Small Manuscript Collections, Neal Joseph Boyle Collection
Neal Joseph Boyle (1924 – 2020) was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, to Neal Patrick and Beatrice Theresa Boyle. After graduating from high school in 1942, Boyle served in World War II in the U.S. Coast Guard as an areologist dispensing valuable weather data. After the war, Boyle graduated from Georgetown University SFS in 1951. When […]
Small Manuscript Collections, Sarah Williams Collection, Ephemera
This early twentieth century photograph collection includes 17 photos of various scenes of Delaware and Maryland, including a rural country store; monument to the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge; Professor Johnson of Wesley College; old Dupont Road; bridges in Denton, Maryland and Dover, Delaware; and an apple orchard in bloom. Also included are crowds sunbathing at […]
Small Manuscript Collections, Sackett Family, Portraits
The Sacketts were a farming family from the Milton area. Their home was located on Route 30. Lillian Pearl Sackett was the daughter of Arthur Sackett (1882-1969) and Pearl Hiner Sackett (1891-1960). Her grandfather was Charles H. Sackett (1848-1928), and her grandmother was Louisa Eveline Miles Sackett (1845-1925). In addition to Arthur, Charles and Louisa […]
Small Manuscript Collections, Martin Severe Collection, First State Covers
Martin Lee Severe is a collector of First Day Covers who has donated to many archives and other programs. He is from Maryland. A collection of first-day covers celebrating different points in Delaware’s history. The collection’s largest focus is the discovery and founding of New Sweden. Several covers feature maps and illustrations of what the […]
Small Manuscript Collections, Duncan Collection
Sailing Along The Mispillion
We typically do not collect private papers, but we do have some. One of the collections of private papers we have in our Small Manuscript Collection is the Florence Lewis Papers. There are several series within this collection, from newspapers to genealogical research notes. But the one I want to talk about today is the […]
