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The teaching of agriculture at the University of Maryland began with the opening of the Maryland Agricultural College in 1859. The establishment of the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station at the college almost thirty years later, in 1888, enhanced the focus on agriculture. The College Park campus of the University of Maryland, created by the Maryland General Assembly in 1920, was originally divided into thirteen educational units, including the College of Agriculture. The college...
Dates:
1916-1973; Majority of material found within 1951-1969
Abstract
The College of Arts and Humanities is one of thirteen colleges and schools on campus. "In 25 departments and centers, the College of Arts and Humanities provides education, research and scholarship in the arts, history, literatures, languages and cultures of people throughout the world." This collection contains documentation of the Maryland Center for Performing Arts building project (now known as the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center) and activities to commemorate the 150th anniversary...
Dates:
1986-2006; Majority of material found within 1993-1995
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Established in 1949 as the Department of Journalism and Public Relations in the College of Business and Public Administration, the department changed its name in 1966 to Department of Journalism and in 1972 became the College of Journalism. The college's records, including administrative files, course materials, construction planning records, and lecture series tapes, document the evolution of the journalism program on the College Park campus. They also chronicle the connection between the...
Dates:
1949-1974
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The College Park Campus Senate, established in 1971, was a legislative body created to consider matters of concern to the University of Maryland campus community. The Campus Senate consisted of elected representatives of the administration, faculty, staff, and students. In 1993 the body was re-named the College Park Senate. The College Park Campus Senate collection contains minutes and agenda of meetings; bylaws; plans of organization; mission statements; correspondence; annual reports;...
Dates:
1971-1993
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The College Park Faculty Assembly was established in 1970. Its dual purpose was to provide faculty at the University of Maryland a voice in the administration and to impress upon them the importance of assuming their responsibilities within the university community. This collection of minutes, correspondence, committee files, and news clippings constitutes the operating records of the Faculty Assembly.
Dates:
1971-1983
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The College Park Girls' Club was founded in 1960 in College Park, Maryland, with an objective to "teach all girl members understand and practice the principles of sportsmanship, fair play, and good citizenship." The archives of the Club include minutes of executive board and membership meetings; information pertaining to activities such as bowling, softball, drill team, and horsebackriding; documentation of the annual awards banquets; membership lists; the newsletter of the group;...
Dates:
1960-1992; Majority of material found within 1960-1981
Abstract
The College Park Senate was the successor to the College Park Campus Senate. Similar in function to its predecessor, the College Park Senate was comprised of representatives of administration, faculty, staff, and students. This governing body served to address the needs of the University of Maryland, College Park, campus community. The records of the Senate contain minutes of meetings; by-laws; the mission statement; plans of organization; correspondence; programs, curricula and course...
Dates:
1993-2000
Abstract
The University of Maryland College Republican Club, originally known as the Young Republican Club, was founded in 1948 to assist in the presidential campaign of Thomas E. Dewey. The group solidified its organization through participation in the 1956 Presidential election and has in subsequent years been particularly active during major political campaigns. Until 1971, the Club's focus was off-campus, but with the passage of the 26th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution, on-campus recruitment...
Dates:
1948-1976
Abstract
Charles Wallace Collins (1879-1964) was a lawyer, writer, and librarian. During a long career in Washington, D.C., his positions included director of the Economic Section of the Legislative Reference Service at the Library of Congress, Librarian of the Supreme Court, General Counsel for the Bureau of the Budget, and Deputy Comptroller of the Currency. In addition, he was an authority on banking law and in his private law practice he served as counsel to many of the leading financial...
Dates:
1915-1972; Majority of material found within 1925-1970
Abstract
Colonel George Sallade Howard (1902-1995) was known for his significant contributions to the Air Force Band Program. Director of the USAF Band program from 1944-1965, Colonel Howard took the USAF Band and Orchestra on ten international tours, promoting music as an international language. He founded several military music groups, including the Singing Sergeants, the Airmen of Note, the USAF Drum and Bugle Corp, the USAF Bagpipe Band, the WAF Band, and the Strolling Strings. In addition to...
Dates:
1920-1994; Majority of material found within 1940-1965
