Adele H. Stamp papers
Abstract
Adele H. Stamp (1890-1974) was Dean of Women at the University of Maryland from 1922 to 1960. She organized the Women's Student Government Association and the Women's Senior Honor Society and served as national treasurer of Alpha Lambda Delta. Her papers include correspondence, reports, photographs and scrapbooks, which document her involvement in student and academic affairs on the university campus especially before 1950, as well as her outside organizational interests. In addition, a portion of the collection covers her early life, prior to arriving at the University of Maryland in 1922. Among the topics addressed are May Day; Mortar Board; the Federation of Women's Clubs; the League of Women Voters; and the League of Nations Association of Maryland.
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Historical Note
Adele Hagner Stamp (1890-1974) was born in Catonsville, Maryland, the daughter of Frederick and Anna Harken Stamp. She attended St. Timothy's, a private all-girls school in Stevenson, MD, and Western High School, the oldest all-girls public high school in the United States. Stamp taught at a public school in Baltimore after graduating from high school. Later hired as a social worker by the Y.W.C.A., she organized recreation programs for women factory workers in industrial centers. In 1918 the War Council of the Y.W.C.A. sent her to the Old Hickory Munitions Factory in Tennessee to direct recreation activities for the factory's 5,000 women. From 1919 to 1920 she directed an industrial service center in New Orleans, prior to her 1921 graduation from Tulane University with an A.B. in sociology. In 1922 she briefly served as a field representative of the American Red Cross. In 1924 she received a master's degree in sociology and recreation from the University of Maryland.
In 1922 Adele H. Stamp was appointed the University of Maryland's first dean of women and held this position until her retirement in 1960. During her tenure at the University of Maryland she organized and promoted women's activities. She initiated the campus celebration of May Day, which began in 1923 and continued annually until 1961. She founded the Women's Student Government Association, the Women's Senior Honor Society, which became the Maryland Chapter of the Mortar Board, and the Freshman Honor Society for Women, later a chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta. For fifteen years she served as the national treasurer of Alpha Lamda Delta and a national scholarship awarded annually was named for her. She organized the first Women's Physical Education Club in 1926 and in 1938 founded the Campus Club, an association for women professors and faculty wives.
In 1959 the campus yearbook, the Terrapin, was dedicated to her, the first woman to receive that honor. When she retired in 1960, Stamp was named Dean Emeritus by university president Wilson H. Elkins. In 1983, the university student union was renamed the Adele H. Stamp Union in her honor.
Her activities extended beyond the university to the state and national level as well. She organized the State Association of Deans of Women and served on the board of the State Federation of Women's Clubs as chairman of both the Library Extension and Education Committees. Her other interests included the League of Women Voters of which she served as state Education Chairman. In 1929 she organized the College Park branch of the American Association of University Women and founded Delta Kappa Gamma, an honor society for women teachers, in 1937.
She maintained her political interests as a member of the League of Nations Association of Maryland and chairman of its Education Committee. During World War II she served on the advisory committee for the WAC's in the Washington area. She was also an active member of the National Democratic Women's Club and attended three Democratic National Conventions as a member of the Maryland Delegation.
Adele H. Stamp died on October 17, 1974 after a long illness.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The papers of Adele H. Stamp cover the years 1895 to 1983 with the bulk of material dating from the 1940s to 1950s. They include correspondence, reports, minutes, scrapbooks, organization constitutions and publications, as well as photographs. The materials of this collection document the activities of Stamp as Dean of Women and her state and national organizational activities. May Day celebrations, the cases of Virginia Flanagan and of Vivian Simpson v. University of Maryland, Mortar Board, Alpha Lambda Delta, and the Association of Women Students are subjects included in her university activities. The League of Women Voters, Federation of Women's Clubs, National Association of Deans of Women, and construction of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway are the major civic organizations and professional activities documented in her papers. Materials donated by Stamp's family illuminate aspects of her private life and her young adulthood prior to arriving at the University of Maryland in 1922. These items include photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, and travel journals. The papers also include posthumous honors and memorial fund activities after Stamp's death.
