Prince George's County
Celebrates 300 years of history 1696-1996

"Calvert's Creation" chronicles the 140-year history of the University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP), from its establishment as the Maryland Agricultural College in 1856 to the present time. The exhibit focuses on the founding of the college, the campus' physical facilities, student life, famous alumni, significant faculty and staff, and intercollegiate athletics. "Calvert's Creation" concludes with a look at the present and future of the university as it moves towards the twenty-first century.

Featured among the many photographs, documents, publications, and memorabilia drawn from the extensive holdings of the University Archives are the model for the university mascot "Testudo", a 1914 cadet's uniform, the original student entrance register, and an etiquette book distributed to freshmen women. Also included are various development plans, freshmen beanies, photographs of early sports teams, pictures of the university's solar car, memories of campus festivities like class tug-of-wars and campus May Day celebrations, as well as examples of many of the initiatives currently underway to improve instruction. research, and the quality of campus life.

The University Archives has also been fortunate to obtain on loan for this event a portrait of Maryland Agricultural College founder Charles Benedict Calvert and the architectural model for the Maryland Center for the Performing Arts, scheduled for completion in 1999.

"Calvert's Creation" joins ten traveling exhibits, sponsored by the Maryland-National Capital Planning Commission to celebrate the tricentennial of Prince George's County, on display in The Art Gallery on the University of Maryland at College Park campus. All the exhibits will be open to the public free of charge from June 24 to July 25. Gallery hours are 12-4, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, and 12-8 on Wednesdays; the exhibits will be closed on July 4.

Exhibit organized by the University Archives, UMCP Libraries Contact person: Anne Turkos, University Archivist, (301)405-9060. Special thanks to Anne for letting us post these materials on our site.

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These pages were created as a part of the 1996 PG County Tricentennial celebration. Additional history resources are listed on the bibliography page. These pages are not being updated. They are now located on the Prince George's County Historical Society's web site. Contact links: web site manager - Society information. You can search the entire site through this search form.:

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Last updated June, 1996