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Maryland Agricultural College Board of Trustees meeting files, 1912-1916


Alternate title:Board of Trustees meeting files after the Great Fire of 1912
Summary:Maryland Agricultural College Board of Trustees meeting files, 1912-1916. The files detail the Board's meetings immediately following the Great Fire of 1912, which swept through the Maryland Agricultural College and destroyed most of campus. The minutes also capture the election of President H.J. Patterson in 1913, the decision to admit women students to the college in 1914, the construction and opening of Calvert Hall in 1914, and the gradual transition of the college from private to public institution.
Provider:Maryland Agricultural College
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Maryland
Place of origin – Settlement:College Park
Temporal subject: 1911-1920
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Maryland
Geographical subject – Settlement:College Park
Topical subjects:Maryland Agricultural College. Board of Trustees
Events
Fires
ArchivesUM location:University Archives
  • series 1
  • box 1
  • item P30:A:110A
  • accession 2013-81
Repository:University Archives
Browse terms:University of Maryland
University AlbUM Browse terms:Events
Copyright holder:University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
Collection:University AlbUM
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