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American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland Records
Collection
Identifier: R0002-ACLU
Abstract
This collection documents the history and work of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland between 1919 and 2019 and includes case files, correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and programs. Notably the collection contains materials related to the nonprofit’s work regarding discrimination, housing, education, employment, gender, and other issues in Maryland.
Dates:
1919-2019
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
Baltimore Neighborhoods, Incorporated Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: R0015-BNI
Scope and Contents
Collection contains materials documenting the work and history of the Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. organization between 1958 and 2018. It includes program descriptions and history, minutes, reports and financial statements, surveys, tenants' manuals, correspondence, reports and studies, and newsletters. Also included are papers of the Research Advisory Committee and the Leadership Council for Fair Housing in Maryland. Also present are outreach materials, photographs, artifacts, audiovisual...
Dates:
1958-2018; 1967-1970
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Baltimore Urban Renewal and Housing Authority Records
Collection — Box: 1x
Identifier: R0019-BURHA
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials documenting the history and work of the Baltimore Urban Renewal and Housing Agency (BURHA) between 1962 and 1967. Materials are mainly textual and include Commission meeting minutes, Design Advisory Panel meeting minutes, fiscal and budget information, correspondence, press releases, reports, project and grants information, publications, and other material submitted to members of the agency’s governing commission.
Dates:
1962-1967
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Citizens Housing Council of Baltimore Records
Collection
Identifier: R0027-CHCB
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the early activities and history of the Citizens Housing Council, an organization of social workers who advocated for improvements for low-income housing in Baltimore, Maryland, between 1940 until its merger with the Citizens Planning & Redevelopment Association in 1941. Materials are mainly textual and include meeting minutes from the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee, bylaws, resolutions, newsletters, documentation of the organization's merger,...
Dates:
1940-1941
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Citizens Planning and Housing Association Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: R0032-CPHA
Scope and Content Note
This collection documents the activities and functions of the Citizens Planning and Housing Association (CPHA) in Baltimore, Maryland between 1936 and 2010. It contains a significant amount of materials documenting the organization and history of CPHA, committees work, conferences and seminars, the office of the president, the executive director's files, research initiatives, the functions of the Baltimore County office, photographs and media dating 1941 to 1997, collected artifacts, various...
Dates:
1936-2010, bulk 1941-2010
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
Fred E. Weisgal Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0161-FEW
Abstract
Fred E. Weisgal was an active Baltimore civil rights attorney, Israeli government official, and jazz musician. Mr. Weisgal’s career began in Baltimore in the 1940s when he fought and won a suit to admit black students to the Maryland Institute art school. He then joined the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) where he continued to fight for civil rights. Weisgal represented a number of noteworthy civil rights cases during his career in Baltimore before emigrating to Israel. This collection...
Dates:
circa 1940-2008; Majority of material found within Bulk dates: 1940-1991
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Greater Baltimore Housing Development Corporation Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: R0047-GBHDC
Scope and Contents
The Greater Baltimore Housing Development Corporation Records contains records documenting rebuilding housing, urban renewal, housing construction and rehabilitation between 1965 and 1975. The collection includes records that focus on efforts to rebuild "slot housing" on Carey Street and apartment houses in Shipley Hill. Also included are records on housing construction on Fulton Avenue, rehabilitation of the Gay Street urban renewal area, and relocation housing for displaced African...
Dates:
1965-1975
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Model Urban Neighborhood Demonstration Records
Collection
Identifier: R0082-MUND
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of the Model Urban Neighborhood Demonstration between 1967 and 1974. Collection materials document the work of the Greater Baltimore Committee and the Neighborhood Development Corporation in relation to their work with MUND including committee work, and neighborhood projects, programs, and services. Materials are mainly textual and include policy papers, master plan, budget proposals, area socioeconomic surveys, project status reports, personnel...
Dates:
1967-1974
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
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