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Sammy Popat collection

 Collection 0586-UA

Sammy Popat is an innovation specialist and director of various University of Maryland initiatives since 2010. This collection consists of items relating to the University of Maryland such as memorabilia, pamphlets, various magazines, a 1996 campus map, a Great Expectations Campaign DVD, Len Elmore's address to students, a computer resources student manual, programs for the memorial service of Meghan E. Price and for the Sadat Lecture for Peace, and a copy of the book Chasing Aphrodite. This collection also includes photographs of University of Maryland's buildings, a basketball game, and students with President C. Daniel Mote Jr. on Terrapin Pride Day.

Dates

  • Creation: 1995-2022

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public and must be used in the Special Collections Reading Room. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection is minimally processed. This means that materials are in the same state we received them and have not been reviewed for content or condition. The collection may need to be screened prior to use. Please contact us before visiting the Special Collections reading room to view this collection. A preliminary inventory is available under the Inventories/Additional Information section.

Photocopies or digital surrogates may be provided in accordance with Special Collections and University Archives duplication policy.

Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs unless otherwise specified. It is the researcher's responsibility to secure permission to publish materials from the appropriate copyright holder.

Archival materials may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal and/or state right to privacy laws or other regulations. While we make a good faith effort to identify and remove such materials, some may be missed during our processing. If a researcher finds sensitive personal information in a collection, please bring it to the attention of the special collections reading room staff.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (One Hollinger box)

1 Videodiscs : DVD ; 1.07 Gigabytes, ISO disk image

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Contents

Sammy Popat is an innovation specialist and director of various University of Maryland initiatives since 2010. This collection consists of items Popat collected during his time as a student at the University of Maryland starting in 1997, and later as a full-time University of Maryland employee beginning in 2007. The collection includes pamphlets, various magazines, a 1996 campus map, a Great Expectations Campaign DVD, Len Elmore's address to students, a computer resources student manual, brochure for the memorial service of Meghan E. Price, programs for Nelson Mandela and Kofi Annan's Sadat Lecture for Peace events, a copy of the book Chasing Aphrodite, and a University of Maryland face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. Included are memorabilia that relate to the Do Good, Stay Fearless, and I'd Rather Be Studying campaigns. This collection also includes photographs of University of Maryland's buildings, a basketball game, and students with President C. Daniel Mote Jr. on Terrapin Pride Day.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

This collection contains born-digital materials. If you would like to access these materials, please contact us prior to your visit as items may require specialized software for access.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to the University of Maryland Libraries by Sammy Popat on February 7, 2022.

Processing Information

This collection has been minimally processed. Aside from some rough groupings of similar material, the collection came to the Libraries in no particular order. Small memorabilia were placed in an acid-free envelope. Similar formats of items were grouped together in acid-free folders, with the exception of a book and spiral bound manuals. Born-digital material was removed and stored separately.

Title
Guide to the Sammy Popat collection
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Sara Riley
Date
2024-03-12
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Library Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives

Contact:
University of Maryland Libraries
Hornbake Library
4130 Campus Drive
College Park Maryland 20742
301-405-9212