Mount Royal Improvement Association Records
Scope and Contents
Dates
- 1928 - 1979
Creator
- Mount Royal Improvement Association (Organization)
Historical Note
The Mount Royal Improvement Association exists in a Baltimore City area bounded by Druid Hill Park, Eutaw Place, Dolphin Street and Mount Royal Avenue. It was organized and incorporated in 1928 by residents to keep the neighborhood from declining in value. The stated objectives of the MRIA were to maintain and improve the appearance and values of neighborhood properties.
The bulk of the MRIA collection pertains to the involvement of the MRIA with the projects and policies of the Baltimore Urban Renewal and Housing Agency (BURHA), a city agency. During the 1960s, BURHA had included the Mount Royal District within the designated Mount Royal-Fremont Urban Renewal Area. The MRIA became concerned BURHA projects dor the area, including the development of a shopping area, apartment projects, expressway construction, park development, urban beautification, housing inspection, and zoning.
The MRIA also became involved with locally established institutions, including the Maryland Institute College of Art, the Lyric Theatre, and area churches. More recently, the MRIA has restricted the scope of its activities to a subset of the Mount Royal District, Bolton Hill, which is a national historical preservation area.
Extent
3.3 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
- Baltimore (Md.). Urban Renewal and Housing Agency
- Citizens' associations
- Historic districts
- Historic preservation
- Maryland--Baltimore
- Maryland--Baltimore--Bolton Hill
- Maryland--Baltimore--Mount Royal
- Movement Against Destruction (Organization)
- Neighborhoods
- Urban renewal
- administrative records
- blueprints (reprographic copies)
- clippings files
- correspondence
- financial records
- maps (documents)
- membership lists
- scrapbooks
Creator
- Mount Royal Improvement Association (Organization)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Baltimore Regional Studies Archives Repository
H. Mebane Turner Learning Commons, Room 104
1415 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore Maryland 21201 USA
410-837-4253
specialcollections@ubalt.edu