Place: Italy--Description and travel - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Incidental notes of a trip to Europe made in 1868, 1868 june 3-november 24 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (approximately 258 pages)
Abstract:: John C. Giles's journal contains a detailed account of his daily activities on a grand tour of Europe taken with his wife and daughter from June 3 to November 24, 1868. Giles described landmarks, churches, museums, plays, concerts, weather, hotels, transportation, shopping, dining, correspondence, people met, and social activities.

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

Thomas Ward travel journal, 1860 june 12-september 15 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (208 pages)
Abstract:: This journal was kept by Thomas Ward, Jr., and chronicles his sightseeing trip to England, Ireland, Scotland, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy in 1860. Entries provide a record of the voyage and a summary of each day of sightseeing.

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

William A. Ingram diary of European travel, circa 1853 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (300 pages)
Abstract:: This travel diary documents the mid-nineteenth-century European excursion of American William A. Ingram. Along with several other young male friends, he visited Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy, and Austria.

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

Harriet S. Crothers travel diary, 1846 august 18-november 22 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (187 pages)
Abstract:: This travel diary documents the honeymoon tour of continental Europe taken by American Harriet S. Crothers in the fall of 1846. Entries describe tourist activities she and her husband undertook while visiting major cities in the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Czechoslovakia.

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

Sarah Marks Stockton travel journal, 1858-1860 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (184 pages)
Abstract:: This journal of New Jersey resident Sarah Marks Stockton chronicles her travels in Italy and stay in Rome as a member of high society from 1858 to 1860. Stockton’s journal contains extremely detailed autograph entries describing her stay in Italy with her children while her husband John P. Stockton served as the American minister to the Papal States.

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

Walter Courtenay Pepys travel journal, 1866 december 31-1868 january 13 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume (118 pages)
Abstract:: The journal of Englishman Walter Courtenay Pepys chronicles trips to Italy, France, Monaco, and Algeria in 1867. Entries describe travel conditions, landmarks visited, hotels, meals, and social engagements.

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

Henry Kirke Brown: The Father of American Sculpture : typescript, 1836-1933 (inclusive) 1836-1882 (bulk)

Extent:: 1.3 linear foot (2 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection comprises the carbon typescript for an unpublished manuscript titled "Henry Kirke Brown: The Father of American Sculpture," which was compiled, written, and edited by Henry Kirke Bush-Brown. It additionally includes an abridged version with the same title, also prepared by Bush-Brown. The typescript contains a description of Henry Kirke Brown's life, transcripts of his correspondence, photographs of his homes and artistic works, poems, sketches, and a genealogical chart of the Brown family. Several original letters, poems, photographs, and art are tipped into the typescript.

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

George Adolphus Storey papers, 1848-1946 (inclusive) 1848-1919 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 linear foot (4 boxes)
Abstract:: The papers of George Adolphus Storey, R.A., prolific British painter and longtime teacher of perspective at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, include both published and unpublished books, poems, plays, fiction, essays, lectures, notes, sketches, inventories, diaries, and other personal writings. Also included are several items belonging to his daughter, Mary Gladys Storey, an actress well-known for her charitable work during World Wars I and II.

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

Karl Bissinger papers, 1800, 1935-2008 (inclusive)

Extent:: 18 linear foot (40 boxes), 6 oversize box, and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:: The papers of American photojournalist, restaurateur, and peace activist Karl Bissinger (1914-2008) encompass nearly seventy years of professional activity. This collection not only provides abundant documentation of Bissinger's careers in photography and social activism, but also offers rich visual resources for the history of photography in post-World War II America.

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

Betty Lee Hutchinson papers, 1900-2012 (inclusive) 1975-2005 (bulk)

Extent:: 4.3 linear foot (5 boxes) and 3 oversize removal (3 folders)
Abstract:: Betty Lee Hutchinson (1925-2020), a Democrat and Newark City Council member (1977-1980 and 1984-1988) was born November 18, 1925, in Uniontown, PA, to Harry J. Truman, Sr. (1897-1965), and Merle Carte Truman (1901-2001). The Betty Lee Hutchinson papers document the personal interests and civic activities of a woman with ties to Newark, Delaware, and the University of Delaware community.

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

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