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Abstract
This League, founded in 1921, was the first local League of Women Voters in the state of Maryland. The administrative records of the League include annual reports, minutes, and photographs. In its early years the League was concerned with such issues as charter government, balanced local development, improvement of health services, and the establishment of juvenile correctional facilities. Over time its focus shifted to concern with busing; urban planning and zoning; transportation; housing;...
Dates:
1921-1997; Majority of material found within 1952-1988
Abstract
Lee C. Frischknecht (1928-2005), a former president of National Public Radio, spent his professional life in educational and public broadcasting. He began his career at National Educational Television in New York, becoming director of field services in 1964. In 1968, he was hired by Utah State University, where he oversaw the radio and television station. In 1970 Frischknecht joined NPR in Washington, D.C. as the director of network affairs. He was elevated to vice president and became...
Dates:
1953-1993; Majority of material found within 1970-1978
Abstract
Many members of the Lee family were involved in Maryland politics. This collection concentrates primarily on Colonel E. Brooke Lee, a leader of the Montgomery County Democratic party, and on the education of Blair Lee III. Material includes an interview of Colonel Lee, letters, notebooks from the Potomac Private School, a report card, and articles from the Princetonian. The Lee family papers are unprocessed.
Dates:
circa 1918-1937
Collection
0318-SCPA-RUBENSTEIN
Abstract
The Lee G. Rubenstein collection of theatre programs covers the period from 1969-2020. The collection includes theatre programs for 1,805 productions (2,498 total items including duplicates) predominantly from theatres in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland metropolitan areas, but also theatres from elsewhere in the U.S. and Europe. Also included are eleven original linocuts and autographs by the graphic artist and painter James Lesesne Wells, as well as autographs by the artists...
Dates:
1947 - 2020; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2015
Abstract
Lee Luvisi (1937--) was an American pianist. He has performed both solo works and chamber music pieces, and he has been both Artist in Residence at the University of Louisville School of Music in Kentucky and an Artist Member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. This collection contains concert programs, reviews, articles, CDs, VHS tapes, correspondence, contracts, repertoire, photographs, and memorabilia related to Luvisi’s career, the ensembles he was involved in, and his...
Dates:
1904-2007; Majority of material found within 1957-1994
Abstract
This collections consists of documents pertaining to the organization, structure, and land holdings of the Maryland Agricultural College and the University of Maryland. Document types include acts, charters, amendments, lists of stockholders, shares of stock, and insurance policies.
Dates:
1856-1920; Majority of material found within 1856-1890
Abstract
Karen Leggett (Abouraya) worked as a news reporter and newsmagazine host at WMAL Radio in Washington, D.C. from 1976-1993. During her years at WMAL, Leggett covered major events and feature stories such as national elections, political conventions and inaugurations, the National Women's Convention in Houston (1977), the Iran hostage crisis and its aftermath in Washington, and the Olympic torch relay to Lake Placid (1980), the inauguration of President Clinton in 1993, and other featured and...
Dates:
1976--1994
Abstract
Leon Major (b. 1933) is a Canadian-born theater and opera director, who has directed and taught internationally. Major was the first Artistic Director of The Maryland Opera Studio at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he worked from 1987 to 2013. The materials in this collection, which includes production files, book materials, and programs, date from 1860 through 2016.
Dates:
1860-2016; Majority of material found within 1957-2012
Abstract
Leonard B. Smith (1915-2002), a cornet player and conductor of the Detroit Concert Band, recorded professionally as a cornet player for 45 years, performing with the Goldman Band, the Detroit Symphony Band, and many others. Upon the start of World War II, Smith enlisted in the United States Navy, and served as a member of the U.S. Navy Band for the duration of his service. The Leonard B. Smith Collection contains one article of correspondence, programs of concerts given by the Blossom...
Dates:
1974-1995; Majority of material found within 1981-1989
Abstract
Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977) was an American conductor, who led the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, American Youth Orchestra, New York City Symphony, Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, NBC Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra, and American Symphony Orchestra. His career began with studies at the Royal College of Music in 1896 when Stokowski was just 13. He performed as an organist and choral director for several years in...
Dates:
1908-1982; Majority of material found within 1910-1920
