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Sarah B. Culling Peninsula General Hospital Nursing Diploma
by Peninsula General Hospital (1920)
1 folder (2.5 linear feet)
This is Sarah Butterfield Culling's diploma from the Peninsula General Hospital Training School for Nurses at Salisbury, MD in 1920.
School Teacher and Farm Journal (Genesee County, New York)
by Hamilton, B.F. (1864 – 1886)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This journal was written by B.F. Hamilton in Genesee County, New York and includes two sections: school teaching and farming. The school teaching section, which includes student names, outlines different teaching practices that includes topics such as punishment, singing, letter writing and composition, demerits, recitations, and more. The farming section dates between 1870 and 1886 and provides accounts for financial transactions.
Scrapbook of Clara Walters
by Walters, Clara (1915 – 1919)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Scrapbook of Clara Walters dates between 1915 and 1919 and documents the young girl's high school experience. The photographs and ephemeral items are pasted within a "The Girl Graduate: Her Own Book" that provided formatting and pages to record school memories. Walters attended Englewood High School in Chicago, Illinois.
Scrapbook of Elsie Schon
by Schon, Elsie (1907 – 1935)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This scrapbook was created by Elsie Schon of Minneapolis, Minnesota between 1907 and 1935, though the majority of its items date to 1918. Schon documented her high school life at East High and the 1935 item was a class reunion ticket. Included are 18 photographs of identified classmates, autographs from classmates, grades, drawings of clothes she was gifted or wore, invitations and postcards, newspaper clippings, and various school ribbons, notices, and pamphlets. Schon also performed in several theatrical productions, for which there are programs and ephemera.
Scrapbook of Ethel Barguet
by Barguet, Ethel (1891 – 1901)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Scrapbook of Ethel Barguet was compiled between 1891 and 1901. Barguet, who was an 1891 graduate of the Fifth Avenue Grammar School in Mount Vernon, New York, worked as a "play room teacher" with the Children's Aid Society in New York City. Barguet was also invited to continue her work with the Episcopal City Mission in Boston. The scrapbook consists of invitations to social gatherings in upstate New York, New York City, and Long Island, stamps, collections of phrases and writing, hair clippings, and flower pressings. While the last quarter of the scrapbook appear empty, there is at least one poem written on a folded sheet of paper.
Smith (Emma Lou) Salisbury Report Card
by Newton, Ruth E. (1902)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains three letters from Ruth E. Newton to Albert and Carrie Smith in 1902. The letters are progress reports for their daughter, Emma Lou Smith, as she attended possibly first grade.
South Dorchester Folk Museum collection
by South Dorchester Folk Museum (2001 – 2024)
3 boxes (2.25 linear feet)
The South Dorchester Folk Museum collection documents programs and lectures held at the museum in Cambridge, Maryland from 2001-2024. The history of southern Dorchester County is immortalized in these Digital Video Disc (DVD) recordings of presentations and feature information about Hooper’s Island, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, decoy carving, hunting traditions, songs and local family history.
Special Collections Books and Periodicals
by Unknown (1694 – 2015)
folders (186 linear feet)
These rare and unique books and periodicals supplement the Special Collections manuscripts. They range in dates from 1694 to 2015--primarily dating from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century--and vary greatly in topics throughout world and American history. Many languages are represented, including Japanese, German, Russian, Spanish, French, and more. Subjects such as the history of education, the American Civil War, and Japanese foreign relations are especially well represented. There are approximately 1400 books and periodicals, all acquired at different times and manners. All books are completely cataloged in the ALEPH system, which can be searched more in depth here: https://catalog.umd.edu/F/?func=file&file_name=find-c (please select SPECIAL COLLECTIONS for LOCATION)
Special Collections Pamphlet Collection
by Various (1762 – 1985)
9 cartons, 2 boxes (10 linear feet)
The Special Collections Pamphlet Collection consists of over 800 published manuscripts discussing a wide variety of national and international topics. The materials date between 1762 and 1985. Similar topics have been grouped together, but may be found throughout the collection. Some of the major topics included in the collection are: race relations, Australia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, African American history, Native American history, military history (American Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korean War), education, industry, labor history, agriculture, railways, government and politics, international relations, socialism, communism, economics, prisons, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, prohibition, temperance, women's history and groups, and biographies and obituaries.
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.