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

Extent:: 1 linear foot (1 box) and 2 oversize box (24 inches)
Abstract:: Chris Oakley was a longtime resident of Newark, Delaware, a community organizer and a strong advocate for media democracy. The Chris Oakley collection of alternative press consists of alternative press newspapers, community newsletters, magazines and ephemera related to from local to international communities, women's activism and local writers, as well as some personal papers.

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

Extent:: 11.5 linear foot (11 boxes) and 3 oversize box
Abstract:: The Delaware Women's Conference records, which document the only all-volunteer women's conference in the United States, provide a record of an organization which sought to empower women of all ages, economic backgrounds, and lifestyles, to engage and to improve the status of all women.

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

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]

Extent:: .3 linear foot (1 box)
Abstract:: Clarice U. Heckert (1911-2005), a Republican and community activist, served as representative to the Delaware General Assembly in the 11th (1965-1968) and the 9th districts (1969-1974), in the Wilmington area, between 1964 and 1974.The Clarice U. Heckert papers document the decade-long political career of a northern Delaware woman in the Delaware General Assembly during the mid-twentieth century.

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

Extent:: .1 linear foot (1 folder) and 1 audio cassette
Abstract:: Script, audio cassette and 135 black-and-white and color slides containing the audio/visual presentation, "Forward Women from Delaware's Past," created by Delaware's Governor's Commission on the Status of Women.

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

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