The materials in your collection are meaningful to you but may also interest researchers because they help tell part of a larger story. The Delaware Public Archives is uniquely equipped to provide long-term preservation of your documentary materials, which allows genealogists, writers, teachers, students, and more to understand and analyze history.
The Archives has secure, environmentally controlled vaults in which we store the collections we accept from the public and the materials transferred from state agencies, local governments, and school districts.
When you choose to donate your material to us and it falls within the scope of our Collecting Policy, the Archives formally accessions the material.
Accessioning is the process of transferring physical and legal custody of material from a donor to the Delaware Public Archives. It involves some paperwork to describe the material and its background, which often happens on a Deed of Gift.
The Archives’ Accessions Committee met on July 21, 2026, to assess 16 donations received during the third quarter of 2026. From the newly accessioned records, additions were made to several existing collections, including the robin brown Collection, Private Accounts and Business Records, the Davis Family Collection, the Richard H. Bailey Collection, and The Whale. Seven […]
On April 15, 2026, the Accessions Committee approved a strong set of additions, including materials tied to USS Delaware (SSN-791), the robin brown Collection, WPA church archive inventories, a Delaware State Fair centennial film, and 1880s Delaware Volunteer Militia enlistment records. The quarter also added two new Research Room titles: Colonial Black and Indigenous Cultural Leaders and Delaware Behaving Badly: First State, True Crimes.
The Accessions Committee met on January 20, 2026, to review all proposed accessions received since the last quarterly meeting. All accepted donations have been pre-processed and assigned to archivists for further processing. In the meantime, here’s a sneak peek at the latest additions to our holdings. New Collections Created: Indian River School District, Georgetown High […]
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