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Betty Garman Robinson Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0157-BGR
Abstract
Betty Garman Robinson was a community organizer in Baltimore, Maryland from the 1970s until her passing in 2020. She has contributed to multiple nonprofit and grassroots organizations including Citizens Planning and Housing Association (CPHA), Baltimore Neighborhood Collaborative (BNC), Save Middle East Action Committee (SMEAC), Northeast Good Neighbors (NEGN), and others. In 2003, Robinson was awarded an Open Society Institute Fellowship to teach the history of social justice and community...
Dates:
1983-2017
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Church Women United of Greater Baltimore Records
Collection
Identifier: R0035-CWU
Scope and Content Note
This collection documents the activities of the Church Women United of Greater Baltimore between approximately 1926 and 1996. The collection includes organizational records representative of the functions and administration of the group. Materials include newsletters, brochures, correspondence, reports, financial statements, statistics, membership lists, public relations information, photographs, and materials related to events and programming. Some significant topics represented in this...
Dates:
1926-1996
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Esther Lazarus Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0040-EL
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the work of Esther Lazarus (b.1900-d.1980). Lazarus began working at the Baltimore Department of Social Services in 1938, and she served as the director from 1953 until her retirement in 1968. The majority of the collection documents Lazarus' time with the Baltimore Department of Social Services, but it also documents her positions with and contributions to various others organizations and programs. The collection includes a photograph dated 1915-1920 of Esther...
Dates:
1915-1980; Bulk: 1950-1979
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Eva Anderson's Baltimore Dance Theater Collection
Collection
Identifier: R0163-BDT
Abstract
Eva Anderson was the artistic director of the Baltimore Dance Theater, which later became Eva Anderson Dancers, Ltd. Anderson’s choreography aimed to perpetuate American dance with a special emphasis African-American dance forms. The Dance Theater performed primarily in Baltimore and the Maryland area, but also traveled around the U.S. and the world. One of Anderson’s dances, “The Elephant,” was originally performed at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. This...
Dates:
circa 1970-2016
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
League of Women Voters of Baltimore City Records
Collection
Identifier: R0061-LWV
Abstract
The League of Women Voters of Baltimore City is a nonpartisan political organization which works to research and educate the public of local, state, and national policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. The League provides Voters Services and education through its programs. This collection documents the history and administrative functions of the League of Women Votes of Baltimore City. It includes administrative files, annual meeting materials, research...
Dates:
1919-2019
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Midtown Academy Records
Collection
Identifier: R0073-MID
Scope and Contents
The Midtown Academy Records contains records from Sarah Fawcett-Lee, a former president of the nonprofit Midtown Academy, Inc., and founding members of the organization, Wendy Samet and Elizabeth Nix. The records relate to Midtown Academy, a public K-8 charter school in Baltimore, Maryland, and the governing nonprofit's work and functions. The collection documents administrative work, board meetings, fundraising, an oral history project, volunteer work, and governance related work. Materials...
Dates:
1996-2006
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Mitchell Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: R0155-MFC
Scope and Contents
This collection contains three pamphlets documenting various programs, memorials, and events dated between 1979 and 1984 for members of the Mitchell family, a prominant Baltimore family of NAACP leaders, civil rights activists, and public officials and lawyers. The three programs are:
One memorial program for Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., 1984
One "101st U.S. Senator," Sixty-eight birthday dinner program, 1979
One program honoring the life of...
Dates:
1979-1984
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Patricia McDonald Research Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0097-PM
Scope and Contents
The Patricia McDonald Research Papers contains the research materials on women in 19th century Baltimore which Patricia McDonald collected, created, and used for her 1976 dissertation. Some materials include newspaper surveys, books, census materials, head of household indexes, and research related to cities and towns in Maryland such as Baltimore, Frederick, and Hagerstown.
Dates:
1970-1976
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Samuel Ready Scholarships, Inc. Records
Collection
Identifier: R0118-SSI
Scope and Contents
The Samuel Ready Scholarships, Inc. Records document the adminstration and functions of the organization in their work providing funds to selected Baltimore private schools in order to support female students through scholarships awards. The collection includes organizational materials in addition to the records of the board of trustees, office of the presidents, and committees dating between 1977 and 2003. Materials are mainly textual and include minutes, correspondence, reports, student...
Dates:
1977-2003
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Samuel Ready School Records
Collection — Box: Published Material
Identifier: R0117-SRS
Scope and Contents
The Samuel Ready School Records document the history of the Samuel Ready School. The collection includes biographical information about Samuel Ready, and describes the history the school including the facilities and property, the administration, and the student body and alumni. Materials in the collection include minutes, correspondence, reports, student and teacher files, publications, photographs, newspaper clippings, and artifacts and memorabilia.
Dates:
1864-1977
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives