Carlton Sickles served in the Maryland House of Delegates and the United States House of Representatives. His papers contain administrative files, press releases, newspaper clippings, bills, and audio tapes. Subjects include the Vietnam War, NASA, civil rights, education, and Sickles' political campaigns. This collection is unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available as an external document.
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon collection consists of a cover letter and a letter of reminiscence from alumnus Edwin Giblin, a former member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. The letters include an account of athletics and recruiting practices at the Maryland Agricultural College and the University of Maryland. Giblin pays particular attention to the role of Dr. Harry Clifton ("Curley") Byrd, first a coach and then university president, in the growth of the university.
Sigma Delta Chi is the University of Maryland chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The Sigma Delta Chi records include meeting announcements and agendas, reports, membership directories, chapter newsletters, procedures manuals, flyers, and photographs. The collection also contains the original petition written by the University of Maryland Men's Press Club in 1955 which led to the establishment of Sigma Delta Chi on campus.