Significant correspondents in the papers are Governor Albert C. Ritchie, Lavinia Engle (League of Women Voters of Maryland), Eleanor Roosevelt, S. M. Shoemaker (University Board of Regents), Dr. Paul Titsworth (Washington College), and J. Edgar Hoover.
Custodial History and Acquisition Information
The papers of Adele H. Stamp were given to the University of Maryland College Park Libraries in 1972. Additional materials were donated by Mrs. Emma Everson of Oxon Hill, Maryland in 1986, Mrs. Lorraine Gray of University Park, Maryland in 2009, and Ms. Lori Sonderegger of Ashburn, VA in 2011.
Processing Information
Processed by S. L. H. Revised by Lynda Clendenning, May 1988, and Amanda Hawk, August 2012.
Eight series were created from the Adele H. Stamp Papers. All materials were removed from original folders or envelopes and placed in acid-free folders and boxes. Scrapbooks were placed in oversize acid-free boxes. All staples were removed and replaced by plastic clips. Acid free paper was inserted between newspaper clippings. Photographs were transferred to the photographic collection. Finally, the guide was written. In June 2011, photographs which were previously removed to the Biographical Print Files were reintegrated into the collection.
EAD markup created using EAD database in Microsoft Access, Markup completed by Janna Robinson, December 2004.
Arrangement of Collection
This Collection is organized as eight series:
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: University Activities, 1923-1960 (3 linear feet)
Series I includes official correspondence of the Dean of Women's office, Student Affairs committee reports, programs and clippings of May Day and other campus events, and minutes and constitutions of campus women's organizations, such as the Women's Student Government Association and the Association of Women Students. The student files in this series are restricted for seventy-five years.
Folders are arranged by subject in alphabetical order.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Lambda Delta, history of, Undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Alumni Reunions-programs of, 1937, 1939-1941 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Association of Women Students -- Official papers of the Dean's office -- correspondence with Women's League Judicial Board-referral cases and correspondence, 1951-1952 [Restricted] | series 1 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Association of Women Students -- Official business, 1954 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Association of Women Students -- Office of Assistant Dean of Women-correspondence, 1953-1954 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Association of Women Students -- University of Maryland correspondence and official papers, 1954-1958 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Association of Women Students -- University of Maryland correspondence and official papers, 1954-1958 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Association of Women Students -- Minutes, 1959-1960 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Association of Women Students -- Minutes, 1959-1960 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Association of Women Students -- Minutes, 195919-60 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Association of Women Students -- Minutes, 1959-1960 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Guest Book, Undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Harry Clifton "Curley" Byrd -- Newspaper clippings, 1935-1945 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Harry Clifton "Curley" Byrd -- Newspaper clippings and political cartoons, 1951-1954 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Harry Clifton "Curley" Byrd -- Faculty reception, 1953 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| Centennial and Sesquicentennial-programs and correspondence, 1955-57 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| Cole Field House dedication, December 1956 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| Dormitory expenses (includes 1927 campus map), 1925-26, 1931 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 18 | |
| Case of Virginia Flanagan-letters, official papers, notes, clippings, 1923-26 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 19 | |
| General Administrative Board -- Meetings-correspondence, 1937-39 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 20 | |
| General Administrative Board -- Committee reports-memoranda, 1937-39 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 21 | |
| Guidance, marks, deficient, students-reports | series 1 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Homecoming-correspondence, clippings, misc. | series 1 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Maryland Day-correspondence, programs | series 1 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| May Day -- Program, Newsclippings, 1923 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| May Day -- Program, 1924 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| May Day -- Program, invitation, 1925 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| May Day -- Program, 1927 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| May Day -- Program, expense list, 1928 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| May Day -- Program, poem, 1929 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| May Day -- Program, news clipping, misc., 1931 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| May Day -- Program, 1932 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| May Day -- Program, 1933 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| May Day -- Program, pictures, 1934 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
