Digital Collections Highlights

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation   Thanks to a generous endowment from the Friends of the UD Library, a curated selection of materials from the Leon De Valinger Papers in our Special Collections was recently digitized and made ...Read More

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation   Did you know Newark and the University of Delaware were the training locations for several Olympic-level figure skaters from the mid-1990s to roughly 2010? Take a look at the athletes below and ...Read More

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation   Longwood Gardens, a part of the Pierre S. DuPont estate, has long been known for its botanical aesthetic. Walking paths wind through indoor and outdoor gardens, complemented by fountains and light displays. ...Read More

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation   The Delaware Ephemera Collection Related to Politics, Policy and Government is an incredibly valuable digital collection available through the UD Library, Museums and Press. A robust collection of fliers, postcards, posters and ...Read More

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation   Thanks to Dancing With the Stars, when one hears the term “ballroom dance,” they usually conjure images of the waltz or tango along with movies like Dirty Dancing and Shall We Dance? ...Read More

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation   Special Collections houses the Lewis Family Papers, which include materials from multiple generations of the prominent Newark family that span from 1696 to 1915. Members of the family were farmers and landholders, ...Read More

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation   Many of the digital collections from the UD Library, Museums and Press can take us to the past almost as effectively as Doc Brown’s DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future. ...Read More

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation Department   When it comes to providing students with hands-on cultural experiences, the University of Delaware is a pioneer. The University has the oldest – and first – study abroad program of its ...Read More

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation   The Digital Initiatives and Preservation Department is currently in the process of digitizing volumes of the Wilmington City Directory, an annual publication from the 1800s through the mid-1900s that is best described ...Read More

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation Department   Much like the University of Delaware, Commencement exercises have changed throughout the years. Using local primary sources, like past issues of the Newark Post and other digital newspapers, which are now ...Read More