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Collection
0442-SCPA-RICHARDS
Abstract
Ronald Richards (b. Buffalo, NY, June 5, 1930 - d. Amherst, NY, March 10, 2015), was an American oboist who began his musical career as a teenager. At fifteen years old, Richards was a founding member of the Amherst Symphony Orchestra in Williamsville, New York. At sixteen, he became one of the youngest musicians to play in the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Richards was an active member of the Amherst Symphony Orchestra from its founding until his death. The Ronald Richards collection of...
Dates:
undated
Abstract
Rose Marie Grentzer (1914-1985) was a music educator who raised awareness about and fostered scholarship on audio-visual aids, international music education, and American music. After leading and enhancing music education programs at Juilliard, the University of Michigan, and Oberlin, she developed the graduate program in music education at the University of Maryland. Professor Grentzer taught and gave speeches throughout the world; was active in the Music Educators National Conference...
Dates:
1867-1985; Majority of material found within 1930-1974
Abstract
This collection contains materials relating to the personal and professional life of Martha J. Ross. Martha J. Ross was a leading oral historian as well as a professor of oral history. Born in Selma, Alabama she received her B.A. from the Alabama College for Women and went on to receive her M.A. in 20th Century American History from the University of Maryland. She taught at George Washington University from 1971-1972, and at the University of Maryland, College Park from 1972-1987. As a...
Dates:
1948-2010; Majority of material found within 1964-1995
Collection
0072-LBR-RG18-002
Abstract
Michael Ross was the Director of the CIO International Affairs Department during World War II, and later served as Director of the AFL-CIO International Affairs Department from 1958 to 1963. This collection of primarly covers relations between officers at the CIO and the AFL and the effects of the Cold War on CIO policy toward Europe and the Soviet Union. Types of material include correspondence, clippings, minutes, reports, and subject files.
Dates:
1920-1963
Abstract
Inga Rundvold (1920-2004) was one of Washington's early television personalities with a series of daytime programs in the 1950s and 1960s. She was a columnist for the Washington Times-Herald from 1945 to 1950 before moving to television with a 30-minute daily program called Inga's Angle on WNBW-TV, which later became WRC-TV. As the show's producer and writer, she gradually changed its format, mixing beauty and exercise segments with appearances by political leaders...
Dates:
1942-1974 and undated; Majority of material found within 1950s-1960s
Content Description
The bulk of the Russell S. Howland papers consists of original holograph scores and arrangements by Russell Howland; in some cases related descriptions by the composer have been retained as well. Most of the compositions are intended for concert band or small woodwind ensembles and date from 1944 to 1971.
Dates:
1920-1958, undated
Abstract
Russell V. Morgan (1893-1952) was an American music educator, former President of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), now known as the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), (1930-32) and MENC Hall of Fame inductee (1996). Morgan studied music education at Northwestern University where he received a BM (1915), MM (1921), and was awarded an honorary doctorate (1936). During his career, Morgan served as an army bandmaster during World War I, a church organist, a...
Dates:
1896-1998; Majority of material found within 1920-1952
Abstract
Theodore Moses Tobani was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1855 and died in New York City in 1933. He was a prolific composer and arranger active in the late 19th and early 20th century. This collection was donated by his granddaughter, Ruth Kafka, and contains scores, magazine articles, membership certificates, and miscellaneous items related to Tobani.
Dates:
1829-1933; Majority of material found within 1890-1927
Scope and Contents
The Ruth Laredo Collection contains papers, photographs, recordings, and scores relating to the life and career of Grammy-nominated pianist Ruth Laredo. Laredo was an internationally recognized pianist, renowned for her playing of Rachmaninoff and Scriabin. She also taught, serving as a faculty member at several important institutions, such as Yale and the Curtis Institute. For additional information, expand the menus below.
Dates:
1960 - 1994
Collection
0422-SCPA-OVERHOLSER
Abstract
Ruth Schell Overholser (1918-2020) earned a degree in Music Education from the University of Maryland in 1961. Overholser was a vocalist, elementary school teacher, an active member of the Washington Alumnae chapter of the Sigma Alpha Iota (SAI) International Music Fraternity, and a donor to the University of Maryland School of Music. Overholser's personal papers and memorabilia.
Dates:
1931-2016; Majority of material found in 1955-1961
