Collections by Subject: Performing Arts
A Selected List of Holdings in Special Collections in Performing Arts at the University of Maryland Libraries
For more information about how to access materials in this guide, please visit the Special Collections in Performing Arts 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." Five hundred of the 700+ scores have been cataloged. For information on uncataloged scores please contact the curator.
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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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American Bandmasters Association Archives, 1929-present. 24.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Formed in 1929 "for the purpose of furthering the interests of outstanding American Band Masters, and of interesting composers, arrangers, and music publishers in Wind Band music," the American Bandmasters Association (ABA) continues to champion the causes of American bands and bandmasters today. Its members' accomplishments include the election of John Philip Sousa to the Hall of Fame of Great Americans, the publication of the Journal of Band Research, and the establishment of several awards and prizes, including the Ostwald Band Composition Contest and the Edwin Franko Goldman Memorial Citation. The collection consists of publications, including the Journal of Band Research and the ABA Newsletter; correspondence; conference materials and programs; meeting minutes; committee reports; financial and administrative records; oral histories; directories and membership lists; photographs, memorabilia, and recordings. Specific documentation can be found on the ABA Research Center, the ABA Ostwald Award, the Board of Directors, officers, committees and annual conferences.
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American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA) Archives, 1972-2011. 41 linear feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA) was founded in 1973 to acknowledge and foster the role that colleges had been playing in the development of dance since the 1960s. Originally formed by thirteen charter member colleges and universities, the ACDFA now consists of over 300 member institutions. The ACDFA sponsors eleven regional conferences where colleges and university submit pieces to be adjudicated by nationally recognized dance professionals. The association also sponsors the National Dance Festival, which showcases works selected from all the regional conferences. The ACDFA Archives contains materials relating to the founding and running of the organization from 1972-2011, with the bulk of the materials coming from 1973-2000. The archives consists of general correspondence, as well as the correspondence of the board of directors and the treasurer; board minutes; fundraising, financial, and scholarship information; materials relating to regional conferences and the National Dance Festival including programs, brochures, pamphlets, correspondence, realia, photographs, and videos.
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American Society for Theatre Research Archives, 1956-2009. 66.0 linear feet and 124 MB.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The American Society for Theatre Research is a professional, nonprofit organization that promotes research in the field of theatre history. The archives contains materials relating to the structure of the society, the initiatives of the committees, the publications, the annual conference, affiliated organizations and joint conferences, and the history of the society.
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Victor Babin Collection, 1914-1978. 6.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
Victor Babin (1908-1972), pianist and composer, was part of a two-pianist performing duo with his wife, Vitya Vronsky. He was also active as a teacher and administrator. This collection consists of scores of pieces he performed written both by him and other composers, recordings of his works and his performances on reel-to-reel tapes, and two miscellaneous publications.
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Katherine Bacon Collection, 1860s-2006. 4.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
A pianist and music teacher, Katherine Bacon (1896-1982) performed many solo recitals, chamber ensemble concerts, and concerts with major orchestras around the world, including the New York Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras. Bacon also taught piano at the Chatauqua School of Music in Chatauqua, NY and Mannes College of Music in New York, and she was on the faculty at the Juilliard School. Her husband, Arthur Newstead, gave performances around the world and taught piano at both the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, MD and at the Juilliard School. The collection consists of 4.00 linear feet of programs, reviews, promotional flyers, correspondence, photographs, articles, legal documents, scores, and manuscripts related to Bacons career, the ensembles she was involved in, and her relationships with her close colleagues, including her student, Saul Braverman, her husband, Arthur Newstead, and her daughter, Joan Newstead.
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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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Irene Beasley Papers, 1908-1978. 4.25 linear feet.
Location: Mass Media and Culture
Irene Beasley (1904-1980) was a composer, singer, and radio personality nicknamed "the long, tall gal from Dixie." Beasley is best known for Grand Slam, her long-running musical quiz show which was broadcast from 1943 to 1953. Grand Slam was conceived, written, designed, produced, and emceed by Beasley. The collection documents Irene Beasley's broadcasting and singing career.
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Frank Bencriscutto Collection, 1972-1997. 0.50 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Dr. Frank Peter Anthony Bencriscutto was known as a conductor, educator, and composer. A longtime Director of Bands at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Bencriscutto and the band toured the USSR for seven weeks in 1969, with a final performance at the White House. An avid jazz musician, performing on saxophone and clarinet, he is also credited with introducing jazz into the music curriculum at the University of Minnesota. After retiring in 1993, Dr. Bencriscutto soon joined the faculty at the Musashino Academia Musicae in Tokyo, Japan as a visiting professor and conductor of the wind ensemble until 1996. He was posthumously awarded the 1997 Medal of Honor by the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. The collection consists of programs, articles, compositions, and recordings related to Bencriscutto's career.
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Ralph Berkowitz Collection, 1918-1991. 2.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
Ralph Berkowitz (1910-2011) was a music educator and pianist. He performed many solo recitals throughout the world and was an accompanist for cellist Gregor Piatigorsky. Berkowitz was also a staff member at the Curtis Institute of Philadelphia, the executive assistant at the Tanglewood Institute, and the business manager of the Albuquerque Symphony Orchestra. This collection contains 2.00 linear feet of scrapbooks and an unpublished biography that contain photographs, correspondence, articles, brochures, programs, artwork, and memorabilia related to Berkowitzs career, the ensembles he was involved in, and his relationships with his close colleagues, including pianist Aaron Copland, cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, and Tanglewood Institute director Serge Koussevizky.
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Edward Bailey Birge Papers, 1890-1966. 2.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Edward Bailey Birge (1868-1952) was a music educator and author who taught in public schools, universities, and teacher training colleges. He was a founding member and later president of the Music Supervisors National Conference, which would become MENC, the Music Educators National Conference. The Birge Papers cover the period from 1890 to 1966; the bulk of the materials date from 1890 to 1952. The collection consists of writings, correspondence, business agreements, programs, certificates, news clippings, photographs, and music.
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Joseph Bloch Collection, 1925-1997. 15.50 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
Joseph Bloch (1917-2009) was a pianist, music teacher, and music writer. He gave many solo recitals and performances with orchestras such as the Denver Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, as well as various tours throughout the world in places such as China, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, and Korea. Bloch also taught music at the University of Denver and at The Juilliard School, served as a faculty member at various piano festivals, and wrote articles about composers and music pieces in various music magazines. The collection contains 15.50 linear feet of programs, reviews, recordings, writings, notes, correspondence, awards, photographs, posters, articles, clippings, flyers, and brochures, related to Blochs career, the ensembles he was involved in, and his relationships with his close colleagues, including Benjamin Lees, William Mayer, and Robert Moevs.
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Jorge Bolet Collection, 1880-1996. 34.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
Jorge Bolet (1914-1990) was an active piano performer and teacher. He performed solo recitals and concerts with various orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and he also toured many countries, including Canada, Australia, Germany, and China. In addition, Bolet taught at The Curtis Institute in Philadelphia and at Indiana University in Bloomington. This collection consists of 34.00 linear feet of writings, correspondence, programs, press releases, scores, recordings, photographs, datebooks, awards, scrapbooks, posters, books, clippings, articles, and other memorabilia related to Bolets career, his hobbies, and his relationships with his close colleagues, including Audrey Michaels, Mac Finley, and his older brother, conductor Alberto Bolet.
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Daniel Bonade Papers, 1813-1979. 6.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Daniel Bonade, Swiss-born American clarinetist, teacher and writer, was born in 1896 in Geneva, Switzerland and began playing the clarinet at the age of eight. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire and in 1913 won the prestigious Premier Prix. In 1917 while touring the United States, Bonade was offered the principal clarinet position of the Philadelphia Orchestra. In 1930 he left the Philadelphia Orchestra and continued his orchestral career with positions in the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, the Columbia Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra, and the NBC Orchestra. As a faculty member of the Curtis Institute of Music, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the Juilliard School of Music Bonade trained many successful clarinetists in the United States from 1920 to 1960. This collection consists of written, photographic, recorded materials, reeds and reed cases, and personal items created or collected by Bonade; brochures, programs and photographs of his wife, Maud Bonade La Charme; and programs, photographs and memorabilia of his parents, Louis and Esther Bonade.
