Philadelphia Area Archives

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Buildings and campus photographs, 1891-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.0 cubic feet
Abstract:: This collection consists of photographs of Drexel University campus locations and buildings.

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

Events photographs, 1930-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: This collection consists of photographs of Drexel University campus and organizations' events.

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

Clubs and organizations photographs, 1935-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.66 cubic feet
Abstract:: This collection consists of photographs of members of Drexel University clubs and organizations.

Held at: Drexel University: Archives and Special Collections [Contact Us]

Kim Rogers Burdick National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association records, 1976-2009 (inclusive) 2002-2008 (bulk)

Extent:: 3.3 linear feet (3 boxes) and 1 oversize box
Abstract:: The Kim Rogers Burdick National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association records contains 3.3 linear feet of documents, correspondence, new clippings, brochures, financial records, and multimedia materials gathered by Burdick during her work with the Association (also known as W3R), which first began meeting informally in 1999 and was incorporated in the state of Delaware in 2004 with the purpose of identifying and marking the approximately 650-mile route traveled by colonial and French troops en route to their victory at the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781. In addition to the records of this national coordinating body, the collection also contains materials from the smaller state-level W3R organizations, in particular the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route of Delaware (W3R-DE) and material related to the legislation enacting the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Act of 2000.

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

Frank W. Tober papers, 1791-1995 (inclusive) 1945-1995 (bulk)

Extent:: 4.3 linear foot (8 boxes) and 1 oversize box
Abstract:: The Frank W. Tober papers comprise letters, postcards, photographs, pamphlets, magazines, newspaper clippings, newsletters, printing ephemera, invoices, notebooks, woodblocks, prints, coins, sculpture, and other realia. A major portion of the papers relate to Tober's collections and collecting activities. Tober was a chemical engineer with a substantial personal interest in the study of rare books, printing, Napoleon and the French Revolution, and, in particular, literary forgery.

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

Malcolm L. Mackenzie papers, circa 1926-2007 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5.5 linear foot (7 boxes) and 3 oversize box
Abstract:: This collection contains materials relating to Malcolm L. Mackenzie's publicity firm Malcolm L. Mackenzie & Associates and Mackenzie's personal involvement with the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, other local cultural institutions, and his interests in general maritime history and historic ships. Materials include publicity materials, written reports, correspondence, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, facsimile maps, newsletters, photographs, photograph negatives, slides, and sailing and maritime history books. The collection also includes personal papers such as photographs albums, scrapbooks and Mackenzie's ships log, 1946 to 1948, of voyages to ports in the United States, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and Europe while serving as a Second Mate in the Merchant Marine.

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

Thurman Adams, Jr., papers, 1939-2012 (inclusive) 1960-2009 (bulk)

Extent:: 7.3 linear foot (12 boxes) and 18 oversize folder
Abstract:: Democratic Senator Thurman Adams, Jr., (1928-2009) was the longest-serving senator in the history of the Delaware General Assembly. Adams was also the president of T.G. Adams & Sons, Inc., an agricultural feed and grain business in Bridgeville, Delaware. The Thurman Adams, Jr., papers chronicle the personal and professional life of the longest-serving senator (a Democrat from the 19th District) in the history of the Delaware General Assembly.

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

Chrysler Corporation Newark Assembly Plant collection, 1986-2008 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.3 linear foot (5 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection contains audiovisual material, publications, photographs, and other material from the Chrysler Corporation Newark Assembly Plant publicity office, donated after the closure of the plant in December 2008. Much of the material documents the working life of Chrysler employees in the Newark plant, human resources and employee training, and the processes required to build automobiles at the plant. The collection also documents many of the programs instituted by the United Auto Workers.

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

Bernard McKenna Richard Blanco papers, 2000-circa 2011 (inclusive) 2002-2005 (bulk)

Extent:: .3 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: The Bernard McKenna Richard Blanco papers comprises .3 linear feet of typescripts, printed emails, programs, notes, and photographs pertaining to the literary output of Cuban-American poet Richard Blanco (born 1968). The collection was compiled by University of Delaware English professor Bernard McKenna in the course of his longtime friendship with Blanco.

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

Brian Phelan papers, 1958-2005 (inclusive) 1975-2003 (bulk)

Extent:: 33 linear foot, 8 vhs tape, and 46 audio cassette
Abstract:: The Brian Phelan papers document forty years of the literary career of Irish-born playwright and screenwriter Brian Phelan (born 1934). Phelan's adaptations and docudramas focus on Irish characters, the issues of Irish emigration, socialist and feminist themes, and major world events. The collection, which spans from the 1960s to the 2000s, comprises Phelan's working and project files and include correspondence, screenplays, scripts, contracts, photographs, and research.

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