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Abstract
Pianist and art connoisseur, Chester Page (1929-) was a close confidant to Modernist American author, Djuna Barnes (1892-1982) during the final decade of her life, as well as a friend to several other major literary figures such as Marianne Moore (1887-1972), Bryher (1894-1983), and Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979). Barnes and Page shared a mutual friendship with Moore. In the spring of 1970 Page wrote to Barnes to introduce himself and to offer his assistance. He was invited to tea at Barnes's...
Dates:
1918-1992; Majority of material found within 1970-1973
Scope and Contents
The Rose and Joseph Pangani Collection of Girls' Series Books consists of 300 books published from 1917-2005, with a large portion published from 1930 to 1969. "Series books" are books that consistently feature the same protagonist. However unlike "books in a series", the characters in "series books" seldom mature, age, or change. The protagonist in a "girls' series" book is usually a girl in her late teens or early twenties who goes on adventures on her own or with a small group of...
Dates:
1917-2005; Majority of material found within 1930-1969
Abstract
The Paint Branch Garden Club began in 1948 with a group of women living in College Park and University Park who were interested in gardening and flower arranging. The current emphasis of the club is on visiting historic garden and home sites; volunteerting at a local nursing center; and providing programming on garden and enironmental topics. The records mainly consists of scrapbooks that detail the history of the club from 1948-2009. These scrapbooks contain photographs, invitations,...
Dates:
1948-2009; Majority of material found within 1971-2007
Abstract
PandemoniUM is a co-ed a cappella vocal group at the University of Maryland, organized in 1993. In 2010, PandemoniUM won first place at the International Champions of A Cappella (ICCA) South Quarterfinals and moved on to the South Regional semifinal competition. This collection contains several audio recordings of the group, including "Organized Chaos" (1997), "PandemoniUM: Syncopated" (2002), "Music to Spoon to" (2006), "PandemoniUM" (2008), and "Momentum" (2010).
Dates:
1997-2010
Abstract
Vox Pop was a radio program of interviews, quizzes, and human-interest features heard from the early 1930s to the late 1940s. (Vox Pop is a shortened form of the Latin phrase "vox populi," which means the "voice of the people.") The program, originally called Sidewalk Interviews, began on local radio in Houston in 1932. KTRH advertising salesmen Parks Johnson and Jerry Belcher went out onto...
Dates:
1932-1966; Majority of material found within 1932-1948
Abstract
Linda Pastan (1932-2023) was a Maryland poet whose awards and recognition includes Poet Laureate of Maryland from 1991-1995, the Dylan Thomas award, and the Ruth Lily Poetry Prize. This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, audiovisual materials, photographs, and publications.
Dates:
Circa 1940-2011; Majority of material found within Circa 1960-2011
Abstract
The Patapsco Female Institute was a finishing school for women which operated from 1837 to 1891 in Ellicott City, Maryland. From 1841 to 1856, it was run by the noted educator Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps. The Patapsco Female Institute Collection is comprised of programs for events at the Institute, as well as a manuscript book of compositions written by the students, advertisements for the lotteries benefitting the Institute, and images of the building.
Dates:
1846-1960; Majority of material found within 1846-1883
Abstract
Patrick ("Patsy") Conway was a prominent band leader in the early 20th Century. While a music teacher at Cornell University, he organized and directed the Ithaca Band, which later became known as Patrick Conway and His Band around 1908. During the summer season Conway's band toured the mid-western and western United States performing at state fairs and expositions, including the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915, and had regular engagements at Willow Grove Park, Philadelphia, and Young's...
Dates:
1906-1980; Majority of material found within 1908-1928
Abstract
Patrick S. Gilmore (1829-1892) was an American bandleader before the time of John Philip Sousa. His career highlights include leading the regimental band for the 24th Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War, founding Gilbert and Wright: a musical instrument manufacturer, and organizing concerts of an enormous scale consisting of thousands of instrumentalists and singers for the National Peace Jubilee and World Peace Jubilee. In 1876, Gilmore's new band, the 22nd New York Regiment Band,...
Dates:
1864-1893; Majority of material found within 1864-1893
Abstract
This collection consists of original scripts, including a copy of Star Trek's original pitch, and shooting scripts for several other popular American television programs from the 1960s and 1970s. Donor W. Lawrence Patrick is president of Patrick Communications, LLC, a media investment banking and brokerage firm, and also president of Legend Communications, a 13-station radio group.
Dates:
1964-1974