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Abstract
The Carolyn Davis Collection consists of more than 300 books by and about Louisa May Alcott. This collection has representative examples of almost all of Alcott's most popular works as well as a number of her lesser-known writings. Among these titles are her first book Flower Fables (1854), early to modern printings of Little Women, and a number of other works such as Little Men, ...
Dates:
1863-1998; Majority of material found within 1863-1998
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of the Davis family, who owned a farm in Frederick County, Maryland, for over a hundred years. The papers consist of financial records, including farm ledgers, account books, land deeds, wills, domestic receipts and bills, business correspondence, and records of investments. It is known from these records that William Morsell Sr. enslaved a man named Abraham on their farm, William Morsell Jr. enslaved one person, and Eli Davis enslaved six people. The...
Dates:
1784-1967; Majority of material found within 1890-1945
Abstract
This collection consists mainly of videos of programs produced or distributed by National Education Television (NET) from 1968-1971, representing various subjects and networks from the 1960s through the 1970s. Contemporary social issues and historical subjects feature most prominently, including episodes of series produced by WNET (History of the Negro People), WQED (Turned on Crisis), and WGBH (Anatomy of a...
Dates:
1960-1978; Majority of material found within 1968-1971
Abstract
Ralph Davis, a graduate of the Class of 1942, as well as the University of Maryland Medical School Class of 1945, was a member of the band and ROTC and composer of the Maryland Fight Song. The collection consists of correspondence about his academic career, course materials, particularly in the sciences, band and ROTC memorabilia, and a framed original manuscript of his musical composition. A preliminary inventory is available and can be found in the...
Dates:
circa 1933-1942, undated
Abstract
The Dawkins Family papers cover the period 1883 to 1931 with most of the material dated between 1912 and 1923. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
Dates:
1883-1931; Majority of material found within 1912-1923
Abstract
James Day (1918-2008) co-founded an early public television station and became well-known for his interviews with prominent figures. From 1953 to 1969, he served as the president and general manager of KQED (San Francisco, CA). For fourteen years, he hosted his own weekly program, Kaleidoscope, on which he interviewed many notable people, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Robert Kennedy, and Buster Keaton. In 1969, Day became president of National Educational Television...
Dates:
1952-1996 and undated; Majority of material found within 1969-1992
Collection
0036-LBR-RG95-011
Abstract
George Delaney served as an international representative of the AFL and AFL-CIO from 1948 to 1958. This collection is comprised of George Delaney's personal papers, including correspondence, ephemera, clippings, and photographs. These are not Delaney's official files from his work at the AFL and AFL-CIO, but do contain material relating to his career and labor issues.
Dates:
1943-1972
Collection
0075-LBR-RG18-005
Abstract
George Delaney was an international representative in the International Affairs Departments of the AFL and AFL-CIO from 1948 to 1970. This collection consists of Delaney's staff files he created and collected during his tenure. Of note are near print and printed materials that documents the conference and governing body activities of the International Labor Organization, 1949-1956. The collection also provides insight into the formation of the International Confederation of Free Trade...
Dates:
1921-1957
Abstract
Former director of publicity and research of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America (IUMSWA) A. G. Delman played a major role in arranging the transfer of that union's archives to the University of Maryland Libraries. This collection consists of materials from Delman's personal files relating to IUMSWA and to the labor movement in the United States, including correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings, memoranda, flyers, pamphlets, and sixteen original...
Dates:
1940-1960
Collection — Multiple Containers
0560-GWP
Abstract
Lt. Colonel Victor E. Delnore commanded the Allied Occupation Forces in Nagasaki Prefecture from 1946 to 1949. As head of the Nagasaki Military Government Team, Delnore supervised early efforts to rebuild the atomic bomb-ravaged city of Nagasaki and to restore peace and stability throughout the prefecture. The Victor E. Delnore Papers include policy statements, directives, speeches (most notably his 1948 address at the historic first Nagasaki ceremony commemorating victims of the atomic...
Dates:
1931-2015; Majority of material found within 1945-1949
