Historical Collections highlights a lesser-known, now-defunct school at the University of Maryland: the School of Arts and Sciences or School of Letters.
This year, Historical Collections at the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) is highlighting historic Baltimore schools that have closed and merged with the University of Maryland since its founding in 1807. In the first blog post, UMB's own School of Arts and Sciences or School of Letters is highlighted.
The school was founded in 1812 but floundered until the 1850s. After graduating nine students, the school once again struggled following the Civil War, officially closing in the 1870s. It eventually merged for a short time with St. John's College in the early 1900s before UMB merged with the Maryland College of Agriculture (today the University of Maryland, College Park) in 1920.
Read more about the history of the School of Arts and Sciences in the HSHSL Updates blog.