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Items Dated Between 1940 and 1949

Purnell Family Collection

by Purnell, Willard (1520 – 1944)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Purnell Family Collection contains genealogical information on the Purnell family. Included in the collection is a Purnell family migration map, a Purnell pedigree chart, and information on the Purnell family coat of arms.

Associated Subjects: Purnell Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 2006.252
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Joseph Shores Collection

by Shores, Joseph (1521 – 1999)

5 boxes (2 linear feet)

In 2009, Joseph Shores collected material relating to the family history of a large number of families living on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. While the collection primarily consists of handwritten notes, there are also family trees, official documents, tax records, marriage records, censuses, correspondences, maps, and military records. Also included are research papers, a Historical American Buildings Survey Inventory, currency collections, a Somerset County Historical Society correspondence, and other miscellaneous items. All are reproductions.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2009.029
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Betty Murrell Collection

by Murrell, Betty (1550 – 1986)

4 folders (0.04 linear feet)

The genealogies of several families are explored in this collection including the Willey, Wallace, Hargrave, Kfoury, Medford, Manlove, Bailey and others. Within the collection, there are land deeds, wills of people who had died, coat of arms for families that originated in England, and baptism records. All these families are able to trace ancestors to Accomack County, Somerset County, and Dorchester County.

Identifier: 1986.002
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Richard W. Cooper papers

by Cooper, Richard Waller (1605 – 2001)

18 boxes,  2 oversize folders (12.5 linear feet)

The Richard Cooper papers document his professional and personal activities through his collection of materials dating from 1605 to 2001. The documents focus on the religious and political histories of Wicomico and Worcester County as well as the history of the Mason-Dixon Boundary Line depicted through Cooper’s column in the Daily Times. The papers also document the topographic history of Delmarva through Cooper’s career as an engineering surveyor. Documents from his surveying career and interests include topographic maps, survey certificates, land deeds, and plats. A photograph album documents the construction of his family home at 611 Tony Tank Lane in Salisbury, Maryland. Materials within the collection include newspaper clippings, photographs, family histories, and correspondence. Drafts and manuscripts of Cooper’s published works on the history of Salisbury, Profile of a Colonial Community, Salisbury in Times Gone By, and Portrait of Salisbury are contained within the collection.

Identifier: 1987.093
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Eastern Shore Brochure and Pamphlet Collection

by Unknown (1609 – 2010)

9 boxes (9 linear feet)

This Collection consists of Brochures and Booklets primarily pertaining to the Eastern Shore. Overall its central focus is Maryland/Delmarva. The Date Range of the Collection is 1609-2010.

Associated Subjects: Agriculture • Art • Culture • Education • Maps • Maritime • Architecture • Genealogy
Identifier: 2010.101
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

DuPont Family Collection

by DuPont, Dolores L. (1621 – 1995)

11 folders (0.11 linear feet)

The DuPont Family Collection contains genealogical information on the DuPont family conducted by Dolores L. DuPont. Included is her application to become a member of The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Maryland, an article resulting from her investigation into the location of the grave of Gov. Samuel Stevens, Jr. (1778-1860), research on her great-great grandfather Dr. John Barnett (1780-1858), information on Dr. Nathaniel Potter, brother-in-law of Barnett (both married Golsborough's, Potter Sarah F. and Barnett Catherine), the property "Boston", the descendants of William Burgess (1622-1685) and the Marada movie house of St. Michael's. Photographs of the Custis tombs in Northampton, VA are also part of the collection.

Associated Subjects: DuPont Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 1998.094
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Eastern Shore Counties collection

by Ellegood, Maria LouiseFenwick, Charles E.Hall, Elizabeth (1625 – 1967)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Eastern Shore Counties collection contains a copy of the "Eastern Shoreman" which highlights the start of the oyster season. Additionally, this collection contains a copy of the "Holly Leaf" from November 3, 1967, a sketch of the early history of Wicomico County written by Maria Louise Ellegood, a souvenir pamphlet from Crisfield that details some of the areas unknown history written by Elizabeth Hall, and a history of St. Mary's County written by Charles E. Fenwick.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2009.249
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Laws Family Collection

by Unknown (1625 – 1960)

4 folders,  1 oversize folder (2.54 linear feet)

The Laws Family collection contains genealogical information on the Laws Family. There are genealogical descriptions of Laws family members, with a birth, death, and marriage date. There are also bibliographic information for some of the more prominent family members. There are also photographs of family members, and the places they lived. The majority of the Laws family members on the Eastern Shore lived in Accomack County, Virginia, Somerset, Worcester, and Wicomico County, Maryland. There is also a Daughters of the Revolution application within for Mary Balle Hastings Holland, who descended from William Laws (1753-1831).

Associated Subjects: Laws Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 2007.073
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Massey Estate Collection

by Massey Family (1627 – 2000)

3 cartons (3 linear feet)

This collection consists of family research about the Massey family and other families on the Lower Eastern Shore. The collection contains copies of original wills, estate inventories, family trees, and related materials. All of the original documents in this collection are photocopies, print-outs, or photostats unless otherwise indicated.

Associated Subjects: Massey Family • Family Life
Identifier: 2005.077
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Phillips, Cooper, Roberts Families collection

by Unknown (1634 – 1992)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Phillips, Cooper, Roberts Family History Collection contains photographs and genealogical information on the Phillips, Cooper, and Roberts families. Included are three pictures of the Cooper family with corresponding birth and death dates. The collection also contains family reunion pamphlets, an invitation and picture of Aunt Blossom's 95th birthday party, a marriage certificate, and postcards. There is also genealogical biographies for the three families.

Associated Subjects: Cooper Family • Phillips Family • Roberts Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 2011.026
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Carol Atkins Sherr Collection

by Sherr, Carol Atkins (1636 – 1949)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains genealogical information on the Atkins Family. It includes where Atkins members were born, who they were married to, where they were married, how many children they had, and where they moved to. There is also legal information about the members, such as foreclosures, and family members suing each other.

Associated Subjects: Atkins Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 1990.064
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Silverthorne Family Collection

by Silverthorne Family (1636 – 1991)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Silverthorne Family Collection contains an in-depth genealogical history of the Silverthorne family. There are multiple family trees within the collection, and volumes 12-14 of their family newsletter. There are birth, death, and marriage dates within the collection. There are details as to why there are Silverthorne family members in the Midwest. The earliest member of the family mention is William Silverthorne who was born in 1636 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

Associated Subjects: Silverthorne Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 1995.037
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Maryland Executions Collection

by Unknown (1638 – 1961)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains a list of Maryland executions dating from 1638 to 1961. Data includes races, name, age, occupation, method and county.

Associated Subjects: Death Records
Identifier: 2006.056
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Historical Society of Kent County Genealogical Collection

by Bell, Albert D. (1639 – 1948)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains genealogical material on the Layton, Bell and Hollis families. This includes a manuscript by Albert D. Bell entitled Hollis Notes, 1639-1948: From Public and Private Records in the States of Maryland and Delaware and a genealogical chart of some of the descendants of Captain Nathaniel and Sarah Bell. There is an oversized folder with the charts of the Washington and Bell families.

Associated Subjects: Bell Family • Genealogy • Hollis Family • Layton Family • Washington Family
Identifier: 2006.315
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Riggin Family papers

by Riggin, Allan E.Riggin, George F. (1640 – 1993)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Riggin Family Collection contains genealogical information about the Riggin family. Within is a detailed family tree constructed by Allan and George Riggin. The family tree starts with Riggin family members who originated in Ireland and immigrated to the Eastern Shore. There is also information regarding Riggin land records between Somerset, Sussex, Worcester, and Wicomico County.

Associated Subjects: Riggin Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 1994.024
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Pemberton Historical Park Collection

by Unknown (1989)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Pemberton Historical Park Collection contains a 1984 pamphlet over Pemberton Historical Park. Also included is a brief history of the Pemberton family from 1651-1753.

Associated Subjects: Pemberton Family
Identifier: 2007.137
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Anne B. Nock collection

by Nock, Anne B.Nock, Floyd (1652 – 1998)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Anne B. Nock collection contains three essays on Onancock, Virginia, and William Claiborne. The essays included are "Vaux Hall: Accomack County, Virginia: 1652-1972", written by Floyd Nock, "A Walk through History with William Claiborne", and "Onancock, Virginia: Child of the Bay", written by Anne B. Nock. The collection also contains various restorations, physical mapping, and history of Vaux Hall, one of the oldest settlements in Accomack County, Virginia.

Associated Subjects: Architecture
Identifier: 1992.010
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Roy C. Pollitt papers

by Pollitt, Roy (1660 – 1995s)

3 boxes (1.5 linear feet)

Pollitt’s papers serve as a genealogical study of the history of the Pollitt family on the East Coast. Two-thirds of the collection is devoted to files on family members and related genealogies; the other third divided between correspondence, submissions to his short-lived newsletter "Old Somersett" and photocopies of records from the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis. Pollitt’s family files are comprised of an assortment of record types. Not only do many files contain charts for a particular individual’s family branch, but copies of birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates, wills, military papers, newspaper clippings and land records. Thus, his collection offers a unique perspective of the Pollitt family from the 17th to the 20th century. His correspondence displays a genuine interest in genealogy and a willingness to assist others with their research pursuits. Frequently, correspondents sent him copies of their own family histories.

Associated Subjects: Genealogy • Pollitt Family
Identifier: 1998.117
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

J. Douglas Deal papers

by Unknown (1663 – 1982)

1 carton,  1 oversize folder (2.25 linear feet)

The J. Douglas Deal papers document the extensive research done by Deal while writing his dissertation Race and Class in Colonial Virginia: Indians, Englishmen, and Africans on the Eastern Shore during the Seventeenth Century from 1970-1982 at the University of Rochester. Materials within the collection are comprised of photocopies of documents dating from 1663-1866. Photocopied materials include seventeenth-century Accomack County tithables, articles from the William and Mary Quarterly, and genealogical information regarding families from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Handwritten notes and tithable charts created by Deal are also within the collection.

Identifier: 1998.123
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Ed Hammond Ephemera Collection

by Hammond, Edward (1664 – 1944)

5 folders (0.25 linear feet)

The Ed Hammond Ephemera Collection consists of sources collected by Hammond dating between 1664 and 1944 (bulk of sources ranging from 1840 to 1900), primarily from towns in Delaware and the eastern shore of Maryland. Many of the documents bear the name of Daniel Hearn. Included are receipts and other financial documents from 1842 to 1942; court documents from 1732 (Ennall's Outrange, Dorchester County, Maryland) and 1863 (will and testament of Andrew Robins of Worcester County, Maryland); educational items (A May Brittingham's grammar school grades and commencement programs); Second World War ephemera (war ration books for two Smack family members and a defense bond envelope); correspondence (1679 letter about a court case and Levin Tyler letters from 1848 and 1849); and additional ephemera including an 1891 Ulman's Opera House concert, a poem, marriage invitations, death cards for Orris and Elizabeth Lloyd, a flyer from Philadelphia requesting goods for African American people, 1664 inventory of grazing cattle and surrender of land in England, and Packard Motor Car Company materials.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Receipts • Personal correspondence • Education
Identifier: 2006.053
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Walston Family History Collection

by Walston Family (1664 – 1951)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Walston Family History Collection contains genealogical information for the Walston family. Within the collection, there are Walston family member birth, death, and marriage dates. There are also Sons of the American Revolution applications within the collection.

Associated Subjects: Walston Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 2010.010
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Mary L. Nock papers

by Nock, Mary L. (1669 – 1992)

3 cartons,  1 oversize box (5.5 linear feet)

Mary L. Nock papers document the professional and personal life of Mary Nock, who lived from 1903 to 1987. The papers range 1669 to 1992, as she included in her possession colonial land grants as well as a copy of the Laws of Maryland which established Salisbury in 1735. Her personal papers document her life as a wife and family member of the Layfield-Nock families through photographs, greeting cards, and genealogical research. Mary Nock’s professional papers include materials such as professional correspondence, speeches, drafts of her book It Was a Joy and a Pleasure, awards, as well as ephemera from her time as a politician. Also included in the Nock papers are written works on Mary Nock by Ginger McClain Beningo, as well as Beningo’s notes and correspondence regarding the biographical works from 1990-1992, which make up the bulk of the material.

Associated Subjects: Genealogy • Legal Records • Politics
Identifier: 1989.030
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

John Jacob Collection

by Jacob, John E. (1671 – 2013)

30 boxes,  1 drawer (34.25 linear feet)

The John Jacob Collection consists of two parts that document the life and career of attorney and historian, John E. Jacob, Jr.: collected material and personal research. Jacob collected a variety of original documents that comprise series one of the collection, including personal papers of families, ledgers, scrapbooks, land and legal documents, photographs, ephemera, and other paper-based items. Jacob also kept detailed handwritten notes and indices when researching various topics related to the history of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, as well as his handwritten drafts for books and lectures, which comprise series two of the collection. The collection has folder-level descriptions in the inventory.

Associated Subjects: Business • Genealogy • Land Records • Ledger • Personal Correspondence • Photography • Postcards • Programs • Receipts
Identifier: 1984.016
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: View Attachment

Emily and Bill Briddell Collection

by Emily and William BriddellRebecca Skinner (1672 – 2017)

6 cartons,  3 oversize folders (6.3 linear feet)

The Emily and Bill Briddell Collection contains genealogical records of the Briddell, Ames, Stevenson and other families. The collection ranges from 1672-2017 with the bulk of materials from 1880-2000. the collection contains correspondence, official and unofficial documents, pamphlets, maps, and photographs.

Identifier: 2022.009
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Robert L. Chamberlin Collection

by Unknown (1675 – 1990)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

The Robert L. Chamberlin Collection contains genealogical information on the Chamberlin, Coulbourne, and Miles families. Contained within are birth, death, and marriage dates. There are also some biographical information on some family members of the Chamberlin family.

Associated Subjects: Chamberlin Family • Coulbourne Family • Miles Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 1992.014
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Stevenson Family Collection

by Unknown (1675 – 1995)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Stevenson Family Collection contains genealogical information about the Stevenson family. The purpose of the collection is to prove that their ancestor, Joseph Stevenson, is related to the members of the Eastern Shore Stevenson family. They also want to see if Joseph Stevenson is a common ancestor of Maryland and Indiana Stevenson family members.

Associated Subjects: Stevenson Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 1996.025
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Lankford Family papers

by Lankford, BenjaminLankford, Scott, and Porter families (1683 – 1975)

10 boxes,  1 oversize box (7.75 linear feet)

The Lankford Family Papers document the Somerset County, Maryland family's activities through extensive correspondence, land records, photographs, newspaper clippings, genealogical notes, and other materials. While the collection dates between 1683 and 1975, the majority dates between 1812 and 1897. Much of the correspondence revolves around Benjamin Lankford (1798-1886), who served in the Maryland General Assembly between the 1840s and 1870s, as well as his wife, Susan, and her sister Mary Jane Guillet. The correspondence in the collection is described at the item level.

Associated Subjects: Farm Life • Lankford Family • Personal Correspondence • Politics • Slavery
Identifier: 2000.002
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment
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Wicomico Historical Society collection

by Unknown (1683 – 2006)

82 boxes (55.5 linear feet)

The collections of the Wicomico Historical Society were amassed by the membership and governing board of the Society with the intent to collect and preserve the history of Wicomico County, Maryland. The records include an abundance of records documenting the land, culture, activities, businesses and the people of Wicomico County, Maryland from the 18th century to the late 20th century.

Associated Subjects: Adkins Family • Blades Family • Business • Genealogy • Humphreys Family • Humphreys Family • Land Records • Politics
Identifier: 2001.007
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Melvin Family Collection

by Unknown (1688 – 1980)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

The Melvin Family Collection is comprised of genealogical notes for the Melvin family. The family is able to date their heritage back to the 17th Century. The Melvin Family has an ancestor, William Melvin, who was apart of the American Revolution, which is why descendant Ruth Young was apart of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The family lived in almost every county of the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia including: Worcester County, Somerset County, Accomack County, and Cecil County. Within the collection, there are also legal land deeds, wills, and censuses listing persons in a household including slaves.

Associated Subjects: Melvin Family • Genealogy • Land Records • Last Will and Testament
Identifier: 1985.011
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Special Collections Books and Periodicals

by Unknown (1694 – 2015)

folders (186 linear feet)

These rare and unique books and periodicals supplement the Special Collections manuscripts. They range in dates from 1694 to 2015--primarily dating from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century--and vary greatly in topics throughout world and American history. Many languages are represented, including Japanese, German, Russian, Spanish, French, and more. Subjects such as the history of education, the American Civil War, and Japanese foreign relations are especially well represented. There are approximately 1400 books and periodicals, all acquired at different times and manners. All books are completely cataloged in the ALEPH system, which can be searched more in depth here: https://catalog.umd.edu/F/?func=file&file_name=find-c (please select SPECIAL COLLECTIONS for LOCATION)

Identifier: SC2019.000
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Old School Baptist Church Records

by Old School Baptist Church (1701 – 2013)

12 boxes,  2 oversize folders (26.5 linear feet)

The Old School Baptist Church records consist of manuscript materials and periodicals documenting the faith and practices of the Old School Baptist Churches on the Delmarva Peninsula from 1701-2013, with the bulk of the records dating from 1875 to 1999. The collection includes meeting minutes of the Forest Grove, Little Creek, Broad Creek, Salisbury, Rewastico, Nassaongo, Snow Hill, Rock Springs, Indiantown, and Pitts Creek Old School Baptist Churches from 1799-2013. The collection also includes a complete run of Signs of the Times, the journal of the Old School Baptist faith, from 1875-1969.

Associated Subjects: Baptists • Newsletters • Religious History • Spirituality
Identifier: 2008.067
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Henderson Family History Collection

by Henderson Family (1710 – 1994)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

The Henderson Family History Collection contains genealogical information on the Henderson family. The genealogy details the family records by providing Henderson family members date of birth, marriage, and death. Some documents detail personal history of family members such as their occupations, where they lived, and what they owned. There are also photographs of Lloyd Asbury McCready.

Associated Subjects: Henderson Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 2010.019
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Eastern Shore Commerce Ephemera

by Unknown (1724 – 1957)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The Eastern Shore Commerce Ephemera collection is divided into five series and documents the correspondences and accounting records of the Howard, Goslee, and Morris families. In addition, there are other accounting records from the Eastern shore, including Salisbury and Delaware. This collection also contains court documents, a temperance speech from 1833, a diary documenting an unnamed persons daily activities, and a meeting book from the Betsy Ross Council of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Associated Subjects: Goslee Family • Howard Family • Morris Family • Receipts • Temperance
Identifier: 2009.023
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

L.Q. Powell collection

by Unknown (1724 – 1976)

2 boxes (3 linear feet)

The L.Q. Powell collection contains early legal and political records pertaining to Somerset County, Maryland including tax lists, voters list, and court records as well as certificates for elections of Judge, Sheriff, and Surveyor. It details church activities through parish records, cemetery records and individual accounts of churches. One series is dedicated to genealogical histories of several families including the Powell family. Of interest to researchers may be the materials on the Civil War and Free Blacks in the final series.

Associated Subjects: African American History • Cemeteries • Court Records • Genealogy • Powell Family
Identifier: 1984.001
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Timothy Beard papers

by Beard, Timothy (1729 – 2016)

5 cartons,  1 box (5.25 linear feet)

Timothy Beard papers document the life, family history, and life-long research of Sheffield, Massachusetts native, Timothy Field Beard, through numerous research notes, family photograph albums, memberships, and bibles. The papers date from 1729-2016, with the bulk of the papers dating from 1951-2001 reflecting on the core of his work, genealogy. Beard’s notes provide insight into numerous family lines other than his own and the membership rosters illustrate a collection of prominent lineages.

Associated Subjects: Beard Family • Genealogy • Huddleston Family • Kiendl Family • Milton Family
Identifier: 2015.179
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

George White Collection

by White, George (1730 – 2007)

2 boxes,  11 oversize folders ( linear feet)

The George White Collection consists of a series of ephemera, files, and documents from Salisbury, Maryland businesses and people collected pertaining to Salisbury, Maryland during White’s former position as president of the Wicomico Historical Society.

Identifier: 2015.121
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Watson Vault Company records

by Watson, Pasher W. Jr. (1730 – 1941)

9 folders (0.09 linear feet)

The Watson Vault Company Records contain records relating to the Watson Vault Company, a funeral home and casket manufacturing company owned and operated by Pasher W. Watson, Jr. (1860-1939), son of Pasher W. and Margarette Watson, Sr. The business was located in Selbyville, Delaware and served both Delaware and Maryland. The collection includes burial permits obtained from the Maryland State Department of Health's Bureau of Statistics by the funeral home, providing information about the deceased's doctor, cause of death, and place of burial. The collection contains correspondence between the Stuart Patent Company, the National Service Bureau, and Watson regarding his patent on a type of casket known as the "Underground Mausoleum," illustrating the commercially mediated patent process in the earlier part of the twentieth century.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 1997.022
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Gilliss Family Collection

by Gilliss, E.J.Gilliss, Elizabeth A. HallGilliss, John P.R.Gilliss, Mae (or May) (1732 – 1994)

11 boxes (6.25 linear feet)

The Gilliss Family Collection documents the Gilliss, Hall, and Fassitt families between 1732 and 1994, though primarily between 1830 and 1920. Documents include family history research, photographs, land and legal documents, correspondence (primarily sent to Lizzie A. (Hall) Gilliss in the 1860s and 1870s), ledgers (primarily medical journals of Dr. John P.R. Gilliss from the 1830s and 1840s), and business documents (primarily from E.J. Gilliss' company, Gilliss and Gilliss, between the 1879 and the 1951).

Identifier: 1999.006
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Kay Scarborough Collection

by Scarborough, Kay (1742 – 1950)

3 folders (0.03 linear feet)

The Kay Scarborough Collection covers genealogy and history of several families. These families are the West, Haworth, and Scarborough families. Within, there are details of when people were born, died, and who their children were. There is a detailed description of Quaker life, and how the Scarborough family knew William Pen. There is also a section regarding agricultural slave labor in Worcester Country, Maryland.

Associated Subjects: Haworth Family • Quakers • Scarborough Family • West Family • Genealogy • Slavery
Identifier: 1990.019
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Worcester County research collection

by Unknown (1742 – 1974)

6 folders (0.06 linear feet)

The Worcester County research collection contains documents that cover the history of Worcester County. Major topics covered are: the foundation and early history of Worcester County, Worcester County Revolutionary and Civil War periods, historic sites and homes, religious information, and Snow Hill. Also included are Maps of Snow Hill and Worcester County, various writings and essays on Worcester County, and magazine articles.

Identifier: 2006.158
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Bounds Family Papers

by Bounds, George A.Bounds, George C. (1747 – 1941)

4 boxes (4 linear feet)

This collection contains records from the Bounds family from 1807 to the late 1930s. Series 1 through 4 contains postcards, newspapers, and other documents from different members of the Bounds family from the early 1800s into the twentieth century. The rest of the collection consists of documents of George Bounds, a businessman in the Hebron and Wicomico County area. These materials include real estate transactions, business correspondence, and other related records.

Associated Subjects: Business • Scrapbooks
Identifier: 1994.025
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Marah Finney Collection

by Finney, MarahHearn, EbenezerHearn, General EbenezerStevenson, John (1748 – 1989)

7 boxes (2.5 linear feet)

This collection contains materials from the Stevenson and Hearn families of Newtown, later Pocomoke City, Maryland from 1748 to 1989. The earliest documents consist of papers of John Stevenson, a doctor who attended the University of Pennsylvania for medicine in 1797 and 1798, studying under Benjamin Rush. Stevenson also settled estates, and the collection includes records detailing some of the accounts he worked. The collection also includes the scrapbooks assembled by Ebenezer Hearn, who was a teacher and involved in the Temperance Movement in the lower Eastern Shore. The scrapbooks contain news clippings related to the local and national Temperance and alcohol prohibition movement, with other clippings of national events, sermons, and education topics.

Associated Subjects: Education • Legal Records • Prohibition • Scrapbooks • Medical History
Identifier: 2003.005
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

William Pitts Survey records

by Unknown (1748 – 1980)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The William Pitts Survey Records Collection contains the finding aid for the collection that is held at the Worcester County Library in Snow Hill, Maryland.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2009.362
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Wicomico Presbyterian Church records

by Wicomico Presbyterian Church (1750 – 1976)

1 box (1.5 linear feet)

The Wicomico Presbyterian Church Collection contains various materials concerning the Wicomico Presbyterian Church and related congregations, however, it does not represent a complete history of the Wicomico Presbyterian Church. All materials in this collection have been photocopied, therefore, it does not contain any original documents, photographs or papers. Information is given about a variety of topics including Presbyterian history in Wicomico County, church pastors and the women of the Wicomico Presbyterian Church's Women's Association. The collection spans from the 18th Century, with copies of documents and transcriptions, through the 1950's, with papers concerning church renovation and weekly church bulletins. Select budget information and correspondence from the early to mid 20th Century can also be viewed. The Wicomico Presbyterian Church celebrated its 250th Anniversary in 1933, commemorating founder Francis Makemie's beginnings in and around the Wicomico River area.

Associated Subjects: Religious History
Identifier: 2006.019
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Ed Hammond collection

by Unknown (1752, 1971)

7 cartons,  1 oversize folder (7.75 linear feet)

The Ed Hammond collection consists of Bibles, financial ledgers, journals and ephemera from 1752-1971. The collection offers insight into the genealogies of the Franklin, Warrington, Selby, Martin, Townsend and Upshur families of Maryland. Records also include religious texts, financial ledgers from 1830-1971; and journals and ephemera from 1878-1909. The collection was discovered in the attic of a home in Worcester County, Maryland, and donated to the Center by Ed Hammond.

Associated Subjects: Franklin Family • Genealogy • Martin Family • Selby Family • Upshur Family • Warrington Family
Identifier: 1999.005
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Dennis Family Papers

by John V. Dennis Sr (1759 – 2000)

3 boxes (1.5 linear feet)

This collection contains correspondence, family trees, death and birth certificates, wills, and other information from 1759 to 2000 pertaining to the Dennis family and its origins in Maryland and Virginia.

Associated Subjects: Crisfield Family • Environment • Farm Life • Genealogy • Slavery
Identifier: 1990.066
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Griffith and Pugh Family Collection

by Griffith, BenjaminPugh, Samuel (1759, 1977)

1 oversize box (1.25 linear feet)

This collection contains letters, debt notices, promissory notes, court summons, receipts, indentures, a will, deeds, and loans dated 1759-1919 from the Griffith and Pugh families located in Northampton, Virginia. It also contains Oyster Ground Surveys from 1904 and 1905, and a genealogical record connecting the Elliot, Griffith, and Pugh families (though there is little of the Griffith family in the genealogical record). 

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 1993.022
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

John Goslee papers

by Goslee, John (1760 – 1975)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

John Goslee papers document the activities of the Goslee family from 1760-1975 through photocopied documents. Materials include land grants, bonds, and bible records, as well as genealogical research on the family. An 1879 survey of the land tracts "Teagues Folly" and "End of Dispute", is also within the collection.

Associated Subjects: Goslee Family • Religious History • Land Records
Identifier: 1984.005
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Special Collections Pamphlet Collection

by Various (1762 – 1985)

9 cartons,  2 boxes (10 linear feet)

The Special Collections Pamphlet Collection consists of over 800 published manuscripts discussing a wide variety of national and international topics. The materials date between 1762 and 1985. Similar topics have been grouped together, but may be found throughout the collection. Some of the major topics included in the collection are: race relations, Australia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, African American history, Native American history, military history (American Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korean War), education, industry, labor history, agriculture, railways, government and politics, international relations, socialism, communism, economics, prisons, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, prohibition, temperance, women's history and groups, and biographies and obituaries.

Identifier: SC2020.032
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Blackwell Library Collection

by Burnett, Mary K.Dashiell, Cassius M. (1765 – 1965)

4 folders (0.04 linear feet)

This collection contains: Placecards and articles regarding airships, Pictures and clippings of airships, William Preston Lane Memorial bridge brochure, Picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his nurse, China clippings and pictures and articles and letters, Letter (march 24, 1934) The News Publishing Co. , Nov. 1873 Commission - John W. Laws, History of Stepney Parish (copy), To the glory of God in Wicomico, Tall ships in Baltimore .

Associated Subjects: Personal Correspondence • Maritime
Identifier: 2007.085
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment
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Freedom Ainsworth papers

by Ainsworth, Freedom (1766 – 1999)

10 boxes,  4 oversize folders (21.75 linear feet)

The Freedom Ainsworth papers document the restoration and preservation efforts of three of the Manokin Historic District’s oldest structures Beckford Manor, Almodington and More And Case It (also known as Holly Hurst), located in Princess Anne, Md. The materials date from 1766-1767, 1803-1999 with the bulk of the material dating from the purchase and restoration of the three structures, 1967-1994. Restoration activities, as well as property histories, are documented via correspondence, detailed measurements and notes, architectural drawings, and photographs. Also documented through a series of ledgers are the accounting transactions of Henry Smith Lankford and H. Fillmore Lankford as well as various merchants from Somerset Count including Teackle Dennis and Teackle.

Identifier: 1999.008
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: View Attachment

Don Landing Collection

by Landing, Donald (1769 – 1981)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Don Landing Collection contains genealogical information conducted by Donald Landing on the Landing family. Included in the collection is genealogical history of the Landing family members birth and death dates, along with small biographical information of those members. The focus of the research is from 1769 to 1981.

Associated Subjects: Genealogy • Landing Family
Identifier: 1991.005
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Eastern Shore Cultural Ephemera

by Unknown (1769 – 1991)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The Eastern Shore Cultural Ephemera collection ranges from 1769-1991 contains newspaper clippings, overviews, maps, brochures and publications that focus on the Eastern shore. There are three series: The History of the Eastern Shore, Maps and Overviews of the Eastern Shore, and Publications. The collection also contains a book documenting the history of the Maryland Road systems, reproduced maps from 1769 to 1812, and even a church yearbook and directory.

Associated Subjects: Infrastructure
Identifier: 2005.083
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Bender Family Collection

by Unknown (1772 – 1970)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Bender Family collection details the ancestry of the author. The name of the author is not given to this collection, but her last name is Bender. The author starts with her ancestor from Adams County, Pennsylvania and traces it all the way until she moves to Salisbury, Maryland. The ancestry tracks the family's church involvement until her mother is born. Her mother was born, Evelyn Elizabeth Elliott, blind and married John Royston Green, another blind person. The two would raise the author and her brother through World War I, The Great Depression, and World War II.

Identifier: 1987.001
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Cathell Family Collection

by Cathell Family (1772 – 1996)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Cathell Family Collection contains genealogical information on the Cathell family. Included within is a booklet titled "Records of The Cathell Family". The book contains in-depth genealogy with multiple family trees. There are also newspaper clippings and personal notes that helped establish the booklet.

Associated Subjects: Cathell Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 2010.027
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Jean Long collection

by Long, Jean (1772 – 1978)

6 boxes,  1 oversize folder (7 linear feet)

This collection of material acquired by Jean Long deals with the history of Maryland including the islands of Deal, Smith and St. Michael's and customs. It contains booklets, articles, scrapbooks, Maryland Hall of Records Bulletins and several Wheeler leaflets. In addition, it contains newspapers, magazines and material covering historic homes and places such as Fairmount Academy. The four Maryland Hall of Records Bicentennial Bulletins for April-July 1776 were donated by William Kline to complete the set.

Identifier: 1983.017
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Margaret Robinson collection

by Robinson, Margaret (1772 – 1950)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Margaret Robinson collection focuses on the genealogy of the Dunn family. The family is able to trace their roots to Thomas Dunn (1772-1829). The majority of the family resides in Somerset and Wicomico County, Maryland. The genealogy includes births, deaths, marriages, and children of the Dunn family.

Associated Subjects: Dunn Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 1991.008
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Unbound Newspaper collection

by Unknown (1773 – 2011)

38 oversize boxes (81 linear feet)

The Unbound Newspaper collection includes loose newspapers from various geographic locations across the Eastern Shore, the United States, and internationally. The majority of the newspapers within the collection are from the Delmarva Peninsula and include the Salisbury Daily Times, the Salisbury Advertiser, and the Centreville Record. Related materials can be found in the Bound Newspaper collection (2018.043).

Associated Subjects: Newspapers
Identifier: 2018.044
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

William Smith Wilson Jr. Collection

by Susan WestThe Wilson FamilyWilliam Smith Wilson Jr. (1773 – 1991)

2 cartons,  4 oversize folders (7 linear feet)

The William Smith Wilson Jr. Collection is a genealogical collection relating to the Wilson Family with the bulk of items dating from the 1880s to the 1970s with outliers from 1773 to 1991. The majority of the collection consists of genealogical information on the direct line of the Wilson Family as well as some extended family. This collection also includes family journals, checks, and legal and property documents for the Family Farm at Maple Grove Easton.

Identifier: 2022.011
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Powell Family papers

by Unknown (1776 – 2000)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Powell Family papers document the family's history from 1776-2000. Documenting materials include a will from 1776, land records from the 1830s, newspaper clippings from the Civil War, as well as genealogical research completed by an unknown family member.

Identifier: 2014.956
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Levin H. Campbell Family papers

by Campbell, Levin H.Campbell, Zacharias (1777 – 2002)

6 boxes,  2 oversize folders (5.75 linear feet)

The papers of the Levin H. Campbell family document the extensive family lineage of the Campbell, Hicks, Hooper, Goldsborough, Denwood, and Hollyday families of Dorchester and Talbot counties, Maryland. Records include handwritten family histories, newspaper clippings and comprehensive biographical information, original and facsimile, were acquired over the course of several decades by Hon. Levin H. Campbell, a direct descendent of Zacharias Campbell and date from 1777-2002. Of note, is a vital records diary begun in 1844 by Levin Hicks Campbell (1820-1868), which was maintained by family members through the 1940s. The diary also includes pages from the Campbell family Bible, and notes histories of Zacharias and his son, Levin.

Associated Subjects: Campbell Family • Genealogy • Hooper Family • Registers of Birth
Identifier: 2017.030
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Howard Adkins Collection

by Adkins, Howard (1778 – 1990)

8 boxes (6 linear feet)

This collection consists of (8) boxes containing miscellaneous documents collected (and in some cases written by) local historian, J. Howard Adkins. The collection spans primarily the 19th and 20th centuries with material drawn from a variety of commercial, cultural and religious enterprises primarily related to Delmarva, but also including references to Baltimore, Wilmington and Philadelphia. A smaller portion of the collection includes documents sourced from the National Society DAR Library in Washington, D.C. outlining members of the local militia (Somerset, Worcester and Dorchester Counties) who took “Oaths of Fidelity”during the American Revolutionary period and the War of 1812, locally written histories of Riverton, Salisbury, Vienna, Sharptown, Mardela, Barren Creek, the Bradley family among others.

Identifier: 1984.003
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Maryland Supply Tax Lists

by Ford, HaroldMcCabe, Tilghman JuniorSinks, John D. (1778 – 2013)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Digital copy of the Maryland Supply Tax lists documenting the property owner's name, geographic location, trac name where applicable including real and personal property ie: land and slaves, 1778-1783.

Associated Subjects: Accounting Records
Identifier: 2014.071
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Anne Gootee Henderson collection

by Henderson, Anne Gootee (1779 – 1943)

4 folders (0.04 linear feet)

This collection contains genealogical information regarding the Metcalf and Marsh families. There is a marriage license for a Joseph Metcalf and Roberta Hammon. There is also a list of birth dates, death dates, and marriages for the Metcalf families. The Marsh families have a list of family members names, with a funeral news clipping for Franklin Marsh.

Associated Subjects: Marsh Family • Metcalf Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 1990.068
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Tisinger Collection

by Unknown (1779 – 1975)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Tisinger Collection is a detailed genealogy on the Hudson Family of Worcester County, Maryland. The collection contains census data, marriage licenses, and birth and death dates of the Hudson family.

Associated Subjects: Hudson Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 1990.018
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Daniel Family Collection

by Unknown (1780 – 1977)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Daniel Family collection contains genealogical history of the Daniel family. The main focus is on Travis Daniel, Mary Wallace, and David Wallace, of Somerset County, Maryland in the mid 1800s. Along with a family history, there are wills and deeds for the three people mentioned.

Associated Subjects: Daniel Family • Genealogy • Land Records
Identifier: 1987.012
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

United States and Maryland Pictorial Collection

by Unknown (1781 – 1945)

1 box (0.75 linear feet)

This collection contains a pictorial history of the American Soldier, Abraham Lincoln and locations within Maryland. It also includes printed articles about locations in this area including Poplar Hill Mansion and the Nassawango Iron Furnace. An article on Beverly Farm House discusses how it almost became Napoleon Bonaparte's final resting place. Most notably is a published poem by prominent Eastern Shoreman, William B. Tilghman about his home in Snow Hill, Maryland.

Associated Subjects: Art • Education • Military History • Photography
Identifier: 2008.073
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Cato Family papers

by Cato, Joanna Hauk (1782 – 1980)

2 boxes,  1 oversize box (3.75 linear feet)

Cato Family papers document the family activities and lineage of the Cato and Wyche families of Greensville County, Virginia and Salisbury, Maryland spanning two centuries. Hand-drawn lineage charts as well as land deeds, account bills, correspondence, and photographs are included and document the extensive family ancestry.

Associated Subjects: Cato Family • Genealogy • Land Records
Identifier: 2013.070
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment
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Papers of J. Millard Tawes

by Crisfield Heritage FoundationTawes, J. Millard (1782 – 1994)

61 boxes,  7 oversize folders (75 linear feet)

The Papers of J. Millard Tawes consist of the political and personal papers of J. Millard Tawes and of historic Maryland records. The collection documents Tawes’ career as a politician from 1930-1979, including his service as the 54th Governor of Maryland from 1959-1967. It contains speeches, correspondence, photographs, publications and ephemera offering insight into fifty years of state and national politics. The collection includes Tawes’ speeches on the Freedom Riders and on the Cambridge Riots of 1963. It also includes correspondence between Tawes and Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.

Associated Subjects: Civil Rights Movement • Economics • Education • Environment • Government • Politics • Tawes Family
Identifier: 2017.060
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Trader and Garretson Collection

by Unknown (1782 – 1996)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Trader and Garretson Collection contain personal information on Purnell Trader and Leah Garretson. There is also a land survey and land plat for Adaline Trader. There is also genealogical information on the Groves and Tuitt families. The last included material is a brochure for the Adkins Farm in Salisbury, Maryland.

Associated Subjects: Groves Family • Trader Family • Truitt Family • Land Records • Genealogy
Identifier: 2009.122
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Bill Satterfield collection

by Satterfield, Bill (1783 – 1945)

15 folders,  1 oversize folder (0.2 linear feet)

The Bill Satterfield collection documents life in the United States from circa 1783 to 1905 and as a soldier in World War II from 1943 to 1945, although the collection dates from 1783 to 1945. This collection includes foreign currency, bonds from various railroad companies, correspondence between friends and family members, receipts of purchasing powder, a church report, a witness record for Seaborn Goodall, a labor agreement between Samuel Wayde and Nathan Lapstein, return of compensation of land to William Nathan Harper, a blank account book, two copies of The Church Quarterly Lesson Leaflet for Middle and Senior Grades, a 1906 almanac, an U.S. Army worship bulletin, a 1943 map of Naples, Italy, and The Story of the Corps of Military Police.

Identifier: SC2019.038
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

E. Niel Carey papers

by Carey, E. Niel (1783 – 2016)

2 cartons (2 linear feet)

The papers of E. Niel Carey collectively document his professional endeavors as an educator and facilitator of career education at the Maryland State Board of Education and the National Council on Career Advancement, 1967-1997. Records include his service in the United States Air Force; however, the majority of materials focus on the development of career education as one of the first programs of its kind. Additionally, records document Carey’s publication activities and public service. A transcription of a 1783 letter written by Carey's ancestor is attached.

Associated Subjects: Carey Family • Education
Identifier: 2015.180
Repository: Local History Archives
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Henrietta Jones Moore collection

by Moore, Henrietta (1784 – 2016)

4 boxes,  1 oversize box (4 linear feet)

The Henrietta Jones Moore collection documents several historical aspects of Eastern Shore history including Salisbury and Cambridge, Maryland and Cape Charles, Virginia. Documenting materials include family history, religion, education, and economic perspectives through essays, ephemera, newspaper clippings, obituaries and photographs from 1860-1998 with the bulk of the material dating from 1930-1948.

Associated Subjects: Education • Newspapers • Religious History • Genealogy • Land Records
Identifier: 1991.002
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Bethlehem Methodist Church Records (Taylor's Island, Md.)

by Bethlehem Methodist Church (1785 – 1978)

4 cartons (4.6 linear feet)

The Bethlehem Methodist Church Records document the membership and activities of the Dorchester County church, as well as Taylor's Island's Methodist congregation before the official church's establishment in 1858. This collection includes minutes from church conferences, membership rolls and congregation registers, and records from meetings, contribution records, Sunday school records, attendance lists, marriage licenses, deeds, and other material related to the church's history.

Associated Subjects: Minutes (Records) • Religious History
Identifier: 2001.004
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: View Attachment

Charles Robert Virgil Hall collection

by Hall, Rob (1789 – 1987)

1 carton,  1 oversize box (2.5 linear feet)

The Charles Robert Virgil Hall collection documents various Eastern Shore families and their activities from 1789-1987, with the bulk of the records dating from 1885-1920. Eastern Shore communities are documented via land records, fraternal organizations, church materials including programs and the Journal of the Diocese of Easton, printed advertisements, family histories, and photographic prints.

Identifier: 1998.142
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Records of Perdue Farms, Inc.

by Perdue Farms, Inc.Perdue, Franklin P. (1790 – 2018)

208 boxes,  4 oversize boxes (99.08 linear feet)

The Records of Perdue Farms, Inc. consist of correspondence, agendas, memoranda, handwritten notes, reports, speeches, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, slides, audio and video documenting the Salisbury, Maryland company Perdue Farms, Inc, which includes both Perdue Foods and Perdue AgriBusiness. The collection also houses records pertaining to the Perdue Family, as well as some of Frank P. Perdue's personal papers, dating from 1790 to 2018 (though primarily from 1970 to 2000).

Associated Subjects: Advertising • Business • Perdue Family • Sports • Personal Correspondence • Poultry • Photography
Identifier: PERDUE01
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Somerset County Bible Society records

by Somerset County Bible Society (1794 – 2018)

3 boxes (1.5 linear feet)

The Somerset County Bible Society records document the activities and extensive membership of the religious organization whose purpose was to distribute Bibles and promote further interest in the scripture. Located in Somerset County, Maryland, the organization’s records date from its inception in 1828-2018 with the bulk of the material encompassing the annual meetings and membership rosters, 1875-1986. Corresponding organization material also includes a scrapbook from annual meetings, correspondence and deposit receipts from the Maryland Bible Society and a Bible from 1794.

Associated Subjects: Clubs • Religious History • Spirituality
Identifier: 2010.020
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Albert Laws papers

by Engle, Margaret LawsLaws, AlbertLaws, Victor JrTruitt, Maude Perdue Laws (1795 – 1997)

13 boxes,  2 oversize folders (10.25 linear feet)

Abstract: The Albert Laws papers consist of the official and personal records of Albert Laws, and the family records of Margaret Laws Engle, Victor Laws Jr., and Maude Perdue Laws Truitt. The collection documents Albert Laws’ career as an officer in the United States Army, including his service in the Spanish American War and in the Philippine-American War from 1889-1908. The papers include a photograph album and ephemera from the West Point Class of 1893; correspondence, documents and photographs of the 24th US Infantry and 35th Infantry, USV; an eyewitness account of the Battle of San Juan Hill; and a proclamation signed by Emilio Aguinaldo, the first President of the Philippines. The papers also include Albert Laws’ personal correspondence from 1889-1908, with notes by his niece, Margaret Laws Engle. The collection also documents the family genealogy of the Bacon, Laws and Truitt families of Sussex County, Delaware and Wicomico and Worcester Counties, Maryland from 1795-1997. The papers include the personal correspondence and financial records of William L. Laws from 1853-1924 and genealogical notes from Margaret Laws Engle, Victor Laws Jr and Maude Perdue Laws Truitt. The papers also include a survey from 1795, records of the 30th Virginia Infantry Regiment, CSA from 1862 and a business ledger from 1864-1896.

Identifier: 1991.031
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Guy Peck collection

by Peck, Guy (1795 – 1979)

3 boxes,  1 oversize folder (1.75 linear feet)

The Guy Peck collection documents Peck’s devotion to history through the documents he acquired and includes those on education and business practices. Records date from 1795-1979 with the bulk of the material dating from 1915-1940. Specifically, records document the education and life of Conrad or Conard Williams, an African American man from Eden, Maryland who studied at the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, and the secretarial training of Elva Chandler who attended Goldey College in Wilmington, Delaware. Monetary transactions are also documented through a wide variety of receipts, goods purchased and accounting practices from different Eastern Shore families including Hitch and Ruark. Military research on the 1943 Algiers Campaign and correspondence from an enlistee to his mother during the Korean War is also included.

Identifier: 1999.027
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Eastern Shore Recipes Collection

by St. Paul's by the Sea Episcopal Church (1800 – 1999)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Various recipes from the Eastern Shore, including a published cookbook entitled, "Eastern Shore Vittles" compiled by the Junior Guild.

Associated Subjects: Recipes
Identifier: 2006.257
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Godfrey Family Collection

by Williams, Margaret F. (1800 – 1946)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Godfrey Family Collection contains genealogical information on the Godfrey family. Included in the collection are letters from members of the Godfrey family who sent Margaret William a quick description of their life. There are also lists of family member birth, death, and marriage dates.

Associated Subjects: Godfrey Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 1996.012
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Minson Family Collection

by Unknown (1800 – 1991)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Minson Family Collection contains genealogical information regarding the Minos family. There are multiple drafts contains information on three male members of the family: William Minson (1800-1860), Utillis Minson (1843- ), and Alexander Minson (1832-1922). The genealogy information details birth, death, and marriage dates, along with the location of those dates. There is also information for each child of the three focused men.

