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Colonel Patricia D. Brown papers related to service in Vietnam, 1966-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 linear foot
Abstract:
Colonel Patricia D. Brown (1929- ) is a retired United States Air Force officer who served as a nurse during a tour of duty in South Vietnam from August 1966 to August 1967. The papers ofColonel Patricia D. Brownrelated toservice in Vietnam provide a visual record of Colonel Brown’s tour of duty as an Air Force nurse stationed at Cam Ranh Bay in 1966-1967.

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

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Robert Kirkwood documents from the collection of Helen and Paul Elm, 1777, 1779-1780 (inclusive)

Extent:
7 item
Abstract:
This collection features a letter, dated June 23, 1777, from Captain Robert Kirkwood of Newark, Delaware, to his father (Robert Kirkwood, Sr.) during the Continental Army's New Jersey Campaign of the American Revolutionary War. The collection also contains military records related to officer appointments, muster rolls, subsistence rolls, and clothing supplies.

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

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Journal of Travels Commencing from the Year 1798, 1827-1828 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 volume (1450 pages)
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Richard Champney's memoir, which he entitled in full "Journal of Travels commencing from the year 1798, through various parts, of England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Spain, Portugal, Canada, United-States of North America, Denmark, Germany, Holland, & the Netherlands. &c. by Richard Champney," was handwritten in four bound volumes and are a polished and edited version of daily journals kept by Richard Champney and his parents. The journals detail Champney's childhood journey from London, England, to Lexington, Kentucky, where his father had acquired property in settlement of a debt and the five-year struggle to live there. The journals describe Champney's return to England and subsequent education, career as a sailor on a merchant vessel, as well as his enlistment in the militia and service in Wellington's Peninsular Campaign during the Napoleonic Wars.

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

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Log of the HMS Minotaur, kept by F. A. Hodge, 1881 february 14-1885 november 20 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 volume
Abstract:
Logbook kept by Frederick A. Hodge aboard the HMS ships Minotaur, Achilles, and Swiftsure documenting regular military voyages between February 14, 1881, and November 20, 1885, in a variety of places, including Vigo, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; Callao, Peru; the Galapagos Islands; the Sandwich Islands; Portsmouth, England; and Plymouth, England.

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

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Private Journal No. V, 1827 september 20-1828 march 22 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (82 pages)
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This diary of American soldier and painter John Rogers Vinton (1801-1847) covers the period September 20, 1827, to March 22, 1828, and provides a detailed look into the political and social atmosphere of Washington, D.C., in the late 1820s. Vinton discusses Washington, D.C., politics (including the upcoming 1828 election between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson), his duties as an officer in the military, as well as his social life, interest in painting, fashion, and theatrical performances.

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

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Log of H.M. Ship Undaunted, 1830 november 3-1834 february 10 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (circa 210 pages)
Abstract:
Official log book kept by William John Cavendish Clifford of the British Royal Navy aboard the HMS Undaunted describing the ship's travels through ports in St. Helena and Sierra Leone from November 3, 1830, to February 10, 1834.

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

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Winfield Scott Hancock papers, 1865-1872 (inclusive)

Extent:
11 item
Abstract:
This collection comprises eleven documents regarding the military career of Winfield Scott Hancock, particularly his involvement in the execution of accused Lincoln assassination conspirator, Mary Surratt, his brief command of the fifth military district (Louisiana and Texas) during Reconstruction, and biographical material which highlights his military career during the Civil War.

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

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