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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.
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.
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.
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.
Richard Carter Farmstead Illustration
by Carter, Richard (2002 – 2003)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains copies of a 2002-2003 drawing of a 19th century Delmarva farmstead. The illustration was done by Richard Carter.
Rick Maloof photographs
by Maloof, Rick (1988 – 2001)
2 cartons, 1 box (2.5 linear feet)
Rick Maloof photography collection documents the professional and personal life of Salisbury, Maryland photographer Rick Maloof. The photographs, brochures, and photographic slides, date from 1960 to 2010. His professional photographic slides, photographs, and brochures encompass his work as an artist, wedding photographer, and commercial photographer in and around the Eastern Shore. Portraits make up the bulk of the material, as well as landscapes, and still life shots, are included in his professional images. Maloof’s personal photographs and photographic slides document his personal life, with images of his daughter Alyssa, his family, and his friends.
Ritual Landscapes: a journal synthesis
by Mellin, Glen; Truitt, Lenny (2017)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Digital copy, Ritual Landscapes: a journal synthesis (concerning Native American Agroforestry), written by Glen Mellin and Lenny Truitt, March 2017. The synthesis is a compilation of recent investigations illustrated in historical ecology tracing the origins and development of Native American ritualized landscape in the Eastern Woodlands of the United States.
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.
Schooner DAVID F. KEETING and Brig ALICE Log Book
by Unknown (1867 – 1874)
1 oversize box (1.5 linear feet)
Ship's logbook documenting trade and travel of the schooner DAVID F KEETING and brig ALICE; the former transported goods from South Carolina and Florida to harbors in New York, Boston, and Baltimore while the later transported goods from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Hampton Roads, Virginia. The log, 1867-1874 documents the sea fairing voyages including weather, cargo and boat activity. Activity also logged includes the commanders or masters including Levin Granger and William H. Smoot. Ship's crew members include Cleophas E. Bennett of Sharptown, Wicomico County, Maryland. The log was eventually utilized as a scrapbook by Bennett's siblings, Cora, Dexter, and Hattie.
Sidney and Elsie Northam papers
by Northam, Elsie; Northam, 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.
Somerset County Store Ledger
by Stamford, James (1842 – 1845)
1 folder (1 linear feet)
This collection contains a store ledger. The Ledger itself appears to belong to a man, James Stamford as that is the name on the cover page.
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.