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Collection
0090-LBR-RG96-004
Abstract
Author Morris Schnapper collected the materials in this collection for his book American Labor: A Pictoral Social History published in 1975. The collection contents span the years 1700-1980 and contain rare images and textual materials relating to American labor history, and promotional materials for Schnapper's book.
Dates:
1700-1985
Abstract
Alfred "Al" R. Schneider oversaw ABC's Broadcast Standards and Practices Department between 1960 and 1991 and set widely-adopted guidelines for television network drama and news. This collection documents Schneider's public speeches before Congressional subcommittees, professional conferences, and legal associations regarding advertising, popular culture, social responsibility, children's television, and other topics between 1968 and 1989.
Dates:
1968-1989
Collection
0064-LBR-RG2-007
Abstract
William F. Schnitzler became Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1952, the same year George Meany was elected President of the AFL. Schnitzler continued in that role in the AFL-CIO until 1969. This collection consists of Schnitzler's reference files, administrative files, AFL-CIO No-Raid Agreement files, dispute case files, civil defense files, speeches, William Green Memorial Fund files, copy books, and Executive Council reference material. Types of materials...
Dates:
1952-1980
Abstract
The School Music Textbooks Collection is a part of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) Historical Center collection at the University of Maryland, College Park. The MENC is a national organization dedicated to the promotion of music education. This collection consists of school music textbooks for a wide array of ages, functions, methods, and topics from a number of different publishers. The topics include early educational subjects such as staff reading and rhythmic notation, as...
Dates:
1870-1985; Majority of material found within 1900-1960
Abstract
The School of Architecture opened to students in 1967. This collection contains student reports for ARCH 450: Introduction to Urban Planning. ARCH 450 provided an "introduction to city planning theory, methodology, and techniques dealing with normative, urban, structural, economic [and] social aspects of the city." The reports are on various buildings and locations and primarily concern local history. A preliminary inventory is available.
Dates:
1969-1976; Majority of material found within 1974
Abstract
The Robert P. Schuster photograph collection consists of 738 photographs, the vast majority of which date from 1946 in Japan and were shot, developed, and captioned by Robert Schuster. Schuster worked as a medical equipment repair specialist for the Allied Forces during the Occupation of Japan. This collection documents his experience during that period.
An item-level inventory is available in the Inventories/Additional Information section.
Dates:
1946
Abstract
The Leland Scott collection consists of nearly 500 images of the University of Maryland's Department of Horticulture, horticulture, and horticultural subjects, primarily relating to Maryland. The collection also includes a number of photographs which capture early history of the city of College Park. B.W. Anspon, an associate professor of floriculture and landscape gardening in the Department of Horticulture from 1913 to 1918, was the primary photographer. A smaller number of photographs are...
Dates:
1885-1976; Majority of material found within 1900-1920
Collection
0462-SCPA-SCPAHENSON
Abstract
Jim Henson (1936-1990) was an American artist, puppeteer, innovator, and filmmaker. He is known for his work as a designer, director, and performer for various movies, commercials, and television programs, most famously Sesame Street and The Muppet Show. This artificial collection was created by former SCPA curator Vincent J. Novara and contains clippings, ephemera, video and audio recordings, digital files, publications involving...
Dates:
1957-2024
Abstract
This collection consists of eleven scrapbooks maintained by university students, administrators, or alumni. The books of Milton Pyle, William Jester, and Minnie Hill depict campus life during and immediately after World War I and include photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and class schedules. Another of the scrapbooks was presented to the Alumni Association by W. W. Cobey of the Class of 1931 in the wake of World War II; this scrapbook consists of clippings, obituaries and articles,...
Dates:
1913-1970
Abstract
David and Elizabeth Scull were a political couple who served Montgomery County and the state of Maryland from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. The largest group of files documents David Scull's tenure as chairman of the Montgomery County Republican State Central Committee (1958-1960) and as chairman of the Maryland Republican State Central Committee (1962-1964.) Considerable material also documents David Scull's unsuccessful campaign for an at-large seat in the United States House of...
Dates:
1958-1981
