This collection contains eighty-eight trading cards from the "Mega Metal" series published in 1991 by Impel. These cards contain images of popular heavy metal bands from the period and include information on the musicians.
Memorabilia consists of historical artifacts that are housed separately from textual records and photographic materials. The memorabilia collection includes a variety of objects such as badges, ribbons, plaques, trophies, locks of hair, articles of clothing, and souvenirs.
The Men's Glee Club at the University of Maryland was founded in the 1890s and continued through the 1970s. This collection includes photographs of the Glee Club Quartet (Jim Bookstaver, Ollie Ensor, George Hubbard, Earl Spurrer and accompanist Charles Haslup) at CBS Constitution Hall circa 1950 and a record album set from 1953 consisting of performances by the Men's Glee Club, Women's Chorus, and the University Band.
Merle Evans (1891-1987) was an American bandmaster and cornetist. He is best known for his work leading the Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus Band. He was also the bandmaster for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The collection consists of both personal and professional papers including correspondence, photographs, band scores, and band uniforms related to Evans's work as a bandmaster and as a cornetist.
