University of Maryland, 1931-1939, 1945-1960, 1972-1981
Scope and Contents
Includes 1935 correspondence regarding University of Maryland refusing admission to negro applicants. Includes a transcript of a 1954 conversation between Carl Murphy and Judge William Cole. Includes a copy of the complete Maryland Court of Appeals which orders the University of Maryland to admit Donald Gaines Murray, a Negro student, to the law school of the University. Includes clipping with headline that reads "Maryland U, First to Drop Race Bar, Enrolls 20 Negroes." Includes photographs of Class of 1966, 1965, 1967. Includes coverage of the last rites of U. Grant Tyler, pioneer Baltimore attorney. Includes coverage on the Black Coalition of the University of Maryland Campuses and their request for the Philadelphia regional office of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare to reject the State of Maryland's submitted plan for integration of the state colleges and universities.
Extent
14 folders
Dates
- Creation: 1931-1939
- Creation: 1945-1960
- Creation: 1972-1981
Document Types
Correspondence, Organizational records, Transcripts, Pamphlet, Clippings, Photocopy, Notes, Photographs, Photomontages, Cut, Press releases, Invitation, Legal correspondence, Draft articles, Publications, Magazine
Arrangement
Arrangement of the General File series is alphabetical by subject, with document types and material from across the AFRO's regional offices interfiled. Subjects are primarily original description assigned by the creators of the collection over the history of its creation and use.
Terminology used in original folder titles evolved across many offices and generations of staff, resulting in similar collection content filed under varying terms. Researchers may benefit from searching a variety of related subjects and names.
Processing Information
This series has been processed using detailed processing procedures. Folders have been sorted alphabetically by folder title, metal printing plates (called cuts), and oversized and legal-sized documents have been rehoused, damaged folders have been replaced, and the content of thick folders has been divided into multiple folders for physical stabilization.
Detailed processing also means that archivists have verified legacy description that was created before the processing project that began in 2023, and in many cases additional information has been added, including biographical notes about the subject of the folder, and scope and content notes that describe folder content. Married women's names that were omitted from legacy description have been added when found in folder content. Folder records have been updated with the date range of their content and all the document types found in each folder, so searches of folders in this series can be refined by date and document type.
Researchers may still discover errors or gaps in the description, or folders that need content warnings or notes about documents found in fragile condition. Archives staff welcome information about such issues to help us improve collection description.
Original Location
HL0602, HAL 040; ML0705, MAR 122; ML0706, MAR 123; ML1605, MAR 291
Repository Details
Part of the AFRO American Newspapers Archives Repository