Archival Record Groups
Agriculture, College of
1916-1973 (20.75 lin. ft.)
The teaching of agriculture at the University of Maryland began with
the opening of the Maryland Agricultural College in 1859. The establishment
of the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station at the college almost
thirty years later, in 1888, enhanced the focus on agriculture. The College
Park campus of the University of Maryland, created by the Maryland General
Assembly in 1920, was originally divided into thirteen educational units,
including the College of Agriculture. The college underwent many name
changes during its history and is now known as the College of Agricultural
and Natural Resources.
The records of the college primarily document the tenure of Gordon M. Cairns as dean and consist of correspondence, reports, committee information, appointment books, budget files, financial ledger books, and photographs
