Digital Collections Highlights

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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