{"id":4377,"date":"2026-08-17T21:08:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll096\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:11:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:11:22","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":"
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Overview<\/h1>\n
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Title:<\/td>\nWillie B. Lamouse-Smith papers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call Number:<\/td>\nColl096<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creator:<\/td>\nLamous\u00e9-Smith, W. Bediako<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dates:<\/td>\n1982-1988<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size:<\/td>\n1 box (.25 linear feet)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language:<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abstract:<\/td>\nDocuments 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Citation:<\/td>\nWillie B. Lamouse-Smith papers, University Archives, Collection 96, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h1>\n

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>\n

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Arrangement<\/h2>\n\n
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Provenance Information<\/h1>\n

Provenance and Acquisition Information<\/h2>\n

Donated by Dr. Willie B. Lamouse-Smith, UARC 2011-027.<\/p>\n

Processing Note<\/h2>\n

Collection unprocessed.<\/p>\n

Descriptive Rules Used<\/h2>\n

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)<\/p>\n

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Access & Use<\/h1>\n

Finding Aids<\/h2>\n

Finding Aid: \/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll096\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Access Conditions<\/h2>\n

No restrictions.<\/p>\n

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use<\/h2>\n

Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.<\/p>\n

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Subject Headings<\/h1>\n

Creators<\/h2>\n

Lamous\u00e9-Smith, W. Bediako<\/p>\n

Subjects<\/h2>\n

University of Maryland, Baltimore County — Administration<\/p>\n

University of Maryland, Baltimore County — History<\/p>\n

Schwartz, Martin<\/p>\n

Giffen, Sallie<\/p>\n

Hooker, Michael<\/p>\n

Toll, John S.<\/p>\n

Lamous\u00e9-Smith, W. Bediako — Archives<\/p>\n

Neville, Richard F., 1931-<\/p>\n

University of Maryland, Baltimore County. African American Studies Department<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4377","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4377","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=4377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}