Thomas B. Symons papers
Abstract
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.
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Historical Note
Thomas Baddeley Symons was born on September 2, 1880, in Easton, Maryland. He was reared on a 240-acre farm in Talbot County and later attended the Maryland Agricultural College (M.A.C.) beginning an almost seventy-five year association with the University of Maryland. He received his undergraduate degree from M.A.C. in 1902 and earned his master's degree from the college two years later, after additional graduate work at Cornell and George Washington Universities. Symons received an honorary degree of Doctor of Science from the Maryland State College of Agriculture in 1918.
Thomas B. Symons married Susie La Roche of Beltsville, Maryland, on April 10, 1907. Together they had three daughters, Helen, Isabel, and Josephine. At the time of his death, Dr. Symons's surviving family included his three daughters as well as seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
After receiving his master's degree, T. B. Symons worked as an assistant in entomology at M. A. C. and was appointed state entomologist, a position he held until 1914; during his tenure as state entomologist, Dr. Symons represented Maryland at the Jamestown Exposition, held in 1907 to commemorate Virginia's tri-centennial. In 1912 he was named dean of the School of Horticulture, and in 1914 he also became the director of the Cooperative Extension Service. In 1937, Dr. Symons was appointed dean of the College of Agriculture while continuing as director of the extension service. He remained in both positions until his retirement from the university in 1950.
Dr. Symons was active in a number of agricultural organizations throughout his career. He helped organize the Maryland Horticultural Society and served as its secretary from 1903 to 1918. He also served as secretary of the Maryland Agricultural Society for six years. In addition, Symons was active in both the National and the Maryland State Grange, the State Soil Conservation Committee, and other national and local agricultural groups.
After retiring from the university in 1950, Dr. Symons served as program director for agriculture for WBAL, a Baltimore radio station, and as director of public relations for the Suburban Trust Company.
In 1954, Thomas B. Symons returned to the University of Maryland at the request of the Board of Regents to serve as acting president, a position he held for nine months until the university completed its search for a new president. After his tenure as acting president, Dr. Symons resumed his work at the Suburban Trust Company and was appointed to the Board of Regents of the University and the state Board of Agriculture. In this position, he continued his ties to the University of Maryland and lent his vast knowledge of campus history to new university president Wilson H. Elkins.
Symons retired from the Suburban Trust Company in 1964. Three years later he was awarded the Abram Z. Gottwals Memorial Award, the University of Maryland's highest Alumni honor. Symons remained a member of the Board of Regents until shortly before his death in July 1970 at 89 years of age.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The papers of Thomas B. Symons include materials dating from c. 1910 to 1969. The collection contains correspondence, minutes of meetings, conference and meeting programs, copies of speeches, photographs, news clippings, and other publications. Major topics covered in the collection include 4-H activities, the Maryland State and National Grange, 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 in 1954.
Custodial History and Acquisition Information
The University of Maryland Libraries received an initial donation of materials from Dr. Symons in 1964; the date span of these records indicates that additional materials were given at a later date, but it is not certain when this occurred. Approximately half of this original accession was comprised of annual reports related to the Cooperative Extension Service, which were transferred to the records of the Cooperative Extension Service. Two volumes of congratulatory letters, prepared for Dr. Symons' retirement as dean of agriculture and director of the extension service in 1950, were transferred to the Libraries from the University of Maryland System Chancellor's Office in October 1991. A transfer of materials from Dr. John Davidson of the Department of Entomology included several files of correspondence and publications relating to Dr. Symons, which were added to the collection in April 1997. Additional materials were transferred to the collection from the University of Maryland System President's Office record group during the processing of the Symons series in 1997. Materials separated from various university archival record groups during processing were incorporated into the collection in January 2000.
Processing Information
Processed by Michelle Demartino, April 1998. Revised by Jennifer Evans, January 2000; Maureen Cech 2010.
Processing of the papers of Thomas B. Symons began in January 1998. One letter from William B. Sands, one of the first two graduates of Maryland Agricultural College, to the Honorable James T. Earle dated May 10, 1987, was removed from the collection for conservation treatment and eventual transfer to the Sands Collection. Two rolled photographs were sent for conservation treatment. Two molded volumes of correspondence relating to Dr. Symons's retirement in 1950 were photocopied and the originals discarded; the letters included in these volumes were kept in their original order and are arranged alphabetically by sender's last name within the files.
