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Creator:	Harris, Mark, 1922-2007
Title:	Mark Harris letters to Martha Harris
Date(s):	1951-2005
Call No:	MSS 0605
Abstract:	The Mark Harris letters to Martha Harris is a collection of letters, printed emails, faxes, and photographs that were shared over a period of fifty years between American author Mark[...] Harris (1922-2007) and his sister Martha Harris (1933-2020). The letters contain updates on family news, advice to Martha on education, publishing and writing, reflections on Mark's career as writer and professor, and his shared diary entries through which the two siblings attempted to reconstruct childhood memories.
Subjects:	Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence \| Publishers and publishing--United States--History--20th century \| Authors

Creator:	Greenwatch Institute
Title:	Greenwatch Institute records
Date(s):	1977-2004
Call No:	MSS 0716
Abstract:	Greenwatch Institute was created in 1992 as the result of a legal settlement with Keystone Cogenerations Systems Inc., in which a trust fund was established to be used for projects[...] benefitting the environment. Greenwatch Institute administers those funds. Delaware author and environmentalist Jerry Shields was chairman of Greenwatch Institute from its founding until his death in 1998. This collection largely represents his work for the Institute. The papers of Greenwatch Institute comprise legal, administrative, and research materials produced during the institute's founding and early operations.
Subjects:	Environmental policy--Delaware--History--20th century \| Energy industries--Environmental aspects--Delaware--History--20th century \| Rivers--Delaware--History--20th century \| Waterways--Delaware--History--20th century \| More Subjects

Creator:	Kaufman, Marie Jucht
Title:	Marie Jucht Kaufman papers
Date(s):	1938-2013
Call No:	MSS 0734
Abstract:	Marie Jucht Kaufman (1930-1994) documented her survival of the Holocaust through letters written to her son, American writer and artist Alan Kaufman, between 1993 and 1994. The collection also includes[...] photographs of the Jucht family during and after World War II, as well as photocopies of Marie Kaufman's naturalization documents from France, Venezuela, and the United States.
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Subjects:	Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France \| World War, 1939-1945 \| Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives \| World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Italy

Creator:	Hoffman, Richard Lee
Title:	Richard Hoffman David Mamet collection
Date(s):	1975-2002
Call No:	MSS 0496
Abstract:	A collection of materials related to American playwright and screenwriter David Mamet, assembled by theater collector and book dealer Richard Hoffman.
Subjects:	Screenwriters--United States--Biography \| Motion picture producers and directors--United States--History--20th century \| Actors--United States--20th century \| Literary prizes \| More Subjects

Creator:	Delaware Council for International Visitors
Title:	Delaware Council for International Visitors records
Date(s):	1971-2001
Call No:	MSS 0565
Abstract:	The Delaware Council for International Visitors Records, 1972-2001, document the activity of a regional hospitality organization through correspondence, board minutes, calendars, bylaws, visitor profiles, pamphlets, and other printed material relating[...] to the organization.
Subjects:	Hospitality--Delaware--History--20th century \| Nonprofit organizations--Delaware--History--20th century \| Visitors, Foreign--Delaware--History--20th century

Creator:	Bair, Myrna L. (Myrna Lynn), 1940-
Title:	Myrna Bair papers
Date(s):	1980-2008
Call No:	MSS 0689
Abstract:	Myrna L. Bair (b. 1940), served in the Delaware Senate from 1980 to 2000. Republican Myrna Bair represented Delaware’s 5th District, Foulk Woods. For 16 years, she held[...] a legislative leadership position, including 14 years as Senate minority leader and two years as minority whip. The bulk of the Myrna Bair papers documents the time she spent in the Delaware Senate.
Subjects:	Legislation \| Women legislators--United States \| Segregation--Delaware--History--20th century \| Economic development \| More Subjects

Creator:	Hoffman, Richard Lee
Title:	Richard Hoffman - Arthur Miller collection
Date(s):	1945-2002
Call No:	MSS 0484
Abstract:	The Richard Hoffman - Arthur Miller Collection spans the dates between 1945 and 2002 and comprises 2.3 linear feet of playscripts, screenplays, photographs, correspondence, financial documents, posters, flyers, periodicals, journals,[...] theater programs, news clippings, and ephemera related to the American playwright and author Arthur Miller.
Subjects:	American drama--20th century \| Playwrights

