National Pie Day
In celebration of National Pie Day, 1899′s A.B.C. of the Apple Pie...
Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s Birthday
The reverse of the postcard reads:
He left for the mountaintop to witness the glories of the Lord. Dr. Martin Luther King, 1929-1968
PPI 0107 Gregory C. Wilson collection of African-American postcards and trade cards, Special Collections,University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Plain and Fancy...Bookplates
A bookplate is a small print or decorative label pasted into a book to designate ownership.
Bookplates range from simple nameplates...
to elaborate personal expressions!
“Metuenda Corolla Draconis”(The dragon’s crest is to be feared) is the armorial motto of The Marquess of Londoderry.
William Augustus Brewer Bookplate Collection, bookplates 3578, 3587, 954, 3603. Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware
Peepshow Pictures
Photographs of the pop-up pages in an 1894 children’s book.
Peepshow Pictures. A Novel Colour Book. Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Cinderella
Produced by McLoughlin Brothers in 1891, Cinderella is two books in one! It tells the story of Cinderella in a format that depicts the theater experience. Its pages are bound on both sides of the book and cut down the center. When opened, the half pages that are turned back illustrate the stages’ boxed seating complete with audience.*
Cinderella. Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Views of Delaware College, 1914
There have been many changes at the University of Delaware over the past one hundred plus years...
Old College was once a dormitory.
The library has grown!
Classrooms and labs have been streamlined.
Views of Delaware College, Newark, Delaware. Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Henry Blackwell Bookplates
Henry Blackwell (1851-1928) was an avid bookplate collector and a founding member of the American Book Plate Society. His collection exceeded 1650 bookplates at the time of auction in 1915.
Below are several of his personal bookplates.
“Cared doeth yr encilion (Welsh)” - “Love in the Wise Retreats”
Bookplate circa 1893, created by H.T. Sears.
“y ddraig goch a ddyry gychwyn (Welsh)” - “The Red Dragon Shall Give Start”
Bookplate circa 1894, created by E. D. French.
“A CAN AC AWEN (Welsh)” - “A Hundred and Muse”
Bookplate circa 1895
Gift plate circa 1899, created by E. D. French.
Bookplate undated.
Bookplate undated.
Blackwell, Henry - Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Blackwell, Henry. 1915. Catalogue of the extensive and valuable collection of book plates and books relating to book plates formed by Henry Blackwell, esq. of New York City. To be sold at auction December 1st and 2nd, 1915. New York: Scott & O'Shaughnessy, Inc.
William Augustus Brewer Bookplate Collection, bookplates 1165, 1163, 1159, 1167, 1158, and 1161. Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware
Recipe Book
Looking for a sauce for your Thanksgiving Turkey? Try Mary Baker’s recipe...
Sauce for a Turkye
Take water and sett it over the fire then slice good store of oynions and put into it also Pepper and salt and good store of Gravy that comes from the Turkye and boyle them very well together then put to it a few fine Crumbs of Grated Bread to thicken it a very little Sugar & some vinegar So Serve it up with the Turkye
Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware Mss 097 Item 156
Delaware’s Past in Postcards
In November of 2002, Delaware was the first state to go smoke-free in restaurants, bars, gaming facilities and most workplaces. The following postcard apprised potential tourists to Delaware’s new smoke-free status!
Back of postcard:
ca. 2003
Postcard Collection: dpc_00137. Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware
Delaware’s Past in Postcards
University of Delaware’s Fighting Blue Hens Football team will host their final game of the season this Saturday, November 11th.
Hopefully the fans will be lined up just as they were in 1914 when the “Blue and Old Gold” took on the Carlisle Indian Reserves and won 33-0.
Postcard Collection: dennewauniv083. Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware. The Review, Vol. 31, 3rd issue.
Something New for Little Folk
In this book of verse by Clifton Bingham, artist A.E. Jackson created an illustration for each poem that morphed into an abstract design as you rotated the edge of the circle.
Something New for Little Folk. Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Delaware’s Past in Postcards
Longwood Gardens’ Fountain Revitalization Project was completed earlier this year. Below are bygone views of the fountains at Longwood Gardens.
ca. [1939-1950]
ca. [1940-1960]
ca. [1930-1945]
ca. [1930-1945]
ca. [1950 or later]
Postcard Collection: dexlong025, dexlong026, dexlong016, dpc_00107, dpc_00060. Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Delaware’s Past in Postcards
Brandywine Powder Mills by Pierre Gentieu (1842-1930)
Pierre Gentieu created this crayon sketch of the Brandywine Powder Mills in 1878. He was employed by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company and created a photographic record of the company at the turn of the 19th Century.
Postcard Collection: denwilmhagl059. Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware
Book Club Bookplate
Unique, early 19th century bookplate used to track a book through the members of a book club at New York Society Library (NYC’s oldest library).
William Augustus Brewer Bookplate Collection, bookplate 1275. Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware
Conard-Pyle Company
The Conard-Pyle Company of West Grove, Pennsylvania was a large horticultural enterprise that specialized in the cultivation and hybridization of roses. Before they were Conard-Pyle Company they were...
Covers and title page from the Fall 1897 catalog.
Many of Conard-Pyle’s famous roses can be found at Star Roses and Plants.
Conard-Pyle Company records, Mss 634. Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Delaware’s Past in Postcards
Augustine Paper Mills on the Brandywine early 20th century.
postmarked 1913
Dam on the Brandywine above Augustine Paper Mills.
postmarked 1910
Postcard Collection: denwilmpape005, denwilmpape004, denwilmpape002, denwilmrive020. Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware
Delaware’s Past in Postcards
Evening at the Delaware Shores!
postmarked 1943
Postcard Collection: deslewe084, desrehobeac096, deslewe082. Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.