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Collection
0035-LBR-RG95-008
Abstract
The collection contains records created and retained by Larry Rogin during the course of his career as a labor educator within the American labor movement. The papers span the years 1926-1988, with the bulk of records dating between the early 1930s to late 1950s and consists of teaching and research materials related to labor education.
Dates:
1926-1988
Abstract
This collection contains materials relating to the personal and professional life of Martha J. Ross. Martha J. Ross was a leading oral historian as well as a professor of oral history. Born in Selma, Alabama she received her B.A. from the Alabama College for Women and went on to receive her M.A. in 20th Century American History from the University of Maryland. She taught at George Washington University from 1971-1972, and at the University of Maryland, College Park from 1972-1987. As a...
Dates:
1948-2010; Majority of material found within 1964-1995
Collection
0072-LBR-RG18-002
Abstract
Michael Ross was the Director of the CIO International Affairs Department during World War II, and later served as Director of the AFL-CIO International Affairs Department from 1958 to 1963. This collection of primarly covers relations between officers at the CIO and the AFL and the effects of the Cold War on CIO policy toward Europe and the Soviet Union. Types of material include correspondence, clippings, minutes, reports, and subject files.
Dates:
1920-1963
Abstract
Inga Rundvold (1920-2004) was one of Washington's early television personalities with a series of daytime programs in the 1950s and 1960s. She was a columnist for the Washington Times-Herald from 1945 to 1950 before moving to television with a 30-minute daily program called Inga's Angle on WNBW-TV, which later became WRC-TV. As the show's producer and writer, she gradually changed its format, mixing beauty and exercise segments with appearances by political leaders...
Dates:
1942-1974 and undated; Majority of material found within 1950s-1960s
Collection
0070-LBR-RG13-005
Abstract
Stanley H. Ruttenberg was an organizer for the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) becoming the Associate Director of Research in 1939 until 1948 when he became director of the CIO Department of Education and Research. After the merger of the CIO and the American Federation of Labor (AFL) Ruttenberg was named director of the AFL-CIO Department of Research until he move to the U.S. Department of Labor. The collection consists of subject files, speeches, and correspondence during his...
Dates:
1946-1964
Abstract
This collection documents the professional activities and records of nationally syndicated real estate newspaper columnist and blogger Katherine Salant. Originally from Northern Virginia, Salant studied architecture at Harvard University and was a Fullbright scholar. Her column "Housewatch" was first published in the Washington Post in 1994 and has appeared in multiple newspapers across the United States. Topics in this collection include real estate developments in the Washington, D.C....
Dates:
1991-2018
Abstract
The Samuel Gompers Papers consist of the documents created during the research, writing, and publishing of the twelve volumes of the Samuel Gompers Papers (University of Illinois Press). This project began under Stephen Kaufman in 1974 and was completed in 2011. The primary purpose of the project was to collect, annotate, and make available primary sources regarding early American Labor History. The files in this collection relate to the editing of the primary...
Dates:
1886-2011 and undated
Abstract
Reverend Samuel Regester (1818-1881) was the tenth president of the Maryland Agricultural College, serving from 1869 to 1873. His religiosity and his decision to eliminate of much of the technical farm training led the trustees to request his resignation. While at the university, he also served as professor of moral science and religion. This collection contains an 1881 photograph of President Regester and an 1887 photograph of his wife, Frances Gray Regester. In addition, materials related...
Dates:
1881-1937; Majority of material found within 1937
Abstract
One of the first two graduates of the Maryland Agricultural College, William B. Sands (1842-1913) was a publisher who was vitally interested in agriculture, education, and government. His papers consist of facsimiles of his correspondence to his future wife, Florence Murray Jessop, the records of the Calvert Fraternity, a ticket to the commencement ball of 1912, and copies of photographs of William B. and Florence M. Sands.
Dates:
1860-1880
Abstract
Jerome H. Schatz (1925-2016) was a child actor of both film and radio during the 1930s and 1940s. Schatz, performing under the name Jerry Tucker, became the youngest actor ever placed under contract to Paramount Studios. His most prominent roles were in the Our Gang comedy shorts from 1931-1938. Feature films included Babes in Toyland (1934), San Francisco (1936), Captain January...
Dates:
1931-1987; Majority of material found within 1931-1943