Associated Subjects: Minson Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 1997.009
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Tudor Hall Collection

by Unknown (1800 – 1961)

3 folders (0.03 linear feet)

This collection contains various photographs from the Tudor Hall and family photo albums of the Webster and Ballard families.

Associated Subjects: Photography • Ballard Family • Webster Family
Identifier: 1997.005
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Polk Family History Collection

by Polk Family (1801 – 1994)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Polk Family History Collection contains genealogical information regarding the Polk family. Specifically, the collection is focusing on the descendants of John Polk. The genealogy contains birth and death dates. There are postcards from Berlin, Maryland from Wade Polk and his wife. There are also printed photographs of a Polk family house in Princess Anne, Maryland.

Associated Subjects: Polk Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 2010.049
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Tawes and Porter Geneology Research Collection

by Trader, James R. (1802 – 1997)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Tawes and Porter Geneology Research Collection contains genealogical information on the Tawes and Porter family. James R. Trader researched the family, and compiled the genealogy into a family tree. There are also secondary articles pertaining to the family histories.

Associated Subjects: Porter Family • Tawes Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 2010.015
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Newtown Historic District Collection

by Unknown (1805 – 1970)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Newtown Historic District Collection contains historical information on the architecture of the Historical Newtown District in Salisbury, Maryland. The collection contains notes detailing different architectural influences from different time periods within the district. There are also maps of the district to understand how it looks. There are brochures for houses and businesses in the district. The collection also includes the names of people who have lived in the district from 1805-1970.

Associated Subjects: Architecture
Identifier: 1993.004
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Joe and Carolyn Waller Ballou Family Papers

by Joe and Carolyn Ballou (1810 – 2008)

3 cartons,  2 oversize folders (3 linear feet)

The Waller Family Collection is a genealogical collection relating to the Waller family from 1606-2008 with the bulk of the collection ranging from 1982-1998. The majority of the collection contains genealogical information of the direct line of the Waller family as well as the various extended family lines. The collection also includes topical publications on Somerset County and the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland as well as online and genealogical research manuals. The collection documents the family with images, newspaper clippings, tax documents, church and census documents, and letters.

Identifier: 2022.026
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Edward Stevenson Ledger Transcription Collection

by Green, AnnStevenson, Edward (1811 – 1957)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains a 1957 transcription by Anne Green of a business ledger believed to have belonged to Edward Stevenson, a merchant from Newtown, Maryland. The transcription includes various business transactions between the dates of January 1811 to November 1812.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2010.062
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Betty Murrell Collection

by Murrell, Betty (1815 – 2012)

1 oversize folder,  5 boxes (7.5 linear feet)

The Betty Murrell Collection spans from 1815 (copy) – 2012 and consists of Elizabeth (Betty) Gillis Murrell’s personal documents from her family and finances, local history books and records for the Salisbury and Delmar area, and genealogical research for local families. The collection also includes newspaper articles and a hand-drawn map of Parsons Cemetery in Salisbury, Maryland.

Associated Subjects: Genealogy • Murrell Family
Identifier: 2011.161
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Lester Laws papers

by Laws, Lester (1816 – 1994)

6 cartons,  3 oversize folders (10.5 linear feet)

The Lester Laws papers consist of the records of Laws Construction Company and of the personal papers of Lester Laws and of his family from 1816 to 1994. The collection contains advertising, photographs, financial ledgers, correspondence, receipts and blueprints offering insight into the development of the infrastructure of the Delmarva Peninsula between 1920 and 1959. The company records include dozens of advertisements for construction equipment, tools and building materials and photographs of construction projects in progress. The collection also includes Lester Laws’ genealogy notes, and the personal papers of his daughter, Helen Laws Pomar. Pomar attended Salisbury State Teachers College, now Salisbury University, and served in the U.S. Army during the Second World War. Her college score reports, military manuals, and copies of a post-newspaper from Camp White, Oregon, provide a glimpse into the educational and military experience of women in the 1930s and 1940s.

Associated Subjects: Business • Construction • Genealogy • Laws Family • World War, 1939-1945 • Military History
Identifier: 1995.033
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Amy Crittenden papers

by Crittenden, Amy (1820 – 1991)

2 cartons,  1 oversize folder (1.75 linear feet)

The Amy Crittenden papers documents the research that contributed to Amy Crittenden’s graduate thesis at Salisbury University. Amy Crittenden’s thesis entitled Southern sympathies: The Civil War on Maryland's Eastern Shore focuses on the Civil War in Dorchester and Worcester counties. The collection includes drafts of the thesis, biographies of local figures, newspapers, as well as ledgers from local businesses. In addition research related to the Confederate and Union armies. The Amy Crittenden Papers dates from 1820-1991, with the bulk of the material dating to her graduate research from 1990-1991

Identifier: 1998.008
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

George Chevallier Collection

by George Chevallier (1820 – 2010)

4 boxes (2 linear feet)

The George Chevallier Collection documents Salisbury and Delmarva history through a variety of business ephemera and other documents, especially related to fruit, vegetable, and seafood canning. The series includes business advertisements, letterheads, receipts, and more primarily ranging from the 1880s to the 1940s. Manuscript items in the collection date back to 1820 and include financial notes, deeds, and correspondence. The collection includes many postcards (especially of local motels), directories, yearbooks, and photographs.

Associated Subjects: Advertising • Business • Directories • Education • Graphic arts
Identifier: 2018.079
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Nutters Election House Collection

by Wicomico Historical Society (1820 – 1986)

3 boxes,  13 oversize folders (22.75 linear feet)

The Nutters Election House Collections consists of over 2,500 objects and archival items from national state and local political campaigns spanning from 1820-1986. The archival portion of the collection consists of nearly 700 items covering aspects of local, state, and national political campaigns from advertisement to completion. Additionally, the collection contains newspapers, as well as some general business concerning the Nutters Election House Museum.

Associated Subjects: Elections • Newspapers • Politics • Voting
Identifier: WHS2001.007
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Porter, Humphreys, Fears Collection

by Trader, James R. (1820 – 2006)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Porter, Humphreys, Fears Collection contains biographical information on Richard Twilley Porter, Frederick E. Humphreys, and Alfred B. Fears. The research was conducted by James R. Trader, who wanted to identify three gravestones, and the life of those people. The majority of the research revolves around Frederick E. Humphreys who was the first person to fly a plane alone.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 1999.018
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

William Middleton collection

by Middleton, William (1821 – 1999)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The William Middleton collection documents the financial records of Joshua Hamblin located in Worcester County, Maryland, and ephemera from Wicomico and Worcester counties, Maryland. The materials date from 1821-1999 with the bulk of the material dating from 1830-1869 and document the financial records of Joshua Hamblin which include receipts, court records, and land records. The materials from Joshua Hamblin came from William Middleton’s grandmother Margaret M. Middleton, who is the granddaughter of Joshua Hamblin. Wicomico and Worcester County ephemera is documented by tourism brochures and menus from local restaurants.

Associated Subjects: Business • Accounting Records
Identifier: 2014.013
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Charles Covington papers

by Covington, Charles (1822 – 2014)

1 carton,  2 boxes (2 linear feet)

The papers of Rev. Charles Covington document his enthusiasm for the Methodist church from 1822-2014 with the bulk of the material dating from 1950-1974. Over the course of his career, Rev. Covington obtained numerous bulletins, booklets and ephemera documenting the many Methodist, United Methodist and Methodist Episcopal Churches across the state of Delaware from Wilmington to Delmar and also includes those on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Also documented is military memorabilia from the time that he served as a United States Army Chaplin.

Associated Subjects: Religious History • Methodism
Identifier: 2011.003
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Worcester County Court records

by Worcester County Court (1823 – 1991)

22 boxes,  1 folder (24 linear feet)

Worcester County Court records consist of records of the Register of Wills, the Orphans’ Court, the Circuit Court, and the Department of Public Works of Worcester County, Maryland from 1823-1991. The bulk of collection is related to the settlement of estates from 1825-1919. These estate vouchers, or debts owed by and to the deceased, include those not only of white farmers, merchants and attorneys, but also of Robert Henry, an African American ship captain, and of Wong Bong, a Chinese laborer. Among Henry’s estate vouchers is a receipt from 1905 for repairs to the schooner BEERSHEBA, while among Bong’s estate vouchers is an example of Chinese calligraphy from 1914. The collection includes papers of Thomas D. Purnell, a Register of Wills, from 1890-1897, and of William Kerbin, an attorney, from 1921-1930. It also includes circuit court records of the dissolution of a business partnership between Calvine Howerton and William Duncan from 1916-1931, and records of the Department of Public Works from 1948-1991. The collection offers insight not only into Worcester County’s legal proceedings, but also into the diversity of the county’s population and into two centuries of the county’s economic development and growth.

Associated Subjects: Last Will and Testament • Judicial System
Identifier: 2014.161
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: View Attachment
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Serrell Family Collection

by Beahm, Laura SerrellDemetre, AndreOdier, AdolpheOdier, AntoineOdier, JamesSerrell, AndrewSerrell, EdithSerrell, Jeanne M. Demetre (1824 – 2020)

15 cartons,  1 drawer (20 linear feet)

The Serrell Family Collection documents the personal and family history of Andrew Serrell (1923-2018) including the Serrell family, Demetre family, Odier family, and other ancestors. Personal items relating to Andrew Serrell's career in the U.S. Navy from 1941 to 1974 include pilot logs, photographs, naval orders, and other service-related documents. Serrell's paternal family, including the puppeteer Edith Serrell, lived primarily in Dobbs Ferry, New York and are documented through photographs, correspondence, and other documents. Serrell's maternal family--the Demetre and Odier families--frequently went back and forth between France, New Orleans, and New York City. This branch of the family is heavily documented through family histories, correspondence, photographs, drawings, and business papers. There are also three framed portrait paintings and several artifacts.

Identifier: SC2018.041
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Waugh United Methodist Church collection

by Waugh United Methodist Church (1826 – 1991)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains a booklet written by Shirley Jackson in 1991 entitled "The One-Hundred Sixty-Fifth Anniversary of Waugh United Methodist Church."

Associated Subjects: Pamphlet
Identifier: 2007.125
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Peter Whaley Collection

by Whaley, Peter W. (circa 1827, 2009)

4 boxes,  1 oversize folder (2 linear feet)

This collection contains financial, personal, and business documents from the Whaley, Dale, and Watson families of the Eastern Shore from 1827-1944. This includes insurance papers, railroad receipts, letters, and bills from the Whaley and Dale family, as well as receipts and papers from Mrs. M. Pasha Watson’s funeral business. The collection also consists of several maps of Maryland and Delaware, dating 1901-2009.

Associated Subjects: Dale Family • Watson Family • Whaley Family
Identifier: 2021.058
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Ralph Gootee Collection

by Gootee, Ralph L. Jr. (1827 – 1991)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Ralph Gootee Collection covers local history of Laurel, Delaware, with Gootee genealogy history. Ralph L. Gootee Jr. marked every grave within Laurel, Delaware with a description of who was buried there. There is also a detailed description of Gootee family members births, marriages, and deaths.

Associated Subjects: Gootee Family • Genealogy • Death Records
Identifier: 1992.022
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Arthur Leonard collection

by Unknown (1828 – 1950)

2 cartons,  1 oversize box (3.5 linear feet)

The Arthur Leonard collection takes a look at mid to late 19th century Salisbury through photographs and print material. Series one centers on the economic life of Salisbury. It includes advertising, printed material and photographs of many of the leading and lesser known companies including oil drilling.

Associated Subjects: Business • Graphic Arts
Identifier: 1990.030
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Elmer Ruark papers

by Ruark, Elmer (1830 – 1970)

1 carton,  1 oversize folder (1 linear feet)

The Elmer Ruark papers document the religious work of the former mayor of Salisbury, Maryland. The collection spans Ruark’s research into the history of Allen Memorial Baptist Church of Salisbury. In addition, the records include research and publications related to Rev. Noah Davis, founder of the Baptist Publication Society; Elmer Ruark and Noah Davis are distant relatives. The collection dates from 1830-1970 with the bulk of the material dating from 1930-1958.

Associated Subjects: Newspapers • Baptists • Religious History
Identifier: 2015.072
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Grace Atkinson Morris papers

by Morris, Grace Atkinson (1832 – 1992)

4 boxes,  1 oversize folder (3.75 linear feet)

The Grace Atkinson Morris papers document her genealogical research on families from the Eastern Shore of Maryland with materials dating from 1832-1992, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1979-1992. The papers identify the genealogical connections between the Atkinson, Riggin, Miller, and Trehearne families of Maryland and Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Documents within the collection include Grace’s handwritten notes, her correspondence with genealogists and relatives, Atkinson family ledgers, and family photographs.

Associated Subjects: Atkinson Family • Genealogy • Miller Family • Morris Family • Riggin Family • Trehearne Family
Identifier: 1984.013
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Pittsville Historical Material collection

by Unknown (1832 – 1982)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains a photocopy of an agreement between Benjamin H. Byrd and James M. Fooks in 1832. In the agreement Byrd and Fooks entered into a partnership to open a store located in Derrickson's Crossroads now Pittsville.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2006.352
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

William H. Wroten Papers

by Wroten, William (1832 – 2011)

10 cartons,  1 box (10.5 linear feet)

Dr. William H. Wroten was an Easton native and worked as a professor and chairman for the history and political science departments at Salisbury University for 25 years prior to his retirement in 1980. The majority of Dr. Wroten's collection is his research notes, which cover a large number of topics such as Assateague, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, pirates, and the history of the Delmarva area. Dr. Wroten's teaching materials include articles and notes he had for specific topics, such as the American Civil War, Native American history, early colonial life, and local history, as well as syllabi and research papers from students. Included in this collection are also a number of his published articles from his newspaper column as well as scripts from his TV program on WBOC.

Identifier: 1990.003
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Howard and Marvin E. Cox Ledger and Journal

by Cox, HowardCox, Marvin (1838 – 1982)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Howard and Marvin E. Cox Ledger and Journal contains detailed handwritten vital information on individuals in Nanticoke and other Wicomico County communities, in addition to narratives recorded by Howard and Marvin Cox. Included are records listing marriages (1865-1979) and deaths (1838-1982) with a separate section for African American deaths (1898-1980). At the end of the ledger is a journal written by Marvin Cox from 1918 to 1964 describing the oyster and construction business in the community, including the meeting minutes of the Willing Workers of Nanticoke. The entire ledger is transcribed and attached to the finding aid.

Associated Subjects: Death Records • Ledger
Identifier: 2012.058
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: View Attachment

Vinson and Buck Family Collection

by Allen, BetsyAllen, FultonAllen, LoisBuck, LeonardBuck, Ruth Valesca AllenGorrell, Marlene BuckGorrell, WilliamHancock, Julia "Betsy" Allen (1838 – 2012)

22 boxes,  7 oversize folders (10 linear feet)

The Vinson and Buck collection is made up of the personal papers and artifacts of the Buck family. The collection contains personal documents dating back to 1838 and includes the records and belongings of several families related to the Bucks, including: the Allens, the Gorrells, the Raudenbushes, the Klines, the Jennings and the Phillips. The bulk of the collection is made up of photographs that document Leonard Buck’s time in the military, the travels and home life of the Buck family, and local history. Other items include religious papers, personal and business correspondence, and family mementos.

Identifier: 2023.017
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Emerson C. Harrington collection

by Harrington, EmersonState of Maryland (1839 – 2004)

1 box,  1 oversize folder (80.5 linear feet)

The Emerson C. Harrington collection documents the prolific legal career of the former state of Maryland Governor and his son, attorney Emerson C. Harrington Jr. The bulk of the collection, direct from their law office, located in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, is comprised of law books that include the Laws of Maryland,1839-1939; The Maryland Reports, Vol. 1, 1851 – Vol. 380, 2004; and Decisions of the Court of Appeals of Maryland, Vol. 1-34, 1883. In addition to the legal volumes, the materials include a series of photographic prints of the city of Cambridge, and speeches presented at the Maryland Club during dinners and parties in the mid to late 1960s and early 1970s.

Associated Subjects: Legal Records
Identifier: 2017.017
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Bay Street Property (Berlin, MD) Records

by Unknown (1840 – 2010)

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

This collection contains various papers and histories related to the historic house on 16 Bay Street in Berlin, Worcester County, MD. The collection includes various photographs, compact discs containing maps, layouts, and histories of the Burkhead property, as well as miscellaneous histories, land and court records of Worcester County, MD itself.

Associated Subjects: Court Records • Historic Preservation
Identifier: 2010.017
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Maddox Genealogy Collection

by Maddox Family (1840 – 1942)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Maddox Genealogy Collection contains family records over the Maddox family. The Maddox family records are taken from their family bible. The information contains birth, death, and marriage dates for the family. The majority of the collection dates from 1850s-1950s.

Associated Subjects: Maddox Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 2005.031
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Bethesda United Methodist Church records

by Bethesda United Methodist Church (1841 – 1992)

4 folders (0.04 linear feet)

This collection contains the following ephemera from Bethesda United Church in Salisbury, Maryland and includes: "A History of Bethesda Methodist Church 1841-1964," "A History of Bethesda Methodist Church 1841-1964, 1965-1976," "Sunday-School Rally Bethesda Methodist Protestant Church September 29, 1912," "Bethesda United Methodist Church" circa 1995, "Bethesda United Methodist Church, 1987," and "Bethesda United Church, Salisbury, Maryland:1841-1992."

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2005.069
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Henrietta Moore Wicomico County collection

by Unknown (1841 – 1994)

10 folders (0.1 linear feet)

The Henrietta Moore Wicomico County collection contains a variety of material covering activities in Wicomico County, Maryland. Included in the collection are news clippings covering changes in the Methodist Church on the Eastern Shore, activities and history of the American Legion Maryland Department including treasure's reports and meeting minutes, clippings on people related to Salisbury University; pages from the Gordy Family Bible along with photos, planning and publicity activities relating to the 50th High School reunion of the 1939 class of Wicomico High School and an article on the class of 1979 High School graduates.

Associated Subjects: Gordy Family • Methodism
Identifier: 2005.056
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Sylvia Bradley collection

by Bradley, Sylvia (1841 – 1993)

7 boxes,  2 oversize folders (7 linear feet)

The Sylvia Bradley collection documents her research on the history and culture of the Delmarva Peninsula with materials dating from 1841-1993, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1970-1989. The documents encompass research done by Bradley on the Eastern Shore of Maryland for several of her published histories and articles, including Mardela Springs, Maryland: a History. Documents within the collection include manuscripts on Eastern Shore women during the Civil War, student papers, Berlin Advance newspapers, correspondence regarding Delmarva, and photographs of Eastern Shore cities.

Identifier: 1984.002
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Miles Family survey collection

by Miles, Samuel F.Miles, William Ballard Jr.Miles, William Ballard Sr.Miles, William F.W. (1842 – 1978)

11 cartons (11 linear feet)

The Miles Family survey collection documents numerous Eastern Shore land boundaries. Until the mid-twentieth century, the state of Maryland did not emphasis accuracy of land surveys or the collection of deeds. The work of the Miles family allowed the State of Maryland to utilize original Eastern Shore deeds to legally designate boundary and partition lines. In numerous cases, the Miles’ family records were the only form of land documentation on the Eastern Shore. Consequently, the State of Maryland legally recognized the Miles Family Survey Collection in the court of law and have been used to settle land disputes such as the D379 Assateague Island Land suit. The collection has been the basis for issuing boundary lines, prep construction areas, mapmaking, and engineering. Many of the plats, surveys, and deeds are predominately from Somerset, Worcester, and Wicomico counties, but the collection also extends to the Upper Shore of Maryland, Delaware in Kent and Sussex, and Accomack County, Virginia. The collection is narrowed into election districts. The materials date from 1842-1978 with the bulk of the material dates from 1929-1977.

Associated Subjects: Elections • Land Records
Identifier: 1984.113
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Scott Family Papers

by Lankford, Scott, and Porter families (1842 – 1995)

2 boxes,  1 oversize folder (2.25 linear feet)

The Scott family papers document the Scott, Marshall, and Lankford families of Princess Anne, Maryland from 1842 to 1995, though primarily from the 1880s to the 1940s. Included are four photograph albums and many other photos; correspondence, autograph books, and programs related to Washington High School from Harriet "Hattie" Marshall Scott; Second World War correspondence and Boy Scouts of America documents from William Marshall Scott; World War II homefront and Somerset County Board of Education materials from Jeanette Gore Scott; and handwritten poetry and autograph books of Sally and Mollie Porter.

Identifier: 2007.084
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Mears Family collection

by Unknown (1843 – 1957)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Mears Collection contains birth and death records from the Mears family bible, as well as a certificate of marriage between William Mears and Virginia Belwade on December 20, 1866. The collection also contains a photograph of Ellen Mears.

Associated Subjects: Mears Family
Identifier: 2009.115
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Caroline Gunby and Eleanor Gunby Watts papers

by Gunby, CarolineWatts, Eleanor Watts (1845 – 1999)

3 boxes (1.5 linear feet)

The Caroline Gunby and Eleanor Gunby Watts papers document the travels and fifty year teaching career of Caroline Gunby and the genealogical research of her niece, Eleanor Gunby Watts. The eclectic collection from Somerset County, Md. dates from 1845 to 1999, with the bulk from 1920 to 1956. It includes a doctor’s bill for the treatment of slaves in 1845, historical records from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Marion, Md., and Caroline Gunby’s cross-country travel diary from 1939.

Associated Subjects: Education • Genealogy • Religious History
Identifier: 2006.287
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: View Attachment

L.W. Gunby papers

by Gunby, L.W. (1845 – 1991)

7 cartons,  2 oversize boxes (9.5 linear feet)

The L.W. Gunby papers consist of the personal papers of L.W. Gunby and of his family and of the records of his businesses on the Delmarva Peninsula from 1845 to 1991. The collection contains financial ledgers and hundreds of letters, deeds, mortgages, stock certificates and tax returns, offering insight into a century of economic life on the Delmarva Peninsula. It includes the testimonial of Rev. George Handy Wailes on the occasion of Gunby’s selection as Salisbury’s Man of the Year in 1936. Wailes, the Visiting Professor of Hebrew at Princeton Theological Seminary, honors Gunby’s business and civic contributions to the city of Salisbury. The collection also includes a scrapbook commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Gunby’s Hardware in 1972.

Associated Subjects: Fooks Family • Graham Family • Gunby Family • Business
Identifier: 2001.005
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Carel Langeler collection

by Langeler, Carel (1847 – 1968)

3 cartons,  2 oversize boxes (5.25 linear feet)

The Carel Langeler collection includes a considerable number of publications from late-19th to early-20th-century American society. Of particular interest are several popular literary journals, monthly magazines for women and children, and influential national publications such as Harper’s Weekly and Pucks. These publications document contemporary social and political thought in the United States from a variety of perspectives. The majority of the materials were acquired by Carel Langeler from thrift and antique stores throughout the eastern United States during the mid-20th century. The collection also includes personal material relating to Carel Langeler and his immediate family.

Associated Subjects: Newspapers • Literature • Youth
Identifier: 2015.014
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

James R. Trader papers

by Trader, James R. (1847 – 2012)

21 cartons,  3 boxes (24 linear feet)

The papers of James R. Trader (1931-2012) cover his efforts to document family history on the Delmarva Peninsula and burial sites in Maryland through both independent research and as a member of the Coalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites (CPMBS) between 1988 and 2012. The family history research is most substantial series in the collection with particular focus on the Trader surname. The burial site research features records for sites in Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties. The bulk of the CPMBS records document the Coalition’s activities, correspondence, and legislative efforts while Trader served as president and on the board of directors. A small portion of the collection contains the early records of the social club, Eastern Shore Singles.

Associated Subjects: Cemeteries • Clubs • Death Records • Genealogy • Trader Family • Family Life
Identifier: 2012.292
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Joseph Moore collection

by Moore, Joseph (1849, 2006)

10 boxes,  1 oversize folder (13 linear feet)

Joseph Moore, a Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland attorney, devoted the better part of 20-plus years to researching and writing on the trial and outcome of the murder of Green Davis and his family by Euel Lee aka Orphan Jones, 1863-2006. The series of documents culminated in the publication, “Murder on Maryland’s Eastern Shore: Race, politics, and the Case of Orphan Jones”. Records document the proceedings of the events surrounding the Davis family murders. Presentments and court materials by Lee’s attorney Bernard Ades with corresponding newspaper accounts reflect the legal proceedings of confessed murderer Euel Lee / Orphan Jones, and his ultimate death by lynching in the Baltimore County Jail, 1933. Records within this set also reflect Moore’s vested interest in Worcester County history, including the Henry and Dirickson families, as well as the Civil War, specifically Purnell’s Legion, and the freedmen of color who served for the Union and Confederate Armies. Photostatic copies of manumissions, and general enrollment records for the duration of the war, as well as an original receipt for enslaved persons in 1863, reveal Moore’s commitment to Worcester County, Maryland.

Identifier: 1998.096
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Robert Parker Fondes papers

by Parker-Fondes Family (1849 – 1997)

6 boxes (3.25 linear feet)

The Robert Parker Fondes papers document the lives of the Fondes-Parker family from 1849-1997 in Parsonsburg, Maryland and the surrounding Mid-Atlantic region. Documenting materials include financial records of the Parker family, family heirlooms, photographs, and newspaper articles on Robert Parker Fondes’ genealogical research. The bulk of the materials span from 1920-1955, documenting the farming business and personal lives of Clifford and Maude Parker. Correspondence pertaining to family events is also included.

Identifier: 1990.036
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Ancestral Record Book of Alan Tybalt Harrison and Butler Family Book CD

by Goodman, Mary M. ButlerHarrison, Alan Tybalt (circa 1850, 1996)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This collection contains an ancestral record book documenting the family tree of Alan Tybalt Harrison through genealogical information paired with portrait photographs. The book covers families in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York including the Harrisons, Butlers, Johnstons, Lelands, and more. Photographs date to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Also included is a CD with the Butler Family Book by Mary M. Butler Goodman, revised in 1996.

Associated Subjects: Genealogy • Photography
Identifier: 2018.073
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Coulbourne Family History Collection

by Unknown (1850 – 1990)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Coulbourne Family History Collection contains genealogical information regarding the Coulbourn Family. The documents date back to Joshua James Coulbourne, (1850-1926). The information details obituary records of family members, along with family bible information about the lineage detailing birth and death dates.

Associated Subjects: Coulbourne Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 1992.018
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Laws and Hastings Families Photographs

by Hastings, Elmer F.Laws, Agnes B. (1850, 1970)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The photographs of the Laws and Hastings collection portrays an extensive family lineage of the Laws, Hastings, and Holland families of Parsonsburg and Ocean City, Maryland from 1850s and 1970s. Photographs include family portraits, individual portraits, group photos, and the family business enterprises, such as Hastings Hatchery and the family farm. These photographs were acquired over the course of several decades by granddaughters Sandra Anderson and Marlene Mumford.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2017.003
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Orlando Wootten Photograph Collection

by Wootten, Orlando (circa 1850 – 1990)

4 boxes,  3 oversize boxes (6.25 linear feet)

This collection contains photographs both taken by and collected by Orlando V. Wootten, a notable local photographer on the Delmarva Peninsula. Included in this collection are color and black and white photographs and negatives of aerial, street and nautical views of Salisbury, Maryland, Laurel, DE and surrounding regions. The collection of images captures local businesses, school buildings, public events, watercraft, natural settings and area attractions from the mid-1950s to the 1990s. There are reproductions of historic photographs of Salisbury and the Delmarva Peninsula dating back to the 1850s that Wootten collected. Also included are documents pertaining to Wootten's Coast Guard service and his family's history.

Associated Subjects: Photography
Identifier: 1995.005
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Walter Thurston Photograph Collection

by Thurston, Walter (circa 1850 – 1970s)

13 boxes,  2 oversize folders (7.75 linear feet)

This collection contains photographs both taken by and collected by Walter C. Thurston, a skilled local photographer. Included in this collection are color and black and white photographs and negatives of aerial, street and city-scape views of Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland and surrounding regions including Somerset, Dorchester and Worcester Counties and Sussex County, Delaware. The collection of images captures local businesses, school buildings, public events, neighborhoods, and area attractions from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s.  Also included in the collection are historic photographs of Salisbury and the Delmarva Peninsula dating back to the 1850s that Thurston collected.

Associated Subjects: Photography
Identifier: 2016.096
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Jim Jackson Delmarva ephemera collection

by Jackson, Jim (1851 – 1992)

4 boxes,  1 oversize box (5.5 linear feet)

This collection consists of assorted local paper ephemera from 1852 to 1990. Most of the items originated from the George Bounds & Company of Hebron, the J. H. Farlow & Brother of Salisbury and the Wimbrow & Company of Whaleyville and William and Edwin Sirman. Included are cannery tokens from the Harold B. Kennerly & Son in Nanticoke, Maryland. Also included are over 925 postcards of Salisbury from the 19th to the 21st century arranged by subject.

Associated Subjects: Burbage Family • Canning Industry • Education • Postcards • Religious History • Transportation
Identifier: 2012.070
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Stevens and Thomas Family Collection

by Stevens, Herman (1851 – 2019)

1 box,  2 oversize folders (1 linear feet)

This collection contains business and personal papers collected by Herman Stevens, including copies of the Daily Banner, personal photographs, certificates, obituaries, and papers from the Methodist Church. This collection also contains a large tintype portrait of a man dated circa 1870s, a large crayon portrait of a child, a copy of the Cambridge Democrat Newspaper from 1851, a 1912 cruise brochure booklet, and a July 1917 copy of National Geographic.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2021.038
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Avery W. Hall papers

by Hall, Avery W. (1853 – 1982)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

Avery W. Hall papers document Hall’s participation as a civic leader in Salisbury Maryland and surrounding regions from 1853-1889, 1932-1982 with the bulk of the material dating from 1945-1970. Hall’s leadership is identified through a series of political memorabilia including correspondence from Governor Millard Tawes and Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. Also included in the collection are booklets from Avery W. Hall Insurance Agency relating to Peninsula Regional Hospital and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Project.

Associated Subjects: Politics • Business
Identifier: 2000.019
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Fairmount Academy collection

by Fairmount Academy (1853 – 1968)

4 folders (0.04 linear feet)

The Fairmount Academy collection contains unofficial records of students enrolled in Fairmount Academy from 1925 to 1968. The records have the names of the students, birth dates, tardies, absences, and academic information, as well as a class photograph. There are also papers of Frank Haynie, a local water-man, in this collection. Student records dating after 1945 are restricted and can only be viewed with special permission from Nabb Center staff.

Associated Subjects: Maritime
Identifier: 1984.029
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Fred and Frances Breuckmann collection

by Unknown (1854 – 1976)

1 box,  1 oversize box (1.25 linear feet)

The Fred and Frances Breuckmann collection consists of papers and reproductions related to the Fitch family in Michigan and Wisconsin; 27 glass plate negatives from a circa 1940s Talbot County photographer; and various publications dating between 1854 and 1912 primarily related to woodworking and carpentry.

Identifier: 1992.004
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Gunby Family papers

by Gunby FamilyHann, GeorgeHuffington, Clara Gunby (1854 – 2000)

11 boxes,  2 oversize boxes (10.25 linear feet)

The Gunby Family papers document the Gunby family lineage which began in Somerset County, Maryland in the late 17th century. Also documented are the activities of southern sympathizer Clara Gunby which occurred in Maryland and Virginia. The materials date from 1854 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1971 to 1994 when Mr. George Hann began to conduct research on the lineage of the Gunby family and associated family lines. Earlier records are included; however, they are photocopies of originals. Documenting records include Clara Gunby’s journal, family history lineage, and correspondence from George Hann to Gunby family members in the United States, Canada, England, and the South Pacific.

Identifier: 1995.012
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: View Attachment

Mary Anne Pieper Collection

by Dixon, MaggiePieper, Mary AnneWhite, AnneWhite, Evelyn (1855 – 1987)

14 cartons,  1 oversize folder (17 linear feet)

This collection consists of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, and journals of the Dixon, White and Pieper Families of Pocomoke City, Maryland. Beginning in the mid-19th century, extensive personal correspondence between family members chronicles a broad family history over 100 years. Family bibles and photographs capture births, marriages and deaths of the Dixon and White families of Pocomoke City as well as life on the Eastern Shore in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Associated Subjects: Advertising • Business • Dixon Family • Personal Correspondence • Photography • Pieper Family • Recipes • White Family
Identifier: 2019.076
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Whitehaven Heritage Association collection

by Methodist Protestant Board of PublicationNorman Remington CompanySalisbury National BankSavings Bank of NanticokeThe Board of EducationThe Wicomico News (1855 – 2000)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

Assorted materials from Whitehaven Heritage Association storage includes 1901 set of "The Courier" newspaper; misc. Collection includes materials donated by the Whitehaven Heritage Association, such as The Saving Bank of Nanticoke, Maryland's Bank Almanac 1920, 1923-1924, 1926, 1928 as well as several other news and church ephemera from Salisbury and Baltimore, MD from the 1920s. There are two correspondences from March 1904 to a unknown recipient from D.W. Dolbey, Jr. of the White Haven Council No. 24. Also included is correspondence from Robert L. Jeffers to Conor Ralph Bennig in 1976 related to Christian faith and one from John W. Davis to his wife in 1855. An audio cassette tape from Emily Griffon's funeral service in 2000. There is an epic poem written in 1992. Additionally, there is a series of land plats for S. W. Dolby's land created by P.S. Shockley from 1903 and 1918 and a patenet for "Hayward's Delight", 1910. Finally there is a map of Delaware with an arrow to Bethel Church.

Associated Subjects: Personal Correspondence
Identifier: 2009.573
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Wicomico Public Libraries Collection

by Wicomico County Libraries (1856 – 1985)

4 cartons,  2 oversize boxes (6.5 linear feet)

This collection includes family research, publications, photos and historical materials from the Wicomico County Free Library (now Wicomico Public Libraries). Series 1 is family research related to the Dashiell family and some materials related to other families.The Dashiell family documents consist of hand-written family history manuscripts and family trees. Two folders contain other family history research and records. The second series is historical materials. The United Fund of Wicomico County records are documents related to contributions by local businesses and the contents of scrapbooks for yearly fund drives. The 1856 school workbook contains mathematics notes. The legal records are an index of Wicomico County civil court cases, a Works Progress Administration record of workers on the Johnson Pond Spillway construction, and photo reproductions of manuscript records of postmasters of Wicomico and Somerset Counties. The Creative Works are two sheet music booklets, prints of Wicomico County sketches, and a list of winners of the Salisbury Award. The books are a pictorial history of the American Civil War from 1862, Delaware American Revolution bicentennial booklet on Caesar Rodney, A Handbook for Delmarva Archaeology, and a facsimile reproduction in book form of The Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of 1776 and First Maryland Constitution. Series 3 comprises publications of local interest and content. Series 4 consists of photos and images associated with the Salisbury and Wicomico County area. Some Words About Preservation was a publication of the Maryland Historical Trust that gave news on the status of historical site preservation. Tidewater Times contains articles related to Eastern Shore topics, as well as advertisements of area businesses. The collection of journals and journal articles consist of Maryland and Delaware archaeology articles and journals, two copies of Shellfish Digest from winter 1979, and four issues of the Old Somerset newsletter from 1985. Series 4 contains photos and images of Wicomico County and Salisbury dating from the 1890s to the 1970s.

Associated Subjects: Dashiell Family • Libraries
Identifier: 2000.008
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

St. Peter's Methodist Church records

by St. Peter's Methodist Church (1857 – 1984)

2 boxes,  2 folders (4.25 linear feet)

St. Peter’s Methodist Church records consist of the records of St. Peter’s Methodist Church in Hopewell, Maryland, offering insight into a Methodist congregation from 1857-1984. It contains ledgers documenting the church’s baptisms, marriages, membership, and finances. It includes a ledger recording the church’s history to 1869, and a copy of the deed uniting it with Immanuel Methodist Church in Crisfield, Maryland, in 1965. The collection also contains ephemera related to the church. It includes a photograph of volunteers repainting the church in 1954, and a program marking the church’s 200th anniversary in 1982.

Associated Subjects: Methodism • Religious History
Identifier: 2000.013
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: View Attachment

White Family Collection

by Unknown (1858 – 1986)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The White Collection contains birth and death records of White family members taken from their family bibles. The collection also contains contains photographs of H. Stuart White, Susan Satchel (mother of Hiden M. White), and Maranda White (mother of William F. White).

Associated Subjects: White Family
Identifier: 2009.117
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Joseph L. Bailey papers

by Bailey, Joseph (1859 – 1990)

22 boxes (30 linear feet)

This collection primarily consists of case documents, business correspondences, and personal correspondences. Within the case documents are Deeds, Wills, Inventory, Mortgages, and Accounts. There are also objects from beyond 1939 that either belonged to Esther Bailey or one of Joseph's nephews. The collection also consists of postcards, greeting cards, photographs, and newspaper articles.

Associated Subjects: Court Records • Government • Politics
Identifier: 2006.145
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Whitehead-Beer Collection

by Beer, Dorothy BuehlWhitehead, Barbara BeerWhitehead, George I. Jr. (1859 – 2000)

1 carton (1 linear feet)

The Whitehead-Beer Collection includes the personal collections of George I. Whitehead Jr., Dorothy Buehl Beer, and Barbara Beer Whitehead. George cataloged his time in the United States Army Air Corps during World War Two from enlistment to honorary discharge. This includes special orders, flight records, awards, and other miscellaneous paperwork. He took photos during his service, along with Pesos from the Philippines. Dorothy collected magazines, newspaper clippings, and hand-written letters all about knitting. She also held onto her autograph book from Halsey Junior High School in 1935. Barbara's collection includes a Bible, various music books for piano, and a music book for guitar.

Associated Subjects: Knitting • Music • War • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2008.039
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Adkins Family papers

by Adkins Family (1860 – 1996)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The Adkins Family papers document the well-known Eastern Shore family from Sharptown, Wicomico County, Maryland, 1860-1996 with the bulk of the material dating from 1880-1930. Materials include tintypes and photographic prints of Adkins family members as well as correspondence, genealogical research and corresponding family histories.

Associated Subjects: Adkins Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 2014.145
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Donnie Davidson collection

by Davidson, Donnie (circa 1860 – 1990s)

1 folder (0 linear feet)

This 271-image digital collection has been amassed by Donnie Davidson and are part of his personal collection documenting baseball on Delmarva from the 1860s to the late 20th century. Included are Davidson's research notes, programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera, especially relating to Dorchester County baseball teams.

Associated Subjects: Baseball • Programs • Photography • Newspapers
Identifier: 2019.087
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Humphreys Family papers

by Humphreys, Eugene W.Humphreys, Josephine (1860 – 1963)

4 cartons,  2 boxes (5 linear feet)

The Humphreys family papers document the educational and social activities of Dr. Eugene and Josephine Humphreys and their children who lived at 105 Broad Street, Salisbury, Maryland. Materials date from 1867-1963 with the bulk of the material dating from 1890-1933 including correspondence, educational, economic and photographic materials of the family. Also documented through correspondence, legal records, and photographs are boarders who resided with the Humphreys and associated families including Mary Gordon Toadvine, Joseph and Mary Graham and John D. Williams.

Associated Subjects: Business • Graham Family • Humphreys Family • Medical History • Recipes
Identifier: 2012.048
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: View Attachment

Jay and Carrie Kleinhenn Papers

by Kleinhenn, Carrie LeCates (1860, 1995)

7 boxes (7.25 linear feet)

The Jay and Carrie Kleinhenn papers document their family life in Delaware and Maryland circa 1860-1995; the bulk of the material dates from 1915-1949. It consists of personal papers, scrapbooks, photographs and negatives, and other materials related to family history.

Associated Subjects: Education • Hearne Family • Kleinhenn Family • LeCates Family • Messick Family
Identifier: 2006.365
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Joseph A. Graham papers

by Graham, Joseph A. (1860 – 1942)

1 box,  1 oversize folder (3.5 linear feet)

The Joseph A. Graham papers document Joseph A. Graham’s career, life, and family through letters, postcards, telegrams, photographs and ephemera. Topics include journalism, newspapers, and theater, offering insight into life in the United States during the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era.

Associated Subjects: Collier Family • Graham Family • Gunby Family • Journalism • Newspapers • Theater
Identifier: 2016.032
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Lankford Family photographs

by Lankford, Scott, and Porter families (1860 – 1947)

2 boxes (1 linear feet)

The Lankford family photographs documents the lives and marital relationships of the Lankford, Porter, Scott, and Hayward families from 1860 to 1947. The photographs focus mainly on the Lankford family of Princess Anne, Maryland, particularly Dr. Henry “Harry” Marshall Lankford. Photographs within the collection include cabinet cards, tintypes, and gelatin silver prints. Diary transcriptions from Ida Marshall Lankford provide insight into her life while living at Beckford Manor in 1894.

Associated Subjects: Hayward Family • Lankford Family • Marshall Family • Porter Family • Scott Family • Business
Identifier: 2005.091
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Michael Ehrmann Postcards

by Ehrmann, Michael (circa 1860 – 2000)

1 oversize box (1.25 linear feet)

This postcard collection is comprised of 20 folders filled with images of attractions and sites around the Eastern Shore area. Some of these various attractions and sites include historical places, museums, restaurants, beaches, hotels, and even some wildlife.

Associated Subjects: Photography • Postcards
Identifier: 2022.002
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Confederate Bank Note collection

by Unknown (1861 – 1954)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Confederate Bank Note collection documents the Confederate and individual southern states' monetary culture during the Civil War, spanning 1861-1866. There are also bank notes from Germany, Canada, The Netherlands, and Bermuda spanning from 1914-1954.

Associated Subjects: Currency
Identifier: 2010.113
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

S. Norris Pilchard III papers

by Pilchard, S. Norris (1861 – 1974)

1 box,  1 oversize box (2.75 linear feet)

The S. Norris Pilchard III papers consist of the personal papers of S. Norris Pilchard III, and his family and local ephemera from circa 1861 to 1974. The collection contains advertising, correspondence, photographs, periodicals and ephemera offering insight into the Gunby family and into business and civic life on the Delmarva Peninsula. It includes photographs of L.W. Gunby and of Joseph A. Graham, the editor of the Kansas City Times. It also includes a notebook of original poetry by S. Norris Pilchard Jr. and correspondence and periodicals from S. Norris Pilchard III's service in the United States’ Navy during the Second World War.

Associated Subjects: Gunby Family • World War, 1939-1945 • Military History • Genealogy
Identifier: 1995.041
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Miles Family Papers

by Miles, Elizabeth ThomasMiles, Harry B. (1862 – 2010)

8 boxes,  3 oversize folders (8.5 linear feet)

The Miles family papers document the Upper Fairmount, Somerset County, Maryland family from 1862 to 2010, though primarily from the 1880s to the 1940s. The correspondence, photographs, business records, church records, and more center around Harry B. Miles and Elizabeth (Thomas) Miles, as well as their children, Harry Budd and Betty J., and other Thomas and Miles family members. From 1916 to 1961, Harry Miles served as one of Somerset County's primary undertakers. The family also played a role in managing the Upper Fairmount Methodist Episcopal Church

Associated Subjects: Death Records • Ledger • Miles Family • Personal correspondence
Identifier: 2017.097
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Carey Family collection

by Carey, Alfred B. (1863 – 1960)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Carey Family collection contains Civil War records for four brothers of the Carey Family. Included is a photocopy of a pension form, an invalid pension form, and government letters pertaining to pensions the Carey brothers were receiving. The collection also has photocopies of pension certificates all pertaining to the Carey brothers and those surviving them, and photocopies of photographs of the Carey brothers.

Identifier: 2009.089
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Duvall and Williams Families collection

by Duvall FamilyPennington, EdmundPennington, FredusWilliams, Bessie (1863 – 1955)

3 boxes,  1 oversize folder (3.25 linear feet)

The Duvall and Williams families were community-oriented people who served as farmers, doctors, and attorneys from Kennedyville, Kent County, Maryland, and Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland as well as northern Delaware. Within the Duvall and Williams Families collection are family photograph albums, ledgers, a scrapbook, and ephemera. The photograph albums dating to the 1880s to 1950s offer a glimpse into the lives of the families. The primary focus of the collection is the series of photographs that depict farm life, a Methodist Church Camp Meeting one of the families attended, family vacations, their pets, and farm animals. The ledgers date from the 1850s to the 1890s and pertain to farming on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and Delaware’s New Castle County. The scrapbook dates from the early 1800s to 1900 and contains newspaper clippings from the Mid-Atlantic region.

Associated Subjects: Farm Life • Agriculture • Methodism
Identifier: 2017.043
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Smith Family Collection

by Miles, Moody K. IIIStewart, John Richard (1863 – 1990)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Smith Family Collection contains a collection of Maryland cemetery records, an index for the book "The Parson of the Islands", and small genealogical information on the Smith family. The cemetery records cover All Saints Church, John Wesley United Methodist Church, Manokin Presbyterian Church, Parsons Cemetery, and Rock Creek Cemetery. The record was conducted by John Richard Stewart. The book index was written by Moody K. Miles, III. The Smith family genealogical information is taken from the Smith Family Bible, which includes a birth and death date for family members.

Associated Subjects: Death Records • Smith family • Cemeteries • Genealogy
Identifier: 1996.011
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Fitzgerald Civil War Correspondence Collection

by Fitzgerald, NehemiahReed, Elizabeth Leah (1864 – 2009)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

This collection contains photocopies of Civil War correspondence written by Nehemiah Fitzgerald of Virginia. His father's side of the family came from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Also included are We Come from Island People On Virginia's Eastern Shore by Elizabeth Leah Reed and a paper written by Lee M. Krempel entitled "The 19th Century American Letter as Literature: The Civil War Letters of Nehemiah Fitzgerald, and other supporting documentation."

Identifier: 2012.073
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Morris Family papers

by Morris, Dorothy C. (1864 – 1986)

1 carton,  2 oversize boxes (4.25 linear feet)

The Morris Family papers document the Salisbury, Maryland residents who lived at 533 South Division Street and owned and operated the Morris Millwork Company. Photographic prints and funeral ephemera document the relationships of Levin Merrill Morris, his wife, S. Martha and their daughter, Dorothy Catherine, 1890-1955. Additionally, handwritten notes on family birth, marriage and death records have been maintained, this includes an 1864 Evidence of Title for Richard Morris of the US Colored Troop. Dorothy’s friendships with her college classmates are documented in a scrapbook she compiled while at Temple University as well as in The Tatler, the yearbook of Wicomico High School.