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Mario Braggiotti Collection, 1902-2001. 8.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
Mario Braggiotti (1905-1996) was a pianist, composer, lecturer, and linguist. He performed various solo piano recitals and duo-piano concerts, including at NYCs Town Hall, with the Community Concerts Association, at various Womens clubs, and in France, Italy, and Spain. Braggiotti also founded the Braggiotti Music School in Italy and transcribed many pieces, including classical pieces, popular songs, and musicals. This collection consists of scores, manuscripts, programs, articles, correspondence, flyers, scrapbooks, recordings, photographs, and memorabilia related to Braggiottis performances, his original transcriptions, and the colleagues that he had close relationships with, including pianists Jacqués Fray, Walter Shaw, and Jack Chaikin, as well as his wife, Susan Braggiotti.
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Arthur Brandenburg Papers, 1888-1983. 22.5 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Arthur H. Brandenburg (February 21, 1899 - August 23, 1986) was an American music educator and bandleader in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He was a member of the American School Band Director's Association (ASBDA) and the American Bandmasters Association (ABA), serving as the first director of the ABA Research Center. The collection consists of professional papers including correspondence, programs, administrative documents, curriculum materials, pedagogical/instruction materials, photographs, and newspaper clippings from Brandenburg's tenure with Elizabeth Public Schools and Recreation Concert Band, and correspondence and administrative materials relating to the ABA Research Center. There are also assorted personal materials related to Brandenburg's service with the Kiwanis as well as his personal and family life.
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Martha Brooks Papers, 1924-1991 and undated. 5.75 linear feet.
Location: Mass Media and Culture
Martha Brooks (1908-1999) was a legendary New York broadcaster whose "Martha Brooks Show" aired over WGY-Radio Schenectady from 1937 to 1971. Originally an actress, Ms. Brooks (nee Irma Lemke) began with pioneering radio station WGY in 1931. Later, Ms. Brooks became a TV pioneer, on WGY's sister station, WRGB-TV by writing, producing and often starring in live, on-air productions. The Martha Brooks Papers spans the years 1924 to 1991 and consists mainly of photos from many of the early TV productions on which Ms. Brooks starred (and sometimes wrote).
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The Michel-Dmitri Calvocoressi Manuscripts, 1877-1940. 0.5 linear feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Michel-Dmitri Calvocoressi (1877-1944) was a music critic and musicologist in Paris and London during the first part of the twentieth century. He spent much of his career championing Russian music. He was involved with Sergey Diaghilev (1872-1929) and the early years of the Ballets Russes and fostered a particular interest in the music of Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881). The Michel-Dmitri Calvocoressi Manuscripts covers the period from 1877 to 1940, and includes undated materials; the bulk of the materials date from 1902 to 1940. The manuscripts consist of 163 pieces of correspondence and one music manuscript. Much of the correspondence is related to his involvement with Russian music, with people asking his advice about various Russian composers, their works, and how to obtain them. There are also letters from performers of Russian music, telling him of their activities. Notable correspondents include Igor Stravinsky, Léon Bakst, Alexandre Benoir, Nadia Boulanger, Gerald Finzi, Constant Lambert, Philip Heseltine, and Leo Ornstein.
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Robert Casadesus Collection, 1921-2002. 13.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
A pianist, composer, and pedagogue, Robert Casadesus (1899-1972) was an active performer throughout his career. He gave many solo recitals throughout the United States and Europe, and he was a soloist with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra for over three decades, where several of his works were premiered. Casadesus also performed with other orchestras, including the Cleveland, Chicago, and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras. In addition, Casadesus was an assistant to Isidor Philipp at the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau, where he later became the director. Casadesus often performed piano duets with his wife, Gaby Casadesus. The collection consists of 13.00 Linear Feet of concert programs, reviews, correspondence, photographs, advertisements, obituaries, articles, scores, biographical information, and other miscellaneous documents related to Casadesuss career; the ensembles with which he was involved; and the colleagues with whom he had close relationships including Maurice Ravel, Zino Francescatti, Gaby Casadesus, and his son, Jean Casadesus. Materials date from 1921 to 2002, with the bulk dating from 1940 to 1971.
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Abram Chasins Collection, Circa 1904-1990. 28.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
A pianist, composer, pedagogue, musical director, and music writer, Abram Chasins was an active performer throughout his career. He gave many solo recitals, concerts with leading orchestras, and piano duets with his wife, Constance Keene, throughout the United States. Chasins also was a lecturer at the Curtis Institute of Music, Musician-in-Residence at the University of Southern California, and an active adjudicator. In addition, Chasins composed many pieces, including two piano concertos and numerous piano transcriptions. Chasins also was a musical director for radio stations NBC and WQXR and wrote numerous books, including one on "Speaking of Pianists". The collection consists of 28.00 Linear Feet of concert programs, reviews, correspondence, photographs, advertisements, articles, published and unpublished scores, recordings, scrapbooks, photographs, artwork, and other miscellaneous documents related to Chasins career as a performer, author, musical director, composer, and lecturer, and his relationships with his close colleagues, including Josef Hofmann, Hendrick Wilhelm Van Loon, and his wife, Constance Keene.
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Frances Elliott Clark Papers, 1890-1963. 7.25 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Frances Elliott Clark (1860-1958), born near Angola, Indiana, taught in the public schools of Illinois and Iowa until 1903, when she became the supervisor of the Milwaukee public schools. In 1911, she became the director of the Education Department of the Victor Talking Machine Company, where she promoted the use of the phonograph in music education. A founding member of the Music Educators National Conference, she presided over the annual Founder's Breakfasts, served on the executive committee, and chaired at various times the archives, necrology, and the Lowell Mason Sesquicentennial Committees. She was an officer of the NEA music section and was active in the Music Teachers National Association and the National Federation of Music Clubs. The collection consists of both personal and professional papers including published and unpublished writings, correspondence, addresses, programs, reports, memorabilia, clippings, and articles related to Clark's work as a music educator.
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College Band Directors National Association Archives, 1941-present. 15.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) began its existence as a committee of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC). The Committee on College and University Music was so dominated by band directors in the mid-1930s that it soon became known as the Committee on College and University Bands. In the fall of 1938 that committee, under the leadership of William Revelli, met independently in Chicago. The group met again in December 1941 and formed the University and College Band Conductors Conference. The name of the organization was changed to the College Band Directors National Association in 1947. The archives contain administrative records, correspondence and information bulletins, membership listings, financial records, committee reports, surveys, questionnaires, publications, articles, conference programs and proceedings, photographs, and oral histories related to the CBDNA's mission of the teaching, performance, study and cultivation of music, with particular focus on the wind band milieu. More details about the organization of this collection can be found here.
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Contemporary Music Project Archives, 1957-1973. 25.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The Contemporary Music Project (CMP) spanned a fourteen-year period from 1959 to 1973. Originally named the The Young Composers Project (YCP), the CMP consisted of three programs: Professionals-in-Residence to Communities, the Teaching of Comprehensive Musicianship, and Complementary Activities. The CMP Archives consists of approximately twenty-five linear feet of documents; scores donated by the young composers, taped performances of CMP compositions, video tapes of the Eastman workshops; the recording "Comprehensive Musicianship Training" and the film "What is Music"; microfilm used by University Microfilms to produce the CMP Library, and the CMP Library itself. The Archives have been housed in the MENC Historical Center at the University of Maryland since the conclusion of the project in June 1973. A browsable listing of scores in the collection can be found at the Contemporary Music Project Archives: Score Library. The processing of this collection supported by the Rose Marie Grentzer Fund.
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Patrick Conway Collection, 1906-1980. 2.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Patrick ("Patsy") Conway was a prominent band leader in the early 20th Century. While a music teacher at Cornell University, he organized and directed the Ithaca Band, which later became known as Patrick Conway and His Band around 1908. During the summer season Conway's band toured the mid-western and western United States performing at state fairs and expositions, including the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915, and had regular engagements at Willow Grove Park, Philadelphia, and Young's Pier, Atlantic City. After serving in the First World War, Conway returned to Ithaca and founded the Military Band School as an affiliate of the Ithaca Conservatory of Music. He taught at the school from 1922 until his death in 1929. The Conway Collection consists of scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, programs of his concerts from 1919-1928, photographs, advertisements, correspondence and other materials related to his career.
