Finding aid, 1997 | Box 1, F1 | |
Finding aid for the archives of the Archaeological Society of Delaware written by Herbert T. Pratt and published as Paper no. 10 by the ASD. |
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Donation to the University of Delaware Library, 1986-1999 | Box 6, F152 | |
Includes material related to the donation of the archive to the University of Delaware Library. |
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Thank you to Herbert T. Pratt, 1996-1999 | Box 1, F2 | |
Includes a thank you letter from Alice Guerrant to Herbert T. Pratt upon his retirement from the Board of Directors, as well as notes on Pratt's membership. Pratt served as long-time ASD historian and archivist. Also includes several pages of Pratt's handwritten notes from the ASD archives and a thank you note for his contributions to the ASD publication fund (1996). |
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Constitution and bylaws revisions, 1961-1993 | Box 1, F3 | |
Also includes information on incorporating in Delaware. |
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Constitution and duties of officers and directors, 1975 | Box 1, F4 | |
Bylaws, 1993-2000 | Box 1, F5 | |
Bylaws, 2000 | Box 1, F6 | |
List of officers and directors, 1962-1971 | Box 1, F7 | |
List of officers and directors, 1996-2008 | Box 1, F8 | |
Duties of officers and directors manuals, 1975-1996 | Box 1, F9 | |
Compiled by Herbert T. Pratt and Mary C. Sawyer, 1975; compiled by Herbert T. Pratt, 1994-1996. |
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Corporation charter, state of Delaware, 1960 November 16 | Box 1, F10 | |
Correspondence, Artists Emblem Company, 1993-1996 | Box 1, F11 | |
Correspondence regarding Crozier Award plaques and ASD lapel pin. |
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ASD emblem, photographic negatives, undated | 3" diameter | Box 1, F12 |
For use in printing. |
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Arthur S. Volkman Fund, correspondence, obituary, 1983 | Box 1, F13 | |
H. Geiger Omwake Award, 1996 | Box 1, F14 | |
Herbert T. Pratt's correspondence and a biography of Omwake by L.T. Alexander. |
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Keith Doms, Crozier Award, 1999 | Box 1, F15 | |
Signatures of outstanding members, 1947-1973 | 22 items | Box 1, F16 |
Collected by Herbert T. Pratt in the 1980s. |
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In praise of editors, 1998 | Box 1, F17 | |
C. A. Weslager memoriam written by Herbert T. Pratt, 1978-1994 | Box 1, F18 | |
News about members, obituaries, 1994-2001 | Box 1, F19 | |
Archibald Crozier papers, 1940-1952 | 1 inch | Box 1, F20 |
Includes newsletters, membership lists, programs, certificate of incorporation, and bylaws. The papers were bought at auction and donated by Dr. Allen Schiek, 1959. |
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Contents of loose-leaf notebook kept by president Dolores Gibbons, 1978-1979 | Box 1, F21 | |
Meeting notices, 1933-1953 | 51 items | Box 1, F22 |
Minutes of annual, public, and dinner meetings, 1964-1977 | Box 1, F23 | |
Annual meeting minutes and program, 1993 | Box 1, F24 | |
Minutes of special reorganization meeting, 1993 January 20 | Box 1, F25 | |
Annual meeting minutes and program, 1994 | Box 1, F26 | |
Annual meeting minutes and program, 1995 | Box 1, F27 | |
Annual meeting minutes and program, 1996 | Box 1, F28 | |
Annual meeting minutes and program, 1997 | Box 1, F29 | |
Annual meeting minutes and program, 1999 | Box 1, F30 | |
Annual meeting minutes and program, 2000 | Box 1, F31 | |
Annual meeting minutes and program, 2001-2003 | Box 1, F32 | |
Annual meeting programs and agenda, 2004-2006 | Box 6, F156 | |
Annual meeting program, 2009 April 25- | Box 6, F151 | |
Annual meeting notice, 2010 May 22 | Box 6, F155 | |
Lectures by John Witthoft, Second Annual ASD Seminar, Wilmington, Delaware, 1964 April 23-1964 April 26 | 2 reel-to-reel audiotapes | Box 1, F33 |