Associated Subjects: Business • Godfrey Family • Morris Family • Riggin Family • Scrapbooks
Identifier: 2015.204
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Jackson Family photographs

by Jackson Family (1865 – 1968)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The Jackson Family photograph collection visually documents the prominent Salisbury, Maryland family including United States Senator William P. Jackson and Maryland Republican State Central Committee member, William Newton Jackson. Florence Rue, wife of William Newton Jackson, and daughter of Philadelphia National Bank President, Levi Lingo Rue and family is also visually documented in this series of photographic images. Visually, the images document the wealth and status of the two families, from 1865-1968 with the bulk of the images dating from 1880-1920.

Associated Subjects: Jackson Family • Rue Family • Photography
Identifier: 2013.017
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Thomas Price collection

by Price, Thomas (1865 – 2001)

5 boxes,  1 oversize folder (3.5 linear feet)

The Thomas Price collection consists of military and genealogical records accumulated by Thomas Price and dating from 1865 - 2001. It contains recordings and transcripts of interviews with three veterans of the First World War from Salisbury, Md. and records of the 115th Infantry Regiment of the Maryland Army National Guard. It also includes interviews, records, correspondence, photographs, publications and ephemera offering insight into military service during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. The collection also contains photographs of Deal Island, Md. from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It also includes photographs, publications, and ephemera offering insight into civic and religious life on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Identifier: 1983.001
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Edgar Bennett Collection

by Bennett, Edgar (1867 – 1997)

31 boxes (27 linear feet)

The Edgar Bennett Collection documents the personal and professional lives of Edgar T. Bennett and his wife, Margaret Truitt Bennett. Personal items from the collection include land grants, photographs, and correspondence. The bulk of the collection revolves around Edgar Bennett's professional life, mainly consisting of records from the former Red Star Motor Coaches, Inc. bus company, and Bennett's political career in the Republican Party, Maryland State Senate and Maryland State Roads Commission.

Associated Subjects: Business • Graphic Arts • Politics • Transportation • Voyages and Travel
Identifier: 1993.008
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Benjamin Franklin Kennerly papers

by Kennerly, Benjamin Franklin (1868 – 1982)

1 carton,  1 oversize box (1.75 linear feet)

The Benjamin Franklin Kennerly papers document the extensive business background of one of Salisbury, Maryland’s mayors. Correspondences and receipts, as well as ledgers and checkbooks, record the personal and business interactions of a small-town businessman at the beginning of the twentieth century. Correspondence and receipts dated after his death, created by his family members and business partners, provide insight into the elongated process of receiving life insurance and selling off businesses. The papers also include family photographs, advertisements, and other business notes and materials. The papers date from 1868-1982 and include modern publications referencing B. F. Kennerly and subjects he found interesting.

Associated Subjects: Business • Politics
Identifier: 2008.093
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Kent Griffith Collection

by Griffith, Kent (1868 – 1998)

6 cartons,  5 oversize folders (10.5 linear feet)

The Kent Griffith Collection consists of extensive documentation of railways on and near Delmarva, including (but not limited to) the Eastern Shore Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, and New York, Pennsylvania, and Norfolk Railroad from the 1800s to the 1990s. While the collection includes Griffith's research notes and correspondence, as well as photographs he took and collected, the railroad memorabilia that Griffith collected was thorough and diverse. These documents include pass cards, time tables, employee timebooks, papers from a railroad employee TC Hurst, a scrapbook with hundreds of early 20th century Pennsylvania Railroad technical and safety memos, shipping and freight tags and receipts, detailed track charts and maps, and more.

Associated Subjects: Labor History • Newspapers • Photography • Railways • Transportation
Identifier: 1992.008
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Records of the City of Salisbury City Clerk

by City of Salisbury (1869 – 1987)

9 cartons,  13 folders (13 linear feet)

The Records of the City of Salisbury City Clerk include 12 ledgers containing the city's charter, ordinances, and meeting minutes from 1869 to 1987. The collection also contains loose ordinances passed from 1890 to 1960 and loose meeting minutes that document City Hall activities from 1924 to 1952. Until 1924, the records were handwritten; from 1924 to 1987, records are typescript. Also included in these records is the 1932 Bicentennial Celebration's signature register. Includes records from M-216 #3 and #4.

Identifier: SBY-CC
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Carolyn Adkins Collection

by Adkins, Carolyn (1870 – 1982)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

This collection contains research, photographs, family histories, and correspondence of those within Sharptown, Maryland from 1870 to 1982. Documents detail genealogy, businesses, and the development of the town.

Associated Subjects: Personal Correspondence • Photography
Identifier: 1993.020
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Delmarva Cookbook Collection

by Shivers, Mary Ann HillmanZieger, Peyton (circa 1870 – 1981)

4 folders (0.04 linear feet)

This collection contains various cookbooks from individuals or organizations from the Delmarva Peninsula. Included are a compilation of weekly recipes in the Salisbury Daily Times newspaper, gathered from July 1980 to June 1981, entitled A Year at...Peyton's Place, Plate Offerings: A Cookbook from Old Trinity Church (Church Creek, MD) and the Cookbook of Mary Ann Hillman Shivers (ca. 1870s).

Associated Subjects: Shivers Family • Recipes
Identifier: 2009.408
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Frankford Methodist Episcopal Church collection

by Frankford Methodist Episcopal Church (1870 – 2009)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains multimedia discs from the Frankford, Delaware branch of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The discs are entitled "Church Records, 1870-1950" and "Church Records, 1961-2009." The records include marriages, births, and deaths of parishioners.

Associated Subjects: Methodism
Identifier: 2010.023
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Harold S. Morton, Jr. papers

by Morton, Harold (1870 – 1996)

2 boxes (0.75 linear feet)

The Harold S. Morton, Jr., papers document the extensive family history research that Morton conducted with the help of his wife, Margaret James Morton from 1958-1978 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, primarily in Northampton County. Families documented via research include James, Roberts and Stott. The materials date from 1870-1978, 1996 and include primary resources documenting the James family’s activities in and around Franktown, Virginia. Resources include land deeds, military discharge papers and estate assessment for Robert Dunton James.

Associated Subjects: Genealogy • James Family • Land Records
Identifier: 2014.991
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

J. Millard Tawes Museum manuscript collections

by Crisfield Heritage Foundation (1870 – 2001)

2 boxes (2 linear feet)

This collection consists of small manuscript collections that were housed at the J. Millard Tawes Museum in Crisfield, Maryland. It contains correspondence, a scrapbook, photographs and negatives, financial records, and notes and ephemera from people in Crisfield between the 1870s and 1969 (and 2001), though primarily between 1939 and 1945.

Identifier: 2021.025
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Parsons Cemetery Collection

by Parsons Cemetery (circa 1870 – 2011s)

3 boxes (2.5 linear feet)

This collection consists of 26 ledgers and three-ring binders documenting burials at Parsons Cemetery in Salisbury, Maryland between the 1870s and 2011. Included are both alphabetical listings of lot owners (binders) and lot-ordered listings for both single sites and family lots (ledgers). Listings include financial information for lot sales, internments, and names of deceased.

Associated Subjects: Cemeteries • Parsons Family
Identifier: 2020.018
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

William B. Tilghman Company records

by William B. Tilghman Company (1870 – 1975)

25 cartons (30 linear feet)

The W.B. Tilghman Fertilizer Company Collection contains a vast array of items and business records pertaining to the W.B. Tilghman Company. These include such items as company photographs, ink stamps, and a stock certificate seal press. There are also stock certificate books from throughout the 20th century. Another portion of the W.B. Tilghman Fertilizer Company Collection is "The Tiller" newsletter. The collection contains a near complete compilation of the newsletter covering the years 1943 to the 1960s. Inside the newsletters, there are articles on historic homes, buildings, and plantations from Delmarva. On the business side of the collection, there is an assortment of meeting minute books for shareholders and directors meetings, ledgers, journals, crop books, company records. There are also historical records such as the Wm. B. Tilghman Company charter, Governor’s citation of the 100th Anniversary of the Wm. B. Tilghman Company, and the Enlistment Certificate of William B. Tilghman, 1912.

Associated Subjects: Agriculture • Business • Business
Identifier: 1989.003
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Mt. Calvary United Methodist Church (Fruitland, MD) Collection

by Mt. Cavalry United Methodist Church (1871 – 2011)

2 boxes (2 linear feet)

This collection is 2 books of church records from the African-American church, Mt. Calvary United Methodist Church in Fruitland, MD. The collection also contains records from Friendship Church in Allen, MD and Flower Hill Church in Eden, MD. As well as loose marriage licenses. Dated from 1871 through 1980s.

Associated Subjects: Religious History
Identifier: 2012.061
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: View Attachment

Religious Hymnal Collection

by Antioch Methodist Church (1871 – 1955)

1 carton,  1 box (1.5 linear feet)

The Religious Hymnal Collection ranges from 1871 to 1955 and contains a total of 23 music books and 1 biography about Bach. The music books contain religious sheet music as well as hymns.

Associated Subjects: Music • Spirituality • Methodism • Religious History
Identifier: SC2020.027
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Robert W. Tunnell papers

by Tunnell, Robert (1871 – 1995)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The Robert W. Tunnell papers consist of genealogical research of the Tunnell family from Frankford, Sussex County, Delaware, 1871-1995, with the bulk of the material dating from 1954-1969. Materials were collected by, Robert Tunnell, and include a sample of fiscal documentation of the Delaware State Committee, and historical information about Sussex County. Records also include family photographs, newspaper clippings, and general information about the state of Delaware.

Associated Subjects: Tunnell Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 1996.010
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Richard and Jane Yantis collection

by Yantis, JaneYantis, Richard (1872 – 2011)

1 carton,  1 oversize box (2.5 linear feet)

The Richard and Jane Yantis collection consists of the genealogical research notes of Richard and Jane Yantis from 1994-2011. The collection offers insight into the genealogies of several dozen families, including the Brittingham and Fooks families of Maryland. It includes copies of tithtables for Northampton County, Virginia from 1662-1677, and a Bible from the Hurst family of Dorchester County, Maryland. The Bible contains genealogical information on the Hurst family from 1821-1910.

Associated Subjects: Brittingham Family • Fooks Family • Hurst Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 2012.001
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Bates Family papers

by Bates Family (1873 – 1989)

2 boxes (0.75 linear feet)

The Bates Family papers document the family’s extensive history in Worcester County and Baltimore, Maryland through vital records of the Bates, Starr, Norris, and Murray families. The Bates family is also documented via court records, financial histories and photographs. Correspondingly, records also document the Methodist Protestant church in which the Bates family has been involved for decades; these include the correspondence and articles of Rev. Benjamin Alfred Dumm nephew of Rev. Laurence Webster Bates D.D. The materials date from 1873-1989 with the bulk of the material dating from 1893-1928.

Associated Subjects: Murray Family • Norris Family • Starr Family • Methodism • Religious History
Identifier: 2014.078
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

James Augustus Waller papers

by Waller, James (1873 – 1986)

1 box,  1 oversize box (1.25 linear feet)

This small collection contains papers and personal possessions related to James A. Waller, Jr., (1889-1986) Deacon of Christ Episcopal Church, Blackwell Virginia, 1953 to 1986. Items of primary interest include newspaper clippings about Waller, copies of genealogical material used by Waller to apply to the Society of Colonial Wars in 1981, and photographs of Waller with fellow clergy from 1953.

Associated Subjects: Methodism • Religious History
Identifier: 1997.001
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Lester Fooks Collection

by Fooks, Lester (1874 – 1986)

2 boxes (1 linear feet)

The Lester Fooks Collection was compiled by the Private from Salisbury, Maryland primarily between 1941 and 1945, although some of the material dates after this period to 1986 and even more dates before to 1874. The collection documents Fooks' service in Europe during the Second World War. The collection consists of photographs of American troops during the construction of a bridge, photographs of Adolf Hitler and German troops, French postcards, Reichsbank notes ranging from 1 to 100,000 that date between 1908 and 1923, Dutch athletic awards from the 1930s, German cigarettes with Nazi stamps, a Nazi pin and uniform cutting, an American stamp, and coins from Germany, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Great Britain, Canada, and the United States that date between 1874 and 1986. The collection also includes a German ammunitions box with Fooks' addresses written on top.

Identifier: SC2017.011a
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

R.E. Powell newsletter

by Unknown (1874 – 1964)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The R.E. Powell Newsletter contains a 90th anniversary newsletter from the R.E. Powell Company. The newsletter contains employee information, Wicomico county news, and a brief history of R.E. Powell.

Identifier: 2006.264
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Dona Faulkner papers

by Faulkner, Dona (1875 – 2005)

2 folders (1 linear feet)

This small collection is comprised of two photograph albums, loose photographs, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous papers; most of which is assumed the prior property of Dona Faulkner (1875-1955). The items that comprise the collection were purchased at an auction selling items on consignment. Of the two albums, only one is attributed to Faulkner. Faulkner was a resident of Bozman, Maryland in the County of Talbot for the span of her life.

Associated Subjects: Death Records
Identifier: 1997.031
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

William S. Moore III papers

by Moore, William (1875, 1989)

8 boxes (7 linear feet)

The collection includes a biographical sketch of William S. Moore and extensive materials relating to Mr. Moore’s exciting and interesting service as a financial officer in Europe during World War II, especially the securing of German gold hoards in East Germany before the area was taken over by the Russians. The career series relates to matters of the Wicomico Board of Education, the Maryland Association of Boards of Education, Delmarva Power & Light Company, and local real estate. Series III contains personal and career information plus curriculum vitae. Civic matters, politics, Lion’s Club, United Way, and general Delmarva dedications are contained in Series IV. The last series contains material on legal, estate, and financial matters.

Associated Subjects: Politics • World War, 1939-1945 • Education
Identifier: 1995.006
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

June Pettit collection

by Pettit, June (1877 – 1991)

1 box,  1 folder (3 linear feet)

The June Pettit collection documents the history of and hunting of wildfowl in Worcester County, Maryland through deeds, hunting licenses, photographs and film, offering insight into a century of life on Chincoteague Bay.

Associated Subjects: Hunting
Identifier: 2017.036
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Uriah White Collection

by White, Uriah (1877 – 1965)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Uriah White Collection contains bibliographic information on Uriah F. White. Included are newspaper clippings about Uriah. Also included are photographs of Uriah White. There are also honors and retirement forms for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, where Uriah F. White worked.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2009.308
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Carey Church Records

by Bowman, George A.Carey Church (1878 – 1982)

folders ( linear feet)

The Carey Church records contains information pertaining to the pastors and members of the Gumboro Circuit Parsonage in Delaware. The majority of the records detail baptisms, probationers, marriages that took place at the church from the late 1890s to the early 1900s. An alphabetical list of church members and a chronological list of pastors dating from 1883 – 1982 is present in the collection.

Associated Subjects: Religious History • Minutes (Records)
Identifier: 2018.059
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Fred Grier collection

by Grier, Fred (1879 – 1972)

4 boxes,  1 oversize box (9 linear feet)

This collection contains photographs, news clippings, invoices, correspondence, minutes and a variety of material related to the Salisbury Fire Department, its origins, activities, and role in the city of Salisbury, Maryland. Also of interest in the collection is a series dedicated to disasters and emergencies such as railroad derailments and industrial explosions. Much of the collection is devoted to photographs of fires and disasters which have occurred in and around Salisbury, Maryland since the early part of the 20th century. This collection provides a unique look at the growth of a municipal government agency, transportation, and technology as well as living and working conditions.

Associated Subjects: Transportation
Identifier: 1996.016
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Linda Duyer African-American History Collection

by Duyer, Linda (1879 – 1999)

3 boxes,  1 oversize box (4.25 linear feet)

This collection contains photos, documents, newspaper articles, and publications related to African American history on Delmarva, particularly in Salisbury and Wicomico County. It includes genealogical research, research related to Harriet Tubman, the Underground Railroad, and documents related to Charles H. Chipman.

Associated Subjects: African American History • Education • Genealogy • Land Records • Maps • Newspapers • Photography • Religious History
Identifier: 2012.021
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Allen and Brittingham Family photographs

by Brittingham, DorothyBrittingham, GordonBrittingham, GordyHancock, Julia "Betsy" Allen (1880 – 1991)

2 boxes,  2 oversize folders (1.75 linear feet)

The Allen and Brittingham Family photographs documents the lives of the Brittingham family, mainly that of Gordon Brittingham, and Fulton Allen’s children in Salisbury, Maryland from 1880-1991 with the bulk of the material dating from 1942-1960. The Brittingham family photographs encompass Gordon Brittingham’s service during World War II in the European theatre as well as his life in Salisbury, Maryland after the war with his wife, Dorothy Allen through the 1960s. The photographs also document Gordy Brittingham, Gordon’s father’s barbershop at the Mayflower Hotel in Salisbury during the 1930s.  The Allen family photographs document their children: Julia, Ruth, and Walter’s lives through a series of portraits, some containing photos from their home, Holly Hill located in Salisbury, Maryland. In addition to the volume of photographs, other documenting information correspondence, newspaper clippings, and family histories.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Military History
Identifier: 2006.188
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Blanche Williams Smith papers

by Smith, Blanche Williams (1880, 2015)

7 oversize boxes (5 linear feet)

The papers of Blanche Williams Smith document her life as a resident and elementary educator of Maryland’s Eastern Shore from 1880-2015 with the bulk of the material dating from her years as a student at Frankford High School and the Women’s College at the University of Delaware, 1922-1931. Scrapbooks, created by her daughter Louise, document her family’s history dating back to the 1770s; other materials include yearbooks, journals and ephemera all-encompassing Blanche’s life Delaware and Maryland.

Associated Subjects: Scrapbooks • Williams Family
Identifier: 2015.088
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Carruthers Family Papers

by Andrews, Linda (1880 – 1960)

1 box,  2 oversize folders (0.5 linear feet)

The Carruthers Family Papers tell about the lives the Carruthers Family over three generations whom started in Cumberland, England and then migrated to the United States, where they first landed in Worth County, Missouri, then to New York, before settling down in Worchester County, Maryland. The collection includes print materials that feature the Carruthers Family throughout the 1880s to around the 1960s. All of the materials are in print or photo static copies of the original, and include accounts of various family histories, handwritten and typed correspondences, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and other assorted materials. The collection is arranged in accordance to how it was received as well as in chronological order. The majority of the materials were acquired by John Carruthers’s great-great grandchild, Linda Janes Andrews.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2017.083
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

E. Sheldon Jones Collection

by Jones, E. SheldonJones, I. Ernest (1880 – 1968)

3 boxes,  1 oversize folder (2.75 linear feet)

The E. Sheldon Jones collection documents the career of the Salisbury Advertiser editor, E. Sheldon Jones, and his father, I. Ernest Jones, who was the Mayor of Salisbury from 1916 to 1920. The collection includes newspaper clippings and papers related to Jones' mayoral term, financial information of both Jones', photographs dating between the 1880s and 1940s, a State of Maryland court docket from James E. Cathell dating 1880-1882, handwritten and written recipes, and internal memos from the Red Star Motor Coach Company between 1942 and 1946.

Associated Subjects: Baseball • Court Records • Photography • Recipes • Sports
Identifier: 1993.006
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Elizabeth Murrell papers

by Murrell, Elizabeth (1880 – 1996)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

The Elizabeth Murrell papers document the family history and genealogical research completed by Elizabeth Murrell of interconnected families on the Eastern Shore of Delaware and Maryland. The materials include deeds, letters, and newspaper clippings as research reference, as well as Junior Women's Clubs booklets.

Associated Subjects: Genealogy • Murrell Family • Land Records • Personal Correspondence
Identifier: 2011.153
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Federalsburg Historical Society collection

by Federalsburg Historical Society (1880 – 2010s)

1 folder (0 linear feet)

This 374-image digital collection from the Federalsburg Historical Society dates between the 1880s and the 2010s, though primarily from the 1940s to the 1960s. Included are photocopied news articles, documents, and photographs relating to the Federalsburg Athletics, as well as other Eastern Shore baseball teams.

Associated Subjects: Baseball
Identifier: 2019.069
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Levin Saunders Short Family Collection

by Unknown (1880 – 1950)

1 folder,  1 oversize folder (2.5 linear feet)

This collection contains several late 19th to the early 20th century photographs of the Short Family. Included are Dr. Levin Causey, Levin Sanders Short, Lillian White Short, Cannon R. Short, Jennie White and Leah Jane Causey Short, all ancestors of Elizabeth Cissel. Also included is an obituary for Levin Short, news clipping regarding the 8th annual Short family gathering in 1939 and a US Army honorable discharge for Charles E. White, brother of Lillian White Short.

Associated Subjects: Newspapers • Short Family • Military History
Identifier: 2006.100
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Lynn Perry papers

by Perry, Lynn (1880 – 1960)

9 boxes,  2 oversize boxes (6.75 linear feet)

The Lynn Perry papers document his military service as an officer in the American Expeditionary Forces and a Lieutenant Corporal in World War II, as well as his personal interests in genealogy, the Mason-Dixon Boundary Line, and the Civil War with materials dating from 1880-1960, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1910-1945. Materials within the collection include his diary and a series of photographs from World War I, a World War II scrapbook documenting his work during a top secret mission in Alaska. In addition to the military service of Lynn Perry, his papers also include a scrapbook documenting Margaret Perry’s political career as President of the Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women.

Identifier: 2008.130
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Senator John J. Williams scrapbooks

by Williams, John J. (1880 – 2011)

11 oversize boxes (9.5 linear feet)

The Senator John J. Williams papers document his distinguished service as a United States Senator and his family history from Sussex County, Delaware1880-2011. Documenting materials include five scrapbooks that were compiled by Williams’ niece and former Salisbury City Council President Louise Smith document the extensive Williams family including the Senator’s parents and ten siblings through photographs, correspondence, and news clippings. In addition to the scrapbooks, national publications and audio-visual materials also contribute to the Senator’s political career and community involvement.

Associated Subjects: Williams Family
Identifier: 2013.066
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Thomas W. Davis papers

by Davis, Thomas W. (1880 – 1970)

2 boxes,  1 oversize box (2.5 linear feet)

The Thomas W. Davis papers document the activities of the Davis, Truitt, and Dennis families of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, including Pittsville and Salisbury of Wicomico County, and Ocean City, of Worcester County. Additionally, photographs documenting their time spent in Claiborne, Maryland and Wauchula, Florida. The materials date from 1880-1970 with the bulk of the material dating from 1910-1945. The Davis family is documented through photographs, including tintypes, artifacts, baptismal certificates, newspaper clippings, an autograph book, bank check and receipt and other ephemera.

Associated Subjects: Davis Family • Dennis Family • Photography • Truitt Family
Identifier: 2006.046
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Trinity United Methodist Episcopal Church, South records

by Trinity United Methodist Episcopal Church, South (1880 – 2014)

1 carton,  2 boxes (2 linear feet)

Trinity United Methodist Episcopal Church, South records document the congregational activities of the church 1880-2014. Quarterly conference meeting minutes and pastor’s reports on the church’s activities support the church registers, which include marriage, baptismal, and membership records. Oral histories of parishioners and pastors also document the long-standing Salisbury, Maryland church.

Associated Subjects: Oral History • Methodism • Religious History
Identifier: 2013.053
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Wade Thompson Porter papers

by Porter, Wade Thompson (1880, 1969)

1 carton,  1 oversize folder (3 linear feet)

The papers of Wade Thompson Porter document his life and experiences, beginning with his childhood on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in the late 1800s until his eventual retirement in the 1940s. In addition to newspaper clippings and photographs, the collection includes several decades worth of personal correspondence which address contemporary social and political issues and recount Porter’s childhood memories of late-19th century rural America. Also, there are personal documents related to Porter’s service in the Spanish-American War, as well as his Masonic membership. A considerable amount of material focuses on genealogical research of the Porter family and their descendants, including comprehensive Porter and Twilley family trees dating back to the mid-1700s.

Identifier: 2013.034
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Farm Management, Sussex Co., Del., Ledgers

by Unknown (1881 – 1950)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

Two ledgers that document the care and management of animals as well as chicken egg distribution, 1881-1926; Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware. This coincides with notations from 1893 of men who wanted to purchase cows and hogs. The author of the ledgers also wrote recipes for hog food and how to rid cockroaches, in addition to other farm activities. Written later, 1881-1950, local deaths of friends, family members and acquaintances are also noted, this includes the history of the Gardner family.

Associated Subjects: Agriculture • Gardner Family • Farm Life • Recipes
Identifier: 2017.034
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Japanese Prints and Books

by Empire of Japan (circa 1881 – 1945)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

This collection consists of various Japanese prints and books that primarily date during the Second World War, but include items from 1881 and the early twentieth century. Included is one picture album containing 60 lithographs that depict war caricatures from the Second World War, a woodblock print picture postcard set from shortly after the Second World War that depicts the United States' occupation of Japan, a circa 1907 palmistry, physiognomy, and divination guidebook with illustrations, a world heritage shrines and temples of Nikko picture map from the 1920s, a set of three encyclopedias that document ancient Japanese history from 1881, and 15 prints that depict Japanese propaganda art.

Associated Subjects: Graphic Arts • International Relations • Military History • Politics • Postcards • Posters • Spirituality
Identifier: SC2016.068
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Stephen and Hannah Adkins papers

by Adkins, HannahAdkins, Stephen (1883, 1999)

3 boxes,  3 folders (4.75 linear feet)

Stephen and Hannah Adkins collection consists of the genealogical research of Stephen and Hannah Adkins from 1964-1999. It contains genealogical charts, manuscripts, notes, extracts, photographs and newspaper clippings documenting families of the Delmarva Peninsula. It includes copies of the service records of Cornelius and Samuel Coffin, who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. The collection also contains a ledger from the A.S. Lewis General Store in Vienna, Maryland from 1883.

Associated Subjects: Adkins Family • Coffin Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 2000.016
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

William H. Edwards papers

by Edwards, William Henry (1883 – 1958)

1 carton,  1 box (1.25 linear feet)

The William H. Edwards papers document the intensive research and preparation of a prominent Methodist Preacher from Virginia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Drawing inspiration directly from the Bible, religious articles, and other religious leaders, William H. Edwards’ created unique sermons and extracted details from short and long Biblical passages. The papers date from 1883-1958 and highlight his relationship with his wife, fraternity, and religion. His dedication to family and Methodism is documented in correspondence, scripture and sermon notes, newspaper clippings, and publications.

Associated Subjects: Methodism • Religious History
Identifier: 2002.005
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Diary of Emily L. Warner Johns

by Johns, Emily L. Warner (circa 1885 – 1950)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This diary written by Emily L. Warner Johns documents the places she lived, the different countries she has traveled to, and other personal aspects of her life.

Identifier: SC2022.005
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

George J. Weide Jr. Collection

by Weide, George, Jr. (1885 – 2020)

1 carton,  1 oversize box (3 linear feet)

The George J. Weide Jr. Collection contains material from 1855 to 2020 and documents Weide’s life and the lives of his relatives in the Weide, Huneke, and Law families. There are several photo albums of family documents, a high school yearbook, a yearbook of the “Brigade’s Best” in Shihung, Korea from 1972 , as well as birth certificates, baptism records, NASA newspapers, certificates, and a diploma.

Associated Subjects: Military History • Newspapers
Identifier: SC2020.029
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Ralph W. Powell papers

by Powell, Ralph W.Taylor, J.E. (1885 – 1949)

3 boxes (1.5 linear feet)

The Ralph W. Powell papers documents the Princess Anne native's role as a Deputy U.S. Marshall from 1942 to 1948, his fertilizer and farm produce business from 1924 to 1949, and the agricultural business of John E. Taylor of Sharptown, Maryland from 1885 to 1899.

Associated Subjects: Agriculture • Business • Legal Records
Identifier: 2005.086
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Samuel L. Adkins papers

by Adkins, Samuel L. (1885 – 2007)

2 boxes,  1 oversize box (2 linear feet)

Samuel L. Adkins papers document his life on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, specifically his education, military service, employment at Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company and his personal hobbies with county farms, the Salisbury Coin Club and the Antique Car Club of the Accomack-Northampton Region. Mr. Adkins life is documented via photographs, certificates, and memorabilia from 1885-2009 with the bulk of the material dating from 1950-1987. Materials also of note are bank notes and an agricultural sign relating to his father, A. Paul Adkins.

Associated Subjects: Culture • Genealogy • Military History • Scrapbooks • Transportation
Identifier: 2013.103
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Wicomico County Circuit Courts collection

by Wicomico County Circuit Court (1885 – 1950)

17 boxes (17 linear feet)

The Wicomico County Circuit Court Collection includes various documents such as police reports, petitions, court orders, appeals, jury selection sheets and the original folders in which the papers were stored. The criminal actions listed range from traffic violations and vagrancy, to assault, burglary and bastardy charges. Not all of the cases were brought to trial and some of the charges were appealed, or dropped all together. The collection also includes several record books kept by the Circuit Court.

Associated Subjects: Court Records
Identifier: 2006.106
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Anne Morris Clay papers

by Clay, Anne Morris (1886 – 1997)

1 carton,  1 box (1.5 linear feet)

The papers of Anne Morris Clay document her occupation as a land records researcher in the Maryland counties of Wicomico and Worcester. The materials date from 1886-1997 with a bulk of materials dating from 1980-1997. Materials include correspondence and research material regarding Cherie Cozin's Purnell property off Shore Side Road in Dames Quarter as well as June Petit's Simpleton property and correspondence with Dave Nutter pertaining to the property Nutter’s Neck. Materials also include transcriptions of the 1759-1865 land documents, 17th-century certificates of land patent, 18th-century deeds, 19th century Acworth Plat, and deeds for Nutter’s Neck. In addition, there are research materials on Sampson Burbage (1818-1881) and his properties in Powellsville. Also, there are property research records regarding William Hull's Muddy Hole Road and Tyaskin properties and a biography of Milford W. Twilley. A portion of the materials belonged to Ruth Harcum’s father, Benjamin Franklin Kennerly, Jr. who was the mayor of Salisbury from 1912-1914. Also included are books from the Morris, Kennerly, and Harcum families. Additional items include postcards with personal correspondence to Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Harcum and other family members dating to the early twentieth century. Histories of Wicomico County and ephemera pertaining to the Sesqui-bi-centennial can also be found in this collection. Wicomico County specific improvement plans including the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Program and the Salisbury Metro Core Comprehensive Plan have also been incorporated into this collection. This collection also includes a unique collection of sexual education booklets and Victorian-era autograph albums.

Associated Subjects: Maps • Religious History • Land Records • Graphic Arts
Identifier: 2007.004
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Thomas McLaughlin collection

by McLaughlin, Thomas (1886 – 1993)

8 folders (0.08 linear feet)

The Thomas McLaughlin collection contains two written reports on peach cultivation in Maryland and the history of the L.W. Gunby Company written by Tom McLaughlin. Additionally, this collection contains photographs of the Perdue and Gunby Repository, the L. W. Gunby Hardware Store, and L.W. Gunby. There are also research notes on agriculture in Maryland, including Orlando Harrison, Squires Farm, peach production, and orchard maintenance.

Associated Subjects: Agriculture
Identifier: 1990.063
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Wicomico County Board of Education records

by Wicomico County Board of Education (1886 – 2009)

16 boxes (12.5 linear feet)

Wicomico County Board of Education records documents the history of the schools and activities of the Board of Education in Wicomico County, Maryland with the bulk of the material relating to Salisbury, Maryland. The materials date from 1886-2009 with the bulk of the material dating from school activities and the integration of schools, 1960-1979. The evolution of school buildings in Wicomico County is documented through visual materials that include photographs and printed histories and newspaper clippings. Activities in various schools such as sporting events, musical performances, and plays are documented through photographs, programs, scrapbooks and newspaper clippings. Note: some of the folders are restricted due to sensitive content, permission from the archivist to view this files is required.

Associated Subjects: Education • Newsletters • Newspapers • Scrapbooks • African American History • Racism
Identifier: 2010.003
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Edward J. Henry family papers

by Henry, Edward J. (1887 – 2009)

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

The family papers of Edward J. Henry document his family’s activities in Snow Hill, Maryland from his marriage to Mary Queen Purnell in 1887 through the death of his son William’s wife, Mary Holley Henry in 2009 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1932-1967. Materials include marriage certificates, funeral programs, ephemera about Helen and her violin as well as son William and Bowie State College, newspaper clippings and photographs.

Identifier: 2011.039
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Early Twentieth Century Women’s Magazines

by Unknown (1888 – 1949)

2 oversize boxes (4 linear feet)

The Early Twentieth Century Women's Magazine collection document the social and home economic aspects of women's lives from 1905-1949. Documenting materials include differing volumes of magazines including Good Housekeeping, Ladies’ Home Journal, McCall’s, Better Homes & Gardens, and Woman's Home Companion.

Associated Subjects: Advertising • Fashion • Newspapers
Identifier: 2015.041
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Edward Hammond collection

by Unknown (1888 – 1972)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Edward Hammond collection contains a photograph copy of Dr. John Taylor Hammond (1831-1902), two Agricultural Mutual Aid Society of Caroline County, MD certificates for John Hammond and his wife, Esther P. dated December 1, 1887, a narrative by J. Millard Tawes at the First Annual Verrazzano Festival in 1972, and a dance card with pencil attached from 1888. The holiday dance was held by the Thursday Club at Victor Hall in Snow Hill.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2001.056
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Salisbury Mayor collection

by Morris, Bettie (1888 – 2000)

1 oversize box (3 linear feet)

This collection features pages of original and photocopied photographs of Salisbury, Maryland mayors dating from 1888 to 2007. It also contains articles regarding the history of the office, its activities and candidates written by Richard Cooper in 1994 and 2000 and with others published near the start of the 20th century.

Associated Subjects: Politics
Identifier: 2006.014
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Salisbury and Ocean City, Md.

by Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Company (1888 – 1951)

1 oversize box (2.5 linear feet)

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Salisbury, Hebron, and Mardela Springs, Maryland, as well as Ocean City, Maryland. These maps document the roads, facilities, and physical structures of the region in detail. Includes a reproduction of the 1888 map and original copies of maps from 1931; physical additions to the 1931 map were made in 1942, 1946, and 1951. The Ocean City map originally dates to 1936 and additions were made in 1941.

Associated Subjects: Maps
Identifier: 2016.997
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Y.W.C.A. Collection (New Castle, Pennsylvania)

by Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) (1888 – 1963)

2 cartons,  1 box (3.5 linear feet)

The Y.W.C.A. Collection (New Castle, Pennsylvania) consists of records and ephemera related to the activities and governance of the New Castle, Pennsylvania chapter of the Young Women’s Christian Association primarily between 1907 and 1950, though some documents date as early as 1888 and others as late as 1963. Documents include minutes from the Board of Directors and various committees, scrapbooks that chronicled the chapter’s activities, notices and flyers from events hosted by the New Castle Y.W.C.A, materials about Camp Eastbrook, and memorabilia from different clubs within the chapter. The collection also includes some materials related to the New Castle Y.M.C.A, especially in regards to the building that was sold from the Y.M.C.A to the Y.W.C.A in 1913.

Associated Subjects: Clubs • Minutes (Records) • Newspapers • Scrapbooks • Spirituality • African American History
Identifier: SC2013.107
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Albert L Disharoon Collection

by Chevallier, George (1889 – 1972)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Albert L Disharoon Collection contains a typed history of Albert L. Disharoon. His grandson, George Chevallier, wrote about Disharoon's life from his birth in 1889 until his death in 1972. Disharoon lived in Salisbury his whole life. There are also two photocopied photographs of Disharoon and his wife.

Associated Subjects: Photography
Identifier: 2009.099
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Freeny Family papers

by Freeny, Lula BelleFreeny, Susan "Addie" W. (1889 – 1970)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The Freeny family papers document the life of Lula Belle Freeny and the life accomplishments of her many family members and friends including Susan “Addie” Freeny, Munsey White, and Bessie Luffman in Hebron, Wicomico County, Maryland, 1889-1970 with the bulk of the material dating from 1908-1948. Personal and professional activities of their lives are documented through a series correspondences, military documents, education materials, photographs, and various other booklets that the family had acquired over the years.

Identifier: 2011.006
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Polly Batchelder collection

by Batchelder, Polly (1889 – 2001)

2 cartons,  1 oversize box (3.5 linear feet)

Polly Batchelder’s collection is a comprehensive documentation of genealogical research on Old Somerset County, Maryland via land and parish records, as well as a series of obituaries from the Marylander and Herald newspaper and city of Salisbury tax assessment ledgers. Included in the collection are the papers of Alberta Smith; mementos found by Polly and her son Geoffrey at the abandoned Smith house on West Sharpless road in Oriole, Somerset County, Maryland. Materials include photograph and autograph albums and correspondence. The materials date from 1889-2001 with the bulk of the material dates from 1982-2001.

Associated Subjects: Marvel Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 1990.044
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

United States Post Office (Quantico, Md.) records

by United States Post Office (1889 – 1950)

5 cartons (5 linear feet)

The United States Post Office (Quantico, Md.) records includes account books, money order registrations, and route directories ranging from 1889-1950 with the bulk of the material dating from 1943-1950. These materials document neighborhood mail routes of post carriers and file registrations of the Quantico and Wetipquin communities. Also included is correspondence of the discontinuation of the Clara and Wetipquin office. Further, the collection includes a newsletter series called “The Postal Bulletin”. These bulletins are nationally issued instructions to postmasters to maintain corporate uniformity on matters such as retirement, international mailing, and war bond distribution.

Associated Subjects: Newsletters • Newspapers
Identifier: 2015.195
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Bessie Holloway Papers

by Holloway, Bessie (1890 – 1988)

15 boxes,  5 oversize folders (18.5 linear feet)

The Bessie Holloway papers consist of personal papers, documents from the Samuel Chase Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, genealogical research files on the Holloway family (and relatives), and name indices. It is primarily comprised of handwritten notes and reproductions of documents related to Holloway family members, which were likely maintained to support her 1985 book, Holloways of the Eastern Shore and descendants near & far, 1066-1985 : including Adkins, Davis, Dennis, Godfrey, Hudson, Jones, Kenney, Long, Massey, Mumford, Parker, Parsons, Perdue, Shockley, Thompson, Wright, and others.

Associated Subjects: Genealogy • Holloway Family • Voyages and travel
Identifier: 1988.001
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Dashiell and Allied Families Collection

by Unknown (1890 – 1995)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

This collection contains vintage photographs of the Dashiell and allied families - Zink, Murray, Hassfurther/Shield, Mosley, and Ennis; along with some assorted, loose papers that are in correspondence to the late 19th & early 20th century.

Associated Subjects: Family Life • Personal Correspondence • Photography
Identifier: 2012.040
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Fields Family History collection

by Unknown (1890 – 2005)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Fields Family History Collection contains genealogical material on the Fields family. Included are pedigree charts, which are the majority of the collection and map out many generations of the Fields family. Also included is biographical information on some members of the family and a few photos of Fields family members.

Associated Subjects: Fields Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 2013.009
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Michael G. Hitch Collection

by Hitch, Mike (circa 1890 – 1990s)

2 folders (0.2 linear feet)

This collection contains two parts, both collected by Mike Hitch: approximately 30 circa 1890s-1910s photographs of people in Accomack County, Virginia and publications mostly relating to St. John's United Methodist Church in Fruitland, Maryland.

Associated Subjects: Photography • Publications
Identifier: 2020.006
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Norman J. Elzey papers

by Elzey, Norman James (1890 – 1972)

4 boxes,  1 oversize folder (5.5 linear feet)

The Norman J. Elzey papers document his military service in World War I and on the Mexican Border, as well as his professional career with the Salisbury, Maryland Post Office and Philadelphia & Cape Charles Railway Post Office (RPO) from 1890-1972, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1910-1920. Materials within the collection include photographs from his service in France, newspaper clippings about the 1913 Wicomico High School Reunion, correspondence, and a scrapbook depicting the last journey of the RPO.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 1991.020
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Records of the City of Salisbury Field Operations

by City of Salisbury (circa 1890 – 2020)

85 drawers,  1 carton (505 linear feet)

This collection consists of approximately 10,000 plans, maps, drawings, and other oversize documents from the City of Salisbury's Department of Field Operations and, prior to its inclusion in the Field Ops department, the Department of Public Works. While the record dates range from approximately 1890 to 2020, the majority of the collection dates between 1920 and 1980. Included are property surveys, utility maps and plans, water works materials, and other infrastructure-related documents used to build, maintain, and alter structures and properties in the City of Salisbury. Notably included are 1988 aerial photographs of the city (contact prints and negatives), project progress photographs, and microfiche reproductions of many of the oversize items. Includes records from M-221-7 #6

Associated Subjects: Health • Infrastructure • Land records. • Surveying
Identifier: SBY-FO
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Salisbury Business Ephemera Collection

by Unknown (1890 – 1987)

3 folders (0.3 linear feet)

The Salisbury Business Ephemera collection contains a collection of ephemera from 1890-1987. The ephemera includes receipts, savings checkbooks, photographs, and pieces of memorabilia from 1926-1971. A majority of the collection are receipts from Local businesses in Salisbury.

Associated Subjects: Local History • Receipts
Identifier: 2022.007
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Dennis Family photographs

by Dennis, Ruby Camilla (1892 – 2007)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The Dennis Family photographs document the lives of Camilla Dennis, a Worcester County native, and Martha Groton, Camilla’s daughter. The photographs date from 1892 to 2007 and depict the Dennis family through a series of portraits as well as activities held at 207 East Isabella Street in Salisbury, Maryland. Published works within the collection reveal ties to Robert Naylor Roger’s Scottish clan ancestry.

Associated Subjects: Dennis Family
Identifier: 2011.004
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Dryden Family Collection

by Unknown (1892 – 1987)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Dryden and Winder Family Collection contains genealogical information for the Dryden family. The main focus of the collection is a teaching certificate for Sallie Pruitt Dryden, along with an obituary for Margie Dryden McIntyre.

Associated Subjects: Dryden Family • Education • Genealogy
Identifier: 2008.113
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Fred Bradley Family papers

by Bradley Family (1892 – 1983)

1 folder (0.25 linear feet)

The papers of Fred T. Bradley document the activities of his family members, including his Uncle Milton Bradley’s active service in World War I, a copy of Florence Bradley’s passport, and his father’s obituary. Political memorabilia include a ticket stub from the 1912 Democratic National Convention and a fob from the McKinley-Hobart Presidential campaign of 1896. Also included is a copy of the Kangaroo Komplete Kompound brochure circa 1892, a type of farmer’s manure almanac.

Associated Subjects: Politics • World War, 1914-1918
Identifier: 1990.051
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Jim Wootten railroad ephemera

by Wootten, Jim (1893 – 1953)

3 folders (0.3 linear feet)

The Jim Wootten railroad ephemera includes items related to railroads on the Delmarva peninsula. Included are a New York, Philadelphia, and Norfolk Rail Road Company baggage master's record that documents work in 1893 and 1900, three locomotive operating manuals from 1950 and 1953, and 18 passenger tickets for the Pennsylvania Railroad that date between 1924 and 1941.

Associated Subjects: Ledger • Railways • Labor History
Identifier: 2018.086
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Quantico Postal Office records

by United States Post Office (1893 – 1954)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains materials from the Quantico, Maryland Post Office, a rural office of the United States Postal Service. Included are two postmaster receipt books, a ledger of the money orders issued in August of 1942, a cash book from April 1943, the bills for box rentals from 1942; the 1893 Post Laws and Regulations of the United States of America, and Agriculture Yearbook of 1925.

Associated Subjects: Lebo, Alta
Identifier: 2007.047
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

William Wilson Cambridge Education Papers and Ephemera

by Wilson, William (1893 – 1940)

1 oversize box (1.25 linear feet)

This collection contains education papers and other ephemera from Cambridge, Maryland between 1893 and 1940. Included are two deeds to and from John Wheatley dated 1893 and 1911; a Maryland Public School Register from Dorchester County dating from 1911 to 1916, including loose notes and items; an education publication from 1929 entitled "The Sea Surf"; a 1939 publication entitled "New York World's Fair Views"; a 1940 US Department of Commerce publication entitled "Digest of Civil Air Regulations for Pilots"; and several Cambridge newspapers (Cambridge Record, Daily Banner, Democrat and News, and an issue of Philadelphia Record) from 1908 to 1940.

Associated Subjects: Education • Newspapers
Identifier: 2016.057
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Bokal-Cotter Collection

by Bokal, Elizabeth CotterBokal, Mary AvisCotter, Mary G.Cotter, Paul J. (1894 – 1991)

2 boxes (1 linear feet)

The Bokal-Cotter collection consists of primarily correspondence from individuals including Mary Avis Bokal, Elizabeth Cotter Bokal (Mary Avis's mother), Paul J. Cotter (Elizabeth's brother), Mary G. Cotter (Paul and Elizabeth's mother), among others, dating from 1894 to 1991 with the bulk of the letters dating from 1942 to 1968. While many of the letters seem to regard family and social events from the Broome County, New York family, Mary Avis Bokal and Paul J. Cotter both lived in Washington, D.C. where Bokal went to American University and Cotter worked in the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee. Also included in the collection are newspaper clippings, unidentified photographs and negatives, postcards, and ephemera that mostly belonged to Mary Avis Bokal.

Associated Subjects: Culture • Family Life • Government • Personal Correspondence
Identifier: SC2017.056
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Diaries of Raymond Thayer Quindlen (3)

by Quindlen, Raymond Thayer (1894 – 1948)

6 folders (1 linear feet)

The Diaries of Raymond Thayer Quindlen were written from 1897 to 1901, 1904 to 1906, and 1919 to 1920. Also included are memorandum and notebooks, transaction booklet, and ephemera that date up to 1948. Quindlen was 14 at the start of these diaries and lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He worked at the Hess-Bright Manufacturing Company, which he referred to as Miss Bright, but was most passionate about theater, burlesque, and movies. He collected programs and newspaper clippings that advertised the shows he attended, placing them throughout his diaries and notepads. One surgeon's appointment card dates to 1894. Notable events during this period in his life include the death of his mother in 1929 and his marriage to Mary Spicer in Greenwich Village in 1937. Later in life, Quindlen was an inspector for SKF.

Associated Subjects: Diaries • Diaries (Men) • Youth • City and Town Life • Newspapers
Identifier: SC2016.105
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

K. King Burnett papers

by Burnett, K. King (1894 – 2014)

22 cartons,  2 boxes (23 linear feet)

The K. King Burnett papers encompass the executive activities and operations of numerous environmental organizations. These documents reflect the impact that preservation regulations had on the Delmarva Peninsula specifically, Wicomico and Worcester counties as it evolved from 1960 - 2014, and the entirety of the papers span from as early as 1894 - 2014. Burnett served as a legal advisor for these organizations. His papers contain numerous board of director reports which reflect by-law drafts and final copies, logistics proceedings regarding agency consolidation, and documents entailing litigation representation including the enforcement of environmental regulations. Organizations of note include Committee to Preserve Assateague Island, Wicomico Planning, Zoning, and Development Committee, and Greater Salisbury Committee.

Associated Subjects: Environment • Infrastructure • Land Records • Transportation
Identifier: 2014.085
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Milbourne Family Collection

by Tull, Willis Clayton, Jr. (1894 – 1995)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains genealogical information on the Milbourne as well as photographs of members of the Milbourne family.

Associated Subjects: Genealogy • Milbourne Family • Photography
Identifier: 2012.208
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Theodore Dize Papers

by Dize, TheodoreDize, Westley (1894 – 1995)

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

The Theodore Dize Papers document the shipping business of the bugeye James G. Blaine, captained by Theodore and Westley Dize, between 1894 and 1923. An additional account from 1995 records the names of watermen who shipped out of Baltimore at the turn of the century to dredge oysters. Dize shipped out of Crisfield, Smith Island, and Baltimore, dredging oysters and transporting merchandise. The shipping business is documented through agreements, worker records, and extensive receipts. Also included are printed ephemera including book advertisements.

Associated Subjects: Business • Maritime • Receipts • Oysters • Labor History
Identifier: 1995.032
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Wilmer O. Lankford III papers

by Unknown (1894 – 2008)

3 boxes (2.25 linear feet)

The papers of Wilmer O. Lankford III encompass his research materials and original manuscripts of his four-volume book, They Lived in Somerset; including Lankford family documents such as Wilmer’s Western Maryland College scrapbook, as well as facsimiles and transcripts of church records, from Somerset County, Maryland, 1894-2008. Additional components include Rev. William Colbert’s account of his travels in Somerset County from 1801-1807, and the diary of Ida Marshall Lankford that reflects the lynching of Isaac Kemp for the murder of Constable Ned Carver.

Associated Subjects: Education • Genealogy • Lynching • Methodism • Presbyterianism
Identifier: 1984.011
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Albert and Bettie Morris papers

by Morris, AlbertMorris, Bettie (1895 – 2008)

4 boxes,  1 oversize folder (3.25 linear feet)

The Albert and Bettie Morris papers document their lives as long-time residents of Salisbury, Maryland, and include early family records of Rosa Lee Tilghman Morris as well as correspondence, biographical information, printed materials, newspapers and artifacts. The materials date from 1895-2008 with the bulk of the material dating from 1941-1979. Dr. Morris’ extensive World War II service record is documented and includes correspondence, service papers and photographic documentation of his encounter with General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Also included are the records of the Eastern Shore Opera and Symphony Societies as well as ephemera from many other local historic and symphonic organizations.

Associated Subjects: Graphic Arts • Military History • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2007.014
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Margaret Stone papers

by Stone, Margaret (1895 – 2000s)

1 box,  1 oversize folder (0.5 linear feet)

The Margaret Stone papers are comprised of genealogy research conducted by Margaret Stone and relate to many different Wicomico County, Maryland families focusing specifically on the linage of Elihu and Annie “Nannie” Rider Jackson. Also contained within the collection are materials related to the Jackson Lumber Company of Riderwood, Alabama and Tony Tank Manor. In addition, there are items related to Ehliu Jackson’s political career. The materials date from 1895, 1982-2000, specifically documenting when Ms. Stone conducted her genealogical research.

Associated Subjects: Genealogy • Humphreys Family • Jackson Family • Politics
Identifier: 2000.017
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Tyaskin, Md. records

by Unknown (1895 – 1970)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The records of Tyaskin, Maryland document the 1895 plat of land on the west side of Tyaskin Road as well as photographs of Tyaskin Wharf, and the Wetipquin Ferry. Also included is a survey conducted of the Colored Camp Ground in the Tyaskin District, dated 1898. Lastly, a reproduction canning label from the Tyaskin Packing Company and photographs from Old Asbury United Methodist Church.

Associated Subjects: African American History
Identifier: 2015.199
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Alms House Records from the William A. Bayard Sutton Collection

by Kent County Alms House (1896 – 1940)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Kent County Alms House records offer insight into the care of the economically disadvantaged in Kent County, Maryland. The collection consists of a CD-ROM of scanned images of two ledgers from the Alms House Records from the William A. Bayard Sutton Collection of the Kent County Historical Society from 1896-1940. The first ledger contains meeting minutes and financial records of the trustees of the alms house from 1906-1932. The second ledger contains records of the occupants of the alms house. The records list each resident's name, race, nationality, age, trade, birthplace, and date of discharge or death from 1896-1940. It also contains a photograph of the alms house.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2012.056
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Dan Brown collection

by Brown, Danny (1896 – 2007)

2 boxes (0.75 linear feet)

The Danny Brown collection consists of ephemera and documents related to the history of Salisbury, Maryland and the Delmarva Peninsula with items dating from 1896 to 2007 (the bulk of the materials range from 1908 to 1996). Included in the collection are two general or hardware store ledgers dating from 1908 to 1920, business and political advertisements, event programs, postcards, photo reproductions, newspaper clippings, and writings about Salisbury's history. Also included is a handwritten list of canneries along the Nanticoke River.

Associated Subjects: Advertising • Business • Ledger • Postcards • Wicomico County (Md.)--History.
Identifier: 2016.090
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Alvin Garrison collection

by Whaley, DonaldWooten, Orlando (1897 – 1995)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Alvin Garrison collection contains ephemera from the "Nuts in May" play presented by North Dorchester Senior Class, a transcription of a speech given by Mr. Donald Whaley on the Great Depression, a pamphlet containing information on the building of the Salisbury by-pass, and transparencies of a sample of Orlando Wooten's photographs.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 1994.001
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Atwood Barwick collection

by Barwick, Atwood (1897 – 2010)

6 boxes,  1 oversize folder (6.25 linear feet)

The Atwood Barwick Collection consists of historical and travel materials accumulated by Atwood Barwick, a transcript of judicial records by Atwood Barwick, and a notebook by Arthur O’Donnell, dating from 1897-2010. It contains brochures, booklets, postcards and ephemera from historic sites in the United States, and booklets, catalogs, extracts, magazines offering insight into historical tourism in the United States from 1924-1984. The collection also contains magazines, newspapers, a transcript of colonial judicial records of Somerset County, Maryland, and a notebook on the First World War by a student at New York University in 1918 offering insight into nautical and United States’ history from 1696-1995.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 • Voyages and Travel
Identifier: 1997.012
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Brittingham Plant Farms records

by Brittingham Plant Farms (1897 – 2014)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

Brittingham Plant Farms records document the development of and retail practices of the wholesale plant company in Salisbury, Maryland. Company practices are documented with plant catalogs, advertisements, photographs and printed ephemera. The materials date from 1897-2014 with the bulk of the material dating from the company founding in 1945 through its demise in 1999. Also included are family and company histories written by Sylvia Brittingham Robertson.

Associated Subjects: Farm Life • Horticulture
Identifier: 2015.102
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Edwin C.M. Dickey papers

by Dickey, Edwin C.M. (1898 – 1965)

3 cartons,  1 box (3.5 linear feet)

The papers of Edwin C.M. Dickey document his early life in Wicomico County, Maryland through his military career and ultimately his personal interests when he was a resident of the United States Soldiers Home in Washington D.C. The materials date from 1898-1963 with the bulk of the material 1921-1963 documenting his post-war life interests. Edwin traced his genealogical roots as far back as John Dickey of Chester County, Pennsylvania who had military ties with George Washington in the American Revolution. Edwin studied and wrote on a wide range of subjects including world and American history, philosophy, and science. Further, there is evidence within the papers that Edwin was an early 20th-century Free-Mason. Also included within the records are a series of scrapbooks, ledgers, correspondence, and photographs.

Associated Subjects: Genealogy • Long Family • Tanner Family
Identifier: 2011.007
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Salisbury National Bank collection

by Salisbury National Bank (1898 – 1957)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Salisbury National Bank collection contains two Salisbury National Bank checks, and a Statement of Condition. One check is made to Rev. George Wilcox in 1898, and the other is made to James M. Barr in 1899. The Statement of Condition is for the year 1957

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2009.404
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Bound Newspaper collection

by Unknown (1899 – 2007)

folders (234 linear feet)

The Bound Newspaper collection contains bound copies of Eastern Shore newspapers. Newspapers in this collection come from various locations on the Delmarva Peninsula including the Delaware coastal beaches, Sussex County, Ocean City (Md.), Salisbury, Pocomoke, and Longneck. Major newspapers in the collection are the Marylander and Herald, the Salisbury Daily Times, and the Salisbury Advertiser. Related materials can be found in the Unbound Newspaper collection (2018.044).

Associated Subjects: Newspapers
Identifier: 2018.043
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

John H. Dulany and Son, Inc. records

by John H. Dulany and Son, Inc. (1899 – 1993)

3 boxes,  1 oversize folder (4 linear feet)

The records of John H. Dulany and Son Incorporated, (also known Dulany and Johnson and Dulany and Sons), documents the growth and management of John H. Dulany and Son Inc. which was located in Fruitland Maryland. The materials date from the company’s inception in 1899 through 1984 with the bulk of the material dating from 1944-1966. The materials include photographs, correspondence, biographies, and awards documents the growth of the Dulany plants as well as business and political interests of the company. Biographies and photographs of Dulany family members and histories of the company are also included.

Associated Subjects: Agriculture • Canning Industry • Dulany Family • Politics • Business
Identifier: 2012.116
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Nanticoke Methodist Church records

by Nanticoke Methodist Church (1899 – 1964)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains various records of the Nanticoke Methodist Church in Nanticoke, Maryland. The majority of the records are financially related; however, there are various essays on the history of the church itself, along with a series of land deeds.

Associated Subjects: Methodism
Identifier: 2009.349
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Black Americana Postcards (3)

by A. Selige Souvenir Post Card CompanyCurt Teich & Company (circa 1900 – 1941)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These 15 postcards depict black Americans in both positive and negative portrayals ranging from circa 1900 to 1941. While some are real photographs, others are cartoon drawings.

Associated Subjects: Postcards • Racism
Identifier: SC2018.025b
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Daughters of the American Revolution, Samuel Chase Chapter

by Daughters of the American Revolution (1900 – 2007)

4 boxes,  1 oversize box (5.25 linear feet)

Records of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Samuel Chase Chapter, of Salisbury, Maryland, document the organization’s activities, including community involvement and administrative duties of the officers, from 1933-2007, with the bulk of the material dating from 1972-1977. Social functions, educational programs, and community engagement efforts of the chapter’s members are documented through meeting minutes, financial records, membership data, as well as scrapbooks, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Published materials from the state and national chapters are included throughout the collection.

Associated Subjects: Clubs • Nonprofit Organizations • Scrapbooks
Identifier: 2009.047
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Ellett A. Lewis Scrapbooks

by Lewis Family (1900 – 1940)

1 box (0.75 linear feet)

Ellett A. Lewis Scrapbook collection depicts family members and friends participating in activities outside of the home in Salisbury, Maryland through photographic documentation, 1900-1940. Images include Mr. Lewis’ service in World War I, New York City, Accomack County, Virginia, Pokomoke City, Maryland, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Eastern Shore homes, roadside camping, schoolhouses, classrooms and monuments to Virginia Dare and Francis Makemie.

Identifier: 2005.078
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Holloway Funeral Home records

by Holloway Funeral Home (1900 – 1952)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Holloway Funeral Home records document the deceased who were prepared for burial at the Salisbury, Maryland location, 1900-1952. Digitized materials include procedures performed, financial statements and death certificates. The alphabetical records are indexed in the inventory and digital images available in the link.

Associated Subjects: Death Records • Genealogy
Identifier: 2014.010
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: View Attachment

Louise Messick Moyer papers

by Moyer, Louise Messick (1900 – 2006)

3 boxes (1.5 linear feet)

The Louise Messick Moyer papers date from 1900-2006, with the bulk of the material dating from 1990-2005. The collection represents her genealogical research on multiple families, with extensive correspondence, family trees, abstracts and notes on the Messick, Long and Simmons families. The research spans Lancaster County in Virginia, Dorchester and Somerset Counties in Maryland and Sussex County, Delaware. Records also include facsimiles of 19th Century financial and marriage information, transcriptions of diaries from 1876 and 1906, a self-published memoir of a merchant sailor, and information on the menhaden fishing industry.

Associated Subjects: Business • Fishing • Genealogy • Long Family • Messick Family • Simmons Family
Identifier: 2007.087
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Nancy Johnson collection

by Unknown (1900 – 1995)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Nancy Johnson collection contains pamphlets from the Green Hill Church, Holly Grove Mennonite Church, and Great Choptank Parish. Additionally, it also contains pamphlets pertaining to Wicomico County, education in Wicomico County, Republican women of Maryland, and historic preservation.

Associated Subjects: Historic Preservation • Religious History
Identifier: 1995.008
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Porter and Catherine Ent Collection

by Culver, Richard W.Ent, CatherineEnt, Porter (1900 – 2001)

4 cartons,  1 oversize box (5.25 linear feet)

The Porter and Kitty Ent Collection contains memorabilia, letters, and scrapbooks from Catherine (Kitty) Hopkins Ent from WWII and their life together afterwards in Salisbury, MD. It includes scrapbooks and memorabilia from Kitty’s sister, Sarah Dryden, and her brother in law, Norman Dryden. The bulk of the collection is photos, letters, notebooks, and memorabilia from Porter’s time overseas in WWII as well as a correspondence course in aeronautical engineering and flight training records. A significant portion of the collection is Kitty’s scrapbook, Pocahontas Oil Co. memorabilia, exchange club directories and correspondence. Also included is some correspondence and a large scrapbook detailing Norman Dryden’s time overseas in WWII. Army insignia, pins, medals, are included separately.

Associated Subjects: Personal correspondence
Identifier: 2022.016
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Robertson Family papers

by Roberts, Emerson BryanSeaver, J. Montgomery (1900 – 1970s)

3 folders (0.03 linear feet)

The Robertson Family Records contain three publications regarding genealogy of the Robertson Family. The first publication is titled "The Roberts Family of Wales, Middlesex, Virginia and Maryland being a study of the Ascendants and Descendants of Francis Roberts, Immigrant to Virginia, 1650" by Emerson Bryan Roberts. This publication is an early genealogical history for the Roberts Family of the Eastern Shore. The second publication is titled "Wainwright and Related Families" by Emerson B. Roberts. This is a genealogical history on the Wainwright family of Somerset County. The final publication is titled "Robertson Family Records" by J. Montgomery Seaver. This is a genealogical history of the Robertson family.

Associated Subjects: Roberts Family • Robertson Family • Wainwright Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 2009.106
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

William Heaton Papers

by Heaton, William (circa 1900 – 2006)

folders (1.25 linear feet)

This collection contains items and documents from the musical career of William Heaton Whitworth, more commonly known as William Heaton, spanning circa 1900-2006 (with the bulk from 1920-1950). William Heaton was born in England in 1891 and moved to Massachusetts in 1909. He traveled the country performing with various theatre groups. In 1914, while docked in Maryland with the James Adam Floating Theatre, he met Agnes Tawes, the woman he would marry just two-weeks later in Salisbury, Maryland. He continued his musical career, playing the organ and piano for the Carolina Theatre, Palace Theatre, Hunt’s Casino Theatre and New Arcade Theatre. In 1944, Heaton and his wife opened Heaton’s Karmel Korn, a popcorn stand on the Ocean City Boardwalk. Heaton died of a heart attack in 1952, at the age of 61.

Associated Subjects: Music
Identifier: 1993.007
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Eastern Shore Transportation records

by Unknown (1901 – 1950)

1 oversize folder (2.5 linear feet)

Eastern Shore Transportation records document different types of transportation on the Eastern Shore in the twentieth century. Documenting materials include newspaper articles from the 1950s on Salisbury's first automobile show and the separation of Maryland's Eastern Shore from the rest of the state, as well as a black and white photograph of several old-fashioned cars. A Pennsylvania Railroad map from 1901 completes the collection.

Associated Subjects: Transportation
Identifier: 2009.576
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Lieutenant Colonel Edward Henry Bowes Collection

by Bowes, Edward Henry (1901, 1969)

2 boxes (0.75 linear feet)

The Lieutenant Colonel Edward H. Bowes Collection documents the personal history of Lieutenant Colonel Edward Henry Bowes (1896-1944). Personal items relating to Edward Bowes’ career in the U.S. Army from 1919 to 1944 include diaries, photographs, and other service-related documents. Bowes’ wife Roselmer Bowes (nee McKee) and two children lived primarily in New York and San Francisco, California and are documented through photographs and other documents. Bowes was a prisoner of war (POW) in a Philippine Military Prison Camp during World War II and later died after his prisoner vessel was sunk. There are also two yearbooks, a photo album, a birth certificate of Roselmer Bowes (nee McKee), a handbook meant for cadets about the West Point Military Academy, and a copy of a telegram and record detailing Bowes’ death.

Identifier: SC2020.028
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Black Americana Postcards

by Unknown (1902 – 1947)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These 27 Black Americana Postcards date between 1902 and 1947, although many are undated. Each postcard depicts African Americans adhering to racist stereotypes from the early 20th century. At least one postcard is a real photograph.

Associated Subjects: Postcards • Racism • African American History
Identifier: SC2013.018
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Allen and Hancock Family papers

by Allen, GladysAllen, WalterCooper, Florence ByrdHancock, Julia "Betsy" Allen (1903 – 2013)

8 boxes,  2 oversize folders (11 linear feet)

A history of the Allen and Hancock families, specifically the accomplishments of Mary Beulah Nock Allen, her daughter, Dr. Gladys Martha Allen, and her niece, Julia “Betsy” Allen Hancock, can be found in Part 1 of this finding aid. In Part 2, personal correspondence of Walter K. Allen and Florence Byrd Allen Cooper can be found in addition to the previous family members. Accomplishments and personal details of Julia "Betsy" Allen Hancock's adult life, professional career, and local issues.

Associated Subjects: Allen Family • Dancing • Education
Identifier: 2012.214
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Brady J. Dayton collection

by Dayton, Brady (1903 – 1997)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Brady J. Dayton Collection contains four types of materials: a copy of Dayton's memoir recounting events in his young life written in 1964, transcribed journal entries from his time in Russia and Turkey, scanned and printed images from the sketchbook he kept from 1904-1905 and a newspaper article from 1997 which discusses Dayton's participation in World War I. Dayton presents an idyllic childhood against a backdrop of poverty, describing the hard life of fisherman on the Eastern Shore. His entries from his early years in the Navy offer insight into the life of naval officers in the early 1900s, as well as how Americans were perceived abroad. Russia (particularly Tiflis (Tiblisi), the capital of Georgia) and ports on the Mediterranean are described in detail.

Associated Subjects: Diaries (Men)
Identifier: 1998.091
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Goldy and Norman Whittington papers

by Whittington, GoldyWhittington, Norman (1903 – 1942)

2 folders (0.2 linear feet)

The Goldy and Norman Whittington papers consist of Somerset County documents related to Goldy's participation in the Somerset Homemaker's Club from 1934 to 1936 and educational ephemera from Norman's youth in Marion.

Associated Subjects: Education
Identifier: 2018.052
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Louise Smith papers

by Smith, Louise (1903 – 2013)

14 oversize boxes,  1 box (14.25 linear feet)

The Louise Smith papers document the personal and political activities of Salisbury, Maryland’s City Council President Louise Smith from 1940-2011, with the bulk of the records documenting her political career from her initial entry into the race in 2007 through her decision not to run for re-election in 2011. Documenting records include photographs, official campaign documents, newspaper clippings, and speeches. The meeting minutes from city council meetings April 2007 – April 2011 including legislative, special and closed meetings.

Associated Subjects: Government • Politics • Smith family
Identifier: 2013.067
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Sussex County (Del.) Sheriff records

by Sussex County Sheriff’s Department (1903 – 1995)

68 oversize folders (28 linear feet)

The Sussex County Sheriff records document court cases from 1903-1995 in Sussex County, Delaware. The collection contains financial records for the court and sheriff’s department as well as specific records of costs and outcomes from the court cases occurring from 1903 to 1995. There are records for both the Sussex County Superior Court, as well as the Court of Common Pleas. The records are largely limited to Ledgers, Fee Books and Receipt Dockets. The Ledgers contain basic budgetary information for the Court and the Sheriff’s department, recording costs covered by the court’s budget. The Fee Books record cases by month, with a record of the fees which were to be paid by the court system’s budget. The Receipt Dockets contain information on individual cases and features an index of cases with monetary information and case outcomes.

Associated Subjects: Court Records • Ledger • Civil Rights Movement
Identifier: 2012.131
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Allen Family Collection

by Allen, LarryMills, George S. (1904 – 1995)

2 boxes,  1 oversize box (1.25 linear feet)

This is a collection of maps, postcards, flyers, catalogs and other local ephemera accumulated by Florence Elizabeth Pruitt (Allen) over the course of her life. The date range of the materials runs from 1904 to 1995.

Associated Subjects: Advertising • Agriculture • Postcards • Business • Poultry
Identifier: 2011.002
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Purnell and Winder families photographs

by Winder, Richard Bayly III (1904 – 1950)

1 carton (1 linear feet)

The photographs of the Purnell and Winder families document the lives of Oscar Moore Purnell, and his descendants, originally of Worcester County, Maryland. The materials were compiled by Richard Bayly Winder, III, the grandson of Oscar Purnell, and depict individuals from four generations of the family during the early 1900s to 1950. Many photographs feature the Oscar M. Purnell house in Snow Hill, Maryland, and the surrounding rural areas of Worcester County. There are also photographs of the Ocean City, Maryland beach and boardwalk during the first half of the 20th century, and a few personal records, and ephemera relating to various members of the Winder family.

Associated Subjects: Photography • Purnell Family • Winder Family
Identifier: 2018.011
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Women's Relief Corps Records (Cheyenne, Wyoming)

by Women's Relief Corps (1904 – 1956)

6 folders (0.6 linear feet)

The records of the Women's Relief Corps of the Grand Army of the Republic are from the J. F. Reynolds chapter in Cheyenne, Wyoming and were written from 1900 to 1956.

Associated Subjects: Charity • Clubs • Minutes (Records)
Identifier: SC2013.008
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Eugene White Vinyl Record Collection

by White, Eugene (circa 1905 – 1940)

1 box (1 linear feet)

The Eugene White Vinyl Record Collection consists of approximately 128 vinyl records that contain primarily classical orchestra music, but also includes marching songs from the First World War and southern plantation songs. The 12 and 10 inch, 78 RPM records were released by Victor, Victrola, RCA, Columbia, and H.M.V.

Associated Subjects: Music • World War, 1914-1918
Identifier: SC2018.012
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Kathryn Adkins Collection

by Kathryn Adkins (1905 – 1985)

1 box (1.1 linear feet)

This collection contains documents from Adkins Lumber Company and its founding family members as well as books, photographs, and newspapers from their involvement in various Maryland politics and urban development projects from 1905 to 1986. Also included are maps and booklets from Samuel F. Adkins’ time in World War 1.

Associated Subjects: Adkins Family • Business • Photography • Politics • Scrapbooks • World War, 1914-1918
Identifier: 2012.115
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Trinity United Methodist Church collection

by Trinity United Methodist Church (1905 – 2005)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains a DVD of the history of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Salisbury, Maryland, entitled "Our Story" along with a transcription of the information relayed in the film. A booklet entitled "A Sanctuary for a Century: Trinity United Methodist Church 100: 50 Year Members" is also included.

Associated Subjects: Religious History • Methodism
Identifier: 2009.314
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Vincent and Riley family papers

by Riley, Beulah VincentRiley, John L.Vincent, Virginia (1905 – 1953)

1 carton,  5 boxes (3.5 linear feet)

The Vincent and Riley family papers are the reflection of a prosperous Worcester County, Maryland family. The diaries from Virginia Lee Vincent and Beulah Vincent Riley provide a detailed account of their day-to-day lives in Snow Hill, Maryland from 1907 until 1953. Entries include the daily weather, church activities, Eastern Shore travel, and family goings-on and illnesses. Virginia and Beulah did have occasional entries on national elections and medical society meetings. Dr. John L. Riley’s physicians’ visiting lists are also included in the collection. These weekly lists contain Dr. Riley’s patients, type of contact (e.g., visit, prescription, dressing wound), and charges (total weekly and cumulative for year). His ledgers record the responsibilities of a rural physician ranging from daily visits, surgeries, vaccinations, and dentistry work.

Associated Subjects: Diaries • Diaries (Men) • Diaries (Women) • Medical History
Identifier: 2007.022
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

20th Century Postcard Album

by Unknown (1906 – 1960s)

5 folders (0.5 linear feet)

This 20th century postcard album contains approximately 274 individual postcards and 14 multiple postcard collections that date between 1906 and the 1960s. Many of the postcards include correspondence and significant portions are addressed to the same individual (Julia Francis of Woodhaven, Long Island, New York). The postcards depict scenes from both World Wars, buildings and scenery in America and Europe, photographs of the sender, seasonal imagery, and racist depictions of African Americans. There are also several different types of formats that the postcards are presented in, such as raised decorations, wood, silk, embroidery, and one of a woman with wool hair. There is no apparent arrangement of the postcards.

Identifier: SC2013.077
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Coulbourne Farm Collection

by Unknown (1906 – 2006)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection consists of material pertaining to Coulbourne Farm in Pocomoke. Included are photographs of the house and a gravesite of Madam Hampton and a 1906 letter dictating provenance.

Associated Subjects: Coulbourne Family • Death Records
Identifier: 2006.034
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Dr. Ida Belle Wilson Thomas Collection

by Thomas, Ida Belle Wilson (1906 – 1972)

1 box,  1 oversize folder (0.5 linear feet)

The Dr. Ida Belle Wilson Thomas collection documents the life and education of Dr. Ida Belle Wilson Thomas, a teacher at Maryland State Normal School, now Salisbury University, from 1906 to 1972. The collection includes Ida Belle's high school diploma, her diploma from Columbia University, two publications: Maryland by Bernadine Bailey and Historic Virginia magazine, an Evergreen Piecemeal yearbook from 1972, and two serving trays with Holloway Hall on them.

Associated Subjects: Education
Identifier: SUA-095
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Louise Hopkins Dryden papers

by Dryden, Louise Hopkins (1906 – 2002)

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

The papers of Louise Hopkins Dryden document her experience as the first Somerset County woman to christen a Liberty Ship, the S.S. WILLIAM WELCH, March, 1943. Records include correspondence, photographs, and a booklet that documents the entirety of the Bethlehem Liberty Fleet. Also included are family photographs of Mrs. Dryden from her infancy in 1906 until a year before her death in 2002.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Women's History
Identifier: 2014.024
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Shoreland Club collection

by Johnson, R. H.Poisker, Marjorie B.Stewart, RachelStreet, Janet (1906 – 2004)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The collection of the Shoreland Club contains four essays on the history of the Shoreland Club. The first essay was compiled by Marjorie B. Poisker in 2004 and discusses outreach programs of the Shoreland Club. The second essay is a talk by Janet Street in 1996 and gives a more historical look at the club. The third essay was written by Rachel Stewart and discusses the history of the Shoreland Club from 1906-1946. The last essay was written by R. H. Johnson and discussed the early history of the Shoreland Club.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2009.208
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Shoreland Club records

by Shoreland Club (1906 – 2006)

5 boxes (2.5 linear feet)

The Shoreland Club Collection includes hand written minute books, newspaper clippings, a typed history of the club, typed constitutions, and pictures of club events. This collection also includes numerous Chronological files which are an assortment of newspaper clippings, pictures, handwritten letters, and typed letters sent to and from club members.

Associated Subjects: Clubs • Culture • Women's History
Identifier: 2006.063
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

W. Richard and Marianna Holloway papers

by Holloway, MariannaHolloway, W. Richard (1906 – 1978)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The W. Richard and Marianna Holloway papers document their social involvement in the Salisbury, Maryland community, 1906-1978 with the bulk of the material focusing on their active engagement with the Community Concert Association, 1971-1978. Materials also include a journal and photographs from Marianna Holloway’s courtships, correspondence from J. Asbury Holloway as well as photographs and ephemera from the Rounds and Adkins families.

Associated Subjects: Adkins Family • Rounds Family
Identifier: 2011.018
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Woodrow T. Wilson papers

by Wilson, Woodrow T. (1907 – 2000)

14 cartons,  1 oversize folder (16.5 linear feet)

The papers of Woodrow T. Wilson are a comprehensive documentation of his extensive research conducted to author his four-volume series on Crisfield, Maryland and Somerset County, Maryland as well as numerous articles written for the Crisfield Times. Manuscripts, proof copies, and unpublished materials authored by Wilson and his associates are also included. The amassed collection of newspaper clippings, birth, marriage and death records, family histories and typed articles are a testament to the people of Crisfield, 1907-2000 with the bulk of the material dating from 1968-1980.

Identifier: 2015.153
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Ethel Fisher Hedlicka Papers

by Hedlicka, Ethel F. (1908 – 1969)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

This collection includes Ethel’s Home Economics class book from 1916, two of Ethel’s children’s books from 1908 and 1909, early baby nursing bottle, letters to Joseph and Ethel, report cards of both Ethel and her daughter, Charlotte, and Ethel’s high school yearbook from 1916 filled with pictures of friends, dance cards, and other sorts of memorabilia. Also in this collection are Children’s needlework made by Ethel’s daughter, Joseph’s Hedlicka’s wedding pants from 1923, a clown suit made by Ethel in 1920, and a World War I sailor shirt worn by George Thallman in 1917. Lastly in this collection is an assortment of World War I souvenirs sent from France to Ethel by Joseph in 1917 such as beautifully embroidered handkerchiefs, an apron, a postcard, and a scarf as well as a fan.

Associated Subjects: Culture • Education • World War, 1914-1918 • Fashion • Personal Correspondence
Identifier: 2012.112
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Salisbury, MD Postcards

by Unknown (circa 1908 – 1954)

folders (0.01 linear feet)

This postcard collection is composed of various, notable sties in the city of Salisbury, MD. These sites include schools, parks, courthouses, and museums.

Associated Subjects: Photography • Postcards
Identifier: 2023.000
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Catherine Perdunn Papers

by Perdunn, Catherine (1909 – 1964)

5 folders (0.5 linear feet)

The Catherine Perdunn Papers document the early and late life of Catherine (Berger) Perdunn from her birth in 1909 to 1964. Included are Perdunn's baby book, which contains pasted photographs and notes about her childhood in addition to family photographs and a small New York Religious Tract Society publication from the early 19th century; high school commencement program and invitation in Doylestown, Pennsylvania in 1927; one typewritten and one handwritten diary that date from 1962 to 1964; and ephemera from the Peace Corps; teaching and Peace Corps certificates. Perdunn recorded her Peace Corps training experience in her typewritten diary from May to August 1962 at the University of Maryland and her Peace Corps operation service in British Honduras from August 1962 to June 1964. She also gave a speech to a Rotary Club in 1964 that detailed her experience in the Peace Corps.

Associated Subjects: Clubs • Diaries • Diaries (Women) • International Relations • Voyages and Travel
Identifier: SC2016.015
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Lynn Pritchard's Horoscope Readings Journal

by Pritchard, Lynn (1909 – 1947)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

This large journal was kept by Lynn Pritchard of Grand Rapids, Michigan between 1909 and 1947. Pritchard, who was a photographer, traveled through Wisconsin, Canada, Kentucky, and other areas and read people's horoscopes. The readings are comprised of two pages: the horoscope chart with symbolic annotation and the "Data of Nativity" where information about the "principal" was recorded. The first reading was of Pritchard and was performed by Dr. Charles Patterson, an allopathic doctor, and also includes newspaper clippings about Pritchard's family.

Associated Subjects: Questionnaires • Spirituality • Family Life • Voyages and Travel
Identifier: SC2014.021
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Rayner Brothers Incorporated records

by Rayner Brothers Inc. (1909 – 1993)

1 carton,  1 oversize box (2.25 linear feet)

The Rayner Brothers Incorporated records documents the growth and development of both Rayner Farm Inc. and Rayner Brothers Inc. The materials date from 1909-1993 with the bulk of the material dating from 1956-1970. Records include meeting minutes which document the company’s by-laws, financial records, and business concerns. These records also include stock certificates, land deeds, ledgers containing plant orders and expenses, and correspondence which include letters of recommendation for Hedley Rayner. Also included are a series of the Rayner’s Berry Book published from 1926-1992. Photographs document the development of the farm and the different treatments implemented to increase strawberry growth.

Associated Subjects: Accounting Records • Agriculture • Agriculture • Business • Farm Life
Identifier: 2013.021
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Thomas Family Photographs

by Thomas Family (1909 – 1982)

4 folders (0.4 linear feet)

These approximately 250 photographs were taken between 1909 and 1982, though primarily in the 1930s and 1940s, and document the lives of family and friends of the Thomas family from Detroit, Michigan. Many of the photographs feature Costrella Thomas (later Griggs, then Hightower), who was the daughter of Bill and Lucille (maiden name Nelson). Also included is Lucille's mother, Ella Price, both of whom moved from Mississippi after the death of Lucille's father, John Nelson, between 1920 and 1930. There are photos of members from the Havard family, Mary Washington, George and Gerald Taylor, Mrs. Provost (who owned land in Ontario, Canada), and many other individual photos of identified people.

Identifier: SC2014.067
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Assorted Sheet Music

by Unknown (1910 – 1950)

1 box (1 linear feet)

These approximately 205 music sheets contain the words and scores for songs that date between 1910 and 1950. Many of the songs were popular at various times and include some from Walt Disney productions, Broadway musicals, and other romance and Christmas songs. Covers for the sheet music include illustrations. Sheet music is grouped by publisher.

Associated Subjects: Music • Graphic Arts
Identifier: SC2013.045
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Baltimore Steamboat photograph collection

by Lewis, Robert J. (1910 – 2014)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Photographic copies of passenger steamboats from Baltimore, Maryland, 1910-1965.Noted ships include, QUEEN ANNE, DREAMLAND, LOVE POINT, TOLCHESTER, PORT WELCOME, and EMMA GILES. Copies were created in 2014.

Associated Subjects: Transportation
Identifier: 2014.154
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Caulk Family Papers

by Emerson, Patricia (1910 – 1996)

0 folders,  2 boxes (1.15 linear feet)

The Caulk Family Papers have documents from circa 1910 to 1996. The majority of the documents within the collection are photographs, but it also includes correspondence and certificates. This collection shows the Caulk family's lives through images.

Associated Subjects: Caulk Family • Photographs • Sharptown
Identifier: 2019.082
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Diaries of Lydia Stauffer

by Stauffer, Lydia (1910 – 1942)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These two diaries were written by Lydia Stauffer of New Holland, Pennsylvania between 1910 and 1942. The first diary was written in 1923 and includes occasional entries about her daily life on the farm and in her community. The second diary includes entries that date between 1910 and 1942 and document her trips throughout the United States and Canada with her husband, Harry.

Associated Subjects: Diaries • Diaries (Women) • Voyages and Travel
Identifier: SC2018.010
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Hughes and Pusey Family collection

by Unknown (1910 – 1988)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

The Hughes and Pusey Family Collection contains one folder of newspaper clippings relating to the activities of members of the Hughes and Pusey family from 1952 to 1998. Included are wedding announcements and obituaries. There are also several photographs of Jane Hughes, two school pictures from an old one room schoolhouse and two class pictures from Wicomico High School.There is also a memorial program for Max P. Hughes. There are also three newspaper clippings from 1972 to 1999 about Captain Claude V. Hughes, captain of the R. E. Powell, the ship Chandlery of Vane Brothers and the book Time and the Tide that highlights the company. In addition, there is the 1910 Wicomico High School diploma of Mary Elizabeth Pusey, wife of V. V. Hughes.

Associated Subjects: Hughes Family • Pusey Family
Identifier: 2007.106
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

James Grossman Letters

by Grossman, James (1910 – 1970)

5 boxes (2.5 linear feet)

The James Grossman Letters consist of correspondence between the Navy sailor James Grossman and his parents, Ray and Myrtle, who lived in Alliance, Ohio. While most of the approximately 500 letters are dated between 1956 and 1957 when Grossman was aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823), there are letters written by Ray and Myrtle that date as early as 1910 and as late as 1970. Grossman wrote extensively about his service aboard the destroyer as it went to South America, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East via the Suez Canal (it was the last warship to pass through the canal before the Suez Crisis in 1956.) Additionally, Grossman and his parents wrote frequently about the farm back in Ohio and sent hometown newspapers. Also included are two photos of Grossman (December 1956 and March 1957), military ephemera, and handwritten notes about the family's history and miscellaneous drawings.

Identifier: SC2014.028
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

John Chamberlin papers

by Chamberlin, John (1910 – 2010)

1 carton (1 linear feet)

The John Chamberlin papers document his archeological excavations in Maryland. Records include his archeological surveys, artifact lists, proposal documents, maps and artifacts collected during his digs. These materials date from 1910-2010, with the bulk of the material dating from 1991-2003. Many of the documents relate to William Claiborne, who established a trading settlement on southern Kent Island in 1631. Chamberlin also excavated at Rich Neck Manor, later named Sherwood Manor, in St. Michaels, Maryland which is assumed to have been originally occupied in 1649-1652 by Captain William Mitchell. The Kent Fort materials include information on The Claiborne Project which was an archaeological survey that attempted to locate Kent Fort using Chamberlin’s research. The archeological artifacts contain Native American and colonial finds dating to the 17th and 18th century. These artifacts include bones, stones, tools, beads, and pottery, pipe stems fragments, and wooden and metal artifacts including coins.

Associated Subjects: Architecture
Identifier: 2011.005
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Mary Elizabeth Humphreys papers

by Humphreys, Mary Elizabeth (1910 – 2012)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

The papers of Mary Elizabeth Humphreys documents her conviction for childhood education through a series of commentaries written in the early part of the 20th Century. Also included are the research materials used by Jason Illari and Dameon Gibbs who published Miss Humphrey's commentaries into a book titled, "The World Around Them: Commentaries of an Early 20th Century School Teacher," in 2012.

Associated Subjects: Humphreys Family
Identifier: 2013.100
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Princess Anne Grange No. 280 records

by National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry (1910 – 1957)

2 boxes (0.75 linear feet)

The Princess Anne Grange No. 280 records document the activities of the subordinate Grange fraternal organization located in Princess Anne, Maryland, 1910-1957, with the bulk of the material dating from the mid-1950s. Documenting records include meeting minutes, membership records, and manuals for subordinate granges.

Associated Subjects: Agriculture • Greek Fraternities and Sororities • Clubs
Identifier: 1997.006
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Sheila Astrea McGrath Family History collection

by McGrath, Shelia Astrea (1910 – 1992)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Sheila Astrea McGrath Family History Collection contains genealogical material tracing the ancestry of Sheila Astrea McGrath. Items include a pedigree chart, photocopies of tombstones, and 1910 and 1920 censuses.

Associated Subjects: Genealogy • McGrath Family
Identifier: 2008.007
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

20th Century Magazine Collection

by LeBel, Phillip (1911 – 1962)

1 oversize box (1.5 linear feet)

The 20th Century Magazine Collection contains twelve magazines including: Look, The Saturday Evening Post, and The Spur  ranging from 1911 to 1962. In addition there are four pages, presumably from Vogue. Cover stories include topics such as women's suffrage, Easter, World War I, color photos of the Eastern Shore and Vladimir Lenin, and fox hunting.

Identifier: SC2021.002
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Heilig Family History collection

by Heilig Family (1911 – 1994)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Heilig Family History collection contains genealogy information on the Heilig family. Included is a map of Lithuania, a picture of the family in Pocomoke taken in 1911. Also included is a 1994 calendar with family birthdays and anniversaries in it.

Associated Subjects: Heilig Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 2013.005
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Jerome Kennedy collection

by Kennedy, Jerome (1911, 1987)

2 cartons (2 linear feet)

The collection of Jerome Kennedy primarily contains handbooks and small press pamphlets documents festivals, folklore, and history of locations, daily civic life and other activities. Other formats include scrapbooks, print materials, photos and newspaper clippings.

Associated Subjects: Publications
Identifier: 1988.036
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Mildred Jeter Lewis papers

by Lewis, Mildred Jeter (1911 – 1943)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The papers of Mildred Jeter Lewis (b. 1913) is a series of correspondence between family members including Mildred and her mother mother Mignow (1890-1990) and from Milgnow's mother Emma Gregory (1854-?). Correspondence also includes a note from a teacher Bessie Justice to Mildred, after a move to Roanoke, Virgnia from Blackstone, Virgnia.

Associated Subjects: Education • Personal Correspondence
Identifier: 2014.038
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Rayne and Dennis Family Collection

by Dennis FamilyRayne Family (1911 – 1960)

11 folders (1.1 linear feet)

This collection consists of material, spanning from 1911 to the 1960s, relating to the Rayne and Dennis Family. Included are a bundle postcards from 1911 to 1920s, mostly addressed to Myrtle Rayne from family and friends - most notably, her future husband David W. Dennis, cousin Willis Clark and Edward C. Smith, all who served in WWI. In addition, there are several photographs, including a black-and-white photograph labeled "The Millpond 1946," depicting young people on a frozen pond, b/w and color photographs of two boys at a bridge and possible a scenic photograph of Cypress Knee on the Pocomoke River as well as group photograph of the Whites Chapel Methodist Church Homecoming and a colored photograph of Powellville Grist Mill. The collection also contains a potholder advertising W. Howard Dennis gas station in Powellville, MD and several 1938 Dave Dennis strawberry picking coupons in quantities of 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 or 50 quarts.

Associated Subjects: Postcards • World War, 1914-1918
Identifier: 2012.018
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Doris Dukes papers

by Dukes, Doris (1912 – 2007)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The Doris Dukes papers document her family’s history in and around Snow Hill, Md. through family bible records, death records, correspondence, and photographs. The materials date from 1912-2007 with the bulk of the material dating from 1967-2001. Her life as a waterman and restaurateur is also documented through business records.

Associated Subjects: Crabbing • Genealogy • Maritime
Identifier: 2014.129
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Marylander and Herald collection

by Fontaine & Dashiell (1912 – 1984)

45 oversize folders (90 linear feet)

The Marylander and Herald ran from 1898 to 1984 and was a weekly publishing in Princess Anne, Maryland.

Associated Subjects: Newspapers
Identifier: 2006.342
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Fields Family Ephemera

by Unknown (1913 – 1990s)

2 folders (0.2 linear feet)

This collection contains ephemera from the Fields and other families in Wicomico County dating from 1913 to the 1990s, though primarily in the 1940s.

Associated Subjects: Receipts • Fields Family
Identifier: 2021.040
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Melson and Cooper Funeral Program Collection

by Hastings Funeral HomeHolloway Funeral Home (2003)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Melson and Cooper Funeral Program Collection contains two funeral programs for Alfred Vaughn Melson, Sr. (1942-2003) and two funeral programs for Richard Waller Cooper (1913-2003).

Associated Subjects: Death Records
Identifier: 2008.142
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Mia Vye Ledger collection

by Vye, Mia Christine (1913 – 1987)

3 folders (0.03 linear feet)

The Mia Vye Ledger collection consists of three ledgers. The first ledger is an inventory of her household items, including her antique collection, from 1977-1987. The second and third ledgers record the purchase and sale of antiques by her grandfather, Frederick "Frank" McSteen, in East Orange, New Jersey from 1913-1936.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2011.167
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Baker Family papers

by Baker, Harry FarrellBaker, Vaughn (1914 – 2013)

3 boxes,  2 oversize folders (2.5 linear feet)

The Baker Family papers document the personal and professional activities of Harry F. Baker and Catherine “Kitty” Baker and their children, Harry Jr., and Vaughn who lived in Salisbury, Maryland. The materials date from 1914-2013, with the bulk of the material, conveyed through photographs, dating from 1944-1955. Visually, the photographic images document the daily activities of the Baker Family, seen through the lens of Harry F. Baker. Also included, is a scrapbook and an expense book focusing on Kitty Baker’s art, Vaughn Baker’s Wicomico High School diploma from 1961 and an autograph book from 1955, an oral history by Harry F. Baker, and other ephemera. In addition, is genealogy research of the Baker Family, including manuscripts, a draft, ledger notes, and research notes by Vaughn Baker.

Associated Subjects: Baker Family • Photography
Identifier: 2012.200
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Milner Family papers

by Milner Family (1914 – 1954)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The Milner Family papers document the family’s activities through a series of letters and photographs between family members in Indiana, Indiana, Kentucky, Florida, Virginia and Baltimore, Maryland from 1914-1954 with the bulk of the material dating from 1917-1920. Daily activities of Ralph Milner during his enlistment in World War I and his time with the United Fruit Company are of note, as are those of Russell Milner during his experience in the Student Army Training Corps (SATC) at Perdue University. A photograph album documents Russell’s childhood and his experience as an adult in Panco, Oklahoma as an oil refinery engineer. Sympathy cards and condolence letters document the death of Evolyn Milner Carpenter (1889-1918). Series of correspondence between Verna Milner between her friends and family are also included.

Identifier: 2015.156
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Patriotic Sheet Music

by Unknown (1914 – 1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These approximately 40 music sheets are all patriotic-themed and date between 1914 and 1945. Many feature illustrations of United States navy or army soldiers at home and abroad. Some sheets are printed on "patriotic war editions" that were smaller than usual to reduce paper usage.

