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Abstract
A composer and lecturer, Ada Richter (a.k.a. Hugo Arnold, Wilma Moore, and Eileen Gail) composed many pieces throughout her career, including musical dramas, piano solos, piano and voice pieces, and arrangements of pieces by other composers. Richter also lectured both alone and with her husband, Alfred Richter throughout the world on piano instruction. Her husband was also a composer of piano pieces and writer on piano methods and is included in the collection. The collection consists of...
Dates:
1908-1990; Majority of material found within 1938-1977
Abstract
The Adelphi Citizens Association was formed in 1944 as an umbrella organization for neighborhood councils in suburban Prince George's County. The collection reflects the participation of the Association's members and officers in regional planning and governmental activities which had direct bearing on their neighborhoods. Topics include zoning, mass transportation, highway construction, and municipal services. The collection also includes the records of one member neighborhood council, the...
Dates:
1960-1976
Abstract
Karin Elizabeth Ades (1944-2015) devoted her career to public service broadcasting and educational television. After working for public television station WMVS (Milwaukee, WI) from 1968 to 1974, Karin Ades worked in public relations and promotion for the Public Television Library and PBS Video from 1974-1981. The collection includes press clips and publications documenting National Association of Education Broadcasters' (NAEB) graphic and design awards and WMVS/WMVT activities.
Dates:
1972-1978; Majority of material found within 1972-1978
Abstract
The Council of Administration consisted of a group of top-level University of Maryland faculty and administrators who worked in conjunction with the University Senate in an advisory and/or administrative capacity. These records consist of minutes of council meetings in which routine functions of campus life, such as scheduling classes, reviewing applications for forming sororities, and planning of special celebrations, were discussed.
Dates:
1919-1925
Abstract
The Administrative Board was an advisory body which worked in conjunction with the University Senate and considered matters relating to the daily operations of the University of Maryland. The collection consists of the minutes of the board.
Dates:
1936-1954
Abstract
Adolph Weiss (1891 – 1971) was a modernist American composer, and once a pupil of Arnold Schoenberg in Vienna. Weiss also served as a professional bassoonist in a number of orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, the New York Symphony Society, the Rochester Symphony, and the Chicago Symphony. Paula Hughes was a patron of the performing arts who lived in Ojai, California. The papers contain materials that span the period of 1959 to 1971; the bulk of the...
Dates:
1959-1971 and undated; Majority of material found in 1960-1965
Collection
0001-LBR-RG28-003
Abstract
The AFL-CIO Organization and Field Services Department is primarily responsible for coordination of union organizing, and monitoring union issues in elections. This collection is comprised of the charter files of the AFL and AFL-CIO which record the affiliation of national and international unions with the national body from 1886 to 1989.
Dates:
1886-1989
Collection
0091-LBR-RG97-002
Abstract
The AFL-CIO Information Department coordinates and manages public relations and media outreach for the AFL-CIO. During the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, the AFL-CIO produced their own sound recordings within the then Public Relations and Information Department. This collection consists of 5,769 audio tapes, of which approximately 642 tapes are processed for Series A: Constitutional Conventions of the AFL, CIO, and AFL-CIO, Series B: Conventions and conferences of AFL-CIO staff departments,...
Dates:
1952-1983
Collection
0014-LBR-RG18-008
Abstract
The American Federation of Labor (AFL) maintained an interest in international trade unionism for many years. During World War II, David Dubinsky and Matthew Woll headed the AFL's international efforts. These papers are the correspondence of the AFL advisors to the United Nations Economic and Social Council from 1945 to 1952. Primary correspondents are Matthew Woll, David Dubinsky, and Toni Sender.
Dates:
1944-1952
Collection
0071-LBR-RG18-001
Abstract
The AFL, CIO, and AFL-CIO all had an International Affairs Department that was responsible for international trade unionism activities. This collection represents those files maintained by certain AFL, CIO, and AFL-CIO staff members regarding particular regions and countries around the world. Materials in the collection include correspondence, conference materials, photographs, speeches, and reports.
Dates:
1945-1971