Reel 1, side 1, 2nd lecture, April 23, 1964; reel 2, side 2, 3rd lecture, April 24, 1964; reel 2, side 1, 4th lecture, April 25, 1964; reel 3, side 2, 5th lecture, April 26, 1964. |
Meeting minutes and treasurer's reports, 1933 February-1952 December | Hard bound, 9" x 12", in chronological order | Box 1, F34 |
Compiled by Richard Quick. |
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Meeting minutes and treasurer's reports, 1952 December-1963 November | Hard bound, 9" x 12", in chronological order | Box 1, F35 |
Compiled by Richard Quick. |
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Minutes of board of directors meetings, 1964-1979 | Box 2, F36 | |
Minutes of officers meetings, 1967 March 17-1974 December 6 | Soft bound, 9" X 12", in chronological order | Box 2, F37 |
Minutes of officers meetings, 1964-1976 | Box 2, F38 | |
Minutes and agenda of board of directors meetings, 1993-2000 | Box 2, F39A | |
Minutes and agenda of board of directors meetings, 2001-2011 | Box 2, F39B | |
Treasurer's reports, 1964-1977 | Box 2, F40 | |
Delaware franchise tax and IRS records, 1958-2007 | Box 2, F41 | |
Bank statements, 1981 May 22-1990 December 26 | Box 2, F42 | |
Bank statements, 1991 January 24-1999 January 12 | Box 2, F43 | |
Bank and investment account statements, 2000-2004 | Box 2, F44 | |
ASD checkbook, Delaware Trust Company, 1953-1954 | 3" x 7" | Box 2, F45 |
Checks and deposit records, 1977 January 15-1990 May 5 | 1 "The Secretary" notebook | Box 2, F46 |
Deposit slips and canceled checks, 1981 May 5-1999 September 10 | Box 2, F47 | |
Various bills, 1984-1999 | Box 2, F48 | |
P. O. box rental contract, 1996 February 13 | Box 2, F49 | |
Tentative budgets, 1995-1996 | Box 2, F50A | |
Receipts, 1990-1999 | Box 2, F50B | |
Receipts, including membership, 2000-2005 | Box 2, F50C | |
Grants, 1999-2008 | Box 2, F50D | |
Membership lists, directories, and forms, 1933-2001 | Box 2, F51 | |
Membership dues receipts, 1948-1956 | 1 hard bound ledger, black binding, 5 3/4" X 9" and one hard bound book, red binding, 3 ½" X 6" | Box 2, F52 |
Membership dues receipts, 1955-1968 | 8 "The Secretary" notebooks, red/tan, 6 ½" X 8" | Box 2, F53 |
Contents cover the following date spans: 1955-1960, 1960-1962, 1962-1963, 1964, 1965, 1965-1966, 1966-1967, and 1967-1968. |
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Membership records, 1956-1975 | 3" X 5" file cards | Box 2, F54 |
Membership records, circa 1955-1985 | Box 2, F55 | |
Membership, 1993-1999 | Box 3, F56 | |
Includes application forms and directories for the years 1993, 1994, and 1996. |
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Membership records, miscellaneous, 1933-1994 | Box 3, F57 | |
Includes lists of Life Members, 1976, 1994; lists of Crozier Award recipients, 1976, 1994; list of Presidents, 1933-1994. Compiled by Herbert T. Pratt. |
Report of the publications director, 1975-1976 | Box 3, F58 |
Correspondence about Publications Fund, 1995 | Box 3, F59 |
Resolutions governing the administration of the Publications Fund, 1995 | Box 3, F60 |
Publication fund investment activity, 1994-2001 | Box 6, F157A |
Publication fund investment activity, 2002-2004 | Box 6, F157B |
Correspondence, Leon DeValinger, secretary, 1933 | Box 3, F61 | |
Includes meeting notices, first proposal by H. G. Omwake to form a society, and the Society's first constitution. Donated by Delaware State Archives |
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Correspondence, Leon DeValinger, secretary, 1934 | Box 3, F62 | |
Donated by Delaware State Archives. |
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Correspondence, Leon DeValinger, secretary, 1935-1936 | Box 3, F63 | |
Donated by Delaware State Archives. |
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Correspondence, Leon DeValinger, secretary, 1937-1940 | Box 3, F64 | |
Donated by Delaware State Archives. |
