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Abstract
Stanley Plumly (1939-2019) was a poet, professor of English, and director of the creative writing program at University of Maryland.
This collection includes materials related to Plumly's life and career and covers the period 1953 to 2019. It also includes a number of undated materials. The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, titled works, publications, audiovisual materials, photographs, memorabilia, a 2009 Maryland Poet Laureate Award, and other numerous awards.
Dates:
1953-2019 and undated
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Louis Wulphly Jean Baptiste Pocquet was a pensioner of the French Empire who served in the army during the French Revolution. His papers consist of one letterbook, written entirely in French, in which he records his correspondence, notes and observations, and chronologies of events. Pocquet's letters are primarily war-related but several also outline his personal plans and thoughts. The letters are addressed to a variety of individuals, including Pope Pius VII, the Prince, the Empress,...
Dates:
1805-1811
Abstract
The Poetry Book Society was founded in 1953 under the auspices of the Arts Council of Great Britain to foster the art of poetry and to promote the work of contemporary poets. It continued to operate as recently as 2005. The society mails subscribers a book of poetry quarterly, accompanied by a Bulletin containing a contribution from the selected poet of the quarter. The collection includes proofs and issues of the society's ...
Dates:
1962-1970; Majority of material found within 1966-1970
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The largest prison camp run by the Union during the Civil War, Point Lookout served not only as a prisoner of war camp, but also as a hospital for both Union and Confederate soldiers between 1862 and 1865. The prison camp at Point Lookout was well-known for its crowded and poor living conditions. The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, and official documents from ordinary Union and Confederate soldiers who were stationed, treated, or imprisoned at Point Lookout, as well as...
Dates:
1861-1865 and undated; Majority of material found within 1861-1922
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George Frederick Root (1820-1895) was an American songwriter and music educator. He is perhaps best known for his song "The Battle Cry of Freedom," which was written and rose to popularity during the U.S. Civil War. The Polly H. Carder Collection on George F. Root contains original published scores and songbooks from the period 1852-1907 and photocopied scores collected by Polly H. Carder, author of the book George F. Root, Civil War Songwriter: A...
Dates:
1852-1907; Majority of material found within 1852-1907
Collection
0468-SCPA-SMITH-HENSON
Abstract
Polly Smith (b. 1949) is an American inventor and costume designer who created costumes for Jim Henson Company productions beginning in 1978. Her work includes design and construction for films and television series including The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, The Dark Crystal, Muppet Treasure Island, and Muppets Wizard of Oz. This collection contains character...
Dates:
1970-2016
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Willis A. Pomeroy was a 1st lieutenant with Company C, 1st Regiment, Heavy Artillery of the Connecticut Volunteers. He was stationed at Hagerstown, Downsville, and Williamsport, Maryland, during the early days of the Civil War. This collection consists of Pomeroy's letters to members of his family during his time in Maryland as well as a general order appointing him brigade commissary. In his letters Pomeroy describes the state of his health, his need for money to purchase a horse, and his...
Dates:
1861
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Sammy Popat is an innovation specialist and director of various University of Maryland initiatives since 2010. This collection consists of items relating to the University of Maryland such as memorabilia, pamphlets, various magazines, a 1996 campus map, a Great Expectations Campaign DVD, Len Elmore's address to students, a computer resources student manual, programs for the memorial service of Meghan E. Price and for the Sadat Lecture for Peace, and a copy of the book Chasing Aphrodite. This...
Dates:
1995-2022
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John S. Porter (1932- ) began his career as a producer of instructional television programs for the Rochester Area Educational Television Association (RAETA). He later worked for Rochester, NY stations WROC and WXXI. From 1966 to 1968, Porter served as a trustee of the Eastern Educational Television Network (EEN). He continued to serve EEN and its later incarnation as the American Program Service (APS) in various ways, including EEN's president from 1989 to 1992 and of APS from 1992 to 1998....
Dates:
1958-2000 and undated; Majority of material found within 1958-1969
Abstract
Katherine Anne Porter at 100: New Perspectives was a public program funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The University of Maryland, College Park, was the site of this celebration of the hundredth birthday of Katherine Anne Porter, May 9-11, 1991. At various locations on campus, the conference featured presentations commemorating Porter's memory by friends and colleagues, including Porter's literary trustee Isabel Bayley, Cleanth Brooks, Porter's publisher and editor Seymour...
Dates:
1989-1991
