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0446-SCPA-TRICARICO
Abstract
Antonia Tricarico is a photographer and the author of the photo book, Frame of Mind: Punk Photos and Essays from Washington, DC, and Beyond, 1997-2017, published by Akashic Books in 2017. She also edited the 2023 monograph, The Inner Ear of Don Zientara, published by Akashic. The Antonia Tricarico collection of DC punk photographs consists of photographic prints taken by Tricarico of participants in the Washington, DC punk subculture. The...
Dates:
1997-2017; Majority of material found in 2015-2017
Abstract
The papers of Bock Ark (1896-1974), a Chinese immigrant and Baltimore restauranteur and active member of the Chinese community, relate to Chinese American activities in Baltimore and on the East Coast. Subjects include immigration laws, refugee relief, World War II, child welfare, the New Life movement, emergency army training, and Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-Chek. Also included are materials concerning Sue Bock, Bock's wife, who was president of the Chinese Women's Association of...
Dates:
1938-1972; Majority of material found within 1938-1969
Abstract
Arthur H. Brandenburg (February 21, 1899 - August 23, 1986) was an American music educator and bandleader in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He was a member of the American School Band Director's Association (ASBDA) and the American Bandmasters Association (ABA), serving as the first director of the ABA Research Center. The collection consists of professional papers including correspondence, programs, administrative documents, curriculum materials, pedagogical/instruction materials, photographs, and...
Dates:
1888-1983; Majority of material found within 1922-1980
Abstract
Arthur L. Williams (1902-1973) was a researcher and musician. He was appointed to the faculty of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music in 1928 and founded the Ohio Intercollegiate Band Festival and the Ohio School Orchestra Contests in 1929. In 1950, Williams was elected to the American Bandmaster's Association (ABA) and served as chairman of ABA Research Sub-Committee on Band Research Study Topics. The collection contains Williams' correspondence with ABA members regarding band...
Dates:
1914-1972; Majority of material found within 1935-1970
Abstract
Arthur Wise (1906-1973) was a music educator, involved as both a public school band director and a community ensemble conductor. He served the public school system for over 35 year, as band director at Lisbon H.S. in Lisbon, Ohio, and Lincoln High School in Philadelphia. In addition to his professional responsibilities, Wise was an avid Civil War scholar, and, with the collaboration of Francis A. Lord, he published two books on the topic, Bands and Drummer Boys of...
Dates:
1861-1972; Majority of material found within 1946-1970
Abstract
Dr. Asher G. Zlotnik (1915-1997) was a music scholar and teacher who spent most of his career teaching music theory and sight singing to practicing musicians, including members of the Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey bands, and members of the radio network orchestras at ABS, CBS, NBC and the WOR radio orchestra. His academic teaching positions included the Hartford School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, and Boston University. He also engaged in research and private teaching in Baltimore...
Dates:
ca. 1945-1997; Majority of material found within 1960-1969
Abstract
Associated Women Students (AWS), formerly called the Women's League, was formed between 1953 and 1954 at the University of Maryland. A self-governing body of women students, the association's purposes were establishing and enforcing standards of conduct for women students; sponsoring cultural and social activities; coordinating women's activities on campus; and promoting the development of leadership, good scholarship, and...
Dates:
1957-1967
Abstract
The Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) was founded in 1892 to promote early childhood education in the United States and elsewhere. The collection contains the records of the ACEI as well as the International Kindergarten Union and the National Council for Primary Education, ACEI's predecessor organizations. Also included are a broad range of document types from operating records to publications, audio-visual materials, and three-dimensional objects such as toys. In...
Dates:
1807-1986; Majority of material found within 1890-1967
Abstract
The records of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), covering the years 1912-1984, document the organization's efforts to promote "more effective communication in the classroom, through the use of a wider range of learning resources," including the use of audiovisual materials. The collection deals largely with the history and operation of AECT before 1970 when it was the Department of Audio-Visual Instruction, as well as research into the use and...
Dates:
1912-1984; Majority of material found within 1940-1980
Abstract
The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was established in 1971 to provide governance and leadership in the assurance of standards of excellence and educational soundness in women's intercollegiate athletics. The AIAW replaced the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women which had been founded in 1967 by what is today the National Association for Girls and Women in Sports, of which the AIAW was a sub-unit. The AIAW, having lost significant funding and...
Dates:
1967-1983
