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Established in 1948, WMUC is the student-run radio station at the University of Maryland and has offered generations of students the opportunity to gain experience in music, news, sports and cultural programming. The WMUC records primarily includes correspondence, memoranda, flyers, publications, audio reels, and photographic materials and documents the history, organization, programming, advertising, and promotion of the station.
Dates:
1937-2012; Majority of material found within circa 1960-1999
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WNET/Channel 13 is the primary public television station for the New York City market, licensed to Newark, New Jersey, United States. Owned by WNET.org (formerly known as the Educational Broadcasting Corporation), the call letters represent National Educational Television (NET), the predecessor to Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).The WNET records span the years 1952-1987 and documents the history of WNET, the history and role of National Educational Television, and educational...
Dates:
1952-1987 and undated; Majority of material found within 1974-1979
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This collection contains the papers of Ted Wojtasik, an author and friend of Katherine Anne Porter late in her life. Wojtasik was born and raised in Connecticut and obtained an M.F.A. in fiction writing from Columbia University and a Ph.D in 20th century American literature from the University of South Carolina. Wojtasik met Porter in July 1979 and briefly worked on an edition of her letters. Wojtasik is currently a visiting professor in Creative Writing at St. Andrews Presbyterian College...
Dates:
1941-2010 and undated; Majority of material found within 1962-1989 and undated
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Irvin Otto Wolf graduated from the University of Maryland in 1932. Wolf served as the editor-in-chief of the 1931 yearbook and participated in the Maryland Student Press Association, the New Mercer Literary Society, YMCA, and Latch Key Society, in addition to several academic fraternities. This collection contains five photographs of campus buildings from the 1930s.
Dates:
1932-1937
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Ruth S. Wolf was a member of the Prince George's County Board of Education from 1968 to 1973, serving as board president during the 1970-1971 school year. The papers document the activities of the Prince George's County Board of Education and the desegregation of the county public schools. The collection consists of clippings, correspondence, court documents, maps, memoranda, minutes, press releases, publications, reports, statements, statistical information, and working papers.
Dates:
1955-1976; Majority of material found within 1968-1973
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The Woman's Suburban Democratic Club is a political organization for women in Montgomery County, Maryland. The records document the group's fundraising, educational, organizing, social, and civic activities. Included are administrative records that record the club's efforts to assist Democratic candidates in winning elections, and to encourage Montgomery County voters to elect Democratic leaders at the local, state, and federal level. The meeting minutes in this collection cover such topics...
Dates:
1956-2011; Majority of material found within 1975-2011
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This collection consists of pamphlets, government documents, and reports published by international organizations like the United Nations and World Bank and by government agencies in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, and Indonesian that facilitate research on women and women's issues internationally. The collection contains "working" or "occasional" papers sponsored by organizations in countries, unpublished papers and speeches, and journal offprints. Also...
Dates:
1944-1990; Majority of material found within 1975-1985
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The Women's Action Coalition of Prince George's County is an organization that works to prevent discrimination against women. Subjects documented in the files include the International Women's Year, equality, Title IX, multicultural issues, education, and domestic violence. The Coalition's records contain minutes, bylaws, newsletters, and the history of the organization.
Dates:
1974-2004; Majority of material found within 1976-1986
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This collection consists of one CD-ROM containing a PowerPoint presentation of information about and digital images of University of Maryland Women's Athletics from 1965 to 1981. The presentation was created for and shown at the Celebration of Women in Athletics dinner on January 22, 2005. Sports featured in the presentation include women's lacrosse, basketball, tennis, volleyball, field hockey, track and field, gymnastics, swimming, and cross country. Images are of players and coaches,...
Dates:
1965-1981, 2005
Abstract
The Women's League, formerly the Women's Student Government Association, was formed in 1935 to promote leadership development and to encourage scholarship, self-reliance, and high standards of conduct among female students of the University of Maryland. Although mainly concerned with the formulation, administration, and interpretation of the rules of social conduct for women, the Women's League also played an active role in student government. The Women's League records consist of two minute...
Dates:
1934-1941; Majority of material found within 1940-1941