McCormick Education Notes, c.1942, MS 1647

The McCormick Education Notes represent Rev. Leo J. McCormick's dissertation research on the history of church-state relations in Maryland education. The collection consists of three sections devised by McCormick: private secondary schools, general public and private secondary school information, and colleges and universities. Much of the information provided by the notes was not published in Church-State Relationships in in MHS Library MLC 112.M13 Education in Maryland, McCormick's adaptation of his dissertation.

The first section contains individual groupings of notes concerning individual private institutions. Each grouping follows a chronological arrangement according to an arbitrary date assigned by McCormick. Entries detail information regarding school buildings, incorporations, trustees, report publications, teachers, notable events, and general history. The notes are extracted from printed sources such as Scharf's histories, Laws of Maryland, annual school reports, and newspapers. For those schools noted, see listing.

The section dealing with general public and private school information lacks the definition and precision of the first section. The material itself deals with broad concepts, issues, and events pertaining to Maryland education in the nineteenth century, especially legislative activity. There is no breakdown by institution; items instead follow a rough chronological arrangement. There are three overlapping chronological series ranging from 1797 to 1909 relating to public schools, one of which deals extensively with the Kerney School Bill, 1852-1853. A brief chronological series, 1776-1900, deals with private schools.

Maryland colleges and universities are the subject of the final section. The material is similar to the first section both in information provided and in method of arrangement. Dates spanned are from 1784 to 1920. This section is less extensive than are the other two, but several institutions are covered in significant detail. For colleges and universities noted, see listing.

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Box 1

1741

West Nottingham Academy, Cecil County

1759

Lower Marlboro Academy, Calvert Co.

1774

Charlotte Hall School, (no location given)

1779

Frederick Academy, Frederick Co.

1779

Washinton Academy, Somerset Co.

1785

Baltimore Academy, Baltimore City

1798

Hillsboro School, Caroline Co.

1798

Female Humane Association, (no location given)

1789

Allegany Academy, Allegany County

1800

Eastern Academy, Talbot Co.

1801

Jefferson Academy, Washington, Co.

1803

Centerville Academy, Queen Annes Co.

1805

Rockville Academy, Montgomery Co.

Samuel Knox School (no locat. St. Peters (PE) School [UNK]

1808

Methodist Episcopal Free School, Baltimore, City

1809

Baltimore Female Academy, [Baltimore City]?

1809

Middletown Academy, Frederick Co.

1810

Hagerstown Academy, Washington Co.

1811

Bel Air Academy (later Maryland College), Harford Co.

1811

Humane Impartial Society (no location given)

1812

Cambridge Academy, Dorchester Co.

1814

Broadville Academy, Montgomery Co.

1815

Hagerstown Charity School (also Hagerstown Female Society for the Instruction of the Poor), Washington Co.

1815

Baltimore Carpenters School, Baltimore City

1817

Elkton Academy, Queen Annes Co.

1817

Roman Catholic Free School, Baltimore City

1817

Quaker School (also Friends School), Montgomery Co.

1817

Garrison Forest Academy, Baltimore City

1818

New Market Academy, Dorchester Co.

1818

St. Mary's Orphaline Female School, Baltimore City

1819

Schiebs School, [Baltimore City]?

1820

Franklin Academy, Baltimore Co.

1821

St. James Academy, Baltimore County

1821

St. James Benevolent School, Frederick Co.

1823

Fell's Point Wesleyan School, (no location given)

1825

New Windsor [Academy], Carroll Co.

1826

Baltimore Female Orphan Asylum - (no location given)

1826

Denton Academy, Caroline Co.

1827

Millington Academy, Kent Co.

1827

Pikesville Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy, [Balto. Co]?

1828

Manchester Academy, Carroll Co.

1829

Abingdon Academy, Harford Co.

1829

Cambridge Female Academy, Dorchester Co.

1830

Oliver Hiberman Free School, [Baltimore City]

1830

Wentworth Academy, Baltimore City

1831

Washington Academy, Washington Co.

1832

Hannah More Academy, (no location given)

1832

Govanstown Academy, Baltimore Co.

1833

Shrewsbury Academy, Kent Co.

1833

Livingston Academy, Baltimore Co.

1833

Bladensburg Academy, Prince George's Co.

1834

Wetihquin Academy, Somerset Co.

1834

Little Creek Academy, Harford Co.

1834

St. Paul's Chapel Free School, Charles Co.

1835

Darlington Academy, Harford Co.

1835

Havre de Grace Academy, Harford Co.

1835

Clear Spring Academy, Washington Co.

1835

Battle Creek Academy, Calvert Co.

1835

Berlin Academy, Worchester Co.

1835

Leonardtown Academy, St. Mary's Co.

1835

Upper Marlboro Academy, Prince George's Co.

1835

Newtown Academy, Worchester Co.

1835

Rockville Female Academy, Montgomery Co.

1836

Buckingham Academy, Worchester Co.

1836

All Saints Female Benevolent School, Frederick Co.

1837

Deer Park Academy, Baltimore Co.

