulated throughout the United States. The Harold Brayman papers, spanning from 1900-1991, document the successful dual career of one man in the fields of journalism and public relations. The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, press releases, speeches, newspaper clippings and...
Dates: 1900-1991; Majority of material found within 1928-1978

Harold Brayman papers supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0261s
Abstract Harold Brayman (1900-1988), a political journalist and former director of the Public Relations Department of Du Pont Company for 21 years, helped establish a concept of public relations which was widely emulated throughout the United States. The Harold Brayman papers supplement, spanning from 1914-1992, contains substantial editions to the original collection, documenting Brayman's dual careers in the fields of journalism and public relations. The collection includes correspondence,...
Dates: 1914-1992

David Breintnalt bill for shoemaking services

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Identifier: MSS 0098-F0086
Abstract

A handwritten account detail of M. Dickinson's bill with shoemaker David Breintnalt.

Dates: 1806-1808

Robert Brennan and Maeve Brennan papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0243
Abstract Robert Brennan was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1881 and his daughter, Maeve Brennan, was born in Dublin, Ireland, on January 6, 1917. The Brennan papers consist of manuscripts and papers of the author and diplomat, Robert Brennan, and the author, Maeve Brennan, including drafts of Robert Brennen's autobiography, Allegiance, and the manuscript of one of his best-known works, The Man Who Walked Like a Dancer. Also included are galley...
Dates: 1935-1967

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Letters (correspondence) 464
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Poems 112
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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 43
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
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Ledgers (account books) 24
Memorandums 24
Pamphlets 24
Soldiers 24
Books 23
Collectors 23
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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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Authors, English--20th century 19
Business records 19
Journals (accounts) 19
Newspapers 19
Playbills 19
Travelers 19
Certificates 18
United States--Politics and government--20th century 18
Manuals (instructional materials) 17
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Language
English 1655
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
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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