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Items associated with name 'Maryland State Teachers College'
25th Anniversary Scrapbook
by Unknown (1950 – 1951)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Maryland State Normal School at Salisbury opened in September 1925 as a two-year college to train elementary teachers on the state’s Eastern Shore. In 1950, the school celebrated its 25th (silver) anniversary and dedicated its first new building (the men’s dormitory, now Wicomico Hall) since the construction of the administrative building (now Holloway Hall). This loose scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, photographs by Donald Turner, and programs related to the events surrounding the 25th anniversary of State Teachers College at Salisbury (now Salisbury University). Oversize newspaper issues and clippings remain folded.
Academic Calendars
by Salisbury University (1942 – 2009)
2 cartons (2 linear feet)
These academic calendars list the courses taught, instructors, and sometimes even the time and day of the course for each semester and department at Salisbury University from 1942 to 2009. In addition to the traditional academic calendars, there are summer session, even program, and continuing education calendars.
Alumni collection
by Salisbury University Alumni Association; Salisbury University Office of Alumni Relations (1926 – 2005)
5 boxes (4.25 linear feet)
The Salisbury University Alumni Association was founded to “develop and foster an abiding loyalty to Salisbury University; promote a professional and ethical spirit; encourage active participation in all activities that pertain to the betterment and growth of the University; unite graduates and undergraduates in Salisbury University; and take such other actions as may be deemed appropriate to promote the interests and welfare of Salisbury University.” (From the Salisbury University Alumni Association website.) The association achieves their mission by hosting events throughout the country to unite alumni, hosting reunions, and distributing newsletters. The association encourages its members to send notices of nuptials, births, and other lifetime achievements for publishing in the association’s newsletter. The Alumni Collection contains proposed constitutions, Alumni Association history, membership and reunion directories, invitations to reunions and other alumni events, wedding and birth announcements, postcards, ephemera, newspaper clippings, newsletters from 1950 to 2005, and a medal commemorating the completion of the Alumni House in 1996. Documents surrounding the Alumni Association’s induction ceremonies from 1931 to 1951 are present.
Audiovisual Collection
by Salisbury University (1928 – 2002)
13 boxes (7 linear feet)
The Audiovisual Collection contains film footage and sound recordings from various creators and events throughout Salisbury University’s history from 1928 to 2002.
Baglean and Carnean Societies collection
by Baglean Society; Carnean Society (1926 – 1937)
4 folders (0.25 linear feet)
The Baglean Literary Society was founded in September, 1925 and was named in honor of Dr. William C. Bagley. The Carnean Literary Society was named in honor of local educator, Miss Mabel Carney. The Baglean and Carnean Societies competed with each other yearly in athletics and theatrical productions. The Baglean and Carnean Society collection includes two notebooks containing the minutes and finances of the Baglean Society from 1926 to 1929. Loose papers included in the collection contain minutes for the Carnean Society from 1931 to 1932, rosters of Carnean Society members, correspondence of the Carnean Society, programs for competitions between the two societies, and the societies’ songs.
Benn Maggs Photographs
by Maggs, Benn (1959 – 1983)
3 cartons (3 linear feet)
Benn Maggs was an instructor and sports coach at Salisbury University from 1933 to 1976. He was an amateur photographer who captured many different campus scenes from 1959 and 1983, most of which were athletics. The Maggs Physical Activity Center was named in his honor and he was elected to the Athletics Hall of Fame in 1985.
Budget Proposals and Reports
by Salisbury University (1925 – 1979)
3 boxes (0.9 linear feet)
The Budget Proposals and Reports include financial documents such as budget proposals, reports, estimates, receipts, and other items dating from 1925 to 1979, though the bulk of the material dates between 1954 and 1970. The 1925-1926 budget consists of a line-by-line expenditure ledger (unbound). The 1952 budget materials include loose reports and financial documents. Budget estimates, proposals, and reports that date between 1954 and 1979 were originally in binders for each fiscal year.
Campus Directories
by Salisbury University (1955 – 2008)
2 boxes (0.5 linear feet)
Campus directories were printed between 1955 and 2008, listing the names, departments, office numbers, and phone numbers of Salisbury University faculty, staff, and for a short period—students.
