1. UMass Dartmouth Historical Archives

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The collection consists of loose notes, bound lecture notes and pattern books compiled by students in a variety of textile design and manufacturing courses. Most were completed in the 1910s and 1920s, but some date to the 1940s and 1950s. The textile design books and pattern books are imprinted with the name of the school. These were standard books, especially designed, and sold blank to students for the purpose of completing assignments.

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The collection consists of the subject files transferred from the Office of the Chancellor. It is arranged alphabetically with the same folder titles used by the office of origin. Three separate accessions were interfiled, since many of the folder titles are identical.

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Series I of the collection consists of biographical and inaugural material (memorandums, a procedure handbook, tickets, and transcripts to speeches given by guest speakers), transcripts to speeches given by Walker, and works published by Walker throughout his administrative career. Series II consists of correspondence dating from 1972 to 1983, arranged chronologically. Series III are subject files kept by Walker’s office.

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Collection consists of correspondence files as well as subject files, arranged alphabetically.

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Collection consists of the administrative files of the president's office, arranged alphabetically by folder title (subject).

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Collection consists of speeches, reports, subject files and correspondence from his period as interim chancellor. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of blueprint copies of architectural plans of present and former University of Massachusetts Dartmouth facilities, including the Dartmouth campus, constructed between 1960 and 1990, the Purchase Street Campus (formerly the New Bedford Textile School) in New Bedford, the Fall River Campus (formerly Bradford Durfee Textile School, now part of the Bristol Community College downtown campus), and CMAST, the Center for Marine Science on the New Bedford waterfront. This...

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Collection consists of one to two page course descriptions and syllabi for a variety of courses for the academic years 1967-1968, 1979-1980 and 1993-1995. Many academic disciplines are represented. The most complete set for any year are Nursing department syllabi for 1970. Arranged alphabetically by discipline and then chronologically within.

Overview When New Bedford Institute of Technology and Bradford Durfee College of Technology merged to form Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute in 1960, it became necessary to build a library to support the growing number of students and faculty at the new campus in North Dartmouth. The architectural firm Desmond and Lord took on the task of building the Library Communications Center in July of 1966. By using the schematic drawings of architect Paul Rudolph, who designed the building...