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  1. FURNITURE 1: Prehistoric through Rococo The Smithsonian Illustrated Library of Antiques

    Author
    Bishop, Robert & Coblentz, Patricia
    Call Number
    NK2270 .B48
  2. Delaware Genealogical Abstracts from Newspapers Volume 4 Delaware Marriages and Deaths from the Delaware Gazette 1865-1874

    Author
    Richards, Mary F. & Richards, John C.
    Description
    This information about the marriages and deaths from the Delaware Gazette 1865-1874 is a special publication from the Delaware Genealogical Society Abstracts form Newspapers Volume 4.
    Call Number
    F163 .R53 1996
    ISBN
    940907364
  3. Exploring Maps: History, Fabrication, and Preservation

    Author
    Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts
    Call Number
    Z701
  4. Pleasures of the Table: Ritual and Display in the European Dining Room 1600-1900

    Author
    Brown, Peter Blackwood
    Description
    An Exhibition at Fairfax House, York, 1st September to 20th November 1997
    Call Number
    NK1
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9780948939112
    Pleasures of the Table: Ritual and Display in the European Dining Room 1600-1900
  5. Pennsylvania Dutch American Folk Art

    Author
    Kauffman, Henry
    Call Number
    NK835.P4 K3†
    Publisher
  6. Bookbinding & Conservation by Hand, A Working Guide

    Author
    Young, Laura S.
    Description
    A working guide in the field of hand bookbinding and book conservation. It is intended as a practical manual for teachers and students.
    Call Number
    Z271 .Y68 1995
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9781884718106
  7. Book of Patterns and Instructions for American Needlework`

    Author
    Women's Day (editors)
    Call Number
    TT753
  8. Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association

    Author
    Burlingame, Michael & Cornelius, James M. (editors)
    Description
    Volume 42 Number 1 Winter
    Call Number
    E457.1 .A27a
  9. American Sewn Rugs: Their History With Exceptional Examples

    Author
    Whitlock, Jan
    Description
    Demonstrates the varied techniques of making sewn rugs as well as a social history of their makers.
    Call Number
    NK2812.W45 2012
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9781467548663
    American Sewn Rugs: Their History With Exceptional Examples
  10. Quilts in a material world: selections from the Winterthur Collection

    Author
    Eaton, Linda
    Call Number
    TT835 .E283 2007
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9780810930124
  11. Letters of Benjamin Rush Volume II: 1793 1813

    Author
    Rush, Benjamin Butterfield, L. H. (editor)
    Call Number
    R154.R9 A4
  12. The Private World of Tasha Tudor

    Author
    Tudor, Tasha and Brown, Richard
    Call Number
    NC975.5.T82 A2
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9780316112925
  13. Building Miniature Houses and Furniture

    Author
    Krusz, Dorie
    Call Number
    TT178 .K78
    ISBN
    9780668041843
  14. Rational Decision making in the Preservation of Cultural Property

    Author
    Baer, N.S. and Snickars, F. (editors)
    Call Number
    N8554
  15. Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopedia

    Author
    Gettens, Rutherford J.Stout, George L.
    Description
    Brief encyclopedia of the materials and processes of painting.
    Call Number
    ND1500 .G4 1966
  16. The Oulde King's Roade : including the towns of Richardson Park, Elsmere, Newport, Stanton, Marshallton, Kiamensi, Ogletown, Iron Hill, Cooch's Bridge, Christiana & Glasgow

    Author
    Sawin, Nancy C.
    Description
    A oversized softcover book that includes towns of Elsmere, Newport, Stanton, etc. as well as pictorial works buildings as well as local history.
    Call Number
    F165 .S29 1989
  17. The Martha Washington cook book

