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Abstract
Papers collected by Anneke Davis relating to environmental concerns in the state of Maryland. Prominent are planning files related to Baltimore City development and those relating to Cove Point in southern Maryland. Many of the publications were transferred to the Marylandia and Rare Books Department. The collection is unprocessed but preliminary inventories for several accessions are available as external documents.
Dates:
1969-2004; Majority of material found within 1995-2000
Abstract
Albert F. Woods (1866-1948), a pioneer in plant virus research, was dean of the University of Minnesota College of Agricuture from 1910 to 1917, and president of the University of Maryland from 1917 to 1926. Later he was an assistant secretary in the United States Department of Agriculture, and president of the Land Grant College Association. Woods' wife, Bertha, wrote poems and children's literature. The Woods collection consists of two distinct groupings of materials. Albert Woods'...
Dates:
1888-1947; Majority of material found within 1910-1944
Abstract
The Carolyn Davis Collection consists of more than 300 books by and about Louisa May Alcott. This collection has representative examples of almost all of Alcott's most popular works as well as a number of her lesser-known writings. Among these titles are her first book Flower Fables (1854), early to modern printings of Little Women, and a number of other works such as Little Men, ...
Dates:
1863-1998; Majority of material found within 1863-1998
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of the Davis family, who owned a farm in Frederick County, Maryland, for over a hundred years. The papers consist of financial records, including farm ledgers, account books, land deeds, wills, domestic receipts and bills, business correspondence, and records of investments. It is known from these records that William Morsell Sr. enslaved a man named Abraham on their farm, William Morsell Jr. enslaved one person, and Eli Davis enslaved six people. The...
Dates:
1784-1967; Majority of material found within 1890-1945
Abstract
This collection consists mainly of videos of programs produced or distributed by National Education Television (NET) from 1968-1971, representing various subjects and networks from the 1960s through the 1970s. Contemporary social issues and historical subjects feature most prominently, including episodes of series produced by WNET (History of the Negro People), WQED (Turned on Crisis), and WGBH (Anatomy of a...
Dates:
1960-1978; Majority of material found within 1968-1971
Abstract
Ralph Davis, a graduate of the Class of 1942, as well as the University of Maryland Medical School Class of 1945, was a member of the band and ROTC and composer of the Maryland Fight Song. The collection consists of correspondence about his academic career, course materials, particularly in the sciences, band and ROTC memorabilia, and a framed original manuscript of his musical composition. A preliminary inventory is available and can be found in the...
Dates:
circa 1933-1942, undated
Abstract
The Dawkins Family papers cover the period 1883 to 1931 with most of the material dated between 1912 and 1923. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
Dates:
1883-1931; Majority of material found within 1912-1923
Abstract
James Day (1918-2008) co-founded an early public television station and became well-known for his interviews with prominent figures. From 1953 to 1969, he served as the president and general manager of KQED (San Francisco, CA). For fourteen years, he hosted his own weekly program, Kaleidoscope, on which he interviewed many notable people, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Robert Kennedy, and Buster Keaton. In 1969, Day became president of National Educational Television...
Dates:
1952-1996 and undated; Majority of material found within 1969-1992
Abstract
The D.C. punk and indie fanzine collection (DCPIFC) seeks to document the variety of publications that were created by fans of and participants in the punk and indie music scenes that have thrived in the Washington, D.C.-area since the late 1970s. The DCPIFC contains fanzines - publications produced by enthusiasts, generally in small runs - created by members of the D.C. punk and indie music communities, as well as fanzines from outside of D.C. that include coverage of D.C. punk and indie...
Dates:
Publication: 1974-2024; Publication: Majority of material found within 1981-1998
Collection
0364-SCPA-DCPUNK
Scope and Contents
The D.C. punk collection covers the period from 1981-2023; the bulk of the materials date from 1983-1987. The collection includes fliers, posters, recordings, photographs and ephemera related to the punk rock subculture in the Washington, D.C. area, which developed in the late 1970s.Some materials in this collection might be offensive to patrons. Patrons should use their discretion when viewing materials. Please contact...
Dates:
1976-2025, undated
