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Ulick O'Connor papers, 1904-1976 (inclusive) 1960-1974 (bulk)

Extent:
7 linear foot (6 boxes)
Abstract:
This collection consists of material accumulated over a 25-year period by Ulick O’Connor: biographer, poet, playwright and journalist. O’Connor’s biographies of Brendan Behan and Oliver St. John Gogarty have been recognized internationally as definitive works. A large portion of the collection deals with materials for these books.

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

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Harold Brayman papers supplement, 1914-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:
6.75 linear foot (8 boxes), 9 phonograph record (8 acetate discs and 1 aluminum disc), and 1 oversize removal (1 oversized folder)
Abstract:
Harold Brayman (1900-1988), a political journalist and former director of the Public Relations Department of Du Pont Company for 21 years, helped establish a concept of public relations which was widely emulated throughout the United States. The Harold Brayman papers supplement, spanning from 1914-1992, contains substantial editions to the original collection, documenting Brayman's dual careers in the fields of journalism and public relations. The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, press releases, speeches, newspaper clippings and articles, photographs, memorabilia and books.

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

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Beverley Nichols papers, 1698, 1911-1991, undated (inclusive) 1911-1991 (bulk)

Extent:
3.5 linear foot (10 boxes)
Abstract:
The Beverley Nichols papers document the personal and professional activities of prolific twentieth-century English novelist, playwright, journalist, composer, and political activist Beverley Nichols. The collection comprises correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, manuscripts, musical compositions, and photographs primarily dating between 1911 and 1991.

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

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Shaun D. Mullen journalism papers, 1964-2014 (inclusive) 1993-2011 (bulk)

Extent:
1 linear foot, 2 oversize box, and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:
The Shaun D. Mullen journalism papers is a personally selected collection of articles, editorials, and features from the author's writing career, primarily at the Philadelphia Daily News. In addition to some personal miscellany ranging from press passes to a t-shirt and political buttons, the collection also includes selected blog entries from Mullen's weblog, Kiko's House. Mullen's features and editorials included "The Six Hundred and Thirty: Stories of Philadelphia's Vietnam War Dead," the nationally syndicated "Simpson File" from columns about the O.J. Simpson trial, a year-long column written under the pen name of Millennium Man, and the issue of terrorism after the events of 9/11/2001.

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

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Kay Boyle letters to Helga Einsele, 1951-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:
.3 linear foot (1 box) and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:
Award-winning American author, educator, and political activist Kay Boyle (1902-1992) was a prominent member of the American expatriate modernist circle of the 1920s and 1930s. Boyle's later years are characterized by her extensive political activism. The Kay Boyle letters to Helga Einsele document Boyle's decades-long friendship with criminologist and prison reformer Helga Einsele (1910-2005). The collection comprises letters from Boyle and their enclosures, drafts of Einsele's replies, photographs of Boyle, as well as clippings of articles honoring Boyle at the end of her life and after her death.

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

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Ben Yagoda papers, 1975-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:
17.2 linear foot (21 boxes), 1 oversize box, and 38 audio cassette
Abstract:
American author, editor, critic and blogger Ben Yagoda (born 1954) retired from teaching journalism and writing at the University of Delaware in 2016. The collection includes research material, drafts and notes, and interviews toward Yagoda's various articles and book-length projects.

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

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University of Delaware Library collection of websites relating to the Library’s literary collections, 2016-2017 (inclusive)

Extent:
23 web site
Abstract:
This collection documents websites and social media related to authors, playwrights, and other literary figures and organizations which complement and enrich existing literary collections held in Special Collections. This collection includes sites related to University of Delaware Library holdings in American literature; Irish literature; and theatre.

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

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William Cobbett letter to "Gentlemen", 1818 April 21

Extent:
1 item (1 page)
Abstract:
An autograph letter written and signed by William Cobbett to "Gentlemen," reading in part, "The delay of the printer in coming to me has been so long, that I have been compelled to send off my manuscript to London. I am getting on with another copy. However, I really am afraid, that it would be productive of great inconvenience to your printer; for I must have proofs and revises." In closing, Cobbett writes of Henry Charles Carey, "I hope, that Mr. Carey's health is perfectly restored. County air, early rising; milk and water. These are my preservatives," dated April 21, 1818.

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

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