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Abstract
The Barnes family papers consist of the papers of Djuna Barnes's grandmother, Zadel Barnes Gustafson (1841-1917), her father, Brian Barnes (1865-1934) (born Henry Budington, but also known as Wald Barnes, Wald Gustafson, Brian Eglinton Barnes, and Harold Barnes), and her half-sister Muriel (b. 1899) and half-brother Duane (b. 1902). Zadel Barnes was a journalist, poet, and women's rights activist, and her papers consist of poems, a short story, two scrapbooks, correspondence which includes a...
Dates:
1880-1985
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Saxon Barnes (1902-1991) was the fourth child of Wald and Elizabeth Barnes and a brother of Djuna Barnes. He was a successful banker at Citibank for thirty-six years. The collection includes photographs, correspondence, clippings, biographical information, and printed matter. Correspondents include Andrew Field, Edith Brownman, Silas Glossop, Fran McCullough, and others. Subjects of the photographs include Djuna Barnes, Miss Barnes's family and friends, and silverpoint drawings by Thelma...
Dates:
1889-1990; Majority of material found within 1889-1990
Abstract
Judge Norris S. Barratt was a Philadelphia lawyer and author of Barratt's Chapel and Methodism. The Judge Norris S. Barratt papers consist of fourteen letters Barrat received from James H. Preston sent during Preston's first term as mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, (1911-1915) and three of Barratt's letters sent to Preston. The letters are both political and personal in nature. Also included are an invitation to a Symbolic Silver Service for James Cardinal...
Dates:
1911-1915
Abstract
The Clara Barton (1821-1912) papers document the life of Barton, humanitarian and founder of the American Red Cross, specifically Barton's Red Cross efforts and her involvement in the National First Aid Association. Also included are records of the Women's Relief Corps which highlight efforts to urge Congress to pass a bill granting pensions to nurses of the Civil War.
Dates:
1887-1918 and undated; Majority of material found within 1887-1900
Abstract
Paul Barton was a European Representative for the AFL-CIO, who served in the Paris Office during the Cold War. He worked for the AFL-CIO International Affairs Department from 1968-1994. His records represent the AFL-CIO’s international relationship with European countries from the 1960s to the 1990s. Materials include his personal writings, published manuscripts, and transcripts of radio broadcasts. Notable topics are the Prague Spring, and labor and Communism in Eastern Europe.
Dates:
1919-1992; Majority of material found within 1950-1971
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Isabel Bayley (1911-1993) met Katherine Anne Porter at the Kansas University Seminar, where Porter was teaching, in 1948. They became good friends, and Porter encouraged Bayley to write professionally. Her first published story, "The Great White Owl," appeared in Accent in 1954. In 1953, Porter authorized Bayley to work on the marginalia in her personal library for possible publication, a project that was never completed. In 1974, Porter named...
Dates:
1900-1993
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Robert A. Beach, Jr. served as the Assistant to the President for University Relations at the University of Maryland from 1966 to 1978. During this time Beach helped to bring Katherine Anne Porter's papers and extensive library to the University of Maryland. Simultaneously, Beach developed both a personal and professional relationship with Porter until her death in 1980. The Beach papers contain correspondence, photographs, clippings, audio, and Beach's handwritten notes detailing both the...
Dates:
1935-1991 and undated
Abstract
Dr. Beauchamp graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with a degree in English in 1942. She later went on to earn a master's degree at the same institution in 1948. After World War II, Beauchamp worked for the International Red Cross in the Philippines and the occupied territory of northern Japan. Soon after finishing her work, she moved to Nigeria with her husband and three small children. Beauchamp began her teaching career at the University of Maryland, College Park in 1965....
Dates:
1946-1947
Abstract
These records relate to the decennial accreditation review of the University of Maryland. As part of the review each division, college, and department provides a self-study on services and research, strengths and weaknesses, and statistical information. The records in this collection document primarily the 1975 accreditation reviews for the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences. Included in the files are evaluations, reports, and correspondence generated by the Division itself as well...
Dates:
1962-1976
Abstract
Dr. Georgia K. Benjamin (born 1896) was an educational researcher, community advocate, and promoter of democracy throughout the world. Just prior to World War II, she established a home near College Park with her husband, then dean of the college of education at the University of Maryland. During the years she spent in Maryland (1939-1951), Georgia was active in local civic groups, but she also traveled to foreign countries and promoted international human rights. The small collection...
Dates:
1941-1953