| May Day -- Program, 1936 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 14 | |
| May Day -- Program, news clippings, correspondence, misc., 1937 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 15 | |
| May Day -- Program, 1938 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 16 | |
| May Day -- Program, news clippings, 1939 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 17 | |
| May Day -- Program, news clippings, 1940 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 18 | |
| May Day -- Program, news clippings, 1941 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 19 | |
| May Day -- Program, corresopndence, news article (draft form), 1942 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 20 | |
| May Day -- Program, 1943 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 21 | |
| May Day -- Program, news clippings, invitation, 1945 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 22 | |
| May Day -- Program, 1946 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 23 | |
| May Day -- Program, correspondence, news clippings, misc., 1947 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 24 | |
| May Day -- Program, news clippings, 1948 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 25 | |
| May Day -- Program, overall and publicity reports, 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 26 | |
| May Day -- Program, overall report, duties of committees, 1949 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 27 | |
| May Day -- Program, correspondence, misc., 1951 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 28 | |
| May Day -- Program, correspondence, news clippings, misc, 1952 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 29 | |
| May Day -- Overall and individual committee reports, press releases, 1953 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 30 | |
| May Day -- Program, invititation, 1954 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 31 | |
| May Day -- Overall and individual committee reports, 1954 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 32 | |
| May Day -- Program, correspondence, budget, 1955 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 33 | |
| May Day -- Overall and individual committee reports, 1955 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 34 | |
| May Day -- Centennial correspondence, news clippings, interviews, misc., 1956 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 35 | |
| May Day -- Overall and individual committee reports, 1956 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 36 | |
| May Day -- Program, news clippings, 1957 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 37 | |
| May Day -- Program, news clippings, press release, misc., 1958 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 38 | |
| May Day -- Overall and individual committee reports, 1958 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| May Day -- Correspondence, news clippings, misc., 1959 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| May Day -- Program, correspondence, news clippings, 1960 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| May Day Queens and Courts-lists, 1923-59 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| May Day Scripts, 1923, 1927, 1942, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1947 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Minnie Hill letters, re: Baltimore-Washington first paved road, 1906 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Mortar Board -- Petition letter, installation letters, histories and official documents, membership lists, 1925-34, 1936-37 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Mortar Board -- Correspondence, reports, news clippings, misc., 1943-49 [Restricted] | series 1 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| Official correspondence -- Dean Small and Dean Stamp re: freshmen, 1925-29 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| Official correspondence -- Office of Dean and Asst. Dean of Women, 1951-53 [Restricted] | series 1 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| Panhellenic (National, University of Maryland, other schools) - constitutions, rush rules, correspondence, misc., 1923-33 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 11 | |
| Pearson, Raymond A. - resignation as University of Maryland President, 1935 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 12 | |
| Red Cross on University of Maryland campus-history of, correspondence, 1950-54 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 13 | |
| Retirement of Dean Stamp--University of Maryland and personal correspondence, news clippings, misc., 1960 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 14 | |
| Ritchie, Governor Albert C. -- Correspondence, 1929-30 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Ritchie, Governor Albert C. -- Newspaper clippings, 1933, 1936 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Rossborough Inn-restoration (invitation, clippings, floor plans), 1940 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| Scholarships and Grants, 1930-41 [Restricted] | series 1 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Senior Supper, 1930-38, 1940-43 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| Shoemaker, S. M. - correspondence re: Women's Field House, 1931-32 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| Simpson vs. University of Maryland -- Chi Omega-correspondence, news clippings, 1924 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 7 | |
| Simpson vs. University of Maryland -- Appellants' brief, 1924 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 8 | |
| Simpson vs. University of Maryland -- Court of Appeals Records, 1924 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 9 | |
| Sororities-rules, rushing, expense list, news clippings, constitution, correspondence, 1921-45 [Restricted] | series 1 | box 4 | folder 10 | |
| Standards committee, 1932-34 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 11 | |
| Student Government Association-correspondence, official papers, news clippings, 1938-56 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 12 | |
| Student Life -- Constitutions and statements of duties of various clubs, 1950 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 13 | |
| Student Life -- Constitutions and rules of student organizations, misc., 1926, 1936-37, 1939, 1940-42 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 14 | |
| Student Life -- Dances, 1924-49 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 15 | |
| Student Life -- Miscellaneous, 1924, 1926-27, 1937-38, 1940, 1945 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 16 | |
| Student Life -- Women's visiting hours in fraternities-correspondence, 1945-46 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 17 | |
| Student Life and Student Affairs Committees -- Correspondence, 1925-29 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| Student Life and Student Affairs Committees -- Correspondence, 1930-34 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| Student Life and Student Affairs Committees -- Correspondence, 1935-37 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
| Student Life and Student Affairs Committees -- Correspondence, 1940-43 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 4 | |
| Student Life Committees -- Correspondence, 1945-50 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 5 | |
| Student Life and Student Affairs Committees -- Minutes, 1924-29 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 6 | |
| Student Life and Student Affairs Committees -- Minutes, 1930-34 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 7 | |
| Student Life and Student Affairs Committees -- Minutes, 1935-39 [Restricted] | series 1 | box 5 | folder 8 | |
| Student Life and Student Affairs Committees -- Minutes, 1940-47 [Restricted] | series 1 | box 5 | folder 9 | |
| Committee on Student Affairs -- Recommendations, Reports, Minutes, 1931,1937 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 10 | |
| Summer School -- Weekly Newspaper, Poems of Maryland in Song & Story, 1919-20 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 11 | |
| Tea Material -- Price Lists, registers, etc., 1945-59 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 12 | |
| Dedication of 1959 Terrapin Yearbook to Dean Stamp -- Correspondence, news clippings, May 1956 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 13 | |
| Testimonial dinner for Dean Stamp -- Correspondence, speeches, news clippings, committee members and portrait donors lists, May 1956 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 14 | |
| To Do or Not To Do - draft and final copy, 1936 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 15 | |
| Tribute to Miss Adele Hagner Stamp, 1956 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 16 | |
| United States Student Assembly, 1943 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 17 | |
| University of Maryland -- History, 1940 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 18 | |
| University of Maryland -- Newspaper clippings, 1935, 1949 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 19 | |
| University of Maryland -- Newspaper clippings, 1935, 1949 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 20 | |
| Van Duyne, Dr. S. Elizabeth - re: medical examinations of female students, 1924-27 [Restricted] | series 1 | box 6 | folder 1 | |
| WAC, WAVE, Marine Corps Recruiting -- Correspondence, official papers, 1949-52 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 2 | |
| Welsh, Dr. Lillian - re: medical services, 1926-28 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 3 | |
| Women's Athletic Association - minutes, awards, constitution, point system, 1933-37 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 4 | |
| Women's Field House and Dormitory dedication - clippings, programs, historical material, correspondence, 1931 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 5 | |
| Women's organizations-officer lists of Association of Women Students, Women's League, Senior Honor Society, 1925-60 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 6 | |
| Women's Senior Honor Society-correspondence, 1934 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 7 | |
| Women's Student Government Association -- Minutes, council members, constitutions, rules, misc., letter to Dean Stamp, 1920-51 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 8 | |
| Women's Student Government Association -- Minutes, council members, constitutions, rules, misc., letter to Dean Stamp, 1920-51 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 9 | |
| Women's Student Government Association -- Minutes, council members, constitutions, rules, misc., letter to Dean Stamp, 1920-51 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 10 | |
Series 2: Civic Organizations and Activities, 1923-1973 (1.5 linear feet)
Series II consists of Stamp's professional and civic activities, particularly the American Association of University Women, Women's Clubs, League of Women Voters of Maryland, and the National Association of Deans of Women. Correspondence, reports, minutes, newspaper clippings, and some publications are included.
