Filters: 1920-1929 in date [X] 1960-1969::1965 in date [X] Letters (correspondence) in format [X]
Results: 16 Items
| Creator: | O'Brien, Kate, 1897-1974 | |
| Title: | Kate O'Brien letter to Mary O'Neill | |
| Date(s): | 1897-1974 | |
| Call No: | MSS 0099, F0429 | |
| Abstract: | Letter from Kate O'Brien to Mary O'Neill. Originally laid in a copy of O'Brien's As Music and Splendour. | |
| Subjects: | Authors, Irish--20th century--Correspondence | Authors | |
| Creator: | Ward, Christopher, 1868-1943 | |
| Title: | Christopher Ward papers | |
| Date(s): | 1894-1966 | |
| Call No: | MSS 0107 | |
| Abstract: | The Christopher Ward papers record the career of popular early 20th century Delaware author Christopher Ward (1868-1943). The papers comprise manuscript drafts, typescripts, poetry, correspondence, clippings, and scrapbooks, and reflect[...] Ward's career as a professional author during the latter half of his life. | |
| Subjects: | American poetry--20th century | American literature--20th century | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 | Delaware--History--18th century | |
| Creator: | Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963 | |
| Title: | William Carlos Williams collection | |
| Date(s): | 1916-1973 | |
| Call No: | MSS 0146 | |
| Abstract: | The William Carlos Williams collection, spanning the dates 1916-1973, consists of sixty-nine letters from noted American poet William Carlos Williams (1883-1963) to several different individuals discussing a variety of issues[...] and reflecting his relationship to the various recipients. Letters from Florence Williams (wife of William Carlos) to several of these individuals, several letters written by Fred Miller, and manuscripts by Williams and Miller also comprise the collection. | |
| Subjects: | American literature--20th century | Authors, American--20th century | |
| Creator: | Messick, Charles P. | |
| Title: | Fred Telford-Charles Polk Messick papers | |
| Date(s): | 1913-1972 | |
| Call No: | MSS 0108 | |
| Abstract: | The Fred Telford - Charles Polk Messick papers includes material generated during the careers of the two men and spans the dates 1913-1972. The collection surveys the history of public[...] personnel administration through the personal writings and professional work of Telford and Messick, providing valuable information about the evolution of public personnel administration. | |
| Subjects: | Personnel management | Public administration | |
| Creator: | Loveman, Samuel, 1887-1976 | |
| Title: | Samuel Loveman correspondence | |
| Date(s): | 1911-1976 | |
| Call No: | MSS 0148 | |
| Abstract: | The Samuel Loveman correspondence consists of letters from various literary figures to American book dealer and publisher, poet, and editor Samuel Loveman (1887-1976). | |
| Subjects: | American literature--20th century | Literature--20th century | Poetry | |
| Creator: | Johns, Richard, 1904-1970 | |
| Title: | Pagany archive | |
| Date(s): | 1925-1970 | |
| Call No: | MSS 0110 | |
| Abstract: | The archive of the little magazine Pagany: a native quarterly consists of 5.5 linear feet of material, which spans the dates 1925–1970, with the bulk of the material dating from[...] 1929 to 1933. The collection includes founder and editor Richard Johns's personal papers and all known surviving material related to the publication of Pagany (some letters and manuscript were destroyed in a 1932 fire or stolen from Johns's car the same year). | |
| Subjects: | American literature--20th century--Periodicals | |
| Creator: | Black family | |
| Title: | Black family papers | |
| Date(s): | 1889-1982 | |
| Call No: | MSS 0249 | |
| Abstract: | The Black Family Papers contain 174 items, including letters, greeting cards, postcards, telegrams, pamphlets, programs, photographs, and diaries pertaining to Helen Black Stewart, Lynam Stewart and other members of the[...] Black Family. The papers span the dates 1889-1982, with the bulk of the material dating from 1917-1919 when Willard Black, Helen Black's brother, served in World War I. | |
| Subjects: | World War, 1914-1918 | Delaware--History--20th century | |
| 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: | Powell, Walter A. (Walter Anderson), 1855-1948 | |
| Title: | Walter A. Powell letters to William P. Frank | |
| Date(s): | 1928-1978 | |
| Call No: | MSS 0098, F0184 | |
| Abstract: | Delaware historian Walter A. Powell wrote these four letters ranging in dates from 1928 to 1978 to Wilmington News Journal columnist William P. (Bill) Frank in response to Frank's inquiries[...] about articles, pamphlets, or books written by Powell. | |
| Subjects: | Journalism--Delaware--History--20th century | Historians | Delaware--History--20th century | |
| Creator: | White, Willard M. (Melvin) | |
