Thomas B. Symons papers

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Thomas B. Symons papers

circa 1910-1969 (majority 1954-1969)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1298

Thomas Baddeley Symons (1880-1970), a 1902 graduate of the Maryland Agricultural College, served the University of Maryland for almost seventy-five years. Symons's many offices included state entomologist, dean of the School of Horticulture, director of the Cooperative Extension Service, and dean of the College of Agriculture. He was active in numerous agricultural organizations, including the Maryland Horticultural Society, Maryland State Soil Conservation Committee, and both the National and Maryland State Grange. Symons was acting president of the University of Maryland for nine months in 1954, then a memeber of its Board of Regents from late 1954 until 1970. His papers contain correspondence, meeting minutes, conference programs, speeches, photographs, clippings, and other publications. Major topics covered in the collection include 4-H activities, the Maryland and National Granges, the Board of Regents of the University of Maryland, the Rotary Club, the Beta Kappa Corporation, and the State Soil Conservation Committee. The bulk of the materials document Dr. Symons's professional career after his tenure as acting president of the University of Maryland.

9.50 linear feet; 253 photographs

eng, Latn

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6326157

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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University of Maryland (System). Board of Regents

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Governing body of the University of Maryland. From the description of Records. 1933-1971. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 21833214 ...

Symons, Thomas B. (Thomas Baddeley), 1880-

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Thomas B. Symons was director of the Cooperative Extension Service from 1914 to 1950 and dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Maryland from 1937 to 1950. Symons, a 1902 graduate of the university, served as acting president of the university in 1954, and as a member of the Board of Regents. He worked as director of public relations at the Suburban Trust Company and was active in the Grange, 4-H, the State Soil Conservation Committee, the Alumni Associa...

Suburban Trust Company (Md.)

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University of Maryland (System)

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University of Maryland College Park, Md

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University of Maryland. Cooperative Extension Service

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McCormick, Charles Perry, 1896-1970

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Brown, B. Herbert, 1907-1991

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