Folders are arranged alphabetically by organization and then arranged by type of document.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Association of University Women -- Correspondence between Governor Ritchie and Dean Stamp, 1931 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 1 | |
| American Association of University Women -- Reports and correspondence re: membership, 1927-1930 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 2 | |
| American Association of University Women -- Women's Joint Congressional Committee, 1938-1939 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 3 | |
| American Association of University Women -- Official business, programs, publications, correspondence, 1954-1959 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 4 | |
| Council of Religious Work, 1927-1942 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 5 | |
| English-speaking Union of the United States -- Membership Card, 1970 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 6 | |
| General Federation of Women's Clubs -- Clippings, speech, news clippings, correspondence, 1937-41 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 7 | |
| General Federation of Women's Clubs -- Correspondence, misc., 1942-51 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 8 | |
| General Federation of Women's Clubs -- Education Dept. - speeches, bulletins, correspondence, miscellaneous, 1941-44 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 9 | |
| General Federation of Women's Clubs -- League of Nations Association, Maryland Branch - official speeches, minutes, publications, 1931-41 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 10 | |
| General Federation of Women's Clubs -- League of Women Voters -- Clippings, 1928-38 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 11 | |
| General Federation of Women's Clubs -- League of Women Voters -- Chapter news letters and miscellaneous, 1936 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 12 | |
| General Federation of Women's Clubs -- League of Women Voters -- Misc. publications, 1922-35 | series 2 | box 7 | folder 13 | |
| Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs -- Baltimore district-correspondence re: speaking engagements of Dean Stamp, 1948-50 | series 2 | box 8 | folder 1 | |
| Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs -- Education Dept.-reports from the chairperson, other women's clubs, misc., 1938-44 | series 2 | box 8 | folder 2 | |
| Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs -- Library Extension Committee-reports, Undated | series 2 | box 8 | folder 3 | |
| Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs -- Scholarship Committee-rules, correspondence, news clippings, 1935-44 [Restricted] | series 2 | box 8 | folder 4 | |
| Maryland Legaue of Women Voters -- Official Correspondence, publications, misc., 1923-40 | series 2 | box 8 | folder 5 | |
| Maryland League of Women Voters -- Education Committee correspondence, programs, and reports, 1929-35 | series 2 | box 8 | folder 6 | |
| Maryland League of Women Voters -- Engle, Lavinia-correspondence with, 1927-28 | series 2 | box 8 | folder 7 | |
| Maryland League of Women Voters -- Education Committee correspondence, programs, and reports, 1929-35 | series 2 | box 8 | folder 8 | |
| Maryland State Planning Commission - Committee on Medical Care - official documents, correspondence, 1950-51 | series 2 | box 8 | folder 9 | |
| Maryland Women's Council - official documents, correspondence, correspondence, programs, 1947-60 | series 2 | box 8 | folder 10 | |
| National Association of Deans of Women -- Newspaper clippings re: Eleanor Roosevelt (guest speaker), NADW bulletins, 1934-35 [Restricted] | series 2 | box 8 | folder 11 | |
| National Association of Deans of Women -- Conference correspondence, 1936-40 [Restricted] | series 2 | box 8 | folder 12 | |
| National Association of Deans of Women -- Conference correspondence, 1936-40 | series 2 | box 8 | folder 13 | |
