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Hoke LaFollette Smith was president of Towson State University and later Towson University from 1979 to 2001. These records which date from 1980 to 1999 are composed of correspondence and memoranda, copies of speeches, publications, and meeting information collected by Smith while in office.

Abstract Lida Lee Tall served as Principal of the Maryland State Normal School from 1920 to 1934. After the merge with the Baltimore Teacher's Training School and name change to the State Teacher’s College at Towson, she continued to oversee the school and served as President until 1938. These records which date from 1896 to 1942 contain personal items, official correspondence, school reports, items relating to Tall’s retirement celebration, memorial service programs, and notebooks relating to...

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Libertus Van Bokkelen was the first State Superintendent of Public Instruction and principal ex officio for the Maryland State Normal School from 1864 until 1867. These records which date from 1889 to 1997 consist of correspondence from Van Bokkelen as well as biographies written about him by staff at St. Timothy’s Protestant Episcopal Church in Catonsville, Maryland, and Towson Archives staff members.

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George Washington Ward was the principal of the Maryland State Normal School from 1905 to 1909. These records are composed of correspondence and memoranda from Ward, and biographies written about Ward by archives staff.

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Henry Skinnner West was the fifth principal for the Maryland State Normal School from 1917 until 1920. These records contain biographies, correspondence, and reports relating to this tenure.

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Mary Theresa Wiedefeld was President of the State Teachers College at Towson from 1938 to 1947. These records which date from 1899 to 1976 contain personal items, personal and official correspondence, school reports, and various publications authored by Wiedefeld.