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Items associated with name 'Delmarva Poultry Industry'
Allen Family Collection
by Allen, Larry; Mills, 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.
Cluck, Pluck and Luck documentary
by Oates, Michael (2015)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Digital videodisc featuring the documentary, "Cluck, Pluck and Luck: the Improbable Early History of Delmarva's Chicken Industry." The documentary, produced by Michael Oates and 302 stories, discusses the beginnings of the poultry processing industry on Delmarva and its present 5.1 billion dollar industry.
Delmarva Poultry Industry Publications Collection
by Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.; Gwin, James M.; Smith, Harold D. (1950 – 1959)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains publications pertaining to the Delmarva Poultry Industry in the 1950s.
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.
Donald Ward Southern-Delaware Oral Histories
by Unknown (2018 – 2019)
4 folders (1 linear feet)
These oral history interviews document the lives, activities and culture of people living in Sussex County, Delaware. Subjects include farm life, church life, the various Methodist summer camps (Carey's Camp), life around Millsboro and the surrounding towns, and the developments in the poultry industry. Compiled transcripts are attached.
Folklife Collection - Chicken Industry on the Eastern Shore
by Salisbury University Students (1975 – 1975s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1975, former Salisbury University students Ann Marshall and Dorrie Seifert collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of the chicken industry around the Eastern Shore. The collection includes an introduction to the topic, personal descriptions of the interviewer and informants, their stories, and multiple photographs.
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.
New Yorker Salisbury Article
by Hamburger, Philip (1960)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains an article written by Philip Hamburger of the New Yorker in 1960 on the city of Salisbury.