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Collected by: University of Maryland

Archived since: Dec, 2010

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This collection contains websites, web-based publications, and other online material supporting archival, manuscript, and other special collections at the University of Maryland Libraries. The following collection concentrations of Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) are reflected in this collection: literature and culture, mass media and culture, and women's history. Additional collection areas are represented by SCUA's other Archive-It collections.

Subject:   Arts & Humanities Universities & Libraries Society & Culture

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Title: Maryland Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

URL: http://bpwmaryland.org/

Description: Archived website of the Maryland Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (BPW/MD), 2015 to present. The Maryland Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. was founded in 1929 as part of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women, a nonpartisan, nondenominational and nonsectarian organization for working women. The BPW/MD website includes information about its advocacy, events, scholarships, local organizations, leadership, history, the BPW Foundation of Maryland, media materials, and membership.

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Subject:   Maryland Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs -- Archives Women -- Societies and clubs -- Archives

Title: American Association of University Women College Park (MD) Branch

URL: http://collegepark-md.aauw.net/

Description: Archived website of the American Association of University Women College Park (MD) Branch. Founded in Boston in 1882 by sixty-five female college graduates, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the oldest and largest national organization of women in the United States. While advocacy for women and women's educational opportunities have remained basic elements of the AAUW program, international relations, cultural interests, and the quality of community life have become long-standing commitments as well. Currently, the AAUW offers college-educated women conferences and seminars on such subjects as the United Nations and the American family, fellowships for doctoral or postdoctoral work, grants for members to return to school after a five-year absence, a coalition of woman-power influencing local, state, and national legislation, and several publications. The College Park Maryland Branch of AAUW was founded in 1929 by Adele H. Stamp, Dean of Women at the University of Maryland, College Park. The AAUW College Park website includes information about its leadership, news, events, issues, impact, and community involvement.

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Subject:   American Association of University Women - Maryland Division - Archives Women college graduates - Maryland - Societies, etc. - History - Sources Women - Education - Maryland - History - Sources

Title: Japan-America Student Conference

URL: http://iscdc.org/jasc/

Description: Archived website of the Japan-America Student Conference (JASC). JASC is a non-profit educational and cultural exchange program for university students from the United States and Japan. The first Conference was held in 1934 in Tokyo and was initiated by a small group of Japanese university students concerned about the deterioration of relations between the United States and Japan. The Conference was held each year until the Second World War forced a postponement; it was revived in 1947 by American and Japanese students then living in Japan. After a second interruption beginning in the mid 1950s, the 16th JASC was held in 1964 in the United States and has alternated betweeen the U. S. and Japan every year since. Notable JASC alumni include Kiichi Miyazawa, the former Prime Minister of Japan (JASC 1939 and 1940) and Henry Kissinger, the former U. S. Secretary of State (JASC 1951). The JASC website includes information about its conferences, application, archives, and news.

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Subject:   Japan-America Student Conference Educational exchanges -- United States Educational exchanges -- Japan Cultural relations -- Congresses

Title: Maryland National Organization for Women

URL: http://marylandnow.org/

Description: Archived website of the Maryland National Organization for Women. The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 to advocate for women's economic, political, and social equality through education, fundraising, lawsuits, legislative lobbying, protests, and rallies. The Maryland Chapter of NOW was established in 1972 under the leadership of Casey Anne Hughes. The state organization coordinated activities in support of national actions such as campaigning for the ERA as well as supporting involvement in state and local politics. Beginning in the late 1970s, the state council raised funds to pay for a NOW lobbyist in Annapolis, charged with keeping NOW's concerns for women's economic and political rights and, particularly, access to reproductive health care and birth control before the legislature and with keeping NOW members informed about current bills that affected women's issues. The Maryland NOW website includes information about its mission, bylaws, chapters, officers, political action committee (PAC), issues, campaigns, opportunities for participation, resources, and events. The site also hosts a news and opinion blog.

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Subject:   Feminism -- Archival resources Gay rights -- Archival resources National Organization for Women, Maryland Chapter -- Archives Pro-choice movement -- Archival resources Womens rights -- Archival resources National Organization for Women, Maryland Chapter -- Web archives

Title: The Rita M. Cacas Foundation, Inc.

