A guide to primary material at the Hagley Museum and Library. For access to the contents of this collection contact Hagley at research@hagley.org or 302-654-2800.
Military organizations; Military officers; Soldiers
General Order Number 1, issued by Colonel Henry S. McComb for the 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry. The order details expectations for the officers and men of the regiment.
Military organizations; Military parades & ceremonies
General Order Number 2, issued by Colonel Henry S. McComb, for the 5th Delaware Volunteer Infantry. The order directs the all companies to meet for a dress parade.
This Burlington Denver Zephyr locomotive, placed on exhibition today at the 25th anniversary celebration of the Electromotive Division of General Motors at La Grange, is said to be the longest travelled self-propelled land vehicle in the world,...
MD has collected all arms belonging to the General Government, (in hands of "suspected" companies) and reminding du Pont that he (lockwood) has the authority had will do so in Delaware as well.
Correspondence written from wife to husband regarding his recent letters and her every day life. Sophie comments on the trials of General Sherman and sympathizes with the hardships of her husband in the war. Letter continues onto December 17th with...
Government contract; Government orders; U.S. Indian Department; U.S. Office of Indian Trade; Superintendent of Indian Trade; General John Mason; Fort Wayne; Miami River;
Handwritten on back: "MIT, Class V Chemistry, year 1888-1889, class of 1890. P.S. du Pont, center, rear. Kidder Laboratory of General Chemistry, new bldg."
Photograph taken on on the occasion of General Motors' incorporation with Fisher Body Corporation. Some of the people in the photograph include John Ardis, Edward Fisher, William Knudsen, William Fisher, Alfred P. Sloan, Charles Fisher, Alfred...
People identified as follows, L to R: Lawrence Fisher, Edward Fisher, Charles Fisher, Fred Fisher, Alfred Fisher, unidentified, William Fisher. This photograph was taken in association with General Motors' incorporation with Fisher Body...
People identified as follows, L to R: William Fisher, Lawrence Fisher, Edward Fisher, Fred Fisher, Charles Fisher, Alfred Fisher. Photograph taken in association with the General Motors' incorporation with Fisher Body Corporation.
People identified as follows, L to R: Fred Fisher, Mrs. Fred Fisher, Pierre S. du Pont. Photograph taken in association with the General Motors' incorporation with Fisher Body Corporation.
People identified as follows, L to R: Unidentified, Pierre S. du Pont, Mrs. Fred Fisher. Photograph taken in association with the General Motors' incorporation with Fisher Body Corporation.