| National Association of Deans of Women -- Conference certification correspondence, National Panhellenic Council, 1941 | series 2 | box 8 | folder 14 | |
| National Association of Deans of Women -- Correspondence re: convention and meetings, 1941-42 | series 2 | box 8 | folder 15 | |
| National Association of Deans of Women -- Correspondence re: National Conference on College Hygiene, 1937 | series 2 | box 8 | folder 16 | |
| National Association of Deans of Women -- Subcommittee papers of Regional Contact Committee, 1938 | series 2 | box 8 | folder 17 | |
| National Association of Deans of Women -- Commission on the Education of Women - Meetings, reports, background information, 1953 | series 2 | box 8 | folder 18 | |
| National Symphony - Correspondence, 1952-53 | series 2 | box 9 | folder 1 | |
| Prince George's Couny Federation of Women's Clubs -- Correspondence, misc., news letters, 1942-55 | series 2 | box 9 | folder 2 | |
| Prince George's Couny Federation of Women's Clubs -- Booklets Know Your Own County, Know Your County Government, booklet committee correspondence, memoranda, membership lists, minutes, treasurer's reports, 1926-60 | series 2 | box 9 | folder 3 | |
| Prince George's County Federation of Women's Clubs -- Correspondences, yearbooks, program, 1927-34 | series 2 | box 9 | folder 4 | |
| Prince George's County Federation of Women's Clubs -- Correspondence - J. Edgar Hoover, et. al., newspaper clippings, meeting announcements, 1937-51 | series 2 | box 9 | folder 5 | |
| Regional Association of Women Deans and Councelors -- Member Resources, 1973 | series 2 | box 9 | folder 6 | |
| Ritchie, Governor Albert C. - correspondence, 1929-34 | series 2 | box 9 | folder 7 | |
| Speaking Engagements - correspondence, 1931-35 | series 2 | box 9 | folder 8 | |
| State/Regional Association of Deans of Women - skit for 30th anniversary, March 31, 1937 | series 2 | box 9 | folder 9 | |
| Trip to Havana, Cuba - news clippings, misc., 1947 | series 2 | box 9 | folder 10 | |
| United Nations Association of Maryland - organizational material and official correspondence, 1945-60 | series 2 | box 9 | folder 11 | |
| Washington College, Chestertown, Md. -- Corresondence with Dr. Paul Titsworth, President, 1927-33 [Restricted] | series 2 | box 9 | folder 12 | |
| Washington College, Chestertown, Md. -- Bulletins, 1927-30 | series 2 | box 9 | folder 13 | |
Series 3: Scrapbooks, 1923-1961 (6 linear feet)
Series III consists primarily of May Day clippings and photographic scrapbooks with additional Mortar Board petitions, citations, and certificates.
The eight May Day scrapbooks are arranged chronologically.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May(e) Day(e) Memories -- Volume I, 1923-40 | series 3 | box 10 | folder 1 | |
| May(e) Day(e) Memories -- Volume II, 1923-40 | series 3 | box 10 | folder 2 | |
| May(e) Day(e) Memories -- Volume I, 1941-55 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 1 | |
| May(e) Day(e) Memories -- Volume II, 1941-55 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 2 | |
| May(e) Day(e) Memories -- Volume III, 1941-55 | series 3 | box 11 | folder 3 | |
| May Day scrapbooks -- Volume I, 1956-61 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 1 | |
| May Day scrapbooks -- Volume II, 1956-61 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 2 | |
| May Day scrapbooks -- Volume III, 1956-61 | series 3 | box 12 | folder 3 | |
| Mortar Board petitions, 1934 | series 3 | box 13 | folder 1 | |
| Women's Senior Honor Society Memory Book, 1929-34 | series 3 | box 13 | folder 2 | |
| Governor's Citation and Certification of Appreciation, 1956-1960 | series 3 | box 13 | folder 3 | |
| University of Maryland publicity -- Volume I, 1923-38, 1931-37 | series 3 | box 13 | folder 4 | |
| University of Maryland publicity -- Volume II, 1923-38, 1931-37 | series 3 | box 13 | folder 5 | |
Series 4: Miscellaneous, 1922-1974 (0.25 linear foot)
Series IV consists of miscellaneous newspaper clippings, correspondence, publications, awards, and materials related to the Friends House retirement community and the White House.