Other documents, including correspondence, annual reports, experiment records, contracts, and meeting minutes, were removed and transferred to the following collections: the records of the Agricultural Experiment Station; the records of the Cooperative Extension Service; the papers of H. J. Patterson; the Board of Regents record group; the invitations record group; and the university publications collection. More specific information regarding the nature of these transferred materials can be located within the provenance and processing statements of the guides to those collections. Memorabilia from the Symons papers, including pins, tickets, and a desk calendar were removed from and transferred to the Memorabilia Collection, items number 1119 to 1124. Photographs were transferred to the photograph collection.
Staples and metal paper clips were removed and replaced with strips of acid-free paper and plastic clips. All materials were placed in acid-free folders and acid-free boxes, and lastly, the guide was completed.
EAD markup created using EAD database in Microsoft Access. Markup completed by Henry Allen, August 2004.
Arrangement of Collection
The collection is organized as 6 (six) series.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Professional Correspondence and Documents, 1915-1969 (6 linear feet)
This series contains correspondence, conference and meeting programs, and other materials relating to Dr. Symons's professional career. The bulk of the correspondence in the series pertains to his activities as a member of the Board of Regents and his work with the Suburban Trust Company. Among the notable correspondents are university president Wilson H. Elkins and chairman of the Board of Regents Charles P. McCormick. The series also contains several files of congratulatory letters on Dr. Symons's retirement from the university in 1950, which contain messages from many of his friends and colleagues with whom he worked at the university. This series is arranged alphabetically by document type.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificates of Appointment (Includes Oversize), 1944, 1949, 1954, 1963, and undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Certificate of Recognition, 1968 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence -- 4-H Club (National), 1958-1964 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence -- A, 1953-1954, 1959-1964 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Correspondence -- A, 1953-1954, 1959-1964 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondence -- ACF Industries, 1957 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Correspondence -- Aging, 1951-1956, 1963-1966, and undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Correspondence -- Aging, 1951-1956, 1963-1966, and undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Correspondence -- Alumni Association, 1928-1964 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Correspondence -- Alumni Club of Baltimore, 1960-1962 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Correspondence -- "At Home" Party, 1954 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Correspondence -- B, 1953-1964 [Restricted] | series 1 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Correspondence -- B, 1953-1964 [Restricted] | series 1 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Correspondence -- Baltimore Sun, 1958-1962 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence -- Birmingham Lodge (Masonic), 1954-1965 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence -- C, 1953-1967 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence -- C, 1953-1967 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Correspondence -- Chinese Forum, 1957-1961 and undated | series 1 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondence -- Congratulations on Retirement (Vol. 1), 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Correspondence -- Congratulations on Retirement (Vol. 1), 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Correspondence -- Congratulations on Retirement (Vol. 2), 1950 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence -- Congratulations on Retirement (Vol. 2), 1950 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence -- undated, 1953-1963 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence -- E, 1954-1964 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Correspondence -- Eastern Shore Society of Baltimore City, 1958-1963 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondence -- Elkins, Wilson H., 1958 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Correspondence -- Elkins, Wilson H., 1959-1964 [Restricted] | series 1 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence -- Elkins, Wilson H., 1959-1964 [Restricted] | series 1 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence -- Elkins, Wilson H., 1959-1964 [Restricted] | series 1 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence -- Elkins, Wilson H., 1959-1964 [Restricted] | series 1 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Correspondence -- Elkins, Wilson H., 1959-1964 [Restricted] | series 1 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondence -- Elkins, Wilson H., 1959-1964 [Restricted] | series 1 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| Correspondence -- Elkins, Wilson H., 1965-1968 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence -- Emerson, Dorothy, 1954-1962 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence -- Entomological Society of America, 1960 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence -- Epsilon Sigma Phi, 1958-1964 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 4 | |
| Correspondence -- Epsilon Sigma Phi, 1958-1964 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondence -- Epsilon Sigma Phi, 1958-1964 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 6 | |
| Correspondence -- F, 1953-1964 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 7 | |
| Correspondence -- Faculty Club, 1956-1963 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 8 | |
| Correspondence -- G, 1953-1954, 1958-1964 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 9 | |
| Correspondence -- G, 1953-1954, 1958-1964 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 10 | |
| Correspondence -- G, 1953-1954, 1958-1964 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 11 | |
| Correspondence -- Girl Scout Camp Building Fund, 1960-1961 and undated | series 1 | box 5 | folder 12 | |
