Special Collections & University Archives
UMass Amherst. Students
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- Dairy Control Series
- see RG-15/2.2 Experiment Station (1888- )–Dairy Control Series (1914-1973)
- Dairy Digest, Massachusetts
- see Extension Service, Cooperative–Massachusetts Dairy Digest (1936-1985) RG-15/8
- Dairy Farm
- see Veterinary and Animal Science, Department of–Dairy Farm RG-25/V2
- see also Farm (College of Food and Natural Resources) RG-15/7
- Dairy Industry, Department of
- see Stockbridge School of Agriculture (Two Year School) RG-15/5
- Dames Club (1956)
- RG-45/40/D3
- Dance Department
- see Music and Dance, Department of RG-25/M9
- see also Hicks, Adeline RG-40/11
- Dartmouth, UMass
- see Southeastern Massachusetts University (SMU) RG-55/5
- Data Bank, Information
- see Information Data Bank (IDB) RG-30/2/4
- Data Processing Center (DPC)
- RG-35/7
- Data Processing Center Newsletter (DPC) (1987-1993)
- RG-35/7
- Day Care Center
- see Commuter Student Affairs–Day Care Center RG-30/25
- Day School, University
- see Nursery School RG-25/H9.5
- Day Teacher Preparation Program
- see Teacher Education, Center for–Day Teacher Preparation Program RG-13/3/21/5 and
- RG-13/3/23/4
- Deaf, Media Center for the (Northeast Regional)
- see Media Specialists for the Deaf, Center for (School of Education) RG-13/3/21/9
- Dean of Academic Support Services
- see Academic Support Services, Dean of RG-30/4
- Dean of Administration
- see Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services RG-35/1
- Dean of Students
- RG-30/2
- Dean of Students, Assistant
- RG-30/2/1
- Dean of Students–Student Personnel Administrative Council
- RG-30/2
- Dean of the College (MSC)
- see Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost RG-6/1
- Dean of Women
- RG-30/3
- see also Dean of Women, Helen Curtis (1902-1993) available online (Five College Archives Digital Access Project )
- Deans Council; Provost’s Administrative Council; Academic Deans Meeting (1955-1977) RG-6/2
- see also Campus Management Council (1984-1989) RG-6/2.5
- Deans Meeting, Academic
- see Deans Council; Provost’s Administrative Council; Academic Deans Meeting (1955-1977) RG-6/2
- see also Campus Management Council RG-6/2.5
- Debate (Communication Studies)
- RG-25/C7.4
- Debate Club
- see Debate (Communications Studies) RG-25/C7.4
- Debate Union Alumni Newsletter (1979-1982)
- RG-25/C7.4/00
- DEFA Film Library
- see Deutsche Film Aktien- Gesellschaft (DEFA) Film Library (1998- ) RG-25G6.1
- Degrees
- see Enrollment, Degrees, Courses, Curriculum RG-1/206
- see also Honorary Degrees RG-1/7/2
- Degrees, Honorary Degrees
- see Honorary Degrees (1927- ) RG-1/7/2
- Delta Chi (1961- )
- RG-45/90/D4
- Delta Phi Alpha (1916- )
- RG-45/90/D4.3
- Delta Phi Gamma (1985)
- RG-45/90/D4.6
- Delta Sigma Phi (1995)
- RG-45/90/D4.7
- Delta Sigma Theta (1991-1992)
- RG-45/90/D4.725
- Delta Upsilon (1988-1989)
- RG-45/90/D4.75
- Delta Zeta
- RG-45/90/D4.8
- Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) (1989)
- RG-45/80/D4
- Democrats, University
- see University Democrats RG-45/80/U6
- Democrats, Young
- see Young Democrats RG-45/80/Y6.2
- Demographic Research Institute, Massachusetts
- see Massachusetts Demographic Research Institute (Research and Graduate Studies) RG-9/10
- Demography Group (1982- )
- RG-40/3/D4
- Demonstration Alcohol Education Project
- RG-30/15/2/3
- Demonstrations, Student Protests and
- see Student Protests and Demonstrations RG-45/101
- Dental Hygiene Committee (1962)
- RG-40/2/D4
- Departmental Activities (Photographs)
- RG-160
- Department Libraries
- see Libraries Departmental (1880, 1958-1978) RG-8/3/11
