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Towson State College

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

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

Sharon Hilty papers

 Collection — Box MSS1: [Barcode: 32055662347208]
Identifier: MSS-0042
Scope and Contents

This collection consists primarily of photographs and newspaper clippings, as well as additional items pertaining to Ms. Hilty's time as a student at Towson University.

Dates: 1966-2018
Found in: Towson University Special Collections and University Archives

Lida Lee Tall School records

 Record Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 002-006-002-007
Abstract The Lida Lee Tall School (originally named The Model School) was primarily used as a campus demonstration elementary to help train teachers in the Maryland State Normal School. It was established with the act of 1865 by the General Assembly of Maryland which provided for a “uniform system of free public schools for the State of Maryland.” That same act stipulated that the State Superintendent create a model primary and grammar school. The Lida Lee Tall School, which was later referred to as...
Dates: circa 1919-1992
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

Office of the President

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-001
Dates: Existence: 1866 - present
Found in: Towson University Special Collections and University Archives

Special Collections and University Archives records

 Record Group
Identifier: 002-006-007-001
Scope and Contents

This collection is composed of correspondence to and from the Archives office of Towson State College, Towson State University, and Towson University; policies relating to the Archives of TSC/TSU/TU; questions frequently asked of the Archives of TSC/TSU/TU; and documents relating to the student practicum established by the History department.

Dates: 1968-2012
Found in: Towson University Special Collections and University Archives

Student Publications

 Record Group
Identifier: 004-006-001-002
Dates: Majority of material found in 1922-
Found in: Towson University Special Collections and University Archives

Towson University historic scrapbook collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0034
Scope and Contents

The Towson University historic scrapbook collection which dates from 1886 to 1990 houses the personal scrapbooks of alumni from both during their school years and reunions as well as collections of clippings and news materials kept by school staff during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These scrapbooks evidence student life, school activities, and current events over an almost 100 year period.

Dates: 1886-1980
Found in: Towson University Special Collections and University Archives

Women's Athletic Association records

 Record Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 002-006-004-011-001
Abstract The Women’s Athletic Association (WAA), working in cooperation with the Women’s Physical Education Department, was a campus organization created to sponsor extracurricular activities for women students and to promote interest in women’s athletics at the Maryland State Normal School. It was governed by an Executive Board, consisting of officers elected by the women of the student body and managers appointed by the Board, whose main functions included determining the organization’s budget and...
Dates: 1926-1971
Found in: Towson University Special Collections and University Archives

Yearbooks

 Record Group
Identifier: UA600001
Dates: 1919-2009
Found in: Towson University Special Collections and University Archives

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