| Correspondence -- Governing Boards, Association of, 1958, 1962 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 13 | |
| Correspondence -- Beltsville Grange #179, 1954-1966 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence -- Maryland State Grange, 1958-1963 and undated | series 1 | box 6 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence -- Maryland State Grange, 1958-1963 and undated | series 1 | box 6 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence -- Maryland State Grange, 1958-1963 and undated | series 1 | box 6 | folder 4 | |
| Correspondence -- National Grange, 1954-1962 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondence -- National Grange, 1954-1962 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 6 | |
| Correspondence -- H, 1954, 1958-1965 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 7 | |
| Correspondence -- H, 1954, 1958-1965 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 8 | |
| Correspondence -- H, 1954, 1958-1965 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 9 | |
| Correspondence -- I, 1958, 1962 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 10 | |
| Correspondence -- J, 1953-1964 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 11 | |
| Correspondence -- K, 1954 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 12 | |
| Correspondence -- K, 1958-1967 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence -- Kappa Alpha Order, 1960-1963 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence -- L, 1953-1964 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence -- L, 1953-1964 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 4 | |
| Correspondence -- Letters of appreciation re: Congratulations on being named Acting President, 1954 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondence -- Letters of appreciation re: Congratulations on being named Acting President, 1954 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 6 | |
| Correspondence -- M, 1953-1954, 1958-1964 and undated | series 1 | box 7 | folder 7 | |
| Correspondence -- M, 1953-1954, 1958-1964 and undated | series 1 | box 7 | folder 8 | |
| Correspondence -- M, 1953-1954, 1958-1964 and undated | series 1 | box 7 | folder 9 | |
| Correspondence -- Maryland Department of Economic Development, 1960-1963 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 10 | |
| Correspondence -- Maryland Farm Bureau, 1958-1963 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence -- Maryland Land Week, 1958-1964 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence -- Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission, 1958-1962 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence -- Maryland State College, 1958-1963 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 4 | |
| Correspondence -- Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society, 1956-1960 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondence -- Mc, 1954, 1958-1964 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 6 | |
| Correspondence -- undated, 1954-1963 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 7 | |
| Correspondence -- Newsweek Article, 1958 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 8 | |
| Correspondence -- Nurserymen's Association, 1963-1964 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 9 | |
| Correspondence -- O, 1958-1963 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 10 | |
| Correspondence -- P, 1954-1964 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 11 | |
| Correspondence -- Potomac River Basin, Interstate Commission on the, 1954-1962 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 12 | |
| Correspondence -- Prince George's Chamber of Commerce, 1958-1963 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence -- Prince George's County Memorial Library, 1956-1964 and undated | series 1 | box 9 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence -- Q, 1960, 1969 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence -- R, 1953-1964 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 4 | |
| Correspondence -- Regents, Board of -- Brown, B. Herbert, 1958-1963 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondence -- Regents, Board of -- Committee on Building, 1958-1968 and undated | series 1 | box 9 | folder 6 | |
| Correspondence -- Regents, Board of -- Committees (Various), 1958-1968 and undated | series 1 | box 9 | folder 7 | |
| Correspondence -- Regents, Board of -- McCormick, Charles P., 1958-1964 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 8 | |
| Correspondence -- Regents, Board of -- Members, 1954-1963 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 9 | |
| Correspondence -- Regents, Board of -- Members, 1964, 1968-1969 and undated | series 1 | box 10 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence -- Regents, Board of -- Proposed Bill to Change, 1958-1960 and undated | series 1 | box 10 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence -- Regents, Board of -- Purchase of Property, 1961, 1968, and undated | series 1 | box 10 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence -- Rock Creek Watershed, 1958-1959 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 4 | |
| Correspondence -- Rotary Club, 1955-1962 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondence -- Rural Women's Short Course, 1960-1965 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 6 | |
| Correspondence -- S, 1953-1954, 1958-1966 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 7 | |
| Correspondence -- S, 1953-1954, 1958-1966 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 8 | |
| Correspondence -- S, 1953-1954, 1958-1966 | series 1 | box 10 | folder 9 | |
| Correspondence -- School Instruction Period, 1955-1961 and undated | series 1 | box 11 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence -- Separate Board of Agriculture, 1960-1961 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence -- Soil Conservation Districts, 1958-1965 and undated | series 1 | box 11 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence -- Soil Conservation Districts, 1958-1965 and undated | series 1 | box 11 | folder 4 | |
| Correspondence -- Southern States Cooperative, 1958-1961 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondence -- State Roads Commission, 1960-1962 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 6 | |
| Correspondence -- T, 1954-1964 and undated | series 1 | box 11 | folder 7 | |