- Departments, Academic
- see Academic Departments, Programs, Institutes, Centers RG-25
- Deputy Chancellor
- see Chancellor, Deputy RG-4/18
- Design and Production (University Relations and Development)
- RG-39/6
- Designs for Effective Learning Cluster (School of Education)
- RG-13/3/23
- Deutsche Film Aktien-Gesellschaft (DEFA) Film Library (1998- )
- RG-25/G6.1
- Development Advisory Council (1969)
- RG-40/2/D5
- Development and Alumni Affairs
- see Alumni Office (Office of Development and Alumni Affairs) RG-50/1
- Development Council
- see Development Advisory Council (1969) RG-40/2/D5
- Development, University Relations and
- see University Relations and Development RG-39
- Devens, Fort
- see Fort Devens (1946-1949) RG-55/1
- DGK Fraternity (1875- )
- RG-45/90/D5
- DIAL
- see Digital Image Analysis Laboratory (DIAL) RG-29/2
- Digital Image Analysis Laboratory (DIAL)
- RG-29/2
- Digital Initiatives News (UMass Amherst Libraries) (1999- )
- RG-8/00/D3
- Digital Photographic Laboratory (Research and Graduate Studies)
- RG-9/3/2
- Dining Services (Campus Center, Student Union)
- RG-37/2
- Diploma
- see Insignia, Diploma, Motto, Mascot, Mace, etc. RG-1/6
- see also Diplomas (Printed materials, oversize) RG-184/6
- Diplomas (Printed materials, oversize)
- RG-184/6
- Directions
- see Handbook–Directions (Student Affairs) RG-30/00/2
- Directories (Alumni)
- RG-50/00/1
- see also Directories, Mugbooks, Catalogs of Graduates, etc. (General Catalogs,
- All-University Lists of Students) RG-1/00/5
- Directories, Faculty and Staff
- see Faculty/Staff Biography, Lists, Directories (Collective) RG-40/10
- Directories, Mugbooks, Catalogs of Graduates, etc. (General Catalogs,
- All-University Lists of Students) (1867- ) RG-1/00/5
- see also Directories (Alumni) RG-50/00/1
- Disability Services
- see Handicapped Student Affairs, Office of (1973- ) RG-30/29
- see also Abilities Unlimited (Student Interest Group) (1986- ) RG-45/40/A2
- Disadvantaged Students Program
- see CCEBMS RG-6/4/12
- Disarmament Study Group (1981)
- RG-40/3/D5
- Discipline Board (Faculty Senate, 1965-1972)
- RG-40/2/A3
- Dispatches (1982) (School of Education)
- RG-13/1
- Dispute Resolution
- see Center for Information Technology and Dispute Resolution (CITDR) (2001- ) RG-25/L7.5
- Dissertations and Theses (Films and Videotapes)
- see Theses and Dissertations (Films and Videotapes) RG-186/2
- Dissertations, Doctoral
- see Doctoral Dissertations (1911- ) RG-46/1
- see also Theses and Dissertations (Films and Videotapes) RG-186/2
- Distinguished Architecture (Physical Plant) (1966)
- RG-36/50/D5
- Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series
- see Lectures (Faculty) RG-40/1/2
- Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series (Films and Videotapes) (1986- ) RG-186/7
- Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series Videotapes (1986- )
- RG-186/7
- see also Lectures (Faculty and Staff) RG-40/1/2
- Chancellor’s Lecture Series (1975-1986) RG-186/1
- Distinguished Teaching Awards
- see Awards, Prizes RG-1/11
- Distinguished Visitor’s Program (DVP) (1960-1996)
- RG-45/50/D5
- Diversity and Development, Center for
- see Center for Diversity and Development (CDD) (1996- ) RG-45/80/C4
- Diversity and Social Justice, Counsel on Community
- see Counsel on Community, Diversity and Social Justice (1997) RG-4/17
- Diversity Office, Equal Opportunity and
- see Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity and Diversity Office RG-4/7
- Divine Light Club
- see Divine Light Mission RG-45/70/D5
- Divine Light Mission (Religious Group) (1973- )
- RG-45/70/D5
- Doctoral Dissertations (1911- )
- RG-46/1 [see UMass Library catalog for holdings