Folders are arranged by subject alphabetically.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Address Book (Filed at the end of Box 9), Undated | series 4 | box 14 | folder 1 | |
| Address Book (Filed at the end of Box 9), Undated | series 4 | box 14 | folder 2 | |
| Bulletin -- Saint Andrew's Church, College Park, Maryland (Filed at the end of Box 9), 1974 | series 4 | box 14 | folder 3 | |
| Friends House-Sandy Spring, Md. (retirement community), 1970 | series 4 | box 14 | folder 4 | |
| Maryland History, Undated | series 4 | box 14 | folder 5 | |
| Miscellaneous -- Clippings, 1929-70 | series 4 | box 14 | folder 6 | |
| Miscellaneous -- Correspondence, 1923-29, 1931-49, 1953-70 | series 4 | box 14 | folder 7 | |
| Miscellaneous -- Correspondence, 1923-29, 1931-49, 1953-70 | series 4 | box 14 | folder 8 | |
| Miscellaneous -- Correspondence, 1923-29, 1931-49, 1953-70 | series 4 | box 14 | folder 9 | |
| Miscellaneous -- Correspondence, 1923-29, 1931-49, 1953-70 | series 4 | box 14 | folder 10 | |
| Miscellaneous -- Correspondence, 1974 | series 4 | box 14 | folder 11 | |
| Miscellaneous -- Papers, 1922-60 | series 4 | box 14 | folder 12 | |
| Miscellaneous -- Publications, 1922-72 | series 4 | box 14 | folder 13 | |
| Miscellaneous -- Poems, inscription, 1947-48 | series 4 | box 14 | folder 14 | |
| Miscellaneous -- Tributes, honors, and awards, 1933-71 | series 4 | box 14 | folder 15 | |
| Miscellaneous -- White House and related material, 1934-46 | series 4 | box 14 | folder 16 | |
Series 5: Posthumous Honors, 1974-1983 (0.25 linear foot)
Series V includes the dedication of the renamed Adele H. Stamp Student Union, press releases, planning documents, and memorabilia. Letters establishing the Adele H. Stamp memorial fund after her death are also included.
The folder is arranged chronologically.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous Honors -- Memorial fund and Student Union Dedication, 1974, 1983 | series 5 | box 14 | folder 17 | |
Series 6: Family, 1912-1983 (0.50 linear foot)
Series VI contains materials donated by Adele H. Stamp's relatives, encompassing her young adulthood, professional life, and retirement. Biographical information about Stamp's career, as well as her awards and accomplishments, is included. Newspaper clippings and publications from her tenure as the Dean of Women document her career at the University of Maryland. In addition, correspondence to Stamp from friends and acquaintances illuminate her personal relationships, most notably her courtship with Franklin D. Day. Also part of this series are two travel journals from Stamp's trips to Europe in 1912 and 1926 and a Tulane University yearbook from 1921 which includes her graduation photo.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal and Biographical information, 1921-1974 | series 6 | box 15 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence, 1917-1974 | series 6 | box 15 | folder 2 | |
| Clippings, 1934-1983 | series 6 | box 15 | folder 3 | |
| Publications and Brochures, 1912-1983 | series 6 | box 15 | folder 4 | |
| Travel Journal, 1912 | series 6 | box 15 | folder 5 | |
| Travel Journal, 1926 | series 6 | box 15 | folder 6 | |
| Jambalaya Yearbook, 1921 | series 6 | box 15 | folder 7 | |
Series 7: Photographs, 1895-1970 (1.25 linear feet)
Series VII contains photographs of Miss Stamp, including a photograph of the formal portrait presented to the university in her honor in 1956. May Day activities, students, alumni dinners, and her retirement reception are depicted. Personal photographs and scrapbook albums of friends and acquaintances spanning from Stamp's childhood through retirement also included here.
These materials have been transferred to the Photographic Collection. Photographs which were previously removed to the Biographical Print Files have been reintegrated into the 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.
Series 8: Memorabilia, undated (1.5 linear feet)
Series VIII contains a dress with brooch and a hat that were owned by Adele H. Stamp.
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
Additional memoranda, programs, publications and memorabilia on the renaming and dedication of the Adele H. Stamp Union are located in the university publications collection, under the heading "Buildings and Grounds-Adele H. Stamp Union".
Photographs of Adele H. Stamp still remain in the Biographical Print Files
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
- Community Organization -- Maryland -- Archival Resources
- Deans of Women -- Maryland -- Archives
- Stamp, Adele H. -- Archives
- University of Maryland, College Park -- History -- Sources