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Happy Memorial Day!
This weekend we pause to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. I would like to take a few minutes to tell you that we have lots of records relating to not only Delaware’s...
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Why Do I Have To Clean My Plate?
Have you ever eaten dinner with your grandparents and had them tell you that you need to clean your plate because during the war we didn’t have a lot of food? I had an elementary student come in with...
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Glamour Girls
Come out to the Archives on Saturday, March 5, 10:30 a.m., for a program entitled “Glamour Girls: The Portrayal of Women in World War II Propaganda Posters.” The United States and Great Britain had...
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Normandy Ho!
Did you know that yesterday was the 67th anniversary of the Allied troops landing in Normandy? If you visit the on- line guide to our collections and do a key word search for World War II, you will be...
View ArticleThe Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
On Saturday, February 4, 10:30 a.m., the Delaware Public Archives, in one of its planned activities to celebrate Black History Month, is hosting a program entitled “The Tuskegee Airmen.”...
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What Really Happened to Amelia Earhart?
On Saturday, March 3, 10:30 a.m., Richard E. Gillespie, Executive Director of TIGHAR (The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery), based in Wilmington, Delaware, will be presenting a...
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D-Day Program at Delaware Public Archives to Commemorate 70th Anniversary
The D-Day invasion of Normandy is remembered as an American triumph and the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany. On Saturday, June 7, 10:30 a.m. the Delaware Public Archives will commemorate the 70th...
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Voices of War-World War II Series Donated to the Delaware Public Archives
On Tuesday June 3rd, Governor Jack Markell, Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock, State Archivist Stephen Marz and members of the Delaware General Assembly commemorated Delaware’s role in World War II at...
View ArticleDelaware Public Archives to Feature Program on the Battle of Iwo Jima
On February 19, 1945, the United States Marines began their attack on Iwo Jima to secure the island in preparation for the invasion of Japan. For the next seven weeks, American forces were involved in...
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Guide to World War II Records at DPA
The seventieth anniversary of the Japanese surrender in World War II seems an appropriate time to make our followers aware that a Guide to World War II Records at the Delaware Public Archives has...
View ArticleThe Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
On Saturday, February 3, 10:30 a.m., the Delaware Public Archives will celebrate African American History Month by hosting a program titled “The Tuskegee Airmen.” During the Second World War, a...
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Defining the Enemy
Propaganda was a major weapon used during World War II. This poster addressed the religious differences between the Nazis and many Americans. Defining the Enemy Propaganda has been used in this...
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A Small Beginning
The main entrance of the Dover Army Air Field on April 15, 1943. This air field later became the Dover Air Force Base. A Small Beginning The Dover Air Force base had a humble beginning as a municipal...
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duPont’s Debut
Taken on October 19, 1938, this photograph documents the town meeting in Seaford to announce the building of the new duPont plant. du Pont’s Debut Seaford was much changed by the addition of the nylon...
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Sacrificing Sugar
These Sugar Rationing Coupons recall the sacrifices made on the home front during World War II. Sacrificing Sugar Rationing was a way of life for most during World War II. Not only was sugar rationed,...
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Helping on the Home Front
The collection of scrap metal, rubber, and other materials during World War II offered children the chance to contribute to the war effort. Helping on the Home Front Numerous scrap drives were held...
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Guarding the Home Front
A volunteer roster and service record for a World War II Aircraft Spotter Station in Delaware. This page shows one volunteer’s frustration because no one replaced him at the post. Guarding the Home...
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World War II Memorial Volume
Commemorative volume created by the Public Archives Commission at the request of Governor Walter W. Bacon to honor the men and women of Delaware who lost their lives in the line of duty or because of...
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War Beneath the Waves: U.S. Submarine Operations in World War II
Wesley College President Clark On Saturday, January 4, 10:30 a.m., President Robert Clark of Wesley College will speak at the Delaware Public Archives on the role of Submarine Operations during World...
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