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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
Collection
0440-SCPA-NITRATE
Abstract
Billed as a post-punk opera, The Nitrate Hymnal was developed by musician Robert Massey, who was inspired by his family films. It was produced by Anti-Social Music, co-commissioned by the Washington Performing Arts Society, and funded by grants from Creative Capital and the DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities. This collection includes Massey’s extensive notes, illustrating the production process. It also includes his family videos, production notes, audio...
Dates:
2001-2005, undated
Abstract
Mary Layfield Nock (1903-1987) was a politician (Democrat) who served in the Maryland State Legislature from 1947 through 1974. Nock was an advocate for women's issues, higher education, and the use of television as an educational tool. In addition to serving on various councils, committees, and commissions, Nock was also an honorary member of Soroptimists International, the Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers, the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, and many others. During her tenure, Mary...
Dates:
1959-1974
Abstract
Nora Davenport (1954-1996) was a composer, percussionist, and percussion teacher in the Washington, D.C. metro area. She performed with the Washington Opera and the Washington Ballet at the John F. Kennedy Center, and with the Washington Chamber Symphony. Davenport taught percussion at the Rockville Jewish Community Center for twenty years. This collection contains 103 method books primarily for drum set, but also several titles for basic drumming technique.
Dates:
1919-2000; Majority of material found within 1960-1980
Abstract
Norman Sweetser (1894-1980) began his radio career as an announcer for WJZ New York in 1927. He also performed as a singer on such shows as WJZ's Among Ourselves. In 1928 he served as the official announcer for all of the presidential candidate and New York Governor Alfred E. Smith's radio speeches. By 1929 he was working primarily as a special announcer and as a production director for NBC broadcasts. His directing credits include Just Plain...
Dates:
1913-1975; Majority of material found within 1913-1941
Abstract
Fran Norris (1911-1988) was the creator and host of the pioneering Ohio children's program Aunt Fran and Her Playmates that aired from 1950 to 1957 over WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio. The collection spans the years 1952 to 2000, with the bulk of the material from 1954, and includes clippings, handwritten program notes, fan mail and business correspondence, ad copy, photos, scripts, lyric sheets, schedules, catalogs, a VHS copy of a 2000 documentary on...
Dates:
1950-2000 and undated; Majority of material found within 1954
Abstract
The papers of Baltimore Sun reporter Howard M. Norton consist of files relating to Henry A. Wallace's presidential campaign of 1948. Included are newspaper clippings, photographs, and publications. The collection is unprocessed.
Dates:
1946-1963
