Neighborhoods
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:
Ednor Gardens-Lakeside Civic Association Records
Collection
Identifier: R0166-EGL
Abstract
The Ednor Gardens-Lakeside Civic Association serves two adjacent neighborhoods in Baltimore City. It is one of the oldest civic associations in Baltimore and aims to serve the neighborhood and provide community development. This collection documents the Association’s activities and contains materials related to its history, organizational records, and community projects.
Dates:
circa 1964-2009
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 Included in the collection is the compiled research and notes utilized in both his published and unpublished work.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
Lafayette Square Community Center Records
Collection
Identifier: R0060-LSC
Scope and Contents
The Lafayette Square Community Center Records documents the functions and activities of the Center between 1958 and 1969. The records are mainly textual and include by-laws, constitution, reports, correspondence, minutes, and publications.
Dates:
1958-1969
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
Mary Ellen Hayward Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0175-MEH
Scope and Contents Note
The Mary Ellen Hayward Papers include textual records and photographic materials documenting the work and activities of Mary Ellen Hayward (1947-2020), a public historian and preservationist who advocated for Baltimore historical neighborhoods. Throughout her career as a public historian, Hayward studied Baltimore City architecture including the history of row houses and alley houses, architecture, and neighborhood histories. The collection materials include textual and...
Dates:
circa 1975-2010
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Mount Washington Improvement Association Records
Collection
Identifier: R0084-MWIA
Abstract
The Mount Washington Improvement Association is a neighborhood association serving Mount Washington in Baltimore City. This collection documents the history and work of the association between 1894-1996.
Dates:
1894-1996
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
North Avenue Collection
Collection
Identifier: R0090-NA
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains materials that are a combination of two distinct research projects: the NORTH AVENUE 100 project conducted in 1985-1986 under the direction of Dr. Elaine Eff, and University of Baltimore undergraduate coursework in community studies lead by Dr. Jessica I. Elfenbein in 2005. Materials in this collection include oral history text transcripts, photographs, and student produced projects.The first series in this collection, Penn-North Oral Histories, 1986,...
Dates:
1985-2005
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Northeast Community Organization Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: R0087-NECO
Scope and Contents
The Northeast Community Organization Records documents the work of the community organization between 1969 and 1979. Subjects of note included in this collection are Baltimore community organizing, neighborhood improvement associations, and housing discrimination. Materials are mainly textual and include meeting minutes, correspondence, subject files, financial records, flyers, newsletters, and organizational records related to staff and the office of the president. Also present are visual...
Dates:
1969-1979
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
Reservoir Hill Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: R0103-RHOH
Scope and Contents
This collection contains six text transcripts of oral history interviews conducted with residents of the Reservoir Hill neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland in 2010 by UB students. The Reservoir Hill neighborhood is traditionally defined as being bordered by North Avenue, Eutaw Place, Druid Park Lake Drive and Mount Royal Terrace. Topics discussed during the interviews include the Baltimore City SCOPE programs that helped homebuyers purchase and rehabilitate city-owned houses in the early...
Dates:
2010 October-November
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives