The following are the resources that many people find particularly useful. Wilmington Library staff maintains an index to major articles in the Delaware News Journal , Delaware Today and the major books in our Delaware collection. A biographical section listing famous Delawareans. Our collection of newspapers begins in the 1880's. Every Evening on microfilm.
Patrons can use our microfilm machines to copy articles from the newspapers.
Our collection of historical Delaware materials is kept in a locked room. The collection is not designed for browsing but is well indexed in our Delaware index and card catalogs. We also have a clipping file of News Journal articles that are indexed in the Delaware index mentioned above. Although the earliest volume in the collection is the city directory of 1853, the more complete collection begins in the 1880's. The collection is not complete but is quite extensive.