URL: http://rmcacas.foundation/

Description: Archived website of The Rita M. Cacas Foundation, Inc. (RMCF). RMCF is a non-profit, charitable organization that helps acquire, preserve, and provide access to histories, culture, and archives of Filipino Americans in metropolitan Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia, supporting the Rita M. Cacas Filipino American Community Archives in partnership with the University of Maryland Libraries. The RMCF website includes information about its mission, goals, projects, calendar of events, Manila House literary landmark, Filipino American Community Archives, and Istorya-DC Symposium. The site also hosts a blog.

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Subject:   Filipino American families Filipinos -- United States Maryland -- Social life and customs -- Archival resources Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century

Title: American News Women's Club

URL: http://www.anwc.org/

Description: Archived website of the American News Women's Club (ANWC). The ANWC was founded on April 4, 1932, as the Newspaper Women's Club, with membership limited to women reporters and writers employed by newspapers. Today, the ANWC embraces a diverse group of journalists, independent authors and professional communicators representing newspapers, radio and television stations, publishing companies, Web sites, public relations firms, corporations, academic institutions and government. Its broader membership base reflects an evolving news profession. The ANWC website includes information about its mission, history, leadership, committees, scholarship program, membership, programs, photo galleries, news, press center, annual awards dinner, newsletter (Shop Talk) and headquarters and event space (Cranford House).

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Subject:   American News Women’s Club -- Archives Women journalists -- Societies and clubs -- Archives

Title: Arthur Godfrey

URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6813947

Description: Archived web page about radio and television broadcaster Arthur Godfrey's burial place at Find A Grave.

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Subject:   Godfrey, Arthur, 1903-1983

Title: Music Library Association

URL: http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/

Description: Archived website of the Music Library Association, 2013. The Music Library Association (MLA) was established for music librarians and scholars alike to promote the establishment, growth and use of music libraries; to encourage the collection of music and musical literature; and to search for ways to improve music libraries. The MLA website includes information about its advocacy, awards and grants, organizational structure, constitution, by-laws, history, minutes and reports, annual meetings, publications, member handbooks, and the profession of music librarianship.

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Subject:   Music Library Association Music libraries

Title: District of Columbia Caucus of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC)

URL: http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/arch/temp/marac/index.html

Description: Archived website of the Washington DC Caucus of MARAC, active approximately 2000-2003. Begun in 1972, MARAC is a volunteer, regional consortium of archivists who live and work in the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The site contains information about Caucus activities as well as a run of quarterly newsletters (2000-2002).

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Subject:   Archives -- Management Archives -- Middle Atlantic States -- Societies, etc. Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference -- Archives Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference -- Web archives

Title: George Meany Memorial Archives

URL: http://www.nlc.edu/archives/home.html

Description: Archived website of the George Meany Memorial Archives, 2013. Until 2013, George Meany Memorial Archives was a part of the George Meany Center for Labor Studies and the official archives of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. The website includes information about its location, hours, holdings, access to collections, policies, exhibits, publications, and resources for specific user groups such as students, teachers, and trade unionists.

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Subject:   George Meany Memorial Archives George Meany Center for Labor Studies

Title: Professional Restoration, Inc.

URL: http://www.professionalrestoration.com/

Description: Archived website of Professional Restoration, Inc., a Shady Side, Maryland, company formed in 1987 to provide expert technical and practical assistance to contractors, architects, developers, and government agencies concerning the use and maintenance of stone and metals as building materials. The company also performed actual restoration, reparation, and maintenance work on monuments, sculptures, and buildings. Professional Restoration closed in 2003. Its website includes information about its services, projects, Small Business Administration certificates, carvings, goals, awards, and staff.

