Western Maryland College Office of the President, Lowell Skinner Ensor (1947-1972), 1921-1975 | McDaniel College

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Box B00260: Maryland State Legislature, 1922-1973

Includes papers concerning the Maryland Commission on Higher Education, Maryland Governors, Maryland State Scholarships, Teacher Education in Maryland,  Subversive Activities Act, Pear Commission Report, Maryland State Planning commission on Medical Care, and Horace Mann League of the United States VS The Board of Public Works of Maryland.

Box B00261: Maryland Independent College and University Association (MICUA), Maryland Association for Higher Education, and State of Maryland Council on Higher Educaton, 1967-1976

Box B00262: Board of Education of the Methodist Church, and Western Maryland College Chapel and Student Church Affiliation Records, 1947-1973

Includes papers relating to Dr. Ensor's visits to other colleges on behalf of the Methodist Church Board of Education, University Senate of the Methodist Church meetings, and Western Maryland College Sunday chapel programs, correspondence with Dean of Chapel, and Chapel Committee records.

Box B00263: Capital Campaigns, 1950-1968

Includes records concerning the MId-Century Campaign of 1950.

Box B00264: Capital Campaigns, 1950-1968

Includes records for the Mid-Century Campaign, the Centenniel Expansion Program, and recognition of Dr. Ensor's 20th anniversary as President in 1967.

Box B00265: Inauguration, Sermons and Addresses, and Honorary Degrees, 1947-1968

Included are records pertaining to Dr. Ensor's election as President of Western Maryland College, his inauguration, honorary degrees bestowed on him, and  sermons and addresses he delivered.

Box B00266

Folder F0003044: Memorabilia, 1899-1972

Programs, newspaper clippings, citations and awards, and other memorabilia.  Bulk 1947-1972, also program from the New Windsor College Commencement, 1889.

Folder F0003045: Pamphlets, Brochures, and Programs, 1947-1972

Includes inaugurations programs and invtiations

Folder F0003046: Personal Methodist File, 1929-1941

Service programs, four pieces.

Folder F0003047: Dr. Ensor's Leave of Absence, 1970

Folder F0003048: Dr. Ensor's Replacement, 1970-1971

Folder F0003049: Retirement of Dr. Ensor, 1972

Folder F0003050: Death of Dr. Ensor, 1975

Folder F0003051: Ensor, Lowell Skinner, 1951 and 1968-1978

Most of the papers in this file pertain to memorials to Dr. Ensor, however there is a note of when his official portrait was painted in 1968 and a note to Mrs. Ensor .  The note Mrs. Ensor contained an enclosure of a copy of a prayer delivered  William Thompson  at the 75th Anniversay of the College in 1942 which mentions Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

Box B00267: Dr. Ensor's President's Reports to the Board of Trustees, 1947-1972

Box B00268: Correspondence A-L, 1936-1972

Correspondence files contain correspondence during Dr. Holloway's term (1935-1947) as College President as well as Dr. Ensor's.

Box B00269: Correspondence M-Z, 1947-1972

Correspondence files contain correspondence during Dr. Holloway's term (1935-1947) as College President as well as Dr. Ensor's.

Box B00270: U. S. Government

Folder F0003052: Health, Education, and Welfare (H.E.W.), 1959-1970

Folder F0003053: H.E.W. College Loans and Grants, 1958-1972

Folder F0003054: Federal Security Agency, 1950

Folder F0003055: Selective Service and Responce, 1950

Folder F0003056: Office of Price Stablization, 1951

Folder F0003057: Public Law 550, 1952-1954

Folder F0003064: Construction Control Materials Plan, 1951

Box B00271

Folder F0003059: Letters to the Board of Trustees

Folder F0003060: Dinner Guests, 1954-1975

Faculty invited to Board of Trustee Dinners.

Folder F0003061: Board of Trustees Policy Committee, 1931-1954

A committee on College Policies.  Also see RG1-01 Organization and Governance.

Folder F0003062: Earl J. McGrath Study, 1973

Folder F0003063: Long Range Planning, 1970-1971

Folder F0003065: Buildings and Grounds, 1962

Folder F0003066: Alumni House, 1969

Folder F0003067: Biology Lab, 1958

Folder F0003068: Lewis Hall Addition, 1963-1965

Folder F0003069: Library, 1946-1972

Includes letters to Library Committee.

Folder F0003070: Board of Trustees Committee on Liability Insurance (Ad Hoc), 1952

Folder F0003071: Building Use, 1969

Coffe House in French House

Study Area in Memorial Hall

Folder F0003072: Response to Razing "Old Main", 1955-1956

Folder F0003037: Deaf Education, 1969-1971

Folder F0003074: College Philosophy (Academics), 1969

Folder F0003075: Department of Economics Reports, 1963-1977

Folder F0003076: Ad Hoc Committee on Sensitivity, 1969-1970

Folder F0003077: Honors Convocation, 1967-1972

Folder F0003078: Tenure, 1968

Folder F0003079: Policy on R.O.T.C., 1951

Box B00272

Folder F0003080: Upward Bound Correspondence, 1967-1969

Folder F0003081: Publications Board, 1971

Folder F0003082: Desegregation in Higher Education, 1952-1961

Folder F0003083: Fraternity and Sorority Study Committee, 1966

Folder f0003084: Open House Policy, 1971

Folder F0003085: Gamma Beta Chi, 1964-1971

Folder F0003086: Student Unrest, 1969-1970

Folder F0003087: Curfew, 1969-1971

Folder F0003088: Pi Gamma Mu, National Social Science Honor Society, 1927-1963

Bulk of papers 1960-1963.

