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Through the years with aunt Clara, 1966 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 item (307 pages)
Abstract:
One photocopy of Minerva Spencer Handy's biographical book, "Through the years with aunt Clara," based on correspondence and conversations between Clarissa Gordon Dilworth and the author from 1928 to 1938.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Ulick O'Connor papers, 1904-1976 (inclusive) 1960-1974 (bulk)

Extent:
7 linear foot (6 boxes)
Abstract:
This collection consists of material accumulated over a 25-year period by Ulick O’Connor: biographer, poet, playwright and journalist. O’Connor’s biographies of Brendan Behan and Oliver St. John Gogarty have been recognized internationally as definitive works. A large portion of the collection deals with materials for these books.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Elizabeth Jennings papers, 1940-1977 (inclusive) 1958-1969 (bulk)

Extent:
2.3 linear foot (281 items)
Abstract:
The Elizabeth Jennings papers document the work of British poet Elizabeth Jennings (1926-2001). Associated with The Movement, Jennings was a prolific writer. The collection contains letters, notebooks, miscellaneous prose, and juvenilia.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Peter Owen publishing records, 1951-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:
29 linear feet (29 boxes), 12 oversize galley proof, 5 oversize box, and 1 microcassette
Abstract:
Peter Owen publishing records is the publisher’s archive (1950s-1995) of an independent British firm renowned for its international list of major authors and avant garde works. The bulk of the collection consists of the production files of selected works, primarily from the 1980s and 1990s, including edited typescripts, proofs, and other materials documenting the process of turning an author’s manuscript into a finished book.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Delaware Miscellany collection, 1825-1958 (inclusive) 1920-1958 (bulk)

Extent:
3.1 linear foot (4 boxes)
Abstract:
The Delaware Miscellany collection includes three large, green buckram-bound volumes compiled by William Ditto Lewis, which contain various documents pertaining to the history of Delaware and the surrounding region, and the University of Delaware.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves family papers, 1692-1978 (inclusive) 1850-1920 (bulk)

Extent:
60 linear foot and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:
Shipley, Bringhurst, and Hargraves are the family names associated with Rockwood, a Victorian Rural Gothic Revival mansion and estate that was built in north Wilmington, Delaware, between 1851 and 1854. The Hargraves were the last family to privately own Rockwood before its donation to New Castle County in the mid-1970s as a historic house museum and public park. The Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves family papers document the personal and professional lives, as well as the ancestry and legacy, of several generations of Delawareans associated with Rockwood.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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