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Subject Files

4 cartons (4 linear feet)

(1925 – 2019)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier SUA-018
Creator(s) Salisbury University
Acquisition See Nabb Center Staff
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Ian Post, November 2017; Revised by Jennifer Piegols, 2020, 2022
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Separated Materials

Oversize items (32/13/14-16)

  • 32/13/14    Art
  • 32/13/14    Black History Month
  • 32/13/14    Bus trips
  • 32/13/14    Campus Dining
  • 32/13/14    Campus Map from ESRGC with 1938 aerial
  • 32/13/14    College Center Program Board
  • 32/13/15    Commencement/Convocation
  • 32/13/15    Dances
  • 32/13/15    Film
  • 32/13/15    Lectures
  • 32/13/15    Miscellaneous Events
  • 32/13/16    Multicultural Festival
  • 32/13/16    Music
  • 32/13/16    Study Abroad
  • 32/13/16    Theater
  • 32/13/16    Undergraduate Research Conference 
  • 32/13/14    University Promotions
  • 32/13/16    Women's Forum
  • 32/13/16    Writers on the Shore
  • 32/13/16    Writing Center
Abstract

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.).

Administrative History

In 1922, the Maryland Legislature established a commission to determine a location for a two-year college to train elementary teachers on the state’s Eastern Shore. A site in Salisbury was selected and the Maryland State Normal School at Salisbury opened in September 1925.

The school’s two-year course of study was increased to three years in 1931 and to four years in 1934. In 1935, the Legislature authorized the college to grant Bachelor of Science degrees. The school was first accredited by the American Association of Teachers Colleges (later the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) in 1942 and by the Middle States Association in 1956.

Today, Salisbury University is a nationally accredited, four-year comprehensive university within the University System of Maryland. It offers many distinct undergraduate and graduate degree programs within four endowed schools: the Richard A. Henson School of Science and Technology, the Charles R. and Martha N. Fulton School of Liberal Arts, the Franklin P. Perdue School of Business, and the Samuel W. and Marilyn C. Seidel School of Education and Professional Studies. In 2016, the Honors College was created.

The school’s name has changed several times over the course of its history: Maryland State Normal School (1925-1935), Maryland State Teachers College (1935-1963), Salisbury State College (1963-1988), Salisbury State University (1988-2001), and Salisbury University (2001-present).

Scope and Content Note

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.). Also included are oversize materials. Some files could be removed to become its own collection, depending on the breadth of record.

Arrangement Statement

The Subject Files are arranged alphabetically by the subject title.

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • College Records
  • Corporate Names
    • Long, Joseph (politician)
    • Maryland State Teachers College
    • Salisbury State College
    • Salisbury State University
    • Salisbury University
  • Location Terms
    • Salisbury (Md.)

Inventory List

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Box  1

  1. Acts of Intolerance, 1991-1992
  2. Admissions, 2001
  3. Anniversaries-- 25th
  4. Anniversaries-- 75th
  5. Art (1/2)
  6. Art (2/2)
  7. Art [Separated]
  8. Black History Month [Separated]
  9. Board of Regents Faculty Awards
  10. Book Store/Bookrack
  11. Bus trips [Separated]
  12. Campus Dining [Separated]
  13. Campus Maps & Guides
  14. Campus Map from ESRGC with 1938 aerial [Separated]
  15. Capital Improvements
  16. Career Services
  17. Center for Conflict Resolution
  18. Christian Association
  19. Christmas Candlelighting
  20. Circle K Club
  21. Codes of Conduct
  22. College Center Program Board [Separated]
  23. Commencement/Convocation [Separated]
  24. Committees and Counselors
  25. Computer Services
  26. Counseling Services
  27. Cultural Affairs Committee
  28. Curriculum & Grading
  29. Dance
  30. Dances [Separated]
  31. Delta Kappa Gamma (1/4) -- 1940s
  32. Delta Kappa Gamma (2/4) -- 1980s
  33. Delta Kappa Gamma (3/4) -- 1990s
  34. Delta Kappa Gamma (4/4) – Miscellaneous

Box 2

  1. Facilities
  2. Faculty Gourmet Club
  3. Film
  4. Film [Separated]
  5. Graduate Council
  6. Groundbreaking and Dedications
  7. High School Seniors Day
  8. Honorary Degrees
  9. Instructional Design and Delivery
  10. Lectures [Separated]
  11. Maryland Tercentenary
  12. Memorials
  13. Miscellaneous Campus Memorandums 
  14. Miscellaneous Events [Separated]
  15. Miscellaneous Statistics and Facts
  16. Multicultural Festival [Separated]
  17. Music
  18. Music [Separated]
  19. Music (Concerts) (1/3)
  20. Music (Concerts) (2/3)
  21. Music (Concerts) (2/3)

Box 3

  1. Nursing
  2. Organization Charts
  3. Orientation
  4. OURCA
  5. Parent-Teacher Association (PTA)
  6. Policies
  7. Questionnaires
  8. Rat Week
  9. Registration Forms
  10. Scholarship & Financial Aid
  11. Seal
  12. Servicemen/women
  13. Sociology
  14. Songs
  15. Sophanes Players
  16. Speaking Bureau
  17. Staff Training and Development Catalog
  18. Stationery
  19. Student Enrollment
  20. Student Government Association
  21. Student Grange
  22. Student Leaders
  23. Student Organizations
  24. Study Abroad [Separated]

Box 4

  1. Theater
  2. Theater [Separated]
  3. Thomas E. Bellavance Honors Program
  4. Title IX
  5. Undergraduate Research Conference (1/3)
  6. Undergraduate Research Conference (2/3)    
  7. Undergraduate Research Conference (3/3)    
  8. Undergraduate Research Conference  [Separated]
  9. University Dining Services
  10. University Promotions [Separated]
  11. Ward Foundation and Museum
  12. Women's Caucus
  13. Women's Center
  14. Women's Conference
  15. Women's Forum [Separated]
  16. Writers on the Shore [Separated]
  17. Writing Center
  18. Writing Center [Separated]
  19. WSSC 73

Artifacts

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Attachments

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