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Karl L. King was an American bandmaster and composer of band and circus music. A baritone player in several town and circus bands, King served as Bandmaster for Barnum andamp; Bailey’s Greatest Show on Earth from 1917 to 1918, and became leader of the Fort Dodge Military Band in 1920. In addition, King was one of the founders of the American Bandmasters Association, and was named honorary life president in 1967. King composed many pieces, most notably the march Barnum andamp; Bailey’s...
Dates:
1909-1955; Majority of material found within 1909-1955
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Karl Wilson Gehrkens (1882-1975) was an American music educator. From 1907 to 1942 he taught at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music in the area of Public School Music, later to become Music Education. He coined the phrase "Music for every child-every child for music," which became the official slogan of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), later known as the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). From 1922 to 23 he served as MENC President and he was President of...
Dates:
1922-1977; Majority of material found within 1952-1965
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Mead Smith Karras served as an Economist for the Labor Division of the Allied Occupation Forces in Japan from 1946 to 1949. She wrote a monthly report on labor developments and worked with Japanese officials on the development of sound labor statistics. She also worked with U.S. and Japanese officials to develop and implement Occupation policies on problems affecting women and children in the workforce, such as the organization of a Women’s and Minor’s Bureau, participation of women in...
Dates:
1946-1949
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A pianist and music teacher, Katherine Bacon (1896-1982) performed many solo recitals, chamber ensemble concerts, and concerts with major orchestras around the world, including the New York Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras. Bacon also taught piano at the Chatauqua School of Music in Chatauqua, NY and Mannes College of Music in New York, and she was on the faculty at the Juilliard School. Her husband, Arthur Newstead, gave performances around the world and...
Dates:
1860s-2006; Majority of material found within 1913-1966
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Oscar Katz (1913-1996) was a veteran television executive for the CBS Television Network who, later in his career, spent time in Hollywood as a studio executive and as an agent. At Desilu Productions, he worked on such series as Mission: Impossible and Star Trek. He rejoined CBS in 1972 as a vice-president of programming. Among other projects, he was involved in the creation and broadcast of The Autobiography of Miss...
Dates:
1938-1996; Majority of material found within 1960-1979
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This collection consists of copied materials and notes created during the research and writing of University of Maryland history professor Stuart Kaufman's book A Vision of Unity: The History of the Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union (1986). The materials document the early history of the Bakery, Confectionery, and Tobacco Workers International Union dating from 1881-1899. It consists of copies of newspaper articles, minutes, constitutions,...
Dates:
1880-1983; Majority of material found within 1881-1899
Abstract
Helen Faith Keane (1901-2011) hosted a TV program, The Helen Faith Keane Show… For Your Information, during 1951. The program, which was aimed toward women, dealt with everything "from how to play the piano to what to ask your doctor about breast cancer." It aired for one year over New York's WABD-TV, the now-defunct Dumont network's flagship station. Keane won McCall's Golden Mike Award for her program in 1951.The collection documents Keane's...
Dates:
1951-1952
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Dr. Hugo A. Keesing, a professor at the University of Maryland and a popular culture scholar, donated several items related to media coverage of the Vietnam War protests on campus as well as several memorabilia items. A preliminary inventory is available and can be found in the "Additional Description" section of this finding aid.
Dates:
1971-1981; Majority of material found within 1971-1974, 1980-1981
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James "Jim" Kehoe (1918-2010), a standout member of the track team, graduated from the University of Maryland in 1940. He returned to Maryland in 1946 and served as the track and cross country coach until 1969 and as university athletic director from 1969 to 1978 and 1980 to 1981. This collection includes plaques honoring Kehoe's achievement and service to the university, a framed print from Sports Illustrated featuring Kehoe and his wife, and two...
Dates:
1970-1989
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Keith W. Mielke (1933- ) became the executive director of research for the Children's Television Workshop (CTW) in 1977. Over the next twenty years, Mielke held various positions in the research department, including executive director for 3-2-1 Contact, vice-president for research, and senior research fellow. At CTW, Mielke helped develop the Program Evaluation Analysis Computer (PEAC) system, which utilized a wireless response unit for moment-by-moment responses to test material with...
Dates:
1968-1995, and undated; Majority of material found within 1970-1977
