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Student Handbooks

2 boxes (0.5 linear feet)

(1936 – 2006)

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

Identifier SUA-023
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, December 2017
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Separated Materials See Nabb Center Staff
Abstract

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.

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 student 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. They were used as manuals for first-year students, but also for upperclassmen. Several are undated.

Arrangement Statement

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Handbooks and Manuals
  • Corporate Names
    • 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. Undated
  2. 1936-38
  3. 1952-53
  4. 1954-55
  5. circa 1960
  6. 1961-62
  7. 1965
  8. 1968
  9. 1971-72
  10. 1972-73
  11. 1973-74
  12. 1974-75
  13. 1975-76
  14. 1976-77
  15. 1977-78
  16. 1978-79
  17. 1979-80
  18. 1991-92
  19. 1992-93
  20. 1993-94
  21. 1994-95
  22. 1995-96
  23. 1997-98
  24. 1998-99

Box 2

  1. 2000-01
  2. 2001-02
  3. 2002-03
  4. 2005-06

Artifacts

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Attachments

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