Creator:	Salmon Poetry Ltd.
Title:	Salmon Poetry Ltd. records supplement
Date(s):	1996-2011
Call No:	MSS 0438
Abstract:	The Salmon Poetry Ltd. records supplement contains administrative files and the press's publishing files for books produced between 2000 and 2011. Founded and directed by the American-Irish poet, Jessie Lendennie,[...] Salmon Poetry Ltd. is noted particularly for its publication of poetry and its promotion of women writers. This supplement complements the core archival records of Salmon Publishing, Ltd., which was acquired by the University of Delaware Library in 1998.
Subjects:	Literature publishing--Ireland--History--21st century \| English poetry--Irish authors--21st century \| Authors \| Publishers \| More Subjects

Creator:	Kaufman, Edward E., 1939-
Title:	Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman papers
Date(s):	1994-2013
Call No:	MSS 0660
Abstract:	Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman (b. 1939) represented Delaware in the United States Senate from January 15, 2009 - November 15, 2010. Democrat Ted Kaufman was appointed by Governor Ruth Ann[...] Minner to fill the Senate vacancy caused by the resignation of newly elected Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; Senator Ted Kaufman did not seek election to the office in a special election for the seat in November 2010. The bulk of the Ted Kaufman papers documents the 22 months he spent in the United States Senate with additional materials related to his earlier political career and post-Senate activities.
Subjects:	Legislation \| Legislators--United States--Biography \| Politicians \| Delaware \| More Subjects

Creator:	Carr, Virginia Spencer
Title:	Virginia Spencer Carr papers
Date(s):	1911-2004
Call No:	MSS 0527
Abstract:	The Virginia Spencer Carr Papers comprises three groups of materials: I. Papers related to Tennessee Williams, ca. 1911-1996, II. Papers related to Paul Bowles, ca. 1911-2004, III. Personal papers, ca.[...] 1945-2002. The bulk of the material is research, correspondence, manuscripts, and publisher's proofs toward her biography of Paul Bowles.

Creator:	Mid-Atlantic Food Processors Association
Title:	Mid-Atlantic Food Processors Association, Inc. records
Date(s):	1917-2006
Call No:	MSS 0552
Abstract:	The records of the Mid-Atlantic Food Processors Association, 1917-2006, document the structure and services of this regional trade organization. The collection includes founding documents, administrative records, meeting minutes, bulletins, financial[...] statements, correspondence, convention programs, photographs, and other printed material relating to the organization.
Subjects:	Canned foods industry--Middle Atlantic States--History--20th century \| Frozen foods industry--Middle Atlantic States--History--20th century

Creator:	Hoffman, Richard Lee
Title:	Richard Hoffman collection of American and British theater and film scripts
Date(s):	1958-2006
Call No:	MSS 0591
Abstract:	The Richard Hoffman collection of American and British theater and film scripts spans the dates 1956-2003 and comprises four linear feet of play scripts and screenplays, mostly Broadway and Off-Broadway[...] plays. Assembled by the writer and Brooklyn-based bookdealer Richard Lee Hoffman, the collection also includes a few accompanying photographs, playbills, and theater programs.
Subjects:	Motion picture plays, American--History and criticism \| Motion picture plays, English--History and criticism \| American drama--20th century \| English drama--20th century

Creator:	Mullen, Shaun D., 1947-
Title:	Shaun D. Mullen journalism papers
Date(s):	1964-2014
Call No:	MSS 0653
Abstract:	The Shaun D. Mullen journalism papers is a personally selected collection of articles, editorials, and features from the author's writing career, primarily at the Philadelphia Daily News. In addition to[...] some personal miscellany ranging from press passes to a t-shirt and political buttons, the collection also includes selected blog entries from Mullen's weblog, Kiko's House. Mullen's features and editorials included "The Six Hundred and Thirty: Stories of Philadelphia's Vietnam War Dead," the nationally syndicated "Simpson File" from columns about the O.J. Simpson trial, a year-long column written under the pen name of Millennium Man, and the issue of terrorism after the events of 9/11/2001.
Subjects:	Blogs \| Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Veterans--Pennsylvania \| Journalists

