Collections by Geographical Location: Suburban Washington (Prince George's and Montgomery Counties, Maryland)
A Selected List of Holdings in Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries
For more information about how to access materials in this guide, please visit the Maryland Room web page or fill out an information request.
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The 20th/21st Century Consort Collection, 1901-2005. 42.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The 20th Century Consort (now the 21st Century Consort) was founded in 1975 by Christopher Kendall and is made up of professional musicians from the Washington area, including members of the National Symphony Orchestra. Since 1978 the ensemble has been the resident contemporary music group at the Smithsonian Institution's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, where they present an annual concert series, often coordinating programming to compliment the museum's exhibitions. The collection consists of financial records, grant applications, programs, tour itineraries and records, correspondence, reviews, recordings, and over seven hundred scores related to the Consort's residency, and its emphasis on music by living composers and 20th century classics. Scores are searchable through the University of Maryland catalog using the search term "Twentieth Century Consort." Only 365 of the 700+ scores have been cataloged. For information on uncataloged scores please contact the curator.
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Adelphi Citizens Association archives, 1960-1975. 1.75 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Adelphi Citizens Association was formed in 1944 as an umbrella organization for neighborhood councils in suburban Prince George's County. The collection reflects the participation of the Association's members and officers in regional planning and governmental activities, which had direct bearing on their neighborhoods. Topics related to Prince George's County include zoning, mass transportation, highway construction, and municipal services
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African Continuum Theatre Company Collection, 1989-2009. 42 linear feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The African Continuum Theatre Company was founded in 1989 as a service organization. Initially, its mission was to assist the African American community theatres of Washington, D.C. in improving the quality and visibility of their work. In 1995, the organization transitioned into a theatre company, producing professional-caliber plays from an African American perspective. African Continuum has produced over 34 works, including seven world premieres, and has hosted numerous public readings of new works by playwrights of color. The African Continuum Company Collection consists of business and administrative records, press materials, performance recordings, photographs, prompt books, scenic art, and other organizational documents outlining its history.
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Maryland Agricultural
Experiment Station records, 1852-1983. 34.50 linear
feet.
Location: University of Maryland
The Agricultural Experiment Station was founded in 1888 in College Park, Prince George's County, Maryland in order to use the resources of science to improve practice and profitability of agriculture, to conduct investigations into agricultural problems, and to publish and disseminate widely the results of its research. The collection consists of the operating records of the Agricultural Experiment Station and includes project and academic files, contracts and agreements, documentation of professional association activities of the station's directors, memorabilia, and photographs. Materials also document the field station in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County. There are unprocessed addenda to this collection to which a preliminary inventory is available.
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Alumni Office records, 1927-1960. 5.5 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
The functions of the Alumni Office include the maintenance of alumni records, sponsorship of special programs for alumni, liaison with the alumni association, and representation of alumni interests within the campus community. The collection consists of the office's operating records and includes committee files, memorabilia and photographs. The active alumni in Prince George's and Montgomery Counties are documented in this collection. There are unprocessed addenda to this collection to which a preliminary inventory is available.
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American Association of University Women (AAUW), Bowie Branch archives, 1968-2007. 1.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Bowie Area Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), orginially named the Lanham Area Branch, was founded in Seabrook, Maryland and granted National Association recognition in January 1960. These records include materials relevant to the function and mission of the Bowie Branch, including its participation in various community, state, and national organizing efforts and events.
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American Association of University Women (AAUW), Kensington Branch archives, 1947-2002. 18.0 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The American Association of University Women (AAUW), Kensington Branch, was organized in 1947 as a local chapter of the AAUW, the largest and oldest national organization of women, founded in 1882. The collection contains the operating records of the Kensington branch and addresses such topics as the Educational Foundation Program, arts, community affairs, education, county government, various social and economic issues, local and national legislation, the status of women. The collection also contains a branch history and records of social functions.
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American Association of University Women, Metropolitan Area Mass Media Committee archives, 1959-2004. 1.50 linear feet, 190 photographs, 3 audio-visual.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Metropolitan Area Mass Media Committee, (MAMM), which was composed of representatives from each of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) branches in the Washington metro area, presented annual awards to local television and radio programs meriting recognition. Included in this collection are materials documenting the activities of the committee and past award winners.
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American Association of University Women (AAUW), Rockville Branch archives, 1957-2002. 6.0 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The American Association of University Women (AAUW), Rockville Branch, was organized c. 1957 as a local chapter of the AAUW, the largest and oldest national organization of women, founded in 1882. The collection contains the operating records of the Rockville branch and addresses such topics as community affairs, arts, education, county government, various social and economic issues, and the status of women. The collection also contins records of social functions.
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William L. Amoss papers, 1884-1936. 14.00 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
This collection contains materials relating to the career of William L. Amoss, who was head of the Farmers' Institute at the Maryland Agricultural College from 1896 to 1910. Amoss' papers include daybooks, brochures, scrapbooks, reports and photographs, and cover such subjects as farmers' institutes, county fairs, farmers' markets, the Maryland State Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, local farm clubs, the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, poultry, horticulture, and transportation. Materials in Series III relate to Montgomery County Farmers Bureau and Prince George's County Beltsville Grange.
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Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) archives, 1807-1986. 118.25 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) was founded in 1892 to promote early childhood education in the United States and elsewhere. The collection contains the records of the ACEI as well as the International Kindergarten Union and the National Council for Primary Education, ACEI's predecessor organizations. Also included are a broad range of document types from operating records to publications, audio-visual materials, and three-dimensional objects such as toys. In addition the collection contains the personal papers of numerous leaders of the ACEI. Among the many subjects addressed in the collection are early childhood curriculum, teacher education, the history of pre-kindergarten and kindergarten education, and the development of pre-school education in countries other than the United States. Though the materials do not relate to Montgomery County, the organization is headquartered in Wheaton, Maryland located in Montgomery County.
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Harry M. Bagdasian Theatre Posters Collection, 1970-1985. 4 linear feet (68 posters).
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The Harry M. Bagdasian Theatre Posters Collection consists of 68 posters from the Washington, DC theatre community. The posters are from a variety of theatres, but predominantly those of Arena Stage, Ford's Theatre, and the John F. Kennedy Center. Mr. Bagdasian (b. 1949) collected these posters out of his own interest in theatre local to DC. He is an active participant in the professional theatre community of the Washington, DC metro area as an author (specializing in comedy), director, producer, stage manager, and speaker coach. Mr. Bagdasian was also a founding member of the New Playwrights' Theatre Company, which he led from 1972 through 1984.
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Georgia Benjamin papers, 1943-1953. 0.25 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Georgia K. Benjamin was a civic leader involved with the League of Women Voters of Maryland and various other organizations. Her papers include speeches, pamphlets, and notes covering such subjects as human rights, peace, planned parenthood, and democracy.
