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Abstract
Seymour Lawrence (1926-1994) was Katherine Anne Porter's publisher, first at Atlantic Monthly Press and later with Seymour Lawrence, Inc., his independent imprint. He was also associated with Alfred Knopf, Dell/Delacorte, E. P. Dutton, and Houghton Mifflin. As editor-in-chief at Atlantic Monthly Press, Lawrence oversaw the publication of Ship of Fools, Porter's novel. The collection consists of correspondence, galley proofs, editing notes, and clippings...
Dates:
1955-1980; Majority of material found within 1955-1969
Abstract
Lewis A. Lawson (b. 1931), a literary critic and editor, was a professor of English at the University of Maryland from 1963-1997. He specializes in Southern American fiction, particularly Walker Percy and Flannery O'Connor, and edited The Added Dimension: The Art and Mind of Flannery O'Connor with Melvin J. Friedman. His other works include Following Percy: Essays on Walker Percy's Work, a collection of his essays; ...
Dates:
1963-1967 and undated
Abstract
The League of Women Voters of Maryland was founded in 1921, shortly after the passage of the nineteenth amendement granting women the vote. The League has antecedents in a number of suffrage organizations, including the Just Government League of Maryland and the Women's Suffrage League of Maryland. The League of Women Voters has organized county leagues and developed a program for voicing the concerns and furthering the interests of its members. The League has also been particularly...
Dates:
1910-2014; Majority of material found within 1910-1985
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
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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
