Archives and Special Collections
We are the home of the University Archives, the institutional records of Bowie State University. We also house Special Collections, which includes materials about the education and history of African Americans in Maryland and Prince George's County, books on Maryland history, rare books, and photographs documenting Bowie State University's history.
Open by appointment only. Please contact the Library Administration Office at 301-860-3850 or submit an appointment request.
Resources
- Using Archives & Special Collections (Quick Guides) / Archives and Special Collections Request Form
- For photographs see HBCU Library Alliance Digital Collections
- For collections and more on Bowie State University history, see our LibGuide.
- View a list of Presidents, Provosts and campus buildings.
Historic Black Communities and American Freedom
The “Historic Black Communities and American Freedom” digital humanities project aims to educate the public about the development of African American communities in the aftermath of the Civil War during the second half of the nineteenth century. This project features records from the National Archives and several state and local repositories with the aim of documenting and telling the story of African American communities that were established after the Civil War.
Remembering Bowie State's '68 protest on its 50th anniversary
National and local events converged in early April 1968 on the campus of Bowie State. On April 4, 2018, three of our alumni were interviewed on NBC4 about the student strike and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 50 years ago. Also see the Baltimore Sun article about the events of that fateful year.
Student Newspapers