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Louis Untermeyer papers, 1902-1972 (inclusive) 1912-1935 (bulk)

Extent:
5 linear foot (16 boxes)
Abstract:
The Louis Untermeyer papers consist of five linear feet of manuscript material abandoned by Untermeyer when he sold his Adirondack home, Stony Water, around 1970. Dating from 1902 through 1972, with the bulk of the papers dating 1912–1935, the collection is composed of correspondence, proofs, lists, scrapbooks, notes, photographs, programs, announcements, lectures, anthologies, poems, reviews, essays, and a bookplate.

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

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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]

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Neda M. Westlake American Literary Manuscripts records, 1970-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.4 linear feet (2 boxes, 2 oversized folders)
Abstract:
Neda M. Westlake was named the librarian of the Rare Books Division of Van Pelt Library of the University of Pennsylvania in 1962. In addition to her library work, she worked extensively with the second revision of American Literary Manuscripts. This collection of documents consists of correspondence regarding American Literary Manuscripts, author lists indicating the authors present in the Penn collections, and inventory lists from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the University of Pennsylvania.

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

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Edwin E. Aubrey notes regarding Simon Patrick, circa 1955 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.2 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:
This collection contains the notes and papers regarding Edwin E. Aubrey's Fulbright Scholarship application for the research of the life and works of English theologian and bishop, Simon Patrick.

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

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John Wieners holograph poetry notebook, 1962-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (26 pages)
Abstract:
This holograph poetry notebook was kept by twentieth-century American poet and activist John Wieners (1934-2002), who was associated with the Beat movement and the Black Mountain School. The notebook contains several unpublished poems as well as prose writings and lists kept between 1962 and 1965.

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

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Assessment list for the year 1907, 1907 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 item (29 pages)
Abstract:
Handwritten property assessment, compiled by assessor J. A. Downing, for the city of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The ledger includes the name of the owner, address, lot value, improvement value, other value, and total value of each of the properties assessed.

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

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Pauper book from the first of March 1865 to the first of March 1866 of Kent County, Delaware, 1865-1866 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 item (33 pages)
Abstract:
One handwritten register of patients admitted for care at an unidentified institution in Kent County, Delaware. The list of patients is arranged by hundred (subdivision) and then by race (Black or white) and gender (male or female). The register includes the name of the person admitted, their age, medical condition, admission date, discharge or death date, name of trustee and an occasional remark.

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

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Harris B. McDowell, Jr., magazine and guest list, 1962 april-may (inclusive)

Extent:
2 item (37 pages)
Abstract:
Two items related to Harris B. McDowell, Jr. (D, U. S. Representative from Delaware): the April 1962 issue of Delaware Today with an article entitled "Foreign aid helps the nation," by McDowell and a copy of the guest list/seating chart for a Delaware Congressional reception and dinner (May 1, 1962).

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

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Hattie L. Sumner notes on the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, 1876 September

Extent:
.1 linear feet (1 volume)
Abstract:
Hattie (Harriet) L. B. Sumner (1861-1959) traveled to Philadelphia from her home in Burlington, Vermont, to visit the Centennial International Exposition in September of 1876. She kept a journal of what she saw, written in list form. It is unclear how long she spent in Philadelphia.

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

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