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Jacob M. Coopersmith Collection, 1709-1967. 7.50 linear feet and 285 items.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Jacob M. Coopersmith (1903-1968) was an American musicologist, Handel scholar, performer, conductor, teacher, and music librarian. In 1932, Coopersmith completed his dissertation, "An Investigation of George Friedrich Händel's Orchestral Style," the first thematic catalogue of Handel's works, at Harvard. He published a critical edition of Handel's Messiah in 1947, incorporating all known variants of text and music. The Jacob M. Coopersmith Collection covers the period from 1709 to 1967, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1930 to 1967. The collection consists of books, scores, manuscripts and facsimiles, catalogues, libretti, and articles collected by Coopersmith during his career.
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Yarbrough and Cowan Collection, 1900-2007. 20.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
Joan Yarbrough (--) and Robert Cowan (--) were a husband-and-wife piano duo involved in numerous performances throughout their career. They were duo-pianists in residence at the University of Montevallo in Alabama and artist-faculty members at the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina. They also gave performances throughout the world, including in the Far East, Russia, and Austria. The collection consists of correspondence, programs, articles, recordings, flyers, photographs, music journals, and scores related to Yarbroughs and Cowans careers, the music organizations they were involved in, and the colleagues that they had close relationships with, including Robert Shaw, Paul Creston, Frederich Koch, and Eugene Hemmer.
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Louis Crowder Collection, 1899-2000. 4.75 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
Louis Crowder (1907-1998) was a pianist, music teacher, and music writer. He wrote many published and unpublished books and articles, including books on Anatomy of the Hand, Bones, Muscles, and Keyboards, and articles for Clavier magazine. Crowder also performed a variety of concerts in Europe and taught both piano pedagogy conferences and music at various schools, including Northwestern University, Iowa State Teachers College, and the University of Connecticut. The collection consists of published and unpublished writings, correspondence, programs, articles, scores, publicity materials, reports, resumes, photographs, and questionnaires related to Crowders teaching, writing, and performing careers, and his relationships with his friends and colleagues, including Mary Louise Boehm, Kees Kooper, his teacher, Robert Casadesus, and his wives, Naomi West Crowder (a.k.a. Nan), and Carol Odeneal.
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John Curwen Manuscripts, 1860-2005. 1.75 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
John Curwen (1816-1880) was an English congregational minister who, later in life, devoted himself to developing and promulgating the Tonic Sol-fa pedagogical method. This method is based on the relationships between pitch-classes in a diatonic key, and replaces traditional notation with solfege syllables; the syllable "do" is assigned to a piece's tonic, thus the term "moveable do." The John Curwen Manuscripts, part of the Music Educators National Convention (MENC) Historical Center, contains six volumes written by Curwen that date from 1863 to 1868. These manuscripts frequently include pasted-in materials and feature Curwen's preparatory work for future harmony textbooks and exercises completed by students. Supporting materials are also part of the collection, giving biographical information, examples of tonic sol-fa, and a brief history of how the materials were acquired.
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Emil Danenberg Collection, 1895-1994. 8.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
A performer and music professor, Emil Danenberg (1917-1982) was extensively involved in chamber music, including performances with the New Hungarian Quartet, with violinists Matthew Raimondi and Andor Toth, and with cellist Pierre Fournier. Danenberg also gave numerous solo recitals and taught at both UNC Chapel Hill and Oberlin Conservatory. In addition, Danenberg was the president of Oberlin College and taught many master classes there. The collection contains concert programs, scrapbooks, recordings, photographs, correspondence, autographs, and other miscellaneous documents related to Danenbergs career, the ensembles he was involved in, and his relationships with his colleagues and friends, especially his wife, Mary Ann Danenberg, and his theory teacher, Arnold Schoenberg.
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David M. Davis Papers, 1956-1980, and undated. 10.75 linear feet.
Location: Mass Media and Culture
David M. Davis had a prominent career in educational and public broadcasting, ranging from directing and producing college-level telecourses at WGBH and working for the Ford Foundation's Office of Public Broadcasting to creating the acclaimed programming series American Playhouse and P.O.V.. The collection documents his work.
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Raymond F. Dvorak Papers, 1876-1987. 4.50 linear feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Raymond F. Dvorak (1900-1982) was an American band director and music educator who spent much of his career as director of the University of Wisconsin bands. The Dvorak Papers covers the period from 1876 to 1987, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1960 to 1980. The collection consists of both personal and professional papers, including published and collected articles, correspondence, programs, memorabilia, and photographs related to Dvorak's work as a band director, particularly those documenting his efforts in memorializing John Philip Sousa.
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The Charles H. Eisenhardt Jr. Collection, 1865-1964. 5.25 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The Charles H. Eisenhardt Jr. (1902-1917), a Baltimore native and avid patron of the arts, attended numerous concerts and theater productions in Baltimore and was particularly interested in musical theater. An employee of American Steel and Wire Company, in 1942 he moved with his wife Ethel and daughter Jane to Cleveland, Ohio, were they where frequent attendees at the Hanna Theater and The Cleveland Playhouse. Eisenhardt transferred to New York City in 1956 to work for US Steel Corporation and remained in the New York City metro area until his death. The collection covers the period from 1865 to 1964 with the bulk of the material from 1910 to 1945. The collection consists of programs, newspaper and magazine clippings, books, scores, and memorabilia collected by Mr. Eisenhardt. Theater programs have been integrated into the SCPA Theater Program Collection
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Merle Evans Papers, 1880-1989. 39.5 linear feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Merle Evans (1891-1987) was an American bandmaster and cornetist. He is best known for his work leading the Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus Band. He was also the bandmaster for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The collection consists of both personal and professional papers including correspondence, photographs, band scores, and band uniforms related to Evans's work as a bandmaster and as a cornetist.
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Pegeen Fitzgerald Collection, 1938-1988 and undated. 6.00 linear feet.
Location: Mass Media and Culture
Pegeen Fitzgerald (c. 1911-1989) was a beloved New York broadcaster who, with her husband Edward, pioneered the "husband-and-wife-at-home" genre of radio talk. Their show was heard daily over the NYC airwaves for over 40 years. The collection mainly documents Ms. Fitzgerald's long radio career and her animal rights advocacy.
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Charles B. Fowler Papers, 1940-1995. 128.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The professional and personal papers of Charles B.[Bruner] Fowler (1931-1995), eminent American arts advocate, educator, editor, writer and philosopher, fill 236 boxes. The collection consists of published and unpublished articles, including related research and correspondence; published reports, pamphlets and educational materials; chapters written in books; authored and edited books, including personal copies of each; unpublished keynote addresses and speeches; reports of studies and projects, presentations at conferences, seminars and symposia; unpublished scripts; recorded interviews and speeches; slides and photographs; and memorabilia related to Dr. Charles Fowler's work.
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Carl Friedberg Collection, 1890-1957. 4.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
A pianist and teacher, Carl Friedberg (1872-1955) was an active performer throughout his career. He gave many solo recitals, concerts with leading orchestras, and chamber music concerts with a variety of ensembles throughout the United States and Europe. Friedberg also was a teacher at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt, Germany and at the Institute for Musical Arts, which later became the Juilliard School. The collection consists of 4.00 Linear Feet of concert programs, reviews, correspondence, photographs, publicity materials, articles, recordings, scrapbooks, photographs, and other miscellaneous documents related to Friedbergs career, the ensembles and societies he was involved with, and his relationships with his close colleagues, including his teacher, Clara Schumann, his sister, Annie Friedberg, and his pupil, Leonard (Bruce) Hungerford.
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Mildred Funnell Papers, 1932-1973 and undated. 10.00 linear feet.
Location: Mass Media and Culture
Mildred Funnell (1901-1977) was a Cleveland-based broadcaster of radio and TV, best known for her female-friendly programs like radio's "Mildred and Gloria" (co-hosted with Gloria Brown) and local TV's "The Idea Shop" (also with Brown). The collection, which spans the years 1932 to 1955, documents Ms. Funnell's career as both an actress and Ohio radio and TV personality.
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Betty Garde Papers, 1924-1978 and undated. 2.50 linear feet.
Location: Mass Media and Culture
Betty Garde (1905-1989) was an American actress best known for being the original Aunt Eller in Broadway's "Oklahoma" but whose career also include such radio programs as "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" and "The Aldrich Family" and work with Orson Welles and Eddie Cantor, among others. Ms. Garde also appeared on early TV in such programs as "The Honeymooners," "Decoy," and "The Twilight Zone." The collection documents Betty Garde's early stage career.
