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Dr. Hung Chang "Jimmy" Lin (1919-2009) was a professor in the Electrical Engineering department at the University of Maryland, College Park, from 1968 to 1990. Dr. Lin worked for Westinghouse, RCA, and CBS before his teaching career began. Lin was a prolific inventor -- the most significant of his inventions being the lateral transistor. During his lifetime, he published over 170 papers and registered more than 60 patents. This collection documents Lin's academic and professional career,...
Dates:
1956-2011; Majority of material found within 1970-2000
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Lisle Leslie Longsdorf (1901-1991) served as station manager of KSAC (later KKSU) at Kansas State College from 1927 to 1953. This job included financial, production and broadcasting, and research work. He directed the preparation and production of a daily 15-minute script service to seventy cooperating commercial radio stations in Kansas. He also planned and broadcast about 25 to 30 field programs each year covering educational meetings, field days, and tours. He also scheduled and...
Dates:
1925-1974 and undated; Majority of material found within 1939-1956
Abstract
The Livestock Sanitary Board was formed in 1889 for the inspection of livestock and for disease control. In 1916 the Board was reorganized under the State Board of Agriculture. The Livestock Sanitary Board records consist of minutes, charts, and publications relating to subjects such as dairy inspections, slaughter houses, and various medical issues including quarantine, serums, and disease.
Dates:
1888-1934
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Nellie Longsworth is a pioneer in advocating for historic preservation. She was a founder and served for 22 years as the first President of Preservation Action. She taught in the Master of Historic Preservation graduate program at the University of Pennsylvania along with other schools in the area. As a consultant, she dealt with government affairs and the interaction of public policy and historic preservation. Her papers, which cover the period 1960 to 2012, includes committee files,...
Dates:
1960-2012; Majority of material found within 1990-2010
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Loren D. Geiger (January 23, 1946 - February 19, 2009) was a music teacher, band director, and historian known for his publication of the newsletter, the Boombah Herald. The Loren Geiger papers cover the period from 1898 to 2003, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1973-2003. The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, programs, photographs and negatives, scores, and ledgers related to the Boombah Herald and Geiger's research into the history of band music.
Dates:
1898-2003; Majority of material found within 1973-2003
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Louis Crowder (1907-1998) was a pianist, music teacher, and music writer. He wrote many published and unpublished books and articles, including books on Anatomy of the Hand, Bones, Muscles, and Keyboards, and articles for Clavier magazine. Crowder also performed a variety of concerts in Europe and taught both piano pedagogy conferences and music at various schools, including Northwestern University, Iowa State Teacher’s College, and the University of...
Dates:
1899-2000; Majority of material found within 1934-1980
Abstract
Two scrapbooks compiled by Louise Phillips, a University of Maryland Alumna. She graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Early Childhood Education in 1960 and with an Med. in Curriculum and Instruction in 1991. Phillips was a Montgomery County public school teacher and is the author of children's books. In 1986 she made a documentary about her teaching experiences. The scrapbooks include statements of her philosophy on teaching, vacation photographs, and correspondence. Also included are...
Dates:
1977-1988
Collection
0073-LBR-RG18-003
Abstract
Jay Lovestone was an major leader of the international labor movement through his work with Free Trade Union Committee, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, and the AFL-CIO International Affairs Department, among many others. This collection contains a portion of Jay Lovestone's records for the years he worked most closely with the AFL and AFL-CIO. Types of materials in the collection include correspondence, reports, financial records, clippings, publications, photographs,...
Dates:
1939-1974
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Lowell Mason (1792-1872) is known as the founder of American school music education and co-founder of the Boston Academy of Music. In addition to establishing curricular music in American public schools and teacher training in music, he is also known for the success of his compositions and arrangements of hymn tunes and tune books, including The Boston Handel and Haydn Society Collection of Church Music. Some of his other publications, mostly written for...
Dates:
1808-1992; Majority of material found within 1820-1941
Abstract
Edward Lucie-Smith (b. 1933) is a critic, poet, free-lance journalist, and editor. He was a partner in Turret Books, a small private press in London. His most important publications are Towards Silence, Thinking About Art, Movements in Art Since 1945, Concise History of French Painting: From 1930 to the Present, World of the Makers: Today's Master Craftsmen and Women, and Art in Britain, 1969-70. The collection consists of...
Dates:
1963-1975