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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1952-1958 | 1 inch | Box 3, F65 |
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1959-1963 | 2 inches | Box 3, F66 |
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1964-1966 | 1 inch | Box 3, F67 |
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1970-1978 | Box 3, F68 | |
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1979-1991 | Box 3, F69 | |
Correspondence relating to the revival of ASD, 1991-1993 | Box 3, F70 | |
Contains correspondence to and from Herbert T. Pratt and Ronald A. Thomas. |
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Correspondence, 1993-2010 | Box 3, F71 | |
Includes grant correspondence with the Ederic Foundation, Inc. and Chichester duPont Foundation, Inc. |
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Designs for ASD stationery, circa 1935-1997 | Box 3, F72 | |
Archaeological site surveys, 1955-1976 | 15 items | Box 3, F73 |
Minquannan Reservoir correspondence, 1961 | Box 3, F74 | |
Correspondence relating to loan of ASD library to state and ASD artifact collections, 1974-1978 | Box 3, F75 | |
Inventory of Joeseph Wigglesworth Artifact Collection, 1974 | Box 3, F76 | |
As returned to ASD by the University of Delaware. Compiled by Elwood S. Wilkins, Jr.. |
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Delaware Archaeological Board, 1955-1961 | Box 3, F77 | |
Includes correspondence and the following issues of Delaware Archaeology : vol. 1, no. 1, vol. 2, nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 1966. Donated by H. Geiger Omwake and Ronald A. Thomas. |
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Archaeological Coordinating Committee, 1967-1968 | Box 3, F78 | |
Photographs of Talbots Fort Marker, Christiana, Delaware, 1988 | Box 6, F154 | |
Delaware Archaeology Month and Awareness, 1998-2009 | Box 3, F79 | |
Includes materials related to both Delaware Archaeology month and Delaware Archaeology Awareness. |
Awards and acknowledgments, 1996-2001 | Box 3, F80 | |
New Castle County Historic Preservation Award for 1996 removed oversize Box 8 (18"). |
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News clippings and obituaries of ASD members and their activities, 1961-1996 | 24 items | Box 3, F81 |
Collected by Herbert T. Pratt. |
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Publicity and miscellaneous, Leon DeValinger, secretary, 1933-1934 | Box 3, F82 | |
Donated by Delaware State Archives. |
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Publicity, 1938-1950 | Box 3, F83 | |
Newspaper and magazine articles relating to ASD. Compiled by Arthur G. Volkman. |
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Publicity, 1962-1968 | Box 6, F153 | |
Includes newspaper clippings and an issue of Delaware Today containing references to projects worked on by the ASD. |
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Publicity, 1995-2009 | Box 3, F84 | |
Publicity brochures, circa 1970 | 6 items | Box 3, F85 |
ASD Publicity brochure, 1996 | Box 3, F86 | |
S. Silsby, Stone Tool Technology, Smithsonian Institution, 1973 August 2 | 1 reel-to-reel videotape, ½" X 1250' | Box 3, F87 |
13 min. |
Newsletters, 1939-1950 | Box 3, F88 | |
Newsletters predating the issuance of the society newsletter Inksherds . |
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Volumes 1-3, 1955-1958 | 14 issues | Box 3, F89 |
Vol. 1 no. 5 not issued. |
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Volumes 4-6, 1958-1961 | 15 issues | Box 4, F90 |
Volumes 7-9, 1961-1964 | 14 issues | Box 4, F91 |
Vol. IX no. 5 not issued. |
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Volumes 10-12, 1964-1967 | 14 issues | Box 4, F92 |
Vol. XII no. 5 not issued. |
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Volumes 13-15, 1967-1970 | 15 issues | Box 4, F93 |
Volumes 16-18, 1970-1973 | 15 issues | Box 4, F94 |
Volumes 19-21, 1973-1976 | 14 issues | Box 4, F95 |
Vol. XVIV no. 5 not issued. |
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Volumes 22-24, 1976-1978 | 12 issues | Box 4, F96 |
Vol. 23 includes only two issues. |
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Volumes 25-27, 1979-1981 | 10 issues | Box 4, F97 |
Vol. 25 includes only two issues; vol. 26 no. 5 and vol. 27 no. 5 not issued. |
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Volumes 28-30, 1981-1984 | 10 issues | Box 4, F98 |
Vol. 28 no. 5 and vol. 29 no. 5 not issued; vol. 30 includes only two issues. |
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Volumes 31-34, 1985-1988 | 6 issues | Box 4, F99 |
Vol. 31,33, and 34 each include only one issue; vol. 32 includes three issues. |
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1991 June -1994 December | 15 issues | Box 4, F100 |
1995 March -2001 December | 28 issues | Box 4, F101 |
2002-2007 | 13 issues | Box 6, F159 |
2008 January -2009 September | 3 issues | Box 6, F150 |
Inksherds e-mail updates, 2008 | Box 6, F160 | |
Contains printed copies of ASD Inksherds email updates. |
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Designs for Inksherds mastheads, undated | Box 4, F102 | |
Volume 1, 1933-1934 | 5 issues | Box 4, F103 |
Volume 2, nos. 1-3, 1935-1936 | 3 issues and 1 photocopied duplicate | Box 4, F104 |
Volume 2, nos. 4-7, 1936-1938 | 4 issues | Box 4, F105 |
Volume 3, 1939-1942 | 5 issues | Box 4, F106 |
Volume 4, 1943-1949 | 5 issues | Box 4, F107 |
Volumes 5-9, 1952-1958 | 5 issues | Box 4, F108 |
Includes one issue per volume. |
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Numbers 1- 6 new series, 1962-1967 | 5 issues | Box 4, F109 |
Nos. 5 and 6 are a combined issue. |
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Numbers 7-9 new series, 1969-1972 | 4 issues | Box 4, F110 |
Two versions of issue no. 9 exist and are housed in this folder. The first version was published with the ASD emblem upside down so a reprint was run off with the emblem in the correct position. |
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Numbers 10 and 11 new series, 1977-1978 | 2 issues | Box 4, F111 |
Numbers 12-14 new series, 1981-1983 | 3 issues | Box 4, F112 |
Numbers 15-19 new series, 1983-1985 | 5 issues | Box 4, F113 |
Numbers 20-23 new series, 1985-1987 | 4 issues | Box 4, F114 |
Numbers 24 and 25 new series, 1987-1989 | 2 issues | Box 5, F115 |
Numbers 26 and 27 new series, 1989-1990 | 2 issues | Box 5, F116 |
Numbers 28-31 new series, 1991-1994 | 4 issues | Box 5, F117 |
Numbers 32-34, 36 new series, 1995-1999 | 4 issues | Box 5, F118 |
Missing issue no. 35. |
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Numbers 37-40 new series, 2000-2003 | 4 issues | Box 6, F158 |
Papers nos. 1-5, 1939-1943 | 5 items | Box 5, F119 |
Includes the following special publications of the ASD: C.A. Weslager, The Coastal Aspects of the Woodland Pattern as Represented in Delaware , October 1939, 8 pages; C.A. Weslager, Index of Publications , May 1940, 6 pages; C.A. Weslager and A. Crozier, editors, Excerpts from Peter Kalm's Travels , undated, 16 pages; C.A. Weslager, editor, Museum Inventories of Delaware Artifacts , December 1941, 18 pages; and Arthur G. Volkman, Excerpts from the Works of Henry David Thoreau , December 1943, 11 pages. |
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Papers nos. 6-10, 1958-1997 | 6 items | Box 5, F120 |
Includes the following special publications of the ASD: H[erbert] T. Pratt, History of the Society , November 1958, 25 pages; Arthur G. Volkman, Excerpts from the Journal of Henry David Thoreau , December 1973, 12 pages; Herbert T. Pratt, Doctor Benjamin Rush's Inquiry into the Health and Medical Practices of Indians , December 1974, 17 pages; L.T. Alexander, Clay Tobacco Smoking Pipes from the Caleb Pusey House , June 1978, 35 pages, dedicated to Dr. A. Schiek, List of Pusey house publications; L.T. Alexander, Clay Tobacco Smoking Pipes from the Caleb Pusey House , June 1978, [corrected version], 35 pages, no dedication, no list of publications; and Herbert T. Pratt, Finding Aid for the Archives of the Archaeological Society of Delaware, 1933-1996 , September 1997, 25 pages. |