| Title: | Reverend Willard M. White scrapbooks | |
| Date(s): | 1919-1988 | |
| Call No: | MSS 0576 | |
| Abstract: | The scrapbook collection of Reverend Willard M. White, Delaware-born Methodist minister, spans nearly seventy years and includes ten scrapbooks relating to White’s education at the Westminster (later Wesley) Theological Seminary,[...] work with Christian youth clubs and camps during the 1930s, and service to several Methodist Protestant and United Methodist churches in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. | |
| Subjects: | Church camps--Maryland--Methodist Church--History--20th century | Methodist Church--Clergy--20th century | Clergy | Cumberland (Md.)--History--20th century | More Subjects | |
| Creator: | Rothenstein, William, 1872-1945 | |
| Title: | Sir William Rothenstein and Sir John Rothenstein collection | |
| Date(s): | 1894-1983 | |
| Call No: | MSS 0502 | |
| Abstract: | The University of Delaware Library’s collection of books from the family library of the British artist Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945) and his son, the art historian Sir John Rothenstein (1901-1992),[...] numbers over six hundred volumes. The collection documents the important careers of the Rothensteins. | |
| Subjects: | Art galleries, Commercial | |
| Creator: | Wallenstein, Barry | |
| Title: | Barry Wallenstein James T. Farrell collection | |
| Date(s): | 1929-1974 | |
| Call No: | MSS 0589 | |
| Abstract: | This collection includes manuscripts by James Farrell, copies of selected published writings by Farrell, photographs of and published articles about Farrell. Also included are writings on Farrell by Barry Wallenstein,[...] as well as notes taken by Wallenstein on works by Farrell and writings related to him. | |
| Subjects: | Authors | |
| Creator: | Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977 | |
| Title: | Louis Untermeyer papers | |
| Date(s): | 1902-1972 | |
| Call No: | MSS 0111 | |
| Abstract: | The Louis Untermeyer papers consist of five linear feet of manuscript material abandoned by Untermeyer when he sold his Adirondack home, Stony Water, around 1970. Dating from 1902 through 1972,[...] with the bulk of the papers dating 1912–1935, the collection is composed of correspondence, proofs, lists, scrapbooks, notes, photographs, programs, announcements, lectures, anthologies, poems, reviews, essays, and a bookplate. | |
| Subjects: | Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence | Authors, English--20th century--Correspondence | Editors--United States--20th century | American poetry--20th century | More Subjects | |
| Creator: | Layton, L. Lee, Jr., 1899-1985 | |
| Title: | L. Lee Layton, Jr. papers | |
| Date(s): | 1928-1984 | |
| Call No: | MSS 0534 | |
| Abstract: | The L. Lee Layton, Jr., papers include personal and business papers of this well known Sussex countian and Dover-area businessman. Files relate to his business Layton & Company, and landholdings[...] in Layton Farms and Cypress Farms. Mr. Layton maintained topical files on various political and social issues, as well as correspondence and publications related to his opinions. Additional papers belong to Mr. Layton's wife, Marianne Layton. | |
| Subjects: | Sussex County (Del.)--History--20th century | Delaware--Politics and government--1951- | |
| Creator: | Lieberman, J. Ben | |
| Title: | J. Ben Lieberman papers | |
| Date(s): | 1902-1997 | |
| Call No: | MSS 0516 | |
| Abstract: | Educator, editor, author, amateur printer, and proponent of the private press, J. Ben Lieberman is widely regarded as the father of the twentieth-century chappel movement in the United States. [...] The J. Ben Lieberman Papers reflect some of the accomplishments of J. Ben Lieberman and his wife Elizabeth Koller Lieberman. | |
| Subjects: | Private Presses--United States--History--20th century | Printing--United States--History--20th century | Type and type-founding--History--20th century | Printers | More Subjects | |
| Creator: | Brinnin, John Malcolm, 1916-1998 | |
| Title: | John Malcolm Brinnin papers supplement | |
| Date(s): | 1800-1998 | |
| Call No: | MSS 0103 | |
| Abstract: | The Supplement to the John Malcolm Brinnin Papers comprises thirteen linear feet of material spanning the dates [1800s]-1998 (bulk dates 1935-1998). Most of the collection consists of letters to[...] Brinnin; poems, a memoir, journals, and articles written by Brinnin; and personal documents, such as a passport, birth certificate, medical and hospice information, draft notice, photographs, and college diploma. However, the supplement also includes books or manuscripts written by other authors and friends, artwork, clippings, computer software, travel brochures and itineraries, and audiovisual material related to Brinnin. | |
| Subjects: | Canadian poetry--20th century | |