Delaware

Records Projects

Historical Society of Delaware, Wilmington, DE
$394,550 to support the "Mobile Community Historical Digitization and Preservation Unit" project, which will assemble a mobile digitization lab, digitize material from the Historical Society of Delaware collections, host community collection events, and collect oral histories. (ED-104980-24)

Delaware Public Archives, Dover, DE
$22,865 to support a project to digitize approximately 36 cubic feet of its Early Legislative Papers Collection dating from 1731 to 1860. The bulk of the collection covers the period from 1776 to 1792. (RH-103151-21) 

Hagley Library and Museum, Wilmington, DE
$95,020 to support a project to arrange the papers of designers Ken White, who specialized in retail bookstore and convenience stores, and Marshall B. Johnson, who designed electrical kitchen appliances, product graphics, and cutlery. Approximately 550 linear feet will be processed, educational lesson plans developed, and a select number of pages digitized and published online. (RH100162-17)

Delaware Public Archives, Dover, DE
$590 to support the production of an informational brochure about the state archives and the NHPRC. (RC10139-13)

Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation, Wilmington, DE
$112,203 to process and make available the papers of interior designer William Pahlmann (1900-1987), a leader in department and specialty store design. (RP50030-10)

University of Delaware, Newark, DE
$20,731 to digitize the papers of George S. Messersmith, U.S. diplomat and envoy. Between 1914 and 1947, Messersmith held ten different diplomatic posts on three continents, including service as American ambassador to Cuba, Mexico, and Argentina. (RD10046-10)

Delaware Public Archives, Dover, DE
$3,838 for the administrative costs of the State Historical Records Advisory Board. (2006-017)

Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, DE
$62,485 for the Industrial Design Collection Processing Project, to process three collections documenting the national impact of three leading industrial design firms. The Wear-Ever/Kensington Ware Collection (1922-1965), the Thomas Lamb Papers (1920-1980), and the Marc Harrison Papers (1922-1996) total 62 cubic feet of personal papers and 1,989 oversized design drawings. (2004-085)

Council of State Historical Records Coordinators, Dover, DE
$298,430 for a project to strengthen state archival and records programs, State Historical Records Advisory Boards, and the Federal-State partnership with the NHPRC. (2004-019)

Delaware Public Archives, Dover, DE
$17,553 for its SHRAB Strategic Planning Project to develop a strategic plan with emphasis on possible cooperative opportunities related to the completion of a new archives facility. (99-005)

Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover, DE
$101,744 for a two-year project to develop an electronic records program for state government records. (96-016)

Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover, DE
$42,500 to support a fellowship in archival administration. (91-069)

Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover, DE
$9,449 to support the travel and meeting expenses of the Delaware State Historical Records Advisory Board. (91-061)

City of Wilmington, Wilmington, DE
$3,878 to develop a systematic approach to the maintenance and protection of the city's records. (88-089)

Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover, DE
$49,562 for a two-year project to develop a comprehensive local public records program for Delaware. Included are plans to survey local records holdings, develop general records schedules, publish a manual, and conduct training workshops. (86-041)

The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Wilmington, DE
$14,520 to inventory records of this decorative arts museum. The project will lay the groundwork for a comprehensive records management and archival program for the museum. (85-076)

Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation, Wilmington, DE
$168,792 to identify and preserve the historical records of the Pennsylvania Railroad. (84-056)

Delaware State Historical Records Advisory Board, Dover, DE
$10,950 to analyze the current condition of historical records in the state and recommend action. (83-072)

The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Wilmington, DE
$13,282 to arrange and describe the Winterthur Estate Archives, survey and schedule museum records in office and storage areas, and combine under one administrative unit the Winterthur Museum and Estate Archives. (80-118)

Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation, Wilmington, DE
$7,183 for a feasibility study and pilot program to establish a regional archival processing center in the Mid-Atlantic states. (80-075)

Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, Dover, DE
$18,129 to establish an automated database management system for information about the archival holdings of the state. (78-072)

Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation, Wilmington, DE
$8,800 to survey historical records of the seven railroads that were combined to form the Conrail system, and to make recommendations for preservation and use of the records. (77-001)

Subtotal (Records Projects)   $1,477,054

Publications Projects

University of Delaware, Newark, DE
$215,085 to support the John Dickinson Writings Project. (2023)

Fellowships

Janet F. Davidson (Ph.D. candidate, University of Delaware), Newark, DE
$41,250 for a fellowship in historical editing at the Samuel Gompers Papers. (1999)

Subtotal (Publications Projects)   $256,335

Total     $1,733,389

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