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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
Frank Lidinsky Political Campaign Collection
Collection — Box: 4
Identifier: R0159-FLPC
Scope and Contents
This collection contains local Baltimore, Maryland political campaign ephemera from the second half of the 20th century spanning 1940-2000. While most material relates to Baltimore elections, some state and a few national political candidates are also represented. The collection includes flyers and other textual ephemera, organized alphabetically by candidate; political campaign stickers, buttons, and campaign signs; and records of Baltimore Democratic clubs, including the Mount Royal...
Dates:
1940-2000
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Frank R. Shivers Research Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0045-FRS
Scope and Contents
The Frank R. Shivers Research Papers contains much of the publication-related work from Shivers' career. Included in the collection is the compiled research and notes utilized in both his published and unpublished work. The local subject matter of these projects ranges from architecture, geography, and education to extensive research into the life and work of Baltimore writer and satirist, H. L. Mencken. Contents include personal notes and research, correspondence, maps and photographs,...
Dates:
1929-2012
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Fred E. Weisgal Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0161-FEW
Abstract
Fred E. Weisgal was an active Baltimore civil rights attorney, Israeli government official, and jazz musician. Mr. Weisgal’s career began in Baltimore in the 1940s when he fought and won a suit to admit black students to the Maryland Institute art school. He then joined the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) where he continued to fight for civil rights. Weisgal represented a number of noteworthy civil rights cases during his career in Baltimore before emigrating to Israel. This collection...
Dates:
circa 1940-2008; Majority of material found within Bulk dates: 1940-1991
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Friends of the Wyman Park Dell Records
Collection
Identifier: R0185-WPD
Content Description
The collection documents local, grassroots, citizen stewardship of a pocket park in North Baltimore City known as the Wyman Park Dell. Types of records contained within the collection include planning and fundraising documents, meeting minutes, annual reports, grant applications, drawings and photographic renderings of the park, event files, and publicity materials.
Dates:
1987-2018
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of Baltimore and Central Maryland Records
Collection
Identifier: R0151-GLCCB
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the history of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of Baltimore and Central Maryland (GLCCB) between 1979 and 2015. The bulk of the collection is a set of "Gay Life" newspapers dating from 1979 to 2014. The collection also includes GLCCB program files, GLCCB photographs and posters, Pride festival planning records and ephemera, artifacts from the former community center on Chase Street and The Hippo nightclub, and memorabilia from the...
Dates:
1979-2015
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Greater Baltimore Committee Records
Collection
Identifier: R0046-GBC
Scope and Contents
The Greater Baltimore Committee Records document the work of the organization between 1955 and 1972. Notably, the collection includes materials from the Poppleton Historic Survey, and the Subcommittee series includes materials related to projects including city planning, airport development, Charles Center and Inner Harbor projects, the Jones Falls Expressway development, and other urban renewal projects. Materials present in the collection include correspondence, subcommittee minutes and...
Dates:
1955-1972
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Greater Baltimore Housing Development Corporation Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: R0047-GBHDC
Scope and Contents
The Greater Baltimore Housing Development Corporation Records contains records documenting rebuilding housing, urban renewal, housing construction and rehabilitation between 1965 and 1975. The collection includes records that focus on efforts to rebuild "slot housing" on Carey Street and apartment houses in Shipley Hill. Also included are records on housing construction on Fulton Avenue, rehabilitation of the Gay Street urban renewal area, and relocation housing for displaced African...
Dates:
1965-1975
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
H. Donald Spatz Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0115-HDS
Scope and Contents
The H. Donald Spatz Papers contain materials related to Spatz' career in radio between the 1960 and 1969. The collection contains photographs and transcripts of Spatz' radio commentaries programs on WBAL-AM Radio.
Dates:
1960-1969
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Hans Froelicher Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0052-HF
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of personal and working papers of Hans Froelicher, Jr., as well as the papers of his wife, Frances Morton Froelicher. Materials include correspondence, newspaper clippings, writings, and photographs; topics include The Park School and the Citizens Planning and Housing Association.
Dates:
1912-1976
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives