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The Delaware Index at the Wilmington Public Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Wilmington Library, established in 1788, has been collecting Delaware materials for centuries, and the reference department has many useful resources.\u00a0\u00a0But one gem that should not be overlooked is the \u201cDelaware Index,\u201d a unique pre-computer age catalog of 3 x 5 cards and vertical files with materials from 1922 to 1977.<\/p>\n

For the better part of the 20th<\/sup> century the Wilmington librarians cut out and indexed articles about local subjects and people from a number of periodicals.\u00a0 Included were newspapers, such as the Delaware Republican, Morning News, Evening Journal, Journal Every Evening, and Sunday Morning Star.<\/p>\n

These files, which are professionally arranged for easy, logical access by patrons, include newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, letters, speeches, maps and ephemera.\u00a0 It is arranged by subject so when researchers\u00a0check on something they can easily find materials\u00a0published in the era before e-text searches\u00a0made access almost effortless.\u00a0\u00a0 Although the staff doesn’t\u00a0add to these files as databases have replaced this old method for accessing information, they continue to maintain the catalog and the vertical files.\u00a0 This is particularly important here because Delaware newspapers from this era haven\u2019t been digitized yet.<\/p>\n

This storehouse of information, a card catalog full of index cards and file cabinets packed with aging materials, is an excellent starting place for the genealogists or anyone puzzling together narratives from the past in the First State.\u00a0 So be sure to check out this unique special collection if you\u2019re doing some digging into earlier times.<\/p>\n

Remember to use it for your local and family history projects all around the state, as the librarians indexed the Delaware newspapers, which\u00a0thoroughly covered their beat, the First State. I often find nuggets of information that would require hours starring at microfilm readers or paging through newspapers, practically making the data inaccessible because of time constraints.\u00a0 Once I have\u00a0this information as a foundation I can build on my research and seek out\u00a0additional sources, depending on the purpose of my study.<\/p>\n

Of course, the Wilmington Public Library also has other local history resources<\/a>.\u00a0 These include Delaware newspapers on microfilm, city directories beginning in 1814, maps, the Delaware Census and a large collection of books.\u00a0 Often this information is a key to opening the door to the past, a springboard to understanding and deeper examination, and I am\u00a0usually pleased with the results from the Delaware Vertical Files.<\/p>\n

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The card catalog for the Delaware Index.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Vertical files full of old newspapers clippings and other valuable material.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Wilmington Library, established in 1788, has been collecting Delaware materials for centuries, and the reference department has many useful resources.\u00a0\u00a0But one gem that should not be overlooked is the \u201cDelaware Index,\u201d a unique pre-computer age catalog of 3 x 5 cards and vertical files with materials from 1922 to 1977. 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