Campus Publications
by Salisbury University; Salisbury University Office of Publications (1925 – 2021)
9 cartons (15 linear feet)
This collection consists of a variety of publications—newspapers, newsletters, and magazines—created by students, faculty, departments, and schools within Salisbury University from 1925 to the present. Included are student newspapers (Holly Leaf, 1925-1970; Informer, 1971-1973; Flyer, 1973-present), literary magazines (SCARAB, 1969-present; Mid-Atlantic Review, 2001-2005), university newsletters (SU News, 1969-present; Academically Speaking, 1987-1995; Saunterer, 1998-present; Sea Gull Sports, 1974-1982), university magazines (Panorama, 2003-present; Re:Search, 2011-present; SU Magazine, 1999-present; Wildfowl Art, 2003-2015), an undergraduate research journal (Laridae, 2019-present), and many other newsletters and short-lived publications.
College Financial Records
by Salisbury University (1925 – 1979)
2 cartons, 1 box (2 linear feet)
This collection contains the financial records of Salisbury University during its first several decades of existence as the Maryland State Normal School and State Teachers College. The documents consist of ledger books with finance information dating from the mid-1920s to the late 1970s, with loose memorandums and calculations inside some of the books. The earlier items in the collection contain handwritten correspondence from William J. Holloway, the first principal of the school. Records include student payments to the school, disbursements from the school various Salisbury and national businesses, student refunds, cash payments, receipts, financial aid payments, payroll records, itemized supply and book purchases, and receipts. Records from the tenure of William J. Holloway contain reference to audits of the school by the state, and some refunds not received by students in correspondence and memorandums left inside the ledgers.
Commencement and Convocation Programs
by Salisbury University (1926 – 2023)
7 cartons (7 linear feet)
This collection consists of programs, in addition to other ephemera and planning materials, that document the graduation ceremonies—including commencement, baccalaureate services, and convocation—of Salisbury University from 1926 to 2019. Digitized versions of Commencement and Honor's Convocation programs can be found online here: https://mdsoar.org/handle/11603/10986
Course Catalogs
by Salisbury University (1926 – 2020)
7 cartons (7 linear feet)
The course catalogs have been continually printed since 1925 to advertise—to current and future students—both the advantages of Salisbury University in general and the courses offered by the school. Oftentimes there are descriptions listed for courses and the development of the curriculum can be traced through the various years.
Dr. Ida Belle Wilson Thomas Collection
by Thomas, Ida Belle Wilson (1906 – 1972)
1 box, 1 oversize folder (0.5 linear feet)
The Dr. Ida Belle Wilson Thomas collection documents the life and education of Dr. Ida Belle Wilson Thomas, a teacher at Maryland State Normal School, now Salisbury University, from 1906 to 1972. The collection includes Ida Belle's high school diploma, her diploma from Columbia University, two publications: Maryland by Bernadine Bailey and Historic Virginia magazine, an Evergreen Piecemeal yearbook from 1972, and two serving trays with Holloway Hall on them.
Event Calendars and Programs
by Salisbury University (1925 – 2022)
2 cartons (2 linear feet)
This collection consists of calendars and programs from miscellaneous events at Salisbury University from 1925 to 2018, including some that are undated.
Evergreen Yearbooks
by Salisbury University (1926 – 2005)
25 cartons (25 linear feet)
The Evergreen yearbooks were produced each year by a staff of students who documented the campus events, activities, organizations, graduates, and other features of school life primarily through photographs from 1926 to 2005. Digitized versions are available online here: https://archive.org/details/salisburyuniversitylibrariesnabbresearchcenter
Institutional and Accreditation Reports
by Salisbury University (1924 – 2016)
10 cartons (10 linear feet)
This collection consists of the various institutional and accreditation reports related to and issued by Salisbury University from 1924 to 2016. Accreditation reports include those submitted to National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Middle States Association (MSA). Institutional reports include fact books, enrollment data, annual reports, affirmative action reports, master/short/long range plans, and many others.
J.D. Blackwell Papers
by Blackwell, J.D. (1939 – 1947)
1 box (3 linear feet)
These documents are correspondence, memos, press releases, and other media belonging to Jefferson Davis Blackwell, President of the State Teachers College at Salisbury from 1935 to 1955. The bulk of matierials in this collection date from 1940-1948, and specifically the years of the Second World War. The collection documents STC correspondence to and from Blackwell, events, employment, programs, academic curriculum, construction, budgeting, supply requisitions, student lists, grades, staff lists. Also included are letters to and from the registrar and other administration copied for the president.
Lindley Lentz Scrapbook
by Lentz, Lindley (1946 – 1947)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Lindley Lentz was a student at State Teachers College from 1946 to 1947. Captain Lentz later became a naval officer. This loose scrapbook contains student items from 1946 and 1947 such as grade cards, an admission letter, tuition receipt, student handbook, alma mater and fight songs, and other programs.