1837

Springfield Academy, Carroll Co.

1837

Carroll Academy, Carroll Co.

1837

Union Academy, Baltimore Co.

1837

Hereford Academy, Baltimore Co.

1837

Baltimore Academy of Fine Arts, Baltimore City

1838

Union Academy, Queen Annes Co.

1838

High School of Baltimore, Baltimore City

1838

Westminster Academy, Carroll Co.

1838

St. Michael's Classical and Mathematics Academy, Talbot Co.

1839

Deer Creek Academy, (no location given)

1839

Friendship Academy, Ann Arundel Co.

1839

Potatoe Neck Academy, Somerset Co.

1839

St. Mary's Female Seminary, St. Mary's Co.

1839

Frostburg Academy, Allegany Co.

1840

Christ Church Asylum for Female Children, Baltimore City

1843

Infant School Society, (no location given)

1844

House of Good Shepard, (no location given)

1845

Mutual Instruction Society, (no location given)

1846

Westminster Free School, Frederick Co.

1846

Boys School of St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore City

1847

St. Timothy's Hall Church Military School, Balto. County

1847

Walan's Orphan Home, (no location)

* 1849

Maryland Military Academy, Talbot Co.

* 1851

Lutherville Female Seminary [Balto. Co]

1852

St. Anthony's Orphan Asylum, (no location given)

1855

St. Vincent's Infant Asylum, (no location given)

1856

Shirley Female Seminary, Frederick Co.

1856

Hampden Hall (no location given)

1856

Montgomery County High School, Montgomery Co.

1858

Chester Female Seminary, Kent Co.

1865

Oak Grove Female Seminary, Prince George's Co.

1865

Almonick Female Seminary, Prince George's Co.

1865

St. Mary's Seminary for Girls, Charles Co.

1865

Clifton Female Seminary, (no location given)

1865

Dr. Nelson's Select School (no location given)

* 1865

Friends Elementary High School, Baltimore City

1867

Andrew Small Academy, (no location given)

1868

Stuart Hall, Baltimore City

1868

Maryland School for the Blind, Frederick Co.

1869

Frederick Academy of Visitation, Frederick Co.

1870

St. Mary's Orphan Asylum, (no location given)

1870

St. Edward's Academy, Allegany Co.

1870

St. Mary's Industrial School, (no location given)

1870

German Catholic School, Allegany Co.

1872

Lippincott's Institution, (no location given)

1880

[So and]? Female Seminaries, (no location given)

1883

St. Martin's Catholic Male School, Baltimore City

1900

Young Ladies Academy of the Visitation, (no location given)

1900

St. Paul's School, [Baltimore City]?

1900

Trinity (Ref. Lutheran), [Baltimore City]?

1900

24th St. Methodist Episcopal School, Baltimore City

1900

Academy of Our Lady, Baltimore City

1900

Our Savior (Evangelical Lutheran) School, [Baltimore City]

1900

German United (Evangelical) School, Baltimore City

1900

Zion (Evangelical [UNK] School, Baltimore City

1900

All Saints P.E. School, Baltimore City

1900

St. Mary's P.E. School, Baltimore City

1900

Ascension School for Young Ladies, Baltimore City

1903

McDonough Institute (also McDonough Charity School) Charles Co.

1906

Greensboro School, Harford Co.

No Date

Mount St. Agnes Seminary for Boys, Baltimore City

Box 2

Public Schools - General Information, 1797-1884

Private Schools - General Information, 1776-1900

Public Schools - Kerney Bill, 1852-53

COLLEGES and UNIVERSITIES

Box 3

1784

Washington College, Kent Co.

1796

Baltimore College, Baltimore City

1828

Mt. Hope Literary and Scientific Institute, Baltimore City

1830

Franklin College, Baltimore Co.

1832

Mount Hope College, Baltimore City

1837

Baltimore Collegiate Institute, Baltimore City

*1839

Blue Ridge College (also New Windsor College) Carroll Co.

*1849

Baltimore Female College, Baltimore City

*1852

Loyola College, Baltimore City

*1856

Maryland Agricultural College, Prince George's Co.

1856

Mt. Washington Female College, [Baltimore Co.]?

*1857

Rock Holl College, Baltimore Co]?

*1859

Irving College, Carroll Co.

*1864

Maryland Conference College (Western Maryland College) Carroll Co.

1865

University of Maryland - Baltimore, Baltimore City

1867

Aia College, Baltimore Co.

*1867

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore City

1872

Washington University of Baltimore, Baltimore City

1873

Baltimore City College, Baltimore City

1884

Baltimore University, Baltimore City

1884

Westminster Theological Seminary, Carroll Co.

1890

Mt. St. Agnes College for Young Women [Baltimore Co.]?

1890

Goucher College, Baltimore City

1896

Baltimore University School of Medicine, Baltimore City

*1897

Women's College of Frederick, Md. (also Hood College), Frederick Co.

1920

University of Maryland, College Park, Prince George's Co.

[Colleges - General Information]