Form: Programs (documents) - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

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]

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]

Carl Haverlin papers relating to Carl Sandburg, 1909-1964 (inclusive) 1947-1963 (bulk)

Extent:: .7 linear foot (circa 535 items)
Abstract:: This collection consists of the Carl Sandburg files kept by BMI president and radio pioneer Carl Haverlin (1899-1985) spanning the years 1909-1964. During Haverlin's years at BMI he developed a close working relationship and friendship with Carl Sandburg.

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

Paul Bowles collection, 1929-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 linear foot (6 boxes), 6 oversize box (6 boxes), 1 oversize galley proof, 2 oversize removal, 4 phonograph record, 1 dvd-r, and 1 vhs tape
Abstract:: The Paul Bowles collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, editorial matter, periodicals, ephemera, and miscellaneous material acquired from a variety of sources. The collection is added to periodically and complements the Paul Bowles papers (MSS 0163) as well as several other manuscript collections related to Paul Bowles at the University of Delaware Library.

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

Sam Shepard collection, 1968-1979 (inclusive)

Extent:: .3 linear foot (7 items)
Abstract:: The Sam Shepard collection is a group of seven incidental items spanning the dates 1968-1979, related to the dramatic work of this American playwright, which includes three playscripts, two programs, a contract, and a poster.

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

New Century Club of Newark, Delaware, records, 1893-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:: 14.6 linear foot (9 boxes)
Abstract:: The New Century Club of Newark, Delaware, records document the history, organization, and activities of this women's club, which began in 1893 as a reading club, but quickly developed into an organization dedicated to promoting civic responsibility and social service in the Newark community.

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

Everett C. and Louise Staton Johnson papers, 1835-1988 (inclusive) 1916-1958 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 linear foot (4 boxes and oversized material)
Abstract:: The Everett C. & Louise Stanton Johnson papers concern the personal affairs of prominent Delaware publisher and politician Everett C. Johnson (1877-1926) and his wife Louise Staton Johnson (1882-1977). In addition, the collection contains material from their Newark publishing house, the Press of Kells, which brought the Arts and Crafts Movement to the community from 1916 to 1918.

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

Edward Field papers, 1943-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:: 21 linear foot
Abstract:: The Edward Field papers consist of twenty-one linear feet of the personal and literary papers which document the life and writing career of American writer and poet Edward Field (b. 1924) from 1943–1994.

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

Alice Marston scrapbook, 1896-1906 (inclusive)

Extent:: .3 linear foot (1 volume)
Abstract:: The Alice Marston scrapbook, 1896-1906, chronicles a decade of Marston family life, revealing information about the social, cultural, and leisure activities of an ordinary upper-middle-class Philadelphia family at the turn of the twentieth century.

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

Harrison Street Methodist Church papers, 1935-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:: .33 linear foot (1 box)
Abstract:: The Harrison Street Methodist Church was incorporated in Wilimington, Delaware in 1891, closing in 1978. The papers comprise published Church newsletters (1950-1952), and weekly programs (1941-1954), but also includes church directories, correspondence, annual reports, budgets, programs for various Church services, and lists of church members, officials, and Sunday school students.

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

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]

Marion H. Steele papers, 1906-1999 (inclusive) 1923-1985 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 linear foot (2 boxes)
Abstract:: The papers of Marion H. Steele, former managing editor of the Journal of Home Economics and University of Delaware graduate.

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Langston Hughes ephemera collection, 1932-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:: .25 linear foot (1 box)
Abstract:: Programs and advertising materials for personal appearances of American author Langston Hughes and for dramatic productions of his works.

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

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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