Identifier: SC2013.039
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Dean Kotlowski Civil Rights Collection

by Kotlowski, Dean (1915 – 2005)

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

This collection contains newspaper clippings, transcripts, correspondence and audio tape cassettes. The material in the collection tells the story of Aloysius Sheppard an 18 year Black American accused and convicted of rape who was subsequently lynched in 1915 in Caroline County, Maryland. The collection also covers the political climate regarding the subject of Civil Rights in 1963 through presidential recordings and partial transcripts obtained from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. Additional materials include documents on the Nanticoke Native Americans and Assateague Island National Seashore.

Associated Subjects: Oral History • Lynching • Native American History
Identifier: 2005.055
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Disharoon Family papers

by Disharoon Family (1915 – 1940)

2 folders (0.01 linear feet)

The Disharoon Family papers document the family history written by Edith Louise Disharoon in 1940 through a series of journals as well as a diary written by Walter R. Disharoon documenting his walks with a with his wife Lydia in Virginia in 1915.

Associated Subjects: Diaries • Diaries (Men) • Disharoon Family • Journalism
Identifier: 2014.998
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Fehrer Newspaper and Publication Collection

by Fehrer, Ilia (1915 – 1979)

4 oversize boxes (9 linear feet)

This collection contains newspapers and printed material spanning through both World Wars, and through the 1970's. Most materials are from the Maryland general area, but also included are newspapers from Knoxville, New York and Philadelphia to show different perspectives of news reporting for the same dates. One topic of importance not pertaining to either World War is that of space travel, and the frenzy it brought to the press as seen through newspapers and printed materials in this collection. Some newspaper are full editions, however, most are partials preserving the front page and first section, and sometimes including comics and sport sections.

Identifier: 2004.038
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Nancy Graham Papers

by Graham, Nancy (1915 – 2000)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains genealogical information about the Covington family. Items included in the collection are a genealogical booklet entitled "Record of the Descendants of Henry and Sallie White" printed in 1947, material on the acquisition of a new Tyaskin Post Office in 1966, sketches of schools, buildings and churches in the Tyaskin area and Covington, White and Dashiell families. Also included are several photographs of Elmer Langrall Graham and Nancy Covington Graham.

Associated Subjects: Covington Family • Dashiell Family • White Family
Identifier: 2009.042
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

American Red Cross, Lower Shore Chapter records

by American Red Cross, Lower Shore Chapter (1916 – 2011)

2 cartons,  1 oversize folder (3 linear feet)

American Red Cross, Lower Shore Chapter records document the diverse services volunteers from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware have provided in the nearby communities, across the nation, and on foreign soil, especially during the Second World War. Providing home care, medical services, and disaster relief, the organization’s local achievements are represented through chapter forms, meeting minutes, monthly reports, pins, newspaper clippings and photographs. Their national aid is documented via pamphlets and photographs, and their World War II involvement is recorded in their financial records, volunteer logs, donation ledgers, and shipping forms. The records date from the chapter’s founding in 1916 to 2011.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Medical History • Military History
Identifier: 2016.095
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: View Attachment

Caleb Calvin Cooper Family History collection

by Cooper, Caleb Calvin (1916 – 1961)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

The Caleb Calvin Cooper Family History Collection contains two items relating to the Cooper family. Included are a class photograph of Oakland School in 1916 and a journal written by Caleb Calvin Cooper when he was 87, recollecting his family's history in and around Surry, Virginia. Several people in the photograph are identified by a note card on the back of the mat board: Philip Cooper, William Cooper, Caleb Cooper, Joshua Cooper, teacher Mae Reddish and Charlotte Cooper.

Associated Subjects: Cooper Family
Identifier: 2007.110
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: View Attachment

Clyde Gilbert Truitt collection

by Truitt, Clyde Gilbert (1916 – 2011)

1 box,  1 folder (0.25 linear feet)

The Clyde Gilbert Truitt collection includes numerous photographs, documents, newspaper clippings, and handwritten information cards detailing Clyde G. Truitt’s military service in World War I. Other local men’s military careers are also included in this collection, but the main focus of the collection is on Clyde Truitt. Information surrounding Clyde’s family is present in the collection. Documents pertaining to Truitt’s family include birth certificates, wedding announcements, report cards, and other genealogical documents. A vast majority of the collection is made up of photographs. Half of the photographs detail Truitt’s military experience, while the other half depict the Truitt family, the Truitt family home, and Clyde’s career with the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company.

Identifier: 2012.015
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Graham Family papers

by Graham Family (1916 – 1950)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

The papers of the Graham Family of Quantico, Maryland, documents important events in their and their children's lives as well as family friends through a series of wedding and birth announcements, associated newspaper clippings and hand-written histories for the Graham, Bounds, and LeCompte families, 1916-1950.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2017.028
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Wicomico High School History collection

by Unknown (1916 – 1976)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Wicomico High School History collection contains photographs of Wicomico High School as well as essays on its history, lists of principles, methods of teaching history, description of a 1976 time capsule burial, music sheets for the Wicomico High Alta Mater, and information on graduation ceremonies.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2009.419
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Anna Louise Brittingham Taylor collection

by Taylor, Anna Louise Brittingham (1917, 1995)

2 boxes (3 linear feet)

This collection contains documents pertaining to the life of Louise Brittingham Taylor. The documents in this collection follow her from grade school through her retirement. Included are such things as grade school report cards, information on Salisbury Normal School, programs on her commencement ceremony from both high school and Salisbury Normal School. There are several documents, forms, and booklets on her career as a teacher and copies of her teaching certificate and diploma from both high school and Salisbury State Normal School. Included are letters congratulating her on her retirement, and booklets and programs concerning her 50th and 60th Salisbury State University reunion. There are photographs of her College Graduation as well as several from her class reunions.

Associated Subjects: Education
Identifier: 2004.004
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Floy G. Pearson Letter Collection

by Blake, Maurice P.Bull, William F.Johnson, Carl S.Pearson, Carl L.Pearson, Floy G.Pratt, Butler Hillman, Sr.Winslow, Percy R. (1917 – 1945)

6 folders (0.6 linear feet)

The Floy G. Pearson Letter Collection contains 53 letters addressed to Floy Pearson of West Falmouth, Maine from 1917 to 1919. Written by eight different men, including her brother Carl Pearson, these letters describe daily life as a soldier stationed in various sections of France during World War I and some include reactions to the end of the war. Most of the letters include envelopes showing approval stamps by military censors and some of the letters have parts cut out by the censor. Additionally, there are pieces of ephemera including a prayer card, lyrics to "Our Loved Ones in Heaven," loose envelopes, a page from a letter (most likely by Carl S. Johnson), a receipt for Maurice Blake, and an immunization record for Robert G. Fitzgerald (dated 1943-1945).

Identifier: SC2023.011
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Harold Vassar Papers

by Vassar, Harold (1917 – 1947)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The Harold Vassar Papers document the life and military service of a First World War pilot and architect from Ballston Spa, New York from 1917 to 1947. After graduating from Columbia University in 1913 and working as an architect in New York City, Vassar enlisted and graduated from the School of Military Aeronautics at Cornell University in 1917. In 1918 he was promoted to Lieutenant, graduated from the Army School of the Line in France, and became a certified Army Corps instructor.

Identifier: SC2017.039
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

J.I. Wells Company Collection

by Unknown (1917 – 1974)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains photographic materials with a date span of 1917 to 1974. The collection mostly pertains to the J. I. Wells Company of Salisbury, MD. Included are four photographs showing the aerial view of pre-construction of the Allenwood Shopping Center ca. 1974, a framed collage containing fifteen photographs of J. I. Wells (at the site known as Beazer East, formerly JB Wells, formerly Coppers/Koppers), and a 1917 World War for Liberty poster pertaining to the 1st Maryland Infantry, Company I at Camp McClellan, Anniston, Alabama, containing the roster of officers and enlisted men.

Associated Subjects: Photography
Identifier: 2012.066
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Myers and Doris Calcott Letters

by Calcott, DorisCalcott, Myers (1917 – 1951)

9 boxes (4.5 linear feet)

These letters were written between 1917 and 1951 by Myers "Jack" Calcott and Doris Gay and chronicle their relationship as it progressed from friends to spouses. Myers and Doris, who were married on June 18, 1929, began writing each other in 1927 and sent many several page letters until Myers' death on July 10, 1951; letters prior to 1927 are primarily from Myers' mother while he was attending the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, as well as some of Doris' personal letters and school certificates when she lived in Charles Town, West Virginia. Myers' worked for the Merchants and Miners Transportation Corporation after graduating, which meant he moved frequently and was often at sea while Doris and their three daughters remained in Charlottesville, Norfolk, and Newport Beach. Myers served on the USS Kitty Hawk and USS Magoffin as a naval reservist. In 1946 they moved into their first permanent home in Salisbury, Maryland but Myers, who had struggled with drinking problems, became a patient at Perry Point Veterans Hospital.

Identifier: SC2017.053
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

The Dole Family Papers

by Dole, Charles E., Jr.Dole, Florence "Margaret"Dole, Robert A. (1917 – 1976)

1 carton (1 linear feet)

The Dole Family Papers consist of correspondence to and from a set of three siblings: Charles E., Robert A., and Florence “Margaret” Dole, during the First World War and the following decades. This collection contains hundreds of letters, spanning from 1917-1976, as well as ephemera such as Christmas cards and family photographs. The letters talk of the brothers’ time in the service during the First World War, as well as daily life in the years after and Margaret's travels.

Identifier: SC2023.013
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Tony Sarbanes Collection

by Sarbanes, Anthony Spyros (1917 – 2021)

7 folders (1 linear feet)

Anthony 'Tony' Sarbanes was an American athlete, scholar, educator, and soldier born in Salisbury, MD in 1937 to Greek immigrant parents. Sarbanes played basketball for Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College), and later embarked on a long career as a coach for various Salisbury schools in basketball, golf, and soccer. After serving as a teacher for several years, Sarbanes served as Vice Principal for several Salisbury schools, eventually becoming Principal for Wicomico High School and the first Principal of Parkside High School.

Associated Subjects: Sports
Identifier: 2017.033
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Willard L. Stevens papers

by Stevens, Willard L. (1917 – 2014)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The Willard Stevens papers are a series of scrapbooks documenting his life’s journey called “Walking Short”. He documents his childhood on the farm in Snow Hill, Maryland, his military stationing in the United States Army Air Corps in Florida, and his ministry years as a Methodist pastor. Stevens also notes national events including racial tensions of the Civil Rights movement, the deaths of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and President John F. Kennedy, as well as the various wars of his lifetime. His papers also document the adoption and citizenship process, he and his wife took to adopt a Korean girl, Robin. His papers serve as a life narrative from 1917-2014 that document his travels from Maryland Eastern Shore, North Carolina, California, Missouri, and Florida.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Methodism • Segregation
Identifier: 1998.121
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

David Grier collection

by Grier, David (1918, 1996)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

This collection contains objects, print and books dedicated to those who served in World War I and World War II. The first part of the collection is a history of the 29th Division. The 29th Division was comprised of National Guard units from Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and Pennsylvania who served in World War I. The roster accompanying the collection is for Company I of Salisbury, MD and dates to October 8, 1918. David Grier’s father was a 2nd Lt in Company I. The uniforms and objects in this collection belonged to Alice Nelson Mitchell. Mitchell was a 1st Lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corp during World War II. David Grier is the son-in-law of Alice Nelson Mitchell. The top hat in this collection was sent by Captain Lee Donald Smith to Bette Grier Graham during World War II. The names on the hat reflect the many places visited by Captain Smith.

Identifier: 1998.144
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Otis S. Twilley Collection

by Twilley, Otis S. (1918 – 1998)

1 carton,  1 oversize folder (2.25 linear feet)

The Otis S. Twilley Collection documents the life and business of Otis Spooner Twilley, founder and long-time owner of the Otis S. Twilley Seed Company. Among the collection are his college yearbooks from the University of Maryland, newspapers containing articles written about his life and business, and seed catalogs from his company dating from 1924 to 1988. There are dozens of pictures of Twilley and his farms, as well as correspondence between him and Arthur C. Abbott of Abbott and Cobb, Inc., the United States Department of Agriculture, and the Wicomico County School District.

Associated Subjects: Agriculture • Farming Life
Identifier: 2021.033
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Wilbur Devilbiss Papers

by Devilbiss, Wilbur (1918 – 1968)

10 boxes (11.5 linear feet)

The Wilbur Devilbiss Papers document the Salisbury Teachers College president's tenure (1955-1968) at the school in the academic years 1956-57, 1960-61, and 1963-64, as well as his participation in higher education through evaluation of regional schools and his studies of state and national education. Included are his alphabetical administrative files for the three academic years listed. Also included are: evaluation materials for Dover High School (1959), Edinboro State College (1960-1961), Newark Senior High School (1955-1958), and St. Michaels Junior-Senior High School (1956-1957); Rotary International (1938-1963) and Rotary Club of Salisbury, Maryland (1944-1945, 1964-1965) documents, and hundreds of publications related to all aspects of higher education.

Associated Subjects: Clubs • College Records • Education • Publications • Universities and Colleges
Identifier: SUA-081
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Chamberlin Family Papers

by Unknown (1919 – 1975)

4 folders (0.04 linear feet)

The Chamberlin Family papers contains information on the Chamberlin family. Included are photographs of members of the Chamberlin family, the birth announcement of Terrence Graham who was adopted by Bill and Terry Graham, and postcards to L. Waters Milbourne who lived in Baltimore, Maryland. Additionally, this collection contains a travel scrapbook from "Ralph, Bud, and Jim's" travels across the United States, the scrapbook includes photographs of Ocean City, Maryland. There is also various ephemera from Washington College, and ephemera from Ralph, Bud, and Jim's experiences while abroad. Additionally, there is a press announcement regarding Alexander Gray Jones's election to the Board of Washington College, a 1964-1965 directory to school officials and teachers of Somerset County, an invitation to the dedication of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and a pamphlet discussing the dedication.

Associated Subjects: Chamberlin Family
Identifier: 2006.280
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Frank Baker papers

by Baker, Frank (1919 – 2002)

4 boxes,  1 oversize folder (3 linear feet)

This collection contains numerous mementos of Frank’s life, in newspaper clippings, photographs, awards, and a scrapbook. The scrapbook entitled “Sex Life of Adak” contains newsletters from his time in Adak, Alaska during his military career as well as comics of the time. A photocopy of the contents of the scrapbook is also included as well as a map of Adak. (The actual scrapbook can be found in box three.)There are awards and certificates from volunteer service, newspaper clippings from his volunteer career, and obituaries for his brother, his sister-in-law, and himself, as well as his birth certificate, and lease documentation for one place that he lived. The collection also contains a variety of play programs from the Community Players and three Playbills, from 1958, 1960, and 1961.

Associated Subjects: Baker Family • Social Life and Customs
Identifier: 2006.146
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment
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Frank Dunbaugh Papers

by Dunbaugh, Frank (1919, 1945)

5 folders (0.5 linear feet)

The Frank Dunbaugh Papers document the activity of a Major in the United States Army immediately following the Second World War. Dunbaugh commanded the Allied Military Government (AMG) in the Hersbruck district of post-war Germany. He discussed how his unit identified former Nazi party members, the interrogation of S.S. officers at a castle, a riot in a Polish refugee camp, the mistreatment of civilians and rape of women, American soldiers being ambushed, American G.I.'s mistreating local civilians and German police, encounters with Russian officers, and meeting concentration and labor camp survivors.

Identifier: SC2016.078
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: View Attachment

Soviet Union Propaganda Posters Collection

by Aurora Art Publisher (1919 – 1944)

1 oversize folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Soviet Union Propaganda Posters Collection contains 23 color posters with images from 1919 to 1944. The posters promote the USSR, communism, and the destruction of the nation's enemies; and, they encourage their citizens to support their nation and troops.

Associated Subjects: Posters
Identifier: SC2020.005
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Deal Island ephemera collection

by Edwards, Henry Shad (1920 – 1940)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

This collection contains checks from the Deal Island Bank from the 1920s through the 1940s, a newspaper article highlighting the community of Deal Island, and deeds from Albert Davis and Elijah Holloway.

Associated Subjects: Land Records
Identifier: 2006.213
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame scrapbooks

by Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame Museum (1920 – 1940s)

1 folder (0 linear feet)

This 124-image digital collection consists of scrapbooks from the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame Museum's collections. Included are newspaper clippings, images, and more related to baseball on the Eastern Shore from the 1920s to the 1940s.

Associated Subjects: Baseball
Identifier: 2019.088
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Fulton Allen papers

by Allen, Fulton (1920 – 1970)

1 box,  2 oversize boxes (3.25 linear feet)

The papers of Mr. Fulton Allen document his personal interests which include folk art, travel, and theater as a resident of Salisbury, Maryland from 1920-1970s. Records include a scrapbook from Mr. Allen’s travels to the West Indies in 1937 with his friend, Conrad Long, as well as photographs and a cast list from the Wicomico Community Players, a local theater group which held productions at Wicomico High School. A second scrapbook features collected magazine covers and advertisements from varying periodicals 1929-1945. Also included are a series of pamphlets providing information on new pharmaceuticals, health benefits and social issues.

Associated Subjects: Graphic Arts • Horticulture
Identifier: 1998.116
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Henry Shipley Parker Papers

by Unknown (1920 – 2012)

2 boxes (1.5 linear feet)

The Henry Shipley Parker Papers contains photographs, newspapers, plaques, awards, certificates and political information ranging from the 1920s to 2012. The photographs include family pictures of Parker's father, wife and other family members. There are also a number of photographs that are autographed including one signed by Senator John Kerry. In the collection, there are also photographs of Parker’s high school reunion and a Wicomico High Class of 1939 class photo. Also included are photographs of the Adkins family, who owned the company where Henry Parker and his father worked for an extended period of time. The newspapers include articles on the Class of 1939’s reunion, accomplishments of both Henry Parker and his father, and articles on projects in Wicomico County. There are many plaques in this collection illustrating the number of accomplishments Henry Parker made in his lifetime. Included are Fire Department plaques for years of dedication to helping different departments and a Baseball Hall of Membership Plaque. Also plaques from Wicomico County for serving the county and for the many things he helped accomplish; such as the Athletic Complex, the Corrections Facility, the Detention Center, help to the Sheriff’s Department and many more. Included is an Apple from the Teacher Award, the Marilyn J. Praisner Public Service award, the Jack R. Nichols Humanitarian award, the G. Maxwell Armor award and many certificates. This collection includes Henry S. Parker’s political information, including voting records, as well as government Political information, including the 1957 Presidential Inauguration Program. Interesting things included are a US district court case involving the Black population in Wicomico county felt they were suffering from a history of official discrimination and a soldiers World War I Bible.

Associated Subjects: Accounting Records • Education • Personal Correspondence • Postcards • Photography
Identifier: 2012.199
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Lawson, Bennett, and Bethard Families Collection

by Unknown (1920 – 1950)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Lawson, Bennett, and Bethard Collection contains photographs of the Lawson, Bennett, and Bethard family members. Most of the photographs do have labels of the people who appear within it. Contained within also includes military photographs of family members. Most of the photographs are from the 1920s-1950s. There is also a family tree for Robert Dale Ellis.

Associated Subjects: Bennett Family • Bethard Family • Lawson Family • World War, 1939-1945 • Genealogy
Identifier: 2009.130
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Maritime and Railroad photograph collection

by Lewis, Robert J. (1920 – 1970)

6 folders (0.06 linear feet)

Series of black and white photographic prints documenting transportation pathways of maritime steamships, tugboats and ferries as well as railroad transportation in Baltimore as well as varying locations throughout the Eastern Shore including Vienna, Pocomoke, Salisbury and Whitehaven, Maryland and Chincoteague, Virginia.

Associated Subjects: Photography • Transportation • Maritime • Railways
Identifier: 2013.087
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Roland Layton Oral History

by Layton, Bill (circa 1920 – 1991)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Roland Layton Oral History Collection is a transcribed oral history of Bill Layton. Bill's brother, Roland Layton, transcribed the oral history. The oral history talks about life in Dorchester County, Maryland from the early 1920s until the early 1990s.

Associated Subjects: Oral History
Identifier: 1996.021
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Rotary Club of Salisbury Collection

by The Rotary Club (1920 – 2020)

7 boxes,  221 folders (7.4 linear feet)

This collection contains documents including newsletters, annual reports, correspondence, and other foundational sources that document the Rotary Club of Salisbury’s activities from 1920 to 2020. The Rotary Club of Salisbury is a branch of Rotary International that also has other branches located in different areas around the world.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2021.029
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

State Normal School and Teachers College Accounting Records

by Salisbury University (circa 1920 – 1967)

21 cartons (21 linear feet)

The State Normal School and Teachers College Accounting Records are composed of a variety of financial records such as transmittal lists, bank and financial statements, payroll documents, purchase orders and invoices, along with correspondence letters that encompass the dealings of the College with local businesses as well as its financial activities from 1926 to 1967, especially between 1929 and 1961 under Presidents W.J. Holloway and J.D. Blackwell.

Identifier: SUA-082
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Virginia Riley Crocker papers

by Crocker, Virginia Riley (1920 – 1945)

16 boxes (16 linear feet)

The collection contains correspondence, photographs, postcards, and pamphlets pertaining to the Crocker and Riley families. Included are over 200 personal letters from Edwin G. Crocker to his wife, Viriginia Riley Crocker, spanning 1942-1945 while he was stationed in India during WWII. Virginia Crocker’s Education Materials, Music Books and Church Group information is also included in this collection.

Associated Subjects: Education • Medical History • Women's History • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2006.138
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Langrall Family papers

by Langrall, H.O. (1921 – 1972)

2 folders,  1 oversize folder (2.5 linear feet)

This collection includes items collected from the Langrall family and given to Dean Langrall from his father, H. O. Langrall, Jr. when the store closed, dating from 1938 to 1972. The collection comprises of the scripts from the WSAL Radio Station where the broadcaster gives a five-minute advertisement for H. O. Langrall Furniture Co. There are also several copies of a receipt showing Mr. Langrall's purchase of these advertisement slots, as well as one newspaper ad for his furniture. Also included are newspaper articles, a marriage certificate for Hubert Orland Langrall, Sr. and Monnie Mae Langrall, 1923, a scrapbook of H.O Langrall Jr's experience in World War Two, and a Sunday school promotional certificate from Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church.

Associated Subjects: Advertising
Identifier: 2012.099
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Leland Starnes papers

by Cloyd, RobertStarnes, Leland (1921 – 2010)

18 boxes (25 linear feet)

Leland Starnes was born in Sandersville, Georgia on February 5, 1923. He served in World War II and attended both Harvard and Yale. Throughout his life, Starnes taught at the Graham Eckes School, the Women's College of the University of North Carolina, the University of Pittsburgh, and Salisbury State College. He worked at Salisbury State College from 1972 until his death on May 14, 1980. The Leland Starnes Papers include production files from Starnes' tenure at Salisbury State along with personal items and some correspondence. Some files in the collection were created by Robert Cloyd. Playbills from unaffiliated theatres (inventory attached) are also included and range from 1921 to 2010. There is also a video created by Starnes' son, Tim, and Gary Weber in 1989 entitled "SSC Theatre: The Starnes Years, 1972-1980."

Associated Subjects: Education • Programs • Theater
Identifier: SUA-002
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: View Attachment

Lynne Hastings collection

by McKim, RandolphWicomico High School (1921 – 1988)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Lynne Hastings papers contains a ledger book converted into a scrapbook of newspaper clippings from the Crisfield Times seemingly all of the articles date from 1921, a copy of the graduating exercises of Wicomico High School, on Firday June 4, 1948, as well as a written copy of "The Second Maryland Infantry: An Oration" by Reverend Randolph McKim (originally orated in 1909) from 1988.

Associated Subjects: Newspapers
Identifier: 2012.203
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Peter W. Whaley Antique Audio Records

by Whaley, Peter W.Whiteman, Paul (1921 – 1978)

10 folders (0.1 linear feet)

This collection contains ten 78 RPM records from the 1920s-1930s. Included are Paul Whiteman records, 1930-31 Hit of the Week records, 1921 Walter Camp's Musical Health Builder. In addition are four postcards of buildings in Selbyville, DE, a commerative envelope from the Doric Lodge No. 30 A.F.&A.M. in Millville, DE and biographical information about Walter Camp and Dale Wimbrow from Wikipedia.

Associated Subjects: Music
Identifier: 2012.075
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

United States Post Office (Vienna, Md.) records

by United States Post Office (1921 – 1954)

7 boxes (3.5 linear feet)

This collection of Vienna, Maryland post office documents spans from 1921 to 1954 with a concentration of material dated between the mid 1930s through the 1940s. The collection includes internal documents issued by the United States Post Office in Vienna, Maryland located in Dorchester County. A variety of printed and handwritten entries on forms were used for documenting the issuance of postal money orders at a time when residents may have lacked individual checking accounts, carrier receipt books for selling stamps and other postal products, cancelled checks, documents for a registry of dispatched items underwritten by the USPO, including C.O.D. mail and insured mail receipts, special delivery mail receipts, “spoiled” mail order inventories, and issues of “The Postal Bulletin,” an internal advisory issued to USPO branches in 1954.

Associated Subjects: Economics • Newsletters • Newspapers
Identifier: 1994.017
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Wicomico Woman’s Club records

by Wicomico Woman's Club (1921 – 2009)

7 cartons,  3 oversize boxes (11.25 linear feet)

The Wicomico Woman’s Club records documents the club’s administrative history and political activities in Wicomico County, Maryland dating from 1921-2009. The documents depict the club’s role in various social movements such as their support of Prohibition, film censorship, and their contribution to several anti-drug campaigns. Additionally, the organization’s many achievements are documented through a series of detailed, handmade scrapbooks dating from 1921-1990. Documents within the scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, photographs, ribbons, and correspondence. Administrative documents include meeting minutes, annual reports, bank statements, and treasury reports.

Associated Subjects: Clubs • Politics • Women's History
Identifier: 2006.184
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Culver Family papers

by Culver, John PhilipCulver, Merrill Gordy (1922 – 2014)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Transcription of the World War I diary of Corporal Merrill Gordy Culver who documented his experience from registration at the Atkinson Voting House in Worcester County, Maryland to his transport aboard the SS MESABA and his service as a gunner who served in various locales throughout France. Also included in the transcription are copies of the letters and cards Corp. Culver sent home to his wife, Lillian, 1917-1919. Culver's wife, Lillian documented her life in an oral history from her birth in 1898 in Philadelphia to the family's move to Salisbury in 1904 and her continuing life and education. The oral history was given to their son, Merrill Gordy Culver III., in 1992. Digital photographs and digital transcriptions of Mrs. Culver's diaries from family vacations are also included.

Identifier: 2014.099
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Milford W. Twilley Papers

by Twilley, BuelaTwilley, Milford W. (1922 – 1993)

3 boxes,  1 oversize box (3 linear feet)

The Milford W. Twilley Papers contain materials that range from 1922 to 1993. Twilley was extremely involved in not only the development of a number of housing complexes around the Salisbury area, but he was also involved in the community. This collection contains newspaper articles and advertisements, personal and business correspondence, photographs, housing sketches, and various pamphlets that all document his life in Salisbury.

Associated Subjects: Newspapers • Twilley Family
Identifier: 1994.026
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Nancy Meadows Collection

by Hall, ElizabethWhitney, Alethea H. (1922 – 1965)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains a sale sheet for Kingston Hall located in Somerset County, Maryland, a souvenir pamphlet from Crisfield, Maryland, a copy of "The Hatchet" from June 1, 1934 from Washington High School, a booklet from the class reunion of the Washington High School class of 1945, a worship booklet from Manokin Presbyterian Church dated October 1952, and an informational pamphlet on the history of Palmetto a cemetery and former mission church belonging to the Manokin Presbyterian Church.

Associated Subjects: Presbyterianism
Identifier: 2007.115
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Recipe Collection

by Calumet Baking Powder CompanyH. J. Heinz CompanySeedsman, R. H. ShumwayWomen's Club of Vienna, Maryland (1922 – 2006)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The recipe collection contains published cookbooks containing recipes from corporations including R.H. Shumway Seedsman of Rockford, Illinois, Reliable Recipes from Calumet Baking Power Company and favorites from the Women's Club of Vienna, Maryland.

Associated Subjects: Recipes
Identifier: 2010.102
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Scrapbook of Donald Beeson

by Beeson, Bessie (1922 – 1948)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This is a scrapbook created by Bessie and Ray Beeson, made for their son, Donald M. Beeson, between 1922 and 1948.

Identifier: SC2022.010
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Stewart J. Pomeroy WWII Coast Guard Papers

by Pomeroy, Stewart J. (1922 – 1965)

2 folders ( linear feet)

This collection contains materials pertaining to Stewart Pomeroy of New Jersey, who served in WWII. Items include discharge papers, photographs, correspondence written to his family from 1942 to 1944, and a journal of the USS Sea Cloud from June 11 to June 28, 1942 and March 21 to 29, 1943, which contains an account of the rescue of eight survivors of the Portuguese schooner Maria da Gloria, which was torpedoed by the U-94. Also included are newspapers from the New Jersey-New York area describing the disaster of the Normandie. In addition, there are several Icelandic ephemera, a 1944 issue of the Icelandic newspaper Visir, currency and scenic photographs.

Associated Subjects: Currency • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2013.023
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Ellen G. Bloodsworth papers

by Bloodsworth, Ellen G. (1923 – 2007)

2 boxes,  2 oversize folders (1.25 linear feet)

The Ellen G. Bloodsworth papers document her educational history at Wicomico High School and Salisbury State Normal School, as well as her interest in Eastern Shore history and her Episcopal faith from 1923-2007. Her papers are represented through graduation and university scrapbooks, high school reunion ephemera, newsletters from Episcopal churches, and newspaper clippings about Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

Associated Subjects: High School • McGrath Family • Pusey Family
Identifier: 2016.092
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

John Hafford Ledgers

by Hafford, John (1923 – 1960)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

These ten ledgers were maintained by John F. Hafford of Washington, D.C. between 1923 and 1960. Hafford was a First World War veteran who worked as a clerk within the U.S. government, specifically the Department of Labor. Throughout the 1920s to 1950s, he bought, sold, and managed properties throughout the D.C. area and western shore of Maryland. His accounts were with various individuals and companies, many of which were indexed at the beginning of each ledger. Maryland properties were primarily located in Anne Arundel county, including Deale and Churchton. Also included are advertisements for his properties and two photographs, one likely of Hafford.

Associated Subjects: Business • Ledger • Accounting Records
Identifier: SC2015.036
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Photograph Files

by Salisbury University (1923 – 2015)

8 cartons (8 linear feet)

The Photographs Collection includes thousands of photographic prints, negatives, contact sheets, and reproductions that document the history of Salisbury University from its groundbreaking in 1923 and founding in 1925 to nearly the present.

Associated Subjects: Historic Buildings • Photography
Identifier: SUA-016
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Records of the President's Office

by Bellavance, Thomas E.Blackwell, J.D.Butler, K. NelsonCaruthers, Thomas J.Crawford, NormanDevilbiss, WilburDudley-Eshbach, JanetHolloway, William J.Jones, JoelMerwin, William C.Page, NaylandSalisbury University. PresidentSmith, W. DouglasWight, Charles (1923 – 2023)

150 cartons (150 linear feet)

These records provide extensive and detailed documentation of many of the academic and administrative activities at Salisbury University from it's conception in 1923 to the present. The university president provides leadership for each of SU’s administrative units and academic units. Many of the records are confidential; individual folders are reviewed at the Nabb Center's discretion, unless express approval has been granted by the President.

Associated Subjects: Education • Public Programs • Universities and Colleges
Identifier: SUA-129
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Waldo L. Dise papers

by Dise, Waldo L. (1923 – 1970)

1 carton,  1 oversize folder (2.5 linear feet)

The Waldo L. Dise papers document his career as a Methodist minister on the Delmarva Peninsula 1923-1970. The collection is comprised of sermons, church programs, marriage certificates and notes related to Waldo Dise’s pastoral work. Photographs and certificates document his collegiate experience, and his service as an Army Chaplin during World War II.

Associated Subjects: Genealogy • Methodism • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2013.015
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Albert C. Smith collection

by Unknown (1924 – 1945)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Albert C. Smith collection contains two documents pertaining to his service during World War II, an honorable discharge and a USA Recruiting and Induction Station pamphlet from the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition, there is a 1924 decree of divorce between his parents, Edward N. Robertson and Emma L. Smith Robertson, giving full custody to his mother.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2007.068
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Diocese of Easton records

by Diocese of Easton (1924 – 2003)

1 box,  1 oversize box (1.75 linear feet)

Diocese of Easton records documents the history of the Diocese of Easton, specifically St. Paul’s Parish in Centreville, Maryland and the Bridgetown United Methodist Church near Ridgley, Maryland on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The materials date from 1924-2003 with the bulk of the material dating from the history of the churches, 1989-1993. The history of the Diocese of Easton is documented in printed histories, maps and newspaper clippings.

Associated Subjects: Religious History
Identifier: 2012.107
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Francis Parker Wicomico County School Collection

by Parker, Francis (1924 – 1961)

1 oversize folder (1 linear feet)

This collection contains two Wicomico County Elementary School report cards for Francis Parker. The first report card is a third grade report dating 1924; the other is a fifth grade report, year 1926. In addition, there is a 1929 Wicomico County Public Schools certificate awarded to Francis Parker for completing his elementary education, as well as, a 1933 Wicomico High School graduation program.

Associated Subjects: Education
Identifier: 2012.111
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Institutional and Accreditation Reports

by Salisbury University (1924 – 2016)

10 cartons (10 linear feet)

This collection consists of the various institutional and accreditation reports related to and issued by Salisbury University from 1924 to 2016. Accreditation reports include those submitted to National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Middle States Association (MSA). Institutional reports include fact books, enrollment data, annual reports, affirmative action reports, master/short/long range plans, and many others.

Associated Subjects: Accounting Records
Identifier: SUA-053
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Peninsula General Hospital Auxiliary Board Collection

by Peninsula General Hospital Junior Auxiliary Board (1924 – 2002)

1 box,  11 oversize boxes (14.75 linear feet)

The Peninsula General Hospital Auxiliary Board Collection, consists of scrapbooks, records, and booklets pertaining to the Peninsula General Hospital’s Junior Auxiliary Board and Senior Ladies Auxiliary. The Scrapbooks are comprised of photos, newspaper clippings, and letters depicting programs and initiatives carried out by the Junior Auxiliary Board over the years.

Associated Subjects: Clubs • Nonprofit Organizations
Identifier: 2000.012
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Salisbury Bicentennial Program Collection

by Insley, Wade H. (1924 – 1979)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

This collection contains booklets pertaining to the Salisbury Bicentennial celebration. There are also materials concerning the local geology, local elections, local geography, as well as a map of Caroline County and a photograph on Annapolis.

Associated Subjects: Genealogy • Maps • Photography
Identifier: 2013.998
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Sylvia Bradley Papers

by Bradley, Sylvia (1924 – 2001)

2 cartons,  3 boxes (3.25 linear feet)

The Sylvia Bradley Papers consist of the student records of the State Teachers College at Salisbury alum, faculty and committee related documents, and the notes, drafts, reference cards, recorded interviews, and original sources of Salisbury's former university historian, Sylvia Stant Bradley. These three categories reflect Bradley's involvement with Salisbury University, especially her research and taped interviews that led to writing "Salisbury State College: 50 Years of Growth" and "Salisbury: From Normal School to University."

Associated Subjects: Education
Identifier: SUA-072
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: View Attachment

Budget Proposals and Reports

by Salisbury University (1925 – 1979)

3 boxes (0.9 linear feet)

The Budget Proposals and Reports include financial documents such as budget proposals, reports, estimates, receipts, and other items dating from 1925 to 1979, though the bulk of the material dates between 1954 and 1970. The 1925-1926 budget consists of a line-by-line expenditure ledger (unbound). The 1952 budget materials include loose reports and financial documents. Budget estimates, proposals, and reports that date between 1954 and 1979 were originally in binders for each fiscal year.

Associated Subjects: Accounting Records
Identifier: SUA-062
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Calendar Collection

by Chamberlin, Robert L. JrCopr 1979 Shaw-BartonWashington, George (1925 – 1953)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains an Automemories of the Nineteen Twenty-five, The Men's Shop, and an Farm Bureau Insurance calendars.

Associated Subjects: Advertising
Identifier: 2007.048
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Campus Publications

by Salisbury UniversitySalisbury University Office of Publications (1925 – 2021)

9 cartons (15 linear feet)

This collection consists of a variety of publications—newspapers, newsletters, and magazines—created by students, faculty, departments, and schools within Salisbury University from 1925 to the present. Included are student newspapers (Holly Leaf, 1925-1970; Informer, 1971-1973; Flyer, 1973-present), literary magazines (SCARAB, 1969-present; Mid-Atlantic Review, 2001-2005), university newsletters (SU News, 1969-present; Academically Speaking, 1987-1995; Saunterer, 1998-present; Sea Gull Sports, 1974-1982), university magazines (Panorama, 2003-present; Re:Search, 2011-present; SU Magazine, 1999-present; Wildfowl Art, 2003-2015), an undergraduate research journal (Laridae, 2019-present), and many other newsletters and short-lived publications.

Associated Subjects: College Records • Publications
Identifier: SUA-033
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

College Financial Records

by Salisbury University (1925 – 1979)

2 cartons,  1 box (2 linear feet)

This collection contains the financial records of Salisbury University during its first several decades of existence as the Maryland State Normal School and State Teachers College. The documents consist of ledger books with finance information dating from the mid-1920s to the late 1970s, with loose memorandums and calculations inside some of the books. The earlier items in the collection contain handwritten correspondence from William J. Holloway, the first principal of the school. Records include student payments to the school, disbursements from the school various Salisbury and national businesses, student refunds, cash payments, receipts, financial aid payments, payroll records, itemized supply and book purchases, and receipts. Records from the tenure of William J. Holloway contain reference to audits of the school by the state, and some refunds not received by students in correspondence and memorandums left inside the ledgers.

Associated Subjects: Accounting Records • Education
Identifier: SUA-076
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Event Calendars and Programs

by Salisbury University (1925 – 2022)

2 cartons (2 linear feet)

This collection consists of calendars and programs from miscellaneous events at Salisbury University from 1925 to 2018, including some that are undated.

Associated Subjects: Programs
Identifier: SUA-057
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Grace United Methodist Church Records

by Grace United Methodist Church (1925 – 2021)

1 box (1 linear feet)

The Grace United Methodist Church Records contains records of the Church from 1925-2021. The records include baptisms and marriages conducted by the church, quarterly conference papers, information on members, and other articles on the history of Grace United Methodist Church. A majority of the articles reference those who were in service to the Church.

Associated Subjects: Death Records • Marriage records • Religion
Identifier: 2022.001
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Minutes of the Faculty

by Faculty of the Maryland Normal School/State Teachers College (1925 – 1952)

2 boxes (0.5 linear feet)

In the early years of the Maryland State Normal School, the faculty assumed many of the administrative responsibilities. Besides determining curriculum, the members of the faculty—among other things— formed committees, planned expenditures, planned school trips and social events, managed the extracurricular activities of the students, and coordinated with the other state teachers colleges. The minutes of the faculty document the weekly and bi-weekly meetings of the school’s faculty members from 1925 to 1952. These loose minutes also included associated documents like reports, notes, correspondence, and other ephemera. These meetings demonstrate the broad roles the faculty at the school assumed in addition to their instruction. There is a gap in the records between 1926 and 1931.

Associated Subjects: Minutes (Records) • Universities and Colleges
Identifier: SUA-045
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Minutes of the Student Council

by Student Council of the Maryland Normal School/State Teachers College (1925 – 1942)

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

The Student Council formed during the Maryland State Normal School’s first year in 1925 and was under the direction of one professor. These ledgers contain the meeting minutes of the student council from 1925 to 1942.

Associated Subjects: College Records • Minutes (Records)
Identifier: SUA-044
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Office of Public Relations Press Releases and Newspaper Clippings

by Salisbury University Office of Public Relations (1925 – 2019)

65 boxes,  1 oversize folder (65 linear feet)

This collection contains press releases and newspaper clippings from the Salisbury University Office of Public Relations. The bulk of materials in this collection date from 1956-2019 and consist of press releases, newspaper clippings, and public service announcements either issued by the Office of Public Relations or collected by them. Newspaper clippings include articles about Salisbury University, as well as other regional colleges and universities and topics related to SU. Clippings can also range from a single clipping to multiple articles distributed by numerous news outlets.

Identifier: SUA-078
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Receipt Books

by Maryland State Normal SchoolMaryland State Teachers College (Salisbury, Md.) (1925 – 1945)

6 cartons (6 linear feet)

This collection of receipt books dates from 1925 to 1945 and includes student financial transactions, petty cash accounts, and school cafeteria receipts that document the financial activities at Maryland Normal School (which became Maryland State Teachers College in 1935 and is now Salisbury University).

Associated Subjects: Account books • Business • Economics • Education
Identifier: SUA-115
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Sports Information Collection

by Salisbury University Sports Information Office (1925 – 2014)

40 cartons (40 linear feet)

The Office of Sports Information maintains the public relations for all Salisbury University athletics, including the production of publications, maintenance of statistics, and the university’s athletics Hall of Fame. It is part of University Advancement and External Affairs and began as part of the Office of Public Relations. The Sports Information Collection consists of materials relating to athletics at Salisbury University from the 1920s to 2014, although the bulk of the items date between 1972 and 2005. While the majority of the items are printed materials, including photographs, slides, and negatives, there are several audiovisual items such as VHS tapes, digital video, and audio cassettes. The collection also includes newspaper clippings, press releases, schedules, handbooks, brochures, and other ephemeral items.

Associated Subjects: Sports
Identifier: SUA-019
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Student Registration Cards

by Salisbury University (circa 1925 – 1940)

4 cartons (4 linear feet)

This collection consists of cards that contain detailed information about students at Salisbury University from 1925 to 19__. Each folder includes the student's registration card. Some also include a photograph of the student and their report cards with class grades.

Associated Subjects: Education
Identifier: SUA-109
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Subject Files

by Salisbury University (1925 – 2019)

4 cartons (4 linear feet)

The Subject Files are documents related to Salisbury University’s history, but have not been included in or processed as its own collection. The documents are arranged into various subjects, which include office names and overarching themes such as event type (Groundbreaking, Memorials, etc.).

Associated Subjects: College Records
Identifier: SUA-018
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Written Works about Salisbury University

by Bradley, SylviaPurnell, HenriettaThomas, Ida Belle Wilson (1925 – 2002)

2 cartons (2 linear feet)

Written works about Salisbury University History by Henrietta Purnell, Sylvia Bradley and other notable Salisbury University faculty members. They were created between 1925 and 2002.

Associated Subjects: College Records • Publications
Identifier: SUA-060
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Allen Historical Society, Dick Porter collection

by Allen Historical Society (1926 – 2000)

1 folder (0 linear feet)

This 8-image digital collection from the Allen Historical Society documents the career and life of local baseball professional, Dick Porter. Included are newspaper clippings, statistics, biographical information, and reproductions of photographs primary from the 1920s and 1930s, with documents dating as late as 2000.

Associated Subjects: Baseball
Identifier: 2019.110
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Alumni collection

by Salisbury University Alumni AssociationSalisbury University Office of Alumni Relations (1926 – 2005)

5 boxes (4.25 linear feet)

The Salisbury University Alumni Association was founded to “develop and foster an abiding loyalty to Salisbury University; promote a professional and ethical spirit; encourage active participation in all activities that pertain to the betterment and growth of the University; unite graduates and undergraduates in Salisbury University; and take such other actions as may be deemed appropriate to promote the interests and welfare of Salisbury University.” (From the Salisbury University Alumni Association website.) The association achieves their mission by hosting events throughout the country to unite alumni, hosting reunions, and distributing newsletters. The association encourages its members to send notices of nuptials, births, and other lifetime achievements for publishing in the association’s newsletter. The Alumni Collection contains proposed constitutions, Alumni Association history, membership and reunion directories, invitations to reunions and other alumni events, wedding and birth announcements, postcards, ephemera, newspaper clippings, newsletters from 1950 to 2005, and a medal commemorating the completion of the Alumni House in 1996. Documents surrounding the Alumni Association’s induction ceremonies from 1931 to 1951 are present.

Associated Subjects: Newsletters • Photography • Postcards • Universities and Colleges
Identifier: SUA-054
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Baseball in Crisfield collection

by Rhodes, Frnak (1926 – 1994)

1 folder (0 linear feet)

This digital collection was collected by Frank Rhodes and documents baseball in Crisfield, Maryland from 1926 to 1994, though primarily in the 1940s and 1950s and also includes a photograph of an 1892 team reproduced in a later newspaper article. The 86-image collection includes many photographs, including one of the Negro League team Crisfield Stars, newspaper articles, team stock certificates (including one for Parksley, Virginia), and written narratives, such as the 1994 article by Scorchy Tawes.

Associated Subjects: Baseball • Photography
Identifier: 2019.115
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Commencement and Convocation Programs

by Salisbury University (1926 – 2023)

7 cartons (7 linear feet)

This collection consists of programs, in addition to other ephemera and planning materials, that document the graduation ceremonies—including commencement, baccalaureate services, and convocation—of Salisbury University from 1926 to 2019. Digitized versions of Commencement and Honor's Convocation programs can be found online here: https://mdsoar.org/handle/11603/10986

Associated Subjects: Education • Programs
Identifier: SUA-027
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Course Catalogs

by Salisbury University (1926 – 2020)

7 cartons (7 linear feet)

The course catalogs have been continually printed since 1925 to advertise—to current and future students—both the advantages of Salisbury University in general and the courses offered by the school. Oftentimes there are descriptions listed for courses and the development of the curriculum can be traced through the various years.

Associated Subjects: Universities and Colleges
Identifier: SUA-026
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. records

by Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. (1926 – 2017)

43 cartons,  3 oversize folders (48 linear feet)

The Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. records are comprised of material related to the Delmarva Chicken Festival and the poultry industry from 1926-2017 (with the bulk of the material dating from 1948-2004), as well as the predecessor and related organizations: Delaware State Poultry Commission and Eastern Shore Poultry Growers Exchange. In addition to the festival records, newspaper clippings related to the mission and vision of the industry document one of the Delmarva Peninsula’s most significant industries through a series of ephemera, photographs and scrapbooks. This collection highlights the impact of the Delmarva Poultry Industry; while revealing the unique characteristics of the festival, for example the large frying displayed yearly at the festival.

