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Architect Henry Powell Hopkins (1891-1984) designed many buildings on the University of Maryland at College Park campus, and he also designed and remodeled a number of significant structures throughout the state of Maryland. Materials such as photographs, drawings, and clippings document Hopkin's architectural works and interests. The collection also includes representations, such as drawings and blueprints, of private residences, educational and medical facilities, and government, business,...
Dates:
1886-1959; Majority of material found within 1915-1940
Abstract
Dr. R. Lee Hornbake enjoyed a thirty-four year career at the University of Maryland where he served as an industrial education professor, department chair, and dean of faculty. He became Vice President for Academic Affairs in 1960 and held the position until his retirement in 1979. The collection consists of awards and honoraria given to Dr. Hornbake throughout his career by honor societies, universities, associations, and the state of Maryland.
Dates:
1958-1998
Abstract
Robert C. Horne joined the National Park Service in 1935 and became involved in Capital Parks planning and development in the Washington metropolitan area. A member of the National Capital Planning Commission Coordinating Committee, Horne subsequently became Associate Regional Director for the National Capital Region and Assistant to the Director of the National Capital and Urban Park Affairs. Horne also served as the President of the Montgomery County Civic Federation and as a delegate to...
Dates:
1952-1970
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Charles Bridgham Hosmer, Jr. (1932-1993) is widely regarded as the foremost historian of the historic preservation movement. His two major works, Presence of the Past: The History of the Preservation Movement in the United States Before Williamsburg and Preservation Comes of Age: From Williamsburg to the National Trust, 1926-1949 , have become standard teaching and reference texts in the historic preservation field. Hosmer's...
Dates:
1855-1991; Majority of material found within 1959-1991
Abstract
The Housewives' Protective League was daily CBS radio program that aired from 1948 to 1962, produced by such esteemed broadcasters as Allen Gray. During its run, the show explored a variety of issues from childrearing and health to more irreverent topics. Housewives was also the "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval" of the airwaves, regularly pre-testing all its sponsor's products. The majority of the collection are scripts...
Dates:
1931-1985 and undated; Majority of material found in 1950s and 1960s
Abstract
Howard Serwer (1928-2000) joined the University of Maryland in 1968, and was a member of the Board of Directors and Vice President of the Georg-Friedrich-Handel-Gesellschaft from 1968 to 1995. Serwer, along with Paul Traver, was one of the driving forces behind the 1975 Handel Festival held in Washington, DC. His collection consists of chronological files of composers, files, tapes and microfilm related to Handel, books, scores and anthologies, and journal articles. This collection is...
Dates:
1928-2000
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Howard Shalwitz is an American actor, director, and teacher. In 1980, he co-founded the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company with Roger Brady and Linda Reinisch. The company performed in several D.C. venues before establishing its permanent 265-seat theater in the city’s Penn Quarter neighborhood. It produces new plays that are frequently experimental, provocative, or challenging to audiences.Shalwitz served as the Artistic Director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company through the...
Dates:
1980-2020
Abstract
Richard Hubbard Howland (b. 1910, Providence, Rhode Island) was the first president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in 1931, a Master of Arts from Harvard in 1933, and a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in Classical Archaelogy in 1946. He spent five years at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens (1933-1938), before returning to the U.S., where he taught at Wellesley College in Boston. He spent ten years...
Dates:
1879-2006; Majority of material found within 1947-2000
Abstract
Hubert P. Henderson directed the band program at the University of Maryland, College Park from 1955-1965. Under his leadership the program underwent a series of significant changes, including a closer association with the School of Music and the formation of the Symphonic Band. Henderson was elected to the American Bandmasters' Association (ABA) in 1961 and resigned from the association in 1968. During his membership, he was integral to the establishment of the ABA...
Dates:
1932-1966; Majority of material found within 1964-66
Abstract
This collection consists of the business records of Jesse Hughes, a manufacturer of and dealer in boots and shoes in Easton, Maryland.
Dates:
1861-1879