Folder F0003089: Delta Omicron, National Professional Music Fraternity, 1956-1989

Bulk 1956-1958.

Folder F0003090: Survey - Engineering College Research Council, 1960s

Folder F0003091: Engineering State Scholarships to Johns Hopkins, 1961-1963

Folder F0003092: Central Pennsylvania Consortium, 1970-1971

The Consortium consisted of four private Pennsylvania colleges.  Its purpose was to provide programs to their students beyond what the individual colleges could provide.  Western Maryland College had the opportunity to take advantage of these programs without being a member of the Consortium.

Folder F0003094: Institute of International Educaton, 1947-1950

Scholarship program for foreign students.

Folder F003094: Scholarships for Foreign Students, 1946-1957

Folders F0003094- F0003098, arranged alphabetically consists of letters from foreign students seeking scaolarships to Western Maryland College. Most requests are from Asia.

Folder F0003772: Inquiries for Establishing Scholarships, 1953-1962

Box B00273

Folder F0003099: Concerts and Plays, 1953-1972

Cost of and income from plays and concerts on campus.

Folder F0003100: Contracts, 1967-1971

Papers and contracts concerning lectures presented at the College.

Folder F0003101: Benjamin, W. S., 1971

Twelve volumes of  Shakespeare's complete works edited by richard Grant White, 1898

Folder F0003102: Brown, Dennis, 1970

Library in Dramatic Art.

Folder F0003103: Davis, Walter H., 19*50-1956

Bequest.

Folder F0003104: Drechsler, Charles, 1971

Library of Scientific books.

Folder F0003105: Ginsberg, Jerry - Memorial Fund, 1962-1963

Folder F0003106: Harvey, Samuel H., 1959-1964

Folder F0003107: Hann, Florence B., 1966

Etchings

Folder F0003108: Kidd,C. Newton, 1953

Collection of antique lamps and primitive lighting devices.

Folder F0003109: Kullmar Memorial, 1965-1968

Folder F0003110: Levyne, Sidney, 1963

Gift paintings by Maryland artists.

Folder F0003111: Martin, Keith, 1972

Donation of drawings.

Folder F0003112: McComas, Harry G., 1955

Gift of life and death masks.

Folder F0003113: Middleton, Austin R., 1956

Scientific journals.

Folder F0003114: Estate of Winter W. Myers, 1955-1964

Gift of a collection of artifacts mostly Egyptian and Etruscan/Roman.

Folder F0003115: Pollock, Frank S., 1955

Quilt

Folder F0003117: Paul B. Stevens Memorial Fund, 1959

Folder F0003118: Victoria Smith Stone Memorial Fund, 1962

Folder F0003119: R. N. Summers Memorial Fund, 1969

Folder F0003120: Clarence A. Veasey, 1952

Folder F0003121: Veasey, Miriam Lewis, 1954

Folder F0003122: Wagener, Clarence, 1958

Gift of books.

Folder F0003116: Stewart, Grace T. Memorial Fund, 1961-1962

Folder F0003123: Paul C. Whipp Estate, 1972

Box B00275

Item 1: Inauguration of Lowell Ensor, 1947

8mm movie of reception line at Lowell Skinner's inauguration taken in black and white and color.  Photographer focused the camera on Ensor so you see the people he is talking to only from the bac.k.

Item 2: Annual Reports from Admistrators to the President, 1958-1973

Microfilm of annual reports.  Also contains R.O.T. C. records from 1921.

Item 3: Dr. Ensor's Honorary Degree from American University, June 10, 1963

Half track monaural magneic audio tape if the graduation ceremoniies at American University including the address given by President John F. Kennedy when he received an honorary degree.

Item 4: "The Ensor Years", 1972

Magnetic audio tape narrated by joh D. Makosky to accompany "the Ensosr Years" slide presentation.

Item 5: "The Ensor Years", 1972

Two boxes of slides used in the presentation of the "Ensor Years" at the retirement of Dr. Lowell Ensor.

Folder 6: "The Ensor Years", 1972

Script for tape and slide show.

Box B00276: Photographs, 1924-1972

One binder:  Presented to Dr. Ensor; contains photographs of the 49th Commencement at The American University,1963, at which Dr. Ensor received an honorary doctorate.

A collection of photographs: Dr. Ensor at summer camp, at Johns Hopkins, at Drew University, and on the Protestant Religious Mission of the U.S.A.F.; his inauguration; professional portrait photographs of him, of he and his wife Eloise, and of Eloise; homecomings, class reunions, honorary doctorate recipients, May queen and attendants; college presidents of the Association  of Independent Colleges in Maryland; Mid-Century Campaign; Centennial Celebration; and George Rockwell on Campus.

Item 2/06/044: LTC Lowell S. Ensor, 1972

Commemorative volume given to President Lowell Ensor upon his retirement by the Corp of Cadets of Western Maryland College.  Volume gives a brief history of the Reserved Officers Training Corps at Western Maryland College.  List of all professors and instructors of Military Science at Western Maryland College from 1918-1972.