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The University of Maryland Libraries house the primary archive for Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980). Porter is known primarily for her short stories and novel, Ship of Fools, but also published nonfiction. She was awarded a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1966 for The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter. Her personal papers reflect her interests in writing, travel, politics, and current events and also document her...
Dates:
1579-2014; Majority of material found within 1932-1975
Abstract
Harrison Paul Porter (1921-2012), a nephew of Katherine Anne Porter, was her legal guardian from 1977 to 1980. His papers include correspondence; guardianship records; published materials and notes; audiovisual materials; memorabilia; and photographs documenting Porter's relationship with his aunt and her literary career and reputation. Significant individuals represented in the collection include Robert Penn Warren, Seymour Lawrence, and Joan Daves.
Dates:
1903-2009; Majority of material found within 1977-2002
Abstract
Potomac Stages, a theatre review website, was created in 2001 by theatre critic Brad Hathaway. From 2001 until 2010, Potomac Stages published nearly 2,200 reviews of professional and community theatre productions in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, as well as some reviews of productions outside the Potomac region. Potomac Stages sought to educate theatre-goers, providing reviews of a wide variety of productions and information about over two hundred venues in the region, all within a...
Dates:
2001-2009; Majority of material found within 2002-2009
Abstract
The Department of Poultry Science was founded in 1906 through the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station. The undergraduate program in Poultry Husbandry began in 1923; the first graduate degrees were awarded in 1940. In 1965, the poultry science curriculum became a course of study within the Department of Animal Science. The records include administrative files, Experiment Station reports, correspondence, research notebooks, photographs, and publications of the department. This collection...
Dates:
circa 1930 - 1960
Abstract
Shirley Povich (1905-1998) was a sports columnist and reporter for the Washington Post. He joined the Post as a copy boy, then cub reporter, and began his sports writing career in 1924. He worked as the sports editor at the Post from 1925 to 1966. He became a sports columnist in 1933 and continued in that role until his death, except for the time he spent war reporting in the Pacific Theater from 1944-45....
Dates:
1908-2008, and undated; Majority of material found within 1940-1999
Abstract
Edwin Powell, Class of 1913, was instrumental in the establishment of lacrosse at the Maryland Agricultural College. This collection of 1911-1913 images of the campus, buildings, and events includes a cadet company review, rifle practice, a baseball game and a football game. Of special note are photographs taken during the 1912 fire on Maryland's campus and afterwards of the ruins. A preliminary inventory is available and can be found in the "Additional Description" section of this finding...
Dates:
1911-1913
Abstract
PowerPoint premiered on September 21, 1997 on National Public Radio member stations as the first live call-in radio show that focused on African American communities’ issues and concerns in their two-hour interactive format. It was broadcast from 1997-2007. The show later moved to WCLK-FM, a jazz radio station in Atlanta, Georgia which is licensed to HBCU Clark Atlanta University. PowerPoint was carried on 30 radio stations that served over 40 markets, as well as 60 public station radio...
Dates:
Broadcast: September 9, 1997 - February 19, 2006
Abstract
Dr. Gordon W. Prange (July 16, 1910 - May 15, 1980) was an historian and history professor at the University of Maryland from 1937 until his death in 1980. While teaching at the University of Maryland, Prange published many books and articles on a variety of historical topics, but he is probably best known for his research on the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces during World War II. Prange conducted interviews and collected accounts from diaries, articles, and...
Dates:
1866-2002; Majority of material found within 1936-1980
Abstract
The first casualities of the American Civil War occurred in Baltimore City on April 19, 1861 when scores of Confederate sympathizers and anti-War Democrats attacked Union troops marching through the city. Documents in this collection from eye-witnesses John E. Brown, Edwin Fowler, Asbury Clark, and Felix van Reuth describe the events of April 19th as well as events that occurred after the riots and various pro-Union and pro-Confederate sentiments in the Baltimore area. The collection...
Dates:
1861
Abstract
Alma H. Preinkert (1895-1954) was the registrar at the University of Maryland from 1936 until her murder during a home invasion on February 28, 1954. A graduate of George Washington University, she began as the assistant registrar at Maryland in 1919 and earned a master's degree from the university in 1923. This collection consists of a 1940 publication by Preinkert titled The Works of the Registrar: A Summary of Principles and Practices in American Universities...
Dates:
1940
