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The National School Orchestra Association (NSOA) was an organization founded to further the cause of school orchestra teachers in the United States. It operated between the years 1958 and 1998, at which point it merged with the American String Teachers Association (ASTA). The National School Orchestra Association records covers the period from 1958 to 1998; the bulk of the materials date from 1980 to 1995. The collection consists of numerous professional papers related to the administration...
Dates:
1958–1998; Majority of material found within 1980–1995
Abstract
The National Student Federation of America was founded in 1925 during a conference at Princeton University by student representatives from 245 universities. In 1927 the Federation opened a travel office and in 1928 amalgamated with the World Student Union. The Federation sponsored international debates, a news service, student problem and opinion surveys, radio broadcasts, trips, publications, and congresses. These program activities are documented in the archives through correspondence,...
Dates:
1931-1939
Abstract
The National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection contains approximately 20,000 postcards dating from 1893 to the 1970s with the bulk of the cards from the years 1900 to 1920. The collection represents over 3,000 locations in the United States, as well as a small number of foreign countries. There is a particular strength in cards from the New England states although all 50 states are documented. Most of the cards were commercially produced and depict early 20th century scenes from...
Dates:
1893-1970; Majority of material found within 1900-1920
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The National Women's Studies Association was founded in 1977 as an organization for educators, community organizations, and others in the private and public sectors committed to the formation and implementation of strategies for positive change in women's lives. The Association's records document women's studies programs at colleges and universities across the United States and consist of publications, course evaluations, course materials, correspondence, and reports. The collection is...
Dates:
1970-2005; Majority of material found within 1970-2007
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Reference copies of proposals documenting Navy-related activities in the Legacy Resource Management Program, including preservation and identification of important archaeological sites, environmentally threatened wetlands, Native American burial grounds, nineteenth-century base buildings, historic shipwrecks, and material evidence from the Cold War. Other types of documents include preservation training materials, minutes from meetings and workshops, general correspondence, and records...
Dates:
1970-1998; Majority of material found within 1970-1988
Abstract
The Nazi Motorcycle Military Band score collection contains 66 scores. At one point most of them were owned by the Nazi Musikkorps, as indicated by stamps reading "Musikkorps J.R. 81" and, less frequently, "Kradschützen Bataillon 3, Bad Freienwalde (Oder)". Before accession into Special Collections in Performing Arts at the University of Maryland these scores were at the Music Library, University at Buffalo. They were donated to Buffalo by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Librarian, Albert...
Dates:
1902-1937
Abstract
Graciela Palau de Nemes (1919 - ), a well-known critic of the works of Juan Ramon Jimenez, began teaching at the University of Maryland in 1953 and remained there until her retirement in 1989 as Professor Emerita in the Foreign Languages Department. Nemes received her master's degree (1949) and doctoral degree (1952) from Maryland, where Jimenez served as her unofficial mentor at the university. Her academic contributions to Spanish and Latin American literature helped shape the contemporary...
Dates:
1910-2007; Majority of material found within 1935-2000
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The New Playwrights' Theatre was founded in 1972 by artistic director Harry M. Bagdasian (1949-2022) as a non-profit theatre in Washington, DC devoted to aspiring American playwrights. From 1972 to 1984, the Theatre produced 75 world premiere productions and over 200 readings of works-in-progress. The collection consists of scripts of original productions, compact discs, video discs, photographs, and books. This collection is unprocessed; an inventory is available upon request.
Dates:
1972-1986
Abstract
The University of Maryland hosted an annual campus-wide lunchtime picnic on McKeldin Mall as part of student orientation starting in August of 1991. This collection contains approximately 270 color photographs and negatives of New Student Welcome events between 1991 to 1998, including the lunchtime picnic. The photographs primarily feature students, faculty, and staff, as well as student groups, the University Band, and Testudo.
Dates:
1991-1998
Abstract
New Ventures, Inc. was a non-profit organization founded in 1977 for the purpose of providing counseling and training to women experiencing changes in family, career and lifestyle. The organization specialized in providing support to former homemakers entering or re-entering the work force. The Records of New Ventures, Inc. date from 1978-1992. The collection consists of newsletters, programs, correspondence, clippings, photographs, and other documents generated by the organization. These...
Dates:
1978-1992; Majority of material found within 1978-1992