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Reginald Gerig Collection, 1593-2003. 16.75 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
Reginald R. Gerig (1919- ) is Professor of Piano Emeritus at Wheaton College and a music researcher, perhaps best known for writing Famous Pianists and Their Techniques. Gerig also taught piano at both Wheaton College and Eastman School of Music and gave many lectures on piano technique at places such as Brigham Young University Summer Piano Festival, Peabody Conservatory, and the National Conference on Piano Pedagogy. The collection contains manuscripts, research notebooks, articles, lectures, correspondence, and other miscellaneous materials related to Gerigs career as a music researcher and professor, his involvement in the American Liszt Society and the Illinois State Music Teachers Association, and his relationships with various publishers, authors, and pianists, including Otto Ortmann, Carola Grindea, and Irwin Freundlich.
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Patrick Gilmore Collection, 1864-1893. 2.00 linear feet (42 items).
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Patrick S. Gilmore (1829-1892) was an American bandleader before the time of John Philip Sousa. His career highlights include leading the regimental band for the 24th Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War, founding Gilbert and Wright: a musical instrument manufacturer, and organizing concerts of an enormous scale consisting of thousands of instrumentalists and singers for the National Peace Jubilee and World Peace Jubilee. In 1876, Gilmore's new band, the 22nd New York Regiment Band, became the first ensemble to travel across the country giving concerts from New York to San Francisco. This collection, part of the ABA Research Center, consists primarily of memorabilia related to his career including medals, photographs, holograph signatures, programs, and other items.
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Edwin Franko Goldman Collection, 1895-c.1977. 18.50 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Edwin Franko Goldman (1878-1956), a founder of the American Bandmasters Association and its first president, was a composer, scholar, and prominent conductor. In 1911 he formed his own band which began a summer concert series, later know as the Guggenhiem Memorial Concert Series, in New York City in 1918; this tradition continued under other directors including Goldman's son, Richard Franko Goldman, who led the band from 1956-1979. Goldman championed the performance of neglected band music and gave the American premieres of a number of important works, including commissioned pieces from many contemporary composers including Ottorino Respighi, Percy Grainger, Morton Gould, and Virgil Thomson. The collection contains press-books of clippings, programs, press releases, correspondence, memorabilia, and photographs related to the Goldman Band's annual summer concerts in New York, NY; and correspondence, articles, administrative records, conference programs, committee reports, and memorabilia related to Goldman's tenure as president of the American Bandmasters Association.
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Mabel Rosenthal Collection on Edwin Franko Goldman, 1930-1955. 1.25 linear feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Edwin Franko Goldman (1878-1956) was a bandmaster, author, composer, and founding member and first president of the American Bandmasters Association. He received his musical training at the National Conservatory in New York, and from 1899-1909 he held the position of solo cornet with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. In 1911, he formed the Goldman Band, and by 1918, the band was performing a free summer concert series, which later became known as the Guggenheim Concert Series. Goldman conducted this series until his death in 1956. This collection was compiled by Mabel Rosenthal, a family friend of Goldman's, and consists of newspaper clippings, programs, correspondence, photographs, medals, and scores related to Goldman's career as a conductor and composer.
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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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Mark Hambourg Collection, 1890-1970. 2.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
Mark Hambourg (1879-1960) was a piano performer who gave numerous recitals and recorded many of his performances on gramophone records for the Gramophone Company (HMV). Hambourg also performed with several orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and gave many concert tours. In addition, Hambourg was an author, writing various books and magazine articles about composers and about how to play the piano. This collection includes concert programs, correspondence, scrapbooks, books and magazine articles, and miscellaneous items related to Hambourgs career as a writer and performer, and related to his relationships with his friends and colleagues, including Theodore Leschetizky, Anton Rubenstein, and his wife, violinist Dorothea Muir Hambourg.
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Herbert Hazelman Collection, 1931-2001. 5.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Herbert Hazelman (1913-2007) was an American band director, composer, and music educator. Hazelman is best known for his 40-year tenure as director of the Greensboro (Grimsley) North Carolina Senior High School Bands. He was responsible for numerous premiere performances of band music and made more than 150 recordings with school ensembles. He was elected to the American Bandmasters Association in 1951. The collection consists of recorded performances, concert programs, correspondence, clippings, writings, educational materials including evaluations and contracts, publications, conference materials, travel itineraries, and photographs.
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John Heney Collection, 1885-1978. 6.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
A percussionist, music educator, and historian, John Joseph Heney, Sr. (1903-1978) played with numerous bands throughout his career; most notably the Sousa Band during its final six years. In addition to playing professionally, Heney taught at numerous schools in the Florida area, including Ketterlinus High School, Stetson University, and DeLand High School, where he stayed for thirty-two years. A member of the Sousa Band Fraternal Society, Heney was elected as archivist in November of 1969. During his time as archivist, Heney attempted to collect memorabilia from Sousa's life in order to preserve the history of the Sousa Band and its members. This collection contains correspondence, publications, clippings, articles, scores, programs, contracts, diaries, scrapbooks, yearbooks, photographs, sound recordings, and memorabilia related to his career as a music educator, his involvement with the John Philip Sousa Band, and his interest in preserving Sousa's memory after the band leader's death.
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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. Titles can be found at http://digital.lib.umd.edu/henson/.
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Mary E. Hoffman Papers, 1977-1982. 4.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Mary E. Hoffman was an active teacher, composer, arranger, and guest conductor. She taught music at several public schools as well as at Columbia Teachers College and Temple University. In 1979, Hoffman was appointed professor of music education at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign where she remained until her death in 1997. During her lifetime, Hoffman was an active member of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC, though now known as National Association for Music Education). From 1980-1982, Hoffman served as MENC President and helped plan the 75th Anniversary Convention in San Antonio, Texas. The collection contains Hoffman's professional papers from her term as MENC President. It includes meeting minutes, agendas, and correspondence with MENC related organizations, councils, committees, publications, and divisions.
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The Howe Collection of Musical Instrument Literature, 1854-1992. 192.50 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The Howe Collection of Musical Instrument Literature brings together historical artifacts and documents from the music industry in the United States. It contains material about the manufacture of pianos, organs, and mechanical musical instruments. The collection is divided into five separate series: Piano, Organ, Mechanical Musical Instruments, Phonographic, and General Music. It was created, and given to the University of Maryland, by Richard J. Howe.
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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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International Clarinet Association Research Center, 1813-present. 197.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The International Clarinet Association (ICA) was founded to "support projects that will benefit clarinet performance; provide opportunities for the exchange of ideas, materials, and information among its members; foster the composition, publication, recording, and distribution of music for the clarinet; and encourages and promotes the performance and teaching of a wide variety of repertoire for the clarinet." To help foster this mission, ICA formed The International Clarinet Association Research Center which contains approximately 1,700 clarinet recordings, the Jerry Pierce and Daniel Bonade Papers, the Ierardi Collection, and a score collection of over 6000 titles. Borrowing of the scores is restricted to members of the ICA and students, faculty, and staff of the University of Maryland.
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International Society for Music Education Archives, 1944-2005. 26 linear feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The Archives of the International Society for Music Education (ISME) was established at the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1985. Materials have been received from Robert Werner, Ronald Smith, Henning Bro Rasmussen, the estate of Vanett Lawler (through Dorothy Regardie), Yasuharu Takahagi, and Rodolfo Zubrisky. Materials span the period 1944-1992. In addition to the official records such as correspondence, financial/membership records, and planning papers for meetings, conferences, seminars, and projects, the Archives has brochures, programs, publications, photographs, and research reports.
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J.E. Roach Banda Mexicana Music Collection, 1881-1906. 15.50 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
This collection consists of the extant portions of the J. E. Roach Banda Mexicana library of scores and parts, and includes sections 3, 4, and 5 of the original library. These materials total 208 volumes of music written for 73-instrument band and conductor, published between 1881 and 1906. J. E. Roach's Banda Mexicana was a touring concert band active between circa 1908 and 1911. American conductor, Captain J.E. Roach (dates unknown) recruited over 50 soloists from army and police bands across Mexico to form his touring group. The band also included male and female vocalists and dancers. Its repertoire consisted of standard band arrangements of the day, as well as traditional Mexican music.
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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. By the time Taylor died in winter 2005, the collection he created had surpassed 400 titles and still continues to grow. Productions are found in the Libraries main catalog by doing an Advanced Search and including the term "WAPAVA" in a search field. The collection also includes programs, press kits, and other documents relating to these productions. Please contact the curator to view these additional materials.
