Place: Kent County (Del.) - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: .33 linear foot (1 box) and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:: This collection relates to the Virden (or Virdin) family of Delaware, specifically Samuel Virden (1793-1876) of Kent County and his descendants. Samuel's children and their spouses also figure prominently in this collection. The Virden family papers, spanning the years 1783-1901, consist of thirty-six letters, receipts, deeds, accounts, and other documents.

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

Extent:: 3.33 linear foot (4 boxes), 1 oversize removal (1 oversized folder), and .5 linear foot (vertical files stored in hanging folders)
Abstract:: This Delaware ephemera collection is a vertical file of fliers, clippings, artifacts, and other ephemeral materials pertaining to local and federal election campaigns, environmental groups, grassroots organizations, and political groups.

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

Extent:: 1 phonograph record, 70 1/4 inch audio tape, 6 audio cassette, 1 cd, and 49.2 gigabyte (616 total recordings, approximately 488 unique recordings)
Abstract:: William Satterfield, a native of Dover, Delaware, served as a news reporter and news director of WKEN (AM 1600) between 1975 and 1984. The William Satterfield collection of Delaware political radio commercials and interviews contains approximately 485 unique recordings, documenting the political discourse of the First State in the 1970s and 1980s.

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

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: This volume and its associated materials contain attendance records from School District 83 in Kent County, Delaware. The records were kept from 1878-1879 and 1881-1883.

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

Extent:: 1 item (1 page)
Abstract:: One document for a tract of land called "Denbe" on St. Jones Creek for Daniel Jones, signed by the first Governor of colonial Pennsylvania William Markham and Deputy Governor John Goodson in 1689.

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

Extent:: 1 item (1 page)
Abstract:: One patent for a tract of land in Kent County, Delaware, for William and Elizabeth Annand signed by Colonial Secretary James Logan and politicians Isaac Norris and Richard Hill on June 6, 1716.

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

Extent:: 1 item (1 page)
Abstract:: One autograph draft of a real estate advertisement for properties in Kent County, Delaware, near Marydel, Delaware, sent to several newspapers by John Costen of Dover, Delaware, on December 16, 1871.

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

Extent:: 1 item (4 pages)
Abstract:: One land indenture between Joseph and Sarah Snow and Silas Snow for property located in Duck Creek Hundred, Kent County, Delaware, dated June 18, 1822.

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

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