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Barbara A. Mikulski papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0900
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1964 - 2022
Found in:
Special Collections
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0150
Abstract
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.
Dates:
approximately 1958-1988
Found in:
Special Collections
COMSAT Corporation collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0459
Scope and Contents
Because this is an artificial collection, formed largely by materials gathered by members of the COMSAT Legacy Foundation, it does not document all aspects of the corporation's history. It does, however, provide enough source material to be of particular interest to researchers in the areas of history of science and technology, telecommunications history, and business history. The early days of COMSAT are well represented through press clippings, copies of the required reports to the...
Dates:
1960s-1980s
Found in:
Special Collections
George Wills papers
Series
Identifier: MS-0858
Abstract
George Wills served as assistant to Milton S. Eisenhower following Eisenhower's retirement as President of Johns Hopkins University in 1967. This collection comprises photocopies of correspondence, speeches, reports, and other materials related to Wills's work as assistant to Eisenhower. The collection also includes materials related to Wills's work as chair of the Citizens Commission on the Maryland Government. The collection spans 1954-1982, with the bulk of the collection from 1967 to...
Dates:
1954 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1967 - 1971
Found in:
Special Collections
Martin L. Millspaugh papers on Urban Planning and Development
Collection
Identifier: MS-0630
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of the personal papers of Martin L. Millspaugh from 1947-2014 (bulk 1953-2011), a Baltimore, Maryland based international real estate developer and consultant. The majority of the collection consists of working and research files related to the field of urban economic development and a number of major urban development projects, most notably the Charles Center – Inner Harbor (CC-IH) projects in Baltimore, Maryland. The collection also contains files dating from...
Dates:
1947-2014; Majority of material found within 1953 - 2011
Found in:
Special Collections
Peabody Gallery of Art records
Collection
Identifier: PIRG-08-01
Abstract
The Gallery of Art was one of the four branches of the Peabody Institute outlined in the founding letter from George Peabody in 1857. From the 1870s to 1924 the Gallery functioned as an art school and museum for Baltimore and built a collection that was particularly strong in American art. Most of the Peabody Art Collection was subsequently deaccessioned in the 20th century, with the bulk of the collection landing at the Maryland State Archives in 1996. The Peabody Gallery of Art records...
Dates:
1866 - 2018
Found in:
Peabody Archives
Peabody Institute Office of the Provost records
Collection
Identifier: PIRG-03
Abstract
Records documenting the activities of the executive office of the Institute. Includes correspondence from prospective lecturers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, John Fiske, and James Russell Lowell (1867-1913); correspondence concerning the library, including letters received from Abram Stevens Hewitt of Cooper Union, E. W. Blatchford of the Newberry Library, and Melvil Dewey; numerous letters from the Institute librarian, Philip R. Uhler, to the provost reporting library activities during the...
Dates:
1861 - 1916
Found in:
Peabody Archives
Peabody Institute publications and printed materials
Collection
Identifier: PIRG-11-01
Abstract
The Peabody Institute was founded in 1857 by George Peabody, whose founding letter was published the same year. Beginning in 1866, the institute began publishing circulars, annual reports, and organizational documents with vital information about the Conservatory, the library, the art gallery, and the lecture series. In 1904, the Conservatory of Music began publishing its first serial. This collection contains primarily publications created by the Peabody Institute for external...
Dates:
1857 - 2023
Found in:
Peabody Archives
Tudor and Stuart Club records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-15-100
Abstract
The formation of the Tudor and Stuart Club was initiated by Sir William Osler and his wife, Lady Grace Osler. Their intention to provide an endowment for these activities was expressed in a letter to Johns Hopkins University President Frank J. Goodnow, dated October 30, 1918. Their endowment provided not only interest bearing securities for the book purchasing and other operations of the Club, it also contributed to their son Edward Revere Osler's personal book collection, about 800 volumes,...
Dates:
circa 1829-1997
Found in:
Special Collections