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Philip James Papers, 1929-1960. 2.00 linear feet.
Location: Mass Media and Culture
Philip James was an American composer of over 300 works of choral and orchestral music. He co-founded the New Jersey Orchestra, and in 1929 became the regular conductor of the Bamberger Little Symphony on radio station WOR for nine years. The collection documents his career in music broadcasting.
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William Kapell Collection, 1908-1989. 28.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
An American pianist, William Kapell (1922-1953) was an active performer throughout his career. He gave many solo recitals and performances with orchestras in New York and on tours, including in North America, Europe, South America, and Australia. Kapell also recorded many of his performances with RCA Victor and composed many pieces, including piano pieces, popular songs for piano and voice, pieces for violin and piano, and transcriptions of pieces written by others. In addition, Kapell wrote commentary and poetry. The collection consists of 28.00 Linear Feet of concert programs, reviews, correspondence, photographs, advertisements, articles, published and unpublished scores, recordings, photographs, and other miscellaneous documents related to Kapells career as a performer and composer, his academic work, and his relationships with his close colleagues, including Heitor Villa-Lobos, Eugene Ormandy, his teacher, Olga Samaroff, and his wife, Anna Lou Kapell.
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Lester Cowan and Ann Ronell "Trial of Billie Holiday" Collection, 1957-1988. 0.50 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The Lester Cowan and Ann Ronell "Trial of Billie Holiday" Collection consists of correspondence, scores, lyric sheets, contracts, film proposals, screenplays, clippings, and photographs related to the proposed film, "The Trial of Billie Holiday," developed in collaboration by Lester Cowan and Ann Ronell.
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Theodore Lettvin Collection, 1934-2003. 7.75 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
A performer and music teacher, Theodore Lettvin (1926-2003) performed in many concerts, including orchestra concerts, solo recitals, and accompanist performances at the National Gallery of Art, the New York Town Hall, the Phillips Gallery, and various concerts in Germany. Lettvin also was the head of the music department at Cleveland School of Music Settlement, as well as a professor of piano at University of Michigan, New England Conservatory of Music, and Rutgers. In addition, Lettvin wrote general essays on music technique and articles for pianists concerning music performance careers. This collection contains concert programs, reviews, awards, articles, interviews, photographs, correspondence, recordings, advertisements, biographical sketches, itineraries, and directories related to Lettvins career, his involvement with various organizations, including Palm Beach Public, and his relationships with various friends and colleagues, including Robert Shaw, his wife, Joan Lettvin, and Ben Javits.
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Library of American Broadcasting Scripts Collection, 1925-1991. 10.5 lin. ft..
Location: Mass Media and Culture
The Library of American Broadcasting Scripts Collection is a collection of radio and television scripts gathered from several sources and donations by the original staff of the Library of American Broadcasting. Dating from 1925 to 1991, these scripts are the actual scripts used by radio and television performers. Many of the scripts contain the hand-written markings the performers created as they were preparing the script for broadcast. These scripts document almost seventy years of radio and television broadcasting and represent a variety of genres, including comedy, drama, soap operas, quiz programs, news programs, and music programs.
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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. Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, based in the D.C./Montgomery County, Maryland area, was founded by Liz Lerman in 1976. 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. 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; memorabilia; and video and audio cassettes, all of which relate to the activities and functions of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange.
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Jerome Lowenthal Collection, 1954-1988. 4.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
Jerome Lowenthal (1932--) is a pianist and music educator. He has performed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and many major orchestras in the United States and is a faculty member at the Juilliard School in New York. Lowenthal was also a lecturer at the Jerusalem Academy in Israel. The collection consists of 4.00 linear feet of articles, programs, recordings, clippings, and publicity flyers related to Lowenthals career, the ensembles he was involved in, and the people he played with, including violinist Christiaan Boor and cellist Jeffery Solow.
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Lee Luvisi Collection, 1904-2007. 11.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
Lee Luvisi (1937--) was an American pianist. He has performed both solo works and chamber music pieces, and he has been both Artist in Residence at the University of Louisville School of Music in Kentucky and an Artist Member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. This collection contains concert programs, reviews, articles, CDs, VHS tapes, correspondence, contracts, repertoire, photographs, and memorabilia related to Luvisis career, the ensembles he was involved in, and his relationships with his colleagues, including violinist Alexander Schneider, his teachers, Rudolf Serkin and Mieczyslaw Horszowski, and their wives, Irene Serkin and Bice Horszowski.
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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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Solveig Lunde Madsen Collection, 1923-2004. 8.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
A performer and music educator, Solveig Lunde Madsen (1920-2011; originally known as Dorothy Lunde) performed in many recitals and orchestra concerts, including a concert tour of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden with the Scandinavian Symphony Orchestra of Detroit. Madsen also taught music at Brigham Young University and the University of Utah and was an active member of the American Liszt Society. This collection includes press books, publicity files, articles, clippings, concert programs and reviews, correspondence, itineraries, repertoire lists, photographs, recordings, scrapbooks, and other memorabilia related to Madsens career, the organizations she was involved with, and her relationships with her family and her colleagues, including her classmate William Kapell and her teacher, Olga Samaroff-Stotowski.
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Frank Mancini Papers, c.1926-1970. 0.50 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Frank Mancini (1886-1964) was an influential music educator in the Modesto, California. This collection focuses on his teaching and conducting career there and includes music programs of many of Mancini's ensembles and guest conducting appearances; correspondence with important musicians of the time including William Revelli, Edwin Franko Goldman, and others; instructional materials from Mancini's years as an educator; awards earned by Mancini and his bands; audio recordings of an interview with Mancini and a performance of the Modesto High School band; and materials focusing on Mancini's legacy.
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Michael Mark Papers, 1894-2008. 14.75 linear feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Michael Mark (b. 1936) is an American music educator and author. He received his degrees in music from Catholic University (BM 1958 and DMA 1969), George Washington University (MA 1960), and the University of Michigan (MM 1962). During his career, Mark was employed by public school systems and universities in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and New York. As an author he has published numerous books and articles on music education, frequently on the history of that topic. This collection consists of educational materials, correspondence, writings, newspaper clippings, photographs, books, recordings, and scores related to his career as an educator and author.
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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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Lowell Mason Collection, 1808-1992. 10.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Lowell Mason (1792-1872) is known as the founder of American school music education and co-founder of the Boston Academy of Music. In addition to establishing curricular music in American public schools and teacher training in music, he is also known for the success of his compositions and arrangements of hymn tunes and tune books, including The Boston Handel and Haydn Society Collection of Church Music. Some of his other publications, mostly written for churches or schools, include The Juvenile Psalmist, The Juvenile Lyre, and The Manual of the Boston Academy of Music. This collection, part of the MENC Historical Center, consists of songs, hymns, and anthems; correspondence; books; articles; addresses; musical programs and advertisements; tributes; pamphlets; an unpublished manuscript; and memorabilia related to Lowell Mason's work, and materials related to members of Mason's family including the correspondence of his son Henry Lowell (H.L.) Mason.
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William Masselos Collection, 1912-1996. 10.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
A performer and music educator, William Masselos (1920-1992) had a very active concert career, including solo recitals, performances with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and numerous other orchestra and chamber music concerts. Masselos also taught music at various universities, including Juilliard and the Catholic University of America, and was a faculty member at many music festivals, including the Aspen Music Festival, the Berkshire Music Festival, and the International Society for Contemporary Music Festival. This collection contains 6.00 linear feet of correspondence, programs, photographs, recordings, scores, articles, and memorabilia related to Masseloss career, the professional organizations and ensembles he was involved with, and his relationships with his close colleagues, including Betty Burnham, Herbert Barrett, and Joseph Lippman.
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Tobias Matthay Collection, 1885-2009. 2.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
Tobias Matthay (1858-1945) was a pianist, composer, and music writer. He wrote chamber music, piano, and vocal pieces, as well as books on music technique. Matthay also taught various music students at the Royal Academy of Music and occasionally performed. The collection consists of scores, books, lists, concert programs, and biographical materials related to Matthays career and his relationships with his pupils, including Denise Lassimonne.
