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Abstract
Joe F. Blair, known widely as "Joe Blair," served as the University of Maryland sports information director from 1950 until 1962, as well as the football publicist from 1988 until his death in November 1995. This collection primarily consists of photographs of the football program from the 1950s, including the "Queen's Game" in 1957. This collection also contains a small portion of photographs related to University of Maryland basketball. A preliminary inventory is available and can be found...
Dates:
1951-1990; Majority of material found within 1951-1961
Abstract
R. Howard Bland, upon receiving his law degree from Harvard in 1905, joined the Baltimore law firm of Poe, Claggett, and Bland, where he remained until 1916. He subsequently made his mark in the business world, serving variously as a director of the Chespeake and Potomac Telephone Co. and of the Consolidated Gas, Electric, Light, and Power Company and as president of the U.S. Fidelity and Guarantee Company. His papers contain correspondence relating to his years at Harvard as a law student;...
Dates:
1903-1917
Abstract
Betty Bloom attended the University of Maryland from 1935 until 1938. This collection includes snapshots of University of Maryland co-eds, including Bloom, and campus scenes from the mid- to late 1930s. Also included in the collection are receipts for Bloom's tuition, room and board for the first semester of the 1935-1936 academic year and her bid letter from the Alpha Sigma sorority. A preliminary inventory is available and can be found in the "Additional Description" section of this...
Dates:
circa 1935-1938
Abstract
Carl Bode (1911-1993) was an author, professor of English at the University of Maryland, and officer of several literary and cultural organizations. His scholarly interests included Emerson, Thoreau, and H. L. Mencken. His books included Mencken, the first full biography to be published after Mencken's death; Maryland, a 350-year history of the state; The Man Behind You, a volume of poetry;...
Dates:
1941-1984
Abstract
Boden Sandstrom earned her PhD in Ethnomusicology in 1997 at the University of Maryland and continued on as a professor in the department until her retirement in 2013. This collection contains materials she used to teach courses in world popular music and ethnomusicology, recordings, program budgets, textbooks, and articles, and papers written by Sandstrom, her colleagues including Marcia Herndon and Carolina Robertson, and students. Also included are programs and abstracts from the Society...
Dates:
1971-2013; Majority of material found within 1997-2008
Abstract
Douglas F. Bodwell (1943-1998) worked for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) as director of the Office of Education, an office he created, from 1974 to 1998. He helped acquire funding for 22 television series, including the Emmy Award winners Reading Rainbow, 3-2-1 Contact, and Square One TV. He also advised on Kids America, a 90-minute public radio show for young children that aired from 1984 through...
Dates:
1961-1971 and undated; Majority of material found within 1965-1971
Abstract
Mary Boergers was a delegate and senator to the Maryland General Assembly representing the 17th and 18th Districts of Montgomery County. During her legislative career, Mary Boergers focused on the issues of education, drugs and crime, environment, labor, and women's concerns. She was president of the Women Legislators of Maryland from 1990-1991. In 1994, Boergers ran for Governor of Maryland. The files consist of correspondence, agenda, newspaper clippings, press releases, and subject...
Dates:
1980-1996
Abstract
Murray Bognovitz is a professional photographer specializing in editorial,fine art, and portrait photography. In the early 1990s, he photographed portraits of various National Public Radio announcers, producers, and contributors. His work is part of the permanent collections of the National Portrait Gallery, the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C., and the Warrnambool Art Gallery in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia. The collection includes 53 black-and-white archival...
Dates:
1991-1993
Abstract
Frederick Martin Bohen (1938-2015) was the Director of News and Public Affairs at WNET television in New York and Executive Editor of the Public Broadcast Library (PBL). He also served as editor of the experimental public affairs series, Public Broadcast Laboratory (1968-1969). The collection consists of Bohen's correspondence, speeches, memoranda relating to the programming and administration of WNET and PBL.
Dates:
1968-1974
Content Description
Sophia Bolgiano lived in Baltimore and died sometime after 1925. The Sophia Bolgiano papers span the years 1921 to 1925 with the bulk of the material dated 1925. The collection contains tax levy receipts and correspondence from Louis P. Bolgiano concerning his mother Sophia's real estate investments.
Dates:
1921-1925; Majority of material found in 1925
