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Principals, University

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

McFadden Alexander Newell records

 Record Group
Identifier: 001-001-002
Abstract

McFadden Alexander Newell served as the first Principal of the Maryland State Normal School from 1866 to 1890. These records which date from 1889 to 1977 are composed of Newell’s publications, tributes, biographies, and correspondence.

Dates: 1889-1977, undated

Elijah Barrett Prettyman records

 Record Group
Identifier: 001-001-003
Abstract

Elijah Barrett Prettyman was the second principal at the Maryland State Normal School from 1890 until 1905. These records which date from 1890 to 1905 are composed of Newell’s publications, tributes, biographies, and correspondence.

Dates: 1890-1905, undated

Sarah Elizabeth Richmond records

 Record Group
Identifier: 001-001-005
Abstract

Sarah Elizabeth Richmond was the first female President of the Maryland State Teachers’ Association, and the first female Principal of the Maryland State Normal School. These records which date from 1860 to 1937 are composed of Sarah Richmond’s personal items, biographies, reports, speeches, correspondence, and memorials.

Dates: 1860-1937, undated

Lida Lee Tall records

 Record Group
Identifier: 001-001-007
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...
Dates: 1896-1942, undated

Libertus Van Bokkelen records

 Record Group — Box 1: [Barcode: 32055662351986]
Identifier: 001-001-001
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1889-1997, undated

George Washington Ward records

 Record Group
Identifier: 001-001-004
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1905-1909, undated

Henry Skinner West records

 Record Group
Identifier: 001-001-006
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1917-1920, undated