Library Collection
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The Diary of Elizabeth Drinker
AuthorCrane, Elaine ForemanCall NumberF158.9.F89 D75PublisherISBN9781555530938
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Delaware Archives Volume III Military & Index
DescriptionAn archival book of Delaware in the Revolutionary War and Index to Volumes 1,2 & 3Call NumberF161PublisherAt the Table in Colonial America 1700-1776
AuthorMitchell, Patircia B. Gillette, Mrs. F. L.DescriptionExplores some of the foodways at the time of our nation's birth and looks at the prosperity which created its figurative and ample girth.Call NumberTX715PublisherForges and Furnaces in the province of Pennsylvania
AuthorNational Society of the Colonial Dames of AmericaCall NumberE186.4 .P33
Henry Francis du Pont 1880 1967: Observations on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of his Birth 5/27/80
AuthorSweeney, John H.H.Call NumberN5220.D85 S93Georgetown Houses of the Federal Period Washington, D.C. 1780 1830
AuthorDavis, Deering, Dorsey, Stephen P., Hall, Ralph ColeCall NumberNA735.W3 D38PublisherGovernors Register Vol 1: 1674-1851
DescriptionThis book contains appointments and other transactions by executives of the State of Delaware from 1674-1851Call NumberF161PublisherThe Academical Village: Thomas Jefferson's University
AuthorDay, Douglas Llewellyn, Robert (photographs)Call NumberLD5679 .L58 1982PublisherISBN9780934738033
Le Mont Saint Michel
AuthorPernoud, Regine & Courault, Patrick (photographs)Call NumberBX2615.M62All I Have Seen: The McKinstry Memoirs (5th Bishop of DE)
AuthorMcKinstry, Rt.Rev. Arthur K.Call NumberBX5995.M32 A34PublisherISBN9780914988021The Collection of Ann H. and Federick Vogel III Vol 1,2
AuthorSotheby'sDescriptionCollection includes a stellar array of early American furniture, early English delftware, metalwork, textiles and related vernacular works of art.Call NumberNK1Publisher
Costume Close Up: Clothing Construction and Pattern 2nd Printing
AuthorBaumgarten, LindaCall NumberTT507 .B38PublisherISBN9780879351885Homage to Amanda : Two Hundred Years of American Quilts
AuthorBinney, Edwin 3rd & Winslow, Gail BinneyCall NumberNK9112 .B52 1994PublisherISBN9781558532687Art Conservator Volume 8, Number 1 Summer 2013
AuthorCahill, Timothy, EditorDescriptionRestoring the Norman Rockwell Mosaic at the United NationsCall NumberZ700PublisherColonial Craftsmen and the Beginnings of American Industry
AuthorTunis, EdwinDescriptionDescribes and illustrates the work of craftsmen and artisans in Colonial America. Shows types of work done in town shops and manufacturies, as well as, in homes, village shops,Call NumberT21 .T8PublisherThe underground railroad. A record of facts, authentic narratives, letters &c., narrating the hardships, hair-breadth escapes and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom, as related by themselves and others
AuthorStill, WilliamDescriptionA "conductor" based in Philadelphia, Still (1821-1902) helped guide fugitive slaves to safety in the years before the Civil War. He created this collection of preserved letters, newspaper articles, and firsthand accounts about refugees' hardships, narrowCall NumberE450 .S85PublisherQuaker Aesthetics Reflections on a Quaker Ethic in American Design and Consumption
AuthorLapsansky, Emma Jones & Verplank, Anne A. (editors)Call NumberBX7748.A77 L36 2002PublisherISBN9780812236927Colonial History: Benjamin Franklin, Lafayette, Paul Revere, Colonial Newbury, Georgian [Sterling Silver Catalogues]
AuthorTilton, George P.DescriptionColonial history, with fabulous pieces of Towle Mfg. Company, Silversmiths of Newburyport, MA, Sterling silver tableware and accesories. Histories of Ben Franklin, LaFayette, Paul Revere, Colonial Newbury and Georgian. Georgian contains an account of the chief events of the War of Revolution and the acts of oppression which preceded and provoked it. Combined with the Georgian style of architecture.Call NumberTS735 .T7PublisherAmerican Samplers
AuthorBolton, Ethel Stanwood Coe Eva JohnstonDescriptionCollection of American samplers from the collections of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Massachusetts.Call NumberNK9112 .B6 1973bPublisherISBN9780878610563
E.I. du Pont, Botaniste: The Beginning of a Tradition
AuthorWilkinson, Norman B.DescriptionPublished for the Eleutherian Mills-Hagley FoundationCall NumberSB63.D87 W55PublisherISBN9780813903996Culinary Expeditions: A Celebration of Food and Culture
AuthorFowler, Damon Lee EditorDescriptionFeatures cultural and culinary stories, 80 tested recipes, and glorious photography of food-related artifacts from the international collections of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.Call NumberTX715ISBN9780615894935A Decade of Decorative Arts: The Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute of Chicago
