The Accessions Committee met on January 30, 2024, to review all proposed accessions received since the last quarterly meeting. All accepted donations have been pre-processed and assigned to archivists for further processing. In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek at the latest additions to our holdings.
New collections created:
Small Manuscript Collections, De La Warr High School Collection, Photographs (9200-D33-001)
Photos of the De La Warr High School marching band and symphony orchestra in the 1960s.
Small Manuscript Collections, Michael Richards Collection, Interviews (9200-R22-001)
Three interviews conducted by Michael Richards that provide the perspectives of Delaware residents Thomas E. Richards (1985), Edith F. Clites (1991), and Ezekiel Cowgill Barnard (1985).
Small Manuscript Collections, Salmons Family Collection, Photographs (9200-S35-001)
Digitized photographs of the Salmons family, along with a single piece of correspondence written to a friend of Mrs. Salmons.
Existing collections expanded:
Small Manuscript Collections, Ridgely Collection, Baker-Horsey Records (9200-R09-006)
Department of State, Delaware Public Archives, State Reports Collection (1325-003-147)
Books added to the Mabel Lloyd Ridgely Research Room library:
Delaware from Railways to Freeways: First State, Second Phase by Dave Tabler