Creator:	Carothers, Martha L.
Title:	Martha L. Carothers student artists' books collection
Date(s):	1983-2016
Call No:	MSS 0868
Abstract:	Martha L. Carothers is a book artist and professor of Art and Design at the University of Delaware specializing in graphic design and book arts. The Martha L. Carothers student[...] artists' books collection comprises over 500 artists' books created by students of Martha Carothers' ART 309 course at the University of Delaware from 1983 to 2016. The collection documents thirty-four years of student projects in the application of book-arts concepts and techniques.
Subjects:	Artists' books \| Book design--History--20th century \| Book design--History--21st century \| Bookbinding \| More Subjects

Creator:	Delaware Theatre Company
Title:	Delaware Theatre Company records supplement
Date(s):	1983-2013
Call No:	MSS 0633
Abstract:	Educational and community outreach programs are the main focus and the bulk of this supplement to the Delaware Theatre Company records, with a large component consisting of the files of[...] the Director of Education & Community Engagement, C. J. Conway.
Subjects:	Theater--United States--History--20th century \| Education in the theater--United States--History--20th century \| Children's theater--United States--History--20th century \| Participatory theater--United States--History--20th century \| More Subjects

Creator:	Schleuning, Neala
Title:	Neala Schleuning - Meridel Le Sueur collection
Date(s):	1930-2004
Call No:	MSS 0488
Abstract:	This collection contains material from Neala Schleuning's research and archival collection, most of which was used toward her 1978 dissertation and subsequent book on the American writer Meridel Le Sueur.
Subjects:	Authors, American--20th century \| Feminism--United States--History--20th century \| Socialism--United States--History--20th century \| Blacklisting of authors--United States--History--20th century \| More Subjects

Creator:	Bounds, Roland E.
Title:	Roland E. Bounds collection papers and ephemera
Date(s):	1931-2002
Call No:	MSS 0494
Abstract:	The Roland E. Bounds Collection: Papers and Ephemera includes books, magazines, convention programs, posters, photographs, artwork, and objects related to Bounds’s collecting activities. The bulk of this collection relates to[...] his interest in science fiction and its subgenres, fantasy and horror. Roland E. Bounds (1953 – 2002) was, by vocation and avocation, a collector.
Subjects:	Collectors and collecting--History--20th century

Creator:	Peterson, Russell W. (Russell Wilbur), 1916-2011
Title:	Russell W. Peterson papers
Date(s):	1953-2010
Call No:	MSS 0745
Abstract:	Russell W. Peterson served as governor of Delaware from 1969 to 1973. The Russell W. Peterson papers include correspondence, speeches, personal notes, press clippings, schedules, calendars, personal planners, informational materials,[...] photographs, and audiovisual materials.
Subjects:	Environmental policy--Delaware--History--20th century \| Energy industries--Environmental aspects--Delaware--History--20th century \| Environmentalism--Delaware--History--20th century \| Social justice--History--20th century \| More Subjects

Creator:	Axelrod, Beverly
Title:	Beverly Axelrod papers
Date(s):	1935-2009
Call No:	MSS 0884
Abstract:	Beverly Axelrod was a San Francisco-based lawyer heavily involved in civil rights and social justice movements and organizations in the 1950s and 1960s, both as an attorney and as an[...] activist. Her papers consist of correspondence, legal files, organization documentation, activist literature, and other material relating to her life and career. A large portion of the collection documents Axelrod's relationship with writer and activist Eldridge Cleaver.
Subjects:	Women lawyers--United States \| Lawyers--United States \| Civil rights lawyers--United States \| Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements \| More Subjects

Creator:	Digby, John, 1938-
Title:	John Digby papers
Date(s):	1963-2004
Call No:	MSS 0569
Abstract:	British-born poet and collagist John Digby (born 1938) immigrated to the United States in 1978 and lives on Long Island with his wife Joan Digby, whose creative work is also[...] represented in this collection. Digby's papers document nearly five decades (1963-2004) of a prolific artistic and literary career, with significant representation of Digby's collaborations with international colleagues exhibiting, publishing, and creating Surrealist works in the 1960s-1970s. The collection includes all states of published and unpublished works, extensive correspondence, exhibition files, and original artwork.
Subjects:	Art, Modern--20th century \| Collage--20th century \| Collage--21st century \| Collage--20th century--Exhibitions \| More Subjects