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Faculty Meetings records

 Collection 0006-UA

This collection consists of minutes of faculty meetings of all teaching personnel of the College Park campus. The years covered by the records saw the transition of the Maryland Agricultural College to the University of Maryland, and this topic receives some discussion in the minutes. The minutes primarily cover the day-to-day functioning of the university, however, and document a wide variety of subjects, such as the punishment of cadets for "disorderly conduct," effects of a diphtheria outbreak, impact of World War I, effects of an undue emphasis on athletics, establishment of campus publications, and the appointments/resignations of faculty.

Dates

  • Creation: 1897-1922

Use and Access to Collection

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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 reading room staff.

Extent

1.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Scope and Content of Collection

The materials contained in this collection document faculty meetings held during the final years of the Maryland Agricultural College and the formative years of the University of Maryland, prior to the official recognition and establishment of a faculty organization. The records cover the years 1897 to 1922.

Arrangement

This collection is organized as one series:

Series 1
Minutes

Custodial History and Acquisition Information

The Faculty Meetings records for the years 1919 through 1922 were transferred to the University of Maryland College Park Libraries in the 1970s by the College Park Campus Senate. The earlier minutes were received from an unknown source.

Related Material

In addition to the Faculty Meetings records, the following related faculty material may be found in the collections of the Archives and Manuscripts Department: the Records of the Graduate Faculty, the Records of the University Faculty Assembly, and the Records of the College Park Faculty Assembly.

Processing Information

One series was identified in the Faculty Meetings records. Minutes for the years 1897 through 1918 have been recorded in two leather?bound volumes, which have been placed in an acid-free box. Minutes for the years 1919 through 1922 were bound with other related records. They have been removed from their binding, refoldered into an acid?free folder, and placed in an acid-free container.

Title
Guide to the Faculty Meetings records
Status
Completed
Author
Guide revised by Patricia A. McCracken.
Date
1989-08-01
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

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