Digital Collections Highlights
Jun
21
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
2
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
18
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