State Teachers College at Towson

Administrative Council records

Record Group

Identifier: 001-003-001

Scope and Contents

This collection is composed of meeting agendas and minutes for the Administrative Council, as well as some memoranda and additional informational material for committee members.

Dates: 1955 - 1966

Found in: Towson University Special Collections and University Archives

Alumni files, 1867 - 2002

Series

Dates: Other: 1867 - 2002

Found in: Towson University Special Collections and University Archives / Alumni Relations records

Scope and Contents The collection is composed of minutes, reports, and memoranda from the College Senate meetings, as well as from subcommittees within the College Senate.Series 1: College Senate Constitution and Amendments This series contains the constitution, drafts, revisions, amendments on structure and functions of the College Senate.Series 2: College Senate Executive Committee This series contains minutes from the meetings of the Executive Council of the College Senate....

Dates: 1962 - 1970

Found in: Towson University Special Collections and University Archives

Course Catalogs

Record Group

Identifier: UA600003

Scope and Contents

Click to explore Towson University course catalogs.

Dates: 1866 - 2019

Found in: Towson University Special Collections and University Archives

Department of Mass Communication and Communication Studies records

Record Group

Identifier: 002-006-003-010

Abstract In 1962, just before the Towson became Towson State College [TSC] and a liberal arts school, the department of Speech and Drama was formalized. A student could now major or minor in Speech and Drama and focus on public speaking, theater, or speech science. These programs continued to develop at a rapid rate as the enrollment and course offerings at TSC rapidly grew through the 1960s and 1970s. Additional classes included those that focused on journalism, film studies, audiology, and radio...

Dates: 1964-2005

Found in: Towson University Special Collections and University Archives

Department of Music records

Record Group

Identifier: 002-006-003-006

Abstract Music was one of the first classes taught to students at the Maryland State Normal School, predecessor of Towson University, when it opened its doors in 1866. The focus of the program was primarily on offering education for classroom instruction. Later, music appreciation as well as instruction in the form of vocal and instrumental lessons were added. By 1961, the State Teachers College at Towson offered a Bachelor in Liberal Arts with a Music concentration and two years later, after the...

Dates: 1866-2003

Found in: Towson University Special Collections and University Archives

Faculty Meetings records

Record Group

Identifier: 001-004-001

Scope and Contents

The collection is composed of minutes from the Faculty Meetings, either handwritten in bound notebooks, or typed. The typed minutes from the 1928 through the 1934 meetings have two copies -- one copy is bound, the other is not. The unbound copies are organized in folders. The minutes span from September 1901 until September 1968.

Dates: 1891-1968

Found in: Towson University Special Collections and University Archives

New Student & Family Programs records

Record Group

Identifier: 004-001-003

Scope and Contents

This record group's materials are largely textual and contains schedules, correspondance, budget requests, reports, minutes, floor plans, pamphlets, handbooks, photographs, and other material related to the planning and execution of orientation. Included in the material related to the execution of orientation are handouts and a gift students would have received, as well as banners used during the event.

Dates: 1927-2004; Majority of material found within 1962 - 1997

Found in: Towson University Special Collections and University Archives