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Berwyn Heights Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) archives, 1952-1981. 1.75 linear feet and 1 item.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Berwyn Heights Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association was a volunteer organization founded to promote good home, community, and school relations. The PTA's archives are comprised of the operating records of the association, such as budgets, reports, minutes, and publications. The Berwyn Heights PTA formed two years after the school opened in 1957 and ceased to exist in 1981 when the Prince George's County School Board closed Berwyn Heights Elementary School. Included in the collection are materials related to the Prince George's County public school system.
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Mary Boergers papers, 1980-1996. 28.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mary Boergers was a delegate and senator to the Maryland General Assembly representing the 17th and 18th Districts of Montgomery County. During her legislative career, Mary Boergers focused on the issues of education, drugs and crime, environment, labor, and women's concerns. She was president of the Women Legislators of Maryland from 1990-1991 and a member of the Montgomery County Board of Education. In 1994, Boergers ran for Governor of Maryland. The files consist of correspondence, agenda, newspaper clippings, press releases, and subject files. This collection is unprocessed, although a detailed preliminary inventory is available.
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Bowie Family papers, 1748-1956. 0.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Bowie family owned several plantations in Prince George's County, Maryland. The family included several prominent planters, businessmen, politicians, and military officers in both Prince George's County and Montgomery County. In addition to providing useful genealogical materials, the collection includes ledgers detailing plantation management, correspondence concerning the American Civil War, legal documents describing the family's estate, and two photographs.
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Brooke Family papers, 1750-1980. 13.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Brooke Family was a large family of landowners in Montgomery County, Maryland whose records relate to farm activities and family life on the plantation "Falling Green." The Brooke and Farquhar families were active members of the Quaker community in Sandy Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland. The collection contains the diaries of several women in the family, addressing topics such as housework, motherhood, education, women's farm work, local and social gatherings, and Quaker religious meetings. The papers contain correspondence from various branches of the extended family, travel journals, a scrapbook, business records, poetry, sketches, printed ephemera, memorabilia, photographs, and two oral history transcripts.
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David Edward Brown papers, 1903-1972. 8.00 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
David Edward Brown (1879-1970) lived his entire life in Prince George's County, Maryland. He attended the Maryland Agricultural College from 1899 to 1904 and was a United States Department of Agriculture field agent at the experiment farm in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, for forty-three years, specializing in tobacco improvement, breeding, and culture. The collection contains Brown's correspondence, field staff diaries, experimental crop notebooks, and printed matter, such as publications, programs, certificates, and newsclippings, relating to Brown's career as a Special Field Agent.
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Orin M. Bullock, Jr. papers, 1920-1986. 66.00 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
Orin M. Bullock, Jr. was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects who had a long career in historic preservation. His papers deal with his education at Harvard University, his work at Colonial Williamsburg and on restoration projects all over the east coast, including Bowie, Maryland in Prince George's County. He had a retirement career teaching at the University of Maryland. The collection includes drawings, photographs, negatives, journals, and files. The collection is unprocessed but a preliminary inventory is available.
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Mary Lee Bundy papers, circa 1987. 0.25 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
Mary Lee Bundy (1927-1987) was a professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, College of Library and Information Services. She was also one of the officers of Urban Information Interpreters, Inc., a non-profit organzation that sought to make information services accessible to the urban poor. Her papers consist of a manuscript of the book Activism in American Librarianship, 1962-1973, which Bundy co-edited with Frederick J. Stielow.
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Elbert Byrd papers, 1961-1966. 1.50 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
A professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University and at the University of Maryland, Elbert M. Byrd was also the author of publications on constitutional theory and the judicial process. In addition Byrd served as delegate and platform committee chairman at state conventions of the Young Democratic Club and as treasurer of that organization. His papers address such subjects as home rule in Prince George's County, the expansion of the Prince George's County's Board of Commissioners, and Byrd's 1962 campaign for the United States Senate.
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Harry Clifton Byrd papers, 1895-1970. 28.25 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
Harry Clifton Byrd (1889-1970) was president of the University of Maryland from 1935 to 1954. After his retirement he became chairman of the Tidewater Fisheries Commission and was involved with the revitalization of the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay. His papers relate mainly to the University of Maryland, its buildings, lands, governing bodies, and programs, but he was also an active member of multiple fraternal organizations in Prince George's County. Byrd's papers are comprised of statistics, reports, minutes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.
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College Park Girls' Club archives, 1960-1992. 1 linear foot.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The College Park Girls' Club was founded in 1960 in College Park, Maryland, with an objective to "teach all girl members understand and practice the principles of sportsmanship, fair play, and good citizenship." The archives of the Club include minutes of executive board and membership meetings; information pertaining to activities such as bowling, softball, drill team, and horsebackriding; documentation of the annual awards banquest; membership lists; the newsletter of the group; correspondence by officers; and photographs.
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Charles Wallace Collins papers, 1915-1972. 13.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Charles Wallace Collins (1879-1964) was a lawyer, writer, and librarian. During a long career in Washington, D.C., his positions included director of the Economic Section of the Legislative Reference Service at the Library of Congress, Librarian of the Supreme Court, General Counsel for the Bureau of the Budget, and Deputy Comptroller of the Currency. Following his retirement in 1927, Collins devoted himself to restoring and renovating his home, an eighteenth-century estate known as "Harmony Hall," and other properties he owned in Prince George's County, MD. Collins' wife, Sue Spencer Collins (1895-1983) shared his interest in historic preservation, and enjoyed researching her family's genealogy. She was active in organizations such as the Colonial Dames and Daughters of the Confederacy, as well as social organizations such as the Washington Club. Her other interests included flower arrangement, fashion, and cooking.
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Cooperative Extension Service (CES) records, 1914-1972. 4.50 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
Founded in 1914 to administer federal and state funding for programs to improve community life, the Cooperative Extension Service concentrated its activities in eight areas: agricultural profitability; natural resources; diet, nutrition and health; human capital development; family economic stability; agricultural technology for urban audiences; profitability of marine industries; and enhanced community vitality. Publications, including some relating to Prince George's County, contracts, reports, photographs, and correspondence document the programs and activities of the Cooperative Extension Service in Maryland, particularly in the areas of agricultural research, education, and outreach.
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Thomas S. Duckett Family papers, 1854-1943. 0.25 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Duckett family papers consist of correspondence, financial records, and legal documents that span the years 1854-1943 with the bulk of the material dating between 1854 and 1893. The family resided in Prince George's County, Maryland.
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William Henry Duvall, Jr., Textbook and Engineering Laboratory Notebook, 1898-1917. 2 items.
Location: University of Maryland
William Henry Duvall, Jr. was born on December 26, 1895 in Prince George's County, Maryland. He entered the Maryland Agricultural College as a student in 1916, but was inducted into the U. S. Army in 1918 and did not graduate with the rest of his class in 1919. This collection includes a hand-written laboratory notebook for a mechanical engineering class dated 1917, and a textbook entitled Introductory Course in Mechanical Drawing, by J. C. Tracy, C.E., published in 1898. The notebook appears to be Duvall's but also lists his lab partners "Brooks" [A. J. Brooks] and "Hand" [Edward W. Hand], who were in his class. The textbook has "W. H. Duvall" and the acronym "M.A.C.", for the Maryland Agricultural College, on the cover.