    Author
    Kimball, Marie
    Description
    This book was originally printed in 1940 by: COWARD-MCCANN, INC. It was prepared from the original manuscript given by Francies Parke Custic to Martha Washingtion. It presents the "rules" which brought fame to American's 1st Lady as housewife and hostess throughout her life. It contains recipes thoroughly modernized. In the introduction the author gives interesting and entertaining accounts of the Washintons and their domestic problems. The book also contains three reproductions in grafone: portraits of Martha Washington; and numerous decorations in black and white. It is printed on water-resistant paper, and bound in washable cloth with lovely decorative endpapers.
    Call Number
    TX703 .K5
    Publisher
  18. Ancient Families of Bohemia Manor, their homes and their graves

    Author
    Mallery, Rev. Charles Payson
    Description
    Brief summaries of 7 ancient familes of Bohemia Manor with alphabetical index in last 2 pages.
    Call Number
    F161 .D35
  19. American Cookery, 1796

    Author
    Simmons, Amelia
    Description
    1st ed
    Call Number
    TX703 .S5
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9780915591008
  20. Hearthside Cooking: Early American Southern Cuisine Updated for Today's Hearth and Cookstove

    Author
    Crump, Nancy Carter
    Description
    A standard guide for museum interpreters and guides, culinary historians, historical re-enactors, campers, scouts, and home cooks interested in foodways and experimenting with new recipes and techniques.
    Call Number
    TX715.2.S68 C78 2008
    ISBN
    9780807859131
    Hearthside Cooking: Early American Southern Cuisine Updated for Today's Hearth and Cookstove
  21. New Castle On The Delaware

    Author
    New Castle Historical Society Foreward by Edward W. Cooch, Jr., President of the New Castle Historical Society.
    Description
    The third edition of this book, New Castle on the Delaware was published on the eve of the Bicenntennial of American Independnce. It has information about the distinguished citizens of the town who played roles in the signing of the Declaration of Independence: George Read and Thomas McKean. It also includes many other historical facts of the town that have been updated from the 1st two editions.
    Call Number
    F174.N5 F42
    New Castle On The Delaware
  22. Delaware History Vol. XXVII, No.4 1997-98

    Author
    Historical Society of Delaware
    Description
    This book has 3 articles: " The Brown Decision and Milford, Delaware, 1954-1965".
    Call Number
    F161 .D37
  23. Decorative Arts of the Amish of Lancaster County

    Author
    McCauley, Daniel and Kathryn
    Call Number
    NK835.P4 M38
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9780934672665
  24. Historic Landmarks of Delaware and the Eastern Shore

    Author
    MacDonald, Betty Harrington
    Description
    This series of pen-and-ink illustrations of historic buildings accompanied by text originally appeared in the Wilmington Journal-Every Evening.
    Call Number
    F165 .M23
    Historic Landmarks of Delaware and the Eastern Shore
  25. Marylands Colonial Mansions and Other Early Houses

    Author
    Wilson, Everett Bromall
    Call Number
    NA7235.M3 W5 1965
    Publisher
    Marylands Colonial Mansions and Other Early Houses
  26. Fun for the Household A Book of Games

    Author
    Gray, Emma J.
    Description
    Inscribed in pencil on first page "Horace Hotchkiss Brookside Dr Greenwich Conn."
    Call Number
    E163
    ISBN
    9781805475071
  27. The Martha Washington Cook Book 6th edition copyright 2004

    Author
    Kimball, Marie
    Description
    6th ed
    Call Number
    TX703 .K5
    Publisher
  28. The Flower World of Williamsburg

    Author
    Dutton, John Parry
    Call Number
    SB404.5 .D8
  29. Herbs and Herb Cookery through the Years

    Author
    Stearns, Martha Genung
    Call Number
    TX819.H4 S7
  30. The Richardsons of Delaware

    Author
    Weslager, C.A.
    Call Number
    F174.W7 W4
    Publisher
  31. White Pillars Early Life and Architecture of the Lower Mississippi Valley Country

    Author
    Smith, J. Frazer
    Description
    Early Life and Architecture of the Lower Mississippi Valley Country
    Call Number
    NA7214 .S65
    Publisher
  32. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: an American Slave written by himself

