Artifacts, 1945-1960 and undated
Also included with this donation were the following items.
Items are
-- a black, hardcover notebook (9 1/2" x 11 1/2") with "Today" printed on its cover in gold, and a label reading "Lee Lawrence" placed on its lower right-hand corner
--one oversize (10" x 11 1/2") dossier, embossed with the initials "PW" [Pat Weaver?]. Its first page reads: "1951/Four Volumes/ Volume One: Planning/Enlightenment Through Exposure/'Today'-Memo to Stations/'Today'-Memo... to the Staff/'Today'-Memo About Its Function," approx. 46 total pages
-- one spiral-bound sales promo/book (10" x 12 1/2") for "Wide Wide World," multi-color with some water damage to outside and some internal pages cut
-- one pair of eyeglasses which once belonged to Dave Garroway
--one clip-on bow tie which also once belonged to Garroway
--one bible, King James Version (World Publishing Company, 1945), in a white leather zippered cover/case, embossed with the name "DAVE GARROWAY" on front cover
-- two marble plaques (each 11" x 14"), engraved: "ROMA"/"today"/"Aprilis-MCMLX."
Dates
- Creation: 1945-1960 and undated
Use and Access to Collection
This collection is open for research use.
Extent
3.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Library Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives
University of Maryland Libraries
Hornbake Library
4130 Campus Drive
College Park Maryland 20742
301-405-9212
askhornbake@umd.edu