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Lewis family papers, 1696-1915 (inclusive) 1791-1874 (bulk)

Extent:: 3 linear foot (7 boxes) and 2 oversize box
Abstract:: The Lewis family papers consist of three linear feet of material related to this Newark, Delaware, farming family, who also owned property in Little Creek Hundred in Kent County, Delaware. Material in the collection dates largely from the mid- to late-nineteenth century. Members of the family were farmers and large landholders who maintained business relations with many prominent citizens of early Newark, such as George Platt, Samuel Donnell, James T. Maxwell, and Eri Haines. The collection sheds light on domestic and business issues during the time period. It also demonstrates trends in education, politics, and land dealings.

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

Morris family papers, 1740-1985 (inclusive) 1864-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear foot, 1 oversize box, and 1 vhs tape
Abstract:: Hugh M. Morris (1878-1966) was a Delaware lawyer and served as a federal district judge from 1919-1930. The Morris family papers, spanning the dates 1740-1985 and including legal deeds, account books, personal and busienss correspondence, legal records and photographs, documents the lives and career of Judge Hugh Morris and members of his extended family and network.

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

Wilson family papers, 1684-1954 (inclusive) 1830-1897 (bulk)

Extent:: 1.35 linear foot (2 boxes)
Abstract:: The papers of the Wilson family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Newark, Delaware, consist of 1.35 linear feet of material relating to four generations of direct descendents of Edward Wilson, Esq., of Elm’s Farm, near Liverpool, England.

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

Rush family papers, 1789-circa 1898 (inclusive) 1820-1860 (bulk)

Extent:: .75 linear foot
Abstract:: The Rush family papers consist of materia spanning the late seventeenth to late nineteenth centuries relating to the prominent Rush family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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

Waples family papers, 1753-1864 (inclusive) 1851-1864 (bulk)

Extent:: .6 linear foot (2 boxes)
Abstract:: The Waples Family Papers, spanning the dates 1753-1864, outline the family's role in the economic development of Milton in Broadkill Hundred, Delaware. But the bulk of the collection, 1851-1864, focuses on Gideon B. Waples, beginning with the pre-Civil War period when he was a student at Delaware College. After he voluntarily left his studies, he became a farmer and businessman in southern Delaware; he also served as a political aide to two governors of Delaware during the Civil War.

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

Townsend family papers, 1809-1920 (inclusive) 1833-1894 (bulk)

Extent:: .6 linear foot (2 boxes) and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:: The Townsend family (of Delaware) papers consists of letters, accounts, and other business records, spanning the years 1809-1920, with the majority of the material falling between 1834 and 1894. The collection mainly consists of business letters sent to Samuel and John Townsend, political and personal letters sent to Samuel Townsend, and family correspondence, including twenty letters written by Edmund Townsend during the Civil War.

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

Brinton family papers, 1715-1930 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 linear foot (circa 4000 items) and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:: The Brinton family papers document several generations of the Brinton, Steinmetz, and Ward families, who flourished between 1760-1930 in Pennsylvania and New York. Several members of the family played prominent roles in their communities and included landholders, real estate developers, merchants, Civil War surgeons, medical doctors and professors, missionaries, a minister, an art critic, an anthropologist, lawyers, a judge, an engineer, and several authors.

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

Torbert-Ellegood collection, 1759-1889 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.3 linear foot (2 boxes) and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:: The Torbert-Ellegood Collection, spanning 1759-1889, with the bulk of the papers dating 1820-1840, consists of 1.3 linear feet of legal papers, land records, accounts, receipts, correspondence, and other documents, many of which relate to the Torbert and Ellegood families of Delaware.

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

Virden family papers, 1783-1901 (inclusive) 1820s-1860s (bulk)

Extent:: .33 linear foot (1 box) and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:: This collection relates to the Virden (or Virdin) family of Delaware, specifically Samuel Virden (1793-1876) of Kent County and his descendants. Samuel's children and their spouses also figure prominently in this collection. The Virden family papers, spanning the years 1783-1901, consist of thirty-six letters, receipts, deeds, accounts, and other documents.

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

Joseph Brevitt Townsend papers, 1810-1917 (inclusive) 1840-1896 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 linear foot (6 boxes)
Abstract:: The Joseph Brevitt Townsend papers, spanning the dates 1810-1917 (bulk dates 1840-1896), document the professional career, and to a lesser extent the personal life, of the Philadelphia lawyer, Joseph Brevitt Townsend.

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

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