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Abstract
The U.S. Latina/o Studies (USLT) Program at the University of Maryland is a multi-disciplinary program in the Department of American Studies that provides students with the opportunity to critically study and engage with the histories, communities and experiences of Latina/os.
Dates:
2008-2009, and undated
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Robert Vambery (1907-1998) was born in Hungary and educated in Germany. He was the artistic director for the Theater an Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin and in this capacity was involved in the first production of Bertolt Brecht's The Threepenny Opera. While in Berlin, Vambery met his future wife, Clara Erdelyi (1909-1993), whom he would marry in 1948. Vambery left Germany in 1933 and came to the United States in 1938, where he taught in the Drama Department at Columbia...
Dates:
1929-1998; Majority of material found within 1930-1980
Abstract
Murray Vandiver (1845-1916) represented Harford County in the Maryland House of Delegates during four non-consecutive terms (1876-1877, 1878-1879, 1880-1881, and 1892-1893). In 1885-1886, he was elected Mayor of Havre de Grace. In 1893 he was appointed by President Grover Cleveland as the federal government’s Collector of Internal Revenue for Maryland, the District of Columbia, Delaware, and Virginia's Eastern Shore. Vandiver was a longtime leader in the Democratic Party, serving as chair of...
Dates:
1873-1916; Majority of material found within 1893-1915
Abstract
Vanett Lawler (1902-1972) was an administrator in the field of music education both in the United States and abroad. Her work for the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) (later the National Association for Music Education (NAfME)), Pan American Union, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and International Society for Music Education helped create new legislation favorable to the arts, encourage and publish research pertaining to music education, and promote...
Dates:
1927-1975 and undated; Majority of material found within 1944-1968
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Vanett Lawler (1902-1972) was an administrator in the field of music education both in the United States and abroad. Her work for the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) (later known as the National Association for Music Education (NAfME)), Pan American Union, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and International Society for Music Education helped create new legislation favorable to the arts, encourage and publish research pertaining to music education,...
Dates:
1885-1988; Majority of material found within 1945-1968
Abstract
Organized in 1884, the Vansville Farmers Club sponsored the first farmers' institutes in Maryland. Consisting largely of minutes of meetings, the collection includes information about farm inspections, animal and crop diseases, and the promotion of agricultural improvements.
Dates:
1898-1994
Abstract
An 1891 graduate of the Maryland Agricultural College, Fletcher Pearre Veitch (1868-1943) was a chemist and soil physicist for the college, the Agricultural Experiment Station, and the United States Department of Agriculture. The collection, consisting of correspondence, publications, proxy records, and speeches, documents Veitch's active involvement in the alumni affairs of the Maryland Agricultural College and the University of Maryland.
Dates:
1890-1938; Majority of material found within 1914-1920
Abstract
The Vera Stöger-Schwarz papers consist of 18 photocopies of articles and lectures by and about Stöger-Schwartz, pianist, harpsichordist, and pedagogue, as well as the program presented in her memory at the University of Maryland, College Park, on May 16, 1981. Included is one photograph of Stöger-Schwarz. The materials span 1964 through 1982.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1964 - 1982
Abstract
The Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost was created as a result of the university reorganization of 1988 and superseded the functions of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. This office has responsibility for a wide range of university activities relating to academics. The collection is unprocessed, but preliminary inventories are available.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1970s-1990s
Abstract
Victor Babin (1908-1972), pianist and composer, was part of a two-pianist performing duo with his wife, Vitya Vronsky. He was also active as a teacher and administrator. This collection consists of scores of pieces he performed written both by him and other composers, recordings of his works and his performances on reel-to-reel tapes, and two miscellaneous publications.
Dates:
1914-1978; Majority of material found within 1952-1970
