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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67
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History of Board Membership;
Organizing the Foundation
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CHAPTER 4: The Lawsuit
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79
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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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101
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The Blandair Center
for Applied Urban Ecology; Our Presentation
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CHAPTER 6: While Awaiting
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113
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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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133
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The Path Not Taken; Why did
we lose the lawsuit? Personal Growth and Losses; No Regrets
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A1
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Purpose of the Foundation as drafted by Byron C. Hall, Jr.
(1983 - 1984)
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A2
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Trust and Will Documents of Elizabeth C. Smith (1997)
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A3
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March 6, 1997 Letter to the Howard County Times by James
M. Holway, former County
Commissioner
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A4
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Letters concerning MD 175 by Elizabeth C. Smith
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A5
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Excerpts from Deposition of James Douglas
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A6
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Will of Henry E. Smith (1939)
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A7
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Letter to Tabi Williamson
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A8
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Bylaws of the Blandair Foundation (1-2000)
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A9
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Letters to Gary Arthur: January 10, 2000; February 16,
2000
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A10
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Third and Fourth Amended Complaints
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A11
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Opinion of Judge Dudley
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A12
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Plaintiffs' Supplementary Answers to Interrogatories
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A13
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Opinion of Judge Kane
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A14
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Appellants' Briefs and Rebuttal Brief
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A15
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Opinion of the Court of Special Appeals
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A16
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Petition for a Writ of Certiorari
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A17
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Order by Court of Appeals
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A18
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The Blandair
Center for Applied
Urban Ecology
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A19
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Response to the Blandair Planning Committee
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Supplement to Chapter 4
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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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2
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Great Teachers
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Jean Winston
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10
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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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