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Geary Eppley papers, 1913-1995. 16.25 linear feet and 46 photographs.
Location: University of Maryland
Geary Eppley graduated from the Maryland State College in 1920 and received his M.A. from that institution in 1926. Having been appointed Assistant Professor of Agriculture at College Park in 1921, Eppley took on the additional responsibility of athletic director in 1936. From 1936 to 1964 he was also Dean of Men. Eppley was active in the Prince George's County community as President of the Prince George's County Alumni Association, board member of the Prince George's County American Cancer Society, and Director of the Prince George's County Boy's Club. His papers include records relating to these organizations, correspondence, minutes, reports, pamphlets, and clippings relating to athletics, and housing at the University of Maryland.
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Jennie M. Forehand papers, 1972-2008. 60 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Jennie M. Forehand was a member of the Maryland Senate from 1995-2007, a democrat representing Montgomery County's seventeenth district. Prior to that, she was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1978-1994. She is a founding member of the National State Legislative Advisory Board on Women and Bioethics. Her papers include documentation pertaining to bills that she supported in areas such as genetics and bio technology, education, health care, transportation, and women's issues.
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Peter Franchot papers, 1989-2006. 6 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Peter Franchot, Democrat, represented the 20th District, Montgomery County, Maryland (Takoma Park and Silver Spring), in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1987 to 2006. He was a member of the Appropriations Committee and served as the chair of the Transportation and the Environment Subcommittee. Through his career, Franchot has been an advocate for education, health care, transportation, and environmental protection initiatives. His papers include documentation pertaining to bills that he supported, on topics such as gun control and transportation issues. Peter Franchot was elected Comptroller of the State of Maryland in 2006.
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Gahan Family papers, 1905-2003. 1.00 linear foot and 55 items.
Location: University of Maryland
Arthur B. (Burton) Gahan (1880-1960) grew up in Manhattan, Kansas. He received a master's degree from the Maryland Agricultural College in 1906 and remained in the Department of Entomology as Assistant Entomologist until 1913. In 1913, he accepted an appointment as Assistant Entomologist in the Division of Cereal and Forage Insect Investigations of the then U. S. Bureau of Entomology, with assignment at the National Museum in Washington. Gahan was active in his community of Berwyn Heights in Prince George's County. He was President of the Home and School Association of Berwyn Elementary School and a member of Berwyn Citizens Association. His daughter Winifred Gahan (1910-2002), was also a University of Maryland graduate and was active in local civic and church affairs, and was named "Prince Georgian of the Year" in 1993. The Gahan Family Papers span the period 1905 through 2003 and consist of publications in the field of Entomology, employment records, correspondence, photographs, certificates and awards, and biographical information relating to the Gahan family.
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George Geesey Papers, 1965-1980 and undated. 6.00 linear feet.
Location: Mass Media and Culture
In 1961, George Geesey became the first manager of WAMU-FM in Washington, DC. He brought this network experience with him when he became the Director of Operations (and Engineering) at National Public Radio. In 1976, he was assigned to the Satellite Interconnection System Project Office (SISPO) as Radio Coordinator. This collection documents Geesey's career at National Public Radio, particularly his time with NPR's Satellite Interconnection System Project Office (SISPO).
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Esther Gelman papers, 1973-1986. 1.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Esther P. Gelman was a member of the Montgomery County Council from 1974 to 1987, and its first female president. Mrs. Gelman's papers reflect her political career and the issues with which she was particularly concerned, such as women's issues, human services, and the establishment of a Comprehensive Community Crisis Center in Montgomery County.
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Robert Gerle Papers, 1873-1992. 6 linear feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Robert Gerle (1924-2005) was a concert violinist, conductor, and teacher. Born in Abbazia, Italy (now Opatija, Croatia), Gerle graduated from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music and studied at the National Conservatory of Music. After World War II he began a concert career in the U.S. Teaching positions at Peabody Institute in Baltimore and the Mannes College of Music in New York followed. In 1972 Gerle began the orchestra program at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC). For the next two decades, Gerle taught at UMBC and The Catholic University of America, conducted the Friday Morning Music Club, and served as musical director of the Washington Sinfonia.
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Giles-Johnson Defense Committeearchives, 1962-1971. 8.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Giles-Johnson Defense Committee was established in 1962 to aid three young African-American men who were sentenced to death after being convicted of the rape of a young white girl in Montgomery County, Maryland. This case outraged the community because of the severity of the sentence, the suppression of evidence by the state, and the perception of racially motivated injustice at the trial. The case was appealed to the U. S. Supreme Court and resulted in changes in Maryland law relating to the introduction of newly discovered evidence. Two of the three principals in the case, James and John Giles, were retried and acquitted in 1967. The third defendant, Joseph Johnson, was pardoned by then-governor Spiro T. Agnew in 1968. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, legal documents, newspaper clippings, and other material relating to the case.
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Greenbelt Homes, Inc., 1935-1975. 7 reels of microfilm.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Greenbelt, Prince George's County, Maryland, was the largest of three towns developed under the Greenbelt Town Program in the late 1930's. Today, Greenbelt and the Town Program hold an important place in the history of American architecture and town planning. This collection consists of the architectural drawings of Greenbelt Homes, Inc., and includes blueprints, tracings, and drawings of Greenbelt buildings and homes, their accoutrements, and their environment on microfilm.
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Greenbelt Oral History Project Collection, 1980-1987. 2.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Greenbelt Oral History Collection was produced in 1988 for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the city of Greenbelt, Prince George's County, Maryland. The collection consists of transcripts and tapes of these interviews. Access to some of the interviews is restricted pending release by the interviewee. The collection is unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available.
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The Rose Marie Grentzer Papers, 1867-1985. 46 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Rose Marie Grentzer (1914-1985) was a music educator who helped raise 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 (MENC), Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity, and numerous other organizations; and cultivated the University of Maryland Madrigal Singers into an international touring choral group. This collection contains papers from her professional activities, organizational affiliations, and personal relationships, as well as photographs, correspondence, recordings, sheet music, subject files, embossers, posters, a scrapbook, certificates, and yearbooks.
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Grimes Family papers, 1821-1902. 3.25 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Grimes family of Oxon Hill, Prince George's County, Maryland maintained a farm as well as a store and tavern or 'ordinary' throughout the nineteenth century. For much of that time one family member or another served as postmaster for the area. In accordance with the contemporary convention of naming towns after the local postmaster, the town was then known as Grimesville. The Grimes family papers include financial ledgers from the store, daybooks recording work on the farm, weather, and local and family news, legal agreements about land and labor, and correspondence.
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Susan Harman papers, 1914-1972. 4.25 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
Susan Emolyn Harman (1897-1972) was an author and professor of English at the University of Maryland from 1920 to 1961. At the university, Harman founded Alpha Lambda Delta, an honorary society; was a charter member of the Maryland chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a teacher's honorary; and was adviser to a social sorority, Kappa Delta. She was also co-founder of the English Club of Prince George's and Montgomery counties. As president of University of Maryland chapter of the American Association of University Professors, she worked to secure Social Security benefits for all university faculty. Her papers include correspondence, biographical materials, manuscripts, and memorabilia documenting Harman's career as an author and educator.
