Place: Claymont (Del.)--History--20th century - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 4 linear foot (4 boxes), 1 oversize box, and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:: The Woman's Club of Claymont (Del.), records, spanning the dates 1920-2002, and detail the social and civic life of this women's club located in Claymont, Delaware.

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

Extent:: 59 audio cassette
Abstract:: The Iron Hill Museum oral history collection consists of 37 interviews (recorded on 59 audio cassettes) documenting the history of the Iron Hill School #112C, which was one of the African American schools built in Delaware with funds provided by Pierre S. du Pont. Additional interviews in this collection document life in the Iron Hill community and nearby Pleasant Valley, as well as education provided in a few other Delaware schools in Hockessin, Milton, and Claymont.

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

Extent:: .3 linear foot (1 box ) and 2 videocassettes (vhs)
Abstract:: Virginia Tryon Smilack is the daughter of the late Dr. Sager Tryon, former Vice President of the Claymont, Delaware School Board. During his tenure, the school board was the first in the state to desegregate a public school in 1952, two years before the 1954 Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education. These cases were part of a total of five lawsuits that were part of Brown v. Board, and were used as an example that integration could work in school systems. The Virginia Tryon Smilack collection relating to the desegregation of Claymont, DE documents the background and commemoration of events before, during, and after the desegregation of Claymont High School.

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

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