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Collection
0010-LBR-RG2-001
Abstract
Gabriel Edmonston was the General President of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of American from 1881-1882, a member of the FOTLU Legislative Committee from 1882-1886, and Treasurer of the AFL from 1886-1888. The collection contains about 250 items, primarily correspondence but also flyers, circulars and pamphlets. Correspondence from Peter J. McGuire and Samuel Gompers is included.
Dates:
1881-1912
Scope and Content of Collection
The African-American and African Pamphlet Collection consists of 20th century materials on African, African-American, and Caribbean culture and literature. The collection spans the years 1905-1979, although the majority of the pamphlets date from the 1960s and 1970s. The pamphlets are in English, French,...
Dates:
1905-1979; Majority of material found within circa 1960s-1970s
Abstract
This collection documents the African American Labor Center (AALC) and the records from the executive director, Patrick O'Farrell, from 1957 to 1996. The AALC was founded in 1964 as an international extension of the AFL-CIO into a decolonizing Africa, and was incorporated into the AFL-CIO Solidarity Center in 1997. This material covers topics such as AALC projects or grants, educational meetings, conventions, and relationships with African trade union organizations like the International...
Dates:
1957-1996; Majority of material found within 1962-1984
Collection
0088-SCPA-ACTCo
Abstract
The African Continuum Theater Company was founded in 1989 as the African Continuum Theater Coalition with the mission to assist African American community theaters in Washington DC to improve the quality and visibility of their work. The organization transitioned to a full theater company in 1995 and began producing professional-caliber plays with an African American perspective. ACTCo produced dozens of fully staged productions and hosted numerous public staged readings of new works by...
Dates:
1980-2012; Majority of material found within 1990-2009
Abstract
Spiro T. Agnew, a Maryland native, quickly rose to political prominence in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. In rapid succession, he was elected County Executive of Baltimore County, Maryland, Governor of Maryland, and Vice President of the United States under Richard Nixon. The portion of the Agnew papers currently open for research is divided into three major series and numerous subseries that focus on his political career. The subseries series consist of correspondence;...
Dates:
1953-1977
Abstract
Felix Agnus (1839-1925) was a French sculptor and Austrian War veteran who achieved success as an officer in the 5th and 165th New York Infantry Regiments during the American Civil War. Agnus served in several campaigns and engagements, including the Peninsula Campaign, the Port Hudson Campaign, and Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign. In recognition of his gallantry, Agnus received numerous promotions, rising from the rank of rivate to Brevet Brigadier General. He settled in Baltimore...
Dates:
1861-1869 and undated; Majority of material found within 1861-1865
Abstract
The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics was established in 1922 to provide students with decision-making abilities in the allocation and use of agricultural and natural resources. The collection contains reports, proposals, memoranda relating to the curriculum of the department, program reviews, policies, and materials relating to student enrollment.
Dates:
1952-1990 and undated
Abstract
Andrew A. Aines (1913-1996) was a pioneer in the field of information science and a leader in the development of national information programs. Over the course of his long career he was, among other things, director of the Defense Science and Technical Information Program (Department of Defense), director of the Energy Science and Technical Information Program (Department of Energy), and Scholar-in-Residence at the National Library of Medicine. Some of his research interests included...
Dates:
1955-1975
Abstract
The Al G. Wright (1916-2020) collection contains correspondence, programs, articles, notes, scores, and photographs documenting Wright's career as Director of Bands at Purdue University between 1954 and 1981, and his involvement in a variety of wind band organizations.
Dates:
1905-1990; Majority of material found within 1955-1990
Abstract
Mary Aladj worked for the Public Broadcasting Service's Public Information department from 1971 to 1978. This collection documents the activities of the PBS Public Information department such as the promotion of PBS programs and the analysis of viewer response to public television programming.
Dates:
1971-1983, and undated; Majority of material found within 1972-1977