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Isabella Hayes papers, 1941-1971. 17.00 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
Isabella Hayes was the librarian in charge of the Maryland Room in McKeldin Library at the University of Maryland, College Park, campus from 1949 to 1968. Her papers consist of correspondence and other records pertaining to the operation of the Maryland Room. Major topics include the Prince George's County League of Women Voters, the Maryland Room, the Health and Welfare Council of the National Capitol Area.
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Jim Henson Collection, 1955-1998. 75 Titles.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The Jim Henson Collection at the University of Maryland contains 75 digital videos spanning 35 years of Henson's innovative work in television and film. These full-length videos are available for viewing only at public computer stations in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, McKeldin Library, and Hornbake Library. The collection results from a generous gift by The Jane Henson Foundation and The Jim Henson Legacy of select videos and funding to support processing and related projects.
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Hepburn Family papers, 1739-1813. 18 items.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Hepburn Family Papers consist of legal documents, public notices, and land records primarily related to Prince George's County, Maryland. Included is a three-party prenuptial agreement between Philip Thomas, John Hepburn, and his soon-to-be wife Mary Chew, regarding the disposition of Mary Chew's property, including 30 named slaves; bonds of credit that John Hepburn extended to named local citizens; and accounting receipts for tobacco deliveries. Also included is a deed of gift for a slave that Samuel Hepburn gave to son John Muir; and a broadside that names Samuel Hepburn as the executor of Samuel Leche's will. The remaining documents include property records for Prince George's County land owned by various Maryland personages; a circular notice by London merchant William Molleson; and a letter of estate administration.
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Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) Collection, 1933-1969. 104 items.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
This collection includes drawings of the the Piscataway Tavern and the Harmony Hall, both in Prince George's County, Maryland and the B & O Railroad Station and Freight House in Rockville, Maryland. A complete set of Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) drawings is available online at the Library of Congress.
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Lawrence Joseph Hogan papers, 1970s-1980s. 255.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Lawrence (Larry) Hogan was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from the 5th Congressional District from 1969 to 1975. He then served as county executive of Prince George's County from 1978 to 1982. Included in his papers are correspondence, reports, film, videocassettes, and computer tapes. Subjects covered include the Maryland state legislature, Prince George's County, and committees on agriculture, foreign affairs, and transportation. Mr. Hogan's papers are unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available.
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Robert Horne papers, 1952-1970. 3.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Robert C. Horne joined the National Park Service in 1935 and became involved in Capital Parks planning and development in the Washington metropolitan area. A member of the National Capital Planning Commission Coordinating Committee, Horne subsequently became Associate Regional Director for the National Capital Region and Assistant to the Director of the National Capital and Urban Park Affairs. Horne also served as the President of the Montgomery County Civic Federation and as a delegate to the Interfederation Council. His papers include information about the various organizations and committees with which Horne was associated, as well as the Army Corps of Engineers, highways, freeways, flood plains, transportation, zoning, and housing. There is an unprocessed addendum to this collection with a preliminary inventory.
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Ann R. Hull papers, 1964-1978. 21.5 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
Ann R. Hull served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing the second district of Prince George's County from 1967 to 1978 and was Speaker Pro Tem of the House during the 1975-1976 session. During the 1990s Hull was a member of the Board of Regents for the University of Maryland. Delegate Hull's papers relate both to the House of Delegates and to Prince George's County, and include notes, reports, pamphlets, and clippings. Issues discussed include education, civil rights, juvenile courts, public health facilities, and the Constitutional Convention of 1966-1967.
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Hyattsville Horticultural Society archives, 1912-1982. 7.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The archives of the Hyattsville Horticultural Society located in Prince George's County, Maryland are comprised of scrapbooks documenting the society's activities, which include programs, invitations, clippings, correspondence, financial and contest records, and certificates. The collection is unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available.
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Improvisations
Unlimited Collection, 1970-1997. 14.5 linear
feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Improvisations Unlimited was a modern dance company based at the University of Maryland, College Park, from 1978-1992. Founded and directed by university dance professor Meriam Rosen, the company began with informal performances of improvised movement, but gradually introduced more structured choreography, though still within a largely improvisational framework. Improvisations Unlimited commissioned works by well-known choreographers and developed a repertoire of works and workshops, which they performed and conducted for a wide array of audiences, including dancers, children, older adults, and populations with special needs throughout the Washington, D.C.-area and the Eastern Seaboard. The Improvisations Unlimited Collection covers the period from 1970-1997; the bulk of the materials date from 1978-1992. The collection consists of administrative files, financial records, correspondence, grant and other applications, programs, publicity materials, reviews, clippings, press releases, photographs, and video tapes.
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James J. Taylor Collection of the Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive, 1991-2009. 240 Linear Feet (400+ Titles).
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The James J. Taylor Collection of the Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive (WAPAVA) documents a comprehensive range of theatre productions, nationally active local dance companies, and discussions featuring contemporary creative artists. Founded and sustained through the individual efforts of videographer Jim Taylor, WAPAVA began as a one-man-show on a small budget and now contains over a decade of performance practices and performing arts history in the Washington, DC area. Productions are found in the Libraries main catalog (http://catalog.umd.edu/) by doing an Advanced Search and including the term "WAPAVA" in a search field.
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Cheryl C. Kagan papers, 1994-2002. 13.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Cheryl Kagan was a delegate (Democrat) to the Maryland General Assembly representing the 17th District of Montgomery County. During her legislative career, Cheryl Kagan made women's rights, consumer protection, education and ethics some of her top priorities, and sponsored bills focusing on election law, emergency care for survivors of rape, health insurance for in-vitro fertilization, privacy, and condominiums. The files consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, press releases, and subject files. This collection is unprocessed, although a preliminary inventory is available.
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Jim Karayn Papers, 1960-1981, and undated. 30.00 linear feet.
Location: Mass Media and Culture
From 1965 to 1971, James Karayn, Jr. was the executive producer and chief of National Educational Television's Washington bureau. In 1971, Karayn founded the National Public Affairs Center for Television (NPACT), serving as its president until 1975. From 1977 to 1983, he was president and general manager of WHYY-TV and WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware. Meanwhile, Karayn developed television productions including the State of the Union addresses in 1967 and 1968, "The Warren Years" in 1970, and the Watergate coverage in 1974. The collection contains newspaper clippings and reports regarding topics including conflicts between the Nixon administration and public broadcasting, the history of National Educational Television, and the merger between the National Public Affairs Center for Television and the Greater Washington Educational Television Association.
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Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Klan No. 51, Mt. Rainier, Maryland archives, 1924-1965. 1.50 linear feet and 1 item.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
This collection consists of the records of the Klavern of the Knights of Ku Klux Klan, Mt. Rainier Klan No. 51, which was founded in 1915. Documents of this Prince George's County chapter include minutes and correspondence of Klan No. 51, publications concerning the Ku Klux Klan in Maryland and the United States, and a movie poster advertising "The Burning Cross."
