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Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 95 Collections and/or Records:
David H. Hugel Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0139-DH
Abstract
David H. Hugel earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1973 and Master of Science in Criminal Justice in 1977 from the University of Baltimore. He worked as a reporter in Baltimore and in public relations on several political campaigns. His legal career included positions with the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration among others. A Vietnam veteran, Hugel has written extensively about...
Dates:
1944-2022
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
E.J. Gallagher Realty Company Records
Collection
Identifier: R0039-EJG
Scope and Contents Note
This collection documents the E. J. Gallagher Realty Company, a real estate business located in Baltimore City, which began in June 1909. The company was active between 1915 and roughly 1950, and is well known for developing Ednor Gardens in Northeast Baltimore. The neighborhood is known for its Tudor, Norman, and Colonial-style rowhouses and detached houses. Materials include correspondence, financial papers, ledger books, house cards, inventories, mortgage papers, loan applications,...
Dates:
1886-1964; Bulk dates, 1920-1955
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Emmart Memorial Award Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: R0041-EMA
Abstract
The Emmart Memorial Award was established in 1974 by the A.D. Emmart Memorial Fund, Inc. to honor Baltimore journalist A.D. Emmart and to recognize published journalism and writing related to the humanities. This collection contains materials related to the history of the A.D. Emmart Award and the administration of the Award contest between 1974 and 1993.
Dates:
1974-1993
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Empower Baltimore Management Corporation Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: R0141-EBMC
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of the Empower Baltimore Management Corporation and its 19-year existence in Baltimore, Maryland spanning 1988 to 2013. The collection includes 78 linear feet of documents and program materials related to workforce development, job creation, neighborhood empowerment and revitalization, and evaluations for the programs.
Dates:
1988-2013
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
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
Frederick "Fritz" Bachman Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: R0043-FFB
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 63 letters written by Frederick "Fitz" Bachman between 1917 and 1920. Bachman was an American enlisted in the Canadian Forces during the First World War. Letters were sent by Bachman from Canada, Great Britain, and Iraq where he participated in the British Mesopotamia Campaign. The correspondence from Bachman was written to Mr. and Mrs. L. Waldman, Edward Bachman, Jule, and Frank. The collection also includes a souvenir ticket and official correspondence received...
Dates:
1917-1920
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Giles Sutherland Rich Papers
Collection
Identifier: R0049-GSR
Scope and Contents
The Giles Sutherland Rich Papers contains draft legislation, correspondence, and supporting documents dealing with design protection law. The papers were created between 1950 and 1987 and mainly relate to the period when Giles Rich headed the Coordinating Committee on Revision and Amendment of Patent Laws of the National Council of Patent Law Associations, after having come to prominence in the field through his work drafting a federal patent statute which took effect in 1953.
Dates:
1950-1987; Bulk dates: 1953-1977
Found in:
Baltimore Studies Archives
Greater Baltimore Committee Records
Collection
Identifier: R0046-GBC
Scope and Contents
The Greater Baltimore Committee Records document the work of the organization between 1955 and 1972. Notably, the collection includes materials from the Poppleton Historic Survey, and the Subcommittee series includes materials related to projects including city planning, airport development, Charles Center and Inner Harbor projects, the Jones Falls Expressway development, and other urban renewal projects. Materials present in the collection include correspondence, subcommittee minutes and...
Dates:
1955-1972
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