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Miscellaneous ASD publications, 1940-1982 | 4 items | Box 5, F121 |
Includes the following publications of the ASD: William B. Mayre, Indian Towns of the Southeastern Part of Sussex County, Delaware , March 1940, 16 pages (mimeographed); A. R. Dunlap and C. A. Weslager, Indian Place Names in Delaware , 1950, 61 pages (printed); Elwood S. Wilkins, Jr. and Richard C. Quick, The House on the Kirby Tract, Better Known as Carson's or the Buck Tavern , 1976, 69 pages (printed); and Eileen C. Aist, Dining on Foods the Indians Gave Us , (A Project of the Minquannan Chapter), No publication date, but issued October 1982, 63 pages (printed). |
Ronald A. Tirpak, "Activity Analysis in Community Studies: A Case Study from a Prehistoric Delmarva Archaeological Site", 1979 May 19 | Box 5, F122 | |
Prepared for the Archaeological Society of Delaware, Spring Symposium. |
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C. A. Weslager and L. T. Alexander, Indians of Delaware: Past and Present , 1942 | 54 pages typescript | Box 5, F123 |
Typescript of textbook written for use in Nanticoke Indian Mission School in Sussex County, Delaware. The work was never published. Six versions (or partial versions) of this work exist and are housed in F123-F128 of the collection. This first version contains the complete corrected 54 page typescript as well as a letter about the work written from "Wes." [C.A. Weslager] to "Duke" [L.T. Alexander] on October 5, 1942. |
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C. A. Weslager and L. T. Alexander, Indians of Delaware: Past and Present , 1942 | Photocopy of typescript | Box 5, F124 |
Also includes Herbert T. Pratt's notes on the book project. |
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C. A. Weslager and L. T. Alexander, Indians of Delaware: Past and Present , 1942 | Partial typed rough-draft with additional hand-written sections | Box 5, F125 |
C. A. Weslager and L. T. Alexander, Indians of Delaware: Past and Present , 1942 | Typed draft with numerous written corrections | Box 5, F126 |
C. A. Weslager and L. T. Alexander, Indians of Delaware: Past and Present , 1942 | Typed draft | Box 5, F127 |
Chapter from C. A. Weslager and L. T. Alexander, Indians of Delaware: Past and Present , 1942 | Box 5, F128 | |
One chapter from the unpublished manuscript. Also includes a page of notes taken by Herbert T. Pratt. |
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Anon., "The Stickler Site, A Conestoga Town, 1678-1717", undated | 2 pages | Box 5, F129 |
The following is written on the top of the item: "C.A. Alexander, Advertising Dept., DuPont Nemours Co., Wilmington, Del." |
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Talk by H. G. Omwake, Archaeological Society of Maryland, 1955 March 17 | Box 5, F130 | |
Correspondence relating to the Buck Tavern monograph, 1976 | Box 5, F131 | |
Related to Elwood S. Wilkins, Jr. and Richard C. Quick, The House on the Kirby Tract, Better Known as Carson's or the Buck Tavern , 1976, 69 pages (printed). |
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Peer reviews, Josephine Albrecht, "Ceramics from the Caleb Pusey House Site", 1975 | Box 5, F132 | |
"Basic Outline: Primer of Archaeology", 1959-1965 | Box 5, F133 | |
Publications by ASD members relating to archaeology, 1962-1976 | Box 5, F134 | |
Four items by J. Akerman, N. Nielsen, M. Patterson, J. Kraft and R. Thomas |
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Herbert T. Pratt, "A Chronology of Archaeology in Delaware", 1996 | Box 5, F135 | |
A copy of Herbert T. Pratt's "A Chronology of Archaeology in Delaware," which was published in the Fall 1996 issue of the Bulletin of the Archaeological Society of Delaware . The folder also contains items and notes Pratt collected while researching the subject. |