| Correspondence -- Teacher's Retirement System, 1953-1954 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 8 | |
| Correspondence -- University Club, 1954 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 9 | |
| Correspondence -- University of Maryland, 1958-1964 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 10 | |
| Correspondence -- University of Maryland -- M Club, 1958-1965 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 11 | |
| Correspondence -- University of Maryland -- Terrapin Club, 1958-1965 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 12 | |
| Correspondence -- V, 1954-1963 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 13 | |
| Correspondence -- Vansville Farmers Club, 1958-1967 | series 1 | box 11 | folder 14 | |
| Correspondence -- W, 1953-1964 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence -- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, 1958-1960 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence -- Welsh, Mark, 1962-1963 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence -- Y-Z, 1961-1963 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 4 | |
| Invitations, 1930-1965 and undated | series 1 | box 12 | folder 5 | |
| Map of Maryland Showing Sites of Mills (Oversize), 1923 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 6 | |
| Office, Memos and Dictated Notes, 1954 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 7 | |
| Plays, University of Maryland Properties (Oversize), 1919, 1921, 1924 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 8 | |
| Proceedings -- National Farm Woodlot Conference, 1954 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 9 | |
| Programs -- County Homemakers' Clubs, 1932-1933 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 10 | |
| Programs -- Maryland Agricultural Society and Maryland Farm Bureau, Inc., 1937, 1940-1947 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 11 | |
| Programs -- Maryland Week Exhibition, 1915-1916 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 12 | |
| Programs -- Miscellaneous, 1916, 1922-1965, 1967 | series 1 | box 12 | folder 13 | |
Series 2: Subject Files, 1924-1968 and undated (1 linear feet)
This series contains correspondence, minutes of meetings, financial statements, reports, and other materials relating to subjects and organizations of interest to T.B. Symons, particularly the Beta Kappa Corporation and the State Soil Conservation Committee. This series is arranged alphabetically by topic.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta Kappa Corporation -- Correspondence, 1932-1948 and undated | series 2 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Beta Kappa Corporation -- Correspondence, 1932-1948 and undated | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Beta Kappa Corporation -- Correspondence -- Cory, Ernest N., 1932-1936 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Beta Kappa Corporation -- Correspondence -- Wallop, Douglas, 1933-1943 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Beta Kappa Corporation -- Correspondence -- Welsh, T.H., 1932-1944 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Beta Kappa Corporation -- Financial Statements, 1933-1946 and undated | series 2 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Brucellosis, c. 1958 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| College Park, Committee on Incorporation of, 1933-1935, 1947 and undated | series 2 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| College Park Home and School Association, 1910 and 1924-1929 [Restricted] | series 2 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| College Park Home and School Association, 1910 and 1924-1929 [Restricted] | series 2 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| College Park Lighting Board, Financial Information, 1925-1930 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Concert Organ and Annual Organ Recital Series -- Proposal for Providing and Endowing, 1966 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, Association of, 1968 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Maryland Agricultural Society, 1924-1936, 1957 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| National Student Congress-Tentative Congress Schedule, undated | series 2 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| St. Andrew's Church Building Fund, 1929-1933 and undated | series 2 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| State Soil Conservation Committee -- 30 Year Report (excerpts), 1968 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| State Soil Conservation Committee -- Correspondence, 1948-1967 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| State Soil Conservation Committee -- Correspondence, 1948-1967 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| State Soil Conservation Committee -- Correspondence, 1948-1967 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| State Soil Conservation Committee -- Meeting Minutes, 1958-1967 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| State Soil Conservation Committee -- Meeting Minutes, 1958-1967 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| State Soil Conservation Committee -- Meeting Minutes, 1958-1967 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Suburban Trust Company -- Operations Report and Correspondence, 1953-1954 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Suburban Trust Company -- Report of the Public Relations Department, 1953 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| University Expansion Program, 1960-1964 and undated | series 2 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| University of Maryland -- Alumni Association, Constitution and Bylaws, 1927 and undated | series 2 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| University of Maryland -- History, 1959 | series 2 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
Series 3: Subject Files and Statements, 1933-1969 and undated (0.25 linear feet)