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Subject:   Professional Restoration, inc. -- Archives Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- Washington (D.C.) Monuments -- Conservation and restoration -- Washington (D.C.) Sculpture -- Conservation and restoration -- Washington (D.C.) William Howard Taft Bridge (Washington, D.C.) -- Conservation and restoration Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.) -- Conservation and restoration Fort McHenry (Baltimore, Md.) -- Conservation and restoration

Title: Silver Spring Nursery School

URL: http://www.silverspringnurseryschool.org/

Description: Archived website of Silver Spring Nursery School, 2015-2016. The school was founded in 1941 by a group of mothers active in the Montgomery County League of Women Voters who expanded their children's play group into a nursery school. The Silver Spring Nursery School website includes information about its philosophy, admission policies, tuition, parent education, teachers, classes, and events.

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Subject:   Silver Spring Nursery School (Silver Spring, Md.) -- Archives Nursery schools -- Maryland -- Silver Spring -- Archives

Title: Having Abandoned the Vehicular Eye

URL: http://www.towerjournal.com/winter_10/vehicular.swf

Description: Archived Flash video of the digital poem "Having Abandoned the Vehicular Eye," a collaboration between poets Jesse Glass and Mary Ann Sullivan published in the Winter 2010 edition of The Tower Journal.

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Subject:   Glass, Jesse -- Archives Carroll County (Md.) -- History Poets, American -- 20th century -- Archives Experimental poetry -- 21st century Folklore -- Maryland -- Carroll County Glass, Jesse -- Web archives

Title: American Association of University Women of Maryland

URL: https://aauw-md.aauw.net/

Description: Archived website of the American Association of University Women of Maryland, 2015 to present. Founded in Boston in 1882 by sixty-five female college graduates, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the oldest and largest national organization of women in the United States. While advocacy for women and women's educational opportunities have remained basic elements of the AAUW program, international relations, cultural interests, and the quality of community life have become long-standing commitments as well. Currently, the AAUW offers college-educated women conferences and seminars on such subjects as the United Nations and the American family, fellowships for doctoral or postdoctoral work, grants for members to return to school after a five-year absence, a coalition of woman-power influencing local, state, and national legislation, and several publications. The Maryland State Division was officially launched on November 18, 1942. The current objectives of the Maryland Division of the AAUW are to assist in the formation of new branches in the state, to give and receive suggestions from other state branches, and provide backing for programs of individual Maryland chapters. The division also actively sponsors a variety of programs and projects in such areas as community, education, cultural interests, international relations, women's issues, and legislative concerns. The AAUW of Maryland website includes information about its blog, calendar, public policy, legislative alerts, newsletters, branches, tools for leaders, college and university partners, membership benefits, and Maryland Women of Distinction Fund.

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Subject:   American Association of University Women, Maryland Division Women College Graduates - Maryland - Societies - History - Sources Women - Education - Maryland - History - Sources

Title: AFL-CIO

URL: https://aflcio.org/

Description: Archived website of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), 2013 to present. The AFL-CIO, formed in 1955 through a merger of the AFL and CIO, is the largest federation of trade unions in the United States, representing 12.5 million workers. The AFL-CIO website includes information about its affiliated unions, executive council statements, labor history, leadership, unions, allies, programs, calls for action, benefits programs, advocacy issues, legislative alerts, voting records, and reports.

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Subject:   AFL-CIO -- Web archives

Title: Maryland Thoroughbred

URL: https://marylandthoroughbred.com/cms/

Description: Archived web crawls of Maryland Thoroughbred, the website of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, 2015-present. The Maryland Horse Breeders Association was founded in 1929 as an agency dedicated to the promotion and protection of the Maryland horse industry. This website includes information about its board, staff, membership, news, events, registry, foundation, and store.

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Subject:   Horse breeds -- Maryland -- History -- Sources Horse racing -- Maryland -- History -- Sources Horse-shows -- Maryland -- History -- Sources Maryland Horse Breeders Association -- Archives Maryland Horse Breeders Association -- Web archives

Title: Maryland Veterinary Medical Association

URL: https://mdvma.org/

Description: Archived website of the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA), 2015 to present. The Maryland State Veterinary Medical Association held its first meeting in September, 1885, making it one of the oldest state veterinary associations. The MVMA has been involved in many activities relating to the veterinary profession, such as advocating relevant state and federal legislation and establishing standards within the field. Also involved in educational activities, the Association donated scholarship money and established one of the first programs to train veterinary nurses. During the first century of its existence over 1500 scientific papers were presented at MVMA meetings. The MVMA has also sponsored an active publishing program for journals, books, and newsletters. The MVMA website includes information about its membership, continuing education calendar, career resources, legislation, advocacy, communication, news, industry partners, and classifieds.

