Records that provide information about the history, development, and social interactions of the university community.

Commencement Programs

The collection includes commencement ceremony programs from 1866-1987. The programs feature names of graduates; principals and presidents; notable speakers; along with other information.

Course Catalogs

The catalogs and bulletins are from 1866 to the present. Earlier catalogs also list each year’s graduates, faculty and staff, and historical information.

Photographs

Over 12,000 photographic prints, slides, and negatives documenting nearly all facets of campus life from 1881 through 2010.

Student Newspapers

Complete run of the student newspaper (The Oriole, now The Towerlight), starting with the first issue in 1922.

Unearthing Towson's History Project

An interdisciplinary, collaborative student-centered research project that connects alumni and the wider community to the history of Towson University.

Teacher Education Oral History Project

The interviews are personal accounts of participants’ experiences at Towson University and their careers in education.

Towson University Retired Faculty Association Oral History Project

Interviews undertaken by the Towson University Retired Faculty Association to discuss the life and career of retired faculty members.

Towson Yearbooks

The institutional yearbooks from 1919 to 2009. Each offers a retrospective of the academic year including photographs of the life on campus.

University Alumni Magazines

Select Towson University alumni and donor magazines from the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. 

University Theses and Dissertations

Undergraduate and Honors College theses from 2003 to the present, and graduate theses and dissertations from 2012 to the present.

Resident and New Student Handbooks

Historic orientation handbooks for resident students and new students.

Faculty Academic Center of Excellence at Towson

The Faculty Academic Center of Excellence supports an inclusive and collaborative faculty community and foster a culture of excellence in scholarship and teaching. This collection features photographs from FACET events, programs from the annual FACET research conference, and internal documents used for planning events and outreach.

Website Collections

Preserved, internet-based materials related to Towson University such as websites, YouTube videos, and social media from 2017 to the present. Materials are available online from Archive-It.