AuthorNaeve, MiloRoberts, Lynn SpringerCall NumberNK805 .A78 1986ISBN9780865590694
Early American Beverages
AuthorBrown, John HullDescriptionFascinating account of the lives and drinking habits of the people in Colonial and early America. Includes recipes for beers, ciders, wines, liqueurs and many other beverages.Call NumberTX815 .B85PublisherThe Care and Display of Historic Clothing
AuthorDePauw, Karen M.DescriptionThis book seeks to put the collection before ego and share the knowledge gained through years of education, training, and practical work in museums, so that costume collections of all sizes can be cared for and preserved for future generations.Call NumberNK4704.5 .D47 2017PublisherISBN9781538105924Colonial Delaware Records 1681-1713
AuthorBendler, Bruce A.DescriptionColonial Delaware Records 1681-1713Call NumberF163 .B46 1992PublisherHistory of the United States Civil War to the Present
AuthorDiBacco, Thomas V. Mason, Lorna C. Appy Christian G.DescriptionEmphasizes the broad themes and the richness of heritage. Integrates multi cultural perspectives and georgraphic, constitutional, religious, and economic themes.Call NumberE175.8 .D53PublisherISBN0395688647Delaware History Vol. XXV No. 3 1993
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionThree articles: 1. "John Parke and George Washington"; 2. From "White Man's Garbage" to the Study of Material Culture: A review of Review of Historical Archaeology in Delaware".Call NumberF161 .D37PublisherWinterthur: The foremost Museum of American Furniture and Decorative Arts
AuthorCantor, Jay E.DescriptionTraces the history of the Delaware mansion now used as a museum and describes its invaluable collection.Call NumberNK460PublisherISBN9780810917859
The New Fine Points of Furniture: Early American: The Good, Better, Best, Superior, Masterpiece
AuthorSack, AlbertDescriptionGuide for comparing and evaluating early American antiques.Call NumberNK2406 .S292 1993PublisherISBN051758820X
The Book of Country Living
AuthorWeiss, Jeffrey Osborn, SusanCall NumberS521.5.A2 W44PublisherISBN9780030596148Delaware History Vol. XXIX Index 2000-2001
AuthorHistorical Society of DelawareDescriptionA thin pamphlet with a Table of Contents and a List of Illustrations followed by an Index from pages 291-295.Call NumberF161 .D37PublisherAmerican furniture: seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth century styles
AuthorComstock, HelenDescriptionAmerican Furniture Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Century StylesCall NumberNK2406 .C58Publisher
Old American Houses 1700-1850 How to Restore, Remodel, and Reproduce Them
AuthorWilliams, Henry Lionel Williams, Ottalie K.Descriptiondetails techniques to preserve historic architectural integrity while incorporating modern living conveniences.Call NumberTH331PublisherISBN9780517011676
The FOUNDING FOODIES How Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin Revolutionized American Cuisine
AuthorDeWitt, DavidDescriptionThis book with information on the influence of our three of our Founder Fathers on American cuisine contains 235 pages of recipes and information that include a section on the location of recommended historic sites and restaurants. The first six chapters deal with the Founder Fathers' influence regarding cuisine and the seventh is entitled, "Recreating the Recipes of the Founding Fathers.Call NumberTX703 .D49 2010PublisherISBN9781402217869The annual ... winter antiques show
AuthorEast Side Settlement BenefitDescriptionIssues: 1967, 1978, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1998, 1999Call NumberNK1125 .A22PublisherHerbs Are Forever: Caprilands' Guide to Growing and Preserving
AuthorSimmons, Adelma GrenierDescriptionProvides instructions for growing, preserving, and using the most popular herbs, and discusses herbal teas, oils, and vinegars, as well as preserving ornamental plantsCall NumberSB351.H5PublisherISBN792456157The First American Cookbook A Facsimile of "American Cookery," 1796
AuthorSimmons, Amelia L. Wilson, Mary Tolford - essayDescriptionFacsimile of the first American-written cookbook published in the United States. Reveals the rich variety of food Colonial Americans enjoyed, their tastes, cooking and eating habits, even their colorful language.Call NumberTX703 .S5 1984bPublisherISBN9780486247106
(ALHFM) Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums Index ot Annual Proceedings
Call NumberS548.4PublisherGreat Southern Mansions
AuthorStuart, Jozefa and Gatherings, WilsonCall NumberF206PublisherISBN9780802705761Alfred Lee First Bishop of Delaware
AuthorCongregation of St. Andrews Church, WilmingtonCall NumberBX5800
