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Archives & Special Collections Department: More History!

Home to the historical records of Bowie State University, including publications and photographs. Here you'll also find Special Collections materials such as rare books, manuscript collections, records of local organizations, vertical files, and ephemera.

WYPR Interview

Celebrating 150 Years at Bowie State!

In 2015, Bowie State University celebrated its Sesquicentennial Anniversary. We are pleased to announce that WYPR Public Radio interviewed staff and alumni about the history of Bowie State University and its founding in 1865. Check out the 
150 Years Later, Bowie State's Transformation From A One-Room School video. 

More History in Other LibGuides

A yellowed, black and white photo of graduate procession in 1956. The procession is led by professors down the road to the ceremony.

Graduation procession on campus, 1956.

Bowie State University has its own enduring history! Visit the Freshman Seminar: History of BSU LibGuide to find out more!

And local history is a part of our story as well. Check out the Crownsville Hospital LibGuide.

Historical Photographs Online

The HBCU Library Alliance's logo featuring a stylized purple tree growing out of an open purple book.

We are participants in the HBCU Library Alliance Digital Collections. You may view those materials online at the Bowie State University Historical Images Collection:

Yearbook photo of the women's softball team with their coach standing in front of one of the old school buildings on campus.

A black and white photo of the royal court for the BSU. It is unknow for what year. The photo is of five female students and one male student. The female student third from the right is holding a bouquet of flowers and wears a crown.