{"id":4171,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll096\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:53","slug":"coll096","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll096\/","title":{"rendered":"Willie B. Lamouse-Smith papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"overview\">Overview<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Title:<\/strong><\/td><td>Willie B. Lamouse-Smith papers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll096<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Creator:<\/strong><\/td><td>Lamous\u00e9-Smith W. Bediako<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>1982-1988<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Size:<\/strong><\/td><td>1 box (.25 linear feet)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/td><td>Documents relating to Africana Studies Department professor Dr. Willie Lamouse-Smith&#8217;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&#8217;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.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>Willie B. Lamouse-Smith papers, University Archives, Collection 96, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biography\">Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donated by Dr. Willie B. Lamouse-Smith, UARC 2011-027.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collection unprocessed.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"access\">Access &#038; Use<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No restrictions.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"subjects\">Subject Headings<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>University of Maryland, Baltimore County Administration<\/li><li>University of Maryland, Baltimore County History<\/li><li>Schwartz Martin<\/li><li>Giffen Sallie<\/li><li>Hooker Michael<\/li><li>Toll John S.<\/li><li>Lamous\u00e9-Smith, W. Bediako Archives<\/li><li>Neville Richard F. 1931-<\/li><li>University of Maryland, Baltimore County. African American Studies Department<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4171","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/finding_aid"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}