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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 108 Collections and/or Records:

Norman Batts Photographs Book

 Item — MS.1000.006 Box 1
Identifier: MS-1000-006
Scope and Contents This resource is of Norman Batts Photograph book he made while at Western Maryland College. Its contents contain the following; Woodberry Mills near school, pictures of Baltimore including City Hall and War Memorial Buildings, Druid Hill Park, pictures of students (Charles Lindsay, William Blizzard, Evelyn Mason and John Trock), wood working projects and paper folding in school room 58, pictures of his roads back home in Owings Mills to Aunt Louisa, and pictures of WMC buildings. The date of...
Dates: 1928

Olive Simpson Photograph Collection

 Collection — Manuscript Collections Box 4
Identifier: MS-1000-003
Scope and Contents This collection from Olive Simpson contains photographs of Western Maryland College from 1911.
Dates: 1911

Patricia (Pasty) Herman Douglas Papers, 1950-2003

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-2010-18
Abstract Four black and white photographs of Western Maryland College Campus and a freshman beanie.
Dates: 1950-2003; Other: Date acquired: 04/08/2013; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1954

Patricia Shear Pylypec Papers, (Class of 1951), 1948-1951

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-2004-039
Abstract This collection contains a woman's gym uniform including, top, shorts, belt, and shoes, and 52 photographs from 1947 to1995 of campus events.  also included are program for recitals from 1947-1951, and alumni correspondence from the College and a few from classmates.
Dates: 1948 - 1951; Other: Date acquired: 08/18/2004

Peggy Stacy Jones Papers (Class of 1950), 1949-1950

 Collection — B00074
Identifier: MS-2004-04
Abstract This collection consists of mostly programs collected by Peggy Stacy Jones during her years at Western Maryland College.  However, it also includes two photographs of Jones in the play "The Late George Apley," as well as a 1949-1950 student handbook, class patch, a dance card, and other papers.
Dates: 1949-1950; Other: Date acquired: 08/23/2001

Phil Myers Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-1000-008
Scope and Contents This Collection by Phil Myers includes 17 photos, newspaper clippings, and 2 documents of a story he wrote as well as a key to the boy's parlor entrance at Western Maryland College. The photos are from 1916 of himself, buildings on campus, other classmates, and landscapes. The newspaper clipping is about when Theodore Roosevelt came to Westminster in 1912 that he wrote himself in 1964. The collection includes 2 copies of a story he wrote about his journey into college and what the experience...
Dates: All photos are from 1916, newspaper is 1964.

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