Minquannan Chapter, 1957-1967 | Three-ring notebook, 10" X 12" | Box 5, F136 |
Includes meeting minutes. |
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Tancopanican Chapter, 1960-1973 | 1 inch | Box 5, F137 |
Includes meeting minutes. |
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Kent County Chapter, 1976-1992 | 10 items | Box 5, F138 |
Includes newsletters, membership lists, programs, certificate of incorporation, and bylaws. |
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Kent County Chapter, 1981-1999 | Box 5, F139 | |
See Series IX. Mary C. Sawyer papers, Box 6, F171, for a several issues of the Kent County chapter newsletter (1966-1973). |
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New Castle County/Northern Chapter, 1991-2010 | Box 5, F140 | |
Eastern States Archaeological Federation, 1938-1986 | 31 items | Box 6, F141A |
Includes correspondence, programs, directories, and the constitution of 1938. |
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Archaeology of Eastern North America , 2005-2010 | 3 items | Box 6, F141B |
Volumes 33 (2005), 37 (2009) and 38 (2010) of this publication the Eastern States Archaeological Federation. |
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ASD 25th Anniversary Meeting, 1958 | Box 6, F142 | |
ESAF meeting in Wilmington, 1995 October 26-29 | Box 6, F143 | |
Bulletin of the Eastern States Archaeological Federation , 1941-1955 | 14 issues | Box 6, F144 |
Bulletin no. 1 (October 1941) through no. 14 (January 1955). |
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Bulletin of the Eastern States Archaeological Federation , 1956-1970 | 14 issues | Box 6, F145 |
Bulletin no. 15 (January 1956) through no. 29 (July 1970). Issue numbers 27 and 28 are a combined issue. |
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Bulletin of the Eastern States Archaeological Federation , 1971-2010 | 7 issues | Box 6, F146 |
Bulletin no. 30 (July 1971) through nos. 35, 36 (September 1977). Issue numbers 35 and 36 are a combined issue, plus no. 69 (2010). |
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Bulletin of the Archaeological Society of New Jersey , 1940, 2009 | 2 issues | Box 6, F147A |
Federation Number, Vol. 1, No. 2. Volume includes an editorial about the ESAF meeting in New Jersey by A. O. Hayes and a piece on the organization of ESAF written by Cornelius Osgood. Also newsletter no. 226 (October 2009). |
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New Hampshire Archeological Society newletter , 2009 Autumn | 1 issue | Box 6, F147B |
Vol. 25, No. 2. |
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Audio recordings of four speakers, ESAF Annual Meeting, Wilmington, Delaware, 1958 November 9 | 3 reel-to-reel audiotapes | Box 6, F148 |
Tape 1, William J. Mayer-Oakes, " Some Early Allegheny Valley Excavations"; tapes 1&2, Don W. Dragoo, "The Cresap Mound: A New Adena Manifestation in the Upper Ohio Valley"; tape 3, W. Fred Kinsey, "Excavations on Bare Island: The Kent-Hally Site"; and tape 3 John Witthoft. "A Dry Ash Cave in Central Pennsylvania". |
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Video recordings of 1995 ESAF Delaware session, 1995 | 2 VHS tapes | Box 6, F149 |
Correspondence, 1997-2004 | Box 6, F161 |
Frances Sawyer, 1998-2009 | Box 6, F162 |
Photographs of Mary C. Sawyer, 1963-1998 | Box 6, F163 |
DuPont career, 1966-1999 | Box 6, F164 |
Scottish Games, 1996-1997 | Box 6, F165 |
Other memberships, 1982-1999 | Box 6, F166 |
Obituaries, 1998-2010 | Box 6, F167 |
Island Field site, 1966-1968 | Box 6, F168 |
Pusey house, 1964-1967 | Box 6, F169 |
Membership in ASD, 1961-1977 | Box 6, F170 |
Kent County newsletters, 1966-1973 | Box 6, F171 |
See Series VII. Box 6, F138-139 for additional information about the Kent County chapter. |
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Miscellaneous archeological publications, 1965-1998 | Box 6, F172 |