College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Millard E. Tydings
1890 - 1961
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, October 14, 2009
1. Millard E. Tydings Marker
in Memory of
Millard E. Tydings
1890 - 1961
Distinguished Public Servant and Friend of Education
Alumnus of the University
Decorated Officer, World War I
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State Senator
Member of the House of Representatives
and
the United States Senate
from Maryland
Member of the Board of Regents of the University
November 15, 1969
Erected 1969 by the University of Maryland.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, World I. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1740.
Location. 38° 59.081′ N, 76° 56.644′ W. Marker is in College Park, Maryland, in Prince George's County. The marker is on the wall at the south entrance to Tydings Hall which is east of Preinkert Drive, at the north side of "the Grove", on the campus of the University of Maryland. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: College Park MD 20742, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Morrill Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Architectural History of the Maryland Agricultural College (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Terrapin Memorial (about 500 feet away); Woods Hall Rain Garden
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1. Millard E. Tydings. (Submitted on October 15, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. Tydings Committee. ... a subcommittee authorized by S. 231 in February 1950 to look into charges by Joseph R. McCarthy that he had a list of individuals who were known by the Secretary of State to be members of the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA) and who were still working in the State Department....Tydings labeled McCarthy's charges a "fraud and a hoax," and said that the result of McCarthy's actions was to "confuse and divide the American people ... to a degree far beyond the hopes of the Communists themselves." Republicans responded in kind, with William Jenner stating that Tydings was
Photographed By U.S. Senate, 1937
2. U.S. Senator Millard E. Tydings
3. Tydings-McDuffie Act (Philippine Independance). (Submitted on October 15, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
4. Millard Evelyn Tydings from The Biographical Directory of the U. S. Congress. (Submitted on October 19, 2009, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Additional keywords. Millard Evelyn Tydings; Distinguished Service Cross; 29th Infantry Division; Democratic Party; Tydings-McDuffie Act; Philippines Commonwealth; fiscal conservatism; Second Red Scare; Joseph Davies Tydings.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, July 10, 2009
3. Portrait of Senator Millard E. Tydings
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, October 14, 2009
4. Tydings Hall, south portico
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, October 14, 2009
5. Construction plaque for the College of Business and Public Administration Bldg., completed 1961
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, October 14, 2009
6. Tydings Hall - north entrance off McKeldin Mall
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,120 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on October 27, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 3. submitted on October 27, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 15, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
