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Dr. Georgia K. Benjamin (born 1896) was an educational researcher, community advocate, and promoter of democracy throughout the world. Just prior to World War II, she established a home near College Park with her husband, then dean of the college of education at the University of Maryland. During the years she spent in Maryland (1939-1951), Georgia was active in local civic groups, but she also traveled to foreign countries and promoted international human rights. The small collection...
Dates:
1941-1953
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A specialist in the philosophy of music education, aesthetic education, comprehensive arts programming, Bennett Reimer (1932-2013) was an American music educator and scholar who served as chair of the Music Education Department at Northwestern University where he was the John W. Beattie Professor of Music Emeritus. He authored over two dozen books and more than 150 articles, chapters, and reviews. In addition, Reimer served on editorial boards for many major music publications, as well as...
Dates:
1956-2013
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In 1947, Lois Beno and her two children joined her husband in Kurume, Japan. He was in the Air Force, but on loan to the Army, and was in charge of a Counter Intelligence Corps (the CIC) unit in Fukuoka. The family initially lived in Kurume and later moved to Fukuoka.The Beno Papers include 64 photographs, an interview with Lois Beno (audio and transcript), and her short description of Japanese customs. In the interview, Beno discusses housing for military dependents, food,...
Dates:
1947-2014
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Bernard “Barney” Rosen (1917-2006) was an American clarinetist and social worker who performed in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and created the organization Little Symphony of Detroit. Rosen briefly taught clarinet in Los Angeles, where he met and mentored several students, before returning to Detroit. One of his notable students was composer George Heussenstamm. This collection consists of personal papers including published booklets, letter correspondence, music programs, newspaper...
Dates:
1941-1987, undated
Abstract
The Berwyn Heights Elemenatry School Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) was a volunteer organization founded to promote good home, community, and school relations. The PTA's records are comprised of the operating records of the association, such as budgets, reports, minutes, and publications.
Dates:
1952-1981
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Helen Bewley donated items associated with the May 3, 1967, Service Awards Ceremony, at which she was recognized for 35 years of service to the University of Maryland Entomology Department. The items include a photograph of her and other major service awardees with President Wilson H. Elkins, an event program, and her award certificate. A preliminary inventory is available and can be found in the "Additional Description" section of this finding aid.
Dates:
May 3, 1967
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William Bickley (1914-2010) was a professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Maryland from 1949 to 1978. During that time, he also served as head of the department for 15 years. The William Bickley papers consist of departmental correspondence, publications, newsletters, photographs, clippings, grade books, and Bickley's personal recollections of his time at Maryland as a graduate student and professor. Also included is a bibliography of Ernest Cory, a former professor in...
Dates:
1949-1975; Majority of material found within 1970-1975
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Six letters, all datelined "Hispaniola," postmarked at Chesapeake City or Elkton, Maryland, addressed to Miss Maggie R. Thompson, Oxford, Pennsylvania, by "Prof. M. T. (Marion Theresa) Biddle." The correspondence is between two women and they talk of beaux, visiting relatives, education, weddings, and brief mentions of the Civil War.
Dates:
1858, 1861; Majority of material found within 1858, 1861
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Mark Biegel was an Information and Education Officer of the 21st Infantry of the United States Army stationed in Japan during the Occupation. He received the Army Commendation Ribbon for the success of the information program under his supervision for the 21st Infantry’s publication, The Diamond News, and for his supervision of the Unit College. This collection contains scanned images of photographs that date from October 1945 through August 1946, as well as scans...
Dates:
October 1945- August 1946
Abstract
This collection contains photographs of individuals and groups of people, arranged by the subject's last name. The collection includes people associated with the University of Maryland; prominent citizens and politicians on the local, state, and national levels; and photographs from other collections in the Archives and Manuscripts department. Though many of the photographs are formal portraits, there are also candid action shots and snapshots. Additional photographs of University of...
Dates:
1860-1979; undated; Majority of material found within 1900s-1960s
