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Western Maryland College Collection, 1867- 2002

Collection Overview

Title: Western Maryland College Collection, 1867- 2002

ID: SpC/WMCC

Extent: 3.0 Boxes

Languages: English [eng]

Abstract

This collection contains items, mostly clothing and ephemera, relating to Western Maryland College and given to McDaniel College anonymously and/or the deed of gift was not returned.  Most of the items in this collection were sent from the Office of Alumni Affairs which received them from unkown donors. Some items were found by staff and administrators who sent the items to the Archives. A few of the items in this collection were found in attics or yard sales and sent on to the College Archives by the generous discoverers.

Administrative Information

Use Restrictions:

Copyright:  McDaniel College may hold copyright to sections of this material.

McDaniel College makes no representation that it is the owner of any copyright or other literary property in the materials contained in its archives, manuscript collections, and special collections unless specifically stated, (b) that in providing access to or permitting the reproduction of any such materials, McDaniel Archives does not assume any responsibility for obtaining or granting any permission to publish or use the same, and (c) that the responsibility (i) for determining the nature of any rights, and the ownership or interest therein, and for obtaining the appropriate permissions to publish or use and (ii) for determining the nature of any liabilities (including liabilities for defamation and invasion of privacy or publicity) that may arise from any publication or use, rest entirely with the researcher. 

Copying:  Papers may be copied in accordance with the Archives' usual procedures.

Preferred Citation: Collection Name, number; McDaniel College Archives, Westminster, Maryland

Box and Folder Listing

Box B00193Add to your cart.
Item 1: Gamma Beta Chi Fraternity Jacket, 1970sAdd to your cart.
White cotton jacket with Gamma Beta Chi printed on left front. Blue stripe and red stripe on right and left of front zipper.
Item 2: Western Maryland College Pom Pom Pullover, 1990sAdd to your cart.
Yellow fleece pullover.  Pom pom girl and letters WMC appliqued on from left. "Hell Yeah I'm a Pom" embroidered on back of pullover.
Box B00197Add to your cart.
Item 5: Gavel, 1967Add to your cart.
Wooden gavel from Class of 1917.
Item 6: Belt, UndatedAdd to your cart.
Leather belt with WMC seal buckle
Item 2009.Fic.2: Toy Dog, circa 1960sAdd to your cart.
Green wool felt dog with gold ribbon and WMC on on side.
Item 2009.33: Terror Pennant, 1980s-1990sAdd to your cart.
Green Terror pennant for car window from President's Office.
Box 2033.33: Pins and patches, 1960Add to your cart.

WMC 100th anniversary pin.

Western Maryland pin.

Two green terror patches.

All from Office of Alumni Affairs.

Box 2009.Fic.5: Pin, 1925Add to your cart.
WMC football pin.
Item A425: Ladies Hat Pin, 1900 -1920Add to your cart.
Ladies Hat Pin with Western Maryland College Seal.  Donated by Esther Smith for the college's100th Anniversary.
Box B00198Add to your cart.
Item 2005.023: ScarfAdd to your cart.
Blue and green diagonally striped scarf with WMC and Old Main tower repeated design.
Subject/Index Terms:
Clothing and dress
Western Maryland College
Folder 1: Small WMC Pennants, undatedAdd to your cart.
2009.FIC.30;
Folder 2: WMC  Stickers, UndatedAdd to your cart.

Pennant shaped stickers:  A large sticker and a package of small stickers.

Oval static cling sticker

Folder 3: Patches, Circa 1920sAdd to your cart.

Four wool patches:

Round Ying-Yang  patch

Square patch '23

W patch

M patch

Item 2013.25: WMC Desk  PlaqueAdd to your cart.

Wood WMC carved by Fern R. Hitchcock, class of 1947.  Mr. Hitchcock was also an assistant professor in Physical Education and a coach of baseball at Western Marland College, now McDaniel College.

This piece is part of Accession 2013.25, a transfer from the Office of Development.

Accession 2014.25Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Old Memorial Hall, 1994-1995Add to your cart.

Folder includes floor plans for a reconstructed Memorial Hall and plans and invition for the Deconstruction Party held before the renovation.

Photographs of the Deconstruction Party are in Western Maryland College Photograph Collection, accession 2014.24.