Date Posted: Saturday, April 15th, 2023
Curious as to what’s new at the Delaware Public Archives? Here is a list of the latest records accepted by the Accessions Committee. These items have been pre-processed and assigned to an archivist for further processing.
New collections created:
- Small Manuscript Collections, Richard H. Bailey, Personal Papers (9200-B32-000)
- Small Manuscript Collections, Philip H. Taylor Collection, Personal Papers (9200-T16-000)
- Small Manuscript Collections, Neel Collection, Ogle House Papers (9200-N07-000)
New collections expanded:
- Episcopal Protestant Church of America, Christ Church (Dover), Photographs (9534-002-004)
- Episcopal Protestant Church of America, Christ Church (Dover), Papers (9534-002-005)
- Episcopal Protestant Church of America, Christ Church (Dover), Architectural Drawings (9534-002-006)
- Department of State, Delaware Historic Marker Commission, Cooch Papers (1325-002-095)
- Newspaper Collection, Delaware State News, Photographs (9210-D56-002)
- Department of State, Delaware Public Archives, State Reports Collection (1325-003-147)
New individual donations:
- The Community Singers, Christmas Album
- Delaware State News publication honoring the Polytech Class of 2022
Books added to the Mabel Lloyd Ridgely Research Room library:
- Moore Families of Lower Delmarva by James Moore
- Delaware before the Railroads: A Diamond Among the States by Dave Tabler
- Brandywine Springs Amusement Park: Echoes of the Past (3rd edition) by Mark R. Lawlor
- Brandywine Springs Amusement Park: The Freedman Family Story by Mark. R. Lawlor
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