MOUNT SAINT MARY'S ARCHIVES AND

 DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

Record Group List

Record Group 1. Presidents

This record group contains the records and papers of presidents, founders, and officers of the University. The Archives holds the records and/or papers of the following:

Edward P. Allen

Simon Brute

William Byrne

John J. Dillon

John DuBois

Michael D. Egan

William J. Hill

George R. Houston

Francis B. Jamison

Robert Kline

John H. McCaffrey

John McCloskey

John F. McGerry

Hugh J. Phillips

John B. Purcell

John A. Watterson

Robert J. Wickenheiser

Record Group 2. Faculty

Records in this group include materials generated by or referring to past and current members of the faculty. This record group contains Faculty minutes, lists, handbooks, syllabi and class notes, and collections relating to the following faculty:

James T. Delaney

Germain Grisez

Robert Keefer

John L. Morrison

Stanley Rother

Joseph Thorning

James Veale

Record Group 3. Alumni

Records in this group contain information relating to all alumni of the University or collections of their papers. Records date from 1808 and consist of bound volumes of student records, an extensive card catalog indexed through 1985, chapter minutes, reunion records, and alphabetical files of living and deceased alumni. This record group includes the following:

Alumni Files (deceased)

Alumni Publications

Record Group 4. Administration

This record group consists of records transferred from University administrative offices. Record titles include the following:

Accounting and Finance

Advancement

Alumni Relations

Archives

Development

Human Resources

Information Technology

Library

Public Relations

Registrar

Record Group 5. Faculty Departments

This record group contains materials generated by University departments and include syllabi, reports, events, programs, and administrative records documenting the educational life of the University. The Archives holds records from the following departments and programs:

Business and Economics

Communications and Rhetoric

Continuing Education

Education

English

Foreign Languages

Government and International Studies

History

Math and Computer Science

MBA

MED

Philosophy

Psychology

Science

Sociology

Theology

Visual and Performing Arts

Record Group 6. College

Records in this group span the social and extra-curricular life of the University. Records relate to U.S. presidents, slavery, societies, awards, University histories, and special events such as commencements, lectures, seminars, and convocations, and include wills, awards, catalogs, yearbooks, and student lists. Record titles include:

U.S. Presidents

Slavery at the Mount

College Catalogs

College Yearbooks

Heritage Club

Mountain Echo

Mountaineer

Awards

Student Life

Commencements

Wills

Record Group 7. Seminary

This record group contains records generated by or relating to the Seminary and includes sermons, theses, and student government and administrative records.

Record Group 8. Priests

This record group contains materials relating to clergy who had a significant relationship with the University. Record titles include:

Papal records

Record Group 9. Grotto

Records in this group relate to or were generated by the administration of the Grotto.

Record Group 10. Athletics

Records in this group document the history of athletics at the Mount and include records generated by the Department, clippings, programs, and scorebooks.  Record titles include:

Men's Baseball

Record Group 11. Women

This record group contains records relating to women who were not alumnae but who are associated with the University. These records include:

Elizabeth Seton

Women Religious

Record Group 12. Local Records

This record group is divided into two subgroups: Emmitsburg Town records and genealogical records. Records include deeds, minutes, photocopied parish records for St. Josephs, and index cards to the parish records of the Church on the Hill. Record titles include:

Constance Wrench Papers on Violence and Extremism

Emmitsburg Town Records

Elder Family Papers

Genealogical Family Records

Parish Records

Record Group 13. Personal Papers

This record group contains personal papers donated by persons who were not directly associated with the University, but who had a significant relationship with either. This group includes

Pangborn Papers

Record Group 14. Manuscripts

This record group consists of manuscripts donated to the Mt. St. Mary's manuscript collection. They are arranged in chronological order.

Record Group 15. Art

This record group contains artwork of all formats, including oil paintings, watercolors, drawings, prints, and sculpture. Records documenting the acquisition, preservation, conservation, location, background, significance, value, and history of the Mount's art collection can be found in Record Group 4, Archives.

Record Group 16. Artifacts

This record contains records documenting the acquisition, preservation, conservation, location, background, significance, value, and history of the Mount's collection of artifacts, which are arranged into

Relics

Rosaries

Ecclesiastical

Stamp collection

Coin collection

Memorabilia

Textiles

Medals, Trophies, and Awards

Furniture

Metals and Glass

Archeological

Record Group 17. Audiovisual

Records in this group are organized by format and include:

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Audiocassetts

Videotapes

Film

Slides

Postcards

Record Group 18. Oral Histories

This record group consists of oral history tapes and any transcriptions.

Record Group 19. Rare Books

This record group contains rare books, bibles, and catechisms, which have been cataloged.

Record Group 20. Publications

This records group consists of materials published by or about the University, its alumni or faculty, or persons or institutions with a significant relationship with the Mount. Record titles include:

Newsletters

Faculty Publications

Literary Works

Achilles Bow

Source

Pipeline

Vineyard

Annual Reports

Record Group 21. Military

Records in this group relate to the V-5 and V-12 Navy programs located at Mount Saint Mary's during World War II, and include as well materials arising from alumni participation in American wars and other military events and institutions. Record titles include:

Civil War

World War I

World War II

Navy V-5 and V-12 Programs

 

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