Delaware--Politics and government--1951-
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Myrna Bair papers
Myrna L. Bair served in the Delaware Senate from 1980 to 2000, representing Delaware's 5th District as a member of the Republican Party. For sixteen years, she held a legislative leadership position, including fourteen years as Senate minority leader and two years as minority whip. The bulk of the Myrna Bair papers documents her time as a senator and consists of legislation, correspondence, personal notes, press clippings, and other materials.
J. Caleb Boggs letter to John M. Dawson
U. S. Senator J. Caleb Boggs (R-Del., 1961-1973) wrote to University of Delaware librarian John M. Dawson regarding an appropriations bill which included libraries.
Harold Brayman papers supplement
Susan Brynteson collection of Thomas R. Carper ephemera
The Susan Brynteson collection of Thomas R. Carper ephemera includes campaign correspondence and mailings from all three of Tom Carper's campagin committees, Carper for Congress, Carper for Delaware, and Carper for Senate, as well as the group Women for Carper. This collection also includes two items related to Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Susan Brynteson served as Vice Provost for Libraries and May Morris University Librarian at the University of Delaware from 1980-2015.
Thomas R. Carper congressional papers
Delaware ephemera collection related to politics, policy, and government
This Delaware ephemera collection is a vertical file of fliers, clippings, artifacts, and other ephemeral materials pertaining to local and federal election campaigns, environmental groups, grassroots organizations, and political groups.
Delaware "First State" Committee to Impeach Nixon petition
A blank petition from the Delaware "First State" Committee to Impeach Nixon dated July 3, 1973 calling on the House of Representatives to begin the impeachment process against President Richard Nixon.
Senator J. Allen Frear, Jr. papers
Clarice U. Heckert papers
Clarice U. Heckert (1911-2005), a Republican and community activist, served as representative to the Delaware General Assembly in the 11th (1965-1968) and the 9th districts (1969-1974), in the Wilmington area, between 1964 and 1974.The Clarice U. Heckert papers document the decade-long political career of a northern Delaware woman in the Delaware General Assembly during the mid-twentieth century.
Jerome O. Herlihy political campaign ephemera collection
Delaware native and former Delaware Superior Court Judge Jerome O. Herlihy maintained an active connection to national and local politics throughout his life. The Jerome O. Herlihy political campaign ephemera collection spans over a century of United States and Delaware politics, and includes campaign buttons and pins, bumper stickers, a wide array of political artifacts, and paper ephemera.
Gary Hindes papers
Gary Hindes is an American journalist and investment manager. In 1988, Hindes ran as a Democrat for lieutenant govenor of Delaware, losing to Dale Wolf by approximately 17,000 votes. The Gary Hindes papers document Hinde's political campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 1988 and the ensuing legal case he filed against the Castle/Wolf ticket. The collection also contains informaiton about Hindes' political involvement and public engagement beyond his 1988 campaign.
Walter E. Holt, Jr., photographs of the Frear family and letter from J. Allen Frear, Jr.
The Walter E. Holt, Jr., photographs of the Frear family and letter from J. Allen, Frear, Jr. contains seven photographic portraits taken between 1954 and 1957 by Walter E. Holt, Jr. of Delaware Senator J. Allen Frear, Jr., his wife, Esther Frear, their son Fred, and their daughter Clara. Also included is a letter from Senator Frear to Walter Holt, believed to be the photographer's father.
Betty Lee Hutchinson papers
Betty Lee Hutchinson (1925-2020), a Democrat and Newark City Council member (1977-1980 and 1984-1988) was born November 18, 1925, in Uniontown, PA, to Harry J. Truman, Sr. (1897-1965), and Merle Carte Truman (1901-2001). The Betty Lee Hutchinson papers document the personal interests and civic activities of a woman with ties to Newark, Delaware, and the University of Delaware community.
Jack Jurden political and editorial cartoons
Jack Jurden was a political and editorial cartoonist who drew national and local politicians over his six-decade long career (1960s-2010s) in Wilmington, Delaware. The Jack Jurden political and editorial cartoon collection contains Jurden's reference files, practice drawings, drafts and completed cartoons.
Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman papers
Frederick Lauter interview with Senator John J. Williams
L. Lee Layton, Jr. papers
The L. Lee Layton, Jr., papers include personal and business papers of this well known Sussex countian and Dover-area businessman. Files relate to his business Layton & Company, and landholdings in Layton Farms and Cypress Farms. Mr. Layton maintained topical files on various political and social issues, as well as correspondence and publications related to his opinions. Additional papers belong to Mr. Layton's wife, Marianne Layton.
Norman Lockman papers
Norman Lockman, a political journalist in Delaware and Massachusetts, was the first African American journalist and former managing editor of the Wilmington News Journal. The Norman Lockman papers, consisting mostly of newspaper clippings and articles, documents Lockman’s journalism career at the Wilmington News Journal and Boston Globe.
Edward Mabrey political ephemera collection
The Edward Mabrey political ephemera collection contains political ephemera featuring Delaware politicians. Includes political buttons, bumper stickers, posters, and paper ephemera.
Harris B. McDowell, Jr., magazine and guest list
Two items related to Harris B. McDowell, Jr. (D, U. S. Representative from Delaware): the April 1962 issue of Delaware Today with an article entitled "Foreign aid helps the nation," by McDowell and a copy of the guest list/seating chart for a Delaware Congressional reception and dinner (May 1, 1962).
James P. Neal papers
James P. Neal is an engineer and Delaware public servant, serving on the Newark City Council (1973-1978), and the Delaware General Assembly (1979-1994). The James P. Neal papers document Neal's public service on the Newark City Council and the Delaware General Assembly, in both the House and the Senate, as well as materials related to urban planning in Newark, DE and New Castle County, Delaware.
Robert H. Richards, Jr., Delaware oral history collection
The Delaware Oral History collection was a project of the University of Delaware History Department, directed by Dr. John Munroe and funded by Robert H. Richards, Jr.. Interviews with 317 Delawareans conducted between 1966 and 1978 cover topics including the following: educators, immigrants, journalism, politics, and the University of Delaware, Delaware in the Depression, and the 1950s relocation of Long Island and New Jersey potato farmers to Delaware.
William Satterfield collection of Delaware political radio commercials and interviews
William Satterfield, a native of Dover, Delaware, served as a news reporter and news director of WKEN (AM 1600) between 1975 and 1984. The William Satterfield collection of Delaware political radio commercials and interviews contains approximately 485 unique recordings, documenting the political discourse of the First State in the 1970s and 1980s.
Gwynne P. Smith papers
Robert J. Voshell collection of Delaware political ephemera scrapbooks
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.