Books to Benefit the Blandair Foundation
To Save
Her Dream begins with a
biography of Elizabeth C. Smith and continues with a detailed discussion of
efforts to implement her wishes for Blandair Farm after her death, including a
discussion of the history of the Blandair Foundation. Here is the Appendix.
The detailed Table of Contents is:
CONTENTS
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CHAPTER 1: The Dream, the Dreamer, and our Friendship |
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The Woman Who Would Not Sell; Blandair; Early Years and Early Middle Years; Admiration at First Meeting; Of Doves and Deer; Design and Construction Problems in Columbia; State Route 175: Rouse's Revenge; The Property Tax Problem; Preservation of Blandair for Posterity; An Enduring Friendship; A Gradual Decline; The Public Misperception of Elizabeth C. Smith; Concluding Remarks. |
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CHAPTER 2: Duty, Friendship, and Justice |
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The Mission; Filing the Unsigned Documents; A Difficult Telephone Call; A Mistake; Attempted Negotiation with the Heirs; Lost History, a Mystery; Formation of the Elizabeth C. Smith Foundation; Serendipity |
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CHAPTER 3: Growth of the Foundation |
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History of Board Membership; Organizing the Foundation |
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CHAPTER 4: The Lawsuit |
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The Legal Theory and our Arguments; Essence of the Defense; Chronology of the Suit through the Circuit Court; Judge Kane's Opinion; A More Active Part; Questions and Injustice; Newspaper Reporting and the Next Step |
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CHAPTER 5: The Foundation's Proposal |
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CHAPTER 6: While Awaiting |
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Work of the Planning Committee; Efforts at Raising Funds; Fundraising Results; Communications with the Committee; Partnership Proposals |
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CHAPTER 7: The Resolution |
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The Blandair Planning Committee's Recommendation; Did the Blandair Foundation influence the final result? Has Elizabeth Smith's dream been saved? What is the future of the Blandair Foundation? |
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CHAPTER 8: Musings |
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The Path Not Taken; Why did we lose the lawsuit? Personal Growth and Losses; No Regrets |
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APPENDIX
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Purpose of the Foundation as drafted by Byron C. Hall, Jr. (1983 - 1984) |
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A2 |
Trust and Will Documents of Elizabeth C. Smith (1997) |
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March 6, 1997 Letter to the Howard County Times by James
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Letters concerning MD 175 by Elizabeth C. Smith |
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Excerpts from Deposition of James Douglas |
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Will of Henry E. Smith (1939) |
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Letter to Tabi Williamson |
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Bylaws of the Blandair Foundation (1-2000) |
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Letters to Gary Arthur: January 10, 2000; February 16, 2000 |
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Third and Fourth Amended Complaints |
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Opinion of Judge Dudley |
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Plaintiffs' Supplementary Answers to Interrogatories |
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Opinion of Judge Kane |
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Appellants' Briefs and Rebuttal Brief |
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Opinion of the Court of Special Appeals |
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Petition for a Writ of Certiorari |
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Order by Court of Appeals |
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Response to the Blandair Planning Committee |
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Supplement to Chapter 4 |
Of Personal
Recollections of Eight Interesting People, Byron says:
"This book was designed for light reading. I
envision the reader using this book 10 minutes or so at a time for relaxation (for
example, before going to sleep).
"This book is meant to give the reader a
significant glimpse of each of the eight people, but it is not meant to be
their definitive biographies.
Contents of Personal Recollections of Eight
Interesting People
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An Exciting Life |
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William Duncan Allen |
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Great Teachers |
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Jean Winston |
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Franco Dino Rasetti |
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Stimulators of Thought |
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Charles P. Ives |
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Francis J. Merceret, Jr. |
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Stewards |
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James Erskine |
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Elizabeth C. Smith |
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Aelred D. Geis |
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