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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
Abstract
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
Abstract
The Vivian Newman collection contains documents relating to the Clean Water Act, coastal barrier resources, non-tidal wetlands, the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Eastern Shore projects, and the Ocean Protection Act. Included is legislation relating to environmental concerns and advocacy efforts including letter writing campaigns and public flyers. The collection is unprocessed.
Dates:
1978-2000; Majority of material found within 1982-1999
Abstract
Members of the Newton Family were landowners in Anne Arundel, Dorchester, and Howard Counties, and Baltimore City, Maryland. The Newton Family Papers date from 1772 to 1885 with the bulk of the material from 1784 to 1865. The collection consists largely of legal documents. Additionally there is material relating to business transactions, correspondence, and a Sons of Temperance handbook. The primary subject of the collection is land transaction. Other subjects include eighteenth century...
Dates:
1770-1873; Majority of material found within 1848-1865
Abstract
Correspondence comprises the largest portion of theRichard P. Newton Family papers and documents the daily lives of Richard Newton, Dorothy Speilman Newton, Lillian Boehm, and some of their friends. The collection also contains religious, legal, and genealogical documents, a pair of torpedo-shaped earrings, holiday cards, and photographs. Also included are issues of two military publications: Plans of the Day and Radio Press...
Dates:
1925-1956; Majority of material found within 1951
Abstract
Louisa A. Nielsen worked for National Public Radio as director of the Programming Department's Educational Programming Services Division from 1976 to 1979. Her responsibilities included developing and marketing the NPR Audio Cassette Service, member station programming, and radio services for the blind. From 1979 to 1982, she was the program officer of Media Programs for the National Education for the Humanities. There, she directed the development of cultural broadcast programming in the...
Dates:
1976 and undated; Majority of material found within 1976
Scope and Contents
The Nikolai Medtner Collection contains papers, photographs, scores, and recordings relating to the life and career of pianist and composer Nikolai Medtner. Medtner was a respected pianist and an extremely influential composer. The materials found within the Medtner collection were donated by Michael Spring as part of the Hamish Milne Collection, in 2021. For additional information, expand the menus below.
Dates:
1924 - 1991