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Helen McGraw Collection, 1883-2002. 13.75 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
Helen McGraw (a.k.a. Helen McGraw Chambers) (1905-1999) was a piano performer, music educator and composer. She performed solo piano pieces and ensemble works at a variety of places, including at Peabody Conservatory of Music, the National Gallery of Art, and the Phillips Gallery, she was known for performing unfamiliar pieces. McGraw also taught piano lessons at the Eastman School of Music and American University in Washington, DC, among other places, composed various piano works, vocal pieces, and pieces for chamber ensembles, and was active in many musical organizations, including the Friday Morning Music Club and the Baltimore Music Club. The collection contains journal entries, artwork, programs, reviews, articles, correspondence, photographs, scores, publicity flyers, recordings, books, and biographical materials related to McGraws career, her involvement in organizations, and her close relationships, including her relationships with her husband, Robert Chambers, her mom, her performing colleague, Kay Rickett, and her friends, Mary Howe and Esther Ballou.
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Teddy McRae Papers, 1940-1981. 0.50 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Theodore "Teddy" McRae (1908-1999), nicknamed Mr. Bear, was a tenor saxophone player, arranger and composer. He worked with numerous bandleaders througout his career, including Chick Webb, Charlie Johnson, Elmer Snowden, Stuff Smith, and Lil Armstrong, Benny Morton, Artie Shaw, and Louis Armstrong. In addition he composed two successful tunes, "Back Bay Shuffle" in 1938 and "Traffic Jam" in 1939. In the late1950s, McRae formed Enrica Records and the production company Rae-Cox Records with Eddie Wilcox. This collection contains professional documents from Teddy McRae's personal papers during his time as an independent musician as well as professional documents from his work with the recording companies Enrica and Rae-Cox Records.
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Archives of The Midwest Clinic, An International Band and Orchestra Conference, 1947-2011. 84.75 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Begun in December 1946, The Midwest Clinic, An International Band and Orchestra Conference (MWIBOC), is a multi-day band and orchestra conference held annually in Chicago, IL. The conference not only includes performances of featured ensembles, but also focuses "on bringing music directors into contact with not only the best published music, but also with new and established teaching techniques, and the latest products and services for the music educator." The Midwest Clinic Archives serves as a repository for print and recorded materials associated with the annual conference. The archives include audio and visual recordings in a variety of formats, photographs and scrapbooks, programs and publications, and administrative documents of the organization. Materials from the earliest years of the clinic's history comprise a very small portion of the collection, though the collection does include programs dating to the 1st Annual Clinic in 1947. The earliest recordings are from 1956, and extensive administrative documents begin in the late 1970s. More details about the organization of this collection can be found here.
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Gilbert H. Mitchell Collection, 1943-1998. 1.5 linear feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
As a cornettist, conductor and educator, Gilbert H. Mitchell, Jr. (b. 1925) has been involved with numerous ensembles. His career began in 1943, at the age of 18, when he substituted with the Radio City Music Hall Symphony Orchestra and began to work with Leopold Stokowski and the New York City Symphony. Drafted into the Army in 1946, he began an illustrious career as a cornettist and conductor with the United States Army Band "Pershing's Own." He co-founded the Army Herald Trumpets and coordinated music for the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. The collection consists of letters of commendation and awards related to Mitchell's career with the Army Band, photographs from throughout his career, and Mitchell's self-published memoir.
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Music Educators National Conference Historical Center, 1810-present. 1087.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
As the premiere music education association in the United States, the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) is devoted to assessing and improving the state of music education in schools on all levels. The MENC Historical Center collection includes administrative records, MENC publications, and papers of past presidents and other eminent music educators. Other related historical records and special collections include the Contemporary Music Project Archives, the John Curwen Manuscripts, National Association for Advancement of Music Archives, the Pillsbury Foundation School Archives, a Lowell Mason Collection, a Luther Whiting Mason Collection, and the records of several publishing companies. Special research resources include a textbook collection, curriculum guide collection, research papers, instructional recordings, oral histories, photographs, reference books, biography file, and an extensive serials collection. More details about the collection can be found on the Libraries' guide to the Music Educators National Conference Historical Center. The processing of this collection supported by the Rose Marie Grentzer Fund.
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Music Library Association Archives, 1931-present. 333.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The Music Library Association (MLA) was established for music librarians and scholars alike to promote the establishment, growth and use of music libraries; to encourage the collection of music and musical literature; and to search for ways to improve music libraries. The MLA archives consist of administrative and financial records, oral histories, publications, some regional chapter records and newsletters, committee reports, publications, conference documents and programs, photographs, and regalia.
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National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors Research Center Score Collection, 1827-present. 61.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors (NACWPI) addresses the needs and concerns of instrumental instructors on college and university campuses and plays a key role in the education of today's young wind and percussion musicians. The Research Center score collection contains over 4,400 scores. This collection of solo and ensemble music for wind and percussion instruments consists of gifts from Dr. Geary Larrick, David Hite, various publishing companies, and NACWPI itself in the form of composition contest scores.
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Fran Norris Papers, 1950-2000 and undated. 5.50 linear feet.
Location: Mass Media and Culture
Fran Norris (1911-1988) was Ohio's beloved "Aunt Fran," creator and host of the pioneering children's program "Aunt Fran and Her Playmates" which aired from 1950 to 1957 over WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio. The collection documents the daily production of Ms. Norris' children's program "Aunt Fran and Her Playmates."
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Jerry Pierce Papers, 1898-1994. 3.00 Linear Feet and 412 Recordings.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Jerry Pierce (1937-1994), an American clarinetist, saxophonist, teacher, writer, and avid collector, was born in 1937 in Muncie, Indiana. He played clarinet with the Virginia Symphony, Birmingham Symphony, and Anderson Symphony, and saxophone with Doug Mulligan and Russ Carlyle. From 1967 until the 1980s, he taught clarinet at Anderson University and Marion College. In 1980 he became the President of the International Clarinet Association and served until 1986. The collection is comprised of Pierce's professional and personal papers, photographs, manuscripts, and recordings. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, published programs, newspaper articles, photographs, autographs, manuscripts, non-clarinet scores, and recordings.
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Lilla Belle Pitts Papers, 1928-1961. 9.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Lilla Belle Pitts (1884-1970) was a prominent music educator known for her advocacy of "child-centered" music education, the promotion of diverse cultural experiences through music, the use of folk and popular music for children, and the integration of music into the wider public school curriculum. The collection consists of manuscript, mimeographed and published music used in workshops by Pitts, manuscripts and typescripts of scholarly articles by Pitts, teaching materials related to her tenure at Columbia University, numerous press clippings arranged (by Pitts) by subject, personal and professional correspondence, and papers of a personal nature.
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Donald Pond Collection, circa 1910-1987. 16.50 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Donald Pond (1906-1983) was a music educator, composer, and performer. Born in England, Pond immigrated to New York City at the age of twenty-seven and began working at the Dalton School, the Children's Theatre Arts Workshop, and as a guest lecturer at Teachers College, Columbia University. In 1937, Pond became the Music Director of the Pillsubury Foundation School, which was established with assistance from Leopold Stokowski for the study of young children's spontaneous music-making. After leaving the school in 1945, Pond stayed in the Santa Barbara, CA area and worked as a pianist, a teacher for the Music Academy of the West, and was the host of "Pleasure in Pictures," a music themed radio program. The collection consists of letters, writings, scores, books, articles, photographs, clippings, publications, radio scripts, observation notes, and sound recordings related to Pond's life and work.
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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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Wisdom Records, 1951-1966. 13.50 linear feet.
Location: Mass Media and Culture
The Wisdom Records, which span the years 1951-1966, documents the production of the NBC television series Wisdom, which broadcast half-hour interviews with prominent and respected people such as Pablo Picasso, David Ben Gurion, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Margaret Mead. The collection includes correspondence, transcripts, memoranda, contracts, newspaper clippings, photographs and negatives. The collection documents the elements of the planning, production and presentation of the Wisdom television series.
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Alfred Reed Collection, 1953-1966. 2.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
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 University Symphony Orchestra, where he also earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Music. From 1955 until 1966 he was executive editor at Hansen Publications. After that he taught at the University of Miami, where he began a program in music business, the first of its kind. He retired in 1993. Reed wrote over 250 works, mostly for wind band. He also appeared as a guest conductor with wind ensembles throughout the world. This collection consists of 11 sketches, 7 condensed manuscript scores, and 19 full manuscript scores for several of Reed's original compositions and arrangements. All documents are in Reed's hand.
