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Angela Davis collection
Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve papers
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.
George Huntington Williams collection
George Huntington Williams (1856-1894) was a mineralogist, petrologist, and professor of Geology at Johns Hopkins University. The collection primarily consists of four bound volumes of lecture notes (in German) on petrography and mineralogy taken by George Huntington Williams dating from 1881-1887, with some additional material from 1894.
Jane Beltzhoover commonplace book
Leon Fleisher papers
Theodor and Emma Hemberger scores
Theodor (Theodore) Hemberger was a German-born violinist, conductor, and composer who directed the Germania Männerchor and performed with H.L. Mencken in the Saturday Night Club. His wife, Emma Conrad Hemberger, was a singer and the composer of the anthem "Baltimore, Our Baltimore." The collection consists primarily of manuscript scores of Theodor's original works and arrangements for orchestra, voice, and chamber ensemble. Also included are manuscripts of Emma's music.
Thomas G. Boss forged bookplate collection
A collection of inauthentic bookplates. Contents include restrikes, reprints, tributes, and reproductions.
Wei-Liang Chow papers
Wei-Liang Chow (1911-1995), known as Chow Wei-Liang in the Chinese tradition, was a Johns Hopkins University professor and mathematician, renowned for his breakthroughs in algebraic geometry. This collection includes some of the professional papers of Professor Chow, including typed letters to and from the mathematician, as well as typed, sometimes handwritten, drafts of some of his essays. The papers range from 1948 to 1995, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1940s and 1950s.