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Subject:   Maryland Veterinary Medical Association -- Archives Veterinarians -- Maryland -- Biography Veterinary medicine -- Maryland -- History -- Sources Maryland Veterinary Medical Association -- Web archives

Title: United Brotherhood of Carpenters

URL: https://www.carpenters.org/

Description: Archived website of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA), one of the largest and most influential labor unions in North America. The union was founded in 1881 and continues to train and advocate for carpenters and others in the building trades. The UBCJA website includes information about its mission, leadership, structure, crafts, training, leadership resources, activism, and programs like Sisters in the Brotherhood.

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Subject:   American Federation of Labor Carpenters -- Labor unions -- Archives United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America -- Archives Wood, Wire, and Metal Lathers' International Union Carpenters -- Labor unions -- Web archives United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America -- Web archives

Title: League of Women Voters of Maryland

URL: https://www.lwvmd.org/

Description: Archived website of the League of Women Voters of Maryland (LWVMD). The LWVMD formed in 1921 when the Women's Suffrage League of Maryland affiliated with the recently formed League of Women Voters of the United States. The non-partisan organization has, throughout its history, focused on a number of causes helping to shape American history in particular elections and voting, efficiency in government, social welfare, child welfare, women's rights, world peace, and education. LWVMD has consistently supported voter education, effective government, and the rights of the under-represented. The LWVMD website includes information about its calendar, events, advocacy, news, local leagues, board, membership, publications, and voter service.

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Subject:   Child Welfare -- Maryland -- History -- Sources League of Women Voters of Maryland -- Archives Maryland -- Politics and Government -- History -- Sources Public Welfare -- Maryland -- History -- Sources Voting -- Maryland -- History -- Sources Women in politics -- Maryland

Title: Maryland Library Association

URL: https://www.mdlib.org/

Description: Archived website of the Maryland Library Association (MLA). The MLA was founded in 1923 by a group of dedicated librarians hoping to form a collective voice of representation to further the interests of libraries within the state of Maryland. The MLA was instrumental in such tasks as the development of the graduate school of library science at the University of Maryland, College Park, which began accepting students in 1965. In 1975, the original goal was modified to permit the MLA to "promote and develop library interest and development and the profession of librarianship in the state of Maryland." Today, in addition to providing numerous professional development opportunities for its members, the MLA continues to actively serve the library interests of Maryland through the monitoring of and participation in legislative activities and public policy. The MLA website includes information about its bylaws, leadership, strategic plan, archives, policies, Nettie B. Taylor Maryland Library Leadership Institute, annual conference, career resources, membership, advocacy, and newsletters. The site also hosts issues of The CRAB, the MLA's members-only newsletter, as well as a blog, which includes posts related to the MLA's leadership, conference news, legislative news, press releases, and site information.

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Subject:   Librarians -- Maryland Librarians -- Maryland -- Censorship Maryland Library Association -- Archives National Library Week Maryland Library Association -- Web archives

Title: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

URL: https://www.sierraclub.org/maryland

Description: Archived website of the Sierra Club Maryland Chapter, which traces its origins to the establishment of the club's Southeastern Chapter in 1968. This chapter eventually split into several smaller groups, among them the Potomac Chapter, which had members in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The Maryland Chapter monitors legislation, works to save natural areas from development, sponsors outings, and disseminates information on environmental matters. The Sierra Club Maryland Chapter website includes information about its committees, actions, conservation and environmental stewardship issues, groups, legislative and election politics, outings, newsletter, and blog.

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Subject:   Conservation of natural resources -- Potomac River Region -- Citizen participation Environmental protection -- Potomac River Region -- Citizen participation

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