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Items associated with name 'Selbyville (De.)'
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.
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.
Salem United Methodist Church (Selbyville, DE) Brochures
by Stevens, Fred; Wall, Jim Van Der (2011 – 2012)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains a brochure for the Salem United Methodist Church in Selbyville, DE. The Winter 2012 brochure was written by Pastor Jim Van Der Wall, a 2011 church program and several Centennial News - Looking Back at the Past by Fred Stevens, Church Historian.
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.
Zoar United Methodist Church
by Minor, S. Alexander; Zoar United Methodist Church (1983 – 2008)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains a booklet documenting the 100th anniversary of the Zoar United Methodist Church located in Selbyville, Delaware and a copy of the 125th anniversary directory.