Lanman, Barry Allen

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History of this credit organization founded to help the Italian community.

Abstract Clarence Blount (1921-2003) was a Maryland State Senator from 1971-2003 and became the first Black Majority Leader of the Maryland Senate in 1983. His diverse roles included serving in the U.S. Army after high school in 1942, teaching political science, and working as a principal in Baltimore City. In this oral history interview, Blount elaborates on his background, from his early education to his first re-election to the Maryland State Senate in 1974, and his involvement in the civil rights...

Abstract David Zimmerman (1901-1993) served as an educator and Principal in Baltimore City and Frederick County, Maryland, before joining the State Department of Education. In his role there, he focused on finance, transportation, coordinating instructional programs, and administration. Zimmerman was heavily involved in the desegregation of public schools in Maryland, advocating for equal education for Black students. In this oral history interview, Zimmerman discusses his educational background and...

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Dr. Harry Murdock was a psychiatrist at Auburn House, located on the grounds of the Sheppard Pratt Hospital. In this interview, he discusses his nearly 20 years of residency at Auburn House. He also discusses the Symington and Turnbull families, who were the previous owners of the house.

Abstract Dr. John Theodore King, Jr., was a prominent Baltimore physician. Dr. King worked as a consultant in internal medicine and cardiology beginning in 1919, and then as chief physician at the Baltimore City Hospitals, 1939-1946, and chief of medical service, Walter Reed Hospital, 1942- 1945. He also authored medical books and articles on cardiology and metabolism. In this oral history interview, he discusses his family background; Baltimore medical schools; comparison between father's practice...

Abstract Frances Morton Froelicher (1912-1994) was a social activist and the founder and executive director of the Citizens Planning and Housing Association of Batimore (CPHA) from 1945 to 1969. In this oral history interview, Froelicher discusses the relationship between Theodore R. McKeldin and his closest advisors such as Judge Thomas Waxter, Judge Simon Sobeloff, and Hans Froelicher, Jr.; the fight for improvement in the Housing Authority; pressures on McKeldin by real estate groups, the business...

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George Rapp was the head silversmith for The Stieff Company and a native Baltimorean. In this oral history interview, he discusses: Childhood in St. Denis, now Arbutus, Maryland; first employment at Schultz Silver Company and Scofield Company for eighteen years; radar equipment work for Stieff during World War II; mechanization of silversmith processes; manufacture of Williamsburg reproduction silver; working at the Smithsonian Institution Craft Fair in Washington, D.C.

Abstract John Millard Tawes (1894-1979) was a prominent Maryland politician who served as Governor from 1959 to 1967. Throughout his career, he held various key positions including comptroller, Bank Commissioner of Maryland, and secretary of the Department of Natural Resources. In this oral history interview, Tawes reflects on his personal and professional relationship with Governor Theodore R. McKeldin (1900-1974). He discusses McKeldin’s character, his commitment to civil rights, and his impact on...

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Ethnic businesses in Baltimore

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James M. Hepbron (1891-1979) was the Police Commissioner of Baltimore, Maryland from 1955 to 1961. In this oral history interview, Hepbron discusses African Americans on the police force during his time as commissioner; Theodore R. McKeldin and the civil rights movement; "Jim Crow" laws; the character and leadership of freedom fighter Lillie May Carroll Jackson; and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).