Delaware Public Archives (DPA) logo



 Posts & Pages Tagged With: "Small Manuscripts"

Small Manuscript Collections, William Tharp Papers, Correspondence

William Tharp was the 36th Governor of Delaware from 1847 to 1851, having served as a state senator from 1839 to 1943 before being elected Governor. He was born in Farmington, Delaware, to James and Eunice Fleming Tharp. He married his wife, Mary A. Johnson, around 1829, and together they had five daughters. Tharp inherited […]



Small Manuscript Collections, Richard Sund Collection, Correspondence

A letter from Lance Corporal Leonard, serving in the Vietnam War, to 12-year-old Richard Sund. Sund had written Leonard for a grade school project at Christ Our King Catholic School. Also included is a photograph of Sund in his thirties.



Small Manuscript Collections, Harold W. Lang Papers, Sheet Music and Graphics

This is a sheet music collection that relates to Delaware by title, composer, publisher, distributor, and/or retailer. The music covers a range of genres and subjects – from High School Polka to Blue Hen’s Chickens, and a two-step march. Two sheets include advertisements, one for upcoming music and the other for Bromo Seltzer – a […]



Small Manuscript Collections, William B. Walton Collection

The Walton family came from Pennsylvania to Delaware in 1854, first to Pencader Hundred, then moving to the Carrcroft area near Wilmington. They were active in farming, commerce, policing, and emergency services. William B. Walton married Betty Ann Walker and had a son (William B. Walton Jr.), two grandsons, and a great-granddaughter. The Family Papers […]



Small Manuscript Collections, Duncan Collection



Small Manuscripts

Civil War