Office of the President, University of Maryland records

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Office of the President, University of Maryland records

1868-1988 (majority 1910-1988)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1634

The Office of the President was established in 1859 with the appointment, by the Board of Trustees, of Benjamin Hallowell as the first president of the Maryland Agricultural College. The records document the tenure of eleven presidents of the Maryland Agricultural College, Maryland State College of Agriculture, and the University of Maryland system. They are comprised of correspondence; publications; reports; minutes; invitations; legislation; legal and financial records; photographs; newspaper clippings; conference materials; class schedules; and committee files. The University of Maryland also holds a major unprocessed addendum to the records of the Office of the President, consisting of one series documenting the administration of Wilson H. Elkins. These files primarily include correspondence, reports, budgetary materials, minutes, committee files, photographs, maps, and blueprints. Among the topics covered are student life; facilities construction; relations with local, state, and national government; employment; academic departments and programs; and alumni. A preliminary inventory of these unprocessed materials has been prepared; requests to examine these records will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 6326846

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

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Jones, Samuel, 1820-1887.

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Patterson, H. J. 1866-1948

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Established in 1859 with the appointment of the first president of the Maryland Agricultural College by the Board of Trustees. From the description of Records. 1868-1988. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 21540676 ...

Patterson, H. J. (Harry Jacob)

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Silvester, Richard W. (Richard William), 1857-

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President's Office, University of Maryland

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From its founding in 1856 as the Maryland Agricultural College to the creation of the current system of thirteen campuses in 1988, numerous presidents oversaw the operation of the College Park campus. These men made policy and personnel decisions; directed building campaigns and the creation of new academic programs; raised funds; monitored student, faculty, and staff conduct and performance; lobbied the legislature; touted the university's academic and athletic accomplishments; and...

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...

Pearson, Raymond A. (Raymond Allen), 1873-1939

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Raymond A. Pearson was a graduate of Cornell University in dairy industry (1894), and after working in commercial dairying, returned to Cornell to establish a Department of Dairy Industry. After heading the New York Department of Agriculture, Pearson was named as President of Iowa State College (University) (1912-1926). During his time at Iowa State, he focused on promoting the graduate program, extension and athletics. Pearson resigned to become the President of the University of Maryland (1926...

Regester, Samuel

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Alvord, Henry E. (Henry Elijah), 1844-1904

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Henry E. Alvord (1844-1904) served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was recognized as an expert on cattle farming and wrote many articles about agriculture. Throughout his life he was associated with several land grant colleges. He served as president of the Oklahoma A & M College from July 1894 to January 1895. Founded December 1890 as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical (A & M) College; officially became Oklahoma State University in 1957. ...

Jones, Samuel

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University of Maryland, College Park

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