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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.
Vertical Files
by Unknown (Undated)
folders ( linear feet)
Vertical files contain subject based materials on the Eastern Shore, Delmarva, and the states of Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia as well as Salisbury University. Materials include newspaper clippings, brochures, handwritten information, and copies. For more detailed information, see the comprehensive list of subject material available attached to this guide.
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.
Wallops Flight Center Collection
by Palmer, John C. (1957 – 1975)
5 folders, 1 box (1 linear feet)
The NASA Wallops Flight Center collection contains material on Wallops Flight Facility, early space missions, and various NASA research centers accomplishments. Items included are magazine’s, newspaper clippings, achievements, photographs and the book NASA Reference Publication 1028 “A New Dimension Wallops Island Flight Test Range: The First Fifteen Years”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wicomico News Historical and Industrial Edition
by Walker, Albert E. (1908)
1 oversize folder (2.5 linear feet)
Print copy of the Wicomico News Historical and Industrial Edition edited and compiled by Albert E. Walker in 1908, to reflect the present status and future possibilities of Salisbury, Maryland. Included in the publication are the names of people and businesses reflective of the current status of Salisbury. Included with the original is a digitized copy of the original as well as a corresponding index.
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.
William Smith Wilson Jr. Collection
by Susan West; The Wilson Family; William 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.
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.