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Archives of Maryland Polonia
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: R0004-AMP
Abstract
This collection contains clippings, brochures, correspondence, photographs, books, and other artifacts documenting the Polish community and its history in Baltimore and Maryland.
Dates:
1875-2001
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Baltimore City Office of Civil Rights Records
Collection
Identifier: R0168-OCR
Abstract
The Baltimore City Office of Civil Rights (now named The Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement) is the city agency responsible for enforcing the federal and local civil rights laws and wage laws. The office includes three commissions and one board: the Community Relations Commission, the Mayor's Commission on Disabilities, the Wage Commission, and the Civilian Review Board. This collection documents the Community Relations Commissions’ work throughout the second half of the twentieth...
Dates:
1959-2017
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Chester L. Wickwire Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0031-CLW
Abstract
Chester L. Wickwire (b. 1913 – d. 2008) was a social and political activist who advocated for civil rights and social welfare and fought against segregation in twentieth-century Baltimore, Maryland, and who was a Chaplain emeritus of Johns Hopkins University. This collection documents his work with Levering Hall YMCA at Johns Hopkins University, his position as Chaplain, and his social advocacy work.
Dates:
1886-2002
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Movement Against Destruction Records
Collection
Identifier: R0062-MAD
Scope and Contents
Collection documents the activities of the Movement Against Destruction (MAD) coaltion of community groups between 1968 and 1988 as they organized against the proposed construction of expressway highways through neighborhoods in Baltimore, Maryland. Materials are mainly textual and include publications, meeting minutes, correspondence, legal briefs, newspaper clippings, press releases, newsletters, brochures, research files, records documenting public hearings and testimonies, reports. Also...
Dates:
1968-1988
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
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