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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

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

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

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

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

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

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