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Charles Henri Ford letters to Ted Joans, 1964-1987 (inclusive)

Extent:: 55 item
Abstract:: This small collection of letters from American poet and collagist Charles Henri Ford to fellow artist Ted Joans illuminate Ford's extensive world travels as well as his artistic and writing projects.

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

Charles Henri Ford papers related to Om Krishna II, 1966-1981 (inclusive) 1979-1981 (bulk)

Extent:: 42 item
Abstract:: These letters from American poet Charles Henri Ford (and others) to publishers Charles and Pamela Plymell concern publication plans for Ford's Om Krishna II (Cherry Valley Editions, 1981). In addition to Ford's letters there are single letters from Beat poet Allen Ginsberg, Nepalese artist Indra Tamang, bookbinder Alan Brilliant, writer Ed Germain, and the Plymells. A draft typescript of Om Krishna II, a book cover for the limited edition title, and biographical information about Ford are also contained in the collection.

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

Senator J. Allen Frear, Jr. papers, 1917-1963 (inclusive) 1949-1961 (bulk)

Extent:: 75 linear foot (75 boxes) and 2 oversize box
Abstract:: J. Allen Frear, Jr. (1903-1993) was a politician from Dover, Delaware (Kent County). A member of the Democratic Party, Frear served two terms as U.S. Senator from Delaware. The Senator J. Allen Frear, Jr. papers are primarily those of his congressional career, when he represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1949 to 1960, though the collection also includes personal material from pre- and post-Congressional periods. The collection dates from 1917 to 1963, with bulk of the material dating from 1949 to 1961. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, legislation, speeches, clippings, photographs, and audio-visual material. Personal material includes correspondence, class notes, travel brochures and post cards, and memorabilia.

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

Alice Marston scrapbook, 1896-1906 (inclusive)

Extent:: .3 linear foot (1 volume)
Abstract:: The Alice Marston scrapbook, 1896-1906, chronicles a decade of Marston family life, revealing information about the social, cultural, and leisure activities of an ordinary upper-middle-class Philadelphia family at the turn of the twentieth century.

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

Karl Wolfgang Böer papers, 1945-2003 (inclusive) 1961-1986 (bulk)

Extent:: 148 linear foot
Abstract:: Physicist, inventor, university professor, and solar energy pioneer Karl Wolfgang Böer was born March 23, 1926, in Berlin, Germany. He became a naturalized American citizen in August 1972. The Karl Wolfgang Böer papers, 1945-2003, document the life work and professional career of this German-American physicist, inventor, university professor, and solar energy pioneer. Böer's work in solid state technology, understanding the photoconductivity and structure of cadmium sulfide, and photovoltaics are seminal to twentieth-century advances in solar energy conversion and the modern energy conservation movements. Dr. Böer's papers are integrally related to his career at the University of Delaware, where he has been since 1961. The collection reflects a relationship with the institution that allowed Böer to fulfill his academic role and conduct scientific research, while also allowing him every opportunity to build research laboratories and pursue entrepreneurial initiatives applying...(see more)

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

American Association of University Women Delaware Division records, 1922-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 linear foot (8 boxes)
Abstract:: The American Association of University Women Delaware Division records reflect the history, structure, public policies, and programs of this group, and its relationship to the state branches and national organization of AAUW. AAUW's mission is to advance equity for women and girls through education, advocacy, research, and philanthropy.

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

American Association of University Women Mill Creek Hundred Branch (Del.) records, 1972-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.3 linear foot (3 boxes)
Abstract:: The American Association of University Women Mill Creek Hundred Branch (Del.) records reflect the organizational structure and detail the social, intellectual, and civic life of this women's group, which was formed to support the AAUW mission to advance equity for women and girls through education, advocacy, and research. The records span the extant dates of the branch, 1972-2002.

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

Delaware clippings and scrapbook collection, 1818-1973 (inclusive) 1950-1969 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 oversize box
Abstract:: This Delaware clippings and scrapbook collection includes articles and full page sheets clipped and saved from nineteenth- and twentieth-century published newspapers and periodicals (bulk dates 1950-1969). Housed in 17 folders and one scrapbook, the articles focus on historic structures and locations in Delaware, local politics and people, the Delaware River, transportation, and extreme weather.

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

Reverend Willard M. White scrapbooks, 1919-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:: 10 volume and 2 item
Abstract:: The scrapbook collection of Reverend Willard M. White, Delaware-born Methodist minister, spans nearly seventy years and includes ten scrapbooks relating to White’s education at the Westminster (later Wesley) Theological Seminary, work with Christian youth clubs and camps during the 1930s, and service to several Methodist Protestant and United Methodist churches in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

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

Truxton W. Boyce genealogical research and family papers, 1792-1999 (inclusive) 1850s-1980s (bulk)

Extent:: 7.6 linear foot (10 boxes)
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 Boyce (including the Jolls, McColgan, Colge, Wise, Lutz, and Lorenz families). In addition to the genealogical focus of the collection, nine autobiographical scrapbooks document the family life of Truxton W. Boyce and his wife, Doris Jolls Boyce, who began their married life in 1942 in Newark, Delaware.

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

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