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Wicomico County Board of Education records
by Wicomico County Board of Education (1886 – 2009)
16 boxes (12.5 linear feet)
Wicomico County Board of Education records documents the history of the schools and activities of the Board of Education in Wicomico County, Maryland with the bulk of the material relating to Salisbury, Maryland. The materials date from 1886-2009 with the bulk of the material dating from school activities and the integration of schools, 1960-1979. The evolution of school buildings in Wicomico County is documented through visual materials that include photographs and printed histories and newspaper clippings. Activities in various schools such as sporting events, musical performances, and plays are documented through photographs, programs, scrapbooks and newspaper clippings. Note: some of the folders are restricted due to sensitive content, permission from the archivist to view this files is required.
Wicomico County Integration Oral History
by Stygar, Krysta (2005)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Wicomico County Integration Oral History contains a cassette tape with Krysta Stygar interviewing Linda Davis about integration within the Wicomico County School system.
Wicomico County Teaching Unit pamphlet
by Dickinson, Ruth K. (September, 1947)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Wicomico County Teaching Unit contains a teaching unit pamphlet for the eighth grade entitled "Famous Eastern Shoremen of Maryland" prepared by Miss Ruth K Dickinson in 1947.
Wicomico High School Class of 1942 records
by Unknown (1930 – 2002)
17 folders (0.17 linear feet)
Wicomico High School Class of 1942 records document the class particularly Anita Dise Brown and James L. Brown and includes reunion programs from 1957-2002, newspaper clippings, celebratory cards from wedding and birth of a child. Also included are records about infant care, the Bay Bridge dedication and a menu from English Grills and Chicken House.
Wicomico High School, Class of 1960 records
by Wicomico High School, Class of 1960 (1954 – 2012)
1 carton (1 linear feet)
Wicomico High School, Class of 1960 records document the continuous relationships between students of Wicomico Senior High School’s Class of 1960, in Salisbury, Maryland, through their numerous class reunions and casual gatherings after their graduation. Their reunions and gatherings were often held at local restaurants, Greenhill Country Club, and Shoemaker Park. The records date from 1954–2012. The lasting relationships of the students in the Class of 1960 are exhibited via invitations and photographs.
Wilbur Devilbiss Papers
by Devilbiss, Wilbur (1918 – 1968)
10 boxes (11.5 linear feet)
The Wilbur Devilbiss Papers document the Salisbury Teachers College president's tenure (1955-1968) at the school in the academic years 1956-57, 1960-61, and 1963-64, as well as his participation in higher education through evaluation of regional schools and his studies of state and national education. Included are his alphabetical administrative files for the three academic years listed. Also included are: evaluation materials for Dover High School (1959), Edinboro State College (1960-1961), Newark Senior High School (1955-1958), and St. Michaels Junior-Senior High School (1956-1957); Rotary International (1938-1963) and Rotary Club of Salisbury, Maryland (1944-1945, 1964-1965) documents, and hundreds of publications related to all aspects of higher education.
Wilcomb Washburn Distinguished Lecture DVD
by Perreault, Melanie (2009)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains a DVD of Dr. Melanie Perreault's 2009 Wilcomb Washburn Distinguished Lecture in American History titled "Servants, Slaves, and Unruly Mistresses: Interpersonal Violence in the Early Chesapeake." In celebrating Woman's History Month, Dr. Perreault examined how acts of violence both challenged and reinforced community standards in the 17th century Chesapeake.
William J. Holloway Papers
by Holloway, William J. (1924 – 1936)
2 boxes (0.7 linear feet)
The William J. Holloway Papers date from 1924 to 1936 and were primarily created in his capacity as Principal of the Maryland State Normal School at Salisbury. The records are inconsistent and incomplete but provide glimpses into the school’s administration through correspondence, roll books that include grades, and other files.
William S. Moore III papers
by Moore, William (1875, 1989)
8 boxes (7 linear feet)
The collection includes a biographical sketch of William S. Moore and extensive materials relating to Mr. Moore’s exciting and interesting service as a financial officer in Europe during World War II, especially the securing of German gold hoards in East Germany before the area was taken over by the Russians. The career series relates to matters of the Wicomico Board of Education, the Maryland Association of Boards of Education, Delmarva Power & Light Company, and local real estate. Series III contains personal and career information plus curriculum vitae. Civic matters, politics, Lion’s Club, United Way, and general Delmarva dedications are contained in Series IV. The last series contains material on legal, estate, and financial matters.
William Wilson Cambridge Education Papers and Ephemera
by Wilson, William (1893 – 1940)
1 oversize box (1.25 linear feet)
This collection contains education papers and other ephemera from Cambridge, Maryland between 1893 and 1940. Included are two deeds to and from John Wheatley dated 1893 and 1911; a Maryland Public School Register from Dorchester County dating from 1911 to 1916, including loose notes and items; an education publication from 1929 entitled "The Sea Surf"; a 1939 publication entitled "New York World's Fair Views"; a 1940 US Department of Commerce publication entitled "Digest of Civil Air Regulations for Pilots"; and several Cambridge newspapers (Cambridge Record, Daily Banner, Democrat and News, and an issue of Philadelphia Record) from 1908 to 1940.
Wilmer O. Lankford III papers
by Unknown (1894 – 2008)
3 boxes (2.25 linear feet)
The papers of Wilmer O. Lankford III encompass his research materials and original manuscripts of his four-volume book, They Lived in Somerset; including Lankford family documents such as Wilmer’s Western Maryland College scrapbook, as well as facsimiles and transcripts of church records, from Somerset County, Maryland, 1894-2008. Additional components include Rev. William Colbert’s account of his travels in Somerset County from 1801-1807, and the diary of Ida Marshall Lankford that reflects the lynching of Isaac Kemp for the murder of Constable Ned Carver.