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Allen and Hancock Family papers
by Allen, Gladys; Allen, Walter; Cooper, Florence Byrd; Hancock, Julia "Betsy" Allen (1903 – 2013)
8 boxes, 2 oversize folders (11 linear feet)
A history of the Allen and Hancock families, specifically the accomplishments of Mary Beulah Nock Allen, her daughter, Dr. Gladys Martha Allen, and her niece, Julia “Betsy” Allen Hancock, can be found in Part 1 of this finding aid. In Part 2, personal correspondence of Walter K. Allen and Florence Byrd Allen Cooper can be found in addition to the previous family members. Accomplishments and personal details of Julia "Betsy" Allen Hancock's adult life, professional career, and local issues.
Alumni collection
by Salisbury University Alumni Association; Salisbury University Office of Alumni Relations (1926 – 2005)
5 boxes (4.25 linear feet)
The Salisbury University Alumni Association was founded to “develop and foster an abiding loyalty to Salisbury University; promote a professional and ethical spirit; encourage active participation in all activities that pertain to the betterment and growth of the University; unite graduates and undergraduates in Salisbury University; and take such other actions as may be deemed appropriate to promote the interests and welfare of Salisbury University.” (From the Salisbury University Alumni Association website.) The association achieves their mission by hosting events throughout the country to unite alumni, hosting reunions, and distributing newsletters. The association encourages its members to send notices of nuptials, births, and other lifetime achievements for publishing in the association’s newsletter. The Alumni Collection contains proposed constitutions, Alumni Association history, membership and reunion directories, invitations to reunions and other alumni events, wedding and birth announcements, postcards, ephemera, newspaper clippings, newsletters from 1950 to 2005, and a medal commemorating the completion of the Alumni House in 1996. Documents surrounding the Alumni Association’s induction ceremonies from 1931 to 1951 are present.
Audiovisual Collection
by Salisbury University (1928 – 2002)
13 boxes (7 linear feet)
The Audiovisual Collection contains film footage and sound recordings from various creators and events throughout Salisbury University’s history from 1928 to 2002.
Baglean and Carnean Societies collection
by Baglean Society; Carnean Society (1926 – 1937)
4 folders (0.25 linear feet)
The Baglean Literary Society was founded in September, 1925 and was named in honor of Dr. William C. Bagley. The Carnean Literary Society was named in honor of local educator, Miss Mabel Carney. The Baglean and Carnean Societies competed with each other yearly in athletics and theatrical productions. The Baglean and Carnean Society collection includes two notebooks containing the minutes and finances of the Baglean Society from 1926 to 1929. Loose papers included in the collection contain minutes for the Carnean Society from 1931 to 1932, rosters of Carnean Society members, correspondence of the Carnean Society, programs for competitions between the two societies, and the societies’ songs.
Betsy Allen Papers
by Allen, Betsy (1931 – 1936)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Betsy Allen was a student at the campus elementary school at State Normal School in Salisbury, Maryland from 1931-1936. The Betsy Allen papers include four report cards dating from 1931 to 1936 when Betsy was in first, second, third, and fifth grade. There is also an autograph book that contains addresses of fellow students along with poems and other notes written by students, teachers, parents, and church members.
Budget Proposals and Reports
by Salisbury University (1925 – 1979)
3 boxes (0.9 linear feet)
The Budget Proposals and Reports include financial documents such as budget proposals, reports, estimates, receipts, and other items dating from 1925 to 1979, though the bulk of the material dates between 1954 and 1970. The 1925-1926 budget consists of a line-by-line expenditure ledger (unbound). The 1952 budget materials include loose reports and financial documents. Budget estimates, proposals, and reports that date between 1954 and 1979 were originally in binders for each fiscal year.
Campus Publications
by Salisbury University; Salisbury University Office of Publications (1925 – 2021)
9 cartons (15 linear feet)
This collection consists of a variety of publications—newspapers, newsletters, and magazines—created by students, faculty, departments, and schools within Salisbury University from 1925 to the present. Included are student newspapers (Holly Leaf, 1925-1970; Informer, 1971-1973; Flyer, 1973-present), literary magazines (SCARAB, 1969-present; Midatlantic Review, 2001-2005), university newsletters (SU News, 1969-present; Academically Speaking, 1987-1995; Saunterer, 1998-present; Sea Gull Sports, 1974-1982), university magazines (Panorama, 2003-present; Re:Search, 2011-present; SU Magazine, 1999-present; Wildfowl Art, 2003-2015), an undergraduate research journal (Laridae, 2019-present), and many other newsletters and short-lived publications.
