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Heritage Commission Book of the Week: Gov. Charles L. Terry – Oral History Series

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, August 29, 2022

Our Oral History continues this week with its fourth installment: Governor Charles Terry. This volume was written by Ned Davis, Governor Terry’s Press Secretary, and contains a study of Governor Terry and his administration, using oral histories, interviews with members of the administration, and Davis’ personal recollections. – by Ned Davis   You can view […]




Heritage Commission Book of the Week: Russell W. Peterson

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, August 15, 2022

Continuing our Oral History series, this week’s Heritage Commission’s Book of the Week is, Russell W. Peterson: Governor of Delaware, 1969-1973. A reformer and an energetic leader, you can read for yourself the story of Peterson’s administration in the words of those who made it a success. – by Christopher L. Perry   You can […]




Heritage Commission Book of the Week: Sherman W. Tribbitt

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, August 8, 2022

This week we continue the Delaware Heritage Commission’s Oral History Series with Governor Sherman W. Tribbitt. Compiled using interviews conducted with Tribbitt and his colleagues, this book details the accomplishments and controversies of the governor’s administration. – by Roger A. Martin   You can view and/or download a PDF version of this book here.   […]




Heritage Commission Book of the Week: An Oral History of Elbert Carvel

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, August 1, 2022

This week, the Delaware Heritage Commission is proud to present the first installment in its Oral History series, now available in a digital format. This biographical series tells the stories of some of Delaware’s most notable governors, and we begin this week with Elbert Carvel. Consisting of interviews conducted with the governor between 1976 and […]




Heritage Commission Book of the Week is about Delaware City

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, July 25, 2022

“Reminiscence Of A Town That Thought It Would Be A Metropolis: Delaware City, Delaware” presents reminiscences of the late William O. Wingate, who lived in Delaware City and was born in the last quarter of the the nineteenth century. Wingate’s writings were found in the local collection of the Delaware City Library and provides a […]







  Category: Delaware Heritage Commission

Heritage Commission Book of the Week: Gov. Charles L. Terry – Oral History Series

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, August 29, 2022

Our Oral History continues this week with its fourth installment: Governor Charles Terry. This volume was written by Ned Davis, Governor Terry’s Press Secretary, and contains a study of Governor Terry and his administration, using oral histories, interviews with members of the administration, and Davis’ personal recollections. – by Ned Davis   You can view […]




Heritage Commission Book of the Week: Russell W. Peterson

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, August 15, 2022

Continuing our Oral History series, this week’s Heritage Commission’s Book of the Week is, Russell W. Peterson: Governor of Delaware, 1969-1973. A reformer and an energetic leader, you can read for yourself the story of Peterson’s administration in the words of those who made it a success. – by Christopher L. Perry   You can […]




Heritage Commission Book of the Week: Sherman W. Tribbitt

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, August 8, 2022

This week we continue the Delaware Heritage Commission’s Oral History Series with Governor Sherman W. Tribbitt. Compiled using interviews conducted with Tribbitt and his colleagues, this book details the accomplishments and controversies of the governor’s administration. – by Roger A. Martin   You can view and/or download a PDF version of this book here.   […]




Heritage Commission Book of the Week: An Oral History of Elbert Carvel

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, August 1, 2022

This week, the Delaware Heritage Commission is proud to present the first installment in its Oral History series, now available in a digital format. This biographical series tells the stories of some of Delaware’s most notable governors, and we begin this week with Elbert Carvel. Consisting of interviews conducted with the governor between 1976 and […]




Heritage Commission Book of the Week is about Delaware City

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Monday, July 25, 2022

“Reminiscence Of A Town That Thought It Would Be A Metropolis: Delaware City, Delaware” presents reminiscences of the late William O. Wingate, who lived in Delaware City and was born in the last quarter of the the nineteenth century. Wingate’s writings were found in the local collection of the Delaware City Library and provides a […]