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School buildings

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School photographs

 Collection
Accession: 1968-004
Abstract:

The Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School (BMSS) was organized in 1817 as a non-sectarian school for the children of the local factory workers, with instruction in reading, writing, arithmetic, and religion. This collection contains eleven Kodachrome prints of exterior views of the school building taken by Nancy Wootten (of Wilmington), between 1963 and 1966.

Dates: 1963-1966

Delaware School Auxiliary Association photographs

 Collection
Accession: 1969-044
Abstract:

Pierre S. du Pont incorporated the Delaware School Auxiliary Association in 1919 to finance the construction of new school buildings throughout Delaware. Between 1918 and 1940 he donated $5,000,000 to build some 120 schools. This collection contains photographs, almost all exterior, of 114 public elementary and secondary schools in Delaware.

Dates: 1921-1931

Delaware State Tax Department, Delaware School Auxiliary Association and School Foundation records

 Collection
Accession: 1123
Abstract:

Miscellaneous records including information about educational facilities in Delaware.

Dates: 1917-1935

James F. Allee, Jr. photographs

 Collection
Accession: 1969-013
Abstract:

James F. Allee Jr. (1884-1956), was a lawyer and publisher from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. This collection contains six photographic prints from the J.F. Allee papers.

Dates: circa 1900

Nesbitt Aire, Inc. records

 Collection
Accession: 2359
Abstract:

Nesbitt Aire, Inc. is one of the leading manufacturers of school heating and cooling systems. The Nesbitt Aire, Inc. records are a collection of product catalogues from the heating and cooling business of the company dating from 1933 to 2001. There is also a small portion of business correspondence, meeting minutes, employee newsletters, manuals and other publications.

Dates: 1933-2001; Majority of material found within 1950-1975

Wilmington, Delaware and vicinity postcards

 Collection
Accession: 1991-249
Abstract:

Wilmington is the largest city in Delaware located on the Christiana and Brandywine Rivers. Postcard views of miscellaneous sights in and around Wilmington, Delaware.

Dates: 1908-1922; undated