This record group contains administrative and subject files dealing with all aspects of the university's response to the death of former Maryland basketball player Len Bias in 1986. Document types consist of correspondence, reports, publications, and photographs.
The siderographers, first organized in 1899, are printing plate engravers employed primarily in the printing of paper money, securities, bonds, and other similar documents. The union's archives consist of membership records; correspondence; minutes; constitutions; bylaws; programs; financial records; certificates; and newspaper clippings. The collection also includes audio tapes, photographs, and memorabilia.
The International Brecht Society was established in 1970 to encourage and promote the study and performance of the work of German dramatist Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956). The collection, donated by Brecht scholar Professor John Fuegi of the University of Maryland, includes correspondence, administrative files, manuscripts, and galley proofs and published copies of the Brecht Yearbook.
