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Items associated with name 'University of Maryland'
E. Elwood Lynch Collection
by Lynch, E. Elwood (1933 – 2002)
1 carton, 1 box (1.25 linear feet)
The E. Elwood Lynch Collection details the personal and professional life of E. Elwood Lynch, and his involvement in mosquito control efforts in Delaware, Florida, and Maryland. Personal items from the collection include correspondence and printed materials. The bulk of the collection consists of photographs, films, and slides taken by E. Elwood Lynch in both a personal and professional capacity during his mosquito control work.
E.I. Brown Photograph Collection
by Brown, E.I. (circa 1890 – 1922)
3 boxes (1.25 linear feet)
G. Marshall "Bunny" Scott collected photographic material and lived on Beckwith Avenue in Princess Anne, Maryland. These 185 negatives and glass plate negatives, collected by Scott, represent a portion of the photographs taken by Euthadius Irving Brown between 1890 and 1922. Many of the photographs depict individuals and scenes around Princess Anne and Somerset County, Maryland, as well as Washington, D.C. and the University of Maryland. Also included is an instructional pamphlet for the dry plate development process.
Eastern Shore Ephemera Collection
by Barnes, J.R.; Kellar, Venia M.; The Rotary Club; Washington High School (1907 – 1934)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains Eastern Shore ephemera which includes a Welcome to the Eastern Shore pamphlet, "Something on Floors" produced by the University of Maryland, a pamphlet on Snow Hill, a recipe book produced by Washington High School, "The Spirit of the Eastern Shore", by J. R. Barnes, a booklet regarding the history of "Saint Maries City" and postcards of Eastern Shore scenes.
Folklife Collection - A Graffiti Collection from Men's Rooms at the University of Maryland & SSC
by Salisbury University Students (1975 – 1975s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1975, former Salisbury University student Francis H. Stolba Jr. collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of graffiti found in men's bathrooms at the University of Maryland and at Salisbury State College. The collection includes an introduction to the topic, personal descriptions of the interviewer and informants, and their stories.
Otis S. Twilley Collection
by Twilley, Otis S. (1918 – 1998)
1 carton, 1 oversize folder (2.25 linear feet)
The Otis S. Twilley Collection documents the life and business of Otis Spooner Twilley, founder and long-time owner of the Otis S. Twilley Seed Company. Among the collection are his college yearbooks from the University of Maryland, newspapers containing articles written about his life and business, and seed catalogs from his company dating from 1924 to 1988. There are dozens of pictures of Twilley and his farms, as well as correspondence between him and Arthur C. Abbott of Abbott and Cobb, Inc., the United States Department of Agriculture, and the Wicomico County School District.