Digital Collections Highlights – Digital Collections

Apr

Celebrating Newark’s Founding and Development

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation Department Newark officially became a recognized city on April 13, 1758 – then known as “New Ark” – when it was chartered by King George II. Originally located at a crossroads of ...Read More

A hand-drawn early map of Newark overlaid on a picture of a local church.

Mar

Garden Spots: Photography of the Natural World

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation Department March is the month of green. People don the color for St. Patrick’s Day, and as the first day of spring approaches, grass in the area begins to change from dormant ...Read More

A lush and green nature trail overlaid with two close-up images of red and yellow flowers.

Feb

From, Alice: The Annals of African American Activist and Artist Alice Dunbar-Nelson

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation Department Alice Dunbar-Nelson – born Alice Ruth Moore in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1875 – was an advocate for Black rights, women’s rights and Black women throughout her lifetime. The daughter of ...Read More

Jan

Reviewing the Voices of 1968: Anger and Apathy After Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination

The 1960s is noted as a revolutionary time in American history. In addition to the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War and a push for greater gender equality, the decade saw the assassination of three prominent leaders: President John F. ...Read More

A newspaper article overload on an illustration of Martin Luther King Jr. with the words "Freedom" repeated in the background.

Dec

Delaware Day: Remembering John Dickinson

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation Department In September 1787, five delegates from Delaware attended the Constitutional Convention and signed the U.S. Constitution—Richard Bassett, Gunning Bedford Jr., Jacob Broom, John Dickinson and George Read. Then sent to the states, ...Read More

A textured, sepia tone photo of the state capitol building of Delaware with a photo of John Dickinson's signature on old, discolored parchment in the top left corner.

Nov

The Week in Congress with Sen. J. Allen Frear

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation Department It’s that time of year! During midterm elections, people across the country elect politicians to represent them and their state in the House of Representatives and the Senate. The University of Delaware ...Read More

In the foreground, a black and white photograph of a man sitting at a desk with a couple of documents. He is smiling and wearing a suit and bowtie. In the background, an image of the U.S. Capitol.

Jun

MSS 0461--Torbert-Ellegood Collection Broadside

By Theresa Hessey, Digital Initiatives and Preservation Department On February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, declaring: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United ...Read More

Dec

Hearing Democracy in the First State: Preserving Delaware’s Political Legacy, 1949-1986

By John Caldwell, Special Collections The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press’ Special Collections Department has just completed an 18-month grant-funded digitization project to make approximately 550 unique audio recordings from four political collections available to students and researchers ...Read More

Nov

Alice Dunbar-Nelson Papers Digitized

By Theresa Hessey, Digital Initiatives and Preservation Department The papers of Wilmington author Alice Dunbar-Nelson have been popular among researchers for many years. In response, staff at the University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press has digitized the collection and ...Read More