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Abstract
Dr. Patti P. Gillespie was born c. 1938 and was the co-author of The Enjoyment of Theatre, which, in 2010, entered its eighth printing. As a professor, she taught courses on the history of theatre and drama, theatre criticism, theatre education, the history of directing, as well as masters and doctoral seminars at various universities from 1970 to 2000, retiring in 1999. She also chaired the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland from 1982 to 1989. In 1992 Dr. Gillespie...
Dates:
1982-2000; Majority of material found within 1982-2000
Abstract
John Pauker (1920-1991) was born in Budapest, Hungary, and raised in New York City. He attended Yale University where he edited the freshman magazine '42 and the literary magazine Furioso. Much of his career was spent with the United States Information Agency for which he served as policy officer, editor, and political commentator between 1953 and 1970, then later became Deputy Chief National Security Adviser for the Office of Plans. Pauker, who spoke seven languages, also worked as...
Dates:
1929-1991
Abstract
Arthur A. Paul began his public broadcasting career as a production intern and announcer for Chicago's WTTW-TV from 1958 to 1960. He later worked for various stations, including KUAT-TV, Tucson, WCNY-TV, Syracuse, and KVIE, Sacramento. He co-founded the Association of California Public Television Stations and was twice its president. Paul served on the board of directors of both regional and national organizations: Western Educational Network, the Indiana Public Broadcasting Society, and the...
Dates:
1969-1984; Majority of material found within 1972-1978
Collection
0346-SCPA-BUSHMILLER
Abstract
Paul Bushmiller (b. 1959) is a copy cataloger in the Collection Strategies and Services division of the University of Maryland Libraries. During the period represented in this collection, Bushmiller was a student at the University of Maryland, as well as an assistant editor of Thrillseeker fanzine, and a disc jockey with UMD's student-run radio station, WMUC-FM. Bushmiller collected most of the fliers in this collection on the campus of the University of...
Dates:
1979-1992; Majority of material found in 1982-1985
Abstract
Paul Kenneth Taff's (1920-2013) participation in educational and public broadcasting focused primarily on children's programming. After working for various Midwest stations, he joined National Educational Television (NET) in 1960. There, he was assistant program director, director of program operations, and director of children's programming. Notably, Taff arranged for national distribution on NET of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood and Julia Child's ...
Dates:
1959-1984; Majority of material found within 1963-1984
Abstract
Paul R. Lehman, Professor of Music Education, has taught in the public schools of Ohio and at the University of Colorado, the University of Kentucky, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Michigan. He has also held an appointment as music specialist with the United States Department of Education in Washington. He has served the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), now known as the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), as chair of the National Commission on...
Dates:
1942-2000; Majority of material found within 1942-2000
Abstract
This collection includes administrative and personal records of Paul Traver (March 27, 1931 - March 27, 2011). Traver served on the faculty of the University of Maryland, Department of Music from 1957 to 1999. During his tenure, he founded the University of Maryland Chorus in 1967, co-founded the Maryland Handel Festival with Howard Serwer in 1981, and co-founded the American Handel Society with Serwer and J. Merrill Knapp in 1986. The bulk of the records pertain to Traver’s position as a...
Dates:
1743-2007; Majority of material found within 1979-1992
Abstract
Paul Van Buskirk Yoder (1908-1990) was an internationally known conductor, clinician, and adjudicator. He was elected president of the American Bandmasters Association (ABA) in 1963, and served on their board of directors as well as the board for the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. Dr. Yoder was instrumental in establishing the ABA Research Center at the University of Maryland and the Journal of Band Research, published by the ABA. He co-wrote a series of music theory and...
Dates:
1959-1981; Majority of material found within 1959-1981
Scope and Contents
The Paul Wittgenstein Collection contains papers and scores relating to the career of pianist Paul Wittgenstein. Paul Wittgenstein was a concert pianist known mainly for his contribution to repertoire for the left hand alone, following the amputation of his right arm during World War I. He frequently commissioned new piano concerti for the left hand, receiving works from well-known composers such as Maurice Ravel, Benjamin Britten, Sergei Prokofiev, Paul Hindemith, Sergei Bortkiewicz,...
Dates:
1887 - 1961
Scope and Contents
The Pearson Papers cover the period from 1832-1854;the bulk of the materials date from 1844 to 1854. The collection consists of two oversized books detailing the daily workings on a farm, the items planted, harvested, and sold and who did the work and what they were paid. Entries occur for rent collected from properties they owned. Also included are daily entries for weather conditions, labor performed on the farm by hired men and the wages paid to each. The diary entries are recorded daily;...
Dates:
1832-1854