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Helen L. Koss papers, 1970-2002 and undated. 6.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Helen L. Koss, Democrat, represented the 18th District, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1971 to 1987. She was the first woman appointed to chair a standing committee: the Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee (1979-1987). Among the legislation that Koss sponsored during her time in office is the Displaced Homemaker's Bill, which established the first multipurpose center to counsel homemakers and train them for transition to economic independence. Her papers include documentation pertaining to women's rights, election laws, and the Displaced Homemakers Bill.
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Mollee Coppel Kruger papers, 1934-2010. 24.50 linear feet.
Location: Literature and Rare Books
Mollee Coppel Kruger (b. 1929) is a Maryland poet, journalist, playwright, and humorist. She attended the University of Maryland, College Park, from 1946 to 1950 and received her degree in Education. From 1967 to 1983, she authored a weekly poetry column, entitled Unholy Writ, which was syndicated nationally in several Jewish periodicals. Kruger has also published six poetry collections under the Maryben Books imprint. She was a founding member of the Montgomery County Commission on the Humanities, 1984-1991. Kruger's papers include correspondence, drafts, notes, scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, published materials, videotapes, and memorabilia. An unpublished guide to this collection is available.
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League of Women Voters of Maryland archives, 1910-1985. 32.25 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The League of Women Voters of Maryland was founded in 1921, shortly after the passage of the twentieth amendment granting women the vote. The League of Women Voters has organized county leagues and developed a program for voicing the concerns and furthering the interests of its members. The League has also been particularly interested in elections and voting; efficiency in government; women's rights; and education. Among the controversial areas in which the League has been active over the years are child labor; food and drug administration; housing; the United Nations; the poll tax; civil rights; and the Equal Rights Amendment. League activities are documented in newsletters, press releases, correspondence, reports, minutes and by county, including Prince George's and Montgomery Counties.
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League of Women Voters of Prince George's County archives, 1921-1997. 41 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
This League, founded in 1921, was the first local League of Women Voters in the state of Maryland. The administrative records of the League include annual reports, minutes, and photographs. In its early years the League was concerned with such issues as charter government, balanced local development, improvement of health services, and the establishment of juvenile correctional facilities. Over time its focus shifted to concern with busing; urban planning and zoning; transportation; housing; public health; public safety; voter services; and environmental quality. There are also unprocessed addenda to this collection with preliminary inventories available.
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Liz Lerman Dance Exchange Archives, 1964- 2005. 129.5 Linear Feet; 2,260 Media Items.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Liz Lerman Dance Exchange Archives is the administrative, programmatic, performance, press, and visual records of the company, its members, and its related groups. The company was founded by Liz Lerman in 1976 and is based in the DC/Montgomery County area. Liz Lerman Dance Exchange pursues a broad definition of dance as a multi-disciplinary art form that encompasses movement, music, imagery, and the spoken word which continues to the present day. The collection consists of the administrative materials of correspondence, reports, meeting materials, pamphlets, notes, publications, and statistics; the production materials of photographs, playbills, flyers, press kits, and contextual information; and memorabilia, all of which relate to the activities and functions of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange.
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Hervey Machen papers, 1937-1968. 41.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Hervey Machen served between 1947 and 1957 as city attorney for Cheverly and Hyattsville, and as Assistant State's Attorney for Prince George's County. In 1954 he was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates where he served until 1964, when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served two terms. Machen's papers include speeches, minutes, reports, and case files on such subjects as the Taft-Hartley Act; the Armed Services Committee; District of Columbia home rule; voting rights; civil rights; crime; pollution; education; and poverty.
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The Records of the Madrigal Singers, 1958-1983. 21.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The Madrigal Singers were organized at the University of Maryland in 1958 by Professor Rose Marie Grentzer to perform vocal and instrumental music dating from the pre-Renaissance period to twentieth-century America. The group's records include photographs, programs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, music, reels, and administrative records documenting the operation and performances of the Madrigal Singers.
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Adrienne Mandel papers, 1994-2006. 27 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Adrienne A. Mandel, Democrat, represented the 19th District, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1995 to 2006. She was a member of the Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, and the chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing. Her papers include documentation pertaining to bills that she supported, primarily relating to health care. Other topic areas covered include Jewish issues, action items of importance to Montgomery County, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, and the Intercounty Connector (ICC).
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Maryland Association for Family and Community Education (MDAFCE) Achives, 1912-2001. 12.75 linear feet, 2881 items.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Maryland Extension Homemakers Council was a federation of rural homemakers' clubs. The records consist of publications, minutes, reports, handbooks, programs, financial records, slides, photographs, and newspaper clippings documenting council operations. The materials provide a record of the home demonstration programs and the annual Rural Women's Short Course offered by the council in conjunction with the Maryland Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. The collection is unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available.
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Maryland Dance Theater Collection, 1973-1988. 4.50 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Maryland Dance Theater, founded on the University of Maryland campus in 1971 by Dorothy Madden and Larry Warren, performed contemporary dance in the DC and Baltimore metro areas until it disbanded in 1988. Its repertory embraced a wide variety of movement, styles, and theatrical concepts. The company also provided dance education through lecture demonstrations and master classes. The Maryland Dance Theater Collection consists of programs, photographs, correspondence, press clippings, publicity materials, various records of performance, and other organizational documents outlining its history. The Media formats in the MDT Archives are located in Nonprint Media Services. Paper documents, including photographs, are in Special Collections in Performing Arts.
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Maryland State Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry archives, 1873-2000. 17.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Colora Grange, founded in 1873 in Cecil County, was the first grange in Maryland. The grange movement developed rapidly as an agricultural fraternity and later as a commercial organization. Over the years, the Maryland Grange has also addressed such issues as war relief and education. Also documented in the files are local granges, such as the Prince George's County Beltsville and Pomona Granges, juvenile granges, and the relationship of the Maryland and National Granges. The records of the Maryland Grange consist of correspondence, minutes, ledgers, proceedings, directories, pamphlets, clippings, and songs.
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Maryland Tobacco Improvement Foundation archives, 1950-1968. 0.25 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Maryland Tobacco Improvement Foundation, headquartered in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland, was formed in 1950 for the purpose of improving the quality of Maryland leaf tobacco through cooperation with research institutions, as well as through education, distribution of free tobacco seeds, and competitions. The Foundation's archives consist of annual reports, bylaws, and exporting records.
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Pauline Menes papers, 1970-1986. 3.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Pauline H. Menes was a delegate to the Maryland General Assembly representing the 21st district of Prince George's County. During her legislative career, Delegate Menes focused on the issues of education, health care, the criminal justice system, aging, the arts, and women's concerns. Her papers also deal with the subjects of abortion, battered spouse and divorce legislation, the Metro, rape, the University of Maryland, and the National Women's Conference. The files consist of correspondence, agenda, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, and press releases. There are unprocessed addenda to this collection for which a preliminary inventory is available.
