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Tennessee Williams collection, 1939-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:
4.3 linear foot (5 boxes), 1 oversize box, and 12 oversize removal
Abstract:
The Tennessee Williams collection, spanning the dates 1939-2013, consists of an extensive collection of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, printed material, and ephemera related to American playwright Tennessee Williams.

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

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Keith Griffith papers, 1983-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.5 linear feet ((5 boxes))
Abstract:
Darrell Keith Griffith (1959-2012) was an AIDS activist and founder of the website CruisingForSex.com. The collection is divided into two series: Personal materials and AIDS activism. The personal materials date from 1983 to 2012, the year of Griffith's death. The series on AIDS activism covers Griffith's years of involvement in the social justice movement, 1985-1992.

Held at: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center [Contact Us]

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Frank E. and Anna Hayes Owens family papers, circa 1900-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:
14.3 linear foot (16 boxes), 1 oversize box, and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:
The Frank E. and Anna Hayes Owens family papers comprises 14.3 linear feet of materials, spanning the dates between 1900 and 2011, and includes correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, travel brochures, reel-to-reel tapes, magazines, fanzines, and other materials documenting intergenerational American family life in Delaware.

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

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Zephyrus Image records, 1960-2000 (inclusive) circa 1969-1983 (bulk)

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]

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Peter Owen publishing records, 1951-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:
29 linear feet (29 boxes), 12 oversize galley proof, 5 oversize box, and 1 microcassette
Abstract:
Peter Owen publishing records is the publisher’s archive (1950s-1995) of an independent British firm renowned for its international list of major authors and avant garde works. The bulk of the collection consists of the production files of selected works, primarily from the 1980s and 1990s, including edited typescripts, proofs, and other materials documenting the process of turning an author’s manuscript into a finished book.

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

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David T. Bazelon papers, 1935-1994 (inclusive) 1942-1985 (bulk)

Extent:
27 linear foot
Abstract:
The David T. Bazelon papers, spanning the dates 1935-1996, includes manuscripts, correspondence, books, clippings, and photographs documenting the work of the social critic and member of the post-war "New York Intellectuals," David T. Bazelon.

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

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Kim Rogers Burdick papers related to Delaware folklife, 1982-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:
.3 linear foot (13 items)
Abstract:
Kim Rogers Burdick is an author, historian, project director, folklorist, teacher, curator and non-profit leader. The Kim Rogers Burdick papers related to Delaware folklife consist of six essays on aspects of Delaware folklife, a grant application for a Delaware Cultural Conservation Program, an editorial on Delaware's Coastal Heritage Greenway, and her biographical sketch.

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

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H. H. Furness Memorial Library manuscript collection, 1575-1991 (inclusive) 1812-1930 (bulk)

Extent:
10 linear feet (20 boxes and one oversized folder)
Abstract:
The H.H. Furness Memorial Library focuses on the study of Shakespeare and other Tudor and Stuart dramatists. Horace Howard Furness (1833-1912) and his son Horace Howard Furness Jr. (1865-1930) founded and edited the Variorum Shakespeare and their library was donated to the University of Pennsylvania in 1932. This collection contains personal correspondence to and from Rev. William Henry Furness (1802-1896), Horace Howard Furness, and Horace Howard Furness, Jr., largely relating to Shakespearean study and the H.H. Furness Memorial library; notebooks; copies of speeches and articles; and other assorted items relating to Shakespearean scholarship or to the Furness family.

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

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