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Abstract
Frances McCullough has been an editor of poetry for several major writers of the mid- to late-twentieth century, as well as an author and editor of cookbooks. She was awarded the first PEN/Roger Klein Award for Editing in 1971, and worked as an editor at Harper & Row from the early 1960s through the late 1970s and at Dial Press and Bantam Books through the 1980s. Her papers document her work as a poetry editor and include correspondence with authors about their work, as well as...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1971-1993; 1915-2007
Abstract
The collection consists of letters written to the lawyer and educator John McDowell (1751-1820) of Peters Township, Cumberland, now Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Among the correspondents is Charles Goldsborough, member of Congress and Maryland's last Federalist governor. Subjects include personal and family affairs, anti-war feelings, and the democratization of Maryland.
Dates:
1790-1818; Majority of material found within 1811-1818
Abstract
Harriet Husted graduated from the University of Maryland in 1960 with a B.S. in Physical Education. While at Maryland, Husted served as president of the Associated Women Students and captain of the majorettes. In May 1960, Husted was selected as the May Queen at the university's penultimate May Day celebration. This collection contains approximately 30 black and white photographs (reproductions) with corresponding negatives, made from images in Harriet Husted McGinnis's original May Day...
Dates:
1960
Abstract
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin was born in south Baltimore in 1900 and graduated from the University of Maryland Law School with a bachelor's degree in law in 1925. McKeldin's political career in Maryland spans five decades, beginning with his political appointment as executive secretary to Mayor William F. Broening of Baltimore in 1927. McKeldin was mayor of Baltimore himself from 1943 to 1947. As governor of Maryland from 195l to 1959, McKeldin launched a vigorous program of reform and...
Dates:
1880-1980; Majority of material found within 1940-1970
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Dorothy B. McKnight is a former executive director of the United States Women's Lacrosse Association and was a professor and the Coordinator of Women's Athletics at the University of Maryland from 1971 to 1976. This collection consists of books relating to Title IX and sex equity in athletics; some of the books include chapters authored by Dorothy McKnight. Also included are teaching materials used by Dorothy McKnight in workshops about Title IX and women's athletics.
Dates:
1969-2000; Majority of material found within 1980-1997
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C. (Charles) Thomas McMillen (Democrat) served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Maryland's former Fourth Congressional District (which included Annapolis). A University of Maryland alumnus, Rhodes scholar, and former basketball champion, McMillen's legislative career focused on high-technology industry, reform of collegiate sports, and physical fitness. The papers consist of correspondence, press releases, legislation, photographs and memorabilia. This collection...
Dates:
1982-1992
Abstract
Theodore Hart McNelly was an Associate Profesor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park, from 1962 to 1991. The McNelly papers include documents from McNelly's college years, his time in post-war Japan on General MacArthur's staff, and teaching at University of Maryland through his retirement years. Much of the material consists of research materials, articles, lectures, and drafts and chapters of his books, including : Origins of...
Dates:
1930-2007; Majority of material found within 1940s, 1973-2007
Collection
0061-LBR-RG1-027
Abstract
George Meany began his career as a journeyman plumber in New York City, and soon was elected to be business agent of New York Local 463 in 1922. After serving in the New York City Central Trades and Labor Assembly, and the New York State Federation of Labor, he was elected to be Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL in 1939. Upon the death of AFL President, William Green, George Meany was elected as the next president of the AFL. This collection documents the first eight years of George Meany's...
Dates:
1944-1960
Collection
0417-SCPA-MEGAMETAL
Abstract
This collection contains eighty-eight trading cards from the "Mega Metal" series published in 1991 by Impel. These cards contain images of popular heavy metal bands from the period and include information on the musicians.
Dates:
1991
Abstract
Memorabilia consists of historical artifacts that are housed separately from textual records and photographic materials. The memorabilia collection includes a variety of objects such as badges, ribbons, plaques, trophies, locks of hair, articles of clothing, and souvenirs.
Dates:
1600-2004 and undated; Majority of material found within 1900-2004
