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Abstract
The Stoddert family of Virginia and Maryland traces its history to Richard Parker, the Virginia judge at the trial of abolitionist John Brown, and General William Smallwood, a Revolutionary War soldier from Charles County, Maryland. The collection contains family correspondence, legal documents, and genealogies of various families connected to the Stodderts. It also includes material related to West Hatton, the Stoddert family home in Charles County, and the trial of abolitionist John...
Dates:
1797-1939; Majority of material found within 1895-1908
Abstract
Frederick Stone (1820-1899) was a lawyer, U. S. Congressman, Maryland Delegate, and judge of the Court of Appeals of Charles County, Maryland. This collection consists of correspondence to Frederick Stone from his wife, Jennie, and his daughters, especially his daughter Bessie Brown, who wrote to him from New Orleans and died after a long illness in 1889.
Dates:
1864-1903, 1985; Majority of material found within 1864-1895
Abstract
William B. Stone, a lawyer and landowner from Charles County, Maryland, counted among his ancestors a number of influential Maryland politicians, including a proprietary governor from the early seventeenth century. Stone himself was at one time considered by the U.S. Senate for a federal judge's seat. Records show that Stone enslaved people on his property. Census records enslaved 10 people in 1830, 17 people in 1840, 31 people in 1850, and 32 people in 1860. National politics, slavery,...
Dates:
1762-1876; Majority of material found within 1821-1845
Abstract
The Jacklin Bolton Stopp collection contains materials from 1774 to 1972, with the bulk of the collection dating from approximately 1840 to 1910. Materials include pedagogical musical materials, tune books, other compilations of sacred or secular songs, and sheet music. The collection also includes cantata scores, librettos, hymnals, and music-related books. Most scores and collections of printed music were published in the United States.
Dates:
1774-1972; Majority of material found within 1840-1910
Abstract
Janis Pitts Stout (1939-) was an English professor and administrator at a number of research universities, most notably Rice University, Texas A & M, and Auburn University, from 1973 until her retirement in 2002. She produced three novels, compiled and edited a calendar based on the works of Willa Cather, and published six scholarly works, including Katherine Anne Porter: A Sense of the Times (1995). Dr. Stout's papers consist almost exclusively of...
Dates:
1988-1997; Majority of material found within 1988-1997
Abstract
Orman Street was a professor of agronomy at the University of Maryland from 1949 to 1969. Professor Street taught courses in tobacco production, tobacco anatomy, and tobacco chemistry and received numerous awards and honors for his work in this field. His papers include publications, biographical material, photographs, and reports and administrative records of the Agronomy Department. Subjects include the history of the Agronomy Department, tobacco, tobacco curing, and information on the...
Dates:
1928-circa 1981
Abstract
This collection consists of photographs chronicling student activities, groups, and campus events at the University of Maryland, spanning from 1910 to 2002. Several photographs depict Maryland Agricultural College students in their rooms and participating in military drills, circa 1910-1920, as well as formal portraits of students and military companies. Images from the 1930s through 1960s feature events such as Freshman Reception Day, Military Day, May Day, the freshman-sophomore tug of...
Dates:
1910-2002; Majority of material found within circa 1940-1969
Abstract
The Division of Student Affairs is responsible for oversight of university functions affecting student life and for setting and enforcing related policies. The division's records cover the years 1947-2020 and consist of administrative materials, committee and commission files, and budgetary records as well as files pertaining to student organizations, housing, the Counseling Center, health services, dining hall, and Jim Henson sculpture and events. In 1970, the department name was changed to...
Dates:
1947-2020
Abstract
Student Archivists at Maryland (SAM) is the university's chapter of the Society of American Archivists, one of the major professional organizations for the information studies field. Formed in 1995, SAM's primary functions include hosting lectures and forums, organizing tours of local archival repositories, and planning an annual Americana conference. The organization's records span from its start in 1995 through 2011 and include the constitution, bylaws, and annual reports, as well as...
Dates:
1995-2011; Majority of material found within 1995-2002
Abstract
Student Entertainment Events (SEE) is a student-run organization responsible for the promotion of musical performances, speakers, and cultural events at the University of Maryland. The organization was formally established by the Student Government Association in 1977 in an effort to centralize funding for student-sponsored events and to ensure equal representation of campus groups.
Dates:
1969-2019 and undated; Majority of material found within 1970-1984
