House of Delegates joint resolution no. 29
Several bills were introduced into the Maryland Senate and the House of Delegates in the 1950s and early 1960s, and each approached the need for changes to public higher education from a different direction. Senate Bill No. 73, introduced by Senator James Pine, a Democrat from Baltimore County, specifically mentioned having a UM branch in Baltimore County. Passage of the legislation in 1963 allowed the University of Maryland Board of Regents to begin the process of expansion.
Maryland. General Assembly. House of Delegates
Albin O. Kuhn papers, Collection 44
2/28/1961
resolutions (administrative records); 11.7 x 8.9 in.
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House of Delegates bill no. 482
Several bills were introduced into the Maryland Senate and the House of Delegates in the 1950s and early 1960s, and each approached the need for changes to public higher education from a different direction. Senate Bill No. 73, introduced by Senator James Pine, a Democrat from Baltimore County, specifically mentioned having a UM branch in Baltimore County. Passage of the legislation in 1963 allowed the University of Maryland Board of Regents to begin the process of expansion.
Maryland. General Assembly. House of Delegates
Albin O. Kuhn papers, Collection 44
2/24/1961
resolutions (administrative records); 11.7 x 8.9 in.
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Senate Bill No. 211
Several bills were introduced into the Maryland Senate and the House of Delegates in the 1950s and early 1960s, and each approached the need for changes to public higher education from a different direction. Senate Bill No. 73, introduced by Senator James Pine, a Democrat from Baltimore County, specifically mentioned having a UM branch in Baltimore County. Passage of the legislation in 1963 allowed the University of Maryland Board of Regents to begin the process of expansion.
Maryland. General Assembly. Senate
Albin O. Kuhn papers, Collection 44
6/1/1961
bills (legislative records); 12 x 9 in.
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Senate Bill No. 73
Several bills were introduced into the Maryland Senate and the House of Delegates in the 1950s and early 1960s, and each approached the need for changes to public higher education from a different direction. Senate Bill No. 73, introduced by Senator James Pine, a Democrat from Baltimore County, specifically mentioned having a UM branch in Baltimore County. Passage of the legislation in 1963 allowed the University of Maryland Board of Regents to begin the process of expansion.
Maryland. General Assembly. Senate
Albin O. Kuhn papers, Collection 44
6/1/1964
bills (legislative records); 8.5 x 11 in.
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Brainstorming, 0830 CST, 8000 Ft. New Orleans, Lined paper, 1964, Albin O. Kuhn Papers, Coll44, Box 11, Folder 4
While flying home from New Orleans, Dr. Kuhn noted more classrooms” and Block programs to keep st[udents] in certain areas of campus.” Further down the page, he wrote: move prof[essors] to students,” and Place classrooms on lower floors.” He was ruminating about the most efficient way for students to attend classes in the student-centered campus he wished to create.
Kuhn, Albin Owings, 1916-
Albin O. Kuhn papers, Collection 44
1964
notes; 8.5 x 11 in.
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Brainstorming, Master Plan
Making the new campus one devoted to research was on Kuhn’s mind as he began thinking about a campus Master Plan.” Extensiveness of Research—Kinds of research…and Balance of Govt. sup[port] vs commercial [support]” and Short term vs long term research.” He also wondered: Shall DORM AND D.H. [dining hall] be really self supported[?].” Of course, for a campus that would be primarily for a commuting population, he declared: Allocate parking lots so student[s] not drive on campus,” and (on April 16, 1965) reflected extensively on how to Improve traffic and parking U of Md Campus” for the College Park campus as well as for UMBC.
Kuhn, Albin Owings, 1916-
Albin O. Kuhn papers, Collection 44
ca. 1964
notes; 11 x 8.5 in.
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UMBC News, Vol. 1, No. 1
Published on the opening day of UMBC, September 19, 1966, was the first issue of UMBC News which carried the bold headline DR. KUHN GREETS STUDENTS.” Dr. Kuhn was very student oriented, and declared in the front page article: We welcome the new students, for a campus does not come alive until it has a student body. We look forward to the way in which you will become part of the activities on campus and wiol [sic] begin to develop the traditions that are so important in college life. We do not expect UMBC to be quite like any other campus.” The newspaper would soon be renamed The Retriever.
Kuhn, Albin Owings, 1916-; University of Maryland, Baltimore County
University Publications
9/19/1966
newspapers
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Master Plan for the University of Maryland Baltimore County Campus
Once UMBC was open and operating, the firms of RTKL, Inc. (Architects and Planners), Rummel, Klepper, and Kahl (Site Engineers), and Egli and Gompf, Inc. (Mechanical and Electrical engineers) were asked to create a Master Plan for use as a record of the campus development and as a tool for future expansion of the new campus. The resulting Master Plan made many cogent observations that have shaped the development even up to the present. For example, the authors observed that a grid of 250 foot squares would constitute the basic building unit of the campus and that the central axis established by the grid would be reinforced by location of a formal campus entry and a dominant campus building, the library.”
RTKL, Inc.
University Publications
1969
master plans (orthographic projections)
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Access from I-95 to UMBC Campus
Kuhn recognized that having an interchange at I-95 and Route 166 would be critical for UMBC, so he approached Governor Tawes in 1966 and asked for the interchange to be put into the I-95 plans. When Tawes asked John B. Funk, Chairman of the Maryland State Roads Commission, to make the change, Funk resisted by saying: We’re just about done, we don’t want any more projects.” Tawes replied: You’re going to have to put one in to have access to UMBC.” The final plan included right-of-entry for the State Highway Administration to construct a section of Metropolitan Boulevard across the corner of UMBC’s property, connecting the access to I-95 to Rolling Road. A letter from Dr. Calvin B.T. Lee to Dr. Elkins requests a letter to be written to the Maryland Department of General Services granting the State Highway Administration the necessary legal right-of-entry.
Kendig, R.E.
President's office records, Collection 50
3/9/1972
correspondence; 11 x 8.5 in.
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Proposals for Achieving Significant Integration of Minority Groups at UMBC
In response to a 1969 University of Maryland report on integration, Dr. Kuhn appointed a committee chaired by English professor Philip J. Klukoff to draft a report making specific recommendations for UMBC to attract more minority students. The report states that UMBC must demonstrate active concern for the causes and implications of social inequity and actively participate in ameliorating those causes.” A series of recommendations by the committee form the substance of the report, including publicizing UMBC’s desire to be inclusive to the African American community and advertising for residence hall counselors at historically black colleges and universities; waiving application fees and making available work-study programs to make college more affordable; providing tutorial services to ensure student success; hiring African American admissions officers and a greater number of African American faculty; and establishing an African American Studies program.
Klukoff, Phillip J.
Albin O. Kuhn papers, Collection 44
5/13/1969
reports; 11 x 8.5 in.
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