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Ada Richter Collection, 1908-1990. 8.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
A composer and lecturer, Ada Richter (a.k.a. Hugo Arnold, Wilma Moore, and Eileen Gail) composed many pieces throughout her career, including musical dramas, piano solos, piano and voice pieces, and arrangements of pieces by other composers. Richter also lectured both alone and with her husband, Alfred Richter throughout the world on piano instruction. Her husband was also a composer of piano pieces and writer on piano methods and is included in the collection. The collection consists of 8.00 linear feet of concert programs, reviews, correspondence, photographs, advertisements, articles, published and unpublished scores, scrapbooks, legal documents, sketches, awards, and brochures related to Richters career as a composer and lecturer, her involvement in the National Maier Musical Association, and her relationships with her close colleagues, including Florence Boutwell, Guy Maier, and her husband, Alfred Richter.
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Walter Robert Collection, 1836-1993. 10.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
A piano performer, music educator, and writer, Walter Robert (1908-1999) performed many solo and accompaniment recitals, including concerts in New York, Vienna, Italy, Austria, and Taiwan. In addition, Robert taught music at North Texas University and Indiana University and was a professor for brief periods of time at many places worldwide. Robert also wrote articles on various composers and music styles and was a lifelong scholar in classical languages. The collection contains scrapbooks, concert programs, articles, publicity flyers, biographical sketches, correspondence, books, photographs, recordings, and memorabilia related to Roberts career, his post-retirement graduate work, and the colleagues that he was close to, including Charles Webb, Maurice Hinson, and his wife, Dorothy Robert.
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Clara Rockmore Collection, 1898-1996. 6.50 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Clara Rockmore (1911-1998) was trained as a violinist and later became a premiere thereminist. She was born Klara Reisenberg in Vilna, Lithuania. By the age of four, she had enrolled in the St. Petersburg Conservatory to study with Leopold Auer. Later, after immigrating to the U.S. in the mid-1920s she met Leon Theremin and became an expert on the Theremin. She married the producer Robert Rockmore in 1933. Her sister was the pianist Nadia Reisenberg and her nephew the broadcaster Robert Sherman. (The Nadia Reisenberg Papers are held in IPAM and the Robert Sherman Papers are held in SCPA.) Much of the Rockmore collection documents her career as a thereminist during the 1930s and 1940s, although there are also items from her early childhood and late adult years. It includes reviews, articles, correspondence, writings, photographs, scrapbooks, books, and scores.
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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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Lynn L. Sams Papers, 1930-1990. 33.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
A founding member of the American Bandmasters Association, Lynn L. Sams (1896-1990) was also a businessman and leader in the music industry. For many years, he served as editor of the ABA newsletter and as the ABA historian--both in official and unofficial capacities. Over his lifetime, Sams collected biographical and photographic materials documenting the history of the band in America and the prominent people in the band world. The collection consists of correspondence, notes, photographs, sound recordings, and publications related to Sams' research on the 20th century band movement and development of the American Bandmasters Association, and for his unfinished manuscript "History of School Bands." Correspondents include Harold B. Bachman, Jaroslav "Jerry" Cimera, Herbert L. Clarke, Merle Evans, William P. Foster, Karl L. King, Caesar LaMonaca, Frank Mancini, Williams Santelmann, Al Wright, and Paul Yoder.
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Clarence E. Sawhill Papers, 1933-1981. 6.00 linear feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Clarence E. Sawhill (1906-1982) was a conductor, music educator, and clinician. He was Director of Bands at the University of California at Los Angeles from 1952-1972. Prior to this, he was Director of Bands at the University of Southern California, Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Illinois, and a high school band director in Urbana, Illinois and Lawrence, Kansas. Sawhill was elected to the American Bandmasters Association in 1948. The Clarence E. Sawhill Papers consists of personal and professional papers including correspondence, publications, programs, memorabilia, clippings, and articles related to Sawhill's extensive teaching career.
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Myra Wykes Rigor Selvadurai Collection, 1959-2012. 7.75 linear feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Myra Wykes Rigor Selvadurai (1936-2012) was a performer, researcher, art therapist and Fulbright Scholar specializing in the indigenous artistic forms of Sri Lanka. The collection consists of books, posters, postcards, statues, masks, instruments, costumes, and jewelry from her time in Sri Lanka.
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Robert Sherman Collection, 1950-2010. 27.5 Linear Feet, 4,036 Recordings, 10 Videos.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Son of pianist Nadia Reisenberg, and nephew of thereminist Clara Rockmore, Robert Sherman (b. 1932) is a renowned radio broadcaster, author, and educator whose noteworthy career spans from the 1950s to today. At radio station WQXR in New York, Sherman worked as the Music Director and Program Manager, and he is best known for hosting numerous programs, including "Woody's Children" and the nationally broadcast "The Listening Room." As an author, Sherman has written columns for The New York Times as well as several books about music, including those co-authored with Victor Borge. The Robert Sherman Collection covers the period from 1950 to 2010; the bulk of the materials date from 1960 to 2008. The collection consists of both personal and professional papers including scripts, recordings, writings, correspondence, event programs, clippings, photographs, and awards related to Sherman's work as a broadcaster, author, and educator. Among the most significant holdings include recordings of his programs "Woody's Children," "The Listening Room," and "Young Artists Showcase," and correspondence with numerous renowned artists such as Clara Rockmore, Pete Seeger, Aaron Copland, Henry Cowell, and Leopold Stokowski.
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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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Alexander Siloti Collection, 1859-1983. 12.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
Alexander Siloti (a.k.a. Ziloti) (1863-1945) was a piano performer, conductor, and music teacher. 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 pieces. This collection contains 12.00 linear feet of scores, programs, publicity brochures, correspondence, clippings, books, and notebooks related to Silotis career, the orchestras he played with, and his relationships with his close colleagues, including Sergei Rachmaninoff, Franz Liszt, and his daughter, Kyriena Siloti.
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Kenneth Slater Collection, 1859-2006. 17.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
A conductor and cornetist, Kenneth Slater (1917-2005) was involved with numerous bands throughout his career. He performed with the "The President's Own" United States Marine Band and the United States Army Field Band, where he was the cornet soloist for nearly a decade. Later he became the director of the Almas Temple Band (Washington, DC) and Hagerstown Municipal Band (Maryland). In addition, Slater was also a charter member of the Shrine Bandmasters, a Past President of the Pennsylvania Bandmasters Association, and an active member of the American Bandmasters Association. The collection consists of correspondence, administrative records, programs and tour itineraries, military documents, books, newsletters, articles, newspaper clippings, scores: published and manuscript, photographs, regalia, and other memorabilia related to Slater's career; the ensembles with which he was involved; and the colleagues with whom he had close relationships including Merle Evans, Joseph Losh, Leonard Smith, and his father, George H. Slater.
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Earl Slocum Collection, 1875-1990. 5.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Dr. Earl A. Slocum was born near Concord, Michigan and became the first male student to graduate from Albion College with a public school music certificate. After receiving his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan, Slocum took a position as director of bands at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and conductor of the University Symphony Orchestra. He remained at the University until his retirement in 1967. Dr. Slocum was elected to the American Bandmasters Association in 1941, and was elected President in 1962. He is also known for his transcriptions for concert band. This collection consists of photographs, scores, memorabilia, and scrapbooks collected by Dr. Slocum.
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Claude T. Smith Collection, 1964-1987. 31.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Claude Thomas Smith was an American educator, conductor, and composer born in Missouri in 1932. A prolific composer, Smith completed over 110 compositions for band, twelve orchestral works, and fifteen choral pieces. His compositions include the works Emperata Overture which was featured at the 1964 Mid-West Band and Orchestra Clinic; Eternal Father Strong to Save which was commissioned in 1975 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Navy Band and premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C; and Flight which was adopted as the "official march" of the Smithsonian Institute's National Air and Space Museum. Smith worked as an instrumental music educator in Nebraska and Missouri until 1976, developing during that time a pedagogical system that was later codified in his band method books, and from 1976-1978 was a professor at Southwest Missouri State University. Upon leaving the University in 1978, Smith's focus became primarily on composing, which he continued until his death in 1987. The collection, part of the ABA Research Center, contains manuscript condensed and full scores, editing/correction scores, and published scores written throughout Smith's career. All scores are arranged alphabetically by composition title. The bulk of these manuscripts are editing/correction scores that document the final stages of Smith's creative process.
