Ms. Davis was the first academically trained librarian and second alumna hired at Morgan in 1926. She served the University for 40 years. During her tenure she grew the collection from 7,000 volumes to over 100,000 volumes of books. In addition she sought and acquired manuscript collections to augment historical research and understanding. In 1941 she received assistance from Dr. Roland C. McConnell. Dr. McConnell, professor of history at Morgan, also worked at the National Archives and sought to integrate primary sources into the classroom and library at Morgan.
The Davis Room houses all available Morgan Promethean yearbooks -1937-2013, Morgan dissertations and theses, as well as The Spokesman - the Morgan student newspaper, 1944-2012. Also available is a robust selection of digital historical faculty, staff, and campus publications.
Access to the Davis Room is by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, please email
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Appointments to visit the Davis Room are required.
The Convocations Program Collection, a Morganiana Vertical File collection of more than 500 programs documenting the various campus convocation events, attests the cultural and historical richness of an- callnual recognition for Morgan State University's and the nation's most important dates, personalities, and events. According to the Morgan State University Convocations webpage, and in response to Dr. Carter G. Woodson's establishment of an annual period of recognition of Black Excellence - called Negro History Week when it was established in 1939.
The University established a schedule of monthly recognitions of Black History and Black Excellence - the Annual Convocations Calendar. The nine convocation ceremonies are the Matriculation Convocation (September); the Performing Arts Convocation (October); the Founders Day Convocation (November); the Bills of Rights Convocation/TransAfrica Day (December); the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.--Malcolm X Convocation (February); the Mitchell-Quarles African-American History Month Convocation (February); the Frederick Douglass Memorial Convocation (February);the Rosalyn Terborg-Penn Women's History Month Convocation (March); the Honors Convocation (April).
Over the years, additional convocations marking special occasions, accomplishments of Black History personalities, educational accomplishments and others events were occasionally added to the standard nine convocations calendar. A rich testament of accomplished African American achievement in all academic areas of Morgan State is further demonstrated in the programs through their listings of honorary degree and other award recipients. Morgan's highest achieving students are recognized during the annual Honors Convocation. The growing collection of programs currently offers 167 editions with more being added.
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The Morgan Mirror is a university newspaper offered during the 1980s - 2000s. Unlike The Spokesman student newspaper, the paper focused on the accomplishments, news and sports of the university from a faculty and staff perspective, though student news is included. The pages of The Morgan Mirror illustrates the countless accomplishments of Morgan academicians who influence the world with excellence in scholarship. The paper covers national and international politicians and dignitaries who visit campus to exchange with the Morgan Community, some of whom make frequent visits, such as Washington, DC politicians and even presidents. The incredibly hard but transformational work of Morgan State University dignitaries like past president Earl S. Richardson and past faculty and U.S. Senator Kweisi Mfume are among the Morgan personalities who appear in multiple editions. Accomplishments like presentations at and recognitions from prestigious national and international organizations are announced. The interchange between faculty and students that propels their studies and achievements are also highlighted. This special collection contains roughly 35 editions. |
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Morgan Mirror, October 1985 Vol. 1 No. 1
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Morgan Mirror, January 1986, Vol. 2 No. 1
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Morgan Mirror, April 1986, Vol. 2 No. 2
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Morgan Mirror, September 1986, Vol. 2 No. 4
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Morgan Mirror, Winter 1987 Vol. 3 No. 3
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Morgan Mirror, Summer 1987 Vol. 3 No. 2
