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Betty Garman Robinson Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0157-BGR
Abstract
Betty Garman Robinson was a community organizer in Baltimore, Maryland from the 1970s until her passing in 2020. She has contributed to multiple nonprofit and grassroots organizations including Citizens Planning and Housing Association (CPHA), Baltimore Neighborhood Collaborative (BNC), Save Middle East Action Committee (SMEAC), Northeast Good Neighbors (NEGN), and others. In 2003, Robinson was awarded an Open Society Institute Fellowship to teach the history of social justice and community...
Dates:
1983-2017
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Esther Lazarus Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0040-EL
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the work of Esther Lazarus (b.1900-d.1980). Lazarus began working at the Baltimore Department of Social Services in 1938, and she served as the director from 1953 until her retirement in 1968. The majority of the collection documents Lazarus' time with the Baltimore Department of Social Services, but it also documents her positions with and contributions to various others organizations and programs. The collection includes a photograph dated 1915-1920 of Esther...
Dates:
1915-1980; Bulk: 1950-1979
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Eva Anderson's Baltimore Dance Theater Collection
Collection
Identifier: R0163-BDT
Abstract
Eva Anderson was the artistic director of the Baltimore Dance Theater, which later became Eva Anderson Dancers, Ltd. Anderson’s choreography aimed to perpetuate American dance with a special emphasis African-American dance forms. The Dance Theater performed primarily in Baltimore and the Maryland area, but also traveled around the U.S. and the world. One of Anderson’s dances, “The Elephant,” was originally performed at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. This...
Dates:
circa 1970-2016
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Helen Delich Bentley Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0051-HDB
Scope and Contents
The Helen Delich Bentley Papers span the dates 1945-1995. The collection documents the activities of Helen Delich Bentley, who was a maritime reporter for the Baltimore Sun, a television show producer, Chair of the Federal Maritime Commission between 1969 and 1975, and U.S. Congresswoman between 1985 and 1995. It also contains materials documenting Bentley’s political campaigns and materials related to Bentley’s time in international maritime business. Materials are mainly...
Dates:
1945-1995
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Mary Ellen Hayward Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0175-MEH
Scope and Contents Note
The Mary Ellen Hayward Papers include textual records and photographic materials documenting the work and activities of Mary Ellen Hayward (1947-2020), a public historian and preservationist who advocated for Baltimore historical neighborhoods. Throughout her career as a public historian, Hayward studied Baltimore City architecture including the history of row houses and alley houses, architecture, and neighborhood histories. The collection materials include textual and...
Dates:
circa 1975-2010
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Mary Owings Miller Papers
Collection — Box: SX-B1
Identifier: R0075-MOM
Scope and Contents
The Mary Owings Miller Papers primarily documents Mary Owings Miller's activities as a poet, editor, and publisher. The collection includes writings, manuscripts, proofs, reviews, correspondence, and financial and business records related to the 'Contemporary Poetry' publication and other publications work. Also present are personal papers related to Miller's writings and life. These include published works, photographs, personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and certificates and...
Dates:
1918-1972; Bulk dates: 1937-1972
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Mary Risteau Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0077-MR
Scope and Contents
The Mary Risteau Papers document aspects of Risteau's life and memory through the collection of clippings, correspondence, memorabilia, and other materials dating between 1846 and 1990. This collection includes correspondence, magazine and newspaper clippings, travel souvenirs, articles by Risteau, a poster, yearbook, photographs, and books. Formats are primarily textual, but also include still image materials.
Dates:
1846-1990
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
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