Class of 1930 Scrapbook
by Dryden, Virginia (1928 – 1980)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Maryland State Normal School at Salisbury opened in September 1925 as a two-year college to train elementary teachers on the state’s Eastern Shore. The fifth class to graduate was in 1930. This loose scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and ephemera related to the State Normal School (now Salisbury University) graduating class of 1930. The scrapbook was collected by Virginia Dryden and presented to the school in 1980 as a celebration of the class’ 50th anniversary. There are approximately 30 photographs of students and faculty going about their daily activities, programs and tickets for various social events, newspaper clippings and Holly Leaf issues, theatre playbills, and materials from the 50th anniversary of the 1930 graduating class.
College Financial Records
by Salisbury University (1925 – 1979)
2 cartons, 1 box (2 linear feet)
This collection contains the financial records of Salisbury University during its first several decades of existence as the Maryland State Normal School and State Teachers College. The documents consist of ledger books with finance information dating from the mid-1920s to the late 1970s, with loose memorandums and calculations inside some of the books. The earlier items in the collection contain handwritten correspondence from William J. Holloway, the first principal of the school. Records include student payments to the school, disbursements from the school various Salisbury and national businesses, student refunds, cash payments, receipts, financial aid payments, payroll records, itemized supply and book purchases, and receipts. Records from the tenure of William J. Holloway contain reference to audits of the school by the state, and some refunds not received by students in correspondence and memorandums left inside the ledgers.
Commencement and Convocation Programs
by Salisbury University (1926 – 2023)
7 cartons (7 linear feet)
This collection consists of programs, in addition to other ephemera and planning materials, that document the graduation ceremonies—including commencement, baccalaureate services, and convocation—of Salisbury University from 1926 to 2019. Digitized versions of Commencement and Honor's Convocation programs can be found online here: https://mdsoar.org/handle/11603/10986
Course Catalogs
by Salisbury University (1926 – 2020)
7 cartons (7 linear feet)
The course catalogs have been continually printed since 1925 to advertise—to current and future students—both the advantages of Salisbury University in general and the courses offered by the school. Oftentimes there are descriptions listed for courses and the development of the curriculum can be traced through the various years.
Diaries of Mae Jones
by Jones, Mae (1925 – 1927)
4 folders (0.25 linear feet)
Mae Pilchard Jones was born in Girdletree, Maryland and was a student at Maryland State Normal School from 1925 to 1927. Jones was a member of the Glee Club during her time at the Maryland State Normal School. These four diaries contain daily accounts of Mae Jones’ time at Maryland State Normal School, home, and travels. This includes the classes she attended and other activities or events she witnessed.
Diary of a Campus Elementary School Teacher
by Unknown (1926)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This diary contains daily critiques on another teacher or student teacher written by an unknown teacher who taught at the Maryland State Normal School Campus Elementary School in 1926. There are critiques for each class taught by the teacher. There are also notes and ideas for classroom activities. The transcribed diary is attached.
Dr. Ida Belle Wilson Thomas Collection
by Thomas, Ida Belle Wilson (1906 – 1972)
1 box, 1 oversize folder (0.5 linear feet)
The Dr. Ida Belle Wilson Thomas collection documents the life and education of Dr. Ida Belle Wilson Thomas, a teacher at Maryland State Normal School, now Salisbury University, from 1906 to 1972. The collection includes Ida Belle's high school diploma, her diploma from Columbia University, two publications: Maryland by Bernadine Bailey and Historic Virginia magazine, an Evergreen Piecemeal yearbook from 1972, and two serving trays with Holloway Hall on them.
