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Abstract
Arthur B. (Burton) Gahan (1880-1960) grew up in Manhattan, Kansas. In 1904, Gahan accepted an assistantship in the Department of Entomology at the Maryland Agricultural College. Gahan received a master's degree from the Maryland Agricultural College in 1906, and remained in the Department of Entomology as Assistant Entomologist until 1913. In 1913, he accepted an appointment as Assistant Entomologist in the Division of Cereal and Forage Insect Investigations of the then U. S. Bureau of...
Dates:
1905-2003; Majority of material found within 1906-1952
Abstract
Founded in 1949 by Robert Ware Strauss, the firm Galaxy, Inc., specialized in technical and industrial consulting and in the international transfer of technology. The records of Galaxy, Inc., are business related and include reports, legal records, operating manuals, catalogs, formulas, and blueprints.
Dates:
1949-1984
Abstract
University of Maryland's Gamer Symphony Orchestra was organized in the fall of 2005 and is considered the first collegiate ensemble devoted to performing arrangements of video game music. This collection contains information on the origins and activities of the Gamer Symphony Orchestra between 2005 and 2007, including information about band performances, organizational operations, and structure, as well as correspondence and press releases. Also included is a CD containing band recordings...
Dates:
2005-2007
Abstract
Betty Garde (1905-1989) was an American actress best known for being the original Aunt Eller in the 1943 production of the musical, Oklahoma. Her career also includes such radio programs as Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch and The Aldrich Family and work with Orson Welles and Eddie Cantor. Garde also appeared on early TV in such programs as The Honeymooners, Decoy, and ...
Dates:
1924-1978 and undated; Majority of material found within 1930s
Abstract
Bruce Gardner (1943-2008) was a professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AREC) at the University of Maryland from 1981 until 2008, with a single leave of absence to serve as Assistant Secretary for Economics in the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 1989 to 1992. He served as the AREC department chair from 2000-2003 and interim dean from 2003-2005. Gardner was awarded the title of Distinguished University Professor in 1995. In addition to his work at the university, Gardner was...
Dates:
1967-2007; Majority of material found within 1993-2001
Abstract
These papers contain materials preserved by alumna Elizabeth Ady Garrabrant, primarily covering the period from her high school graduation in June 1919 to her graduation from Maryland in 1923. The centerpiece of these materials is a scrapbook containing a wide range of information and documentary evidence regarding the university experience for a female student during the early 1920s. A preliminary inventory is available for these materials in the "Additional Description" section of this...
Dates:
circa 1910 -1929; Majority of material found within 1919-1923
Abstract
This collection is comprised of the business records of Robert Garrett and Sons, a Baltimore firm involved in wholesale grocery, transportation, and hotel ventures. These records include correspondence, purchase orders, checks, account books, and receipts for goods and transportation. A significant portion of the collection relates to the firm's involvement in transportation concerns, among them the B & O Railroad, New Railroad Line, and the Patent Portable Car Body Line.
Dates:
1829-1902 and undated
Scope and Contents
The Gary Graffman Collection includes papers, photographs, and recordings relating to the life and career of pianist Gary Graffman. Graffman is an internationally renowned and highly influential concert pianist and pedagogue. He maintained an active international performance career until 1979, due to a right-hand injury. As such, following 1979, Graffman has performed mainly left-handed repertoire and dedicated himself to teaching, writing, photography, and art. Please expand the menus below...
Dates:
1934 - 2014
Abstract
This is a collection of oral histories recorded in 2022 about Joseph "Tex" Gathings who was a prominent radio and television broadcaster in Washington, D.C. from the late 1930s until he retired in 1991. Gathings is best known for producing the Teenarama dance party show. Individual interview materials include audio recordings, and transcripts.
Dates:
May 18 - August 5, 2022
Abstract
The Gay Student Alliance (GSA) was established at the University of Maryland in the 1970s as the successor of the Student Homophile Association (SHA). This collection contains newspaper clippings and editorials from the Diamondback chronicling the campus response to the gay community during the 1970s. Of particular note are legal documents and correspondence related to the SHA's 1971 suit against the Board of Regents for denying the organization funds...
Dates:
1971-1978