    Author
    Douglass, Frederick
    Call Number
    E449 .D749†
    ISBN
    9781410438058
  33. American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection Vol 2

    Author
    Hennage, Joseph H.
    Description
    Brochure 13, 1965 to brochure 17, 1967
    Call Number
    NK805 .A64
    American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection Vol 2
  34. Journal of the American Institute for ConservationVolume 52, Number 2May 2013

    Author
    Derrick, Michele, Editor-in-Chief
    Description
    Conservation of a Rubber Terrain Model Map from World War II.Evaluation of Coating Performance on Silver Exposed to Hydrogen Sulfide. Fluorimetric Analysis of the Constituent Dyes within Daylight Fluorescent Pigments: Implications for Display and Prese
    Call Number
    N8554 .A53a
  35. Civil War in the Kitchen Cookbook

    Author
    Gowan, Hugh and Judy
    Description
    The recipes in this book are not merely a collection of "southern" recipes and "northern" recipes. Rather, they are a blending of both heritages. A compromise, if you will.
    Call Number
    TX715
    Publisher
  36. Journal of the American Institute for ConservationVolume 53, Number 4November 2014

    Author
    Derrick, Michele, Editor-in-Chief
    Description
    Short Communication: Rare Attraction Evaluating Magnetic Primers for Mounting TextilesPhotographic Paper XYZ: De Facto Standard Sizes for Silver Gelatin PaperA Model Approach for Finding Cleaning Solutions for Plasticized Poly Vinyl SurfacesHenri Mati
    Call Number
    N8554 .A53a
  37. Kitchen & Bath Showcase:

    Author
    Cheever, Ellen, CKD, CBD, AISD
    Call Number
    TX653 .K52 1995
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9781883065034
  38. The Open Hearth: A Colonial Cookbook

    Author
    Gowan, Hugh and Judy
    Description
    28-page historical guide that details the techniques of open-fire colonial cooking and offers period-appropriate recipes adapted for modern readers.
    Call Number
    TX715
    Publisher
  39. 101 Things You Didn't Know about Jane Austen (The Truth about the World's Most IntriguingÖÖ..Literary Heroine

    Author
    Hannon, Patrice, Ph.D
    Call Number
    PR4036 .H26
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9781598692846
  40. A Reverence for Wood

    Author
    Sloan, Eric
    Description
    Provides an illuminating view of the resource that made possible so much of the early settlement of North America.
    Call Number
    TA419 .S583 1984
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9780345287444
    A Reverence for Wood
  41. Journal of the American Institute for ConservationFall/Winter 2010Volume 49, Number 2

    Author
    Derrick, Michele, Editor-in-Chief
    Description
    Use and Identification of Tikumu (Celmisia Species, Asteraceae) in artivacts of New Zealand Origin.Natural Black Chalk in Traditional Old Master Drawings.Condition Problems Related to Zinc Oxide Underlayers: Examination of Selected Abstract Expressioni
    Call Number
    N8554 .A53a
  42. Hans Hanson of Red Lyon Hundred, New Castle Co., DE

    Author
    Maull, Baldwin
    Description
    This book is a study of Hans Hanson of Red Lion Hundred, New Castle County, DE, and his children and grandchildren. It contains a Table of Contents with a chart and introduction, footnotes, and index.
    Call Number
    CS71.H2489 1978
    Publisher
  43. The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology

    Author
    Winchester, Simon
    Call Number
    QE22.S6 W55 2001
    Publisher
    ISBN
    9780060193614
    The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
  44. Journal of the American Institute for ConservationVolume 55, Number 2May 2016

    Author
    del Hoyo-Melendez, Julio Editor-in-Chief
    Description
    Ferrous Attractions: The Science Behind the Conservation Use of Rare-Earth MetalsDevelopment of Contact Portable Microfade Tester to Assess Light Sensitivity of Collection ItemsFluorescence Fails: Analysis of UVA induced Visible Fluorescence
    Call Number
    N8554 .A53a

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