Empower Baltimore Management Corporation Records
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of the Empower Baltimore Management Corporation and its 19-year existence in Baltimore, Maryland spanning 1988 to 2013. The collection includes 78 linear feet of documents and program materials related to workforce development, job creation, neighborhood empowerment and revitalization, and evaluations for the programs.
Dates
- 1988-2013
Creator
- Empower Baltimore Management Corporation (Organization)
Language
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Selected records have access restrictions, particularly client files. Folders that include the word "Restricted" in their title cannot be used by researchers without prior inspection by the archivist. Redacted copies of restricted files will be made available when possible, as deemed appropriate by the archivist.
Conditions Governing Use
To the extent that they own copyright, the donor has assigned the copyright of this collection to the University Foundation. However, copyright for some items in this collection are held by their respective creators.
Historical Note
Empower Baltimore Management Corporation (EBMC) was a nonprofit organization that ran Baltimore's Empowerment Zone. The Empowerment Zone program was a federal economic development and community revitalization strategy implemented during the Clinton Administration. Baltimore's Empowerment Zone received approximately 350 million dollars in combined federal aid and tax credits between 1994 and 2004.
Extent
87.75 Linear Feet (113 containers)
Arrangement
Collection is arranged as an inventory.
Custodial History
The collection was donated June 3, 2013 by Diane Bell McKoy, President of Associated Black Charities and former president and CEO of the Empower Baltimore Management Corporation.
Processing Information
Collection inventored by Angela Koukoui and Sofia Rinvil in 2015.
- Title
- Empower Baltimore Management Corporation Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Aiden Faust and Sofia Rinvil (2015). Revised by Laura Bell (2020).
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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- Box: 13 (Text)
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- Box: 33 (Text)
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