MS. Manuscript Collections
Record Group
Identifier: MS
Collection of personal papers, diaries, photographs, and other items (including personal items) of which most are produced by an individual or group.
Found in 112 Collections and/or Records:
Ralph Price Papers, 1958-1982
Collection
Identifier: MS-2009.3
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of Ralph Price’s professional correspondence. The collection features letters exchanged between Price and WMC faculty and administration, editors, professional contacts, and national politicians. The letters deal primarily with college policies, economic theories, and critiques of scholarly publications. Also included are letters of a more personal nature, including correspondence from past students detailing their personal lives and academic successes.
The...
Dates:
1958-1982; Majority of material found in 1958-1982; Other: Date acquired: 07/01/2009
Found in:
McDaniel College
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Ralph Price Papers, 1958-1982
Regan Smith Lacrosse Jacket (Class of 1981), 1978-1979
Collection — MS.2011.05
Identifier: MS-2011-05
Abstract
Middle Atlantic Lacrosse 1978-1979 Championship jacket from Regan Smith, who was a member of the team.
Dates:
1978 - 1979; Other: Date acquired: 02/03/2011
Reifsnider Family Photographs
Collection — MS.2018.005 Box 1
Identifier: MS-2018-005
Content Description
This collection contains photographs of Reifsnider family and property. Photographs span the late 19th century to about 1940. Subjects include family and individual portraits as well as exterior views of the buildings and grounds. There are also many photographs of family pets including dogs and horses. Several pictures of an early snowfall in late October 1940 are also included. Photographs are roughly arranged by date and property location.
Dates:
Received: 2018-06-14; 1938 - 1940; 1873-Early 20th Century
Found in:
McDaniel College
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Reifsnider Family Photographs
Rev. James W. Reese Papers
Collection — B00533
Identifier: MS-2/02/032
Abstract
Collection includes:
Five manuscripts: 4 lectures on Shakespeare presented to the class of 1898 and the history of Western Maryland College (1866-1897).
Booklet: ""The Epistle to the Hebrews" a lecture delivered to the students of Western Maryland College, December 15, 1893.
Papers: resolutions from faculty and the literary societies at Western Maryland College, one thank you letter to the Western Maryland College President, undated, and an address by J. Bond given at an alumni dinner to...
Dates:
1869-1912
Found in:
McDaniel College
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Rev. James W. Reese Papers
Robert Barnes Genealogy Papers
Collection — Manuscript Collections Box 4
Identifier: MS-2005-029
Content Description
Copy of Carroll County Courthouse Abstracts
Nathan Haines Baile Biography
Isaac Cassell Baile Biography
John Smith of Wakefield Biography
Dates:
2005; Received: 2005-08-12
Found in:
McDaniel College
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Robert Barnes Genealogy Papers
Robert H. Chambers III Photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-2015-04
Abstract
Photographs of Robert Chambers with various people; two certificates from The Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (1994); framed ceremonial pen used in signing of HB.452, State of Maryland, 1987.
Dates:
1984-1999; Other: Date acquired: 02/19/2015
Found in:
McDaniel College
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Robert H. Chambers III Photographs
Robert Harris Papers (Class of 1960), 1956-1960
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-2011-01
Abstract
Memorabilia of Western Maryland College years saved by Rev. Bob Harris, class of 1960
Dates:
1956 - 1960; Other: Date acquired: 01/12/2011
Robert Joshua Gill Papers, 1856-1991
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-2009-068
Overview
This collection contains the personal papers, photographs, scrapbooks, artifacts, books, and digital records that belonged to Robert Joshua Gill, related to his life, role in the United States Army, his law career, and as Western Maryland College alumnus.
Dates:
1856 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1946
Found in:
McDaniel College
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Robert Joshua Gill Papers, 1856-1991
Ruth Hageman Hiltz Papers (Class of 1946), 1942-2000
Collection — B00074
Identifier: MS-2003-10
Abstract
This collection contains memorabilia from Ruth Hageman Hiltz's four years at Western Maryland College. Included with ephemera are a scrapbook from Hiltz's freshman year that includes photographs and illustrations by her and a paper lantern used for the Lantern Chain Ceremony with a description of the ceremony.
Dates:
1942-2000; Other: Majority of material found in 1942-1946; Other: Date acquired: 03/07/2003
Samuel Biggs Schofield (1898-1984) Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-2009.1
Scope and Contents
This collection contains four document cases and two series. The bulk of material consists of the notes and typescripts on the history of Western Maryland College from 1866 to 1972. There is some correspondence, all relating to the history of the college or the typing of the notes on the history. Originally accessioned under "General Records of Western Maryland College; Faculty Articles and Papers 2/02/033," it was removed to special collections. Dates are unlisted in the shelf list record and...
Dates:
Created: 1914-1982; Other: Majority of material found in 1967-1981; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/2009