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Interested faculty, staff, and graduate students founded Campus Mediation Services (CMS) during the fall 1979 semester in response to a perceived increase in tensions at the University of Maryland, College Park. Until CMS ceased operations in 1986, the organization's volunteer mediators helped students, faculty, staff and College Park residents reach mutually satisfactory agreements to resolve interpersonal disputes. The records of Campus Mediation Services cover the period from 1978 to...
Dates:
1979-1987 and undated; Majority of material found within 1982-1986
Abstract
The Campus Rights Committee was founded to protect "student rights in administration-student and police-campus conflicts." It became involved in many different issues on campus such as sex discrimination, gay rights, and access to Board of Regents committee meetings. This collection covers the years 1973-1977 and contains contains newspaper clippings and publications, as well as meeting notes and other memoranda, documenting the operation of the committee.
Dates:
1973-1977; Majority of material found within 1973-1974
Abstract
The Capital Centre served as concert venue and sports arena for the Washington Bullets and Capitals from 1973-2002, and became a center of community activity. Abe Pollin, real estate developer and later owner of Washington’s NBA and NHL franchises, built the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland in 1973. This collection documents the community of Marylanders and Washingtonians that formed around the Centre, including ephemera from former staff, volunteers, and event-goers. The collection...
Dates:
1971-1996 and undated
Abstract
Carl Bjerregaard is an American music professor, conductor, and scholar of wind bands. He served as the Director of Bands at Montague High School, Muskegon High School, Western Michigan University (1970-1976), and Florida State University (1976-1993). Bjerregaard is a member of the American Bandmasters Association. His ensembles have performed at regional and national conferences. This collection contains materials related to Bjerregaard's professional career, including materials from...
Dates:
1960-2014 and undated
Abstract
A pianist and teacher, Carl Friedberg (1872-1955) was an active performer throughout his career. He gave many solo recitals, concerts with leading orchestras, and chamber music concerts with a variety of ensembles throughout the United States and Europe. Friedberg also was a teacher at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt, Germany and at the Institute for Musical Arts, which later became the Juilliard School. The collection consists of 4.00 Linear Feet of concert programs, reviews,...
Dates:
1890-1957; Majority of material found within 1905-1953
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Arthur H. Benade (1925-1987) was a professor of physics at Case Western Reserve University. Because of his skill as a woodwind player, he was able to translate his research on acoustics into practical changes to woodwind instruments. This collection relates to his studies on the mechanics and physics of the clarinet. Initially, those studies resulted in small changes to the Boehm System of clarinet design. Eventually, he developed the NX System Clarinet, which elaborates and refines the...
Dates:
1968-1996
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Caroline Francke (1899-1960) studied playwriting at Columbia University before finding success on Broadway and in Hollywood. Her first play was successfully produced in 1928, and an unproduced play of hers became the basis for the Jean Harlow movie Bombshell in 1933). During the 1940s, she worked as a scriptwriter for the popular "Henry Aldrich" radio series.
This collection includes scripts for The Aldrich Family radio...
Dates:
1941-1945 and undated; Majority of material found within 1945
Abstract
The Committee on Catalogue, Registration and Entrance addressed issues concerning admissions, the school calendar, the status of incoming students, and the format and preparation of the annual catalogue. The committee succeeded the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment, and Entrance. The documents in this record group consist of correspondence and minutes concerning committee meetings and discuss such topics as the admission of individual students, standards of admission, and the format...
Dates:
1930-1935
Abstract
The Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment, and College Entrance consisted of University of Maryland faculty and administrators whose responsibilities included determination of class schedules, the school calendar, format of the catalog, standards of admission, and the admission status of incoming students. The minutes and correspondence in this record group document the activities and decisions of the committee.
Dates:
1918-1920
Abstract
Formed in 1920 to succeed the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment, and College Entrance, the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment, and Entrance determined the format of the university catalogue, school calendar, status of incoming students, and standards of admission. These records consists of correspondence, reports, and minutes documenting the activities and decisions of the committee.
Dates:
1920-1930
