Graduate School records

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Graduate School records

1940-1959

The Graduate School was established in 1918 with the appointment of the first graduate dean. The records in this collection document the functions and responsibilities of the Graduate School and consist of minutes, correspondence, reports, newsletters, and news clippings.

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Svirbely, William J.

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University of Maryland, College Park. Graduate Faculty.

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University of Maryland, College Park. Graduate School

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Established in 1918 with the appointment of the first Graduate Dean. From the description of Records. 1926-1959. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 21189093 ...

University of Maryland, College Park. Graduate Council.

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University of Maryland, College Park

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Svirbely, William J.

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Byrd, Harry Clifton, 1889-1970

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Harry Byrd was president of the University of Maryland from 1935 to 1954. He also served the university as an instructor in history and English and as its football coach. Byrd also maintained an active interest in environmental affairs, chairing the Tidewater Fisheries Commission and aiding the revitalization of the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. From the description of Papers of Harry Clifton Byrd, 1895-1970. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat r...

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...

Graduate School

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The history of the Graduate School at the University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP) has been one of rapid, at times explosive, growth. Established in 1919 with an enrollment of 12, the Graduate School has developed into one of the nation's largest. In the fall of 1990 approximately 9,000 students were en-rolled in graduate programs at UMCP, 60% at the masters level, 40% at the doctoral or non-degree levels. The Graduate School's mission is to provide for the educatio...