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Society for Ethnomusicology Archives, 1953-present. 54.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
The Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM) was founded in 1955 by David McAllester, Alan Merriam, Willard Rhodes, and Charles Seeger to promote the research, study, and performance of music in all historical periods and cultural contexts. Through its publications and its national and regional meetings, the Society provides a forum for discussion of current scholarly research and fosters the promotion and development of a variety of traditional art forms. The SEM archives consists of administrative records; presidential and other executive committee member papers; minutes; reports; membership rosters; financial reports and audits; committee records; chapter records; conference materials; associated organization materials; and publications including the SEM Journal, Newsletter, and audio-visual and monograph series. Some files in this collection are restricted. Please contact the curator for more information.
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William J. Stannard Papers, 1904-1950. 1.5 linear feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
William J. Stannard (1893-1950) was the first person appointed to the position of Leader of the U.S. Army Band. Stannard's entire career was spent as an Army musician, from his first enlistment with the Tenth Band of the Coast Artillery Corps in 1901, through his retirement from the U.S. Army Band in 1935, and his leaving the Army Officers Reserve Corps in 1942. This collection consists of both personal and professional papers including correspondence, scrapbooks and press clippings, programs, press releases, and radio scripts, letters of commendation and service papers, a musical composition, and photographs related to Stannard's career with the U.S. Army band as a musician and a conductor.
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Lynn Steele Collection, 1957-2003. 36.25 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Catherine Lynn Steele was an active translator, instrumentalist, singer, and composer. She began composing at the age of nine and had her first composition, Conglomera, premiered by her Junior High School Orchestra in Hingham, MA in 1964. She received a degree in Spanish from Smith College in 1973, and later studied to be a translator at the Monterey Institute. In 1982, Steele received her Master's degree from American University, where she composed a full length opera, Dominique, and went on to receive a Doctorate from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 1993. An active member of the American Women Composers of Massachusetts, she served as the organization's vice-president in 1993 and then as president from 1993 to 1996. After receiveing her doctorate, Steele's interests turned more towards singing than composing although her works were still performed, both by herself and by others. One of her main interests was in Scandinavian composers and art song, which she traveled to Sweden to study in the summer of 1999. She had been diagnosed with cancer, yet remained a vibrant and active personality, giving concerts and remaining active as a musician until her death on December 10, 2002. The collection consists of clippings, correspondence, biographical materials, scores and sketches, recordings, writings, programs, and photographs related to Steele's career.
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Julie Stevens Papers, 1940-1980. 7.00 linear feet.
Location: Mass Media and Culture
Julie Stevens (1916-1984) was an American actress best known for playing the lead role on the radio soap opera "The Romance of Helen Trent." She performed this role for over 15 years. Ms. Stevens also appeared as a newspaper reporter on the TV series "Big Town," from 1951-1952. The bulk of the collection documents Ms. Stevens' early theatrical career and her long radio run as Helen on "The Romance of Helen Trent."
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Balint Vaszonyi Collection, 1853-2003. 24.00 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
Balint Vazsonyi (March 7, 1936-January 2003) was a Hungarian-American pianist, perhaps best known for playing all thirty-two chronological cycles of Beethovens sonatas. Vazsonyi also was an author who wrote extensively on political science in the Washington Times and other media sources. The collection consists of concert programs, reviews, correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, recordings, lectures, scrapbooks, brochures, manuscripts, books, and videos related to Vazsonyis performing and teaching careers, the ensembles he was involved in, events in his life, his political involvement, and his relationships with several people and organizations, especially his teacher, Ernst von Dohnanyi, and his management, Kazuko Hillyer International, Inc.
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Earl Wild Collection, 1924-2010. 12.75 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
A pianist and composer, Earl Wild (1915-2010) performed and transcribed numerous pieces throughout the years. He was best-known for his all-Chopin and all-Liszt concerts and his piano transcriptions of Rachmaninoff and Gershwin pieces. Wild also was active as a teacher and adjudicator. The collection consists of correspondence, programs, reviews, articles, flyers, recordings, photographs, compositions, and souvenirs related to Wilds career, the events he attended, the people and ensembles he performed with, and his relationships with his colleagues.
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Ernest S. Williams Collection, 1917-2002. 8.00 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Ernest S. Williams (1881-1947) was associated with many ensembles during his career as a cornetist, educator, and bandmaster. As a cornetist, he performed with the Sousa and Goldman bands and the Philadelphia Symphony under the baton of Leopold Stokowski. He founded the Ernest Williams School of Music in Brooklyn, New York in the 1920s and a summer music camp in Saugerties, New York in 1930. The Ernest S. Williams Collection consists of professional papers including photographs; published and unpublished scores; newspaper clippings; programs; correspondence; memorabilia; and sound recordings related to the Ernest Williams School of Music, the Ernest Williams Band and Orchestra Camp, and other ensembles that Williams worked with in his career as a music educator and performer. Also included in the collection are files associated with the Ernest Williams Alumni Association.
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George C. Wilson Collection, 1936-1982. 0.50 Linear Feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Dr. George C. Wilson was known as a music educator and conductor, holding positions at the at Kansas State Teachers College, University of Arizona and University of Missouri. He was elected president of the American Bandmaster Association in 1965 and was later named as an honorary life member in 1998. During his tenure he helped organize the 1966 conference of the International Society for Music Education, the first to be held in the United States, at Interlochen, Michigan. Dr. Wilson dedicated much of his life to the National Music Camp, later to become Interlochen Arts Camp, serving as a faculty member, vice-president, and also interim president in 1970-1971 for the Interlochen Center for the Arts. In 1973 he assisted Imelda Marcos with the development and planning of the Philippine Center of the Arts. This collection contains programs, posters, other documents, and some correspondence collected by Dr. Wilson.
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Ivan Wyschnegradsky Collection, 1937-1991. 3.75 linear feet.
Location: International Piano Archives at Maryland
An experimental composer, Ivan Wyschnegradsky (1893-1979) wrote many pieces on quarter tones and other microtones. The collection consists of 3.75 Linear Feet of concert programs, correspondence, articles, journals, books, recordings, and scores related to Wyschnegradskys career, performances of his work after his death, and his relationships with his close friends and colleagues, including John Dierks, Mildred Couper, and his wife, Lucille Gayden.
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Paul V. Yoder Collection, 1959-1981. 1.00 Linear Foot.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Paul Van Buskirk Yoder (1908-1990) was an internationally known conductor, clinician, and adjudicator. He was elected president of the American Bandmasters Association (ABA) in 1963, and served on their board of directors as well as the board for the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. Dr. Yoder was instrumental in establishing the ABA Research Center at the University of Maryland and the Journal of Band Research, published by the ABA. He co-wrote a series of music theory and method books, a six volume guide to band arranging, and composed over 1,500 solo and ensemble works for young musicians. This collection consists of programs, brochures, newspaper and magazine clippings, and correspondence collected by Dr. Yoder. Dr. Yoder died in 1990.
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Papers of Victor Zajec, 1962-2012. 5.50 Linear Feet and 68 items.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Victor Zajec (1923-2005) has written two books on the history of the American Bandmasters Association: "The Edwin Franko Goldman Memorial Citation: A History," 1998 and Past Presidents of the American Bandmasters Association, 2000. Both books provide biographical sketches of the office holders and honorees. The Zajec Collection contains correspondence and information files on these individuals. The Zajec Papers also include research materials for Victor's book The First Fifty Years: Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic (Homewood, IL: Midwest Clinic, 1996). The Victor Zajec Papers are found in two locations: the American Bandmasters Association Archives and the Midwest Clinic Archives.
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Asher G. Zlotnik Papers, ca. 1945-1997. 30.50 linear feet.
Location: Special Collections in Performing Arts
Dr. Asher G. Zlotnik (1915-1997) was a music scholar and teacher who spent most of his career teaching music theory and sight singing to practicing musicians, including members of the Glen Miller and Tommy Dorsey bands, and members of the radio network orchestras at ABS, CBS, NBC and the WOR radio orchestra. His academic teaching positions included the Hartford School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, and Boston University. He also engaged in research and private teaching in Baltimore until his retirement in 1995. The collection consists of correspondence, scores, writings, articles, clippings, research and notes, student papers and dissertations, educational materials, notebooks, audio recordings, periodicals, and publications related to Zlotnik's work as a music educator and researcher, particularly his research on Robert Schumann and the re-orchestration of Schumann's symphonies.