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Small Manuscript Collections, Richard H. Bailey Collection, Photographs

Richard H. Bailey is an award-winning sculptor native to Delaware. Bailey has been carving various types of stone for over 50 years. The sculptures are carved by hand primarily from marble, granite, and precious stone. This is a collection of photographs documenting a variety of Bailey’s completed works. Some images also include scenes of Bailey’s […]



Small Manuscript Collections, Richard H. Bailey Collection

Richard H. Bailey is an award-winning sculptor native to Delaware. Bailey has been carving various types of stone for over 50 years. The sculptures are carved by hand primarily from marble, granite, and precious stone. The Professional Papers series includes correspondence to Richard H. Bailey from the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, the Delaware […]



Frank E. Schoonover Studios

NC-113: The Frank E. Schoonover Studios were constructed in 1905 by Wilmington philanthropist Samuel Bancroft, Jr. Plans were provided by architect E. L. Rice, incorporating a Queen Anne design with four contiguous units. The original occupants were Frank E. Schoonover, N. C. Wyeth, Henry Peck, Harvey Dunn, and Clifford Ashley. All were former students of […]



Glamour Girls

Come out to the Archives on Saturday, March 5, 10:30 a.m., for a program entitled “Glamour Girls:  The Portrayal of Women in World War II Propaganda Posters.” The United States and Great Britain had diverse ideas about what was glamorous and appropriate during wartime.  American images of women in propaganda posters were much more glamorous and […]