Baltimore City Fair, Inc. Records
Scope and Contents
The Baltimore City Fair, Inc. Records documents the work of the organization that managed the Baltimore City Fair between 1970 and 1991. The collection consists primarily of financial records, but also includes newspaper clippings.
Dates
- 1971-1991
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Historical Note
Begun in 1970, the Baltimore City Fair was held annually each September as an urban counterpart to county Fairs held throughout Maryland. Until 1984, the fair was held in various venues in the Charles Center-Inner Harbor area.
In 1985, it was moved to a site beneath the Jones Falls Expressway. After four years it returned to the Inner Harbor then into Festival Hall for its twentieth year. A last City Fair was held at Memorial Stadium in 1991, but the organization and the tradition ended when the next year’s fair was cancelled.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Collection is arranged as an inventory.
Custodial History
The financial records were donated to the University of Baltimore by Charles M. Solomon in 1995; and John Carroll Byrnes gave the additional papers in 2001.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Special Collections and Archives Staff after accessions were acquired in 1995 and 2001.
- Title
- Finding aid for Baltimore City Fair, Inc. Records
- Author
- Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives staff circa 2001. Revised by Aiden Faust (2011). Revised by Laura Bell (2021).
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Baltimore Studies Archives Repository
H. Mebane Turner Learning Commons, Room 104
1415 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore Maryland 21201 USA
410-837-4253
specialcollections@ubalt.edu