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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
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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
Collection
0070-LBR-RG13-005
Abstract
Stanley H. Ruttenberg was an organizer for the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) becoming the Associate Director of Research in 1939 until 1948 when he became director of the CIO Department of Education and Research. After the merger of the CIO and the American Federation of Labor (AFL) Ruttenberg was named director of the AFL-CIO Department of Research until he move to the U.S. Department of Labor. The collection consists of subject files, speeches, and correspondence during his...
Dates:
1946-1964
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This collection documents the professional activities and records of nationally syndicated real estate newspaper columnist and blogger Katherine Salant. Originally from Northern Virginia, Salant studied architecture at Harvard University and was a Fullbright scholar. Her column "Housewatch" was first published in the Washington Post in 1994 and has appeared in multiple newspapers across the United States. Topics in this collection include real estate developments in the Washington, D.C....
Dates:
1991-2018
Abstract
Salvatore Minichini (b. 1884; Salerno, Italy - d. 1977; New York, New York) was an American bandmaster and composer. As conductor of the Italian Royal Marine Band, he made several recordings of Italian marches and operatic transcriptions between 1923 and 1929. He also composed twenty two marches for band, including I Zingari ("The Gypsies"), Chimes of America, and New Frontier. The Salvatore Minichini music collection consists of Minichini’s extensive collection of manuscript scores and...
Dates:
1874-1973; Majority of material found within 1920-1950
Collection
0359-SCPA-RAPHLING
Abstract
Sam Raphling (1910-1988) was an American composer, pianist, and teacher. The Sam Raphling collection contains many of his scores, which are the bulk of this collection, as well as various texts. Also included are recordings of his performances, compositions, and arrangements.
Dates:
1939-1980, undated; Majority of material found in 1946-1978
Abstract
The Samuel Gompers Papers consist of the documents created during the research, writing, and publishing of the twelve volumes of the Samuel Gompers Papers (University of Illinois Press). This project began under Stephen Kaufman in 1974 and was completed in 2011. The primary purpose of the project was to collect, annotate, and make available primary sources regarding early American Labor History. The files in this collection relate to the editing of the primary...
Dates:
1886-2011 and undated
Abstract
Reverend Samuel Regester (1818-1881) was the tenth president of the Maryland Agricultural College, serving from 1869 to 1873. His religiosity and his decision to eliminate of much of the technical farm training led the trustees to request his resignation. While at the university, he also served as professor of moral science and religion. This collection contains an 1881 photograph of President Regester and an 1887 photograph of his wife, Frances Gray Regester. In addition, materials related...
Dates:
1881-1937; Majority of material found within 1937
Abstract
One of the first two graduates of the Maryland Agricultural College, William B. Sands (1842-1913) was a publisher who was vitally interested in agriculture, education, and government. His papers consist of facsimiles of his correspondence to his future wife, Florence Murray Jessop, the records of the Calvert Fraternity, a ticket to the commencement ball of 1912, and copies of photographs of William B. and Florence M. Sands.
Dates:
1860-1880
Scope and Contents
The Jascha Zayde collection contains papers, recordings, and scores relating to gifted pianist, composer, educator, and broadcaster, Jascha Zayde. Zayde was born in Argentina in 1911 to Russian parents, moving to the United States when he was 6 months old. He began his piano studies at the age of 3, debuting publicly at 7. Zayde studied with Clarence Adler, and won a fellowship to the Juilliard School. He was the first hired musician at WQXR, beginning work shortly after the station began...
Dates:
1913 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1988
