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Adele Meade papers
Adele Meade was a teacher and violinist in the Baltimore area. Her papers include photographs, a scrapbook, and personal papers primarily relating to her teaching career.
Alexandre Dumas handwritten note to François Buloz
American Guild of Organists, Baltimore Chapter records
The Baltimore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) is a regional professional organization for organists and choral conductors. It was named the Chesapeake Chapter from its founding in 1924 until the late 1980s or early 1990s. The chapter records contain administrative documents, correspondence, yearbooks, newsletters, and related materials produced or collected by the chapter.
Amy Evans papers
Born in 1884 in Wales, Amy Evans was an operatic soprano who performed in Britain and the United States in the early 20th century. The Amy Evans papers contain personal documents, correspondence, greeting cards, address books, and photographs from Evans and her husband, baritone Fraser Gange.
Anthony Hecht papers
Anthony Hecht (1923-2004), one of the leading poets of his generation, is most well-known for his anthology The Hard Hours (1967), generally seen as his break-through volume. Hecht's small holding of papers, separated from his donated book collection, includes handwritten and typewritten correspondence, as well as clippings, programs, and other forms of ephemera. The materials range from 1982 to 2005, the later years of Hecht's literary career.
Arthur Friedheim papers
Musical compositions, correspondence, photographs, writings, clippings, and ephemera of pianist Arthur Friedheim and members of the Friedheim family.
Austin Conradi papers
The Austin Conradi papers contain concert programs, school essays, newspaper clippings, correspondence, scores, and a photograph relating to the life and career of pianist Austin Conradi.
Barbara A. Mikulski papers
Professional and political papers of Democratic Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, who served on the Baltimore City Council (1971-1976), in the U. S. House of Representatives for Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District (1977-1987), in the U. S. Senate for Maryland (1987-2017), and as a Homewood Professor of Public Policy at Johns Hopkins University.
Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve papers
Charles Alphonso Smith papers
C. Alphonso Smith (1864 – 1924) was an American Professor of English, college dean, philologist, and folklorist. The collection consists largely of clippings from newspapers and periodical regarding the English language and the introduction of slang words used by the military, ranging from 1905-1923.
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. papers
Charles McCurdy "Mac" Mathias Jr. (1922-2010) was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1969 to 1987. He was also a member of the Maryland House of Delegates and the United States House of Representatives. The collection includes material from Mathias's service in both the House of Representatives and the Senate dating from approximately 1958-1988.
Chris Lobingier papers
Christopher Lobingier (1944-2014) was a composer based in Baltimore who wrote the original score to the 1977 John Waters film Desperate Living and participated in the Baltimore Composers Forum. This collection contains scores of original compositions by Chris Lobingier, including his score to Desperate Living, as well as materials related to the Baltimore Composers Forum, recordings, and other ephemera.
Clinton Arrowood papers
Clinton Arrowood was a flautist and illustrator best known for his unique drawings of animals as musicians. The collection contains Arrowood's illustrations for musical events at the Peabody Institute and elsewhere, as well as drawings for children's books and other media. It includes original drawings, reproductions, clippings, and other documents related to Arrowood's career.
Donald Sutherland papers
Donald S. Sutherland is an organist and former coordinator of the Organ Department faculty at the Peabody Conservatory. The Donald Sutherland papers, approximately 1929-2015, contain documents and musical scores related to Sutherland's career as an organist and organ instructor.
Edward Renouf letters featuring Ira Remsen
This collection includes letters from Edward Renouf to his father describing his travels in Europe with Ira Remsen. Renouf was a faculty member in chemistry at Johns Hopkins University from 1885 to 1911 and an acquaintance of Remsen's.
Edward Ruppert collection of circus photographs and ephemera
This collection contains materials related to the circus assembled by Edward Ruppert, primarily from 1946 to 1959. Ruppert was a resident of Baltimore and a member of the Circus Fans Association of America.
Elgin Ralston Lovell Gould papers
Elisabeth Gilman papers
Elisabeth Gilman was born in New Haven, Connecticut, December 25, 1867. She was the younger daughter of Daniel Coit and Mary (Ketcham) Gilman. Her father was a college professor and the first president of The Johns Hopkins University. The papers consist of correspondence, speeches, writings, diaries, newspaper clippings, printed material, memorabilia, and photographs.
Elizabeth Ellen Starr correspondence
Elizabeth Ellen Starr (1859–1950) attended the Peabody Conservatory and organized support for classical music institutions in Baltimore, including a campaign in 1920 to keep Baltimore's Lyric Theatre from being demolished. Many of the letters in the Starr correspondence collection relate to her efforts to support local music institutions such as the Lyric Theatre and coordinate appearances by the Philadelphia Orchestra and other ensembles visiting Baltimore between 1918 and 1945.
Ellis D. Slater collection of Dwight D. and Mamie Eisenhower materials
Dwight David Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas in 1890 and died in 1969. he was the 34th President of the United States. The collection, 1948-1979, consists of nearly 180 holographic letters written by Dwight D. Eisenhower and recieved by his personal friends, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Slater, from November 1948 until March 1969. Letters and other materials from Mamie Eisenhower to the Slaters number 114 items and date from October 1950 to November 1979.
Ellis Larkins papers
Ellis Larkins was a jazz pianist from Baltimore who studied at the Peabody Conservatory and had an active professional career from the 1940s to the 1990s. His papers include photocopied scrapbooks about his career as well as original photographs, clippings, concert programs, correspondence, and recordings.
Enrico Caruso papers
Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) was one of the most popular operatic tenors of his era. After beginning his career in his native Italy, Caruso immigrated to the United States and became a star at the Metropolitan Opera. His papers include manuscript and published scores belonging to Caruso, photographs, correspondence, scrapbooks and clippings about his career, caricatures and other artwork, recordings, and ephemera.
Evelina Martini papers
Evelina Martini was a violinist in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for 27 years. The Evelina Martini papers, 1924-1991, contain photographs, correspondence, clippings, programs, music manuscripts, and other documents related to Martini's musical career and personal life. The papers also include documents related to the estate of Evelina Martini's husband, Ted Martini, and the sale of Ted's Music store after his death.
Fernanda Doria papers
The Fernanda Doria papers consist of scrapbooks with clippings, concert programs, and photographs related to her career as an operatic contralto in the early twentieth century, as well as correspondence and other personal documents.
Frances Ferguson "Women at Johns Hopkins" subject file
One subject file regarding the topic of women at Johns Hopkins University, compiled by Frances Ferguson. Items include a Futures Seminar lecture about the Program for Women, Gender, and Sexuality (2011), news clippings, as well as a letter and essay from a former student. The file ranges from 2000 to 2011.