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Montgomery County Committee for Fair Representation archives, 1960-1968. 0.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Montgomery County Committee for Fair Representation was founded in 1960 as a local arm of the State Committee for Fair Representation. Its purpose was to bring about a change in the system of apportionment in the Maryland General Assembly. The Committee disbanded in 1968. Its records relate to reapportionment in Maryland, the 1962 Court of Appeals decision on reapportionment, and the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding reapportionment.
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Constance A. Morella papers, 1948-2003. 214.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Congresswoman Constance (Connie) A. Morella (Republican) served eight terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the 8th District of Maryland (Montgomery County). During her legislative career, Congresswoman Morella focused her legislative efforts on such issues as scientific research and development, education, the federal workforce, equity for women, and the environment. The files consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, press releases, photographs, memorabilia, awards, and subject files. This collection is unprocessed.
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W. Joseph Moyer papers, 1857-1986. 82.75 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The papers of state climatologist and University of Maryland faculty member W. Joseph Moyer consist primarily of climatological data from various weather stations in Maryland. The collection also includes historic data on weather conditions at selected sites around the state, including Montgomery and Prince George's County. The collection is unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available.
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Walter Mulligan papers, 1924-1963. 5.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Walter F. Mulligan (1879-1963) was an electrician with the Government Printing Office and the first vice president of Local 121 of the Federal Electrical Workers Union. A devoted civic worker for 40 years, Mulligan's positions included those of president of the Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce, member of the College Park Town Council, and president of the Prince George's County Civic Federation. Documents in the collection, including newspaper clippings, reports, and correspondence, relate to citizens' associations, aging, civic responsibilities, local government, natural gas storage, health and welfare, home rule, zoning, transportation, and sanitation.
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J. B. S. Norton papers, 1895-1959. 0.50 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
A plant pathologist and teacher for the state of Maryland and the Maryland Agricultural College, Norton (1872-1966) was also a writer for numerous magazines, newspapers, bulletins, and newsletters. His papers include biographical as well as professional materials and focus on the publishing aspects of his career. The collection also includes information about Norton Gardens, a floral business that Norton ran out of his Hyattsville, Prince George's County home after his retirement.
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Thomas H. Osbourn Family papers, 1840-1949. 82 items.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Papers of the Thomas H. Osbourn Family consist mainly of tax documents for the Prince George's County, Maryland, properties held by various members of the family in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as well as an undated map from Upper Marlboro, depicting Thomas H. Osbourn's land. Tax records from 1902 to 1949 described the acres as Linwood. Other tax records listed a property called Pt. Timberleigh. Also included are an 1865 tax record belonging to John H. Chew and one from 1915 signed by Lizzie Van Ness Duvall. Both owned property near that held by the Osbourn family.
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Carol S. Petzold papers, 1974-2008. 64.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Carol Stoker Petzold, Democrat, represented the 19th District, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1987 to 2006. She was a member of the Judiciary Committee and the chair of the Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Her papers include documentation pertaining to bills that she supported in areas such as drug and alcohol abuse, civil rights, fair housing, education, health care, and transportation. Other topic areas covered include the Intercounty Connector (ICC) and the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission (MNCPPC).
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Phi Mu Fraternity, 1923-1945. 5.00 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
Initiates to this engineering honor society were required to prepare a research paper on an engineering topic of their choice. There are numerous works that relate to Suburban Washington in this collection. The following titles are only a few examples: The history of land subdivision development in Montgomery County, adjacent to the national capital, The history and construction of Paint Branch Gorge Bridge, Montgomery County, Maryland, History and construction of the bridge across Paint Branch on Columbia Pike in Montgomery County, Maryland, and The early history of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.
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Alonzo W. Phillips Papers, May 9, 1858 - December 11, 1861. 0.25 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Alonzo W. Phillips was a Union Corporal in Company F of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteers during the American Civil War. The collection includes twelve letters written by Alonzo to his aunt, Hannah Folsom, and one letter to her husband, Simeon. Major topics include military life, the health and affairs of numerous family members, and civilian attitudes toward the war. His letters detail his travels throughout Maryland, his defense of the Potomac River near Poolesville, and the Battle of Ball's Bluff near Leesburg, Virginia. He was discharged due to illness in 1862.
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Louise Phillips scrapbooks, 1977-1988. 1.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Two scrapbooks compiled by Louise Phillips, a University of Maryland Alumna. She graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Early Childhood Education in 1960 and with an Med. in Curriculum and Instruction in 1991. Phillips was a Montgomery County public school teacher and is the author of children's books. In 1986 she made a documentary about her teaching experiences. The scrapbooks include statements of her philosophy on teaching, vacation photographs, and correspondence. Also included are her two books, The Bald Eagle's Flying Shadow: A Fourth of July Celebration and The First Snowflake of Winter.
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Potomac Stages Collection, 2002-2010. 18.8 MB, 852 pages (URLs).
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Potomac Stages, a theater review website, was created in 2001 by theater critic Brad Hathaway. From 2001 until 2010, Potomac Stages published nearly 2,200 reviews of professional and community theater productions in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, as well as some reviews of productions outside the Potomac region. Potomac Stages sought to educate theater-goers, providing reviews of a wide variety of productions and information about over two hundred venues in the region, all within a single website. The majority of reviews were written by Brad Hathaway, with additional reviews by David Siegel and web design by Teddie Hathaway. The site ceased being updated on January 1, 2010.
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Prince George's Community Council archives, 1919-1940. 0.75 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Prince George's Community Council, a federation of community organizations, was founded in 1919 as an attempt to find solutions to local problems in education, social service, health and sanitation, home economics, agriculture, roads, law enforcement, and recreation. The collection also touches upon the issues of tobacco, play grounds, county home rule, the community chest, child hygiene, and tuberculosis. The council's records include its constitution, ledgers, correspondence, and minutes.
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Prince George's County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations archives, 1952-1981 and undated. 11.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Prince George's County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (PGCCPTA) is active in such issues as child health, school management, public school laws of Maryland, and plans for higher education. The Prince George's County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (PGCCPTA) archives span the years 1952 to 1979, with the bulk of the material dating from 1964 to 1974. The collection consists of administrative files, clippings, committee files, correspondence, minutes, publications, and photographs accumulated by the PGCCPTA. The archives also contain materials produced and accumulated by the Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers (MCPT), the state branch of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, the Prince George's County Board of Education, the Maryland State Department of Education, and the National Congress of Parents and Teachers (NCPT). Topics represented in the collection include the desegregation and integration of Prince George's County schools, the implementation of sex education in schools, teacher salaries, the health and welfare of children, and the kindergarten program.
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Prince George's County Library Federation archives, 1945-1960. 2 reels microfilm and 1 folder.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The first record of a meeting to discuss the formation of a Prince George's County Public Library System dates from 1945. This collection documents the planning and implementation of establishing the county library system, including correspondence to state legislators, as well as documentation of assistance from the League of Women Voters of Prince George's County. This collection is unprocessed, but an index to the microfilm is available.
