Pitcher, Virginia S.
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Douglas Huntly Gordon, 1971
Douglas Huntly Gordon was a lawyer, civic leader, and President of the Mount Vernon Improvement Association in Baltimore, Maryland. In this oral history interview, he discusses his theories on historic preservation, known as "The Gordon Curve" and "Scientific Obstructionism." Gordon also talks about the Mount Vernon Improvement Association, the Gordon family, and historic preservation in Baltimore.
Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, 1972 June 16
Grace Turnbull, 1971 August 24
Grace Turnbull was a Maryland sculptor, artist, and writer. In this oral history interview, she describes her early life and schooling, Red Cross work in World War I, writings, early career as a painter, and her change to sculpture. Turnbull also talks about alcohol as a dangerous drug and discusses the Turnbull family, Sidney Lanier, Lizette Woodworth Reese, Teilhard de Chardin, and Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald.
Helene Hedian, 1971
Helene Hedian was an instructor in the Maryland Art Institute's design department, 1919-1956. In this oral history interview, she discusses: Outstanding teachers at the Maryland Institute; little theatre groups in Baltimore, Maryland; Hans Schuler; Henry Dreyfuss; Adele Nathan; Alice Dennis; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad "Fair of the Iron Horse" in 1927; stage lighting; fashion design; and her philosophy of art education.
Howard R. Thatcher, 1971 August 17
Howard R. Thatcher worked in Baltimore, Maryland, as a composer, a professor at the Peabody Institute of Music, and an organist at Mt. Vernon Place Methodist Church and Temple Oheb Shalom. In this oral history interview, Thatcher discusses his recollections of Peabody faculty members and journalist H. L. Mencken.
Josephine Jacobsen, 1972 June 3
Josephine Jacobsen was a Maryland poet and consultant in poetry for the Library of Congress from 1971-1973, as well as the author of six books of poetry, including "The Shade Seller." In this oral history interview, she discusses her duties as poetry consultant; why people write poetry; and women as poets. The interview includes a reading of her poems, "The Artist in Space," "The Old Man and the Sea," and "The Planet."
William Bose Marye, 1971 August 4
William Bose Marye was a genealogist for the Colonial Dames of America, a writer on Native American history in Maryland, as well as the corresponding secretary for the Maryland Historical Society, 1939-1969. In this oral history interview, he discusses his family background and boyhood in the Joppatowne area and at 714 St. Paul Street in Baltimore. He also speaks about Jessie Lee Bennett's salon, Maryland families, and many of his contemporaries.