May Day Collection
by Salisbury University; Salisbury University Students (1933 – 1963)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
The May Day Collection documents the May Day festivities held at Salisbury State Teachers college from 1933 to 1963. Materials include May Day programs, newspaper clippings, press releases, invitations, and correspondence.
Men’s Chorus Ledger
by Maryland State Teachers College Men’s Chorus (1936 – 1941)
1 box (0.25 linear feet)
The Maryland State Teachers College Men’s Chorus was founded in the fall of 1935 and ran through at least 1941. The ledger contains rosters for the Men’s Chorus from 1936 to 1941. It also includes which members attended meetings and when the group performed. The 1936 roster details the voice type of each member. The first 74 pages have been removed.
Minutes of the Faculty
by Faculty of the Maryland Normal School/State Teachers College (1925 – 1952)
2 boxes (0.5 linear feet)
In the early years of the Maryland State Normal School, the faculty assumed many of the administrative responsibilities. Besides determining curriculum, the members of the faculty—among other things— formed committees, planned expenditures, planned school trips and social events, managed the extracurricular activities of the students, and coordinated with the other state teachers colleges. The minutes of the faculty document the weekly and bi-weekly meetings of the school’s faculty members from 1925 to 1952. These loose minutes also included associated documents like reports, notes, correspondence, and other ephemera. These meetings demonstrate the broad roles the faculty at the school assumed in addition to their instruction. There is a gap in the records between 1926 and 1931.
Minutes of the Student Council
by Student Council of the Maryland Normal School/State Teachers College (1925 – 1942)
1 box (0.25 linear feet)
The Student Council formed during the Maryland State Normal School’s first year in 1925 and was under the direction of one professor. These ledgers contain the meeting minutes of the student council from 1925 to 1942.
Office of Publication Photographs
by Salisbury University Office of Publications (1928 – 2019)
81 cartons, 1 drawer (82.25 linear feet)
The Salisbury University Office of Publications has produced University publications and are responsible for photographs that correspond with articles inside of the publications. The Office of Publications grew out of the Office of Public Relations and is now part of Advancement and External Affairs. This collection consists of nearly all of the photographs taken by the Office of Publications, including slides, negatives, prints, and CDs.
Pat Taylor collection
by Taylor, Pat (1940 – 1970)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
This collection contains a variety of material on several subjects including education, organizations, land, buildings and objects. The first series consists of booklets containing 9th grade Social Studies lesson plans designed by the Wicomico Board of Education with the purpose of replacing Civics. The second series contains records from the State Teachers College. The third series includes building surveys completed in preparation for an exhibit.
Photograph Files
by Salisbury University (1923 – 2015)
8 cartons (8 linear feet)
The Photographs Collection includes thousands of photographic prints, negatives, contact sheets, and reproductions that document the history of Salisbury University from its groundbreaking in 1923 and founding in 1925 to nearly the present.
Receipt Books
by Maryland State Normal School; Maryland State Teachers College (Salisbury, Md.) (1925 – 1945)
6 cartons (6 linear feet)
This collection of receipt books dates from 1925 to 1945 and includes student financial transactions, petty cash accounts, and school cafeteria receipts that document the financial activities at Maryland Normal School (which became Maryland State Teachers College in 1935 and is now Salisbury University).
Records of the Board of Trustees of State Universities and Colleges of Maryland
by Board of Trustees of State Universities and Colleges of Maryland; Salisbury State College (1960 – 1987)
9 cartons (9 linear feet)
The records consist of the Board of Trustees of the State Universities and Colleges of Maryland’s minutes from 1960 to 1987. This collection also contains correspondence and documents shared between Salisbury State College and the Board, as well as meeting materials from various schools and businesses in Washington D.C and Maryland that date from 1969-1979.
Records of the Department of Early and Elementary Education
by Maryland State Normal School; Maryland State Teachers College (Salisbury, Md.) (1928 – 1985)
10 folders, 1 box (0.5 linear feet)
The Records of the Department of Early and Elementary Education document the creation and revision of the Education Department at Salisbury University from 1928-1985. The records include books and booklets on certificate requirements for teachers, handbooks for affective teaching methods, a register of attendance in public schools, memos, correspondence, and the education departments curriculum revision records.
Records of the Library
by Salisbury University Libraries (1935 – 2016)
4 cartons, 3 boxes (6.66 linear feet)
The Records of the Library contain records, photographs, and memorabilia from Salisbury University Libraries that range from 1950 to 1990. The University Libraries began as the College Library and was housed in Holloway Hall. In 1957, a building known as the College Library was built. The building was dedicated as Blackwell Library in 1966. In 2016, the library moved from Blackwell to the newly constructed Guerrieri Academic Commons. The records include information on the administration, employees, and changes of the Library. Changes mentioned include the building and dedication of Blackwell as well as the Guerrieri Academic Commons. Ledgers and journals in the collection detail incoming books, fines, and lost books. The collection also includes scrapbooks, photographs, and other ephemera relating to the library. Library publications and material relating to events hosted by the library are present in the collection.
