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Abstract
Noran Edward "Nick" Kersta (1911-2003), with a background in engineering and television research, was manager of the television department at NBC from 1942 to 1949 (excluding a period of military service). This collection is particularly important because of the information it provides about the early development of television before World War II. Kersta left NBC in 1949 to become vice-president in charge of radio and television at an advertising agency and concluded his...
Dates:
1935-1966; Majority of material found within 1938-1956
Collection
0431-SCPA-SALK
Abstract
Kevin Salk is an American photographer who was active in the first half of the 1980s and again in the 2020s. The subject of Salk's photography was generally the American hardcore punk subculture in Southern California. The materials in this collection consist of prints of Salk's photographs of the Washington, D.C. hardcore punk band Minor Threat, as well as a signed copy of Salk's 2021 book, Punk: Photos From a Fan's Perspective. The photographs in this collection...
Dates:
1982-1983
Collection
0042-LBR-RG96-003
Abstract
The Keystone Viewing Company, located in Pennsylvania, was formed in 1892. The Keystone Viewing Company is best remembered today as a manufacturer of stereoscopes, but lantern slides were an important secondary item. This collection of glass lantern slides depicts international labor activity. The best documented industries are agriculture, forestry, maritime, and textiles.
Dates:
1892-1918
Abstract
Colonel Edward M. Kirby (1906-1974) came to Washington in 1938 to handle public relations for the National Association of Broadcasters. In 1941, he went to work for the War Department's press relations division and organized the radio branch. Kirby worked as the de facto liaison between the broadcast industry and the War Department and coordinated all radio coverage of the D-Day invasion. Kirby organized the Allied Radio Network, which supplied news and entertainment to troops in...
Dates:
1923-1983; Majority of material found within 1938-1959
Collection
0040-LBR-RG95-007
Abstract
Joseph Lane Kirkland was president of the AFL-CIO from 1979-1995. This collection of his personal papers is especially rich in documenting his official activities as seen in the popular press and his wide-ranging domestic and international social and political contacts. Also of interest are the papers pertaining to his family's history in South Carolina and elsewhere; some of the early activities in his life, including his maritime and wartime years; an extensive array of artifacts; and...
Dates:
1863-1998
Abstract
Arthur J. Kiser (1871-1962) was a dentist and amateur poet from Colorado Springs, Colorado, and a graduate of the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. His papers are comprised of his poetry, sheet music, political cartoons, and a letter to University of Maryland President Harry Clifton Byrd. Topics include dental work, politics, the World Wars, gold mining, and Spiritualism. Documents pertaining to his involvement in the Modern Gold Placer Company of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Silver...
Dates:
1920-1947; Majority of material found within 1942-1947
Collection
0086-LBR-RG95-009
Abstract
Alan Kistler was director of the Department of Organization and Field Services of the AFL-CIO from 1974 to 1986. His early career consisted of membership and leadership in union locals in Pittsburgh before he became an organizer for the CIO and then the AFL-CIO. Kistler's papers document his official activities in organizing disputes during the years 1987 to 1992, and extensive correspondence from his time as department director. Other material types include research files, articles, memos,...
Dates:
1936-2000
Abstract
Harold A. and Barbara B. Knapp were members of the Giles-Johnson Defense Committee. This volunteer group of Montgomery County citizens worked for the defense of James and John Giles and Joseph Johnson, three African-American men accused of raping a white teenaged girl in 1961. The husband and wife undertook research and publicity activities on behalf of the committee and supported the efforts of the defendants’ attorneys by uncovering new evidence about the case. This collection includes the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1960-1972; 1960-2018
Abstract
The Kodály Center of America (KCA) was established in Wellesley, Massachusetts, in April 1977 by Denise Bacon, who had also founded the Kodály Musical Training Institute (KMTI) in 1969. The primary objective of both institutions was to promote music education in the United States according to the Kodály concept, a philosophy articulated by the Hungarian composer and educator Zoltán Kodály. KMTI and KCA trained master teachers, conducted research on American folk music, developed curricula...
Dates:
1900-2014; Majority of material found within 1969-2002
Abstract
Mary Koehler served in the Allied Occupation of Japan as secretary to the Chief of the Forestry Division, Natural Resources Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, 1945 - 1949. Soon after her arrival, she purchased a Canon camera at the Post Exchange (PX) and took many photographs documenting her experiences in Japan and the life of the Japanese around her. The collection includes photographs of a trip to Nikko, the Emperor and Empress on Arbor Day 1948,...
Dates:
1945-1949