Associated Subjects: Newspapers • Poultry
Identifier: 2014.135
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Evergreen Yearbooks

by Salisbury University (1926 – 2005)

25 cartons (25 linear feet)

The Evergreen yearbooks were produced each year by a staff of students who documented the campus events, activities, organizations, graduates, and other features of school life primarily through photographs from 1926 to 2005. Digitized versions are available online here: https://archive.org/details/salisburyuniversitylibrariesnabbresearchcenter

Associated Subjects: Lebo, Alta
Identifier: SUA-020
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Fort Branch Community Club Ledgers (Fort Branch, Indiana)

by Fort Branch Community Club (1926 – 1954)

2 folders (0.2 linear feet)

These two ledgers document the weekly meetings of the Fort Branch Community Club in Indiana between 1926 and 1954. In addition to meeting minutes are newspaper clippings that demonstrate the local publicity the club received. Activities of the club included placing markers on the old fort, feeding needy children, and inviting lecturers.

Associated Subjects: Charity • Clubs • Minutes (Records) • Newspapers • Country Life
Identifier: SC2014.011
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Pocomoke Women's Club records

by Unknown (1926 – 1990)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Pocomoke Women's Club records contains a general history of the Women's Club of Pocomoke, Maryland from 1926-1990.

Associated Subjects: Women's History
Identifier: 1990.046
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Salisbury Campus Elementary School Collection

by Salisbury University (1926 – 1998)

2 boxes (0.75 linear feet)

The Salisbury Campus Elementary School Collection ranges from 1926 to 1998 and contains a history of the campus elementary school, records of students and faculty, newspaper clippings and articles, and information documenting a reunion in 1998. The collection contains photos of events, teachers and students as well as newspaper clippings and articles about the campus elementary school. There are faculty handbooks, student yearbooks, and several report cards of Linda Wootten and Marlene Howard who attended the elementary school in the 1950's.

Associated Subjects: Education
Identifier: SUA-093
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Church Army in the U.S.A. Scrapbooks

by Abraham, Arthur (1927 – 1980)

3 folders (0.3 linear feet)

These two scrapbooks, compiled by Reverend Arthur Abraham, document the history of the Church Army in the U.S.A. from 1927 to 1932 with a 1980 letter. The British organization crusaded by doing "aggressive Evangelistic work under the auspices of the Episcopal Church of America." The scrapbooks contain many photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings, and pasted letters that provide a detailed account of the missionary work primarily in New York, though also in southern states like North and South Carolina.

Associated Subjects: Clubs • Newspapers • Photography • Postcards • Scrapbooks • Spirituality • Voyages and Travel
Identifier: SC2013.078
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Audiovisual Collection

by Salisbury University (1928 – 2002)

13 boxes (7 linear feet)

The Audiovisual Collection contains film footage and sound recordings from various creators and events throughout Salisbury University’s history from 1928 to 2002.

Associated Subjects: Photography
Identifier: SUA-017
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Class of 1930 Scrapbook

by Dryden, Virginia (1928 – 1980)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Maryland State Normal School at Salisbury opened in September 1925 as a two-year college to train elementary teachers on the state’s Eastern Shore. The fifth class to graduate was in 1930. This loose scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and ephemera related to the State Normal School (now Salisbury University) graduating class of 1930. The scrapbook was collected by Virginia Dryden and presented to the school in 1980 as a celebration of the class’ 50th anniversary. There are approximately 30 photographs of students and faculty going about their daily activities, programs and tickets for various social events, newspaper clippings and Holly Leaf issues, theatre playbills, and materials from the 50th anniversary of the 1930 graduating class.

Associated Subjects: Scrapbooks • Universities and Colleges
Identifier: SUA-040
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Gerald B. Truitt Collection

by Truitt, Gerald B. (1928 – 1990)

18 cartons,  1 box (18.5 linear feet)

This collection contains the real estate and business records of Salisbury-area assessor Gerald B. Truitt from the 1960s to the 1980s. The collection consists of land and property emulations for residences and businesses in the Maryland and Delmarva area. It also contains publications and documents related to Maryland and Delaware counties and localities. The collection also contains some publications and news clippings about Ocean City, Maryland resort development in the 1970s and 1980s. Truitt also kept files related to Maryland agriculture from the 1960s to the late 1970s. The assessment files consist of notes, maps, photos, and property value estimates.

Associated Subjects: Agriculture • Real estate
Identifier: 2018.083
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Office of Publication Photographs

by Salisbury University Office of Publications (1928 – 2019)

81 cartons,  1 drawer (82.25 linear feet)

The Salisbury University Office of Publications has produced University publications and are responsible for photographs that correspond with articles inside of the publications. The Office of Publications grew out of the Office of Public Relations and is now part of Advancement and External Affairs. This collection consists of nearly all of the photographs taken by the Office of Publications, including slides, negatives, prints, and CDs.

Associated Subjects: College Records • Publications • Universities and Colleges
Identifier: SUA-031
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: View Attachment

Princess Anne Rotary Club records

by Princess Anne Rotary Club (1928 – 2000)

3 cartons,  1 oversize folder (3 linear feet)

The Princess Anne Rotary Club records document the clubs history from its founding in 1928 until their dissolve in 2000, with the bulk of the materials documenting their most active years from 1959-1979. The records also document their involvement within the Princess Anne, Maryland community. Activities, such as annual Ladies Nights, are documented along with the thanks given to the club for their community engagement in the public relations correspondence folder. Weekly meeting minutes contain the bulk of the records, documenting community engagement, membership, and finances. Year Highlights, wrote by the secretary, are summaries of the weekly meeting minutes for each fiscal year. Membership documentation appear through attendance and membership roll books. Financial records contain annual budgets, donations, and money given to the community. The club’s weekly newsletter, Rotary Tattler, discusses important facts from weekly meeting minutes, membership activity, and community projects. The Princess Anne Rotary Club records, overall, detail the history of the club, how they helped support their community, and who was involved within the club.

Associated Subjects: Clubs • Culture
Identifier: 2017.013
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Records of the Department of Early and Elementary Education

by Maryland State Normal SchoolMaryland State Teachers College (Salisbury, Md.) (1928 – 1985)

10 folders,  1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The Records of the Department of Early and Elementary Education document the creation and revision of the Education Department at Salisbury University from 1928-1985. The records include books and booklets on certificate requirements for teachers, handbooks for affective teaching methods, a register of attendance in public schools, memos, correspondence, and the education departments curriculum revision records.

Identifier: SUA-108
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Records of the Office of Public Relations

by Salisbury University Office of Public Relations (1928 – 2020)

13 boxes,  10 oversize folders (13.25 linear feet)

The Records of the Office of Public Relations include printed material and recorded events that capture internal and external events involving Salisbury University and its students, faculty, and staff from 1928 to 2020, though primarily from 1976 to 2020.

Associated Subjects: College Records • Publications • Universities and Colleges
Identifier: SUA-080
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Thurston Studio Newspaper Collection

by The Salisbury Times (1928 – 1963)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Thurston Studio Camera shop was located at 151 Market Street, Salisbury, Maryland. This collection contains a bag from the shop and a newspaper highlighting the studio.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2008.036
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Travel Diary of Mary Leive

by Leive, Mary (1928 – 1944)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Travel Diary of Mary Leive documents the events of Leive's excursions with her husband, John, across Europe and the Middle East from 1929 to 1944. She describes the places she went, the activities she participated in, the weather, prices of various items, and some of the people she met.

Associated Subjects: Diaries (Women) • Voyages and Travel
Identifier: SC2022.006
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Anna Jones Cooper papers

by Cooper, Anna Jones (1929 – 1948)

2 boxes (0.75 linear feet)

The papers of Anna Jones Cooper document her involvement with Salisbury Teachers College alumni who were enlisted in the different branches of the military during World War II as well as her involvement as head of the STC Alumni Committee. Materials date from 1929-1948 with the bulk of the material dating from 1943-1945, and includes enlisted alumni biographies and addresses, correspondence, and printed materials that feature the enlisted alumni.

Identifier: 1985.022
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Jessie Morris Jones Wicomico High School Collection

by Jones, Jessie M. (1929 – 1978)

4 boxes (2 linear feet)

The Jessie Morris Jones collection has a variety of paper materials. There are yearbooks, retirement notes/cards, class reunion pamphlets, grade/student roster books, pamphlets on graduation procedures, a folder with information on a charter government, and newspaper articles. The Yearbooks and the newspapers associated with the yearbooks range from 1941-1971. The retirement notes/cards include letters and cards to Mr. Jones from students and faculty discussing his retirement, as well as, invitations to retirement banquets and other events. The class reunion pamphlets are mostly invitations and programs, with a few booklets notating what happened to the graduating class after high school. In that group were also two paper weights with a picture of the school and the dates of the graduating classes. There is a large assortment of grade/student roster books from the years 1929-1969. Within those books are lists of names of the students as well as their progress in the class. The graduate collection is a series of programs, procedure lists, and a few booklets on where students see themselves in the future. A large binder is dedicated to articles and policy books on the charter government, or “home rule”, instituted in 1963. Finally the last groups of materials are newspaper articles on a variety of topics. Some are the WiHi student run newspaper clippings, other articles deal with the hiring of new teachers, retirement of old teachers, and school board elections. There is a folder in this group dedicated to all the teacher and school board officials’ retirements from the years 1948-1978.

Associated Subjects: Education • Newspapers • Lebo, Alta • Local History
Identifier: 2012.098
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Maryland State Budgets

by State of Maryland (1929 – 1952)

1 carton (1 linear feet)

This collection contains selected Maryland state budgets from fiscal years 1930-1931 to 1953, but is not inclusive of all budgets from that date range.

Associated Subjects: Accounting Records
Identifier: SUA-075
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Scrapbook of H. Fulton and Blanche Rounds

by Rounds, BlancheRounds, H. Fulton (1929 – 1940)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings collected by H. Fulton and Blanche Rounds of Salisbury, Maryland between 1929 and 1940. H. Fulton was the head of the Salisbury Battery Company. The clippings document various topics related to local news, Pennsylvania events, and telegrams from a visit to Cleveland, Ohio.

Associated Subjects: Rounds Family • Scrapbooks
Identifier: 2019.024
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Children's Educational and Activity Booklets

by Emery, CharlesEmery, Paul (1930 – 1951)

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

This collection contains children's educational and activity booklets that date between 1930 and 1951. Included are two linen books from 1930 (Mother Goose Rhymes and Baby's First Book), three 1951 "New Basic Readers," a 1930 "Work-Play Book," the 1949 Philadelphia Inquirer Our Country pictorial history of the United States for 1919-1949, and Cuddle Bunnies coloring book from 1941.

Associated Subjects: Education • Publications • Youth • Graphic Arts
Identifier: SC2019.008
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Chinese Posters and Publications

by People's Republic of China (1930 – 1978s)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This collection includes Chinese posters, comic book adaptations, and children's books printed between the 1930s and 1970s, though primarily in the 1960s and 1970s after the establishment of the People's Republic of China. Included are: five small Chinese Civil War propaganda posters from Jiangxi in the 1930s; a 1962 comic book adaptation of the movie about "The Five Heroes On Langya Mountain;" a 1969 university student's English notebook that contains dictation of stories about Mao Zedong and the Communists; a 1970 comic book adaptation of the movie "Tunnel Battle;" a 1970 children's book entitled "The Little Red Guard;" a 1972 children's book entitled "Two Grenades" about the Vietnam War; and a 1978 comic book adaptation of a movie about Dr. Norman Bethune.

Associated Subjects: Posters • Publications • Graphic Arts • Military History
Identifier: SC2017.035
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Farm Picker Ticket collection

by Jana, Jerry (circa 1930, 1950s)

2 folders (0.2 linear feet)

This collection contains approximately 435 farm picker tickets (or "checks") from farms in Maryland, primarily on the Eastern Shore. The cardboard tickets/checks were given to crop pickers to turn in for payment and feature the farm name and, occasionally, the location. While most of the tickets were for berry pickers and other agricultural crops, there is one for crabs. Also included are four canning labels for Jack's Tomatoes (Preston, Maryland), Friel's White Sweet Corn (Queenstown, Maryland), Old Wye tomato juice packed by Friel (Queenstown, Maryland), and Friel's Tomatoes (Queenstown, Maryland).

Associated Subjects: Agriculture • Canning Industry • Currency • Crabbing • Farm Life
Identifier: 2019.085
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Federated Garden Club of Maryland, District 1 records

by Federated Garden Club of Maryland (1930 – 2011)

4 cartons (4 linear feet)

The Federated Garden Club of Maryland, District 1 records document the organization’s activities on the Eastern Shore of Maryland from 1930-2011 with the bulk of the records dating from 1987-2008. Regionally District 1 is comprised of Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester counties and their organized garden clubs. Activities including the semiannual meetings, special meetings, horticulture committee, and the newsletter are documented via meeting minutes recorded by the FGCMD secretary. Also included are scrapbooks compiled by the FGCMD historian that document the activities of the varying clubs through photographs and newspaper clippings.

Associated Subjects: Horticulture • Clubs • Land Records
Identifier: 2013.064
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

G. Gorman Brittingham Collection

by Brittingham Plant Farms (1930 – 1950s)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This collection contains a First National Bank of Delmar account booklet that includes clippings with recipes and remedies for the household, as well as approximately 50 strawberry picker tickets from the farm of G. Gorman Brittingham dating between the 1930s and 1950s.

Associated Subjects: Brittingham Family • Farm Life • Horticulture • Recipes • Labor History
Identifier: 2020.005
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Hastings Hatchery collection

by Hastings, Elmer F. (1930 – 2008)

3 folders (0.03 linear feet)

This collection contains material on Hastings Hatchery and its founder, Elmer F. Hastings. Items include a biographical sketch of Elmer Hastings written by Elbert Robbins in 2008, a cassette and CD of an interview of Mrs. Elmer Hastings and Henry Vinyard by Ray Thompson in 2007, two CDs of images pertaining to the Parsonsburg and Arkansas farms. In addition, there are photocopies of brochures pertaining to Hastings Hatchery's baby chick care and management, and pamphlet on the state certification of chicks. Also there are advertisements for the business, and photocopies with legend of an aerial shot of Hastings Hatchery.

Associated Subjects: Poultry • Advertising
Identifier: 2008.006
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Humphreys Lake Photographs

by Unknown (1930 – 1950)

folders (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains two early twentieth century photographs: Humphreys Lake and the electric fountain in the Municipal Park, Salisbury, MD.

Associated Subjects: Photography
Identifier: 2006.041
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Judy Brittingham collection

by Brittingham, Judy (1930 – 1970)

1 oversize box (1.5 linear feet)

The collection of Judy Brittingham contains a series of objects and manuscript records including a granite hitching post from Cherry Hill with the initials ‘L.W.G’ carved at the top, a large wood trunk belonging to the Graham family, Two black and white photos of downtown Salisbury and a small one of a woman. This collection contains a Wicomico Historical Society exhibit folder which contains colored photos, two brochures, four newspaper articles, four thank-you cards/email, and one ‘Wicomico Recollections’ local newsletter addressed to Mr. and Mrs. John Brittingham. This collection goes on to include genealogy material of the Gunby and Graham families such as photocopied photographs of 1800’s family members, family trees, printed-out pages of endless research links with the Graham and Gunby families, newspaper clippings from 1972 celebrating 100 years of the Gunby business being around in Salisbury, printed or copied letters of family members writing to each other such as John Gunby writing to his father and even that of letters written on hotel paper by L.W. Gunby himself in the 1930s. Finally this collection includes a mass of newspaper clippings of events such as shootings, car accidents, and it also has many obituaries and wedding notices.

Associated Subjects: Graham Family • Gunby Family • Scrapbooks
Identifier: 2012.121
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Mary Catherine Burlin Collection

by Burlin, Mary Catherine (1930 – 1954)

1 oversize folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Mary Catherine Burlin Collection documents Catherine Burlin's experiences as a graduate from Maryland State Normal School in 1930. Included in the collection is a photograph from a newspaper, a graduation souvenir book, a booklet with well-wishes from fellow students, Burlin's diploma and the Alumni News Letter from May 1954.

Associated Subjects: Education • Newsletters
Identifier: SUA-102
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Norman Crawford papers

by Crawford, Norman (1930 – 2016)

4 cartons,  3 boxes (9 linear feet)

The Norman Crawford papers consist of the personal papers and administrative records that belonged to Norman Crawford, a majority of which were created during his time as President of Salisbury State College (now Salisbury University), 1970-1980. Although many of Crawford’s personal papers date prior to his arrival at Salisbury in 1970, there are materials, some of which relate to his continuing relationship with Salisbury, that date after 1980.

Associated Subjects: College Records • Education • Sports
Identifier: SUA-014
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Quilt Pattern Scrapbook

by Unknown (circa 1930 – 1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This scrapbook contains quilt patterns and examples of the patterns in illustrated models taken from newspapers and magazines, dating primarily between 1930 and 1945.

Associated Subjects: Scrapbooks • Newspapers • Magazines
Identifier: SC2017.024
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Rebecca Lee Larmore papers

by Larmore, Rebecca Lee (1930 – 1944)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This collection documents the childhood of a Tyaskin, Maryland girl, Rebecca Lee Larmore (later Griffith), from 1930 to 1944. Included are Sharptown and Hebron Elementary and High School report cards from 1930 to 1940 (grade 2 through high school) and a ration book holder with an advertisement for Cook's Cab Service. The rations were issued to the Jones and Larmore family members who lived at the Turnstile Farm in Tyaskin near Coxs Corner in 1944: Irving C Jones, Martha Ellen Powell Jones, Ethel Jones Larmore, Lloyd Lennox Larmore, and Rebecca Lee Larmore. Included are notes from the donor (Rebecca Lee Larmore's daughter), Lee Ellen Griffith.

Associated Subjects: Ration Books • World War, 1939-1945 • War • Education
Identifier: 2021.018
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Victor Lynn Lines records

by Victor Lynn Lines (1930 – 2006)

2 boxes (3.25 linear feet)

Victor Lynn Lines records document the water and freight industry of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The materials date from 1930-2006 with the bulk of the materials dating from the final voyage of the Victor Lynn freighter to the eventual sale of the company, 1951-1961. Newspaper clippings and photographs document the company’s history and accomplishments.

Associated Subjects: Transportation • Business
Identifier: 2006.167
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Wicomico High School Class of 1942 records

by Unknown (1930 – 2002)

17 folders (0.17 linear feet)

Wicomico High School Class of 1942 records document the class particularly Anita Dise Brown and James L. Brown and includes reunion programs from 1957-2002, newspaper clippings, celebratory cards from wedding and birth of a child. Also included are records about infant care, the Bay Bridge dedication and a menu from English Grills and Chicken House.

Associated Subjects: Programs • Education
Identifier: 2013.042
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Aydelotte Family Association Bulletins

by Aydelotte Family Association (1931 – 1952)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Aydelotte Family Association Bulletins contains genealogical information on the Aydellotte family. Additionally, members collected facts and genealogical research articles from members of the family.

Associated Subjects: Aydelotte Family • Genealogy
Identifier: 2009.121
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Branche H. Phillips collection

by Phillips, Branche H. (1931 – 1965)

2 folders (0.01 linear feet)

The Branch H. Phillips collection includes a scrapbook of newspaper clippings from Salisbury, Maryland from 1938 to 1952. The scrapbook was created for John Phillips Strudwick from his grandmother Branche H. Phillips. Additionally, there is a laminated scanned newspaper clipping of the Wicomico High School graduating class of 1931 from Salisbury, Maryland.

Associated Subjects: Newspapers • Phillips Family • Scrapbooks
Identifier: 2011.148
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Delmarva Business Directory collection

by Unknown (1931 – 1967)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The Delmarva Business Directory collection includes many types of directories from 1931-1967 from the Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland and Delaware region. Directories document many different types of businesses, including farmers as well as those who were employed on the Delmarva Peninsula. Also included is a publication on the 1960 population characteristics of the Salisbury-Wicomico Region.

Associated Subjects: Agriculture • Directories • Business
Identifier: 2011.010
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Eastern Shore Lynching Collection

by Messick, Julie (1931 – 1990)

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

In 2011, Julie Messick collected material relating to lynchings on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Her findings focus on two notable lynchings, being those of Matthew Williams in 1931 and George Armwood in 1933. Included is a series of newspaper articles, excerpts from books and manuscripts, a program from a remembrance event, and death certificates.

Associated Subjects: Lynching • Racism
Identifier: 2011.139
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Emily Givans Hagert and Imogene Caruthers Horton memorabilia collection

by Hagert, Christopher (1931 – 2003)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Emily Givans Hagert and Imogene Caruthers Horton Memorabilia Collection contains materials relating to the lives of Emily Givans Hagert and Imogene Caruthers Horton. Items included are a Salisbury State College anniversary booklet, an article about the Wicomico High School class of 1931 written by Dick Cooper, and news-clippings. Also included is a CD containing images of Imogene Caruthers and Emily Givans while at Maryland State Normal School at Salisbury and the Givans family as well as digital images of reunion pamphlets.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2008.095
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Hotel Register

by Unknown (1931 – 1945)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Hotel register from an unknown location, 1931-1945; features guests from Baltimore and Salisbury, Maryland as well as Philadelphia and various other mid-Atlantic locations.

Associated Subjects: Ledger
Identifier: 2009.068
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Leslie Dryden papers

by Dryden, HenryDryden, Leslie (1931 – 1992)

2 cartons,  1 box (2.25 linear feet)

The papers of Leslie Dryden document his and Henry Francis Dryden’s extensive genealogical research on the Dryden, Adkins, and Fleming families from 1931-1992, with the bulk of the materials from 1932-1945. Materials include correspondence from Henry Francis and Leslie to relatives to glean family history as well as corresponding genealogical research, Eastern Shore newsletters, and Henry Francis’ manuscript of his family genealogy.

Associated Subjects: Adams Family • Akers Family • Dryden Family • Fleming Family • Genealogy • Powell Family
Identifier: 1992.013
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Local Political Ephemera

by Democratic State Central CommitteeHannon, Patrick J. (1931 – 2001)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains political ephemera from Wicomico County and the state of Maryland ranging from 1931 to 2001. Materials about candidates are documented via pamphlets and correspondence. There are two issues of Nutters Nuggets and a pamphlet about the downtown plaza in Salisbury.

Associated Subjects: Personal Correspondence
Identifier: 2014.061
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Lucille Horsley collection

by Horsley, Lucille (1931 – 1996)

10 boxes,  1 oversize folder (7.5 linear feet)

The Horsley collection is primarily composed of materials collected, copied, and transcribed by Horsley as a product of her research on Pemberton Plantation, located just outside of Salisbury on the Eastern Shore. Notebooks, genealogy charts, research papers, newspaper clippings, duplications of maps from Maryland’s Colonial period to the present, as well as a personal “vertical file” of information relating to area historical sites, events, and peninsula history, are united to compose a collection of personal papers reflecting Horsley’s interests and life’s work. Horsley’s papers will be of interest to those seeking guidance to primary source materials relating to Pemberton plantation (three miles from Salisbury), and its chain of ownership within the Handy family; her extreme diligence in recording her sources and compiling her transcriptions makes this an excellent starting point for unseasoned researchers of Somerset County. The bulk of Horsley’s research was conducted in the 1980's.

Associated Subjects: Genealogy • Handy Family
Identifier: 1997.015
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Otis R. Parker Collection

by Delmarva Eastern Shore AssociationDennis, John M.Harrington, Emerson C.Ritchie, Albert C.United States Office of Civilian DefenseWoodcock, A. W. W. (1931 – 1950)

10 folders (0.1 linear feet)

This collection contains handbooks for United States Civilian Defense in 1941, the personal papers of Otis Parker, a booklet on the "Old Bay Line: Baltimore Steam Packet Company", a copy of the "Yearbook of Delmarva" from 1932, a pamphlet on the Ulman Theatre, a copy of "Sixty Five Days" which was published by the Salisbury Advertiser, and a copy of the Wicomico County News from May 28, 1931.

Associated Subjects: Handbooks and Manuals • Military History
Identifier: 1998.122
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment
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Winifred Helmes Papers

by Helmes, Winifred (1931 – 2005)

29 boxes (15 linear feet)

The Winifred Helmes Papers document the professional activities of Dr. Winifred G. Helmes from 1931 to 2005 with the bulk of the materials dating between 1954 and 1981. The collection consists primarily of correspondence and documents from her prolific career. From 1951 to 1954, Helmes was part of the executive staff for the American Association of University Women. In 1954, she became Assistant Director of the U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau. She was appointed Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1959. From 1961 to 1967, Helmes served as Academic Dean at the Foxcroft School and at the Samuel Ready School from 1967 to 1968. In 1968, Helmes joined the faculty at Salisbury State College and taught until her retirement in 1981.

Associated Subjects: Government • Public Administration • Women's History
Identifier: SUA-022
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

D. Page Elmore papers

by Elmore, Page (1932 – 2011)

6 boxes,  1 oversize folder (7.75 linear feet)

D. Page Elmore, an Eastern Shore Native and member of the Maryland House of Delegates, as well as a prominent businessman who was the CEO of Shore Disposal, Inc. Records reflect his efforts to support the local communities as well as reflect his personal life.

Associated Subjects: Business • Education • Nonprofit Organizations • Politics • Religious History
Identifier: 2013.022
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Doughty Family Collection

by Doughty Family (1932 – 1992)

1 oversize box (2 linear feet)

This collection contains genealogical material pertaining to the Doughty family in the 20th century. Included are a 1932 Maryland marriage certificate for William Vaughn Brittingham and Theo Catherine Doughty, biographical information on Theo and Vaughn Brittingham and a genealogy report on Francis Thomas Jones.

Associated Subjects: Brittingham Family • Doughty Family
Identifier: 2007.015
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment
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Fred Arnolt Letters

by Arnolt, FredMitscher, Joe (1932 – 1966)

2 boxes (1 linear feet)

The Fred Arnolt Letters were written primarily between 1933 and 1945 from Arnolt, who was a merchant marine in the Isthmian Lines and later served in the Navy Construction Battalion "Seabees," to his parents in Metuchen, New Jersey. From 1942 to 1943, he worked as a technician and engineer for Spencer, White, and Prentis Incorporated in Sierra Leone, South Africa, Iran, and other government-censored locations. Also included are several letters from Joe Mitscher to his wife that are dated 1966; Mitscher wrote about being bloodthirsty and his love for his wife. The attached letters are transcribed.

Identifier: SC2014.049
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: View Attachment

Improved Order of Red Men, Fruitland

by Unknown (1932 – 1960)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

Improved Order of Red Men, Fruitland records documents the chapter out of Fruitland, Maryland, Tribe 149. There are photographs and newspaper clipping of the members of the group.

Associated Subjects: Photography
Identifier: 2015.021
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Old Home Prize Essay collection

by Students from Somerset and Wicomico County High Schools (1932 – 2015)

8 boxes (4 linear feet)

The Old Home Prize Essay collection documents the contest submissions from both Somerset and Wicomico Counties, dating from 1932-2015, with a bulk of the material dating from 1970-1987. The essays cover a wide range of topics all of which focus on the Delmarva area. These topics include towns, houses and buildings, famous settlers, the Chesapeake Bay, and the Eastern Shore’s involvement in the Civil War.

Associated Subjects: Education
Identifier: 2008.133
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Richard H. Hodgson Real Estate Maps (Salisbury, MD)

by Hodgson, Richard H. (circa 1932 – 1950s)

1 oversize box (1.25 linear feet)

These maps of Salisbury, Maryland from circa 1932 were used by real estate developer, Richard Hodgson. The detailed maps, likely based on Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, were filled in to identify nearly every property owner in the city from individual dwellings to corporate owners. There is also a map insert from the late 1950s showing the city of Salisbury with different businesses advertised and located.

Associated Subjects: Maps
Identifier: 2020.012
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Virginia Ayers Satterfield Scrapbook Collection

by Satterfield, Virginia Ayers (1932 – 1944)

1 box (1 linear feet)

This collection contains personal memorabilia of Amanda Virginia Ayres Spencer Satterfield. Included are two scrapbooks relating to her high school experience at Ocean City (MD) High School from 1932 to 1939. In addition there is a ledger book from the Ambassador Apartments/Hotel from 1941 to 1944 which her father, Samuel Jacob Ayres owned and she later owned. The scrapbooks highlight her many activities, love interests and trips while at school. The ledger documents the guests who stayed at the hotel and the revenue accumulated during that period.

Associated Subjects: Business • Diaries (Women) • Genealogy • Historic Buildings
Identifier: 2008.096
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

White and Leonard Drugstore records

by White and Leonard Drugstore (1932 – 1955)

1 box,  1 oversize box (3 linear feet)

The White and Leonard Drugstore records documents the changing storefront window displays through a series of photographs from 1932-1955 in Salisbury, Md. The photographs depict the various types of goods sold, but also highlight storefront design and marketing tools used by businesses. The collection also contains a scrapbook that documents White and Leonard’s newspaper ads during the 1950s. Furthermore the collection documents the Salisbury bicentennial parade in 1932 and local shows that aired on television.

Associated Subjects: Business
Identifier: 2012.031
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Bisker Family papers

by Bisker, Jerome (1933, 1955)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

The collection consists of a 1933 program from Vienna High School, Vienna, Maryland; a 1936 and a 1965 program from Cambridge High School, Cambridge, Maryland; a 1955 program from Salem Methodist Church, Salem, Maryland, and a 1944 guidebook from Salisbury, Maryland, advertising businesses and listing residents serving in the military during World War II.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Business
Identifier: 2017.087
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

E. Elwood Lynch Collection

by Lynch, E. Elwood (1933 – 2002)

1 carton,  1 box (1.25 linear feet)

The E. Elwood Lynch Collection details the personal and professional life of E. Elwood Lynch, and his involvement in mosquito control efforts in Delaware, Florida, and Maryland. Personal items from the collection include correspondence and printed materials. The bulk of the collection consists of photographs, films, and slides taken by E. Elwood Lynch in both a personal and professional capacity during his mosquito control work.

Associated Subjects: Environment • Photography
Identifier: 2019.010
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Evelyn Hamilton White scrapbooks

by White, Evelyn (1933 – 1945)

1 folder (1.5 linear feet)

Evelyn Hamilton White scrapbook collection documents national, international and local events in Salisbury, Maryland. The materials date from 1933-1945 with the bulk of the material dating from the period of World War II, 1943-1945. International and national events including the death of Franklin Roosevelt, the abdication of Edward VIII and World War II are documented through newspaper clippings. Local events including weddings, anniversaries, death announcements and the hurricane of 1933 in Ocean City are also documented though newspaper clippings.

Associated Subjects: Scrapbooks • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2014.056
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Garland Collection

by Armour and CompanyAvon Products, Inc.Burroughs, Laura LeeDelmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.Fostoria Glass CompanyGeneral Foods Corporation, Consumer Service DepartmentLadies' Home JournalLatrobe, Ferdinand C.Lever Golden JubileeZwetsch, James Carlton (1933 – 1965)

6 folders (0.06 linear feet)

This collection contains a book, printed material and several booklets on the subject of homemaking. Included are entertainment tips and recipes designed for rations, seafood, canned meat and party food. Also included in this collection are booklets on the subject of flower arranging published by Coca-Cola in the early 1940's. The majority of the books belonged to Emma Adkins. She purchased the cookbooks in the 1930s and 1940s and used them until her vision failed. The Chesapeake Cookbook belonged to Garland's aunt, Luvicia Frances Adkins Andrew and was purchased in Baltimore.

Associated Subjects: Recipes • Medical History
Identifier: 2005.036
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Ledger of Waller and Phillips Manufactures

by Waller and Philips Manufactures (1933 – 1940)

1 oversize box (1.5 linear feet)

Ledger of Waller and Philips Manufactures and Wholesale Dealers in Mine Props, Piling and Lumber, Salisbury, Md. 1933-1940. Also includes insurance policies for Waller Paving Company, Incorporated.

Associated Subjects: Ledger • Accounting Records • Business
Identifier: 2009.069
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Louise White collection

by Barnes, J.R.White, Louise N. (1933 – 1980)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Louise White collection contains information on downtown Salisbury and the Catholic Church on the Eastern Shore. Included is a copy of the "The Spirit of the Eastern Shore" written by J. R. Barnes and published in 1933. It covers the history of the downtown area of Salisbury, Md. in the early 20th century. Included also is a history of the Catholic parish, St. Francis de Sales and its missions written by Louise N. White.

Associated Subjects: Catholicism • Religious History
Identifier: 1984.008
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

May Day Collection

by Salisbury UniversitySalisbury University Students (1933 – 1963)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The May Day Collection documents the May Day festivities held at Salisbury State Teachers college from 1933 to 1963. Materials include May Day programs, newspaper clippings, press releases, invitations, and correspondence.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: SUA-087
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Phillip Day papers

by Wicomico High School (1933 – 1992)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains pamphlets from the 1941 and 1942 class reunions of Wicomico High School, a coaster from the 1941 reunion, and a graduation photograph and a corresponding photograph of the surviving members of the class of 1942 taken in 1992. Additionally, there are three photographs of the 1933 flood of downtown Salisbury, Maryland.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2012.209
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Vernon R. Whitely papers

by Whitely, Vernon (1933 – 2006)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The papers of Vernon R. Whitely document his life experiences including his trip to the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, time spent in the Civilian Conservation Corps and as a member of the United States Army Signal Service during World War II. Documenting materials include a bound publication from the CCC, photographs and service records from his military service as well as post-war ephemera as a veteran. Materials date from 1933-2006 with the bulk of the material dating from his World War II service, 1944-1945.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Military History
Identifier: 2011.150
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Vernon Shay papers

by Shay, Vernon (1933 – 1970)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Vernon Shay papers document the life and work of Vernon Shay, who was involved in the Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1937, as well as an Army battalion member in World War II. Documenting materials include photographs of Shay, a CCC yearbook, as well as Grace United Methodist Church pamphlets, 1958 and 1970.

Associated Subjects: Photography • Shay Family • World War, 1939-1945 • Lebo, Alta
Identifier: 2009.575
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Wicomico Garden Club records

by Wicomico Garden Club (1933 – 2005)

8 boxes (8 linear feet)

This collection, ranging from 1933 to 2005, contains scrapbooks, roll books, treasury reports and minutes of the Wicomico Garden Club spanning the years 1933 to 2005. The collection also consists of correspondence amongst members, outside vendors, and other clubs. Included are black paper ladies cut-outs and the stands to hold them up and yearbooks from 1935 to 1975.

Associated Subjects: Horticulture • Clubs • Women's History
Identifier: 2008.019
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Maryland Tercentenary and Chesapeake Bay Bridge Dedication programs

by Unknown (1934, 1952)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This collection consists of two event programs: one for the Maryland Tercentenary in 1934 and the other for the 1952 dedication of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

Associated Subjects: Programs
Identifier: 2021.045
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Memoirs and Personal Collections of Anastacio T. Menor

by Menor, Anastacio (1934 – 1980)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Memoirs and Personal Collections of Anastacio T. Menor was begun in 1934 and continued until at least 1980. The journal consists of collected writings from notable authors, philosophers, politicians, and religious works, in addition to original writing by Anastacio Menor that is often signed with A.T. Menor. While much of Menor's writing concerns finding happiness, some of it is whimsical and less philosophical. He often wrote or collected writings about the relationship of men and women. There are also sections with shorthand translations, serial numbers from $100 bills, and a few newspaper clippings.

Associated Subjects: Diaries • Diaries (Men) • Poetry • Politics • Spirituality
Identifier: SC2013.025
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Powell (R.E.) and Company Scrapbook Collection

by R. E. Powell & Co. (1934 – 1950)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains two items pertaining to the R. E. Powell & Company in Salisbury, MD. Included are a 1934 scrapbook of advertisements that appeared in the Daily Times highlighting the employees of the company and biographical information from from the 1950 "The Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia: Personal and Family Records." Individuals covered are Walter J. Powell, Bayard W. Cooper, Marian Evans Powell and William Sewell Powell as well as the company. [MISSING PLAQUES given to Col. Gering]

Associated Subjects: Advertising • Genealogy
Identifier: 2012.069
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Worcester County Soil Conservation Services Collection

by Maryland Department of AgricultureUnited States Department of Agriculture (1934 – 1999)

7 cartons (7 linear feet)

The Worcester County Soil Conservation Services Collection primarily contains photographs, slides, and negatives depicting conservation activities in Worcester County, Maryland (as well as Somerset and Wicomico Counties) between the 1940s and 1990s. These photographs were taken by both the United States Department of Agriculture and the Maryland Department of Agriculture and nearly every image contains detailed descriptive information. Also included are tax ditch plans and specifications that date between 1934 and 1990 and educational resources (such as slide series and VHS tapes) that date between the 1980s and 1990s.

Associated Subjects: Agriculture • Environment • Photography
Identifier: 2018.047
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Christ United Methodist Church collection

by Unknown (1935 – 1985)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Christ United Methodist Church collection contains two photos taken in the 1930s-1940s. The first photo is of the Smith family participating in a church picnic on Maddox Island in Somerset County, Maryland. The second photo is of the "Great House", the last house standing on nearby Fishing Island. According to the donor, the house was still standing in the 1950s. Additionally, this collection contains information on the history of Christ United Methodist Church.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 1995.044
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Collecting Delaware Books collection

by Reid, John P.Shields, Jerry A. (1935 – 1998)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Collecting Delaware Books collection contains two articles of the “Collecting Delaware Books” magazine. The articles included are "What Hath 'Gath' Wrought?: A Collector Looks at George Alfred Townsend's Works", written by Jerry A. Shields, and "Jerry A. Shields 1935-1998: A Tribute", written by John P. Reid.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2009.371
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Crisfield High School Scrapbooks

by Crisfield High School (1935 – 1993)

4 oversize boxes (5 linear feet)

These seven Crisfield High School scrapbooks document high school activities and student achievements from 1935 to 1993. The three earliest scrapbooks focus on the Spinning Wheel Club and the Future Homemakers of America which seem to go hand in hand. The later scrapbooks focus on Crisfield High School sports and the daily events of the high school. These scrapbooks include mainly newspaper clippings but also includes event programs and flyers.

Associated Subjects: Clubs • High School • Scrapbooks • Sports
Identifier: 2019.066
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Marasco Family Farm Photographic Prints

by Marasco Family Farm (1935 – 1942)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Eight black and white photographic prints of the Marasco family farm located in Powellville, Maryland.

Associated Subjects: African American History • Farm Life
Identifier: 2018.054
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Records of the Delmarva Peninsula Golf Association

by Bisker, Richard (1935 – 2015)

3 boxes,  1 oversize folder (3.4 linear feet)

The Delmarva Peninsula Golf Association (DPGA) was founded in 1929 and is comprised of several golf clubs throughout the Delmarva Peninsula. These records have been collected by Richard (Rick) Bisker, who worked as Administrative Assistant for the DPGA. Included in the records are information on the organization’s history and membership, financial statements, tournament flyers and results, meeting notes, correspondence, and scrapbooks spanning 1935-2015 (bulk date 1980-2015).

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2017.094
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Records of the Library

by Salisbury University Libraries (1935 – 2016)

4 cartons,  3 boxes (6.66 linear feet)

The Records of the Library contain records, photographs, and memorabilia from Salisbury University Libraries that range from 1950 to 1990. The University Libraries began as the College Library and was housed in Holloway Hall. In 1957, a building known as the College Library was built. The building was dedicated as Blackwell Library in 1966. In 2016, the library moved from Blackwell to the newly constructed Guerrieri Academic Commons. The records include information on the administration, employees, and changes of the Library. Changes mentioned include the building and dedication of Blackwell as well as the Guerrieri Academic Commons. Ledgers and journals in the collection detail incoming books, fines, and lost books. The collection also includes scrapbooks, photographs, and other ephemera relating to the library. Library publications and material relating to events hosted by the library are present in the collection.

Associated Subjects: Libraries
Identifier: SUA-001
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

William Purnell, Jr. papers

by Purnell, W. D. Bill (1935 – 2015)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

Oral interview with William Purnell, Jr., accompanied by a photographic print album documenting the shanty boats, and gun club sites along Assateague Island, Chincoteague Island and Chincoteague Bay. Also included are two maps noting the locations of the clubs and boats, 1935-1945, 2015.

Associated Subjects: Photography • Purnell Family • Maritime
Identifier: 2015.188
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Baseball in Princess Anne Collection

by Chelton, Don (1936 – 1969)

1 folder (0 linear feet)

This 10-image digital collection was donated by Don Chelton and documents baseball in Princess Anne, as well as Salisbury, primarily from the 1930s and 1940s, but also includes photographs from the 1910s reprinted in newspapers decades later. Included are photographs of amateur and semi-professional teams, some of which individuals are identified.

Associated Subjects: Baseball • Photography
Identifier: 2019.107
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Bradshaw Funeral Home records

by Bradshaw Funeral Home (1936 – 1942)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Series of photographic copies of records from Bradshaw Funeral Home located in Crisfield, Maryland documenting the funeral costs and burial services for the Sterling, Lawson, and Tyler families, 1936-1942.

Associated Subjects: Lawson Family • Sterling Family • Tyler Family
Identifier: 2015.170
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Bradway Republican Club Ledger

by Bradway Republican Club (1936 – 1946)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This ledger was maintained by the secretaries of the Bradway Republican Club from 1936 to 1945. The ledger features detailed accounts of the group's activities from 1936 to 1938 including fundraising, bills, parties and political activities. In addition, there are two short entries from 1946 when Doris attempted to bring the club back.   

Associated Subjects: Politics • Women's History
Identifier: SC2023.005
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Diaries of the Kayser Family

by Kayser Family (1936 – 1946)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Diaries of the Kayser Family were written between 1936 and 1946 by members of the Palouse, Washington family. While it's not immediately clear which diary belonged to who, at least two (1936) diaries belonged to the daughters, Esther and Meriam. The ten diaries are dated 1936, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940 and 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, and 1946. Although there are some gaps in entries, most are complete and filled with details about the daily life of this family. While the family lived in a rural region, one daughter, Meriam, worked as a telephone operator. Most of the entries concern daily life and activities, but others comment on world and community affairs.

Identifier: SC2013.030
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Dinsmore-Turner Family scrapbooks

by Turner, Marjorie DinsmoreTurner, Robert (1936, 1948)

1 oversize box (1.5 linear feet)

The Dinsmore-Turner scrapbook collection documents Robert Turner and his sweetheart, later wife, Marjorie Dinsmore Turner high school years from 1937 to 1941, their families, and their marriage and wedding in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Additional photographs detailing Robert being drafted, his military career, his death and his official burial arrangements in 1944 and commemoration 1947-1948. There are also photographs of their only child from 1944 to 1946.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Military History
Identifier: 2009.571
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Men’s Chorus Ledger

by Maryland State Teachers College Men’s Chorus (1936 – 1941)

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

The Maryland State Teachers College Men’s Chorus was founded in the fall of 1935 and ran through at least 1941. The ledger contains rosters for the Men’s Chorus from 1936 to 1941. It also includes which members attended meetings and when the group performed. The 1936 roster details the voice type of each member. The first 74 pages have been removed.

Associated Subjects: Clubs • Minutes (Records) • Music
Identifier: SUA-050
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Papers of Margaret Jones Bloodsworth

by Bloodsworth, Margaret Jones (1936-1942, 1989-1996)

1 box,  1 oversize box (1 linear feet)

The Papers of Margaret Jones Bloodsworth offer an extensive look into the life of the Margaret Jones over the years when she was a student at Wicomico High School and Salisbury State College from 1936 to 1942. The collection is comprised of print material such as portraits of Margaret, a list of her high school classmates in memoriam, a program for 50th reunion of the Wicomico High Schools Class of 1941, and an information about the State Teachers College in Salisbury, Maryland. Additionally within the collection, two scrapbooks created by Margaret Jones also depict her life experiences during her time attending high school and college, as well as a glimpse into the later years of her life from 1989 to 1996. The collection also includes a photographic print of the Wicomico High School senior class of 1941. Furthermore, the papers of Margaret Jones Bloodsworth help to document and illustrate what life was like for residents in the Wicomico County area in the late 1930s to 1940s.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2017.079
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Spanish Ration Coupons (2)

by Kingdom of Spain (1936 – 1943)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These 30 Spanish Ration Coupons sheets each contain ten perforated individual coupon cards that date between 1937 and 1943. Each complete sheet depicts a range of advertisements from the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War, militias, Fascist and Socialist soldiers, and government social assistance programs. Locations noted on the verso of the cards include Malaga, Valencia, Tarragona, Ibiza, Almeria, Caceres, Segovia, Lleida, Madrid, Vizcaya, Cordoba, and Toledo.

Associated Subjects: Economics • World War, 1939-1945 • Graphic Arts • Currency • Military History
Identifier: SC2016.087
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Student Handbooks

by Salisbury University (1936 – 2006)

2 boxes (0.5 linear feet)

These handbooks were created for Salisbury University students from 1936 to 2006 with the intent to inform them about various campus departments or buildings, guidelines or regulations, codes of conduct, academic support, and other information relevant to attending the school.

Associated Subjects: Handbooks and Manuals
Identifier: SUA-023
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Autograph Book of Pansy Spohn

by Spohn, Pansy (1937 – 1941)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This autograph book was kept by Pansy Spohn of Walla Walla, Washington between 1937 and 1941.

Associated Subjects: Youth
Identifier: SC2018.017e
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Diary of Jennie Myers

by Myers, Jennie (1937 – 1940)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This diary was written from 1937 to 1940 by Jennie Myers, a widowed woman who lived in Leaf River, Illinois. She wrote about her daily life in the village and her time with family including two daughters who lived with her and her son who lived nearby. Myers was also undergoing digitalis therapy throughout the diary and recorded her treatments as "dig." The transcribed diary is attached.

