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A. Robert Kaufman Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0135-ARK
Scope and Contents
The A. Robert Kaufman Papers primarily document Kaufman’s involvement in left-wing political organizing in Baltimore, 1967-2006. The papers include copies of extensive FBI files recording Kaufman’s political activities from his time as a student at Goddard College in the 1950s to his participation in various political movements during the 1960s. Other significant documentation covers a broad range of political issues, including opposition to U.S. involvement in the Vietnam, Iraq and...
Dates:
1955-2008; Bulk: 1967-2006
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Baltimore Voices Company Records
Collection
Identifier: R0020-BVC
Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials documenting the history and work of the Baltimore Voices Company, a theatre project connected to the Baltimore Neighborhood Heritage Project (BNHP), between 1977 and 1982. The Baltimore Voices Company's theatrical play was performed in Baltimore in 1980. Materials in the collection include oral history audio recordings, transcripts of interviews, biographical sketches, publications, posters, correspondence, writings, musical sheets, and brochures. The...
Dates:
1977-1982
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
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
Concerned Citizens for Butchers Hill Records
Collection
Identifier: R0021-CCBH
Scope and Contents
The Concerned Citizens for Butchers Hill Records documents the history and functions of the community organization between 1977 and 1997. Materials are mainly textual and include articles of incorporation, meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, publications, deeds, grants, and subject files relating to neighborhood and homeownership topics. Some subjects of note include tenants issues, rent, property taxes, section 8 housing, construction, zoning, and mortages.
Dates:
1977-1997
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Dick V. Cook Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0162-DVC
Abstract
Richard V. "Dick" Cook was a community organizer, non-profit consultant, professor and director of the Social Work Community Outreach Service at the University of Maryland School of Social Work from 1995-2013, and director of the Greater Homewood Association in Baltimore during the 1970s. This collection documents Cook's work in community organizing, teaching, and non-profits. It contains his writings and manuscripts, research, collected materials, ephemera, teaching-related materials, and...
Dates:
1962-2016
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Original Northwood Association Records
Collection
Identifier: R0143-ONA
Scope and Contents
Collection includes 10 boxes containing records describing the work of this constituent group of the Northwood Covenant Association between 1955 and 1995. In addition to general records, one section of the collection documents the work of a Task Force regarding a shopping center, and another section includes a drawing of an address on Argonne Drive. Materials are mainly textual and include various records documenting the covenant community, meeting minutes, correspondence, and...
Dates:
1955-1995
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
United Fund of Central Maryland Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: R0123-UF
Scope and Contents
The United Fund of Central Maryland Records contains 30 oversized scrapbooks with clippings, publicity, and and index of associated charities. The collection documents the work of the predecssor organizaiton, the Community Fund of Baltimore or the Community Chest of Baltimore.
Dates:
1925-1949
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Waterfront Coalition Records
Collection
Identifier: R0126-WC
Abstract
The Waterfront Coalition was a citizens community group that formed in 1987 and monitored waterfront development in Baltimore City and its effect on Baltimore neighborhoods, communities, and businesses. It represented the interests of homeowners and businesses in Fells Point, Canton, Butchers Hill, and other neighborhoods. This collection contains materials documenting the activities and interests of the Coalition throughout the late 1980s until it dissolved in approximately 2015.
Dates:
1985-2017
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
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