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Earl Wild (1915-2010) was one of the great virtuoso pianists of the 20th Century, in addition to being a composer of original compositions and a prolific transcriber of works by other composers which he arranged for solo piano. He was best-known for his all-Chopin and all-Liszt concerts and his piano transcriptions of Rachmaninoff and Gershwin pieces. Wild also was active as a teacher and adjudicator. The collection consists of correspondence, programs, reviews, articles, flyers, recordings,...
Dates:
1924-2010; Majority of material found within 1972-1995
Abstract
The Early Printed and Manuscript Leaf collection consists of printed and illuminated manuscript leaves from Europe dated from the 12th -16th centuries. The collection includes 70 whole and partial leaves, representing a variety of styles and techniques that serve as a sampling of early print and manuscript book history.
Dates:
Mid-12th century - early 16th century
Abstract
Albert James Ebel (1913-1998), a Nebraska broadcasting pioneer, was vice president and general manager of KOLN/KGIN-TV from 1954 to 1985 and significantly broadened the station's reach. Previously, Ebel worked as the chief engineer for station WILL at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana from 1937 to 1946. There, he designed the station's first FM transmitter. Ebel taught as an assistant professor of Engineering and did work for a variety of stations – WMBD (Peoria), WDZ...
Dates:
1941-1991; Majority of material found within 1991
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The bulk of the Edmondson-Jacobs Family papers consists of correspondence between Emma Edmondson Jacobs and her brother, William V. E. Jacobs, her mother, and her sisters. Emma Edmondson Jacobs lived in various locations throughout Maryland, including New Market, Easton, and Church Creek. Also included is a diary belonging to Emma Edmondson Jacob's mother, Emma V. E. Jacobs, dated 1854, and describing her life and how her beau asked her father for her hand in marriage. Other items in the...
Dates:
1836-1954
Abstract
Edmund Cykler (1903-1988) was a musicologist and music educator who helped found the International Society for Music Education (ISME). The Cykler Collection of International Music Education Resources consists of 299 books, periodicals, and scores from many countries and in 15 different languages.
Dates:
1921-1987; Majority of material found within 1960-1978
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Edmund Ferdinand Ball (1905-2000) was a noted philanthropist. His membership in the National Council of the Humanities led to serving as a member of the Eastern Indiana Educational Television Board. From 1970 to 1973, he served as a public member of the Executive Board of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB). In 1973, Ball was designated lay representative to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) for WIPB-TV, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.That...
Dates:
1969-1983; Majority of material found within 1970-1979
Abstract
The College of Education traces its origins to the Division of Vocational Education, established in 1918. This unit officially became the College of Education in 1921. The records of the college are organized into a single series: Deans' Office Files. The correspondence, minutes, statistics, and curriculum materials in the collection document the expansion of the college's size and scope, and its change in focus from education for agriculture and home economics to the theory and art of...
Dates:
1940-1985
Abstract
Edward Bailey Birge was born in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1868 and died in Bloomington, Indiana on July 16, 1952. Birge was a founding member and later president of the Music Supervisors National Conference. The Edward Bailey Birge papers covers the period from 1890-1952; the bulk of the material dates from 1900-1965. The collection consists published articles about Birge, published and non-published writings and music by Birge, personal and professional correspondence, documents...
Dates:
1890-1966; Majority of material found within 1900-1952
Abstract
Dr. Edward L. Longley (1925 – 2006) was an educator and American watercolor painter from Baltimore, Maryland. He studied at Columbia University Teacher’s College, American University, Penn State College, and the University of Maryland, where he was an Associate Professor of Art Education from 1952 to 1984. His work has been displayed in both prominent and local spaces since 1964. During his tenure, both Jim Henson and Jane Henson studied puppetry in his courses. The Edward L. Longley papers...
Dates:
1954-2008; Majority of material found within 1979-1997
Abstract
Edward L. Rainbow (1929-2002), a professional musician, was involved in a variety of ensembles throughout his career. For many years he performed with groups such as the U.S. Army Band, and the Fort Worth and Sacramento Symphonies. During this time he became an assistant dean at the University of the Pacific, and later a professor of double bass at the University of North Texas. Throughout his life Rainbow was also an avid member of the Music Educators Research Council, part of the Music...
Dates:
1965-2003; Majority of material found within 1968-1976