Associated Subjects: Diaries • Diaries (Women) • Family Life
Identifier: SC2013.111
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: View Attachment

Eastern Shore Magazine Collection

by Koehn, Charles Campbell (1937 – 1960)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

This collection contains two issues of the Eastern Shore Magazine dated December 1937 and January 1938 and a copy of the December 17, 1960 edition of the Saturday Evening Post.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2006.298
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

German and Nazi Stereoviews

by Deutsches Reich (1937 – 1946)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These German and Nazi Stereoviews consist of two separate collections of stereoview photographs that were collected by a U.S. Army colonel. Included are two stereoview finders. The first collection of photographs depict the Third Reich's military might and Nazi Party ceremonial events. These 73 photographs, of which there were originally 100, are described in German on the versos, which was translated by the wife of the Colonel who collected the stereoviews. The other collection consists of 36 photographs that show the United States-occupied zone of Germany, which are identified in English.

Identifier: SC2015.017
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Jane Deibert Letters

by Deibert, Jane (1937, 1946)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Jane Deibert letters were written in 1937 in Elkton, Maryland by Jane's classmates. The letters were written as get-well cards after Jane broke her collarbone and also detail games that Jane missed. The letters also wish Jane a Happy Birthday and a birthday party invitation is included with the letters. A little notebook from 1946 is also included and has Jane's purchases written on a two pages, but the rest is left blank. A photograph of Jane as a baby with an older woman is included as well as a photograph of Jane's father.

Associated Subjects: Education • Personal Correspondence • Youth
Identifier: SC2013.087
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Joseph Long Papers

by Long, Joseph L. (1937 – 2005)

8 cartons,  3 oversize boxes (11.25 linear feet)

Joe Long was an American athlete, soldier, railroad worker, and politician born in 1921 in Delmar, Maryland. The Joe Long collection contains material compiled by Joe Long and his wife Mabel, who acted his campaign manager during campaigns. Materials included are newspapers, government bills, speeches, cards, letters, books, scrapbooks, and photographs compiled and saved by the Longs since the late 1930's.

Identifier: 2011.137
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment
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Laurel-Thomas Young Collection

by Young, Thomas (1937 – 2000)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The Laurel-Thomas Young Collection mostly documents the life of "Tommy" Young from 1937 to 1948 while he was a teenager and student at State Teachers College in Salisbury. The collection includes a photograph of the 1937 Salisbury Indians, Eastern Shore League baseball team, a scrapbook of S.T.C. baseball clippings and dance cards, and two issues of The Holly Leaf. Also included is a postcard from Salisbury State University and a metal button which reads "Salisbury State Go Gulls."

Associated Subjects: Baseball • Education • Newspapers • Postcards • Scrapbooks • Student
Identifier: SUA-100
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Ledger of Dr. Clark Hancock

by Hancock, Clark (1937 – 1947)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This ledger was kept by Clark Hancock, a doctor from Smith Center, Kansas between 1937 and 1942, and also includes enclosed letters that date to 1947. Hancock recorded the names of townspeople from the farming community who paid for treatment, usually with goods such as melons, apples, potatoes, onions, turkey, milk, eggs, lettuce, chickens, or by chopping wood and ironing. The letters included are between Clark and an itinerant evangelist preacher, Henry Clarence Hall.

Associated Subjects: Ledger • The Great Depression • Country Life • Medical History
Identifier: SC2015.038
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Nazi Photograph Postcards

by Deutsches Reich (circa 1937 – 1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These two Nazi Photograph Postcards both contain one photograph of German Nazis and an accompanying song. The two songs featured are translated as "Why is it then that Girls Love Soldiers?" and "As in your Little Flower Garden." Also included are three stamps depicting Adolf Hitler.

Associated Subjects: Antisemitism • Postcards • World War, 1939-1945 • Military History
Identifier: SC2015.009
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Richard Malone papers

by Malone, Richard (1937 – 1957)

3 folders (0.03 linear feet)

Richard Malone papers, document his military career in World War II and his education in Salisbury, Md. His papers include his athletic certificates from Wicomico High School, as well as papers documenting his time in the United States Navy as a Pharmacist's Mate/Medical Assistant. Malone was a naval corpsman. Military papers include correspondence and a newspaper clipping regarding his injuries at Guam, his discharge papers, and correspondence from the Veterans Administration regarding his life insurance policy.

Identifier: 2014.098
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Spanish Ration Coupons

by Kingdom of Spain (1937 – 1953)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These 12 Spanish Ration Coupons sheets each contain ten perforated individual coupon cards that date between 1937 and 1953, with the bulk dating between 1937 and 1943. Each complete sheet depicts a range of advertisements from the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War, militias, youth organizations, and government social assistance programs. Locations noted on the verso of the cards include Malaga, Toledo, Valencia, Almeria, Huesca, Murcia, Galicia, Tarrega, Lerida, Avila, and Barcelona. The items that could be redeemed for these coupons also vary.

Associated Subjects: Currency • Economics • Graphic Arts • Military History • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: SC2013.103
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Spanish Ration Coupons (3)

by Kingdom of Spain (1937 – 1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These Spanish ration coupons were used during the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War as a means to purchase rationed food. They depict scenes of the wars, in addition to religious imagery in celebration of Holy Week.

Associated Subjects: Economics • World War, 1939-1945 • Graphic Arts • Currency • Military History
Identifier: SC2015.042
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Student Record Cards

by Salisbury University (1937 – 1953)

23 boxes (23 linear feet)

This collection consists of cards (originally called coupons) that contain detailed information about students at Salisbury University from 1937 to 1953. Each card represents a student’s work in one course—providing the course name, professor, semester, grade, and days absent—and students have multiple cards for each semester.

Associated Subjects: Education
Identifier: SUA-058
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Victor Brockenborough Letters

by Brockenborough, VictorHardy, VictoriaPray, MargaretSkillman, Mabel (1937 – 1946)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The Victor Brockenborough Letters are a collection of letters written to and by Victor Brockenborough between 1937 and 1946. The letters written between 1937 and 1942 are from Victor's godmother, Victoria Hardy, who lived in Spring Lake, New Jersey and Charleston, South Carolina. Some of the letters from Victoria are addressed to Victor's, Julie Brockenborough. The letters written in 1943 were mostly by Victor's pen pal, Margaret Pray, from Brooklyn, New York, but others were from Victor's twin brother, Billy, and one of his sister's friends, Mabel Skillman. The majority of the remaining letters in the collection were written by Victor to his girlfriend, Effie Shores, from Chicago, Illinois, and date from 1944 to 1946. These letters trace Victor and Effie's relationship from their first letter to their marriage. Contents of the letter include wedding plans, as well as Victor's training as a Naval electrician, his time on base in Hampton, Virginia and Glenview, Illinois, and his eventual discharge. He continued to write Effie after returning home to Corona, New York and she eventually joined him there. Other letters from 1944-1946 are from family member or friends. Included in the collection are photographs of friends and family members along with a comic strip.

Identifier: SC2014.048
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: View Attachment

Wicomico High School Newspapers

by Wicomico County Board of Education (1937 – 1942)

1 oversize box (2 linear feet)

This collection contains a collection of the Wi-Hi News, a student newspaper from Wicomico High School, Salisbury, Maryland, ranging from 1937 to 1942, 1959. The newspaper focused on local events, student life, and national events, such as World War II.

Associated Subjects: Newspapers
Identifier: 2006.013
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Christopher Moore collection

by Moore, Christopher (1938 – 2015)

1 oversize folder (0.2 linear feet)

This collection includes photographs and ephemera collected by Christopher Moore and document the development of Salisbury, particularly the Downtown Plaza and the “old” Salisbury Mall between 1938 and 1989 (with one bumper sticker from 2015).

Associated Subjects: Business
Identifier: 2023.047
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Diary of Margaret Brill Ziesemer

by Ziesemer, Margaret Brill (1938 – 1941)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Diary of Margaret Brill Ziesemer documents the life of a woman in pre-World War II America from 1938 to 1941. During her almost daily accounts, Margaret describes the days events, the health of her family and friends, if someone has died, and usually the weather. Margaret lived with her widowed mother and in one entry recounts the anniversary of her father's death. At the end of the diary, on December 7th, she writes that Japan has declared war. The diary concludes with a list of Christmas presents the family has given and received for Christmas in 1941.

Associated Subjects: City and town life • Diaries • Diaries (Women) • Family Life
Identifier: SC2020.031
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Fruitland Shirt Company collection

by Fruitland Shirt Company (1938 – 1940)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Fruitland Shirt Company includes one folder of documents related to the company's production. Included are dozens of payroll checks with employee names, a February 1939 issue of "The Needle's Eye," a Sears catalog, and a December 1938 issue of "Nation's Business." Most of the documents include the name of the Fruitland Shirt Company manager, H.J. Venables.

Associated Subjects: Industry
Identifier: 2020.017
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment
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Major George W. Fisk Papers

by Fisk, George W. (1938 – 1946)

1 folder,  1 oversize folder (0.2 linear feet)

The Major George W. Fisk papers document Fisk's experiences as a Major during World War II. The materials range from 1938 to 1946. Within the collection are photographs of Major Fisk and the Division Staff of the 2nd Infantry Division, a map of Western Europe with his route marked, a typed memoir, two books about the 2nd Infantry Division, two stamp albums for the purchase of war bonds, Maj. Fisk's uniform jacket and pants, and Maj. Fisk's wool army blanket.

Identifier: SC2021.004
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Mary Louise White Ash collection

by Sullivan, Isaac (1938 – 1944)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Mary Louise White Ash Collection contains Isaac Sullivan's book for a memorandum for ages, marriages, and deaths. The collection also contains materials collected by Mary Louise White Ash and preserved from her association with State Teachers College in Salisbury, Maryland. There are also newspaper clippings related to education and summer schools. Also included is an "Elementary News" book from 1940.

Associated Subjects: Education
Identifier: 1998.129
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Scrapbook of International Newspaper Clippings

by Langrall, Monnie (1938 – 1940)

1 oversize box (1.5 linear feet)

The International Clippings scrapbook documents the happenings on a global scale prior to the breakout of World War II, 1938-1940. Documented events and people include King George VI and Queen Elizabeth; the Rape of Nanjing and Japanese troops in China; Franklin D. Roosevelt's defense plans; the rise of the Nazi party; and Hollywood entertainers including Roy Rogers and Orson Wells.

Identifier: 2015.165
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Seaford Nylon Plant newsletters

by Seaford Nylon Plant, DuPont Corporation (1938 – 2002)

3 boxes,  2 oversize folders (3 linear feet)

The Seaford Nylon Plant was the centerpiece of Seaford, Delaware for many years, this included the production of the factory newsletter, The Threadline.  Contained within this collection, the newsletter documents the day to day lives of the factory workers, 1938-2002. This included, company picnics, bowling nights, fox hunts, and special events in staff members lives. It even includes poems and paintings by staff. In the Threadline’s combined 54 year run, in addition to employee life, it covered the expansion, and problems of the Nylon factory. The Threadline also shows how Seaford employees where treated. DuPont would reward company service with company made products and service emblems, even producing booklets to show said rewards.  

Associated Subjects: Newsletters • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2017.027
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

William and Betty Morgan papers

by Morgan, William (1938 – 1953)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

The papers of William and Betty Morgan document their financial practices as residents of 200 East Church Street, Salisbury, Maryland and members of the Farmers and Merchants Bank, 1950-1953. Additionally, William Morgan's 1938 Pinehurst Elementary School diploma and a record from Holloway Funeral Home documents the cost of the 1941 funeral of John Earnest Moore, William's grandfather are also included.

Associated Subjects: Accounting Records
Identifier: 2016.094
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment
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Alvin and Dorothy Piegols Papers

by Piegols, AlvinPiegols, Dorothy (1939 – 2024)

2 boxes,  2 oversize folders (1.75 linear feet)

The Alvin and Dorothy Piegols papers document the experiences of Alvin Piegols as he served in the Army during World War II and of his fiancée, Dorothy Cannon, who was studying to be a nurse at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. The materials date between 1939 and 2024, with the bulk of the textual materials dating between 1939 to 1947. Items in the collection include "the Scalpel" yearbook, correspondence between Dorothy and Alvin, newspapers, photographs from Alvin's tour in Europe, postcards of German towns, programs and pamphlets, publications about Alvin's battalion, the Thunderbolts, and artifacts such as Alvin's military patches, German pins, a Nazi flag, and a wooden crucifix. Family photographs document Dorothy and Alvin's marriage and family and date from 1943 to 1992.

Identifier: SC2021.005
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Bernie Sparks collection

by Caesar Rodney High School (1939, 1966)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Bernie Sparks papers document material culture of Delmarva in the early to mid-twentieth century. Documenting materials include a play program from Caesar Rodney High School in Camden, Delaware in 1939 and a magnetic tape reel of the 7th Annual Barbershop Show of October 1966.

Associated Subjects: Programs • Public Programs • Education
Identifier: 2011.155
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Ledger (Cortland, New York)

by Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (1939 – 1967)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

This ledger was maintained by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in Cortland, New York between 1939 and 1967. Included are membership lists, cash reports, and annual reports, as well as several loose letters.

Associated Subjects: Clubs • Labor History • Minutes (Records)
Identifier: SC2014.041
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Diaries of Elaine Zold

by Zold, Elaine (1939 – 1945)

3 folders (0.2 linear feet)

These diaries were written in 1943 and 1945 by Elaine Zold of Chicago, Illinois. Zold was a dancer and USO performer who traveled the United States and wrote extensively about her performances, life on the road, and other activities on hotel stationery and other notepads. She kept a compiled record of each of her performances from 1939 to 1945 and a notepad to practice her signature. While most of Zold's diary entries chronicle her tours throughout the United States, she also visited and performed in Italy in late 1945.

Identifier: SC2016.042
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: View Attachment

Diary of Marion Beers

by Beers, Marion (1939 – 1944)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Diary of Marion Beers documents the life of a young girl from Norwalk, Connecticut between 1939 and 1944. Beers was 11 when she began the diary and wrote about how she attended roller skating parties, rode her bike, and played with dolls. Although her entries over the years are sporadic, it is evident that Beers had grown up through her discussions about boys, ice cream parlor dates, and people going off to war. She also wrote about rationing and her teacher enlisting in the armed forces.

Associated Subjects: Diaries • Diaries (Women) • Military History • World War, 1939-1945 • Youth
Identifier: SC2014.043
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Diary of W.L. Goodmanson

by Goodmanson, W.L. (1939 – 1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Diary of W.L. Goodmanson was written by a Medical Corps soldier from Oregon who was stationed in the Pacific Theater during the Second World War. Goodmanson enlisted in 1939, but the bulk of his entries were written in 1944 and 1945. He discussed the places he saw, things he missed back home, and the visuals of various battles. In the beginning of the diary, he listed his personal information, general timeline of events, his awards, officers, and his "buddies."

Identifier: SC2016.006
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

English and American Photographers' Correspondence

by Church, GeorgeRosenblohm, William (1939 – 1940)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This collection contains the correspondence of two photographers-- an Englishman and an American--between 1939 and 1940. Also included are several photographs and negatives of England and Germany, one of which features Nazi flags behind a statue of King Wilhelm. The photographers wrote letters to and from about their love of photography, but also commented on the escalation of the Second World War. The men, who were both 27 years old, were William Rosenblohm of Mt. View, New Jersey and George Church of Barking, Essex.

Identifier: SC2014.010
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

French World War II Postcards

by Bernard, Jean (circa 1939 – 1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This set of 12 World War II postcards are written in French and date from circa 1939 to 1945. The art on the postcards were drawn by Jean Bernard and portray soldiers from both sides of the war.

Associated Subjects: Postcards • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: SC2022.009
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

J.D. Blackwell Papers

by Blackwell, J.D. (1939 – 1947)

1 box (3 linear feet)

These documents are correspondence, memos, press releases, and other media belonging to Jefferson Davis Blackwell, President of the State Teachers College at Salisbury from 1935 to 1955. The bulk of matierials in this collection date from 1940-1948, and specifically the years of the Second World War. The collection documents STC correspondence to and from Blackwell, events, employment, programs, academic curriculum, construction, budgeting, supply requisitions, student lists, grades, staff lists. Also included are letters to and from the registrar and other administration copied for the president.

Associated Subjects: Education • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: SUA-077
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Scrapbook of Marian Geiger

by Geiger, Marian (1939 – 1948)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This scrapbook was kept by Marian Geiger from 1939 to 1948 and it primarily documents her travels throughout Mexico, especially in 1940, but also in 1944 and 1948. Included are handwritten letters and notes, newspaper articles, and many ephemeral items such as receipts, ticket stubs, business cards, maps, and menus.

Associated Subjects: Scrapbooks • Voyages and Travel
Identifier: SC2019.002
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

World War II Propaganda and Exhibit Poster Collection

by American Library AssociationNational Archives and Records Administration (1939, 2003)

1 oversize folder (0.1 linear feet)

The World War II Propaganda and Exhibit Poster collection includes an advertisement poster, two American propaganda posters used during World War II and a 33 poster exhibit entitled "The World in Flames: WWII" that feature documents and photographs from the National Archives.

Associated Subjects: Graphic Arts • Posters • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: SC2021.001
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

20th Century Cookbook Collection

by Bratten, Lynn (1940 – 2013)

3 cartons (3.5 linear feet)

These cook books, most of which were created in the 20th century and some in the early 2000s, were collected by Lynne Bratten of Salisbury, Maryland. While some are pamphlets from food corporations like Betty Crocker, Campbell's, or Pillsbury, others are from smaller church groups in places like Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Several cook books are widely distributed and include books about 15th century cooking, colonial recipes, and American home cooking in general. However, most of the cookbooks are either produced by a food corporation or a small collective of people.

Associated Subjects: Publications • Medical History
Identifier: SC2018.029
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

American Labor Poster Illustrations

by International Photo Engravers Union (circa 1940s)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These approximately 50 pages contain cartoons that support American unions and laborers in general from the 1940s. The cartoons were intended to be used on posters and examples of how to use the illustrations in a layout are included on the pages. Each page contains several illustrations and the depictions range from laborers standing up to capitalists to references to the Taft-Hartley Act.

Associated Subjects: Graphic Arts • Labor History
Identifier: SC2016.027
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Blackfeet Indian Tribe Prints

by Great Northern Railway Company, Inc. (1940)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Blackfeet Indian Tribe Prints contains 24 color prints of the Blackfeet Indian Tribe from 1940. Included with the images is a booklet entitled, "Out of the North: A Brief Historical Sketch of the Blackfeet Indian Tribe" by Frank Bird Linderman.

Associated Subjects: Native American History
Identifier: SC2020.006
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Bollywood Posters

by Unknown (circa 1940s)

1 drawer (0.1 linear feet)

These ten posters were advertisements for Bollywood films in India in the 1940s.

Associated Subjects: Posters • Graphic Arts
Identifier: SC2013.071
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Bounds-Vickers papers of Worcester County Historical Society

by Eversman, Merrill F. (1940s)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection consists of printed material, ephemera, photographs and memobralia pertaining to George Repold Vickers IV and his wife, Martha Bounds. Included are Vickers family histories, Societies of Colonial Wars and of the Cincinnati applications and correspondence, dance recital programs, and kennel club ribbons.

Associated Subjects: Vickers Family
Identifier: 2013.031
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Carey Family Photographs

by Unknown (circa 1940)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Carey Family Photographs Collection contains photographs of Carey family members. The photographs take place in the early to mid-1900s in Fruitland, Maryland. The photographs are photocopies.

Associated Subjects: Carey Family • Photography
Identifier: 1995.034
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Century of Delineator Girls print

by Butterick Publishing Company (circa 1940)

1 oversize folder (2.5 linear feet)

Print of "A Century of Delineator Girls, 1824-1904," depicting women in differing types of ladies fashions from the 19th-early 20th centuries. The histories of Butterick Publishing Company and Delineator Magazine are is printed on the verso.

Associated Subjects: Graphic Arts • Women's History
Identifier: 2014.997
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Charles A. Holland, Jr. papers

by Holland, Charles (1940 – 1960)

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

The papers of Charles A. Holland, Jr. document his military service with the United States Army Air Corps, 1941-1945. Mr. Holland’s military activities are documented via issued special orders, certifications, proceeding specifications, pay allowance and photographs. Also included are a series of hand-drawn political cartoons depicting his rank-in-file men and newspaper clippings.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Military History
Identifier: 2012.211
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Clyde Twilley papers

by Twilley, Clyde (1940 – 1960)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Ephemera of Clyde Twilley including a business card from Tull and Jones, a Salisbury, Maryland automotive repair shop; a basket sign for Evergreen Brand Broccoli grown by Mr. Twilley, a 78 RPM demo from Watson's Smoke House, and a copy of Friends magazine, May 1940.

Associated Subjects: Twilley Family
Identifier: 2014.146
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Crisfield Budget and Audit records

by Unknown (1940 – 1955)

4 folders (0.04 linear feet)

The Crisfield Budget and Audit records contain a series of audits for the city of Crisfield, Maryland, 1951-1955; additional materials include the city's yearly budget information from 1940-1952.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2006.404
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Della Andrew Postcard Collection

by Artvue Post Card Co.Dexter Press, Inc.H. S. Crocker., Inc.Pulling, Richard C.Sweet, OzzieTawes PhotographicThe Collotype Co.The Harry P. Cann & Bro. Co.The Mayrose Co.Traub, David E. (1940 – 1960)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains various postcards from the 1940s and 1950s and contains correspondence between Della Andrew and her family and friends.

Associated Subjects: Fishing • Postcards
Identifier: 2009.311
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Diary of an Ohio Woman

by Unknown (1940 – 1942)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This diary was written between 1940 and 1942 by an unidentified woman who lived near Urbana, Ohio. The author wrote about family and church matters. She also included address and recipes in the back.

Associated Subjects: Diaries • Diaries (Women) • Family Life
Identifier: SC2014.037
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Diary of Anne Middendorf

by Middendorf, Anne (1940 – 1941)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This diary was written by 8 year old Anne Middendorf of Woodstock, New York in 1940 and 1941. The young girl wrote and collected many poems, drew pictures, and wrote entries in her diary that included accounts of her daily life and fictional stories.

Associated Subjects: Diaries • Diaries (Women) • Poetry • Youth
Identifier: SC2016.044
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Diary of Lucile Roberts

by Roberts, Lucile (1940 – 1944)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Diary of Lucile Roberts documents the daily life and struggles of a Benning, District of Columbia woman from 1940 to 1944. Lucile and her husband, Albert, had one child (Jack) when the diary began in 1940 and welcomed another in 1944 (William). She wrote frequently about her home life, Albert's difficulty finding employment, and rationing during the Second World War.

Identifier: SC2013.126
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Ducky Detweiler collection

by Detweiler, Ducky (1940 – 1998)

1 folder (0 linear feet)

This 1,767-image digital collection documents the baseball career of Robert "Ducky" Detweiler, primarily in the 1940s and 1950s, though including documents up to his induction to the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998. Included are photographs, artifacts, a personal narrative by Detweiler, audiovisual items, programs, and many chronological scrapbooks maintained by Detweiler's wife. While Detweiler's career spans Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New York, the collection primarily documents his experience in Federalsburg, Maryland where he played on, and later managed, the Federalsburg Athletics.

Associated Subjects: Baseball
Identifier: 2019.077
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Forest Fire History of Wicomico County (Maryland) newspaper clippings

by Salisbury University Students (1940 – 1955)

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

This collection contains newspaper articles documenting the history of forest fires in Wicomico County, Maryland between 1940 and 1955.

Associated Subjects: Environment • Forestry
Identifier: 2007.128
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Frank A. Baker Collection

by Baker, Frank (1940 – 1986)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Frank A. Baker Collection contains contains ephemera from the production of "On Golden Pond" preformed by the Community Players of Salisbury. There are also passenger lists, and a travel guide regarding Frank Baker's travel for this performance. There are also certificates relating to Frank Baker, for appreciations and to teach about alcoholism. There are also photograph of family members of Frank Baker.

Associated Subjects: Baker Family
Identifier: 2006.255
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Frank Lane Holland Papers

by Holland, Frank L. (1940 – 1970)

13 folders (0.02 linear feet)

This collection contains materials relating to Lieutenant Colonel Frank Lane Holland and his military service during World War II. The materials include newspaper clippings, war correspondence, telegrams, Japan POW correspondence,two photographs of William Pease and Louise Pease, military service medals and a black leather zippered pouch.

Identifier: 2006.397
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

French Anti-Communist Leaflet

by Unknown (circa 1940)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This French leaflet from 1940 depicts a hand with the Star of David holding a communist flag in 1944 that had evolved from the French flag in 1941. The text roughly states, "It's with your own blood that your flag will be blushed."

Associated Subjects: Antisemitism • Posters • World War, 1939-1945 • Graphic Arts • Military History
Identifier: SC2016.028
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

German Campaign in Poland Stereoview Photograph Book

by Hoffmann, HeinrichRaumbild Verlag (1940)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These 99 stereoview photographs were taken by Heinrich Hoffmann and published by Raumbild Verlag in 1940. The photographs depict the German campaign in Poland in 1939. The metal folding stereoviewer is included. The book contains a written description of the campaign accompanied by maps and photographs of military commanders.

Associated Subjects: Photography • World War, 1939-1945 • Military History
Identifier: SC2017.034
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Hamburg S.A. Song Booklet

by Unknown (circa 1940)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Hamburg S.A. Song Booklet contains a songbook of the Hamburg Division of the SA and each page has a song or chant which were used as propaganda for the Nazis.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2007.050
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

J. Marshall Stewart papers

by Unknown (circa 1940 – 1966)

2 folders,  1 folder (4.75 linear feet)

The papers of J. Marshall Stewart document his career with Victor Lynn Lines as well as his civic service to the Eastern Shore and the city of Baltimore from 1940-1966. His activities are documented via photographs, certificates and artifacts that include an 1801 reproduction map of the city of Baltimore and a Baltimore sesquicentennial commemorative plate. Also included is an extensive family history of the Andrew and Joanne Stewart Hall family which includes memoirs from associated family members and was produced in 2008.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2013.056
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

James Welsh collection

by Welsh, James (1940 – 2013)

11 cartons,  76 drawers (163 linear feet)

Dr. James M. Welsh joined the English faculty at Salisbury State College (now Salisbury University) in 1971 and co-founded Literature/Film Quarterly in 1973 with Tom Erskine. For many years, he reviewed films in local newspapers and television. The James Welsh Collection includes Welsh's film reviews from the 1970s to 2013, as well as approximately 2600 film press kits, lobby cards, and press books that were used to write the reviews and 600 u-matic videotape audiovisual press kits used for television. Also included are many film studies journals that date from the 1940s to 2009, an almost complete run of the Literature/Film Quarterly from 1973 to 2009, and teaching materials used in film studies classes. Film titles are included in the inventory.

Associated Subjects: Advertising • Film • Literature
Identifier: SUA-003
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Japanese Matchbook Label Album

by Japan (circa 1940 – 1950)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This album contains 256 labels from Japanese matchbooks likely created between 1940 and 1950. The matchbook labels, which advertised in both English and Japanese, have been pasted on to 46 individual pages. One image depicts Mickey Mouse on a Pachinko Parlor advertisement.

Associated Subjects: Advertising • Graphic Arts
Identifier: SC2013.090
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Kirkland Hall collection

by Hall, Kirkland (1940 – 2010s)

1 folder (0 linear feet)

This 58-image digital collection was created by Dr. Kirkland Hall and primarily documents the Negro League team, Oaksville Eagles, located near Princess Anne, Maryland. Included are photographs, newspaper clippings, and other documents related to the team, other Negro League teams and players, and the Oaksville baseball field.

Associated Subjects: African American History • Sports
Identifier: 2019.070
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Luis Alaniz Collection

by Alaniz, Luis (1940 – 1994)

6 boxes (5 linear feet)

The Luis Alaniz collection consists of the personal scrapbooks, diaries, photographs, and military memorabilia of World War Two veteran Luis Alaniz. Born October 28, 1922 in Dallas, Texas, Alaniz enlisted in the United States Army on September 10, 1940. He was initially a Medical Technician, promoted to Private on May 25, 1941 and later Corporal on July 16, 1942, but was later a technician in the 755th Railway Shop Battalion. Alaniz was sent to Europe (France and Belgium) on December 5, 1943 and returned on October 5, 1945. He later worked for the New Mexico National Guard, United States Air Force in Sandia Base, and was part of the International Chemical Workers Union in Los Angeles, California.

Identifier: SC2016.088
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Pat Taylor collection

by Taylor, Pat (1940 – 1970)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

This collection contains a variety of material on several subjects including education, organizations, land, buildings and objects. The first series consists of booklets containing 9th grade Social Studies lesson plans designed by the Wicomico Board of Education with the purpose of replacing Civics. The second series contains records from the State Teachers College. The third series includes building surveys completed in preparation for an exhibit.

Associated Subjects: Education • Historic Buildings
Identifier: 1990.069
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Perdue Family Photography Collection

by Unknown (1940s)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains various photographs taken of and by the Perdue family. It also includes various postcards and correspondence. The photos appear to have been taken in the 1940s. Arthur W. Perdue and his family are in the majority of the pictures, although there are some miscellaneous photographs of other families, such as the Truitts.

Associated Subjects: Perdue Family • Photography
Identifier: 2009.222
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Photograph of Governor O'Conor and Group

by Unknown (circa 1940)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Photograph of Maryland Governor Herbert O'Conor and group documents the meeting of officials in Cambridge, Maryland in the 1940s. The group includes Fred Adkins, Geroge Broffe, and Stanley Robins of the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2014.950
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Records of the Publications Office

by Salisbury University Office of Publications (1940 – 2019)

12 cartons (12 linear feet)

The Publications Office serves approximately 150 departments and offices at Salisbury University. The collection consists of printed material produced by the Publications Office for the various offices at Salisbury University between 1940 and 2019, especially from 1974 to 2001.

Associated Subjects: College Records • Publications
Identifier: SUA-005
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Salisbury Indians baseball scrapbook

by Suthowski, Ann B. (1940s)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This scrapbook was kept by Ann B. Suthowski in the 1940s and documents the Salisbury Indians baseball team. Included are baseball player "cards" with player stats, photos, and local advertisements, as well as newspaper clippings from the Daily Times.

Associated Subjects: Baseball • Scrapbooks
Identifier: 2019.079
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Salisbury State Teacher College photographs

by Bodine, Aubrey (circa 1940)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Salisbury State Teacher College photograph contains two photographs of Holloway Hall at the then known State Teachers College in Salisbury, Md, now Salisbury University. The photographs were taken by Aubrey Bodine. Included is also has a description of the photographer.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2013.007
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Sheet Music collection

by Crawford, RobertGershwin, IraKern, Jerome (circa 1940)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Sheet Music collection contains sheet music for "Make Way For To-morrow", written by Jerome Kern and Ira Gershwin, and "The Army Air Corps", written by Robert Crawford.

Associated Subjects: Music • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2009.187
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Simpkins-Peacock WWII Photo Collection

by Unknown (1940s)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains news clippings of Harry Peacock and Martha Simpkins while they served during WWII.

Associated Subjects: Newspapers • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2009.333
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

The Wehrmacht Fight in the West Stereoview Photograph Book

by Raumbild Verlag (1940)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These 100 stereoviews comprise an album published by Raumbild Verlag in 1940. It depicts Germany's Wehrmacht campaign on the western front. The metal folding stereoviewer is included. The book contains written descriptions in German.

Associated Subjects: Photography • World War, 1939-1945 • Military History
Identifier: SC2017.038
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Travel Diary of Rhode Island Woman

by Unknown (1940)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This travel diary was written in 1940 by an unknown woman who lived in Providence, Rhode Island. The 58 year old woman traveled to Glendale, California with her 21 year old daughter, Martha. The two left on October 7 and attended a convention in Kansas City, stopped in several cities before California, and rented an apartment in Glendale from November 3 to November 26, returning to Rhode Island afterwards.

Associated Subjects: Diaries • Diaries (Women) • Voyages and Travel
Identifier: SC2016.002
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

American Homefront Magazines

by American Home Magazine CorporationHanke, O.A. (editor)Jenkins, Arthur H. (editor)Mayes, Herbert R. (editor)McDonough, Frank W. (editor)Methodist Publishing House (1941 – 1944)

6 folders (0.25 linear feet)

These magazines were produced during the Second World War on the American homefront. Together, they capture the agriculture and domestic values and advancements during the 1940s. Included are Farm Journal and Farmer's Wife (1943-1944), Poultry Tribune (1943), The Christian Advocate (1941-1942), Good Housekeeping (1943), Better Homes and Gardens (1942-1943), and The American Home (1943).

Associated Subjects: Publications • Spirituality • World War, 1939-1945 • Farm Life • Military History
Identifier: SC2018.001
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

American Homefront Second World War Ephemera

by Unknown (1941 – 1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These advertising cards, patches, and tickets were created on the American homefront during the Second World War. Each ephemeral item depicts different aspects to war support such as victory bonds, war dances, and auxiliary corps.

Associated Subjects: Advertising • Clubs • Economics • Graphic Arts • Military History • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: SC2015.059
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Bert Thornton Collection

by Industrial Incentive Division, Navy DepartmentSlocumb, Jessie B.United States of America, Office of Price Administration (1941 – 1965)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains a ration book for Jessie Slocumb, a resident of Pocomoke City, Maryland, a booklet from the commissioning from the USS KITTY HAWK in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a quick saver book from the Sperry and Hutchinson Company, better known as S&H Green Stamps, and a "Lest We Forget" booklet.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Personal Correspondence
Identifier: 2013.098
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Captain John C. Palmer WWII Aviation Collection

by Palmer, John C. (1941 – 1946)

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

This collection consists of World War II aviation material belonging to Captain John C. Palmer from 1941 to 1946. Included are four yearbooks "Wings Aloft" from the Lubbock Army Flying School in Lubbock, TX from 1943 to 1944, a pilot flight logbook from 1941 to 1945 and a flight record book from 1941 to 1946.  

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2012.067
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Craig O'Donnell Collection

by O'Donnell, Craig (1941 – 2020)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Craig O'Donnell Collection consists of one folder of both historical documents and written histories. Included are: correspondence between 1941 and 1945 of the Hitchens and Stewart families of Capeville, Virginia (Laura Hitchens Cherpak, Poppa Sally Hitchens, Aunt Minnie, and Ann H); a 2000 letter from genealogist Matthew Wise with a family tree documenting royal family lineage; a 2006 publication from Kent County News (Maryland) entitled "Tales of Kent County"; a 2020 publication entitled "Confederate Photographer on the Eastern Shore: The Story of Col. John M South" by Kevin Hemstock.

Associated Subjects: Personal correspondence
Identifier: 2021.012
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Diary of Hazel Abbott

by Abbott, Hazel (1941)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This diary was written in 1941 by Hazel Abbott, the wife of a Methodist pastor who lived in Detroit, Michigan. Abbott wrote about church activities and events around the home, especially the disappearance and eventual return of her daughter-in-law Marjorie.

Identifier: SC2014.029
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Eugene Messick scrapbook

by Messick, Eugene (1941 – 1947)

1 oversize box (1.5 linear feet)

The scrapbook of Eugene Messick documents his military service and experience in World War II, as well as local news and events of the time period, 1941-1947. The scrapbook is comprised of newspaper articles on local as well as national news of the war and its aftermath.

Associated Subjects: Scrapbooks • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2011.159
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Fortune Magazine Posters

by Binder, JosephGiusti, George (1941)

1 drawer (0.1 linear feet)

These two posters were featured in Fortune magazine in 1941. One poster by Geroge Giusti depicts a gas mask with an advertisement for air raid precautions. The second poster was created by Joseph Binder as an advertisement for men to join the armed forces.

Associated Subjects: Graphic Arts • Military History • Posters • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: SC2015.054
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

German Feldpost Postcards

by Deutsches Reich (1941)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This postcard was distributed by the German Feldpost during the Second World War and depicts an abandoned sailboat (verlassenes segelschiff).

Associated Subjects: Postcards • World War, 1939-1945 • Graphic Arts • Military History
Identifier: SC2016.049
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Hazel Beauchamp collection

by Gibson, Herbert D. (1941 – 1945)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

This collection contains copies of the Redlander the newspaper published in the Schofield Barracks an Army post in Hawaii, publications from the U.S Hospital Ship the Ernestine Koranda, the Valley Forge General Hospital, the 147th General Hospital, Cappers Weekly from Kansas, and various clippings from local newspapers regarding the war. The collection also contains the uniform of Hazel Beauchamp and the information for her training programs as a nurse in the Army. Also included is a removeable drive with images of Hazel as a nurse and her family members.

Associated Subjects: Newspapers • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2013.025
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Japanese Military Scenes Lithographs (2)

by Empire of Japan (circa 1941 – 1944)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These 20 lithograph prints were created by the Empire of Japan during the Second World War to help improve morale among Japanese citizens. They depict various military victories in the Pacific including air, naval, and island battles with the Dutch, Americans, and British. The exhibition of prints was issued by the Imperial Japanese Army Arts Association and each print has a title printed in Japanese on a protective paper.

Associated Subjects: Posters • World War, 1939-1945 • Graphic Arts • Military History
Identifier: SC2018.021
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Milford Spencer Correspondence

by Spencer, Milford (1941 – 1944)

2 folders (0.2 linear feet)

This collection consists of letters to and from Sergeant Milford Spencer that date between 1941 and 1943. Also included are receipts and a cigarette card that date from 1942 to 1944, as well as undated greeting cards. Spencer, who was from Walton, New York, wrote frequently with family, although there is some correspondence with friends. Spencer was part of the 106th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division and was killed in action on May 4, 1945.

Identifier: SC2015.016
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Roster of Company H, 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division

by Various (1941 – 1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This collection consists of a compiled roster of Company H, 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division between February 3, 1941 and November 1945. The list was compiled by Kelly Rumbaugh, Nancy Robinson, and Sterling Hoover in December 1995.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Military History
Identifier: 2003.002
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Scrapbook of Albert Mireck

by Mireck, Albert (1941 – 1954)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This scrapbook was created by Albert Mireck of Detroit, Michigan from 1941 to 1954 and documents his service during the Second World War and his 1951 loyalty hearing after being accused of being a Russian spy.

Associated Subjects: Military History • Newspapers • Photography • Scrapbooks • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: SC2016.089
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Scrapbook of Estella R. Venable

by Venable, Estella R. (1941 – 1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This scrapbook, created by Estella R. Venable, was created in 1945, but some of the materials within the scrapbook were made as early as 1941. The scrapbook contains ephemera such as postcards, stamps, receipts, speeches, newspaper clippings, letters, and organization documents. Many of the newspaper clippings concern World War II events.

Identifier: SC2022.008
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Sidney and Elsie Northam papers

by Northam, ElsieNortham, Sidney (1941 – 2013)

2 boxes (1 linear feet)

The papers of Sidney and Elsie Northam document their life in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland from 1941-2013 with the bulk of the material dating from 1995-2005. Materials include correspondence between Sidney and Elsie from a 1958 trip to Washington State, Elsie’s daily journal entries with regard to her life as well as the weather and the Northam News, which Elsie wrote to keep friends and family informed on their activities. Also included are photographs, a family tree and print images of Snow Hill. Also included in the collection are a series of photocopies of the business correspondence, receipts and ledgers of Sidney Northam’s grandfather, James Adkins. Adkins was a blacksmith in Newark, Maryland from 1899-1917. Note: Adkins photocopies were created by Sidney Northam in the late 1990s.

Associated Subjects: Agriculture • Northam Family • Farm Life • Voyages and Travel
Identifier: 2013.088
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Travel Diary of a Husband and Wife

by Unknown (circa 1941)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This typescript travel diary was written by both a husband and wife as they traveled throughout the United States and Mexico, most likely in 1941. The couple described their surroundings in depth, starting in New Jersey and eventually ending in Illinois.

Associated Subjects: Diaries • Diaries (Men) • Diaries (Women) • Voyages and Travel
Identifier: SC2018.016
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Wicomico Ephemera and Penninsula General Hospital Collection

by Wicomico Historical Society (1941 – 1944)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains a pamphlet covering the creation of Wicomico County and a pamphlet from the dedication of the Watson Memorial Building at the Peninsula General Hospital Complex.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2009.160
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

World War II Veterans project records

by Bradley, Sylvia (1941, 1997)

3 cartons,  1 box (3.5 linear feet)

The World War II Veterans project records document orally and written the histories of Wicomico County, Maryland men and women who served in the differing branches of the military during World War II. Written and audio evidence documents the veteran’s enlistment, rank, military unit, and where they were stationed for the duration of the war. Records were collected by Sylvia Bradley and the Westside Historical Society in 1995 with subsequent records periodically added in 1996.

Associated Subjects: Military History
Identifier: 1995.056
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Academic Calendars

by Salisbury University (1942 – 2009)

2 cartons (2 linear feet)

These academic calendars list the courses taught, instructors, and sometimes even the time and day of the course for each semester and department at Salisbury University from 1942 to 2009. In addition to the traditional academic calendars, there are summer session, even program, and continuing education calendars.

Associated Subjects: College Records • Publications • Universities and Colleges
Identifier: SUA-056
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Diaries of Elma Taylor

by Taylor, Elma (1942 – 1944)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

These two diaries were written by Elma Taylor of Hazel Park, Michigan between 1942 and 1944. Taylor wrote each day about her activities which included skipping school, reading, writing and receiving letters, going on trips, watching pool players, picking up gossip, and her New Years resolutions.

Identifier: SC2014.059
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Diaries of William Taylor

by Taylor, William (1942 – 1949)

2 folders (0.2 linear feet)

The diaries of William Taylor were written by a soldier from Milwaukee, Wisconsin during the Second World War who spent 1944 and 1945 writing about travelling to different bases throughout the United States. He was later deployed to an unspecified location in the Pacific Theater, then Tokyo after V-J-Day. Taylor frequently drank, played cards, and sought after women. William regularly wrote about his friends, especially Jock/Joc – a nickname for Captain Harvey George Odenbrett, a man who earned the Navy Cross for his service and went on to become a Judge, and Marvin L. Kleinman. Also included in the second folder are ephemera collected by Taylor, which includes items such as military records, rifle scores, "Going Back to Civilian Life," records of bonds and income, calling cards from universities, and a list of Taylor's favorite songs. Ephemera dates between 1942 and 1949.

Identifier: SC2016.008
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Diary of Grace Stoddard Fisher

by Fisher, G.S. (circa 1942)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Diary of G.S. Fisher documents the journey of a woman from Braintree, Massachusetts to Camp Gordon in Augusta, Georgia, where her son, Richard, was stationed. Fisher, who traveled sometime around 1942, wrote extensive comments on southern lifestyle, African Americans, landscapes, and the general surroundings throughout her entire journey. There are photographs pasted throughout the diary, some presumably taken by Fisher and others collected as souvenirs. Fisher traveled by train through the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and eventually visited New York to meet someone named Russell.

Identifier: SC2013.037
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: View Attachment

Diary of Johnson Lindsay

by Lindsay, Johnson (1942)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The diary of Johnson Clemmons Lindsay was written in 1942 by an engineer who lived in Los Angeles, California. Lindsay wrote every day about his family, work and seeking work, news from the Second World War, and limited resources due to the war effort. There are several bills enclosed and a detailed account of his expenditures. There are also several newspaper clippings, including one about a friend who had committed suicide.

Associated Subjects: Diaries • Diaries (Men) • Labor History • Military History • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: SC2016.041
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Diary of Lowell Green

by Green, Lowell (1942)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Diary of Lowell Green was written in 1942 by a 16-year-old from Findlay, Ohio. The diary describes Green’s complicated family life, work, and schooling. Green was a devoted Lutheran and his diary covers his involvement in church activities.

Associated Subjects: Diaries • Diaries (Men) • Family Life • Labor History • Religious History • Youth
Identifier: SC2016.011
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Diary of Stanley Rabold

by Rabold, Stanley (1942 – 1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Diary of Stanley Rabold begins on the first day he enlisted in the Army, September 12, 1942, and includes entries until September 11, 1945. Rabold, who became a corporal, fought in the Pacific during the Second World War. He kept a record at the front of the diary of where his company traveled, drew maps of some camps, and attached unsent letters to various pages. He wrote entries about boot camp, detailed life aboard the ship and in camps, and combat. Rabold was involved in the New Guinea campaign, including battles on Wadke and Leyte Islands in the Philippines, and survived Japanese bombing raids. He also wrote about dead and alive Japanese soldiers, notably collecting souvenirs from the deceased.

Associated Subjects: Diaries • Diaries (Men) • Military History • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: SC2017.007
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Dutch 'Keep Your Pity for the Weak' Propaganda

by Netherlands Information Bureau (1942)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This publication, entitled "Keep Your Pity for the Weak," was published by the Netherlands Information Bureau for the Queen Wilhemina Fund. It describes in English, accompanied by photographs, the various efforts of the Dutch people and military to combat the German and Japanese during the Second World War.

Associated Subjects: Publications • World War, 1939-1945 • Military History
Identifier: SC2016.053
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Dutch Anti-German Postcard

by Unknown (1942)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This postcard depicts a German raid on Dutch citizens with text that encourages liberation.

Associated Subjects: Postcards • World War, 1939-1945 • Graphic Arts • Military History
Identifier: SC2016.056
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

George B. Nabb, Jr. papers

by Nabb, George (1942 – 1945)

2 boxes (0.75 linear feet)

The papers of George B. Nabb, Jr. document his thoughts and experiences through correspondence during World War II from 1942-1945, with the bulk of the material dating from 1943-1944, while Nabb was stationed in England and in Northern France as the Captain and Commanding Officer of Company D of the 115th Infantry Division of the National Guard. Correspondence was sent to his wife Georgia and son, George, who lived on his family’s farm in Cambridge, Maryland, and focus on his thoughts and concerns about his family back home.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Military History
Identifier: 2014.053
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Harold M. Sinnott papers

by Sinnott, Harold M.Stevens-Davis Company (1942 – 1948)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Correspondence from Harold M. Sinnott to his mother, Addie M. Sinnott of Balitmore, Maryland, while he was stationed in California during World War II, 1942-1943. Also included is a publication, "People and How to Deal with Them" from 1948.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Personal Correspondence
Identifier: 2014.019
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Harry B. Young Letters

by Young, Harry B. (1942 – 1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Harry B. Young letters were written by a United States Marine to his family in Pleasantville, Iowa between 1942 to 1945. The letters detail Young's time in the marines. Young also wrote to his family on family matters. Young's promotion orders to Sargent are also included in one of his letters. Some letters have been redacted by wartime censors.

