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

Extent:: 7 item (12 pages)
Abstract:: Delaware historian Walter A. Powell wrote these four letters ranging in dates from 1928 to 1978 to Wilmington News Journal columnist William P. (Bill) Frank in response to Frank's inquiries about articles, pamphlets, or books written by Powell.

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

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]

Extent:: 13.7 gigabyte (10 interviews (mp4) 3 interviews (wav) 1 interview (mp3)) and 1.61 megabyte (11 time logs (pdf) 3 transcripts (pdf))
Abstract:: Voices of 1968 is an oral history collection focused on Delawareans to capture local stories of that pivotal year in American history. Interviews were conducted by Library staff, partners in the Wilmington Archive Project, and other project volunteers. The topics covered in the interviews include campus politics and student activism in Delaware (particularly through the Students for Democratic Society chapter at the University of Delaware campus), reactions to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, the National Guard occupation of Wilmington, and political and social actions related to civil rights, the 1968 presidential campaign, resistance to America's involvement in Vietnam, and other aspects of life in Delaware.

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

Extent:: 1.5 linear foot (2 boxes), 3.18 megabyte (1 pdf file), and 3 oversize box
Abstract:: Norman Lockman, a political journalist in Delaware and Massachusetts, was the first African American journalist and former managing editor of the Wilmington News Journal. The Norman Lockman papers, consisting mostly of newspaper clippings and articles, documents Lockman's journalism career at the Wilmington News Journal and Boston Globe.

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

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