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Abstract
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
Abstract
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
Abstract
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
Abstract
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
Abstract
The biography files collection in Special Collections in Performing Arts results from clippings by curators or librarians, or from membership surveys of performing arts organizations with records at the various iterations of the repository. Included in this collection are news clippings from Washington and Baltimore-area newspapers, or clippings found online in other serial publications. The clippings were made by performing artists, educators, or performing arts librarians. The bulk of the...
Dates:
1963-current; Majority of material found within 1998-2005
Abstract
Charles E. Bishop (1921-2012) was chancellor of the university from July 1970 to July 1974, overseeing a major academic reorganization on campus during his tenure. This collection of photographs depicts Bishop speaking with students, both formally and informally, and with other members of the university faculty and administration and state officials, including President Wilson H. Elkins, State Comptroller Louis L. Goldstein, Coach Charles "Lefty" Driesell, and Governor Marvin Mandel. A...
Dates:
1971
Abstract
A 1920 graduate of the Maryland State College of Agriculture, Theodore Lemuel Bissell (1899-1992) was an entomologist for the United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Entomology and Georgia Experiment Station, who also taught entomology at the University of Maryland, College Park from 1947 to 1969. The collection contains correspondence, news clippings, notes, and horticultural meeting and conference programs. The bulk of the materials document Mr. Bissell's interest in the history...
Dates:
1859-1982 and undated
Content Description
The Black Student Union(BSU) records includes materials such as scrapbooks, a yearbook DVD, photographs of BSU events, awards and plaques, and 4 posters used to promote BSU events. Material dates from 1986-2012.
Dates:
1986-2012 and undated; Majority of material found within 1998-2008
Abstract
Joe F. Blair, known widely as "Joe Blair," served as the University of Maryland sports information director from 1950 until 1962, as well as the football publicist from 1988 until his death in November 1995. This collection primarily consists of photographs of the football program from the 1950s, including the "Queen's Game" in 1957. This collection also contains a small portion of photographs related to University of Maryland basketball. A preliminary inventory is available and can be found...
Dates:
1951-1990; Majority of material found within 1951-1961