This series consists of both published and unpublished speeches, radio addresses, and statements made by Dr. Symons and other individuals speaking at university functions. The subjects of the majority of speeches in the series relate to agricultural issues. This series is arranged alphabetically by speaker's last name.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentz, F.L., Jr., Address given before the Governor's Commission to Study the State Board of Agriculture, August 10, 1967 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Byrd, Harry C., 1940-1941 and undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Elkins, Wilson H. -- Convocation and other address, 1963-19654, 1968-1969 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Freeman, Charles, Cooperative Extension Service Annual Conference, October 15, 1963 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Freeman, Orville L., Remarks before the Agricultural Student Council's Agricultural Convocation, April 8, 1964 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| McCormick, Charles P., University of Maryland Commencement, Heidelberg, Germany, 1958 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Pearson, Raymond A., Radio Address, May 5, 1933 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Symons, Thomas B., Speeches and Statements, 1933-1962, 1967, and undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Symons, Thomas B., Speeches and Statements, 1933-1962, 1967, and undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Symons, Thomas B., Speeches and Statements, 1933-1962, 1967, and undated | series 3 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
Series 4: Publications, 1922-1969 and undated (0.5 linear feet)
This series contains publications written or collected by Thomas B. Symons. Major subjects of these magazines, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and other publications include various topics in agriculture as well as the University of Maryland. This series is arranged alphabetically by personal name or subject.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4H Publications and News clippings, 1926-1960 and undated | series 4 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Agricultural, Miscellaneous Publications, 1922, 1952-1963 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Rotary Club of College Park -- The Cogitator, 1961-1963 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Symons, Thomas B. -- Publications by, 1934-1941, 1954 and undated | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| University of Maryland -- Articles appearing in the Baltimore Sun, 1948-1950 and undated | series 4 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| University of Maryland -- Miscellaneous Magazine and Newspaper Clippings, 1942-1969 and undated | series 4 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| University of Maryland -- Sports -- News clippings, 1957-1958 and undated | series 4 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
Series 5: Personal Correspondence and Documents, 1914-1968 and undated (0.25 linear feet)
This series contains correspondence and other documents that represent Dr. Symons's personal life. Included is correspondence from family members, such as his daughter Josephine and his grandson William Godwin, as well as correspondence pertaining to several family members. The series also contains one file of correspondence and documents relating to Symons' purchase of a touring car from Crawford Automobile Company in 1916 and several files of information about investments made by Dr. Symons between 1914 and 1916. A later file focuses on Dr. and Mrs. Symons's 1954 vacation plans. This series is arranged alphabetically by document type.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biographical Information, 1950-1954, 1963, and undated | series 5 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence -- Crawford Automobile Company, 1916 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence -- Family and Friends, 1915, 1953, 1958, 1965, 1968 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Correspondence -- Lime and Phosphate Investments, 1914-1916 and undated | series 5 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Correspondence -- New Utah Bingham Mining Company, 1914-1915 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Correspondence -- Vacation Plans, 1954 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Household Expenses, 1915 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
Series 6: Photographs, c. 1910-1963 (253 items)
This series contains more than two hundred photographs whose subjects include agricultural products and activities, boys and girls' camps, the Women's Land Army, the Rural Women's Short Course, commencement exercises, and Dr. Symons and other members of the faculty and staff of the university. A number of photographs, dating from 1954 to 1963 were transferred to Series VI from other series in the collection. All of these materials have been transferred to the photograph collection.
The box inventory for this series is not currently available online. Please refer to the series description above for a broad description of the materials or contact the department for more information.
Related Material
Correspondence and other materials relating to Dr. Symons' career at the University of Maryland can be found in a number of collections held by the Archives and Manuscripts Department. These include the records of the Cooperative Extension Service, the College of Agriculture, the University of Maryland System President's office, and the Board of Regents. In addition to a small amount of correspondence located in the records of the Department of Entomology, several photographs of T.B. Symons as a student and a professor of entomology can be found within Series IV of that collection.
For other related archival and manuscript collections, please see the following subject guides.
Selected Search Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the University of Maryland Libraries' Catalog. Researchers desiring related materials about these topics, names, or places may search the Catalog using these headings.
Subjects
- College presidents -- Maryland -- College Park -- History -- Sources
- Suburban Trust Company (Md.) -- History -- Sources
- Symons, Thomas B. -- (Thomas Baddeley), -- b. 1880 -- Archives
- University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). -- College of Agriculture and Natural Resources -- History -- Sources
- University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) -- Presidents -- Archives
- University of Maryland (System). -- Board of Regents -- History -- Sources
- University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service -- History -- Sources
Names (Added Entries)
- Brown, B. Herbert, -- 1907-1991
- Elkins, Wilson H.
- McCormick, Charles Perry, -- 1896-1970