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Alice Rabin papers, 1963-1972. 6.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
This collection documents the civic interests of Alice Rabin, a Montgomery County activist during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Her main research interest was in low income housing in Montgomery County during this time and she was an active member of the Montgomery County League of Women Voters. Materials included are reports, newsletters, publications, and minutes. The collection is unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available.
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Meriam Rosen Papers, 1942-2009. 10.50 linear feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
A choreographer, dancer, and professor, Meriam Levine Rosen (born 1927) taught modern dance at the University of Maryland from 1954 until her retirement in 2009. An active participant in the Washington, D.C.-area performing arts community, Rosen founded and directed Improvisations Unlimited, a university-based improvisational dance company; conducted and participated in workshops, festivals, and master classes; choreographed works performed by dancers both in the United States and abroad; and helped establish the University of Maryland's Department of Dance. The collection consists of materials related to Rosen's career as a dancer, choreographer, and professor, including correspondence, awards and certificates, University of Maryland Department of Dance materials, performance programs and related publicity materials, grant applications, articles and reviews, photographs, video tapes, audio cassettes, and CDs.
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Martha J. Ross Papers, 1948-2010. 34.5 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
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 leader in the oral history field, Martha Ross was President of the Oral History Association (OHA) from 1984-1985. She was also a founding member and president of the Oral History Association of the Mid-Atlantic Region (OHMAR) from 1978-1979. Throughout her professional career Martha Ross provided oral history services to organizations such as the Washington Press Club Foundation, the National Park Service, National History Day, Society of American Archivists, Maryland Historical Society, and others. The collection provides information on the development of oral history as a form of primary source research as well as its use in cultural heritage preservation. The oral histories within the collection mainly focus on residents of Maryland and Prince Georges County while the professional literature about oral history in the collection originates from multiple local, regional, state, and national oral history organizations. The Martha J. Ross papers are comprised of oral history course materials, oral history transcripts and audio recordings, professional publications from oral history groups, and personal research materials.
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William S. Schmidt papers, 1946-2003. 1.50 linear feet and 36 items.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
William S. Schmidt was superintendent of Prince George's County Public Schools from 1951 through 1970. His personal and professional activities are documented through awards, clippings, correspondence, memorabilia, photographs, publications, research material, audio recordings, speeches, and an interview transcript. Correspondents include Spiro T. Agnew, Lawrence J. Hogan, Marvin Mandel, and Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. Marvin Mandel and Wilson H. Elkins are pictured in photographs. The majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence Schmidt received from superintendents, principals, teachers, and politicians regarding his retirement and honorary doctorate.
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David and Elizabeth Scull papers, 1958-1981. 10.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
David and Elizabeth Scull were a political couple who served Montgomery County and the state of Maryland from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. The largest group of files documents David Scull's tenure as chairman of the Montgomery County Republican State Central Committee (1958-1960) and as chairman of the Maryland Republican State Central Committee (1962-1964.) Considerable material also documents Scull's unsuccessful campaign for an at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. David Scull's efforts to promote the presidential candidacy of William Scranton and his refusal to back Barry Goldwater after the Scranton initiative failed are documented as well. The remainder of the collection focuses on the Sculls' (particularly Elizabeth's) many civic activities, including their involvement in housing reform, the civil rights movement, and anti-pornography efforts. These files include materials documenting the Sculls' lengthy struggle to secure adequate housing for tiny African-American enclaves in affluent Montgomery County. Also included are records relating to the Montgomery County Human Relations Commission, an appointed body on which Mrs. Scull served, as well as several private civil rights organizations with which Elizabeth and David Scull were involved. Correspondents include Nelson Rockefeller, Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona, Governor William Scranton of Pennsylvania, and Senator Charles 'Mac" Mathias of Maryland.
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Sears Roebuck Blueprints Collection, 1920-1930. 1.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
This collection contains blueprints of homes available from the Sears and Roebuck Company. The collection consists of blueprints for the Alahambra and Fairy models.
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Records of Shuttle-UM, 1975-2008. 14.75 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
Shuttle-UM, a transportation service provided free of charge to University of Maryland students and employees, began as a nighttime security service in fall of 1972, with four buses and three routes in place by the following spring. Off-campus commuter routes were added in spring 1976. Today, Shuttle-UM offers commuter, security, paratransit, and charter services as a division of the University of Maryland Department of Transportation Services (UM-DOTS). As of the 2011-2012 school year, annual ridership exceeds three million persons, served by a fleet of over 60 vehicles. The records of Shuttle-UM document the administration, operations, and history of the service. They consist of annual reports, publications (including reports, proposals, and employee handbooks and manuals), and other administrative materials, including correspondence, policies, meeting minutes, and forms. Also included are bus schedules and route information, dispatcher logs, shift schedules, staff listings and papers written about the history of the organization, as well as slides, negatives, and audio and video cassettes. Shuttle-UM operates within Prince George's County in a radius around the university's campus.
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Madeleine Bartfeld Sigel Collection of Autographs and Performing Arts Memorabilia, 1899-2003. 9.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Madeleine Bartfeld Sigel (b. 1924), who grew up in Austria and later emigrated to the United States, and her father Albert Bartfeld, a theatre manager and owner of a cabaret in Vienna in the 1930's, were both avid collectors of performing arts autographs and programs. This collection includes programs from various performances attended by Sigel thoughout the United States and internationally, the bulk of which are from the Washington, DC metro area; materials related to the Comedian Harmonists, a popular male vocal ensemble who performed throughout Europe in the mid-to-late 1930's; and scrapbooks, photographs and autographs of various performers from the early 1900's through the 1930's collected by Sigel and her father.
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Silver Spring Nursery School archives, 1942-1993. 1.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Newsletters and assorted clippings documenting the activities of the Silver Spring Nursery School, Inc., a cooperative nursery school in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Silver Spring Nursery School was started in 1941 by a group of mothers active in the Montgomery County League of Women Voters who expanded their children's play group into a nursery school.
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Lathrop Smith papers, 1930-1972. 8.25 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
A member of the Montgomery County Council, Lathrop E. Smith was also a member of the Upper County Planning Commission and of the Board of Education. His papers, consisting of correspondence, conservation reports, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings, relate to his membership in these and other civic organizations in Montgomery County, and also address the issues of parks, soil conservation, and racial discrimination.
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Susan Stamberg Collection, 1921 - 2001 and undated. 26.00 linear feet.
Location: Mass Media and Culture
Susan Stamberg is best known as a co-host on National Public Radio's All Things Considered from 1971 to 1986 and as the host of Weekend Edition Sunday from its inception in 1987 to 1989. In her later career in the 1990s she worked as a cultural reporter on various NPR newsmagazines. The bulk of the collection documents Stamberg's career at WAMU in Washington, DC and her career at NPR from 1971 until 2000. It also contains materials from numerous other projects, including her books Every Night at Five, The Wedding Cake in the Middle of the Road, Talk, and her other writings.