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Morgan Mirror, Winter 1988, Vol. 4 No. 1
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Morgan Mirror, Summer 1988, Vol. 4 No. 2
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Morgan Mirror, Fall 1988, Vol. 4 No. 3
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Morgan Mirror, Winter 1989, Vol. 5, No 1
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Morgan Mirror, Summer 1989, Vol. 5, No. 2
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Morgan Mirror, Fall 1989, Vol. 5, No. 3
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Morgan Mirror, Winter 1990, Vol. 6, No 1
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Morgan Mirror, Spring 1990, Vol. 6, No. 2
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Morgan Mirror, Summer 1990, Vol 6 No 3
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Morgan Mirror, Fall 1990, Vol. 6, No 4
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Morgan Mirror, Winter 1991, Vol. 7 No. 1
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Morgan Mirror, Spring 1991, Vol. 7, No 2
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Morgan Mirror, Fall 1991, Vol. 7, No 3
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Morgan Mirror, Winter 1992, Vol. 8 No. 1
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Morgan Mirror, Summer 1992, Vol. 8 No. 2
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Morgan Mirror, Spring 1993, Vol. 9 No. 1
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Morgan Mirror, Fall 1993, Vol 9 No 2 |
Morgan Mirror, Summer 1994, Vol. 10 No. 2
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Morgan Mirror, Fall 1994, Vol. 11, No 1 |
Morgan Mirror, Summer 1995, Vol 1 No 3
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Morgan Mirror, Winter 1995 - 1996, Vol 12 No 1 |
Morgan Mirror, Spring 1996, Vol. 12 No. 2
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Morgan Mirror, Summer 1996, Vol. 12 No. 3
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Morgan Mirror, Fall 1996, Vol. 13 No. 1 |
Morgan Mirror, Spring 1997, Vol. 14 No. 1 |
Morgan Mirror, Fall 1997, Vol. 14 No. 2 |
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Morgan Mirror, Summer 1998, Vol. No.
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Morgan Mirror, Spring 1999, Vol. No.
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Morgan Mirror, Spring 2001, Vol.
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| The Morgan State College (University) Women’s Collection (MSUW) contains the ephemera of the Ladies Auxiliary, the Dean of Women’s Office, the Morgan State College Women and the Morgan State University Women. The collection documents campus, social, and charitable activities and includes more than 30 issues of the Morgan State (College) University Women Newsletter. This large collection chronicles the social life, national and international travel experiences, mission-driven activities, events, recipes and other news of note. Brochures of Annual Women’s Week activities, the Women’s Dinner and Dinner Theatre, and various events sponsored by or featuring Morgan State College or University Woman officials are included. The history of the MSUW as it evolved over five decades is illustrated across several documents. The Morgan State College (and University) Dean of Women assumed a pivotal role in the smooth transition of female college students as co-eds into campus life. In the late 1950s, extensive protocol governing co-eds was presented in the “Welcome Kit.” Multiple invitations, reports, leadership statements and greetings are included in this collection, which spans from 1939 - 2019. |
The Promethean Through The Years
The Morgan State Yearbook is a student production originally entitled The Spencerian in its 1937 publication and renamed The Promethean from 1938 forward. Ranging in length from roughly 100 to 325 pages, the books uniformly include the university alma mater, the Negro National Anthem (Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing), the college/university president's address, lists of faculty/staff//students, student organizations, and the year in review. Unique features of individual yearbooks include descriptions national figures of significance to the African diaspora. These books are invaluable in their capture of priceless historical events and personalities and Morgan State University's reliable presentation of the greats of the African diaspora to its campus and larger community. This collection captures yearbooks from 1937 to 2018.
