Search

Start Over Form Envelopes

Main content

L. A. G. Strong letters to Mary Turner and Tom Turner, 1934-1958 (inclusive) 1938-1947 (bulk)

Extent:
.6 linear foot (2 boxes)
Abstract:
The L. A. G. Strong letters to Mary Turner and Tom Turner contains 41 letters written by British author L. A. G. (Leonard Alfred George) Strong (1896-1959) to his friend, bibliophile Tom Turner (1870-1949), as well as 150 autograph letters addressed to Mary Turner (born circa 1924), Tom Turner's daughter. The letters to Mary Turner document an affair she seems to have had with Strong.

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

Main content

Carpenter Paper Company cabinet and paper samples, approximately 1900-1920s (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear foot (5 boxes), 1 oversize box, and 1 item (1 wooden cabinet)
Abstract:
Incorporated in 1890, the Carpenter Paper Company was the first paper warehouse in Omaha, Nebraska. The Carpenter Paper Company cabinet and paper samples consist of approximately ninety booklets and sample books of envelopes, writing paper, and cardboard dating between 1900 and the 1920s, and the coabinet which housed these materials.

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

Main content

Sanford Sorkin philately collection, 1806-1960 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.5 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:
Sanford Sorkin graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School in 1963 with an interest in collecting stamps and other items of philatelic value. The collection consists of correspondence, miscellaneous documents, and ephemera such as postcards, tradecards, and stamped envelopes that Sorkin and his father collected more for their stamps and other evidence of early postal service than for their content. The materials are largely unrelated to one another aside from their philatelic interest.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Main content

Collection related to Stanley Morison's 60th birthday, 1949-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:
7 item
Abstract:
Collection of six items related to a dinner held at Brown's Hotel on May 6, 1949, to honor Stanley Morison on his 60th birthday. Includes the envelope lettered by Will Carter of Rampant Lions Press, sealed with a large stamped wax seal, bearing John Carter's name, which contained the other items.

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