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Suburban Maryland Fair Housing, Inc. archives, 1962-1986. 21.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Suburban Maryland Fair Housing is a private, non- profit organization that was involved in the development of the national fair housing movement. Subjects covered in the group's files include race discrimination, fair housing compliance reports, the Montgomery County Landlord Tenant Act, and the Montgomery County Human Relations Act. Included are briefs, notes, testimony, newsletters, organizational records, and correspondence. This collection is unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available.
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Dorothy Sucher Collection, 1970-1981. 4.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Publications, newsletters, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, course syllabi, and reports collected by Dorothy Sucher, an active member of local women's organizations, documenting the women's movement of the mid-to-late 1970s in Maryland. Local organizations represented include the Washington Area Women's Center, the Women's Equity Action League, the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press, Marylanders for the Right to Choose, and the National Abortion Rights League (NARAL). Topics covered include feminist press, feminist theater, women in business, women in sports, abortion, and the Equal Rights Amendment.
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA), Local 132 archives, 1900-2007. 27.50 linear feet and 4 items.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Local Union 132 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA) is the predominant local carpenters union in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The consolidation of four local unions located in Washington, D.C.,--884, 190, 1651, and 1103--formed Local 132. The new union received its charter on October 25, 1905. Originally, Local 132 had its headquarters in downtown Washington, D.C., and the local held its meetings every Friday at the Typographical Temple. Members of Local 132 broke ground on a Carpenter's Hall in 1926. This building served as a home for the local union until 1981, when Local 132 moved its headquarters from downtown Washington, D.C., to Suitland, Maryland. Shortly thereafter, Local 132 moved to Forestville, Maryland. In 2008, the union again moved its offices to its present location in Upper Marlboro where it shares the building with the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters (MARCC), the regional council associated with the UBCJA. Local 132 is one of 27 local unions affiliated with MARCC. The archives of Local 132 primarily consist of general administrative files, including meeting minutes and correspondence, as well as membership files that mainly consist of applications. Other items in the collection include financial records, publications, contractor files, memorabilia, and photographs. Among the topics addressed are building projects, equality for all unionized workers, and the national union.
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Urban Information Interpreters, Inc. Archives, 1971-1981. 0.25 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Urban Information Interpreters, Inc. was a College Park, Maryland-based non-profit that sought to make public records and other information more accessible to the urban poor. Mary Lee Bundy, one of the officers of the organization, was also a professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, College of Information Services. This collection consists primarily of legal and financial documents relating to the company's formation and tax status, as well as minutes of meetings of its Executive Board. There is also a small amount of correspondence.
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Charles E. White papers, 1925-1973. 9.50 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
White (1901-1973) was a professor of chemistry at the University of Maryland and lived and worked in Prince George's County his entire life. He was actively involved in Prince George's County community organizations and his church. His personal, research, and teaching files include graduate and research notes, course materials, publications, equipment and supply catalogs, photographs, and lantern slides.
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Ruth S. Wolf papers, 1955-1976. 5.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mrs. Wolf was the president of the Prince George's County School Board. Her papers include newspaper clippings, legal documents, minutes, and correspondence. Subjects documented include court cases against the Prince George's County Board of Education, desegregation, racial composition of schools, and low income housing.
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Woman's Suburban Democratic Club archives, 1956-2011. 20.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Woman's Suburban Democratic Club is a political organization for women in Montgomery County, Maryland. The archives document the group's fundraising, educational, organizing, social, and civic activities. Included are administrative records that record the club's efforts to assist Democratic candidates in winning elections, and to encourage Montgomery County voters to elect Democratic leaders at the local, state, and federal level. The meeting minutes in this collection cover such topics as the club's mission, educational programs, voter registration efforts, luncheon presentations featuring nationally prominent speakers, and campaign activities. There are photographs and videotapes in the collection that document the social and political activities of the club. The archives of the Woman's Suburban Democratic Club document not only the history of the organization, but the history of Montgomery County, Maryland in the twentieth century.
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Women's Action Coalition of Prince George's County archives, 1975-1985. 0.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Women's Action Coalition of Prince George's County is an organization that works to prevent discrimination against women. Subjects documented in the files include the International Women's Year, equality, Title IX, multicultural issues, education, and domestic violence. The Coalition's records contain minutes, bylaws, newsletters, and the history of the organization. The archives are unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available.
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Work Projects Administration in Maryland records, 1933-1943. 29.50 linear feet + 50 reels microfilm.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The collection contains the records of the Maryland Work Projects Administration (WPA) as well as those of the Maryland Emergency Relief Administration (MERA) and the Civil Works Administration (CWA), its immediate predecessors. The WPA represented a shift from direct relief to work relief. The administrative records include bulletins, memoranda, policies, and procedures, as well as financial records and salary schedules. The collection also documents many WPA projects, including those in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, most importantly the Maryland Federal Writers' Project. The collection also contains a large number of photographs.
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Albert R. Wynn papers, 1983-2008. 37.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Albert R. Wynn represented Maryland's Fourth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2008. Prior to that service Wynn served as director of the Prince George's County Consumer Protection Commission and in the Mary
Maryland Manuscripts
Included in this collection are approximately 6000 individually cataloged letters, diaries, military and court records, ledger books, and printed ephemera (broadsides, handbills, etc.) related to the Maryland region--principally dating from 1750 to 1900.
There are over three hundred records in the Maryland Manuscripts Collection relating to Montgomery and Prince George 's Counties. Significant items include those documenting commerce in these counties, such as the Findlay, Hopkins, and Company, Glasgow ( Scotland ) accounts of their Bladensburg store in Prince George 's County (MDMSS 199). Also included are materials documenting the zoning and representation of these districts, such as assessments in the election districts 1-14, Prince George 's County (MDMSS 66).
University Publications
The university publications collection includes course catalogs, schedules of classes, minutes, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, yearbooks, scientific and technical reports, and student publications. Holdings primarily document the period from the 1970s to the present, but retrospective sets of catalogs, bulletins, and other miscellaneous publications date from the 1850s. The following university units will have information relating to Prince George's County and Montgomery County, Maryland:
- A23: Department of Agriculture and Extension Education
- A33: Agriculture Experiment Station
- A34: Agriculture Extension Service
- A42: Alumni Affairs
- A43: Alumni Association
- E24: Extension Home Economics
- E25: Extension Service
- H11: History of University of Maryland
- N10: National Commission on Civic Renewal
- O1: Office of Off-Campus Housing
- R21: Rural Women's Shortcourse
Photographs
A guide to the University of Maryland 's photographic collections is available in the Maryland Room. Photographs that specifically relate to Prince George 's and Montgomery Counties can be found in this guide. Of particular interest are the photographs of the College Park Airport, the Agriculture Experiment Station, the Beltsville Agricultural Center, the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair and various school and road renovations implemented by the Federal Works Project Administration.
Memorabilia
A guide to the University of Maryland's memorabilia collections is available in the Maryland Room. Memorabilia that specifically relate to Prince George 's and Montgomery Counties can be found in this guide. Of particular interest are the ballots, buttons, bumper stickers, and other campaign paraphernalia from various Montgomery and Prince George's Counties elections.