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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
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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
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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
Michael Collier is an author, editor, UMD's emeritus professor of English, Poet Laureate of Maryland (2001-2004), an editorial consultant for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt publishing (2002), and a former Director of the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference (1994-2017). This collection contains materials related to Collier's work as an author and editor and includes correspondence, book and poetry drafts from himself and other poets published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. In addition, there are...
Dates:
1963-2019; Majority of material found within 1970-2013
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
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The collection contains the correspondence and financial records of the mercantile firm Colt and Donaldson who supplied Baltimore and Philadelphia with agricultural and other general merchandise. The materials span the period from 1825-1848.
Dates:
1825-1848; Majority of material found within 1831-1834
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Kenneth E. Colton (1913-1995) was a Professor of modern Japanese politics, whose interest in Japan began during his service for General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (GHQ/SCAP) during the Occupation of Japan, 1946-1952. In January 1946, he began work in G-2, Research and Analysis Section of the Civil Intelligence Section (CIS), researching Japanese political parties. He later joined the Civil Historical Section. His tenure with GHQ/SCAP ended in 1952 when the...
Dates:
1917-1974; Majority of material found within 1945-1955
Abstract
The Cornelius Comegys Papers spans the time period 1816-1857 in New England, and includes correspondence between and about prominent Philadelphia merchant Cornelius Comegys and his business contacts and family members in Baltimore, MD. Correspondents include Bartus Comegys, John Pershouse, William McClure, Philip E. Thomas, John Clayton, J. Pennington, et al; as well as financiers, solicitors, and representatives from several well-known Baltimore merchants. Subject matter includes credit...
Dates:
1816-1857; Majority of material found within 1823-1848
Abstract
The Comic Books and Graphic Novels collection consists of 611 comic books and 4 graphic novels, and dates from 1944 to 2022, with the bulk of the collection being original DC and Marvel comic books from 1960 to 1970. Included is comic books and manga based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, and Mary Shelley.
Dates:
Publication: 1944 - December 2022; Publication: Majority of material found within 1961-1970
Abstract
The Office of the Comptroller is the central accounting office of the University of Maryland system. These records consist of the central financial ledgers maintained by the comptroller, as well as records of general operating funds, special purpose accounts, payroll, audits, research and restricted funds, and construction funds for various campuses of the University of Maryland System, in particular College Park, Baltimore, and Eastern Shore.
Dates:
1856-1975