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The Spencerian - 1937
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1938 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1944 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1947 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1948 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1950 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1952 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1953 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean |
1954 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1955 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1956 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1958 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1959 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1961 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1962 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1963 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1964 Morgan State College - Promethean
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1965 Morgan State College - Promethean
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1966 Morgan State College - Promethean
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1967 Morgan State College Promethean
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1968 Morgan State College Promethean
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1969 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1970 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1971 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1972 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1973 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1974 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1975 Morgan State College Yearbook - Promethean
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1977 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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1978 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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1979 Morgan State University Yearbook Promethean
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1980 Morgan State University Yearbook Promethean
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1981 Morgan State University Yearbook Promethean
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1982 Morgan State University Yearbook Promethean
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1983 Morgan State University Yearbook Promethean
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1984 Morgan State University Yearbook Promethean
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1987 Morgan State University Yearbook Promethean
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1988 Morgan State University Yearbook Promethean
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1989 Morgan State University Yearbook Promethean |
1990 Morgan State University Yearbook
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1991 Morgan State University Yearbook Promethean
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1992 Morgan State University Yearbook Promethean
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1993 Morgan State University Yearbook Promethean
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1994 Morgan State University Yearbook Promethean
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1995 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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1996 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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1997 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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1998 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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1999 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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2001 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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2002 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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2003 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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2004 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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2005 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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2006 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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2007 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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2008 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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2009 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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2010 - 2011 Morgan State University Yearbook - Prromethean
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2012_2013 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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2016-2017 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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2017-2018 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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2018-2019 Morgan State University Yearbook - Promethean
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The Spokesman, a student body voice and publication of the Morgan State College and University, was first published in 1942. According to The Spokesman's published history, "the Spokesman is Morgan State University’s student-run newspaper delivering news coverage to more than 9,000 students." The Beulah M. Davis Special Collections archives houses 215 digitized complete editions of the physical newspaper from 1944 - 2012, with a few partial, special, and supplemental editions included. Month-day-year identifications of all newspapers appear on each as uniform, reliable identifiers; some papers contain volume and issue numbers, but these are not uniformly sequential. Most editions contain a stylized The Spokesman title identifier that appears in various locations on the first page. Usually on the second page, though occasionally on subsequent pages, the newspaper editors, staff, licensing, and copyright appear in a separate column segment. In 2012, The Spokesman began its born-digital publication of the paper in order "to keep pace with the 24-hour news cycle and deliver breaking news to students, faculty, alumni, and surrounding neighborhood residents in the 'Morgan Mile' who rely on this news coverage." The Davis Room is working to increase and preserve its holdings of The Spokesman using contemporary web-archiving technology that will make its contents and links continuously accessible and available to visitors.
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January 1944, Vol. 2, No. 4
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May, 1944, Vol. 2, No. 4
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Jun 1, 1945, Vol. 4, No. 5
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February 1949, Vol. 7, No. 5
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Mar 8, 1951, Vol. 10
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Dec 19, 1952, Vol. 12, No. 3
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Dec 17, 1953, Vol. 13, No. 5
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Nov 17, 1953, Vol. 13
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Oct 30, 1953, Vol. 13
