University Archives

University Archives is the primary repository for records that capture over a century of university history and its many facets, including academics, administration, athletics, discoveries, social movements, and student activities. Researchers can access chancellor and presidential papers, student life records, papers of alumni, oral histories, athletic memorabilia, maps, and records of campus buildings. It serves as a key resource for the day-to-day activities, and history of the University of Maryland, especially the College Park campus.

Collection Strengths

The University Archives is the repository for a broad range of materials, documenting the history and present activities of the University of Maryland, and in particular, the College Park campus. The holdings of the University Archives are strongest in the post-1916 period, including

• administrative files
• faculty and administrators' papers
• university publications
• theses and dissertations
• photographs
• audiovisual materials
• memorabilia