Identifier: SC2013.108
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Having Fun on the Run Postcards

by Curt Teich & Company (1942)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This set of 18 postcard views entitled "Having Fun on the Run" were created in 1942 by Curt Teich Company. The postcard, which would have been sent by someone on vacation, includes several racist and sexist depictions in its illustrations.

Associated Subjects: Graphic Arts • Postcards • Racism • Sexism • Voyages and Travel
Identifier: SC2014.046
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Japanese Military Scenes Lithographs

by Empire of Japan (1942)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These 20 lithograph prints from 1942 depict Second World War military scenes from the Japanese perspective. Annotations were made on the verso of several prints, which explain the scene from the Japanese perspective. Scenes depicted include: the naval battle at Java with Imperial Japanese Naval Forces attacking the U.S.-Dutch combined fleet, Japanese warplanes over Singapore, Borneo Campaign and Tarakan Island, attack on Tarakan Island, Japanese destroyers firing at enemy cruisers, night operations at the Battle of Savo Island, capture of American prisoners on Wake Island, naval battle at Java Sea, Japanese submarine torpedo attack against the U.S. carrier Lexington West of Hawaii, Japanese fleet's arrival at Singapore, naval battle off Bali Island, and operations at the Singapore Naval port shortly after its capture.

Identifier: SC2013.094
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Japanese Second World War Commemorative Postcards

by Postal Forwarding Bureau of Japan (circa 1942)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These three postcards were issued by the Postal Forwarding Bureau of Japan during the Second World War and commemorate early military victories: the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 8, 1941, the capture of the Anti-Aircraft Battery at Wong Neichong on December 19, 1941, and the Fall of Singapore on February 17, 1942.

Identifier: SC2017.031
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

John Satterfield Papers

by John Satterfield (1942 – 1946)

1 box (1 linear feet)

Letters from John Satterfield to his then-girlfriend Sarah Owens, and his mother Lucy Satterfield, spanning his service in World War Two as well as his life afterwards.

Identifier: 2021.006
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Joseph Haddaway Layton collection

by Unknown (circa 1942, 1944)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Joseph Haddaway Layton collection contains two miniature booklets on the military missions given to the Third Armored Division during the Ruhr Valley operations against Nazi Germany in the latter part of 1944. The books were issued to Colonel Layton, who was attached to the Third Armored on March 24, 1942.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 1991.026
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Karikatur and Akbaba (Turkish Cartoon Magazines)

by Simavi, Sedat (1942 – 1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These four Turkish satirical magazines include three issues of Karikatur dating 1943 to 1945 and one issue of Akbaba from 1942. They include humorous cartoon drawings of Allied and Axis figures.

Associated Subjects: Newspapers • World War, 1939-1945 • Graphic Arts • Military History
Identifier: SC2016.022
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Ledger of Catherine Hudson

by Hudson, Catherine (circa 1942)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains a ledger owned by Catherine D. W. Hudson of Bishopville, Maryland. The ledger includes travel expenses from Allen, Maryland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as well as automobile expenses, and expense monies.

Associated Subjects: Ledger • Accounting Records • Transportation
Identifier: 2006.305
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Lieutenant Allan Morton Thomas Jr. Letters

by Thomas Jr., Allan Morton (1942, 1945)

folders ( linear feet)

The Lieutenant Allan Morton Thomas Jr. Letters consists of letters and personal correspondence from Lieutenant Allan Morton Thomas Jr., USNR. to his wife Georgia E. Thomas from 1942 to 1945. Thomas Jr. was a Lieutenant on LCI(L) - 225 in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Thomas Jr. wrote about his life aboard the ship in the censored locations of the Pacific Theater. Several letters have missing pages and some lines are censored by the U.S. Navy. At the time, Thomas Jr.’s wife Georgia E. Thomas and daughter Margaret Anne, lived primarily in Bethesda, Maryland, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. The transcription of the letters is attached. The digital reproductions of the letters include telegrams, pictures, and newspaper clippings.

Identifier: 2011.036
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: View Attachment

Louis F. Collins papers

by Collins, Louis F. (1942 – 1960)

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

Louis F. Collins papers document his life while serving in the United States Army with the material dating from 1942-1960 with the bulk of the material dating from 1942-1946. Also, included in this collection, are certificates and diplomas from Louis and his wife Irene relating to education, will, and financial records from their life in Powellville, Wicomico County, Maryland.

Associated Subjects: Education • World War, 1939-1945 • Military History
Identifier: 2015.103
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Quadrangle Map of Salisbury, Md.

by Unknown (1942)

1 oversize folder (2 linear feet)

Salisbury Quadrangle map completed by the War Department's mapping project in 1942.

Associated Subjects: Maps
Identifier: 2017.038b
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Second World War in India Ephemera

by Government of India Press (1942 – 1945)

1 oversize folder (0.1 linear feet)

This collection consists of posters, broadsides, and pamphlets from India during the Second World War, dating between 1942 and 1945. Included are many National War Front pamphlets and broadsides from 1942 to 1945, 11 posters describing India's involvement in the war in multiple languages, two British fundraising posters, 1944 issues of the Far East Bulletin, 1943 to 1944 issues of Behind the Headlines, 1944 issues of Talking Points , daily background and broadcast broadsheets from 1942, and other miscellaneous ephemera dating between 1942 and 1945.

Associated Subjects: Military History • Posters • Publications • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: SC2019.005
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

The Advance Newspaper

by The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (1942)

1 oversize folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Advance Newspaper contains the July 1, 1942 issue of The Advance published by The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. The issue promotes the relationship between labor and victory in World War II and includes political cartoons, letters from fighting men, Amalgamated Workers in the Armed Forces, an editorial on Stalin, and a piece calling for the end of racial discrimination among other articles.

Associated Subjects: Newspapers
Identifier: SC2020.023
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

The Star (Guernsey)

by Unknown (1942)

1 drawer (0.1 linear feet)

These seven issues of The Star newspaper date between July 14 and August 20, 1942 and document the German-occupied island of Guernsey in the English Channel.

Associated Subjects: Military History • Newspapers • Politics • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: SC2016.050
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

The Unconquered People

by United States Office of War Information (1942)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Unconquered People was a 1942 publication that was produced by the United States Office of War Information in order to support Allied countries occupied by Germany during the Second World War. It includes text and some illustrations.

Associated Subjects: Publications • World War, 1939-1945 • Military History
Identifier: SC2016.031
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Vrij Nederland (Free Netherlands)

by van Randwijk, Henk (editor) (circa 1942)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This collection contains one issue of the Dutch underground newspaper, Vrij Nederland (Free Netherlands), which was printed circa 1942 during the German occupation of Holland in the Second World War. It contains translated text sections welcoming allied soldiers and cartoons including one of Adolf Hitler crying.

Associated Subjects: Newspapers • World War, 1939-1945 • Graphic Arts • Military History
Identifier: SC2016.017
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Walter T. Mason Family collection

by Mason, Walter (1942 – 1978)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Walter T. Mason Family Collection contains materials, ranging from 1942 to 1978, pertaining to Worcester County native Walter Thomas Mason and his immediate family. Included are Walter's 1944 birth certificate, his brother Charles Alexander Mason's 1942 birth certificate, his 1962 High School yearbook from Worcester High School in Newark, MD, a 1978 marriage certificate for Walter Thomas Mason and Rosalie Davis, a 1977 Holy Royal Arch certificate for Walter Mason, an undated list of Master Masons in Snow Hill, and a photograph of Walter, Rosalie and children.

Associated Subjects: Mason Family
Identifier: 2012.049
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

World War II Delaware Coast collection

by Unknown (circa 1942)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The World War II Delaware Coast Collection contains documents relating to the World War II era. The documents cover the military on the Delaware coastline. Of particular interest is a United States Air Force sash and photocopies of United States Naval and Coast Guard orders.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Military History
Identifier: 2006.235
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

World War II Scrapbook

by Unknown (1942 – 1945)

1 oversize box (1.5 linear feet)

Scrapbook contains newspaper and magazine articles pertaining to World War II and the career, death, and funeral of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Associated Subjects: Scrapbooks • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2008.023
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

'Slam the Axis' Postcards

by Unknown (1943)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These six Second World War postcards depict Uncle Sam defeating or humiliating the leaders of the Axis powers in various ways. Only two of the six postcards do not depict or reference Uncle Sam.

Associated Subjects: Graphic Arts • Military History • Postcards • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: SC2016.094
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Amcabey (Turkish Cartoon Magazine)

by Güler, Cemal Nadir (1943)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This collection contains one 1943 issue of Amcabey, a Turkish cartoon magazine. This magazine was published during the Second World War and contains drawings of Allied and Axis figures.

Associated Subjects: Newspapers • World War, 1939-1945 • Graphic Arts • Military History
Identifier: SC2016.025
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Arlene Goslee Knowles scrapbooks

by Knowles, Arlene Goslee (1943 – 1949)

3 oversize boxes (4.5 linear feet)

The Arlene Goslee Knowles scrapbooks document the experience of a young woman coming of age during World War II, 1943-1949. The scrapbooks focus on religious and social events in Sharptown, Maryland; within the scrapbooks, there are birth, wedding, graduation and death announcements. The collection also conveys how an American woman during this period, engages and finds global interconnections. There is ephemera related to her brother, John Goslee’s service in World War II. Additionally, there is material related to relationships she developed with other Methodists in South East Asia. The scrapbooks contain church programs, newspapers, photographs, postcards and ephemera related to Arlene’s life.

Associated Subjects: Education • Scrapbooks • World War, 1939-1945 • Methodism
Identifier: 2006.319
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Banque of France Currency

by Banque de France (1943 – 1946)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These three Franc notes were issued by the Banque de France between 1943 and 1946. The notes were worth 5, 10, and 20 Francs.

Associated Subjects: Economics • World War, 1939-1945 • Graphic Arts • Military History • Currency
Identifier: SC2015.010
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Barbara Phillips Photograph Collection

by Flint, Annie JohnsonKing, O. A. (1943 – 1945)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains a photograph of the Wicomico High School reunion of the class of 1948-1949 along with photographs of the Phillips family.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2011.142
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Cottman Family War Ration Books (Pocomoke City, Maryland)

by United States Office of Public Administration (1943)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These nine war ration books issued by the United States Office of Public Administration documents the Second World War rationing experience of the Cottman family in Pocomoke City, Maryland in 1943.

Associated Subjects: Economics • World War, 1939-1945 • Currency • Military History
Identifier: SC2017.011b
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Diaries of Mary Langan

by Langan, Mary (1943 – 1945)

3 folders (0.3 linear feet)

The three diaries of Mary Langan, a Catholic housewife who lived in Springfield, Massachusetts, are dated 1943, 1944, and 1945. While many of Langan's entries commented on the weather and her health, she also wrote about world affairs such as bans on pleasure driving, ration coupons, President Roosevelt's death, V-J Day, and other events related to the Second World War. It is also worth noting that in 1943 she wrote her name as "Mrs. W.F. Langan" and in 1945 wrote it as "Mary A. Langan."

Identifier: SC2013.101
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Diary of a Brooklyn, New York Woman

by Unknown (1943)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This diary was written in 1943 by an unidentified woman in Brooklyn, New York. The author discussed the Second World War, travelling around New York City, and her eventual enlistment in the Red Cross. The transcribed diary is attached.

Identifier: SC2015.045
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: View Attachment

Diary of Cora Emery

by Emery, Cora (1943)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This diary was written in 1943 by Cora Emery of Everett, Washington. Emery was a widow who was employed as a live-in housekeeper for an elderly couple, the Conners. She had three sons, one of whom was shipped from San Francisco to the Pacific during the Second World War. She wrote her diary in short sentences that capture her daily work and her social life, including keeping in contact with her children.

Associated Subjects: Diaries • Diaries (Women) • Labor History • Medical History
Identifier: SC2017.042
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Diary of George and Fannie Strait

by Strait, FannieStrait, George (1943 – 1944)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This diary was written in 1943 and 1944 by George and Fannie Strait of Walton, New York. The couple was recently married and George had joined the army, originally stationed at Camp Berkeley in Texas.

Identifier: SC2014.017
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Diary of Maude Hyde

by Hyde, Maude (1943)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Diary of Maude Hyde for 1943 was written by a school teacher who lived in Worcester, Massachusetts and Dover, New Hampshire. Hyde wrote about rationing, late trains, concerts, films, and lectures she attended, faculty, restaurants, and the effects of the war on the home front. In February, her sister Grace suddenly died; included with the diary is the last letter she received from Grace. Also included is a letter from one of her relatives, Mrs. Carolyn Goodrich, whose husband had just returned from a secret mission to Algiers and Tunisia. She received a letter from the Bancroft School in Worcester, Massachusetts about her teaching schedule. She traveled a lot and visited Washington, D.C. where a relative worked in a new bookstore at the Pentagon.

Identifier: SC2015.015
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Harry O. Korff, Jr. papers

by Korff, Harry O. Jr. (1943 – 1995)

1 box,  2 oversize folders (2.5 linear feet)

The Harry O. Korff, Jr. papers document his military service in the United States Air Corps from 1943-1995 with the bulk of the materials dating to 1943-1950. Korff, a Salisbury, Maryland native and dental surgeon, was enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II and was stationed in Italy. His papers reflect his World War II service through records from various training schools he attended throughout the United States and a scrapbook showcasing his training in Texas and Florida as well as his active duty service in Italy.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Lebo, Alta • Military History
Identifier: 2007.044
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Hebron History Pamphlet collection

by Adkins, Carolyn (1943 – 1945)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains three small booklets covering the history of Hebron, Maryland, and a booklet celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Nelson Memorial Methodist Church located in Hebron.

Associated Subjects: Publications
Identifier: 2006.310
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Japanese Propaganda Leaflet

by Unknown (circa 1943)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This leaflet was a propaganda piece produced by the Japanese and targeted Australian soldiers. It warned the soldiers that "BLACKS" and "YANKS" were raping their wives, daughters, and sweethearts while they're off fighting.

Associated Subjects: Posters • World War, 1939-1945 • Graphic Arts • Military History
Identifier: SC2016.023
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Jesse M. Pollitt, Jr. papers

by Pollitt, Jesse M Jr. (1943 – 1946)

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

The Jesse M. Pollitt papers portray a young man’s experience of the phases of war training, stationing, and naval service of World War II, and the written relationship men maintained with their families. Specifically, correspondence between Pollitt and his mother Agnes Malone Pollitt during his service in the United States Marine Corps from 1943-1946. The letters document his experiences at boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina and his subsequent postings in Washington, D.C. and North Carolina.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Military History
Identifier: 1995.040
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Photograph of E. Homer White Sr. and E. Homer White Jr.

by Perry-Pix Photographic Studio (circa 1943)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

Sepia-toned photographic print of E. Homer White Sr. and E. Homer White Jr., standing outside of the shoe store E. Homer White Sr. owned in Salisbury, Maryland at 229 Main Street, circa 1943.

Associated Subjects: Business
Identifier: 2019.017
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Private Frederick Levis, Jr. Papers

by Levis, Frederick, Jr. (1943 – 1946)

5 folders (0.1 linear feet)

The Private Frederick Levis, Jr. papers document Frederick "Sonny" Levis' experience while serving in the United States Marine Corps in China during the Second World War. The materials date from 1943 to 1946 and include letters from Levis to his parents, grandparents, and friends, as well as two copies of a photograph of a newly wedded couple, some correspondence related to Levis, and two issues of The North China Marine newspaper, printed in Tientsin, China.

Identifier: SC2021.007
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Robert E. Dewlin papers

by Dewlin, Robert E. (1943 – 1945)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The papers of Robert E. Dewlin include a series of notices sent to him in Baltimore and Cambridge, Maryland including his selective service notice and classification as well as ration books for food and gasoline.

Associated Subjects: Ration Books
Identifier: 2012.022
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Salisbury State Alumni pamphlets

by Faculty of the Maryland Normal School/State Teachers College (1943 – 1950)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Salisbury State Alumni pamphlets document the alumni directory and information regarding Salisbury State College's alumni. Documenting material include an alumni directory from May 1943 and an alumni bulletin from December 1950.

Associated Subjects: Universities and Colleges
Identifier: 2008.027
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Second World War German Death Cards

by Deutsches Reich (1943 – 1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These eight cards detail the deaths of German soldiers in the Second World War. Some of the cards are prayer cards and have pictures of Jesus Christ along with a bible verse. Each card has a picture of the soldier, their birth date, their death date, and their name.

Identifier: SC2016.095
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Voyd and Cartha Donoway Papers

by Donoway, CarthaDonoway, Voyd J. (1943 – 1948)

1 box,  1 oversize folder (1 linear feet)

The Voyd and Cartha Donoway papers consist of documents related to the death of Sergeant Voyd J. Donoway of Pittsville, Maryland and the post-death, grieving process of his widow, Cartha Donoway. Donoway was killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge on December 25, 1944.

Associated Subjects: Military History • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2020.003
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Walter Gustafson Letters

by Gustafson, Walter (1943 – 1944)

2 folders (0.2 linear feet)

Walter Gustafson's letters detail his work on Abadan Island, Iran (likely for the oil company that became British Petroleum) between 1943 and 1944. Gustafson began in the United Kingdom, traveled to Cairo, Egypt, and spent several months in Iran. Through several extensive letters sent to his sisters in Chicago, Illinois, Gustafson provided detailed descriptions of the local people and their customs, as well as the several week voyage back to the United States beginning with the Persian Gulf and Suez Canal. Much of the content written is self-censored and he frequently told his sisters that he would tell everything when he returned. The correspondence includes photographs, as well as one postcard of Gustafson by the Tigris River.

Identifier: SC2013.079
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: View Attachment

War Ration Booklets

by Unknown (circa 1943)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Ration Booklets contains two World War II-era ration stamp booklets of William Twilley of Allen, Maryland from 1943.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2007.133
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Wicomico County Youth collection

by Wicomico Children's HomeWicomico County Youth Commission (1943 – 1958)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

The Wicomico County Youth collection contains documents for the Wicomico Children's Home and the Wicomico County Youth Commission. The Wicomico Children's Home documents contain fiscal information for the years of 1943 until 1945. There is also biographical information on the Wicomico Children's Home. The Wicomico County Youth Commission contains administrative history such as meeting minutes and membership statues for the year of 1958.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 1994.020
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

World War II Ration Books

by Unknown (circa 1943)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The World War II Ration Books Collection contains two World War II ration books originally belonging to Fannie White.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Ration Books
Identifier: 2009.095
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

29th Infantry Cartoon Map Collection

by Unknown (1944)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains two poster-size map illustrations of the Normandy Theater during World War II, and the French-Belgian Theater of late 1944. The collection also includes one copy of the June 3rd, 1944 edition of the Parris Island Boot.

Associated Subjects: Maps • Posters • World War, 1939-1945 • Art
Identifier: 2006.210
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

American Propaganda Leaflet

by Unknown (circa 1944)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This leaflet was created by the United States and distributed to Japanese citizens during the Second World War.

Identifier: SC2016.051
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

American Propaganda Leaflet (2)

by Unknown (circa 1944)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This leaflet was dropped into Japan by the American forces during the Second World War. It is written in Japanese and is telling the readers that they will be offered various freedoms if their warlords surrender.

Identifier: SC2016.024
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Anti-Russian German Propaganda Leaflets

by Deutsches Reich (1944)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These two Russian-language leaflets were distributed by the German Army on the Eastern Front in 1944 during the Second World War. They include anti-Russian images and text on either side of the burnt leaflets.

Associated Subjects: Posters • World War, 1939-1945 • Graphic Arts • Military History
Identifier: SC2016.030
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Diary of Mary Jane O'Connell

by O'Connell, Mary Jane (1944)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Diary of Mary Jane O'Connell was written by a young woman who lived in Whiteside, Illinois in 1944. She wrote about her life at a Catholic college called Webster, men who were enlisted in service, writing letters, her father's drinking issues, and the effects of the war on her and people around her. The diary is an authorized reproduction and the original has been returned to the author's immediate family.

Identifier: SC2014.031
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Ed Harris Letters

by Harris, Sophia (1944 – 1946)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The Ed Harris Letters were written between 1944 and 1946 by Ed Harris's wife, Sophia, to her husband who was an African American soldier fighting in World War II. The Harris' lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In her letters, Sophia wrote about her daily activities and how she would wait for Ed's letters. She wrote about them trying to buy a house, starting a life together once Ed returned from the war, and updates on the Harris family. She also mentioned that she had a job. Ed was stationed in France, then transferred to Germany where he visited Hitler's Eagle's Nest. Harris mentioned that Ed wrote about American soldiers living overseas with their families and questioned Ed if she could join him overseas. Included in the collection are photographs of Ed Harris, three small V-mail cards, and Ed's discharge papers.

Identifier: SC2014.044
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Edward H. Nabb, Sr. papers

by Nabb, Edward (1944 – 2002)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The papers of Edward H. Nabb, Sr., document his family history and personal activities on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and date from 1944-2002 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1989-1997. Family history is documented by autobiographical writings, research correspondence, Nabb family genealogies, Andrew Nabb’s certifications, newspaper clippings and photographs.

Associated Subjects: Genealogy
Identifier: 1998.118
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Ernie Pyle Collection

by Pyle, Ernie (1944)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains a copy of Ernie Pyle's magazine "Fighting Heats" in which he relates stories from the front line.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Magazines
Identifier: 2014.980
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Joseph Proffitt collection

by Unknown (circa 1944)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Joseph Proffitt collection contains World War II memorabilia. Included are maps of the European theaters and of the Normandy landings, as well as an issue of the Stars and Stripes military magazine including the declaration of the Normandy invasion.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2010.066
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Levin and Alys Handy ration book

by Handy, AlysHandy, Levin (1944)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Levin and Alys Handy ration book documents a couple in their fifties rationing during World War II in Salisbury, Maryland. Documenting materials include the ration book (1944) and photocopies of the pages.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Ration Books
Identifier: 2014.957
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Mardela Springs Brochure collection

by Unknown (1944 – 1990)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains pamphlets on the history of Mardela Springs, Maryland, the Roelma Chapter #113, Emmanuel Methodist Church, and the Snethen Chapel.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2006.311
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Mayme Laird papers

by Laird, Mayme (1944)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Probate record of the last will and testament of Mayme Laird, wife of Charles T. Larid of Crisfield, Maryland, September 1944.

Associated Subjects: Last Will and Testament
Identifier: 2015.990
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Minutes of the Euzelian Club

by Euzelian Club (1944 – 1950)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Minutes of the Euzelian Club were written from 1944 to 1950, most likely in New Jersey. The Euzelian Club met in order to discuss the arts and read papers for discussion. Extra papers included detail visitors to the club, finances of the club, events held by the club, and records of which members paid their dues. Events mentioned included tea parties and an ordeal called the "Tacky party," which was held around Christmas.

Associated Subjects: Clubs • Education • Minutes (Records)
Identifier: SC2015.050
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Paul E. Martin Letters

by B. Edwin MartinJulia M. ReedNettie McComas MartinPaul E. MartinRuth HareShirley Hare (1944 – 1946)

2 boxes (1 linear feet)

This collection consists of letters sent to Paul E. Martin during his service in the United States Navy during the Second World War. The letters run from 1944 to 1946, with letters from his future wife Julia M. Reed, parents Edwin and Nettie Martin, sister Ruth Hare, and nieces Shirley and Gloria Hare. There is also correspondence and media related to Martin’s membership in the Freemason fraternal organization. Types of media in the collection include letters, greeting cards, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings.

Identifier: SC2018.013
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Second World War French Job-Seeking Letters

by Unknown (1944 – 1948)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These 13 letters were written by French citizens in 1944 and 1945 during the Second World War and contain requests for employment. Many of the Parisian job seekers describe their previous experiences and their reason for application. Also included are charts that recorded employment data about various individuals after the war, such as name, position title, and entry and termination dates.

Identifier: SC2015.060
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Victor Riedel Collection

by Riedel, Victor (1944 – 1946)

5 folders (0.5 linear feet)

The Victor Riedel collection consists of a diary, memorandums, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera that document the Second World War experience of Marine Corps corporal Victor Riedel from 1944 to 1946. Riedel's diary, which also partially served as a scrapbook, includes entries from 1944 to 1945, but entries before November 1945 were recorded from a previous diary that was destroyed in a typhoon. He wrote about bombings, kamikaze attacks, and field clean up after planes crashed. Riedel served in the Pacific theater and was assigned to Okinawa, Japan, as well as other Japanese islands. Artifacts include patches, one medal, two Marine Corps pins, and a battlefield relic that is likely a piece of a Japanese plane. Also included are military orders (one regarding treatment of locals), a letter from another soldier, a poem from women, airplane identification aids, and a sketch of leaving Okinawa in February 1946.

Identifier: SC2014.061
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

De Bezige Bij (The Busy Bee) Cartoons

by Links, Karel (1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These 12 color cartoon postcards were published in 1945 by De Bezige Bij (The Busy Bee) in German-occupied Holland. The Dutch cartoonist, Karel Links, created the anti-Nazi underground cartoons, which is titled "Het is Niet Waar...Dat Hebben We Niet Gewild" ("It's not true...We did not want that!"). The images depict the Nazis taking items such as radio sets, bicycles, copper and brass objects, and even dogs.

Associated Subjects: Postcards • World War, 1939-1945 • Graphic Arts • Military History
Identifier: SC2015.037
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

3353rd Quartermaster Truck Company Photograph

by Kisner, Kyle (1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The 3353rd Quartermaster Truck Company photograph was taken on June 20, 1945 in Ulm, Germany. The company is standing in front of a building that was used by the Hitler Youth but had been repurposed as the maintenance building for the 3353rd. On the back of the photo, the last names of the soldiers are documented.

Identifier: SC2021.026
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Arthur Meyring Family Films

by Meyring, Arthur (1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These three 8mm films (two color, one black and white) were recorded in 1945 while Arthur Meyring's family from Dayton, Ohio was on vacation in Florida. The family went deep sea fishing out of the Miami Yacht Basin fishing club and went swimming at a hotel pool.

Associated Subjects: Family Life • Photography • Voyages and Travel
Identifier: SC2014.060
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Charles Bayly papers

by Bayly, Charles (1945 – 1946)

7 folders (0.07 linear feet)

The Charles Bayly papers contain correspondence between Charles Bayly and family/friends during his time in the service. Bayly is an Eastern Shore native and discusses his time in the War. There is also a weekly digest of the Salisbury Times covering the day's activities, dated April 24, 1945.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Personal Correspondence
Identifier: 1990.009
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Diary of Second World War Sergeant

by Unknown (1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This diary was written by an unidentified sergeant in the Second World War between August 14 and December 30. The author, who wrote short entries with high intensity, was ordered from Pearl Harbor to Wakayama, then Osaka, Japan. The author was a part of the first troops to enter the areas after the Japanese surrender and he described the environment in detail. In November he wrote about the suicide of a 20 year old soldier in his platoon one month before they were sent home. At the back of the diary, the author listed all of the ships that he had been on during his service.

Identifier: SC2014.003
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

H. Graham Hayman Jr Collection

by Unknown (1945 – 1999)

1 box,  1 oversize folder (3 linear feet)

H. Graham Hayman Jr collection consists of a letter, magazines and artifacts documenting Hayman’s military service. It includes a letter describing his enlistment and training in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the United States and his assignment to the Office of Strategic Services in India, and periodicals offering insight into military service during the Second World War.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Military History
Identifier: 1999.028
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Jeanne Severance Letters

by Severance, Jeanne (1945 – 1962)

4 folders (0.4 linear feet)

This collection consists of letters from Jeanne Severance, a Red Cross volunteer, to Martha and Constance Greene from 1945 to 1946. Severance wrote from and reported on events in the many places she served, which included France, India, China, Myanmar, and Mexico. Several letters were censored by the United States Army. Also included are photographs of the Greenes in 1962 and some newspaper clippings. At the time, the Greenes had opened the office of Martha Greene real estate company on Long Island in Montauk, New York; there are several pictures of Martha in front of the original offices. The transcription of the letters is attached.

Identifier: SC2014.014
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: View Attachment

Kamanitz's Central Drugs of Salisbury postcards

by Kamanitz, Irvin (1945 – 1987)

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

This collection consists of approximately 200 postcards that were sold in Irvin Kamanitz's Central Drugs in downtown Salisbury, Maryland. While most of the postcards are black and white and from the 1950s, there are some from the 1940s and up to the 1980s (several in color). There are 2-3 copies of each postcard, which depict scenes around Salisbury and across the Delmarva Peninsula.

Associated Subjects: Postcards
Identifier: 2021.016
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Ondergrondsche Borrelingskes

by Links, KarelVeth, Cornelis (1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This booklet was created in 1945 by Karel Links and Cornelis Veth and was titled "Ondergrondsche Borrelingskes." It is a Dutch anti-German book in rhyme with comical illustrations.

Associated Subjects: Publications • World War, 1939-1945 • Graphic Arts • Military History
Identifier: SC2018.028
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Photograph of Dr. D. Allen Fields

by Unknown (circa 1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

Black and white photographic print of Wicomico County physician, Dr. D. Allen Fields, circa 1945.

Associated Subjects: Medical History
Identifier: 2008.069
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Post-Second World War Unidentified Man's Correspondence

by Unknown (1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These 24 letters are from "Butch" to "Retta" between September 18 and December 3, 1945. Butch was serving overseas in the Pacific at the end of the Second World War and the last few letters are from occupied Japan.

Identifier: SC2015.032
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Salisbury Central Business District Revitalization Plan

by Unknown (1945, 1955)

1 oversize folder (2.5 linear feet)

Central Business District Revitalization Plan documents the Salisbury, Maryland plan for expansive urban development. Documenting materials include a plan for Salisbury's business center, dated between 1945 and 1955.

Associated Subjects: Maps • Business • Land Records
Identifier: 2014.147
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Salisbury Chamber of Commerce collection

by Salisbury Chamber of Commerce (1945 – 1957)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Salisbury Chamber of Commerce Collection contains six booklets put together by the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce. Included are four survey booklets of Salisbury, MD including important information concerning community life, family life, the city government, geographic characteristics and economic activity. The other two booklets are city directories for Salisbury, MD.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2008.044
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Sears Peoples Book Club

by Sears, Roebuck and Company (circa 1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This program was created by the Sears, Roebuck and Company for its Sears Peoples Book Club in order to advertise Isabel Dick's novel entitled "Wild Orchard: A Novel of "Down Under," which was published in 1945 and a sample is included in this program.

Associated Subjects: Publications • Graphic Arts
Identifier: SC2017.018
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Second World War in India Calendar Comic Card

by Unknown (1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These two calendar cards from 1945 each have comics on the verso of the calendar. The comics depict British soldiers receiving attention from Indian people who are presented with stereotypes.

Associated Subjects: Racism • World War, 1939-1945 • Advertising • Graphic Arts • Military History
Identifier: SC2019.004
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Seeley Family Book Review Journal

by Seeley Family (1945 – 1947)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This journal contains brief book reviews that were written by different members the Seeley family between 1945 and 1947

Associated Subjects: Diaries • Family Life
Identifier: SC2014.068
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Soviet Union Propaganda Calendar

by Soviet Union (1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This government issued calendar contains imagery that promoted the Soviet Union, featuring key historical dates. The cover depicts Lenin and Stalin and each month includes written propaganda in the form of poems and stories.

Associated Subjects: Graphic Arts • Politics
Identifier: SC2016.093
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Spanish Ration Coupons (4)

by Kingdom of Spain (circa 1945)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These Spanish ration coupons were used during the Second World War as a means to purchase rationed food. This set of Spanish ration coupons form together to depict Adolf Hitler and lists his birth and death date.

Associated Subjects: Economics • World War, 1939-1945 • Graphic Arts • Currency • Military History
Identifier: SC2016.074
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Story of the 320th Infantry

by 320th Infantry (1945)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains the story of the 320th infantry.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 • Personal Correspondence
Identifier: 2012.204
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Walston Brothers Cannery records

by Walston Brothers (1945, 1946)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

Photocopy, Ledger. Walston Brothers Cannery, Pittsville, Md., 1945-1946.

Associated Subjects: Canning Industry • Ledger • Accounting Records
Identifier: 2010.098
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

World War II Factual Charts

by United States Navy (1945 – 1946)

1 folder (2.5 linear feet)

This collection contains factual charts of World War II for the European and Asiatic-Pacific Operations. Distributed by World War Chart Co. in Lebanon, PA in 1945 and 1946.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2011.050
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

E. Homer White papers

by White, E. Homer (1946 – 1991)

1 box,  1 oversize box (1.5 linear feet)

The E. Homer White papers document the political career of Edward Homer White, a Delegate from the Maryland State House and Senate, from 1946-1991 with the bulk of the material dating from 1962-1978. Materials include newspaper clippings, photographs and essays that document E. Homer White’s political campaigns, causes and career. Photographs and correspondence concern Delegate Homer’s campaign, his political stances, as well as events and receptions he had attended during his career. There are two scrapbooks which include newspaper clippings concerned with E. Homer White’s elections and political causes.

Associated Subjects: Politics • Military History
Identifier: 2014.012
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

J. Paul Crooks' WWII Photograph Collection

by Crooks, J. Paul (1946)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The J. Paul Crooks' WWII Photograph Collection is a set of photographs that Crooks took while stationed in Okinawa, Japan and at Lowry Field, Colorado in 1946.

Associated Subjects: Photography • War • World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: SC2021.025
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Lindley Lentz Scrapbook

by Lentz, Lindley (1946 – 1947)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

Lindley Lentz was a student at State Teachers College from 1946 to 1947. Captain Lentz later became a naval officer. This loose scrapbook contains student items from 1946 and 1947 such as grade cards, an admission letter, tuition receipt, student handbook, alma mater and fight songs, and other programs.

Associated Subjects: Education • Scrapbooks
Identifier: SUA-043
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Salisbury Ephemera collection

by Traub, Peter (1946 – 2012)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Salisbury Ephemera collection contains photographs and certificates from the City of Salisbury. The certificates are for the sister city program with Tartu, Estonia. There are two photographs, one of the Courthouse and Government Office Building in Salisbury and one of the Maryland National Guard in front of the Pentagon in 2001. There is a letter from the mayor of Oberkochen, Germany thanking the headmaster of the Salisbury school for participating in a sister school exchange with students from Ernst-Abbe Gymnasium.

Associated Subjects: Photography
Identifier: 2014.035
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

The Life of a P.O.W. Under the Japanese in Caricature

by Fortier, Malcolm Vaughn (1946)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

The Life of a P.O.W. Under the Japanese in Caricature was written and illustrated by Colonel Malcolm Vaughn Fortier. Published in 1946, the book contains caricatures drawn by Colonel Fortier while imprisoned in a Japanese P.O.W. camp in the Philippines, from April 9, 1942 to August 20, 1945. The drawings illustrate life as a P.O.W. and include captions to clarify some of the scenes. At the end of the book is a compiled roster of P.O.W.s associated with Colonel Fortier in prison camps. Some names include the soldier's "emergency address" while others detail when that man died and how or where he was buried.

Identifier: SC2023.002
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Wicomico High School Class of 1958 Reunions

by Unknown (1946 – 2020)

3 cartons,  1 box (3.5 linear feet)

The Wicomico Highschool Reunions Collection is a collection which features the documentation of each reunion of the Wicomico Highschool Class of 1958 with a range from 1946 to 2020 and a bulk range of 1954 to 2020.

Identifier: 2019.059
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Amos W.W. Woodcock collection

by Edward H. Nabb Research Center (1947 – 1959)

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

This collection contains material pertaining to the life of General Amos W. W. Woodcock. This includes booklets and newspaper articles written by General Woodcock, as well as, Mamie V. Woodcock.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2008.045
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Evergreen Yearbook Administrative Records

by Salisbury State CollegeStudent Council of the Maryland Normal School/State Teachers College (1947 – 2000)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

This collection contains layouts, contact sheets, and mockups of the Evergreen Yearbook by students for the 1947, 1960, and 1998-2000 school years.

Associated Subjects: Clubs • Education • Graphic Arts • Personal Correspondence • Photography • Questionnaires • Yearbook
Identifier: SUA-103
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Lions Club Collection

by Owen, Grover C. (1947 – 1959)

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

This collection contains a series of photographs of the Lions Club and its members. Some of the pictures are of members, others are of events, one of which took place at Princess Anne Elementary. There are two photographs that do not directly correspond to the Lions Club group, one is of a store front with three men standing on the porch, and the other is of a school class. In addition, there is a newspaper article about the awarding of a plaque to previous Lions Club presidents as well as a notice of the annual Lions Black Out Minstrel Show. There is also a clip from the "County Officer Magazine" with a message from the President of National Association of County Officials.

Associated Subjects: Newsletters • Photography
Identifier: 2012.113
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Rural New Yorker Periodical Collection

by Rural Publishing Co. (1947 – 1958)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

This collection contains numerous issues of the Rural New Yorker from 1956 to 1958. Included is a January 1947 issue of Southern Planter, the oldest agricultural journal in America, as well as a January 1948 issue of Farm Journal.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2008.034
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Salisbury High School, Class of 1897 Reunion collection

by Unknown (1947)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains an invitation to a Salisbury High School Reunion Luncheon on May 17th, 1947 the invitation contains and a list of guests/class of 1897. Additionally, this collection contains a book entitled "My Commencement" belonging to Amy Bennett that documents her senior year in 1918. However, a majority of the pages are empty. Also included is a photocopy of a newspaper article commemorating the Western Maryland College graduates of 1922.

Associated Subjects: High School
Identifier: 2006.412
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

"I Can Hear It Now" Collection

by Murrow, Edward R. (1948)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The "I Can Hear It Now" Collection contains a CD and a pamphlet explaining what is on the CD. The CD is a "history of an era spoken by the men who made it and narrated", which refers to discussing radio show and announcers during the 1935-1945 period. "I Can Hear It Now" was created by Edward R. Murrow in 1948, to capture what radio was like during 1935-1945, with a heavy emphasis on World War II.

Associated Subjects: World War, 1939-1945
Identifier: 2006.328
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Deborah Underhill Collection

by Underhill, Deborah (1948 – 1970)

2 boxes (2.5 linear feet)

This collection contains photographs, newspaper articles, postcards, menus, a high school yearbook, high school diploma, family history information and a variety of local information. The photographs in the collection are from the early 1900s, and include houses as well as people. The newspaper articles date from 1948 to the 1970s and are about a variety of topics. The earliest article is a sale advertisement for a house in Salisbury, Maryland. Ocean City postcards from around the 1970s show hotels and aerial views of Ocean City. There are also menus and postcards from restaurants in Ocean City. The Wicomico High yearbook, from 1927, includes pictures of the freshman, sophomore, junior and senior class. Two high school diplomas from Wicomico County from 1920 and 1926. Farm records, shareholding records and family books give insight to the life of a family living around the Lower Eastern Shore. Finally this collection includes a number of pens and pencils listing the names and addresses of local businesses. As well as information on the local Salisbury baseball team in 1948, local campaign items and cards from local attractions.

Associated Subjects: Agriculture • Business • Family Life • Music • Sports • World War, 1914-1918 • Historic Buildings
Identifier: 2012.100
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

French Merci Train Gifts

by Unknown (1948 – 1949)

1 box (0.5 linear feet)

The French Merci Train gifts were sent on the French freighter Magellan inside 49 antique, narrow gauge boxcars for each of the United States (one split between Hawaii and District of Columbia) as gratitude for the American Friendship Train that toured the United States to raise $40 million worth of food and clothing for French people. In 1949, Mary Laura Francis was sent from the school, then called State Teachers College, to collect the gifts selected for Salisbury University.

Identifier: SC2016.113
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Liberty Hall Essay collection

by Wolfe, Elizabeth (1948 – 1956)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains an essay on the construction and history of Liberty Hall in Westover, Maryland. The essay appears to have been written during Colonel Ernest L. McLendon's ownership of the Hall from 1948 to 1956.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2009.415
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Phillips Packing Company Envelope

by Phillips Packing Company Inc. (1948)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

This collection contains an envelope from the Phillips Packing Company, Incorporated of Cambridge, MD. The postmark date is 1948.

Associated Subjects: Canning Industry
Identifier: 2007.029
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Salisbury Indians baseball scrapbook (2)

by Jones, Lilly Mae Hastings (1948 – 1949)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This loose scrapbook was kept by Lilly Mae Hastings Jones from 1948 to 1949 and documents the Salisbury Indians baseball team through player cards and newspaper clippings.

Associated Subjects: Baseball • Scrapbooks
Identifier: 2019.068
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Smith Island baseball team photograph

by Northam, Charles (1948)

1 folder (0 linear feet)

This digital collection consists of one image of a newspaper clipping that reprinted a photograph of Smith Island baseball team in 1948. All of the individuals in the photograph, donated by Charles Northam, are identified.

Associated Subjects: Baseball
Identifier: 2019.108
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Travel Photo Journal of Julia B.R.

by Unknown (1948 – 1949)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This Travel Photo Journal of Julia B.R. documents the journey of a woman named Julia as she visits sites in Germany, Switzerland, and Holland in 1948 and 1949. The travel journal is 43 pages long and includes a map, 103 photographs, 5 postcards, and a Lotus Club announcement.

Identifier: SC2020.013
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: View Attachment

Wye Plantation Architecture Collection

by Unknown (1948 – 1979)

5 oversize folders,  2 folders (0.7 linear feet)

The Wye Plantation Collection contains architectural plans of the Wye Mills plantation dating from 1949 to 1975. The collection includes plans for the renovation of the main house, various auxiliary houses, the library, the garage wing, the Wye Church, the perimeter wall, and the grounds. The collection also contains photographs of the property as well as slides and handwritten notes.

Associated Subjects: Agriculture • Architecture
Identifier: 2022.060
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

American Stock Certificates

by Unknown (1949 – 1997)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

These 80 stock certificates for American companies were printed between 1949 and 1997. They are steel engraved on security banknote paper and represent stocks for a multitude of companies including banks, realtors, and industrial manufacturing corporations.

Associated Subjects: Business • Economics • Currency • Graphic Arts
Identifier: SC2013.109
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

Anne Rapp Collection

by Rapp, Anne (1949 – 1978)

6 boxes,  3 cartons (3.9 linear feet)

The Anne Rapp Collection documents the retiree's international travel between 1949 and 1974, primarily in the 1950s and 1960s. Rapp kept the schedules (itineraries), maps and guides, postcards, and ephemera for her travel around the world. She also kept detailed journals and took over 8000 color photographic slides. Places she traveled include Alaska, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, several Caribbean islands, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, several eastern bloc countries, Australia, New Zealand, several Pacific Islands, India, Japan, Israel, China, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), South Africa, and Ethiopia.

Associated Subjects: Diaries • Diaries (Women) • Photography • Voyages and Travel
Identifier: SC2015.154
Repository: Special Collections
Attachment: No attachment

James Thrash papers

by Thrash, James (1949 – 2018)

6 boxes,  1 oversize folder (9 linear feet)

James R. Thrash (b. 1932) was Salisbury University’s library director from 1969 to 1999. He obtained a B.A. from Ohio State University and a MSLA from Western Reserve University. The records consist of the personal and administrative papers of James R. Thrash. Most of the material relates to higher functions in academia such as annual reviews, reports, minutes, policy and procedure manuals. Several folders focus on the expansion of Blackwell Library in the 1970s and some contain research papers written by Thrash while taking English courses at Salisbury State College from 1978 to 1980.

Associated Subjects: Libraries
Identifier: SUA-013
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Journeys Though North America Textbook record

by Blood, Pearle (1949)

folders (0.02 linear feet)

The collection includes a textbook, Journeys Through North America, Our World Today, by Stull and Hatch.

Associated Subjects: Education
Identifier: 2013.049
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Letter from R.E. Powell Company to Ida Dixon

by R. E. Powell & Co. (1949)

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

This letter, dated September 29, 1949, was sent from Marian E. Powell, President of the R.E. Powell Company, to Ida Dixon of Salisbury, Maryland. In the letter, Powell thanks Dixon for loaning an antique dress, which is now part of the Nabb Research Center artifacts.

Associated Subjects: Fashion • Personal Correspondence
Identifier: 2019.116
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Millard Les Callette Papers

by Les Callette, Millard (1949 – 1951)

7 folders (0.07 linear feet)

The papers of Millard Les Callette contains his personal papers written during his studies at McDaniel College in Western Maryland. The papers focus on a variety of subjects, from simple homework assignments and discussion questions to historical and psychological essays. These documents were written between 1949-1951.

Associated Subjects: None
Identifier: 2010.004
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

T. Paul Pfieffer Papers

by Pfeiffer, T. Paul (1949 – 2017)

6 boxes,  1 drawer (6.5 linear feet)

The T. Paul Pfeiffer papers document Dr. Thomas Paul Pfeiffer’s academic and directorial role at Salisbury University. The collection dates from 1949 to 2017, with the majority of materials dating from 1980 to 2017. Materials in the collection include Pfeiffer’s directorial scripts, box office reports and theatrical programs, theatre posters, set drawings, theatre administrative materials such as correspondence, revenue reports, deposits, travel records, ticket orders, and brochures, a student’s independent study project, certificates for Bobbi Biron, newspaper clippings, slides, photographs, a scrapbook from the Sophanes, and audio visual materials.

Associated Subjects: Theater
Identifier: SUA-084
Repository: University Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Washington High School Class of 1949 collection

by Unknown (1949 – 1994)

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

The Washington High School Class of 1949 collection contains a 1949 yearbook from Washington High School, and ephemera from the 25th reunion held on August 10, 1974. Additionally, there is a photograph of some of the members of the class taken in 1994.

Associated Subjects: High School
Identifier: 2006.324
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment

Wicomico County Airport Commission records

by Wicomico County Airport Commission (1949 – 1993)

2 boxes (1 linear feet)

The Wicomico County Airport Commission records consist of a complete run of meeting minutes from 1949-1993. The minutes offer details of the airport operations, expansions, and improvements to the Salisbury-Ocean City-Wicomico Regional Airport located in Salisbury, Maryland.

Associated Subjects: Transportation
Identifier: 2009.050
Repository: Local History Archives
Attachment: No attachment