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Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0073
Abstract
Brick Fleagle and Luther Henderson were jazz musicians and arrangers who were business partners and close friends. The Brick Fleagle and Luther Henderson papers and collection of jazz recordings contain manuscript and published scores of Fleagle's and Henderson's compositions and arrangements, personal papers of Brick Fleagle, photographs, and recordings.
Dates:
1929-1977
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0119
Abstract
In the 1970s, retired opera singer Rosa Ponselle (1897-1981) collaborated with biographer James A. Drake on writing her memoirs. Drake made audio recordings of interviews with Ponselle and her associates at Ponselle's home in Baltimore, known as Villa Pace. This collection contains interview recordings and other audio recordings about Ponselle created or collected by Drake.
Dates:
approximately 1923-1978
Collection
Identifier: MS-0843
Abstract
The Johns Hopkins University collection of vintage games and toys is an artificially assembled collection of materials purchased and selected by the curators of Special Collections. It spans from 1796 to 2020.
Dates:
1796 - 2024
Collection
Identifier: MS-0674
Abstract
Born on April 9, 1898, in Princeton, New Jersey, Paul Robeson went on to become a stellar athlete, civil rights activist, and an immensely popular singer and actor, known for his stage and film performances in The Emperor Jones and Show Boat. The collection contains ephemera documenting Robeson's career from 1924 to 1973, including: programs, souvenir books on his life story, magazines, playbills, photographs (black-and-white movie stills),...
Dates:
1924-1978
Collection
Identifier: MS-0857
Abstract
The Johns Hopkins University women's suffrage collection documents the history of the women's suffrage movement both in the United States and abroad from 1879 to approximately 1970, with the bulk of the material dating from 1900 to 1920. It is an artificially assembled collection of materials selected by the curators of Special Collections.
Dates:
1879-approximately 1970s; Majority of material found within 1900-1920
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0098
Abstract
This collection contains the personal papers of Randolph S. Rothschild from 1930 to 2005 and the administrative records of the Chamber Music Society (CMS) of Baltimore from its founding in 1949 to its dissolution in 1997, for which Rothschild served as an executive for most of its existence. The CMS records include administrative documents, concert programs, publicity materials, and clippings related to its programming, which regularly featured commissions and other new music. Rothschild's...
Dates:
1930 - 2005
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0137
Abstract
The Robert Willoughby papers, 1938-2018, contain materials from Willoughby's career as a flute player and professor at Oberlin Conservatory, the Peabody Conservatory, and the Longy School of Music. Subject files include folders related to Willoughby's education, his teaching, his performance activities, and the awards he received. Three photo albums from 1987 to 2011 also contain letters and greetings from colleagues and former students. The collection also contains programs of Willoughby's...
Dates:
1938 - 2018
Collection — Box: BW-19, album: 2
Identifier: MS-1012
Content Description
This vinyl record produced in 1979 is described on the record sleeve as "a sound-quilt made from a total of 18 hours of recording tape. It weaves spoken word with crowd sounds with interviews and music with ambient sound." It was produced by Jok Church and Adam Ciesielski and published by Magnus Records in association with Alternate Publishing. Side A contains the following speakers from the National March on Washignton for Lesbian and Gay Rights: Robin Tyler, Steve Ault, Tom Robinson, Lucia...
Dates:
1979
Collection
Identifier: MS-1014
Content Description
This collection contains LP vinyl record albums of Baltimore Club music produced by the Unruly Records record label, a CD of "Anthology: 1991-1995" by Unruly Records, as well as a variety of Unruly Records-branded ephemera.
Dates:
2001 - 2023