Records of the Publications Office
by Salisbury University Office of Publications (1940 – 2019)
12 cartons (12 linear feet)
The Publications Office serves approximately 150 departments and offices at Salisbury University. The collection consists of printed material produced by the Publications Office for the various offices at Salisbury University between 1940 and 2019, especially from 1974 to 2001.
Sports Information Collection
by Salisbury University Sports Information Office (1925 – 2014)
40 cartons (40 linear feet)
The Office of Sports Information maintains the public relations for all Salisbury University athletics, including the production of publications, maintenance of statistics, and the university’s athletics Hall of Fame. It is part of University Advancement and External Affairs and began as part of the Office of Public Relations. The Sports Information Collection consists of materials relating to athletics at Salisbury University from the 1920s to 2014, although the bulk of the items date between 1972 and 2005. While the majority of the items are printed materials, including photographs, slides, and negatives, there are several audiovisual items such as VHS tapes, digital video, and audio cassettes. The collection also includes newspaper clippings, press releases, schedules, handbooks, brochures, and other ephemeral items.
State Normal School and Teachers College Accounting Records
by Salisbury University (circa 1920 – 1967)
21 cartons (21 linear feet)
The State Normal School and Teachers College Accounting Records are composed of a variety of financial records such as transmittal lists, bank and financial statements, payroll documents, purchase orders and invoices, along with correspondence letters that encompass the dealings of the College with local businesses as well as its financial activities from 1926 to 1967, especially between 1929 and 1961 under Presidents W.J. Holloway and J.D. Blackwell.
Student Handbooks
by Salisbury University (1936 – 2006)
2 boxes (0.5 linear feet)
These handbooks were created for Salisbury University students from 1936 to 2006 with the intent to inform them about various campus departments or buildings, guidelines or regulations, codes of conduct, academic support, and other information relevant to attending the school.
Student Record Cards
by Salisbury University (1937 – 1953)
23 boxes (23 linear feet)
This collection consists of cards (originally called coupons) that contain detailed information about students at Salisbury University from 1937 to 1953. Each card represents a student’s work in one course—providing the course name, professor, semester, grade, and days absent—and students have multiple cards for each semester.
Student Registration Cards
by Salisbury University (circa 1925 – 1940)
4 cartons (4 linear feet)
This collection consists of cards that contain detailed information about students at Salisbury University from 1925 to 19__. Each folder includes the student's registration card. Some also include a photograph of the student and their report cards with class grades.
Student Teaching Summaries and Evaluations
by Salisbury University (1956 – 1968)
7 cartons (7 linear feet)
This collection consists of summaries, evaluations, and the teaching materials of student teachers who attended Salisbury University from 1956 to 1968. Evaluations were performed by supervising teachers and include detailed analyses of the student teacher’s work skills and characteristics. Also included with many of the evaluations are the lesson plans and materials used for teaching lessons.
Subject Files
by Salisbury University (1925 – 2019)
4 cartons (4 linear feet)
The Subject Files are documents related to Salisbury University’s history, but have not been included in or processed as its own collection. The documents are arranged into various subjects, which include office names and overarching themes such as event type (Groundbreaking, Memorials, etc.).
Views of Salisbury film collection
by Unknown (1935)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
16 mm film and digitized copy featuring many different views of Salisbury, Maryland from 1935 including St. Peter's, Wicomico Presbyterian, Trinity and Asbury Churches; Wicomico High School, Maryland State Teachers College, Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Peninsula General Hospital and the John B. Parsons home.
Women’s Athletic Association collection
by Women's Athletic Association (1953 – 1984)
2 cartons, 2 oversize boxes (2.5 linear feet)
The Women’s Athletic Association was created to host athletic events for women attending the Maryland State Teachers College at Salisbury (now Salisbury University). This collection reflects events of the association via three large scrapbooks, photographs, score sheets, minutes, and administrative papers that date from 1953 to 1968. Such events included sports games, yearly banquets, and conferences not held in Salisbury.
Written Works about Salisbury University
by Bradley, Sylvia; Purnell, Henrietta; Thomas, Ida Belle Wilson (1925 – 2002)
2 cartons (2 linear feet)
Written works about Salisbury University History by Henrietta Purnell, Sylvia Bradley and other notable Salisbury University faculty members. They were created between 1925 and 2002.