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Student life (university function)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:

Octopodes a cappella group records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-390
Content Description This collection contains three CDs by the Octopodes, an all-gender a cappella group at Johns Hopkins University. The first CD was produced in approximately 1998 and is titled Late Night Record Shop. The second was produced in approximately 2002 and is titled Octopussy. The third was produced in approximately 2004 and is titled Shot of Blue. Digital copies of each CD are available upon request. The collection also contains a large poster advertisement for the Octopodes Spring 2017 concert, as...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1998 - 2004; 1998 - 2020

Peabody Institute ArtReach collection

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0116
Abstract The Peabody Institute's ArtReach collection was created in April 2020 to help performing artists and arts-lovers weather the COVID-19 pandemic. The Peabody community of students, staff, faculty, and alumni shared video recordings of performances from their homes to express their experiences and provide comfort during a challenging time. The collection contains video recordings and images of Peabody Conservatory students, faculty, and alumni performing from home during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Dates: 2020-2021
Found in: Peabody Archives

Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of Maryland records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-15-080
Abstract

The records of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of Maryland, range in date from 1894 to 2001, with the preponderance of them dating from 1955 to 1981.

Dates: 1894-2010; Majority of material found within 1955 - 1981

Phi Delta Kappa records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-120
Abstract

Phi Delta Kappa was both a social and a professional fraternity, focusing on education. The fraternity was most active during the 1940s, although it continued into the 1970s. The records of Phi Delta Kappa, Alpha Rho Chapter, are quite sparse, covering only the years 1944 to 1947, and 1971. The records are mostly in the form of newsletters, although a few circular letters and one candidates' list have survived.

Dates: 1944-1947, 1971; Majority of material found within 1944 - 1947

Pi Lambda Theta records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-105
Abstract The Johns Hopkins chapter of Pi Lambda Theta was founded around 1926 by Florence Bamberger, the first woman promoted to the rank of full professor in the Department of Education at Hopkins. Although it began as a women's organization, Pi Lambda Theta began admitting men in 1974 following ratification of an amendment by the national organization's executive committee. Covering the period from 1925 to 1988, the records include membership and scholarship records, financial records, and minutes...
Dates: 1925-1988

Sirens a cappella group records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-460
Abstract

This collection constists of records created by the Sirens, a student a cappella group at Johns Hopkins University.

Dates: 2002, 2015-2022

Spring Fair records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-210
Abstract

The Spring Fair, or "3400 On Stage," is an annual Hopkins tradition which began in 1972. Usually held in April, the Spring Fair is open to the entire Baltimore community. The records of the Spring Fair consist of posters and programs from the years 1972 to 2012, and correspondence and contracts from the years 1983 to 1990. There are also a few invitations to Spring Fair events and some stationery.

Dates: 1972-2012

Student Activities Commission records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-080
Abstract Organized in 1920, the Student Activities Commission (SAC) was originally constituted to monitor the finances of non-athletic, extra-curricular groups and to award Varsity Seals for distinguished leadership. Today, the SAC is a standing committee of the Student Council, responsible for the allocation and expenditure of student activities funds and the well being of its nearly 40 member groups. The records of the SAC include constitutions and by-laws, minutes and agendas of SAC meetings,...
Dates: 1955-1986

Student Committee for Academic Freedom records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-160
Abstract The informal group that would become the Student Committee for Academic Freedom was founded by a group of Hopkins graduate students in 1952, and lasted until 1955.The Committee was motivated primarily by the perceived threat to free research and free discussion posed by Congressional investigations into "un-American activities." The records of the Student Committee for Academic Freedom span the years 1953 to 1956. The Committee's general goal, to protect academic freedom, is well documented...
Dates: 1953-1956

Student Council records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-070
Abstract Formed in 1911 at the suggestion of the Athletic Board, the Student Council at first tackled small problems such as the supervision of Freshman Class Elections and the securing of non-fraternity representation on the Cotillion Board. By the mid-1970s, the Student Council adopted its present form: equal representation for all classes, election of the Executive Board at large and the structure of the standing and independent committees. The record group includes minutes, correspondence,...
Dates: 1911-1994

