Education

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The collection documents the activities and programming of the Art Seminar Group in Baltimore, Maryland between its founding in 1956 and 2024. Topics addressed within the collection include: art history, art criticism, curatorial practice, and Baltimore/DC metropolitan area art museums.

Scope and Contents This collection contains the records of the Baltimore City Public Schools Social Work Services spanning 1936-2008. The collection documents the history and work of the office including its administration, programming, services, state advocacy work, and related professional associations. Materials include correspondence, handbooks, administrative files, clippings, and publications. Also present are audiovisual materials including VHS tapes, audio cassettes, photographs, and other visual...

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The collection consists of personal and working papers of Hans Froelicher, Jr., as well as the papers of his wife, Frances Morton Froelicher. Materials include correspondence, newspaper clippings, writings, and photographs; topics include The Park School and the Citizens Planning and Housing Association.

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The collection documents the work of James C. Keck, Jr. as both an educator and an activist in Baltimore, Maryland between 1966 and 1971. Topics addressed within the collection include: Anti-War Activism, Teachers Concerned About Vietnam (TCAV), Demonstration, Education, and the Baltimore Experimental High School.

Scope and Contents Note Jo Ann Robinson, Professor of History at Morgan State University, collected the materials in this collection while active as a parent volunteer at Barclay Elementary-Middle School. A major portion of the material informed oral interviews conducted by Robinson with Gertrude Williams and Williams’ associates, resulting in the book, "Education As My Agenda: Gertrude Williams, Race and the Baltimore Public Schools" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005). This collection consists of reports,...

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...

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The Maryland Committee for Children Records document the functions, work, and projects of the organization. The collection includes meeting minutes, committee work, correspondence, press releases, financial records, news clippings, and publications collected by agencies preceding MCH. Some topics noted in the Subject Files series include child welfare, day care, social work, nutrition and health, schools, and legislation among others.

Scope and Contents The Samuel Ready Scholarships, Inc. Records document the adminstration and functions of the organization in their work providing funds to selected Baltimore private schools in order to support female students through scholarships awards. The collection includes organizational materials in addition to the records of the board of trustees, office of the presidents, and committees dating between 1977 and 2003. Materials are mainly textual and include minutes, correspondence, reports, student...

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The Samuel Ready School Records document the history of the Samuel Ready School. The collection includes biographical information about Samuel Ready, and describes the history the school including the facilities and property, the administration, and the student body and alumni. Materials in the collection include minutes, correspondence, reports, student and teacher files, publications, photographs, newspaper clippings, and artifacts and memorabilia.