Form: Drawings (visual works) - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: .3 linear foot (circa 100 items)
Abstract:: Small group of miscellaneous papers relating to several generations of the Thatcher family of Wilmington, Delaware. Papers include correspondence, military documents, photographs, notebooks, legal documents, and miscellaneous material.

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

Extent:: .3 linear foot (1 box)
Abstract:: This one-volume scrapbook, with contents spanning 1862- 1892, includes correspondence, maps, tickets, papers, photographs, newspaper clippings, documents, advertisements, and drawings; and was largely assembled from the professional activities of William S. Auchincloss. Evidence within the scrapbook points to the wide range of interests that captured the attention of Auchincloss, a civil and mechanical engineer, originally from New York who later resided in Wilmington, Delaware, and in Philadelphia. He traveled widely, participated in numerous professional societies and meetings, corresponded with a variety of individuals about an array of interests, created useful inventions and innovations, offered public lectures on topics from several areas of expertise, and wrote extensively about his travels, professional work, and biblical studies.

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

Extent:: 1 linear foot (3 manuscript boxes)
Abstract:: The University of Delaware Library’s collection of books from the family library of the British artist Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945) and his son, the art historian Sir John Rothenstein (1901-1992), numbers over six hundred volumes. The collection documents the important careers of the Rothensteins.

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

Extent:: 3 linear foot (3 boxes)
Abstract:: The Warner Perry papers include personal records related to Perry’s life and many hobbies. The major subjects of the collection are Perry’s magic documents, his personal papers, financial information, written works, invention designs, and family photographs.

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

Extent:: 8.3 linear foot (9 boxes), 7 oversize box, and 4 oversize removal
Abstract:: The Austin Dobson collection comprises approximately six linear feet plus oversize material of correspondence, manuscripts, proofs, contracts, royalty statements, artwork, photographs, wills, genealogies, periodicals, clippings, scrapbooks, copper plates, and printed ephemera. The collection documents the work and life of English author and civil servant (Henry) Austin Dobson (1840-1921) and the management of Dobson's estate and literary legacy by his youngest son, Alban Dobson (1885-1962) and his son, Christopher Dobson (1916-2005), primarily during the period between the author's death in 1921 and Alban Dobson's death in 1962.

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

Extent:: 1.6 linear foot (2 boxes) and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:: The Jeffrey Bailey collection of James Leo Herlihy papers is a combination of correspondence and personal papers originated by American author and actor James Leo Herlihy and literary papers belonging to Herlihy’s long-time friend and literary executor, American author Jeffrey Bailey.

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

Extent:: 3 linear foot (3 boxes), 1 oversize box, and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:: The papers of Delaware artist Charles Allmond (born 1931) document over three decades (1981-2013) of his prolific career. The collection comprises 3 linear feet and oversize removals that include drawings, designs, slides, sculptures, as well as files of correspondence and documentation for exhibitions in which his work was included.

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

Extent:: 1 linear foot (1 box)
Abstract:: The Thomas Parkinson papers consist of typescripts and manuscripts of poetry and prose by Parkinson, Parkinson's correspondence, periodicals and clippings related to Parkinson's work, and four original pen-and-ink drawings, probably created by Parkinson's wife, Ariel. The materials were created circa 1957-1972.

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

Extent:: 8.33 linear foot (9 boxes), 5 oversize box, 4 oversize galley proof, and 1 oversize folder
Abstract:: Zephyrus Image, founded by Holbrook Teter and Michael Myers, was a small Northern California press operating from approximately 1969-1983, notable for its socially- and politically-subversive books and ephemera and its fine works on paper. The Zephyrus Image records document the activities of the California press and its proprietors and the planning and development of roughly 300 printed works of poetry and political and satirical books and ephemera. Zephyrus Image projects were created for and in collaboration with a host of literary and artistic figures, including Edward Dorn, Tom Raworth, William T. Wiley, Lucia Berlin, Stan Brakhage, and Robert Creeley.

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

Extent:: .3 linear foot (1 box)
Abstract:: Letters from English artist G.P.(George Percy) Jacomb Hood to his wife, Henrietta de Hochepied Larpent, giving news of his activities and of friends, illustrated with sketches.

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