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Abstract
The Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Alliance is the successor to the Gay Student Alliance. This collection contains documentation related to the creation of an LGBT alumni group, meeting minutes from 1995 and 1996, and the university's 1996 Embracing Diversity report evaluating the campus climate toward LGBT students, staff, and faculty and providing recommendations for additional support for the LGBT community.
Dates:
1995-1996
Abstract
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Equity Center serves all student, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Maryland and advocates for an equitable community. The LGBT Equity Center values leadership, collaboration, and social justice and works to provide training and resources on topics such as LGBT advocacy and inclusion. One of the major topics covered by these records is the extension of benefits to domestic partners. Other topics discussed include the Equity Center's...
Dates:
1969-2022 and undated; Majority of material found within 1994-2004
Scope and Contents
The LGBTQ oral history collection consists of seventeen interviews of students, staff, and faculty mainly conducted during Pride Month in April 2018 and April 2019 at the University of Maryland for the event “Speak Your Truth: The LGBTQ Oral History Project". Participants reflect upon and share their experiences of being LGBTQ+ on the University of Maryland campus or in the community. The project was a cooperative effort between former staff member Ashleigh Coren, Special Collections...
Dates:
April 12, 2018 - May 20, 2019
Abstract
The Lester Cowan and Ann Ronell "Trial of Billie Holiday" collection consists of correspondence, scores, lyric sheets, contracts, film proposals, screenplays, clippings, and photographs related to the proposed film, "The Trial of Billie Holiday," developed in collaboration by Lester Cowan and Ann Ronell.
Dates:
1957-1988; Majority of material found within 1957-1988
Abstract
The Dr. George Levitine Collection consists of more than 2,000 volumes belonging to the late Dr. Levitine, a distinguished scholar of art history and founding chair of the Department of Art History at the University of Maryland. This collection is the generous gift of Eda Levitine, Dr. Levitine's wife. While the Art Library is the primary beneficiary of this gift, the Rare Books department received several hundred works dating from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
Dates:
1564-1911 and undated; Majority of material found within 1700-1807
Abstract
Alan F. Lewis began his public broadcasting career at WEDU-TV, Tampa, Florida, in 1963 as a producer and director. He was named director of programming in 1967. Lewis then worked for the Public Television Library from 1973 to 1983 in a variety of positions. Between 1973 and 1977, he was Supervisor of Acquisitions; from 1977 through 1978, he was Manager of the Public Television Library at the Public Broadcasting Service. In 1979, he became director of Broadcast and Archive Services at the...
Dates:
1955-1991 and undated; Majority of material found within 1963-1971
Abstract
The College of Library and Information Services' (CLIS) primary mission is the education of library and information science professionals. Its records consist of subject files, drawings, and films related to the administration, facilities, and students of the college.
Dates:
1961-1995
Abstract
The Library of American Broadcasting Scripts Collection is a collection of radio and television scripts gathered from several sources and donations by the original staff of the Library of American Broadcasting. Dating from 1925 to 1991, these scripts are the actual scripts used by radio and television performers. Many of the scripts contain the hand-written markings the performers created as they were preparing the script for broadcast. These scripts document almost seventy years of radio...
Dates:
1925-1991; Majority of material found within 1930-1960
Abstract
Lawrence W. Lichty is a media scholar, historian, and educator of journalism and broadcasting history, particularly media coverage of war. Lichty’s scholarship covers the years 1950-2021 and includes broadcast history, journalism, research and writings on the War in Vietnam, and audience rating and analysis.
Dates:
1950 - 2021
Abstract
Lilla Belle Pitts (1884-1970) was a prominent music educator known for her advocacy of "child-centered" music education, the promotion of diverse cultural experiences through music, the use of folk and popular music for children, and the integration of music into the wider public school curriculum. The collection consists of manuscript, mimeographed and published music used in workshops by Pitts, manuscripts and typescripts of scholarly articles by Pitts, teaching materials related to her...
Dates:
1928-1961; Majority of material found within 1938-1960