- see also Theses and Dissertations (Films and Videotapes) RG-186/2
- Documents, Government (Library) (1955- )
- RG-8/3/3
- Donahue Institute
- see Institute for Governmental Services (IGS), Donahue RG-3/8
- Dormitory and Area Government
- see Housing Services RG-32
- DPC
- see Data Processing Center (DPC) RG-35/7
- Dr. Suess Club (1956)
- RG-45/40/D7
- Draft Counseling Services (1981)
- RG-45/80/D7
- Dramatic Society
- see MAC Dramatic Society RG-45/40/M3
- Drill Team, Equestrian
- see Equestrian Drill Team RG-45/40/E6
- Drop-Out Problem, Student
- see Retention Committee–Student Drop-Out Problem (1985- ) RG-40/2/R5
- Drug Drop-In Center
- see Room to Move RG-30/10
- Drum (1970-1988)
- RG-45/00/D7
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- DSA
- see Democratic Socialist of America (DSA)
- DTA
- see Awards, Prizes (Distinguished Teaching Awards) RG-1/11
- Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies, W. E. B.
- see Afro-American Studies, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of RG-25/A4
- Duplicate Collection
- RG-99
- Duplicate Collection, Alumni Materials
- RG-99/1
- Duplicate Collection, Annual Reports (1863-1989)
- RG-99/2
- Duplicate Collection, Buildings and Grounds (Distinguished Architecture for a State University) (1966)
- RG-99/3
- Duplicate Collection, Catalogs (Bulletin Series) (1914- )
- RG-99/4
- Duplicate Collection, Chancellors Lecture Series (1974-1978)
- RG-99/5
- Duplicate Collection, Histories of Campus (1917, 1933, 1963)
- RG-99/6
- Duplicate Collection, The Index (1871- )
- RG-99/7
- Duplicate Collection, Missions and Goals, A Report of the Commission on (1976)
- RG-99/8
- Duplicate Collection, Stosag (Stockbridge School) (1961- )
- RG-99/9
- Duplicating (Administrative Services)
- RG-35/9
- Durfee Garden (Physical Plant) (1993- )
- RG-36/104/D8
- DVP
- see Distinguished Visitors Program (DVP) RG-45/50/D5
- Dyslexic Student Organization
- see Communication Skills Center RG-6/4/15
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UMass Amherst. Student Body, 1867-2007.
(155 linear feet).
Since the arrival of the first class of students at Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1867, the student body at UMass has grown to over 20,500 undergraduates and nearly 6,000 graduate students.
Record Group 45 includes the collected records of student activities at UMass Amherst, from student publications and organizations (fraternities and sororities, unions, and honorary societies) to records of student government, student protests, and religious and social groups. Also included are class notes and correspondence of some individual students while enrolled in the University.
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Subjects- Aggie Life
- Bay State Ruralist
- College Signal
- College students--Massachusetts
- Greek letter societies--Massachusetts
- Student newspapers and periodicals--Massachusetts
- University of Massachusetts Amherst--Students
Call no.: RG 45
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Charles Bestor Papers, 1971-2002.
2 boxes (0.75 linear feet).
Composer and presently the Professor of Composition and Director of the Electronic and Computer Music Studios of the University of Massachusetts Amherst who has taught at Juilliard School of Music and numerous other universities, won international awards for his music, and collaborated with contemporary installation artists. Includes scores and sound recordings for two of his compositions, Suite for Alto Saxophone and Percussion and In the Shell of the Ear, as well as correspondence, concert programs, and reviews all relating to the publication and performance of the works.
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Subjects- University of Massachusetts Amherst--Faculty
- University of Massachusetts Amherst. Department of Music and Dance
Contributors
Call no.: FS 035
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Philip Bezanson Papers, 1946-1980.
9 boxes
Composer and professor of music, University of Iowa and University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Correspondence, scores and parts for instrumental and vocal compositions, sound recordings, programs and posters for performances of Bezanson’s works (1951-1980), sound recordings and other papers relating to development, performance, and publication of Bezanson’s compositions. Includes papers related to the development of the opera Golden Child, broadcast on national television and written in collaboration with Paul Engle; and score of the opera Stranger in Eden, with libretto by William R. Reardon.
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Subjects- University of Massachusetts Amherst--Faculty
- University of Massachusetts Amherst. Department of Music and Dance
Contributors- Bezanson, Philip, 1916-1975
Call no.: FS 040
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Howard Lebow Collection, 1947-1983 (Bulk: 1960-1970).
(32.5 linear feet).
Howard Miles Lebow was an accomplished concert pianist and composer who was first celebrated during his tenure as a student at Julliard School of Music where he earned both his BA and MFA. While at Julliard, Lebow studied under Edward Steuermann, a pupil of composer Ferruccio Busoni, and was acclaimed for his performances of Busoni’s works. Lebow exceled as a pianist, performing in fifteen countries across Europe and the Americas. Appointed to the post of Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of Massachusetts in September 1965, Lebow lectured and performed until his untimely death in 1968 at age 32. Although known for his interpretations of contemporary music, Lebow was equally at home in the entire piano literature; one of his last and most memorable recitals was devoted to the music of Franz Liszt, another artist whom he had studied and whom he greatly admired. After his death, the Howard M. Lebow Scholarship Fund was established (1968).
The Lebow Collection numbers over 5,000 items and is comprised primarily of sheet music and a small sampling of audio recordings. The collection includes many unusual early editions, a reflection of Lebow’s taste and discrimination as a musician and enthusiastic collector.
Subjects- University of Massachusetts Amherst--Faculty
- University of Massachusetts Amherst. Department of Music and Dance
ContributorsTypes of material
Call no.: FS 115
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Emanuel Rubin Papers, 1964-2006.
5 boxes (7.5 linear feet).
Emanuel Rubin
Emanuel Rubin was a professor of Musicology and Judaic Studies at UMass Amherst from 1986 until his death in 2008. From 1986-1987 he served as Head of the Department of Music and Dance. In addition to teaching, he performed frequently as a soloist and an ensemble member on the French horn, Viola da Gamba, and as a choral member. He actively conducted and composed works for solo performers and ensembles. Rubin was originally from Pittsburgh, and attended Carnegie Mellon University for his undergraduate work. He received a Master’s Degree in Music composition from Brandeis University, and a doctorate in musicology from University of Pittsburgh. Prior to arriving at UMass Amherst, he taught at Ball State University, University of Milwaukee Wisconsin, and Bowling Green State University. His research interests were the relationship between Judaism and music, and the history of glees, which was the topic of his doctoral dissertation.
The Emanuel Rubin Papers contain records of extensive research in the area of Georgian glees, including historical background, scores, lyrics, and correspondence regarding the research. The collection also includes programs and newspaper clippings from many of Rubin’s performances throughout his career, manuscripts of his publications and compositions, as well as some teaching materials and course information from his time at UMass.
Subjects- Rounds (Music)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst--Faculty
- University of Massachusetts Amherst. Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies
- University of Massachusetts Amherst. Department of Music and Dance
ContributorsTypes of material
Call no.: FS 155
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Robert Stern Collection, 1975-1981.
1 box (0.5 linear feet).
Robert Stern
The composer Robert Stern was Professor of Theory and Composition in the Department of Music at UMass Amherst from 1964 until his retirement in 2006. A native of Paterson, N.J., Stern studied at the University of Rochester and the Eastman School of Music before arriving in Amherst. Noted for his use of Jewish themes and subjects, he has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, and the Millay Colony for the Arts.
The Stern collection includes six reel to reel audiotapes of performances of Stern’s work at UMass Amherst. These include music of Blood and Milk Songs (1975), music of Burrill Phillips (1975), the New Music Ensemble (1976), and the Pro Musica Moderna concerts (1979, 1980, and 1981).
Subjects- University of Massachusetts Amherst--Faculty
- University of Massachusetts Amherst. Department of Music and Dance
Types of material
Call no.: FS 024
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Frederick Tillis Papers, 1970-2010.
Fred Tillis, Nov. 23, 1977
A composer, performer, poet, educator, and arts administrator, Fred Tillis was one of the major influences on the cultural life at UMass Amherst for forty years. Born in Galveston, Texas, in 1930, Tillis began playing jazz trumpet and saxophone even before his teens. A product of segregated schools, he graduated from Wiley College at the age of 19, and received his MA and PhD in music at the University of Iowa. As a performer and composer of unusual breadth, his work spans both the jazz and European traditions, and he has written for piano and voice, orchestra, choral pieces, chamber music, and in the African American spiritual tradition, drawing upon a wide range of cultural references. After teaching at Wiley, Grambling, and Kentucky State in the 1960s, Tillis was recruited to UMass in 1970 by his former adviser at Iowa, Philip Bezanson, to teach music composition and theory. Earning promotion to Professor in 1973, Tillis was appointed Director of the Fine Arts Center in 1978, helping to jump start some of the most successful arts initiatives the university has seen, including the the Afro American Music and Jazz program, the New World Theater, Augusta Savage Gallery, Asian Arts and Culture Program, and Jazz in July. Upon retirement from UMass in 1997, he was appointed Emeritus Director of the Fine Arts and remains active as a musician and poet.
The Tillis papers document an extraordinary career in the arts, focused on Fred Tillis’s work as a composer. Consisting primarily of musical scores along with an assortment of professional correspondence relating to his publishing and miscellaneous notes, the collection offers insight into the evolution of Tillis’s musical vision from the 1970s into the new millennium.
Subjects- African American composers
- African American musicians
- Fine Arts Center (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
- Jazz
- University of Massachusetts Amherst--Faculty
- University of Massachusetts Amherst. Department of Music and Dance
ContributorsTypes of material
Call no.: FS 156
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Russell K. Alspach Papers, 1950-1978.
1 box (0.5 linear feet).
Russel K. Alspach earned his PhD in 1932 from the University of Pennsylvania where he taught English from 1924-1942. After four years of service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he spent eighteen years as head of the Department of English at West Point Military Academy before retiring in 1965 with the rank of Brigadier General. A specialist in Irish literature with wide ranging interests running from William Butler Yeats to Percy Blythe Shelley and William Faulkner, Alspach published prolifically throughout his career. He took a post-retirement appointment at UMass in 1966, but hardly retired, eventually becoming Head of the Department of English, and teaching until his final retirement and death in 1980.
The Alspach Papers consist of professional correspondence, drafts of writing, and reviews written by Russell K. Alspach. The small collection includes grant applications and notes for Alspach’s Yeats Study Series, as well as a 3.75 inch monographic recording of readings and music by unidentified artists. The Department of Special Collections and University Archives is also home to the Alspach Yeats Collection of rare books.
Subjects- University of Massachusetts Amherst--Faculty
- University of Massachusetts Amherst. Department of English
- Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939
Contributors- Alspach, Russell K. (Russell King), 1901-
Call no.: FS 025
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Antislavery Collection, 1725-1911.
(7.5 linear feet).
The Antislavery Collection contains several hundred printed pamphlets and books pertaining to slavery and antislavery in New England, 1725-1911. The holdings include speeches, sermons, proceedings and other publications of organizations such as the American Anti-Slavery Society and the American Colonization Society, and a small number of pro-slavery tracts.
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Subjects- Abolitionists--Massachusetts
- Antislavery movements--United States
- Slavery--United States
Contributors- American Anti-Slavery Society
- American Colonization Society
Call no.: Rare Book Collections
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