Archive Record
Metadata
Collection |
President's Office records |
Call Number |
Coll050 |
Creator |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Office of the President; |
Finding Aids |
Finding aid available. |
Digital Link |
Finding aid: http://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll050.php |
Date |
1951-2009 |
Description |
102 boxes (74.5 linear feet) |
UMBC Department |
President, Office of the |
Scope & Content |
Contains records from the President's Office, previously referred to as the Chancellor's Office. Records contain documents relating to all aspects of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County campus including the development of academic programs, growth of the faculty and staff, events and issues affecting the student body, and the relationship between other University System of Maryland colleges and the Board of Regents with UMBC's chancellor or president. Other notable topics covered by the records include UMBC Administration, UMBC Campus Construction, UMBC History, the 50th Anniversary of UMBC (2016), Middle States Review, Middle States Self Study, and the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC). This collection covers the offices of Chancellor Albin O. Kuhn (1966-1971), Chancellor Calvin Lee (1971-1976), Interim Chancellor Louis Kaplan (1976-1978), Chancellor John Dorsey (1978-1986), Chancellor, then President, Michael Hooker (1986-1992), and President Freeman A. Harbowski, III (1992-present). |
Language |
English (eng) |
Admin/Biographical History |
The President's Office interacts with all aspects of the UMBC community and campus. Originally called the Chancellor's Office, there have been five Chancellors or Presidents and one Interim Chancellor at UMBC to date. |
Arrangement |
Organized into 5 series: Series I. Albin O. Kuhn, 1951-1973. Series II. Calvin Lee, 1961-1985. Series III. John Dorsey, 1968-1989. Series IV. Michael Hooker, 1964-1995. Series V. Freeman Hrabowski, 1988-2022. Series VI. Valerie Sheares-Ashby, 2023-present. |
Access Conditions |
No restrictions. |
Copyrights |
Reproductions allowed for research purposes. UMBC is the copyright owner; permission to reproduce is required. |
Citation |
President's Office records, University Archives, Collection 50, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD). |
Provenance and Aquisition Information |
UARC 1990-03, UARC 1992-04, UARC 1993-03, UARC 1995-06, UARC 2008-38, UARC 2010-002, UARC 2010-017, UARC 2010-018, UARC 2010-025, UARC 2011-003, UARC 2013-005, UARC 2022-07, UARC2023-12, UARC2024-10, UARC2024-14; All materials in this collection were donated by the Office of the Chancellor or President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Records were stored and maintained by the University Archives and access was granted to researchers prior to processing. The previously processed Albin O. Kuhn papers were kept separate from this collection to reflect the differences in the source of the materials. The Kuhn papers were donated by Kuhn directly and contain files detailing his time at the University of Maryland campuses at College Park, Baltimore County, and Baltimore. The files in the President's office records were donated from the President's office and relate only to time served while in that office. Donations are currently being accepted from the President's office for the term of Dr. Valerie Sheares-Ashby but will remain unprocessed until there is sufficient material to process. Materials associated with her presidency will be under Series VI. |
Processing Information |
The President's Office records were processed in 2009-2010 by Project Archivist Jeff Karr as part of a campus-wide initiative to prepare for the 50th anniversary of UMBC in 2016. Designated funding was allocated by Provost Elliot Hirshman. Assistance was provided by Special Collections Archivist Lindsey Loeper, graduate assistant Homira Pashai, and student assistants Michelle Kessler, Nicole Smith, Amelia Jennings, and Sarah Hovde. This is the first collection of department records from the University Archives to be processed at UMBC. Several processing decisions deserve explicit explanation. Due to the anticipated high level of use for all of the University Archives collections leading up to the 50th anniversary and the temporary status of the Project Archivist position, folder level arrangement was set as the standard. This means that the title and order of the contents of a folder were retained. Folder level processing allowed the Project Archivist to process more material than if processing had been done at the more detailed item level arrangement. Folders were examined for items that were sensitive, confidential, or outside of the University Archives collecting policy (last updated September 2008) and these items were removed. Publications relating to UMBC or the larger University System of Maryland were also removed and transferred to the University Publications collection. All items removed are noted in the original folder with a document removal form. Oversized or physically compromised materials were transferred to appropriate storage and preservation photocopies were created for newspaper clippings. Staples were not removed unless rusting or damage was observed. Sort phrases were added to the front of some folder titles to expedite arrangement. Users will note that the date ranges within a series do not match the exact dates of service by the President or Chancellor. It was apparent that some files created by one President were retained and actively used by the succeeding President; in these cases the files were kept with the later President. If a collection of folders on one topic spanned multiple President's terms, the entire grouping was kept with the later President. Additionally, due to the short length of Louis Kaplan's interim term and the lack of a clear distinction between offices, Kaplan files have been retained with the John Dorsey files in Series III. |
Archivist |
Karr, Jeff |
Format |
records (documents) |
Other Creators |
Kuhn, Albin Owings, 1916-; Lee, Calvin B.T.; Dorsey, John W., 1936-; Hooker, Michael; Hrabowski, Freeman A.; Kaplan, Louis L. (Louis Lionel), 1902-2001; |
People |
Kuhn, Albin Owings, 1916-; Lee, Calvin B. T.; Kaplan, Louis L. (Louis Lionel), 1902-2001; Dorsey, John W., 1936-; Hooker, Michael; Hrabowski, Freeman A.; University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Office of the President; University System of Maryland; Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; University System of Maryland. Board of Regents; |
Subjects |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Office of the President -- Archives; University of Maryland, Baltimore County -- Administration; University of Maryland, Baltimore County -- Planning; University of Maryland, Baltimore County -- History; Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; Baltimore County (Md.); University System of Maryland; University System of Maryland. Board of Regents; |
Year Range from |
1951 |
Year Range to |
2009 |