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The Anne Koscielny Collection consists of recordings from throughout the career of pianist and teacher Anne Koscielny. Koscielny was a successful concert pianist; she was a semifinalist in the Chopin Competition in 1960, and performed throughout Europe and the United States. She had a particular affinity for Beethoven, performing the complete cycle of his Sonatas several times. Koscielny taught at the Hartt School of Music, the University of Maryland College Park, the Eastman School and the...
Dates:
1957 - 2011
Abstract
Maurice Annenberg (1907-1979) was a Baltimore printer, businessman, entrepreneur, and author of works on the history of printing, advertising, and the graphic arts. He wrote three books: Advertising, 3000 B.C.-1900 A.D., Type Foundries of America and Their Catalogues, and A Typographical Journey through the Inland Printer, 1883-1900. The collection consists of correspondence; typography and...
Dates:
1883-1979; Majority of material found within 1960-1978
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Howard Serwer (1928-2000) joined the University of Maryland in 1968 as a musicologist in the School of Music. He was a member of the Board of Directors and Vice President of the Georg-Friedrich-Handel-Gesellschaft from 1968 to 1995. Serwer, along with Paul Traver, was one of the driving forces behind the 1975 Handel Festival held in Washington, DC. His own collection of papers consists of research materials pertaining to various topics in music. This bound set of 18 pianoforte duets comes...
Dates:
Publication: 1819-1848. undated; Publication: Majority of material found in 1819-1848
Collection
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
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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
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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
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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
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The Arthur Loesser Collection contains papers, photographs, recordings, and scores relating to the life and career of pianist, educator, and musicologist Arthur Loesser. Loesser was a well-known concert pianist and lecturer, giving many lecture recitals remembered for their wittiness. He was also an influential author, writing the well-known Men Women and Pianos: A Social History. Loesser was also a co-founder of IPAM, and its first President. For additional information, expand the menus...
Dates:
1850 - 1986
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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
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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