Emily Givans Hagert and Imogene Caruthers Horton memorabilia collection
by Hagert, Christopher (1931 – 2003)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Emily Givans Hagert and Imogene Caruthers Horton Memorabilia Collection contains materials relating to the lives of Emily Givans Hagert and Imogene Caruthers Horton. Items included are a Salisbury State College anniversary booklet, an article about the Wicomico High School class of 1931 written by Dick Cooper, and news-clippings. Also included is a CD containing images of Imogene Caruthers and Emily Givans while at Maryland State Normal School at Salisbury and the Givans family as well as digital images of reunion pamphlets.
Event Calendars and Programs
by Salisbury University (1925 – 2022)
2 cartons (2 linear feet)
This collection consists of calendars and programs from miscellaneous events at Salisbury University from 1925 to 2018, including some that are undated.
Evergreen Yearbooks
by Salisbury University (1926 – 2005)
25 cartons (25 linear feet)
The Evergreen yearbooks were produced each year by a staff of students who documented the campus events, activities, organizations, graduates, and other features of school life primarily through photographs from 1926 to 2005. Digitized versions are available online here: https://archive.org/details/salisburyuniversitylibrariesnabbresearchcenter
Holloway Photograph Collection
by Holloway, William J. (1910 – 1930s)
3 boxes (0.75 linear feet)
Dr. William James Holloway was born in Salisbury on January 29, 1873. The Holloway Photograph Collection depicts the formative years of the Maryland State Normal School from 1925-1928, Holloway’s family life and activities in the 1920s, and Wicomico County Public Schools in the 1910s. In 1908, Holloway became the Wicomico County Superintendent of Schools, during which he also earned his Master’s Degree in Education from Columbia University. By 1917, he was named the State Supervisor of Rural Schools and then the Assistant State Superintendent of Schools in 1922. Holloway’s proposal for a normal school in Salisbury came to fruition in September 1925; he was named superintendent and principal of the school. Holloway resigned on October 5, 1934 and passed away on Saturday March 14, 1936.
Institutional and Accreditation Reports
by Salisbury University (1924 – 2016)
10 cartons (10 linear feet)
This collection consists of the various institutional and accreditation reports related to and issued by Salisbury University from 1924 to 2016. Accreditation reports include those submitted to National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Middle States Association (MSA). Institutional reports include fact books, enrollment data, annual reports, affirmative action reports, master/short/long range plans, and many others.
Lillian A. Jones diploma
by Maryland State Normal School (June 13, 1907)
1 oversize folder (2 linear feet)
Paper diploma issued to Lillian Augusta Jones, June 13, 1907, from the Maryland State Normal School.
Lina Lecates Scrapbook
by Lecates, Lina (1925 – 1927)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Lina Lecates was a student at Maryland State Normal School from 1925 to 1927. This scrapbook contains programs and keepsakes from Lina Lecates’ time at the Maryland State Normal School. This includes letters, dried flowers, engagement announcements, newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, and a doily.
Loma Dryden papers
by Murray, Loma Catherine Dryden (1938 – 1939)
2 folders (0.1 linear feet)
Loma Catherine Dryden Murray attended Salisbury State Teachers College from 1935 to 1939. The Loma Dryden Papers include her notebook that she kept for all of her classes in her senior year, as well as her diploma and class stone.
Margaret Hankins Photograph Album
by Hankins, Margaret (1927 – 1931)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Margaret Hankins (later Miller) was a student at the State Normal School at Salisbury in 1927 and 1928. This photograph album contains approximately 88 vernacular photographs taken by Margaret Hankins between 1927 and 1931, although many are undated and unidentified. There are two pasted items in the front of the scrapbook: an article and a Salisbury pennant print. Hankins later became the president of the Alumni Association and moved to Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. She passed away in 2006.
Mary Corkran Scrapbook
by Corkran, Mary (1931 – 1932)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Mary Corkran (later Davis) was a student at the State Normal School at Salisbury and graduated in 1932. She passed away in 1986. This loose scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, programs, and other ephemera related to Corkran’s time as a student at the State Normal School at Salisbury in 1931 and 1932.
Maryland State Budgets
by State of Maryland (1929 – 1952)
1 carton (1 linear feet)
This collection contains selected Maryland state budgets from fiscal years 1930-1931 to 1953, but is not inclusive of all budgets from that date range.
