The biography files collection in Special Collections in Performing Arts results from clippings by curators or librarians, or from membership surveys of performing arts organizations with records at the various iterations of the repository. Included in this collection are news clippings from Washington and Baltimore-area newspapers, or clippings found online in other serial publications. The clippings were made by performing artists, educators, or performing arts librarians. The bulk of the files pertain to bandmasters, music educators, and music librarians, as well as performing arts faculty from the University of Maryland. The files span 1963 to the present, with the bulk of the files created between 1998 and 2005.
The collection is open for research use.
There are no restricted files in this collection. All intellectual property rights remain with the creators.
20.00 Linear Feet
2045 Folders
Included in this collection are news clippings on performing artists or performing arts librarians from Baltimore or Washington-area newspapers, or found online in other serial publications. The bulk of the files pertain to bandmasters, music educators, and music librarians, as well as performing arts faculty from the University of Maryland. The files span 1963 to the present, with the bulk of the files created between 1998 and 2005.
These files result from clippings by curators or librarians, or from membership surveys of performing arts organizations with records at the various iterations of Special Collections in Performing Arts. The bulk of the files pertain to bandmasters, music educators, and music librarians, as well as performing arts faculty from the University of Maryland.
This collection is organized into one series:
These files result from clippings by curators or librarians, or from membership surveys of performing arts organizations with records at the various iterations of Special Collections in Performing Arts.
Routinely housed in legal size acid free folders; news clippings are photocopied onto acid free paper; metal fasteners frequently maintained; some cross-referencing to the various photographs files held by SCPA.
Part of the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library