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May 6, 1954, Vol. 13, No. 12
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Feb 26, 1954, Vol. 13
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Oct 29, 1955, Vol. 15
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Apr 30, 1956, Vol. 15
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Dec 18, 1959, Vol. 19
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Nov 25, 1959 Vol. 19
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Dec 20, 1960, pages 3 - 10
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Mar 31, 1960, Vol. 19, No. 5
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Dec 21, 1961, Vol. 21 No. 3
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Mar 16, 1961, Vol. 20 No. 3
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Oct 13, 1962, Vol. 23 No. 1
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Jun 2, 1962, Vol. 21 No. 7
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Oct 16, 1964, Vol. 25 No. 1
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May 28, 1964, Vol. 26 No. 6
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Apr 2, 1964, Vol. 25 No. 4
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Dec 8, 1966, Vol. 26
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Oct 12 1966, Vol. 36
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Sep 23 1966, Vol. 36 No. 11
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Mar 15 1966, Vol. 36
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Jan 25 1966, Vol. 36
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Dec 2, 1967, Vol. 28
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Oct 26, 1967, Vol. 28
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May 16, 1967, Vol. 27
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Apr 1, 1967, Vol. XYZ No
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Mar 6, 1967, Vol. 26
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Oct 4, 1968, Vol. 29
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Sep 19, 1968, Vol. 29
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May, 1968, Vol. 29 No. 11
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Dec 18, 1969, Vol. 30 No. 11
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Dec 12, 1969, Vol. 30 No. 10
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Dec 5, 1969, Vol. 30
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Oct 24, 1969, Vol. 30
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Oct 17, 1969, Vol. 30
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Oct 10, 1969, Vol. 30
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Oct 3, 1969, Vol. 30 No. 2
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Sep 26, 1969, Vol. 30
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May 16, 1969, Vol. 29 No. 26
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Mar 29, 1969, Vol. 29 No. 21
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Oct 30, 1970, Vol. 31 No. 6
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Apr 24 1970, Vol. 30 No. 19
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Apr 1, 1970, Vol. XXXXXXXX
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Mar 13, 1970, Vol. 30 No. 15
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Oct 29, 1973, Vol. 34
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Oct 22, 1973, Vol. 34
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May 13, 1974, Vol. 34, No. 17
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Apr 8, 1974, Vol. 34, No. 14
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Mar 24, 1974, Vol. 34 No. 13
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Mar 19, 1974, Vol. 34 No. 12
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Mar 4, 1974, Vol. 34 No. 10
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Feb 25, 1974, Vol. 34
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Feb 18, 1974, Vol. 34
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Nov 10, 1975, Vol. 26
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Oct 13, 1975, Vol. 26
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Oct 6, 1975, Vol. 26
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Sep 24, 1975, Vol. 26
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May 6, 1975, Vol. 26, No. 16
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Mar 31, 1975, Vol. 26, No. 16
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Mar 10, 1975, Vol. 26, No. 14
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Feb 10, 1975, Vol. 25, No. 10
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Oct 11, 1976, Vol. 25, No. 4
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Oct 11, 1976, Vol. 25, No. 3
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Sep 27, 1976, Vol. 25, No. 2
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Sep 20, 1976, Vol. 25, No.
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May 17, 1976, Vol. 24, No. 18
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Feb 25, 1976, Vol. 26, No. 11
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Sep 19, 1977, Vol. 26, No. 1
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Mar 7, 1977, Vol. 25, No. 11
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Feb 7, 1977, Vol. 25, No. 8
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Jan 31, 1977, Vol. 25, No. 7
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Dec 11, 1978, Vol. 28, No. 5
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Nov 6, 1978, Vol. 28, No. 4
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Sep 20, 1978, Vol. 28, No. 2
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Sep 5, 1978, Vol. 28, No. 1
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May 19, 1978, Vol. 27, No. 5
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Feb 6, 1978
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Jan 30, 1978, Vol. 27, No. 1
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Dec 12, 1979, Vol. 29, No. 4
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Nov 20, 1979, Vol. 29, No. 4
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Oct 26, 1979, Vol. 29, No. 2
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Sep 28, 1979, Vol. 29, No. 2
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Sep 7, 1979, Vol. 29, No. 1
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May 10, 1979, Vol. 28, No. 9
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Apr 2, 1979, Vol. 28, No. 8
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Mar 5, 1979, Vol. 28, No. 6
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Feb 5, 1979, Vol. 28, No. 6
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May 19, 1980, Vol. 30
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Mar 31, 1980, Vol. 30
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Feb 22, 1980, Vol. 30
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December 1981, Vol. 33, No. 2
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Nov 1981, Vol. 33, No. 1
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Feb 16, 1981, Vol. 31, No. 1
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Nov 15, 1982, Vol. 34
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Oct 1982
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Sep 28, 1982, Vol. 2
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Sep 7, 1982, Vol. 24
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Feb 1982, Vol. 33, No. 3
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Aug 8, 1983, Vol. 25, No. 1
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April-May 1984, Vol. 25, No. 4
