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Alcine J. Wiltz papers

Collection 0341-SCPA

Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Abstract University of Maryland (UMD) Professor Emeritus Alcine Joseph Wiltz, III was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 16, 1941. He was a professor of dance at UMD from 1983 to 2008, and he was the chair of the department of dance there from 1983 to 2004. In 1976, he co-founded the Mid America Dance Company (MADCO), now known as the Modern American Dance Company. He was also the founding chair of the Department of Dance at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. The Alcine Wiltz papers...

Alex H. Zimmerman papers

Collection 0444-SCPA-NAfME

Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Abstract

Dr. Alex H. Zimmerman (1904-1987) was president of the Music Educators National Association (MENC), now known as the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), from 1962 to 1964. The Zimmerman papers consist of administrative records related to Dr. Zimmerman's tenure as MENC President. The Zimmerman papers cover the period from 1946 to 1972 with the bulk of the materials falling between 1962 and 1966.

John H. Alexander papers

Collection 0013-MDHC

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives

Abstract John H. Alexander (1812-1867) had a varied career as a lawyer, civil engineer, surveyor, geologist, and teacher at the universities of Pennsylvania and Maryland. As Chief Engineer of Maryland, he surveyed the Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad. He also conducted a coast survey for the federal government, and, as Maryland's first geologist, he mapped coal deposits in the state. Important subjects documented in the collection include the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, slack water navigation, canal...

Alexander Siloti Collection

Collection 0026-IPAM

Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Abstract Alexander Siloti (a.k.a. Ziloti) (1863-1945) was a pianist, conductor, and music teacher. He was a pupil of Liszt and taught many important Russian musicians, including Rachmaninoff. He performed in Europe and the United States, as well as conducting orchestras in Moscow and St. Petersburg. In addition, Siloti taught piano lessons at the Moscow Conservatory, was a member of the faculty at the Juilliard School, and was known for his transcriptions, arrangements, and editions of various...

Alfred Lewis collection of Al Jolson recordings

Collection 0348-SCPA

Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Abstract The Alfred Lewis collection on Al Jolson consists of 41 recordings (LPs and 78s) created by or featuring Al Jolson (26 May 1886 – 23 October 1950) from between 1929 and 1983. The collection includes compilations relased following his death. Also included are papers pertaining to various Jolson-focused societies that Lewis had collected. Jolson was a Russian-born American singer, comedian, and actor, with a reputation for performing material that is racist while in blackface. For the ethos of...

Alfred Reed manuscript scores collection

Collection 0051-SCPA

Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Abstract Alfred Reed (1921-2005) was a composer, arranger, and conductor in the U.S. His birth name was Alfred Friedman but by the time he was ten, he was playing trumpet professionally under the name Alfred Reed. From 1938 to 1942, he was a staff composer, arranger, and assistant conductor for the Radio Workshop in New York. His next positions were as associate conductor of the 529th U.S. Air Force Band, and as staff composer and arranger for NBC and ABC. In 1953 he became conductor of the Baylor...

Alice Parker papers

Collection 0185-SCPA

Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Abstract Alice Parker (b. December 16, 1925 – d. December 24, 2023) was an American composer, conductor, and teacher whose work includes more than 400 compositions including operas, cantatas, choral pieces, and songs cycles on Native American texts as well as poetry. From 1949 to 1967 she worked as an arranger for Robert Shaw Chorale, arranging folk songs, hymns, and spirituals from around the world. In 1985, she founded Melodious Accord, Inc., a non-profit which presents choral concerts, hosts...

Allen Ahearn print collection on jazz and blues

Collection 0371-SCPA-AHEARN

Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Content Description

Print collection on jazz and blues of 193 first editions or first printings from 1942-1990 with original dust jackets

Allen Perdue Britton papers

Collection 0135-SCPA

Found in: Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library

Abstract Allen Perdue Britton (1914-2003) was a prominent figure in American music educator. Britton served as a professor of Music at the University of Michigan, eventually serving as Dean of the School of Music. Britton was the founding editor of the Journal of Research in Music Education and American Music, and served on the Board of Directors and Trustees of numerous musical societies, and President of the Music Educators...

Anna Dorsey Cooke Allison collection

Collection 0096-UA

Found in: Special Collections and University Archives

Abstract The Anna Dorsey Cooke Allison collection consists of photographs and memorabilia documenting University of Maryland campus life and the studies of Maryland students Anna Helen Emily Dorsey, Elise Dorsey, and Giles Buckner Cooke, Allison's mother, aunt, and father. Also included is a photograph of Maryland Agricultural College cadet Hammond Dorsey, Mrs. Allison's grandfather. Anna H.E. Dorsey was a member of the Class of 1925 and was active in student government and the Y.W.C.A. Giles B....

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Alcine J. Wiltz papers

Alex H. Zimmerman papers

John H. Alexander papers

Alexander Siloti Collection

Alfred Lewis collection of Al Jolson recordings

Alfred Reed manuscript scores collection

Alice Parker papers

Allen Ahearn print collection on jazz and blues

Allen Perdue Britton papers

Anna Dorsey Cooke Allison collection

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