Cynthia Rosenwald manuscript collection
Abstract
This collection consists of speeches, drafts of speeches, correspondence, schedules of events, book outlines, ephemera, and miscellaneous records pertaining to Cynthia Rosenwald’s career as a speechwriter for Maryland politician and United States Vice President Spiro T. Agnew (1918-1996).
Dates
- 1966 - 1976
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
The reproduction of materials in this collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine and satisfy copyright clearances or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information visit the MCHC’s Rights and Permissions page.
Biographical / Historical
Cynthia Rosenwald (née Miller) was born in 1937, the daughter of a Hecht department store executive J. Jefferson Miller. She attended Wellesley College as an undergraduate and started a degree in political science at Goucher College. In 1956, she married Peter Benno Rosenwald (1934-2023) and they had three children.
She was also on serveral boards and councils, such as the Campaign Division of the Association of Jewish Charities and Welfare Fund, and volunteered for Spiro T. Agnew's (1918-1996) campaign for governor of Maryland. Eventually, Rosenwald became Agnew’s main speechwriter throughout his years as Maryland’s Governor (1967-1968) as well as during the first year in which he served as Vice President of the United States (1969-1973).
Extent
3.5 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The files in this collection are arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Cynthia Rosenwald, December 2017.
Bibliography
Scope and Contents
The Cynthia Rosenwald Manuscript Collection contains speeches, drafts of speeches, correspondence, schedules of events, book outlines, ephemera, and miscellaneous documents relating to Rosenwald’s tenure as Spiro Agnew’s speechwriter. Most of the materials in this collection are handwritten drafts.
- Title
- Guide to the Cynthia Rosenwald manuscript collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Mallory Herberger
- Date
- 2021-08
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org