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Mary Jane Elliot papers

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Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]181 South College Avenue, Newark, DE 19717-5267

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the University of Delaware Library Special Collections. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
MSS 0533
Repository:
University of Delaware Library Special Collections
Extent:
14 linear foot
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
MSS 0533, Mary Jane Elliot papers, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Date:
1979-1992 (inclusive)
Creator:
Elliot, Mary Jane
Form:
Letters (correspondence), Minutes (administrative records), Reports, and Memorandums
Abstract:
The Mary Jane Elliot papers relate to her volunteer work in the area of Wilmington, Delaware, between 1979 and 1992.

Mary Jane Elliot of Wilmington, Delaware, actively volunteered for several civic, social, and cultural organizations between 1979 and 1992.

The Mary Jane Elliot papers relate to her volunteer work in the area of Wilmington, Delaware, between 1979 and 1992. The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, reports, and resources materials pertaining to the following subjects: campaign for Winterthur, Arts Alive/Arts Advocacy, Museum Trustee Association, Delaware Art Museum Board, Wilmington Friends School Board, Grand Opera House Gala, Triangle Rezoning, Delaware Theatre Company, Delaware Curative Workshop Board, Delaware Antiques Show, Delaware State Film Commission, White House Project (documentary film), Paul Wagner Inc. film projects, Caroling on the Square, Lemon Hill, Barnes Brinton, Wilmington Dancing Class, Vicmead Hunt Club House Committee, Heart Ball, George Bush for President Fundraiser, United Way Special Gifts, Annual Catholic Appeal, Tower Hill School, Rockwood Museum, Junior Board of Delaware Division Hospital, Nautare Affair Day-Delaware Natural History Museum, Vicmead Long Range Planning Committee, Westover Hills Civic Association, and New Castle County Historic Review Board. The collection also includes some of Mary Jane Elliot's personal correspondence.

Boxes 1-13: Shelved in SPEC MSS record center cartons Box 14: Shelved in SPEC MSS oversize boxes (17 inches)

Gift of Mary Jane Elliot, 2013.

Finding aid encoded by Lauren Connolly, September 2015, and Tiffany Saulter, May 2016.

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University of Delaware Library Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
Finding Aid Date
2011 January 19
Access Restrictions

Limited pending completion of processing.

Use Restrictions

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Collection Inventory

Wilmington Friends School Board.
Box 1
Grand Opera House Gala.
Box 1

Museum Trustee Association.
Box 2
Calendars.
Box 2

Wilmington Dancing Class.
Box 3
Vicmead Hunt Club House Committee.
Box 3
Vicmead Long Range Planning Committee.
Box 3
Heart Ball.
Box 3
Grand Gala, Grand Opera House.
Box 3
George Bush for President fundraiser.
Box 3
Annual Catholic Appeal.
Box 3
Tower Hill School.
Box 3
Rockwood Museum.
Box 3
Westover Hills Civic Association.
Box 3
Triangle Rezoning, 1989.
Box 3
Historical Society of Delaware.
Box 4
United Way Special Gifts.
Box 4
Junior Board of Delaware Division Hospital.
Box 4
Nature Affair Day, Delaware Natural History Museum.
Box 4
New Castle County Historical Review Board, 1979-1990.
Box 4
Delaware Art Museum Board, 1979-1986.
Box 5
New Castle County Historical Review Board, 1979-1990.
Box 6
Personal correspondence.
Box 7
Personal correspondence.
Box 8
Delaware Curative Workshop Board, 1988-1991.
Box 9

Wilmington Dancing Class.
Box 10
Vicmead Hunt Club House Committee.
Box 10
Vicmead Long Range Planning Committee.
Box 10
Heart Ball.
Box 10
Grand Gala, Grand Opera House.
Box 10
George Bush for President fundraiser.
Box 10
Annual Catholic Appeal.
Box 10
Tower Hill School.
Box 10
Rockwood Museum.
Box 10
Westover Hills Civic Association.
Box 10

Delaware State Film Commission.
Box 11
White House Project (documentary film).
Box 11
Paul Wagner Inc. film projects.
Box 11
Caroling on the Square.
Box 11
Lemon Hill.
Box 11
Barnes Brinton.
Box 11
Winterthur.
Box 11
Delaware Theatre Company.
Box 12
Delaware Antiques Show, publicity and loan exhibit, 1960s-1970s.
Box 13
Delaware Antiques Show, publicity and loan exhibit, 1960s-1970s.
Box 14

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