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Robert A. Beach, Jr. served as the Assistant to the President for University Relations at the University of Maryland from 1966 to 1978. During this time Beach helped to bring Katherine Anne Porter's papers and extensive library to the University of Maryland. Simultaneously, Beach developed both a personal and professional relationship with Porter until her death in 1980. The Beach papers contain correspondence, photographs, clippings, audio, and Beach's handwritten notes detailing both the...
Dates:
1935-1991 and undated
Abstract
Dr. Beauchamp graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with a degree in English in 1942. She later went on to earn a master's degree at the same institution in 1948. After World War II, Beauchamp worked for the International Red Cross in the Philippines and the occupied territory of northern Japan. Soon after finishing her work, she moved to Nigeria with her husband and three small children. Beauchamp began her teaching career at the University of Maryland, College Park in 1965....
Dates:
1946-1947
Abstract
Becky Dukes (b. 1934 - d. 2023) was an award-winning American composer and singer. She composed more than a hundred pieces of music, both for piano and with lyrics. Her collection consists of press materials, compact discs, and photocopied scores.
Dates:
1972-2010
Abstract
These records relate to the decennial accreditation review of the University of Maryland. As part of the review each division, college, and department provides a self-study on services and research, strengths and weaknesses, and statistical information. The records in this collection document primarily the 1975 accreditation reviews for the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences. Included in the files are evaluations, reports, and correspondence generated by the Division itself as well...
Dates:
1962-1976
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The Bella Davidovich Collection contains papers, photographs, scores, and recordings relating to the life and career of pianist, Bella Davidovich. Davidovich is a celebrated soloist and chamber musician, appearing frequently with her son, violinist Dmitry Sitkovetsky. She is a renowned Chopin interpreter, having won the International Chopin Competition in 1949. Davidovich enjoyed a long, illustrious career in the USSR until her son came to the US to study at Juilliard. After his emigration,...
Dates:
1928 - 2018
Abstract
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
Abstract
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
Abstract
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
