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Baltimore Heritage Records
Collection
Identifier: R0010-BH
Scope and Content Note
This collection documents the history and work of Baltimore Heritage, Inc. between 1961 and 2019. The collection includes the founding documents of the organization, committee work, event and program promotions, edcuational program and tour materials, programs and studies related to the preservation of specific buildings and neighborhoods, documented preservation concerns regarding buildings in the city, and community histories. Materials are mainly textual and include meeting minutes,...
Dates:
1945-2019
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Frank R. Shivers Research Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0045-FRS
Scope and Contents
The Frank R. Shivers Research Papers contains much of the publication-related work from Shivers' career. Included in the collection is the compiled research and notes utilized in both his published and unpublished work. The local subject matter of these projects ranges from architecture, geography, and education to extensive research into the life and work of Baltimore writer and satirist, H. L. Mencken. Contents include personal notes and research, correspondence, maps and photographs,...
Dates:
1929-2012
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Local History Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: R0058-LHR
Scope and Contents
This collection contains subject-based vertical files that include ephemera, photographs, news clippings, and academic papers related to the Baltimore metropolitan area and its history. Subjects include architecture, genealogy, local clubs and organizations, Baltimore area commerce, business and labor, neighborhoods and communities, education, religion, transportation, LGBTQ history, historical preservation of buildings and parks, and other topics related to Baltimore history. Materials...
Dates:
Other: Date Not Yet Determined
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Roland Park Civic League Records
Collection
Identifier: R0104-RPCL
Scope and Contents
This collection includes minutes, ledgers, blueprints, correspondence, membership cards, audit reports, payroll books of the Roland Park Civic League, incorporated in 1907. Notably, it contains the minutes of the Roland Park Civic League spanning the years 1955 and 1972, and of the Roland Park Roads and Maintenance Corporation dating between 1911 and 1973, with large gaps between 1953 and 1959. Blueprints and specifications document a significant number of houses and garages built or altered...
Dates:
1903-1978
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Seton Hill Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: R0164-STN
Content Description
The collection contains documentation on the Seton Hill neighborhood from the 1960s to the present, with the bulk of the records from the 1970s through the 1990s. Included are organizational records for the Seton Hill Neighborhood Association and Seton Hill Organizations Together (SHOT), as well as the historical research files of longtime neighborhood leader, Tom Kravitz. Types of records include newsletters, bylaws, meeting minutes, maps, historical narratives, photographs of buildings in...
Dates:
1960s-2010s; Majority of material found in 1970s-1990s
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Ten Hills Collection
Collection
Identifier: R0152-TH
Content Description
The Ten Hills Collection contains the records of the Ten Hills Community Association (THCA), records and research materials of Stephen Israel’s that relate to the development of Ten Hills, and clay model buildings that represent the neighborhood of Ten Hills in Baltimore, Maryland. This collection ranges from approximately 1800 – 2013, and contains information not only about the Ten Hills neighborhood, but about Baltimore City, Hunting Ridge, Edmondson Village, and immediately surrounding...
Dates:
1850-2013
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives