Overview

Title:	Willie B. Lamouse-Smith papers
Call Number:	Coll096
Creator:	Lamousé-Smith, W. Bediako
Dates:	1982-1988
Size:	1 box (.25 linear feet)
Language:	English
Abstract:	Documents relating to Africana Studies Department professor Dr. Willie Lamouse-Smith's campaign to name the Biological Sciences building Martin Schwartz Hall after deceased Biology Department professor, Dr. Martin Schwartz. Documents include correspondence debating the appropriateness of this naming, Dr. Lamouse-Smith's testimony in front of the Maryland House of Delegates, and the House and Senate resolutions honoring Dr. Schwartz. Also includes a statement regarding Faculty Renewal and records about the Martin Schwartz Memorial Garden.
Citation:	Willie B. Lamouse-Smith papers, University Archives, Collection 96, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).

Administrative/Biographical Note

Dr. Willie Lamouse-Smith joined the UMBC faculty in 1975; he worked at the university for 33 years as professor, department chair, and director of the African American Studies Program.

Provenance Information

Provenance and Acquisition Information

Donated by Dr. Willie B. Lamouse-Smith, UARC 2011-027.

Processing Note

Collection unprocessed.

Descriptive Rules Used

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015): The processing manual used in Special Collections for all descriptive platforms, including PastPerfect.

Access & Use

Finding Aids

Finding Aid: http://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll096.php

Access Conditions

No restrictions.

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use

Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.

Subject Headings

Creators

Lamousé-Smith, W. Bediako

Subjects

Schwartz, Martin

Giffen, Sallie

Hooker, Michael

Toll, John S.

Neville, Richard F., 1931-

University of Maryland, Baltimore County -- Administration

University of Maryland, Baltimore County -- History

Lamousé-Smith, W. Bediako -- Archives

University of Maryland, Baltimore County. African American Studies Department