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Frederick G. Nixon-Nirdlinger scrapbook, 1909

Extent:
.3 linear foot (1 box)
Abstract:
The Frederick G. Nixon-Nirdlinger Scrapbook chronicles the 1909 cruise taken by Philadelphia resident and theatrical manager Nixon-Nirdlinger and his wife from New York City to France, Spain, Morocco, Italy, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Hungary. The scrapbook records various aspects of the early twentieth-century travel business and is particularly rich with theatrical ephemera, indicating Nixon- Nirdlinger's trip combined theatrical business interests with pleasure.

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

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Frazer Jones papers of the Robert Kirkwood Society, Children of the American Revolution, 1929-1968 (inclusive) 1955-1965 (bulk)

Extent:
2 linear foot (2 boxes) and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:
Two linear feet of correspondence, clippings, official records, photographs, publications, ephemera, and other materials primarily related to Junior President Frazer Jones's work in the Robert Kirkwood Society of the Children of the American Revolution.

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

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Sir Joseph Gold political and miscellaneous ephemera collection, 1960-1996 (inclusive) 1960-1970 (bulk)

Extent:
0.6 linear foot (2 boxes) and 1 oversize removal (poster)
Abstract:
The attorney and author Joseph Gold was born in London, England, on July 12, 1912; he died on February 22, 2000, in Bethesda, Maryland. The Sir Joseph Gold political and miscellaneous ephemera collection comprises .67 linear feet of newsletters, pamphlets, posters, blank letterhead, and typed pages from the 1960s through the 1990s.

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

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Karl Wolfgang Böer papers, 1945-2003 (inclusive) 1961-1986 (bulk)

Extent:
148 linear foot
Abstract:
Physicist, inventor, university professor, and solar energy pioneer Karl Wolfgang Böer was born March 23, 1926, in Berlin, Germany. He became a naturalized American citizen in August 1972. The Karl Wolfgang Böer papers, 1945-2003, document the life work and professional career of this German-American physicist, inventor, university professor, and solar energy pioneer. Böer's work in solid state technology, understanding the photoconductivity and structure of cadmium sulfide, and photovoltaics are seminal to twentieth-century advances in solar energy conversion and the modern energy conservation movements. Dr. Böer's papers are integrally related to his career at the University of Delaware, where he has been since 1961. The collection reflects a relationship with the institution that allowed Böer to fulfill his academic role and conduct scientific research, while also allowing him every opportunity to build research laboratories and pursue entrepreneurial initiatives applying...(see more)

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

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Roland E. Bounds collection papers and ephemera, 1931-2002 (inclusive) 1970-2000 (bulk)

Extent:
2 linear foot and 48 oversize removal
Abstract:
The Roland E. Bounds Collection: Papers and Ephemera includes books, magazines, convention programs, posters, photographs, artwork, and objects related to Bounds’s collecting activities. The bulk of this collection relates to his interest in science fiction and its subgenres, fantasy and horror. Roland E. Bounds (1953 – 2002) was, by vocation and avocation, a collector.

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

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Torch Club of Delaware records, 1930-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.3 linear foot (4 boxes) and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:
Spanning the dates 1930 to 2016, the Torch Club of Delaware records include administrative documents, financial records, monthly meeting minutes, annual reports, correspondence and newspaper clippings documenting the social, intellectual, and financial changes this civic club underwent throughout the twentieth century.

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

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American Association of University Women Delaware Division records, 1922-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:
6 linear foot (8 boxes)
Abstract:
The American Association of University Women Delaware Division records reflect the history, structure, public policies, and programs of this group, and its relationship to the state branches and national organization of AAUW. AAUW's mission is to advance equity for women and girls through education, advocacy, research, and philanthropy.

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

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Reverend Willard M. White scrapbooks, 1919-1988 (inclusive)

Extent:
10 volume and 2 item
Abstract:
The scrapbook collection of Reverend Willard M. White, Delaware-born Methodist minister, spans nearly seventy years and includes ten scrapbooks relating to White’s education at the Westminster (later Wesley) Theological Seminary, work with Christian youth clubs and camps during the 1930s, and service to several Methodist Protestant and United Methodist churches in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

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

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