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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Group Portrait of Founding Faculty and Staff by Tim Ford
A group of the founding faculty and staff gathered for a portrait by photographer Tim Ford on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of UMBC. Just a few of their stories include: David Lewis, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, was a native of Wales, a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot during World War II, a recipient of master's and doctoral degrees from Ohio State University, and a nationally known authority on population problems, urban sociology, and minority issues; Alice Robinson, Professor of Speech and Drama, received her doctorate from Stanford, was experienced in college and community theater as well as in pioneering television production; and Librarian Simmona Simmons, an alumna of UMBC and College Park, a professor at the College of Information Studies at College Park, a recipient of the James Partridge Award by Citizens for Maryland Libraries, previously worked as a library assistant at Bowie State University before joining the staff of the UMBC Library.
Shown are: Front Row (seated): Lucy Wilson, Robert Shedd, Julia Enos; Middle row: Mary Jane Randolph, Homer Schamp, Evelyn Barker, Alice Robinson, Albin O. Kuhn, Ceil Nedeloff, Walt Sherwin, May Roswell, Larry Lasher, Dick Watts; Back row: Frank Burd, Simmona Simmons, Arthur Hyman, William Rothstein, Guy Chisholm, Richard Roberts, William Bettridge, and David Lewis.
Ford, Tim
University Photographs
1991
gelatin silver prints; black-and-white photographs
UARC Photos-18-004
Expected Increase in Full Time Undergraduate Enrollment…
During the 1940s into the 1950s, dramatic increases in the number of Marylanders seeking a university education motivated State officials to begin planning for expansion of the University of Maryland. Beginning in 1955, a series of state commissions studied the need for expanding publicly supported higher education. Each recognized that the number of Maryland students attending college was greatly increasing. The Warfield Commission, appointed by the governor in 1959, issued its report in February 1960. Titled A Plan for Expanding the University of Maryland, the report suggested expansion of UM by bringing Towson, Frostburg and Salisbury Universities under the UM administration and creating regional campuses in various areas of the state for commuting students. The Curlett Commission, also appointed by the Governor, focused on the growing demand for college education in Maryland. The report recommended expansion in public higher education as well as a tripartite organization (community colleges, state colleges, and the University of Maryland).
Albin O. Kuhn papers, Collection 44
ca. 1959
bar graphs; 11 x 8.5 in.
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Diagrammatic Scheme by Tartar & Kelly
During the early planning stages for the expansion of the University of Maryland, one possible location for the new campus was the Inner Harbor of Baltimore City. Consideration of the site went as far as making a Diagrammatic Scheme as a Proposal for Downtown Campus for University of Maryland Implementation Through Urban Renewal Program." Albin Kuhn did not favor the location, primarily because land for further expansion would have been difficult and expensive to acquire. The area identified as the Proposed Campus Area is approximately where both the Baltimore Convention Center and Oriole Park at Camden Yards are now located.
Tartar & Kelly
Albin O. Kuhn papers, Collection 44
02/1963
diagrams
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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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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 by Albin O. Kuhn
Once the Catonsville site was selected for the expansion of the University of Maryland, Dr. Kuhn quickly began working on specifications for the new campus. He visited universities across the country to get ideas for the construction of both buildings and academic programs, and on airline flights home he wrote down his brainstorm of thoughts, reactions, and plans. He noted: Kinds of Bldgs, plain but attractive."
Kuhn, Albin Owings, 1916-
Albin O. Kuhn papers, Collection 44
1963
notes; 8.5 x 11 in.
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Baltimore Manual Labor School Seen from Shelbourne Road
A portion of the property on which UMBC is built previously was owned by the Baltimore Manual Labor School. Also known as the Farm School, it operated from 1839 to 1922 with the purpose of instructing and supporting poor or orphaned boys from Baltimore City. Support for the school came from wealthy Baltimoreans including Johns Hopkins and Gustav W. Lurman, Jr. Shown in the photograph is a Stabler family member in a carriage on the farm road from Maiden Choice Lane, now called Shelbourne Road.
Baltimore Manual Labor School Collection
ca. 1900
gelatin silver prints; black-and-white photographs; 8 x 10 in.
MSS 1988-02-012
Baltimore Manual Labor School Residents
Dressed for the occasion of the photograph, some of the young men who lived and worked at the Baltimore Manual Labor School posed on the porch of a school building.
Baltimore Manual Labor School Collection
ca. 1900
gelatin silver prints; black-and-white photographs; 8 x 10 in.
MSS 1988-02-010