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Fall 1985
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Dec 1986, Vol. 1, No. 1
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Fall 1987
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April 1987, Vol. 37, No. 2
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Nov 16, 1988, Vol. 38, No. 3
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Oct 21, 1988, Vol. 38, No. 2
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Sep 30, 1988, Vol. 37, No. 8
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Apr 17, 1989, Vol. 38, No. 5
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Nov 29, 1990, Vol. 20, No. 6
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Nov 9, 1990, Vol. 20, No. 6
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Oct 20, 1990, Vol. 2, No. 4
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Oct 9, 1990, Vol. 2, No. 2
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Sep 25, 1990, Vol. 2, No. 2
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Sep 4, 1990, Vol. 2, No. 1
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Apr 27, 1990, Vol. 1, No. 2
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Oct 18, 1991 - Vol. 41, No. 3
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Sep 26, 1991 - Vol. 41, No. 1
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Feb 13, 1991 - Vol. 40, No. 6
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Nov 18, 1992
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Mar 27, 1992 - Vol. 41, No. 5
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Nov 19, 1993 - Vol. 41, No. 6
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Oct 16,1993 - Vol. 41, No. 5
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Nov 13, 1997
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Nov 5, 1997
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Oct 27, 1997
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July 4, 1997
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Mar 6, 1997
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Feb 13, 1997
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November 1998
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May 15, 1998
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Nov 18,1999
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Mar 12, 1999
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Apr 14, 2000
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Oct 26, 2001
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Sep 28, 2001
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Apr 13, 2001
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Sep 20, 2002
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May 10, 2002
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Apr 12, 2002
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Mar 22, 2002
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Oct 31, 2003
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May 9, 2003
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Sep 17, 2004
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May 7, 2004
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March 5, 2004
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Feb 25, 2005
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Oct 21, 2006 - Vol. 46, No. 9
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Oct 6, 2006 - Vol. 46, No. 8
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Sep 22, 2006 - Vol. 46, No. 7
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Apr 28, 2006 - Vol. 46, No. 4
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Apr 14, 2006 - Vol. 46, No. 3
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Feb 24, 2006 - Vol. 46, No. 2
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Feb 10, 2006 - Vol. 46, No. 1
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Dec 5, 2007 - Vol. 47, No. 19
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Apr 18, 2007 - Vol. 47, No. 4
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Feb 7, 2007 - Vol. 47, No. 1
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Nov 19, 2008 - Vol. 66, No. 11
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Nov 12, 2008 - Vol. 66, No. 10
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Nov 5, 2008
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Oct 25, 2008
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Sep 24, 2008
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Sep 3, 2008 - Vol. 47, No. 15
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Apr 16, 2008 - Vol. 47, No. 28
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Feb 6, 2008 - Vol. 47, No. 20
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Nov 18, 2009 - Special
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Nov 4, 2009 - Vol. 67 No. 2
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Oct 7, 2009 - Vol. 67 No. 1
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May 6, 2009 - Vol. 66 No. 22
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Apr 29, 2009 - Vol. 66 No. 21
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Apr 22, 2009 - Vol. 66, No. 20
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Apr 8, 2009 - Vol. 66, No. 17
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Mar 18, 2009 - Vol. 66, No. 18
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Mar 4, 2009 - Vol. 66, No. 16
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Feb 25, 2009 - Vol. 66, No.15
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Feb 18, 2009 - Vol. 66, No. 14
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Feb 11, 2009 - Vol. 66, No. 13
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Feb 11, 2009 - Vol. 66, No. 13
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Feb 4, 2009 - Vol. 66, No. 12
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Dec 12, 2010 Vol. 68, No. 4
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Nov 12, 2010 Vol. 68, No. 3
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Oct 18, 2010 Vol. 68, No. 2
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Sep 27, 2010 Vol. 68, No. 1
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May 5, 2010 Vol. 67, No. 8
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Apr 21, 2010 Vol. 67, No. 7
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Apr 08, 2010 - Vol. 67, No. 6
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Mar 10, 2010 - Vol. 67, No. 5
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Feb 25, 2010 - Vol. 67, No. 3
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Nov 2, 2011
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Oct 5, 2011
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May 11, 2011
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Dec 3, 2012
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Nov 9, 2012
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Sep 26, 2012
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1928 Track Team
Champions - Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association - 1932
Colored Intercollegiate Championship Team -1933
Colored Intercollegiate Championship Track Team - 1933
Colored Intercollegiate Championship Team - 1934
1937 C.I.A.A Champs
1955 Championship Team
Morgan State University's Master Theses & Dissertations are housed in the Beulah M. Davis Special Collections Department. Masters theses and dissertation are non-circulating and follow our copyright policies.
They are available online through our Institutional Repository or in the ProQuest Theses & Dissertations Global database, both of which are linked below.
