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Resolution from University of Maryland Alumni Association urging President Woods to name the new football stadium after Harry Clifton Byrd, June 15, 1923

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Summary:This is a resolution from the University of Maryland Alumni Association urging President Woods to name the new football stadium after Harry Clifton Byrd. They proposed that the stadium be named "Curley Byrd Stadium" because Byrd was the athletic director of UMD for a number of years and deserves "the greatest amount of credit for the accomplishments of the athletic teams". This resolution is dated June 15, 1923.
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: 1921-1930
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States
Geographical subject – Region:Maryland
Geographical subject – Settlement:College Park
Topical subjects:Byrd, Harry Clifton, 1889-1970
Athletics
College administrators.
University of Maryland at College Park. Office of the President
Maryland--Politics and government.
University of Maryland, College Park
Civic leaders
ArchivesUM location:Harry Clifton Byrd papers
  • folder Board of Regents
  • box 13
  • accession 72-4
Repository:University Archives
Browse terms:University of Maryland
University AlbUM Browse terms:People
Copyright holder:Unknown
Collection:University AlbUM
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