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Items associated with name 'Pittsville (Md.)'
Alfred Melson Delmarva ephemera
by Unknown (1818 – 1881)
2 folders (0.02 linear feet)
The Alfred Melson Delmarva ephemera contains two postcards, an 1835 list of the inhabitants' rates and road taxes of Little Creek Hundred in Delaware, a Pittsville-business ledger book from 1876 to 1881. Additional materials include an 1878 indenture between Hiram D. and Thomas H. Truitt and Isaac Smith and an 1818 Sussex County, DE indenture between Arthur and Rhoda Milby and John Burbage.
Book of Cuts
by Tingle Printing Co. (circa 1920s)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains "A Book of Cuts", by the Tingle Printing Company in Pittsville, MD. The purpose of this book was to show off different advertisements done in previous years by the Printing Company. While there is no date the checks in the back of the book are dated for some time in the 1920s.
G.C. Rayne & Company calendar
by G.C. Rayne and Company (1931)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Color print calendar, sponsored by G.C. Rayne and Company, Ford Motor Sales, Pittsville, Maryland, 1931. The calendar features a hand-tinted photographic print of Martha Ann Rayne, daughter of Gorman and Mattie Rayne.
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.
Pittsville High School records
by Unknown (2010)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Pittsville High School records, located in Pittsville, Maryland, document the graduating class of 1960 and includes a photograph of those that attended the August 2010 class reunion and a photocopied image of the class back in 1960. Also included are memories from Pittsville High School and dedication pages from the yearbook.
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.
Rayne and Dennis Family Collection
by Dennis Family; Rayne 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.
Robert E. Perdue Family papers
by Perdue, Robert E. Jr. (2004 – 2011)
1 carton, 1 oversize folder (1 linear feet)
The Robert E. Perdue Family papers document the ancestors of Robert E. Perdue Jr. His branch of the family lived in the lower Delmarva region, with a majority living in Pittsville, Wicomico County, Maryland. As time progressed the Perdue’s married into other families such as the Jones, Williams, Dennis, and Taylors. The Pittsville Perdue’s played an important part in building the St. John Friendship Methodist church. Research materials include land records, genealogy conducted by Robert E Perdue in the pursuit of his family history. Research was conducted from 2004-2011, with the bulk being completed in 2009-2010. Perdue’s research spans from the 17th century to the 20th century.
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.
Voyd and Cartha Donoway Papers
by Donoway, Cartha; Donoway, 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.