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Abstract
The Committee on Catalogue, Registration and Entrance addressed issues concerning admissions, the school calendar, the status of incoming students, and the format and preparation of the annual catalogue. The committee succeeded the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment, and Entrance. The documents in this record group consist of correspondence and minutes concerning committee meetings and discuss such topics as the admission of individual students, standards of admission, and the format...
Dates:
1930-1935
Abstract
The Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment, and College Entrance consisted of University of Maryland faculty and administrators whose responsibilities included determination of class schedules, the school calendar, format of the catalog, standards of admission, and the admission status of incoming students. The minutes and correspondence in this record group document the activities and decisions of the committee.
Dates:
1918-1920
Abstract
Formed in 1920 to succeed the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment, and College Entrance, the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment, and Entrance determined the format of the university catalogue, school calendar, status of incoming students, and standards of admission. These records consists of correspondence, reports, and minutes documenting the activities and decisions of the committee.
Dates:
1920-1930
Abstract
In 1959, University President Wilson E. Elkins drew together a Centennial Committee to make arrangements for the campus observance of the centennial anniversary of the Land-Grant Act during the 1961-1962 academic year. This collection is primarily comprised of publications of the Centennial Office of the American Association of Land-Grant Colleges and State Universities, the national oversight group, as well as some correspondence of the university committee. Recognition of the anniversary...
Dates:
1959-1962; Majority of material found within 1961-1962
Abstract
The Central Atlantic Environment Center was established in 1967 as the Potomac Basin Center. Until it ceased operations in 1974, the Center collected, analyzed, and disseminated information on issues relating to natural resources. Its records include correspondence, newsletters and news releases, annual reports, and court cases concerned primarily with protecting Maryland's resources from developers. Subjects and organizations documented in the collection include Maryland wetlands, the...
Dates:
1966-1974; Majority of material found within 1968-1974
Abstract
The Office of the Chancellor was created in 1970 in the course of the reorganization of the University of Maryland system. The Chancellor was the highest-ranking administrator for the College Park campus until the expansion of the University of Maryland in 1988, at which time the office was renamed Office of the President. The records consist of the administrative files of the Chancellor and include reports, financial and budget records, committee and task force files, publications, and...
Dates:
1967-1978; Majority of material found within 1972-1978
Abstract
The Chancellor's Commission on Women's Affairs was established by University of Maryland Chancellor Charles E. Bishop on December 3, 1973, to address the needs and concerns of women on the University of Maryland campus. Among the commission's goals were to maintain systematic contact with organizations on campus concerned with women's affairs and to identify unique problems faced by women at the university, including safety, implementation of Title IX in women's athletics, and the needs of...
Dates:
1971-1988
Abstract
Emerson Chapin (1920 - 2003) was a longtime New York Times editor and foreign correspondent. He served in Japan during the Occupation in both military and civilian roles. In late September 1945, his division, the 98th Infantry, was sent to Japan as part of the Occupation forces. Chapin was stationed in Osaka and worked on a paper produced for the division. Discharged in 1946, he returned that same year to Japan to work as a civilian in the Civil Information and...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1945-1950; 1943-1996
Abstract
John Grant Chapman, an affluent citizen and plantation owner in Charles County, was active in state and national politics for over twenty-five years. A member of the Whig party, he served in the Maryland House of Delegates and then advanced to the Maryland Senate. From 1845 to 1848, Chapman served in the U.S. House of Representatives. Marshall Chapman, the second of John Grant Chapman's sons, inherited the Chapman estate upon his father's death in 1856. Records show that the family enslaved...
Dates:
1816-1895; Majority of material found within 1850-1880
Abstract
Irwin M. Chapman was a news correspondent in Washington, D.C., and several international city bureaus, who worked for Radio Press International, ABC News, CNN News, and Bloomberg News for over 40 years. In addition, Chapman was an Anne Cavanaugh Smith professor of International Journalism and Diplomacy at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. This material consists of born digital daily radio newscasts and corresponding emails about current events in 2022 and 2023 for...
Dates:
October 17-November 22, 2022 and February 27-March 24, 2023
