UD History Professor's Collection Illuminates Mourning Rituals of Victorian Middle Class; UD Music Professor Marches to an Unusual Beat, Collects Antique Sheet Music and Curious Folk Instruments

Abstract

Feature leads for the media: Alice Vines, associate professor of history at UD, has possibly the largest collection in the world of Victorian "mourning jewelry." George Zimmerman, a lecturer in UD's music department, collects early American sheet music and curious folk instruments.