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Abstract
Frank Ellsworth Schooley (1906-1987) was an associate professor of radio and television at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and director of the Division of Broadcasting, which operates WILL-AM-FM-TV, the University's non-commercial stations. He took responsibility for the AM station immediately after receiving his journalism degree in 1929, later becoming manager of WILL (AM and FM) in 1948 and WILL-TV in 1955.Schooley had a long association with the National...
Dates:
1918-1987, and undated; Majority of material found within 1929-1972
Abstract
This collection contains a variety of science fiction pulp magazines. Pulp magazines were inexpensive popular fiction works published from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s, characteristically printed on cheap wood pulp paper. Pulp magazines initially contained a variety of different genres of fiction, including mystery and adventure genres, but in the 1920s magazines devoted to science fiction began to appear more frequently. Science fiction pulp magazines typically featured colorful...
Dates:
1891-1990 and undated; Majority of material found within 1930-1961
Abstract
Frank Mancini (1886-1964) was an influential music educator in Modesto, California. This collection focuses on his teaching and conducting career there and includes music programs of many of Mancini's ensembles and guest conducting appearances; correspondence with important musicians of the time including William Revelli, Edwin Franko Goldman, and others; instructional materials from Mancini's years as an educator; awards earned by Mancini and his bands; audio recordings of an interview with...
Dates:
c.1926-1970; Majority of material found within c.1926-1970
Abstract
The Frank McGrann collection primarily contains historic 78 rpm recordings, mostly of concert bands. Ensembles led by Arthur Pryor and John Philip Sousa are represented well, as well as discs by Conway’s Band. Orchestras and music for soloists are also included, particularly performances by Arthur Pryor and Herbert Clarke. The collection also contains some photographs, documents, band hats (believed to have been worn by John Philip Sousa), and printer's plates. The collection spans the years...
Dates:
1899-1948; Majority of material found within 1933-1948
Content Description
The Frank Simon collection consists of four record storage boxes, three Paige boxes, three oversize boxes, and one oversize framed photograph pertaining to Frank Simon and the ARMCO Band. The collection spans 1902 through 1965 and includes 177 photographs, 14 open reel recordings, five large scrapbooks, 24 documents (including correspondence, presentation certificates and awards, and ephemera
five news-clippings and advertising flyers), two pieces of artwork, two Armco Band programs from...
Dates:
1902-1965
Abstract
The Frank Simon score collection documents the repertoire performed and the leader of the ARMCO band and the founder of the Instrumental Music program at the Cinncinati Conservatory. The bulk of the materials in the Frank Simon score collection date from early in Frank Simon's career through his years as the leader of the ARMCO Band. A few items appear to be from his years teaching at the Cinncinatti Conservatory of Music and the University of Arizona. These materials show the wide range of...
Dates:
1896-1965
Abstract
Frank Wesley Lloyd III (1941-2018) had a distinguished career in communications law. He was the General Counsel of the National Public Affairs Center for Television (NPACT) from 1971 to 1973. He then became president of the Citizens Communication Center, a public interest law firm focusing on broadcasting. From 1977 to 1981, Lloyd was the administrative assistant to Charles D. Ferris, Chair of the Federal Communications Commission, and held various consulting and administrative jobs during...
Dates:
1952-1973; Majority of material found within 1969-1973
Abstract
This collection consists of the diaries, clippings, theatre programs, financial records, and correspondence of Gilbert Fraser (1848-1924), British Consul General in Baltimore from 1913 to 1919. Subjects include the sinking of the "Lusitania", the shooting of J. Pierpont Morgan, spy trials, the "Deutschland" submarine, the Vagabond Theatre, and his daily life as a British consul in America.
Dates:
1911-1919
Abstract
Greek life at the University of Maryland began in 1913 with the fraternities Gamma Pi (later called Sigma Nu) and Alpha Phi. Iota Sigma (later Sigma Phi Sigma) was established at the university the following year. In 2013, the University of Maryland celebrated the 100th anniversity of Greek life and was home to 24 fraternities and 15 sororities. This collection contains photographs of both fraternities and sororities spanning from the 1920s through 2000s as well as a 1968 proclamation...
Dates:
1920s-2000s
Abstract
This collection documents the work of John W. Frece and Senator Joseph D. Tydings in authoring Tydings' autobiography, My Life in Progressive Politics: Against the Grain. Frece previously served as a longtime reporter for the Baltimore Sun
Dates:
Majority of material found within 2013-2017; 1960-2017
