Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Maryland Records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: R0120-SWE

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, speeches, programs, official reports, pamphlets, brochures, bound volumes of membership applications, constitution and by-laws, membership records, minutes, journals, ledgers.

Dates

Creation: 1889 - 2000

Creator

Society of the War of 1812 in Maryland (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research. Series 7, Membership, is restricted. Only the member can see his own file and make copies of his own file with proper state issued photo identification.

Conditions Governing Access

Only the current President, Secretary, and Historian may at times need to retrieve an item for temporary use but will be returned to the collection.

Current President is William Smithson wps.maryland@gmail.com Current 1st Vice President is Louis Giles III, ngiles@aol.com

President was James Schaub Secretary was Christos Christou. Historian was Edward Burgee

08/28/2023: New Historian, Will Johnson, wdj101@hotmail.com 240 500-6923

Historical Note

The objectives of the Maryland Society of the War of 1812 are the collection and preservation of documents relating to the War of 1812, the encouragement of research and the preservation of historical data, and the care and maintenance of graves belonging to veterans of the War of 1812.