Student Labor Action Committee records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-290
Abstract Student Labor Action Committee promoted a school/community partnership between the Johns Hopkins University and Baltimore City. The goal of said partnership was to decrease poverty in Baltimore by leading a living wage campaign. The Records of the Student Labor Action Committee span a short period from 1997 to 2005. The bulk of records consist of reference materials for the committee, however, minutes and correspondence do give insight into the goals and accomplishments of the SLAC, with a...
Dates: approximately 1997-2005

Student Organizations records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-001
Abstract One of the first Hopkins student organizations, the Matriculate Society, was formed in 1883 to "foster the interests and promote the unity of the undergraduates." Since then, well over 150 student organizations have been established, most with similar goals; many have disbanded after a short period of time, while others have endured for as long as one hundred years. Types of records vary widely from organization to organization; many include membership lists, posters or announcements, while...
Dates: 1890s-2000s; 2015 - Ongoing

Tau Beta Pi Association records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-15-105
Abstract

The Tau Beta Pi Association is the national engineering honor society. The records of the Maryland Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, a national engineering honor society, span the years 1919 to 1975.These records document the various activities Tau Beta Pi and reflect the relationship between the Maryland Chapter and the National Association, particularly since 1950.

Dates: 1919 - 2010

The Black and Blue Jay records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-090
Abstract The publication of the first issue of The Black and Blue Jay in November 1920 marked Johns Hopkins University's first student magazine as well as its first regular satire and humor publication. The records of The Black and Blue Jay/The Blue Jay consist of bound and loose copies of the publication from 1920 to 1938 and from 1984 to 2010, as well as archived websites from 2015 - Ongoing; no correspondence, financial records, or...
Dates: 1920-1938, 1984-2010; Majority of material found within 1920-1938; 2015 - Ongoing

The Liberal Club records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-110
Abstract

Founded in 1929 as a forum for the study of social problems, the Johns Hopkins University Liberal Club became a controversial and prominent political group among universities. The records of the Liberal Club cover the period 1929 to 1932 and are contained in four bound volumes of the Intercollegiate Conferences, which include not only lists of those who attended, but also newspaper clippings about the Club.

Dates: 1929-1932

The Lit records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-130
Abstract

The Lit was a literary journal which began in 1946, was published by undergraduates, containing material written mostly by undergraduates. It included poetry, short stories, reviews and essays with an emphasis on fiction. This record group consists solely of issues of The Lit, published from 1946 to 1947; no other documentation exists for this publication.

Dates: 1946-1947

The Vector records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-150
Abstract

The Vector was an engineering magazine published quarterly by undergraduates. It began in 1948 and grew rapidly; by the late 1950s, it was considered one of the foremost undergraduate engineering magazines in the country, and ceased publication in December 1969. The records consist solely of the issues of the journal from 1948 to 1969. Although volumes 3-4, 9, 12-14, 16-17 and 21, as well as several individual issues, are missing.

Dates: 1948-1969

Unnatural Resources records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-270
Abstract

Unnatural Resources was a handbook published annually in the Fall that included information and guides to the city, the campus, the administration and various political groups. The records consist of issues of the handbook, later retitled The Hopkins Guide to Living in Baltimore, from 1981-1985.

Dates: 1981-1985

Vocal Chords a cappella group records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-430
Abstract

This collection constists of records created by the Vocal Chords, a student a cappella group at Johns Hopkins University.

Dates: approximately 2005, 2015-2020

Wilbert E. Locklin papers

 Collection — Box BW-3: [Barcode: 31151030133338], Folder: 6
Identifier: MS-0686
Abstract

Wilbert E. "Bill" Locklin served as Vice President and Assistant (?) to President Milton Eisenhower. This colleciton includes correspondence and reports reflecting university business, 1965-1976, including copies of letters sent to President Milton S. Eisenhower and two handbooks: "An Experimental Approach to English" and "The Undergraduate at Johns Hopkins."

Dates: 1965-1976

WJHU records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-140
Abstract

Although radio station WJHU existed as a student-run station from 1946 through 1986, these records date only from 1976 to 1978. Included in this record group are the Constitution and By-Laws adopted in 1976, the proposal to make WJHU a non-commercial FM station, as well as correspondence and administrative records.

Dates: 1976-1978