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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
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
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
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
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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The largest prison camp run by the Union during the Civil War, Point Lookout served not only as a prisoner of war camp, but also as a hospital for both Union and Confederate soldiers between 1862 and 1865. The prison camp at Point Lookout was well-known for its crowded and poor living conditions. The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, and official documents from ordinary Union and Confederate soldiers who were stationed, treated, or imprisoned at Point Lookout, as well as...
Dates:
1861-1865 and undated; Majority of material found within 1861-1922
Abstract
George Frederick Root (1820-1895) was an American songwriter and music educator. He is perhaps best known for his song "The Battle Cry of Freedom," which was written and rose to popularity during the U.S. Civil War. The Polly H. Carder Collection on George F. Root contains original published scores and songbooks from the period 1852-1907 and photocopied scores collected by Polly H. Carder, author of the book George F. Root, Civil War Songwriter: A...
Dates:
1852-1907; Majority of material found within 1852-1907
Collection
0468-SCPA-SMITH-HENSON
Abstract
Polly Smith (b. 1949) is an American inventor and costume designer who created costumes for Jim Henson Company productions beginning in 1978. Her work includes design and construction for films and television series including The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, The Dark Crystal, Muppet Treasure Island, and Muppets Wizard of Oz. This collection contains character...
Dates:
1970-2016
Abstract
Willis A. Pomeroy was a 1st lieutenant with Company C, 1st Regiment, Heavy Artillery of the Connecticut Volunteers. He was stationed at Hagerstown, Downsville, and Williamsport, Maryland, during the early days of the Civil War. This collection consists of Pomeroy's letters to members of his family during his time in Maryland as well as a general order appointing him brigade commissary. In his letters Pomeroy describes the state of his health, his need for money to purchase a horse, and his...
Dates:
1861
Abstract
Sammy Popat is an innovation specialist and director of various University of Maryland initiatives since 2010. This collection consists of items relating to the University of Maryland such as memorabilia, pamphlets, various magazines, a 1996 campus map, a Great Expectations Campaign DVD, Len Elmore's address to students, a computer resources student manual, programs for the memorial service of Meghan E. Price and for the Sadat Lecture for Peace, and a copy of the book Chasing Aphrodite. This...
Dates:
1995-2022
