Collections
Daniel Brodhead Papers
Contains copies of orders sent by Colonel Daniel Brodhead, who commanded the Western Department from his headquarters at Fort Pitt from 1779-1781, to various military officers, including those stationed at Forts Armstrong, Wheeling, Tuscarora, and Laurens; they reveal the recurring difficulties posed by food shortages, lack of money, uncooperative officers, and raids conducted by hostile Indian tribes, which contributed to settlers abandoning their property.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Darlington Autograph Files
Consists of documents created or signed by various historical figures between 1610-1914 collected by the Darlington family. Many of the items are from such notable individuals as Benjamin Franklin, Napoleon Bonaparte, William Penn, Robert Fulton, Robert R. Livingston, King George III, and Patrick Henry as well as prominent citizens of the Pittsburgh area, such as Mary Croghan Schenley, James O'Hara, William Wilkins, and Richard Butler.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Darlington Digital Library
The Darlington Digital Library was created from the first major collection of books, manuscripts, atlases, maps and artwork donated to the University of Pittsburgh. Most of the credit for assembling the Darlington Collection rightly goes to William M. Darlington, an attorney by profession who was born in Pittsburgh in 1815.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Darlington Family Papers
Comprises financial, personal and legal papers, and documentation of collecting activities and ephemera related to William M. Darlington and his family, including ledger books, research notes, manuscripts, personal diaries, photographic prints and negatives, letters, and artwork.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Daughters of Erin Court #9 Records
Contains the minutes of the monthly meetings of the Daughters of Erin, Court #9, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1956-1976.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Dear Friends Recordings
Contains recordings of live performances, performances aired on radio, and six commercially released recordings of Dear Friends, who was the ensemble-in-residence at the Stephen Foster Memorial from 1982-2000 devoted to performing 19th Century American Music.
Department of Public Health Annual Reports, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A Bureau/Department of Public Health existed for the City of Pittsburgh beginning in 1852 through sometime in the mid-twentieth century. The Bureau/Department was charged with maintaining hospital/vaccination records, vital statistics, sanitation inspection, regulation, and enforcement, as well as food inspection. Records included here consist of 28 volumes of Annual reports from the Bureau of Public Health for the years 1871-1907 (not inclusive), and the reports from the Department of Public Health for the years 1909-1916 (inclusive).
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Dialogues in Afrolatinidad
Dialogues in Afrolatinidad is part of the University of Pittsburgh Global Studies Voices Project. The collection contains four video interviews with scholars in the field of Afrolatinidad.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh Global Studies Center
Dick Thornburgh Papers
Material documenting Thornburgh’s life and public service career, including his years as Governor of Pennsylvania, Attorney General of the United States, and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, among other notable positions. Also see the Dick Thornburgh Papers website (thornburgh.pitt.edu) for more information.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Directories
The Directories collection contains directories published between 1815 and 1945 by J.F. Diffenbacher and R.L. Polk & Company. While most of the directories cover Pittsburgh and Allegheny City, a portion includes Homestead and nearby boroughs.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Donohoe Family Papers
Comprises correspondence to Thomas Donohoe, Blairsville, Indiana County (Pa.), from his family in Ballyellin, County Carlow, Ireland. Subjects include family events, economic conditions, social conditions, state of harvests, prices of crops and produce, rates for labor, and the Civil War in the United States.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Minglu Gao Lecture Series
A series of four lectures given by Dr. Minglu Gao between 2016 and 2018 to support teaching and research on contemporary Chinese art.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Dunning McNair and Dunning Robert McNair Papers
The papers of Dunning McNair (1786-1824) and his son Dunning Robert McNair (1805-1860) relate to their involvement in land development and trade in western Pennsylvania and include correspondence, ledgers, and land sales agreements, some of which pertain to the Pennsylvania Population Company.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh
Duquesne Light Photograph Collection
The Duquesne Light Photograph Collection contains approximately 2,255 negatives, the majority of which are 5×7 inch cellulose nitrate negatives. The photographs feature electrical stations, employees, and their families, company outings as well Pittsburgh scenes, including several views of Pittsburgh floods, the 1929 Light's Golden Jubilee honoring the anniversary of Edison's incandescent light bulb, the Cathedral of Learning, and McKees Rocks.
Contributor: University of Pittsburgh