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Abstract
The Greenbelt Oral History Project collection is comprised of oral histories recorded in conjunction with the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Greenbelt, Maryland, in 1987. The Greenbelt Oral History Project was a cooperative project between the faculty and staff of the University of Maryland, College Park and the Greenbelt Public Library. Oral histories were conducted by University of Maryland students who interviewed some of Greenbelt's original residents in the 1980s. The...
Dates:
1980-1987; Majority of material found within 1980-1986
Abstract
Gregory Kosteck (1937 – 1991) was an American composer and educator. This collections consists of scores composed by Kosteck. The scores include facsimile editions of Kosteck's compositions, as well as published editions.
Dates:
1951-1986
Abstract
Barton L. Griffith (1926-1996) began his broadcasting career working for WIBW, KTOP, and WREN at Topeka, Kansas as an announcer, sales representative, and promotion director from 1947 to 1950. Five years later, he joined National Educational Television as the Director of Distribution and Station Relations. His professional career also included consulting work with various organizations such as the Ford Foundation, the National Association of Educational Broadcasters, the Malawi Broadcasting...
Dates:
1954-1988 and undated; Majority of material found within 1961-1988
Abstract
R. Sumter Griffith attended the Maryland Agricultural College from 1877 to 1880 and later became a physician. His papers include class admission tickets, correspondence, and photographs documenting Griffith's life and studies at the Maryland Agricultural College and at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore.
Dates:
1877-1936
Abstract
The Grimes family of Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland maintained a farm as well as a store and tavern or 'ordinary' throughout the nineteenth century. For much of that time one family member or another served as postmaster for the area. In accordance with the contemporary convention of naming towns after the local postmaster, the town was then known as Grimesville. The Grimes family papers include financial ledgers from the store, daybooks recording work on the farm, weather, and...
Dates:
1821-1902; Majority of material found within 1845-1864
Abstract
Albert H. (Pete) Gross (1895-1948) worked in publishing for more than two decades. His collection consists primarily of correspondence and manuscripts he accumulated during his tenure at Boni and Liveright, Inc.; Horace Liveright, Inc.; A. and S. Lyons, Inc.; and Coward-McCann, Inc. Manuscripts and correspondence relating to Thomas Mann's "Letter to the Civilized World: A Manifest" are particularly notable, as are other manuscripts and galley proofs, such as those for Ernest...
Dates:
1924-1946; Majority of material found within 1924-1946
Scope and Contents
The Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, also known as Group W, owned several radio and television stations across the United States. In the mid-1960s, the company's news operations expanded, including Washington and foreign bureaus, as several Group W radio stations switched to an all-news format. The Washington bureau produced the approximately 2,100 audio tapes in the Group W collection consisting of national news feeds, programs, and interviews. These provide a comprehensive look at...
Dates:
1957-1982
Collection
0062-LBR-RG1-038
Abstract
George Meany began his career as a journeyman plumber in New York City, and soon was elected to be business agent of New York Local 463 in 1922. After serving in the New York City Central Trades and Labor Assembly, and the New York State Federation of Labor, he was elected to be Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL in 1939. Upon the death of AFL President, William Green, George Meany was elected as the next president of the AFL. This collection comprises the records of the last two decades of...
Dates:
1940-1980
Collection
0095-LBR-RG99-001
Abstract
This artifically created collection consists primarily of posters and broadsides created by the AFL, CIO, AFL-CIO, and affiliated unions. There are also other labor related posters and broadsides created by other organizations. The bulk of the collection focuses largely on events, issues, and themes of importance or interest to organized labor. Some topics include voting and voter registration, campaigns, women in labor, civil rights, labor history, international workers, minimum wage, the...
Dates:
1892, 1900-1995
Collection
0038-LBR-RG40-001
Abstract
The Union Label and Service Trades Department promoted the products and services produced in the United States by trade union members, especially those that advertise their use of a union labor with a union label. This collection is comprised of administrative files, photographs, and scrapbooks from I.M. Ornburn's tenure as secretary-treasurer and Paul Ornburn's career in the Union Label and Service Trades Department.
Dates:
1924-1983
