Place: Delaware--History--20th century - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Anna Beebe papers, 1906-1919 (inclusive)

Extent:: .3 linear foot (216 items)
Abstract:: The Anna Beebe papers consist of a collection of letters written to Delaware native and teacher Anna Beebe (circa 1898-1990) during the period 1906-1919.

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

Frank R. Zebley papers, 1897-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: .5 linear foot (2 boxes)
Abstract:: The Frank R. Zebley Papers spans the period 1897-1950, and consists of .5 linear feet of material comprising correspondence, business of the Delaware state legislature, legal and financial business of the estate of Alexander C. Rodgers, a scrapbook, and ephemera. This is a very small collection of personal papers with large lacunae that make it difficult to piece together a narrative of Zebley's life.

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

Thatcher family papers, 1870-1941 (inclusive)

Extent:: .3 linear foot (circa 100 items)
Abstract:: Small group of miscellaneous papers relating to several generations of the Thatcher family of Wilmington, Delaware. Papers include correspondence, military documents, photographs, notebooks, legal documents, and miscellaneous material.

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

Robert H. Richards, Jr., Delaware oral history collection, 1955-1981, 2012, 2020 (inclusive) 1966-1978 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 linear foot and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:: The Delaware Oral History collection was a project of the University of Delaware History Department, directed by Dr. John Munroe and funded by Robert H. Richards, Jr.. Interviews with 317 Delawareans conducted between 1966 and 1978 cover topics including the following: educators, immigrants, journalism, politics, and the University of Delaware, Delaware in the Depression, and the 1950s relocation of Long Island and New Jersey potato farmers to Delaware.

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

Morris family papers, 1740-1985 (inclusive) 1864-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear foot, 1 oversize box, and 1 vhs tape
Abstract:: Hugh M. Morris (1878-1966) was a Delaware lawyer and served as a federal district judge from 1919-1930. The Morris family papers, spanning the dates 1740-1985 and including legal deeds, account books, personal and busienss correspondence, legal records and photographs, documents the lives and career of Judge Hugh Morris and members of his extended family and network.

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

Patriotic Order of the Sons of America collection, 1905-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:: .25 linear foot (33 items)
Abstract:: The Patriotic Order of the Sons of America collection consists of correspondence, annual meeting reports, printed flyers, and organizational documents dating from 1905-1910. Most items are dated and appear to have been collected by an unidentified member of the Patriotic Order of the Sons of America, Camp #16 in Cheswold, Delaware.

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

Black family papers, 1889-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:: .5 linear foot (174 items)
Abstract:: The Black Family Papers contain 174 items, including letters, greeting cards, postcards, telegrams, pamphlets, programs, photographs, and diaries pertaining to Helen Black Stewart, Lynam Stewart and other members of the Black Family. The papers span the dates 1889-1982, with the bulk of the material dating from 1917-1919 when Willard Black, Helen Black's brother, served in World War I.

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

Willard Saulsbury, Jr., papers, 1716-1930 (inclusive) 1908-1926 (bulk)

Extent:: 76.25 linear foot, 3 oversize removal, and 2 oversize box
Abstract:: Willard Saulsbury, Jr. (1861-1927), was a prominent Delaware lawyer and a member of a a leading Delaware political family, serving in the United States Senate from 1913-1919 as as President Pro Tempore of the Senate from 1916 to 1919. The bulk of the Willard Saulsbury, Jr., papers belong to Saulsbury himself, dating from 1908-1926 when Saulsbury was at his political and business peak. The collection, consisting of papers, photographs, maps, and political realia, also includes papers and legal documents belonging to Saulsbury's father, items from the settlement of Saulsbury's estate and papers from cases handled by Saulsbury's law firm, which were not closed until after his death.

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

G. Burton Pearson, Jr., papers, 1840-1999 (inclusive) 1880-1950 (bulk)

Extent:: 6.3 linear foot (7 boxes) and 3 oversize box
Abstract:: Personal correspondence, papers, and photographs from Delaware lawyer, judge, and banker George Burton Pearson, Jr., as well as papers from relatives in the Pearson, Cochran, Warren, and Hardcastle families.

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

Littell family papers, 1808-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:: 14.3 linear foot (30 boxes), 13 oversize box, and 1 oversize folder
Abstract:: The Littell family papers include correspondence, letters, scrapbooks, commonplace books, copybooks, published material, ephemera, realia, financial records, diaries, books, artwork, photographs, greeting cards, postcards, clippings, and research notes created or collected by members of the Morris, Harrington, Littell, and Winslow families of Pennsylvania and Delaware from circa 1808 to 2004.

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

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