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Abstract
The Maryland Tobacco Improvement Foundation was formed in 1950 for the purpose of improving the quality of Maryland leaf tobacco through cooperation with research institutions, as well as through education, distribution of free tobacco seeds, and competitions. The Foundation's archives consist of annual reports, bylaws, and exporting records.
Dates:
1950-1968
Abstract
The Maryland Veterinary Medical Association was formed in 1885 for the purpose of promoting the advancement of veterinary science. The Association has been active in establishing standards in the field, advocating for relevant state and federal legislation, and publishing journals, books, and newsletters. The collection consists of the operating records of the association, its publications, and information about its members.
Dates:
1886-1995; Majority of material found within 1886-1991
Abstract
The Maryland Wilderness Association was a statewide independent society of citizens actively supporting conservation of natural and recreational resources. The Association was a prominent participant in public discussions of conservation issues, sponsoring educational programs and publicizing numerous environmental concerns. It ceased operations in 1975. The association's archives include material on the Assateague Parkland; Annemessex Industrial Park; beverage containers in Bowie; Canal and...
Dates:
1969-1974
Abstract
This collection encompasses the business dealings and personal lives of the extended family of Thomas Swann (1809-1883), the governor of Maryland from 1866 to 1869. The Swanns and Masons were an extended family with a long history in Maryland and Virginia. The invoices, correspondence, checks, and land deeds and indentures in the collection cover such subjects as politics, the Clapham family, and the Virginia connection between the Swann and Mason families.
Dates:
1745-1930; Majority of material found within 1745-1912
Abstract
Francis "Frank" Mastropietro (1927-2009) graduated from the University of Maryland in 1951 following service in the U.S. Army. This collection contains material related to athletics, specifically football, at the university between 1949 and 1952. Included are copies of the magazines Sport Life, Collier's, and Stanley Woodward's Football featuring Maryland football players Jack...
Dates:
1949-1952; Majority of material found within 1950-1952
Abstract
Leonard G. "Matty" Mathias (1900-2001) graduated from the University of Maryland in 1923, receiving a B.S. from the College of Arts and Sciences. Mathias served as the assistant manager of the football team and was a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity. This collection contains a memory scrapbook belonging to Mathias that documents his time at Maryland. Included are photographs of the football team, athletic tickets and schedules, dance cards, names of Mathias' classmates, and two...
Dates:
1919-1923
Abstract
Richard L. Matteson was a professor in the Department of Human Development and the Institute for Child Study at the University of Maryland from 1957 to 1988. This collection of approximately 60 audio tapes, recorded between 1959 and 1972, pertains to education-related issues. The tapes consist mostly of lectures and speeches by education professors and other experts in human development, conference proceedings, planning sessions for the Institute for Child Study, and several telecourses...
Dates:
1959-1972; Majority of material found within 1960-1972
Abstract
Lucille Maurer served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates and as state treasurer. The collection includes correspondence, reports, minutes, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia. Mrs. Maurer's papers cover such subjects as legislation, women in politics, and fiscal affairs. The Lucille Maurer papers are unprocessed, but preliminary inventories of several accessions are available as external documents.
Dates:
1942-1995
Scope and Contents
The Max Gebhardt manuscript collection consists of handwritten clarinet manuscripts. These manuscripts were likely written between the years 1800 and 1850. The collection contains solo clarinet music, a piece for chamber ensemble, and an exercise book for clarinet. A few of the composers represented in this collection had a teacher-student relationship during their lifetimes. No information on Gebhardt or how Jerry Pierce obtained these manuscripts was available, although they were donated...
Dates:
undated
Collection
0459-SCPA-WALDMAN
Abstract
Max Waldman (1919-1981) was an American photographer of the performing arts, with a focus on theatre and dance in New York City in the middle twentieth century. Waldman actively documented the theatre and dance communities in New York from the mid-1960s until his death in 1981. Waldman was particularly drawn to more experimental forms of dance and theatre and he documented everyone from Merce Cunningham to the Living Theater to Mikhail Baryshnikov. The Max Waldman collection of performing...
Dates:
1965-1979