Maryland State Normal School Furniture Drawings
by Maryland State Normal School (circa 1925)
1 oversize folder (0.25 linear feet)
These 29 color pencil drawings from circa 1925 depict the original furniture offered to the Maryland State Normal School (now Salisbury University).
Minutes of the Faculty
by Faculty of the Maryland Normal School/State Teachers College (1925 – 1952)
2 boxes (0.5 linear feet)
In the early years of the Maryland State Normal School, the faculty assumed many of the administrative responsibilities. Besides determining curriculum, the members of the faculty—among other things— formed committees, planned expenditures, planned school trips and social events, managed the extracurricular activities of the students, and coordinated with the other state teachers colleges. The minutes of the faculty document the weekly and bi-weekly meetings of the school’s faculty members from 1925 to 1952. These loose minutes also included associated documents like reports, notes, correspondence, and other ephemera. These meetings demonstrate the broad roles the faculty at the school assumed in addition to their instruction. There is a gap in the records between 1926 and 1931.
Minutes of the Student Council
by Student Council of the Maryland Normal School/State Teachers College (1925 – 1942)
1 box (0.25 linear feet)
The Student Council formed during the Maryland State Normal School’s first year in 1925 and was under the direction of one professor. These ledgers contain the meeting minutes of the student council from 1925 to 1942.
Office of Publication Photographs
by Salisbury University Office of Publications (1928 – 2019)
81 cartons, 1 drawer (82.25 linear feet)
The Salisbury University Office of Publications has produced University publications and are responsible for photographs that correspond with articles inside of the publications. The Office of Publications grew out of the Office of Public Relations and is now part of Advancement and External Affairs. This collection consists of nearly all of the photographs taken by the Office of Publications, including slides, negatives, prints, and CDs.
Photograph Files
by Salisbury University (1923 – 2015)
8 cartons (8 linear feet)
The Photographs Collection includes thousands of photographic prints, negatives, contact sheets, and reproductions that document the history of Salisbury University from its groundbreaking in 1923 and founding in 1925 to nearly the present.
Salisbury Campus Elementary School Collection
by Salisbury University (1926 – 1998)
2 boxes (0.75 linear feet)
The Salisbury Campus Elementary School Collection ranges from 1926 to 1998 and contains a history of the campus elementary school, records of students and faculty, newspaper clippings and articles, and information documenting a reunion in 1998. The collection contains photos of events, teachers and students as well as newspaper clippings and articles about the campus elementary school. There are faculty handbooks, student yearbooks, and several report cards of Linda Wootten and Marlene Howard who attended the elementary school in the 1950's.
Sports Information Collection
by Salisbury University Sports Information Office (1925 – 2014)
40 cartons (40 linear feet)
The Office of Sports Information maintains the public relations for all Salisbury University athletics, including the production of publications, maintenance of statistics, and the university’s athletics Hall of Fame. It is part of University Advancement and External Affairs and began as part of the Office of Public Relations. The Sports Information Collection consists of materials relating to athletics at Salisbury University from the 1920s to 2014, although the bulk of the items date between 1972 and 2005. While the majority of the items are printed materials, including photographs, slides, and negatives, there are several audiovisual items such as VHS tapes, digital video, and audio cassettes. The collection also includes newspaper clippings, press releases, schedules, handbooks, brochures, and other ephemeral items.
Subject Files
by Salisbury University (1925 – 2019)
4 cartons (4 linear feet)
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.).
William J. Holloway Papers
by Holloway, William J. (1924 – 1936)
2 boxes (0.7 linear feet)
The William J. Holloway Papers date from 1924 to 1936 and were primarily created in his capacity as Principal of the Maryland State Normal School at Salisbury. The records are inconsistent and incomplete but provide glimpses into the school’s administration through correspondence, roll books that include grades, and other files.
Written Works about Salisbury University
by Bradley, Sylvia; Purnell, Henrietta; Thomas, Ida Belle Wilson (1925 – 2002)
2 cartons (2 linear feet)
Written works about Salisbury University History by Henrietta Purnell, Sylvia Bradley and other notable Salisbury University faculty members. They were created between 1925 and 2002.