Presidents
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Andrew Jackson autograph signature
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0923
Abstract
The autograph signature of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), who was the seventh President of the United States, is affixed to a slip of paper cut from a document.
Dates:
circa 1829-1837
Abraham Lincoln collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0521
Abstract
The Abraham Lincoln collection comprises a variety of Lincolniana - including Civil War era newspapers, art work, sheet music, and realia - collected and assembled by the Lincoln Club of Delaware.
Dates:
1841-1996; Majority of material found within 1862-1868, 1920-1977
Littleton and Jane Mitchell papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0629
Abstract
The Littleton and Jane Mitchell papers document the life and career of the Delaware-based civil rights activist and educator Littleton P. Mitchell (1918-2004) and his wife Jane E. Mitchell (1921-2004). The collection contains material relating to his education, activities as a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, his three decades-long leadership of the Delaware NAACP, his career as a teacher and counselor at Governor Bacon Health Center in Delaware City, and his involvement in a number of...
Dates:
1911-2009; Majority of material found within 1950-2000
L. Eudora Pettigrew papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0773
Abstract
The L. Eudora Pettigrew papers document the academic and professional career of Dr. L. Eudora Pettigrew (b. 1928), the first African American to hold a position in central administration at the University of Delaware and the first black female president of the SUNY system. The collection chronicles over sixty years of her life as a student, educator, administrator, and global emissary. Spanning the dates 1900 to 2012, the collection also offers insight into the lives of three generations of...
Dates:
circa 1900-2013; Majority of material found within 1965-2005