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Phi Mu Fraternity records

 Collection 0060-UA
Abstract The Phi Mu Fraternity is an engineering honor society later known as the Maryland Beta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi. The Phi Mu Fraternity records consist of research papers on various engineering topics prepared as part of initiation requirements for Phi Mu. The records of Phi Mu date from 1923 through 1945 and contain items concerning the chapter's history and activities, including minutes, financial records, membership records, and the chapter's constitution. Although the theses in this...
Dates: 1923-1945

Philip Gordon papers

 Collection 0090-SCPA
Abstract Philip Gordon (1894-1983) was a composer, arranger, conductor, and music educator who lived and worked in New Jersey and was active in both state and national music education organizations. The Philip Gordon Papers covers the period from 1924-2005; the bulk of the material dates from 1951-1985. The collection consists of published scores of band, orchestra, instrumental ensemble, choral arrangements and recordings of Gordon's compositions, unpublished scores, financial documents, personal...
Dates: 1924-2005; Majority of material found within 1951-1985

Philip James papers

 Collection 0032-MMC-LAB
Abstract Philip James (1890-1975) was an American music educator, conductor, and composer of over 300 choral and orchestral music works. In 1922 James co-founded and became the first conductor of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. In 1923 James began a long teaching career at New York University, serving as head of the music department from 1934-1956. His students at NYU included Milton Babbitt, Bernard Herrmann, and Marvin David Levy.From 1929 to 1936, James was conductor of the Bamberger...
Dates: 1929-1960; Majority of material found within 1929-1936

Alonzo W. Phillips papers

 Collection 0364-MDHC
Abstract Alonzo W. Phillips was a Union corporal in Company F of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteers during the American Civil War. The collection includes twelve letters written by Alonzo to his aunt, Hannah Folsom, and one letter to her husband, Simeon. Major topics include military life, the health and affairs of numerous family members, and civilian attitudes toward the war. His letters detail his travels throughout Maryland, his defense of the Potomac River near Poolesville, and the Battle of...
Dates: May 9, 1858 - December 11, 1861; Majority of material found within 1861

Department of Physical Plant records

 Collection 0061-UA
Abstract

The Department of Physical Plant was established in 1924-1925 as the Buildings and Grounds Division of the General Services Department. The department's files include maps, blueprints, photographs, computer tapes, and financial materials relating to University of Maryland campus construction, structures, landscaping, and maintenance.

Dates: 1888-1987; Majority of material found within 1933-1945

Elmo N. Pickerill papers

 Collection 0050-MMC-LAB
Abstract Elmo N. Pickerill (1885-1968) was a wireless telegraphy enthusiast in the first decades of the twentieth century who later worked for the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). During World War I, he served in the United States Army Signal Corps as a radio instructor in 1917 and then joined the Army Air Service in 1918. Pickerill joined RCA in 1920 and became the chief pilot of the aviation division in 1928. He retired from RCA in 1950. Beginning in the 1930s, Pickerill asserted...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1909-1969; 1910-1976

Pillsbury Foundation School records

 Collection 0184-SCPA
Abstract The Pillsbury Foundation School was established in 1937 by the Pillsbury Foundation for the Advancement of Music Education. The goal of the school was to study the music-making of young children, and is the only known long-term study of spontaneous musical expression among preschool children. The Pillsbury Foundation School records include daily observation notes taken by Directors Gladys Moorhead (1893–1976) and Donald Pond (1906–1983), annual enrollment, attendance, and student reports,...
Dates: 1936-1979; Majority of material found within 1936-1956

Elmer Plischke papers

 Collection 0265-UA
Abstract Elmer Plischke (1914-2005) was a professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland from 1948 to 1980 and special historian for the office of the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany. His papers consist of correspondence, notes and information about the Allied High Commission on Germany, and writings on such topics as diplomacy, international relations, and government in Wisconsin and Germany. The collection also contains manuscripts and drafts for several of Plischke's...
Dates: 1941-1974

Louis Pocquet papers

 Collection 0122-MDHC
Abstract Louis Wulphly Jean Baptiste Pocquet was a pensioner of the French Empire who served in the army during the French Revolution. His papers consist of one letterbook, written entirely in French, in which he records his correspondence, notes and observations, and chronologies of events. Pocquet's letters are primarily war-related but several also outline his personal plans and thoughts. The letters are addressed to a variety of individuals, including Pope Pius VII, the Prince, the Empress,...
Dates: 1805-1811

Poetry Book Society records

 Collection 0042-LIT
Abstract The Poetry Book Society was founded in 1953 under the auspices of the Arts Council of Great Britain to foster the art of poetry and to promote the work of contemporary poets. It continued to operate as recently as 2005. The society mails subscribers a book of poetry quarterly, accompanied by a Bulletin containing a contribution from the selected poet of the quarter. The collection includes proofs and issues of the society's ...
Dates: 1962-1970; Majority of material found within 1966-1970

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