Collections by Subject: Journalism
A Selected List of Holdings in the Archives and Manuscripts Department, University of Maryland Libraries
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Felix Agnus papers, 1861-1869. 1.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Felix Agnus was the publisher and manager of the newspaper the Baltimore American from 1883 to 1920. This collection documents Agnus's military career during the Civil War prior to his involvement in journalism. Included are correspondence, legal documents, and financial and military records.
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American Association of University Women, Metropolitan Area Mass Media Committee archives, 1959-2004. 1.50 linear feet, 190 photographs, 3 audio-visual.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Metropolitan Area Mass Media Committee, (MAMM), which was composed of representatives from each of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) branches in the Washington metro area, presented annual awards to local television and radio programs meriting recognition. Included in this collection are materials documenting the activities of the committee and past award winners.
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American News Women's Club archives, 1932-2001. 46.50 linear feet and 1 oversize folder.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Archives of the American News Women's Club (ANWC) documents the history of the ANWC from its founding in 1932 until the present and contains scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, issues of newsletters, membership information and directories, event files, photographs, and several audiotapes and videotapes. Also included are records documenting the operation of the clubhouse. Membership in the ANWC was initially limited to women reporters and writers employed by newspapers. Membership later expanded to include women from all areas of communications.
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George Hanst papers, 1958-1988. 6.0 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
George Hanst, a Maryland native, worked for the Baltimore Evening Sun. He served as a copy writer for the newspaper and also covered the courtroom activities of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. He is best remembered for his daily column "Court Docket." The Hanst collection consists of hand-written notebooks, as well as newspaper and headline clipping books.
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International Labor Communications Association archives, 1944-1997. 57 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The International Labor Communications Association (ILCA), founded in 1955, is the professional organization of labor communicators in North America. The ILCA members work to strengthen and expand labor print publications, websites, and radio, television, and film productions by providing resources, expertise, and networking opportunities for labor communicators. The archives of the ILCA consists of financial records, correspondence, directories, and minutes of the organization, as well as audio-visual materials produced at ILCA's annual conferences.
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College of Journalism records, 1949-1974. 16.00 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
Established in 1947 as the Department of Journalism and Public Relations in the College of Business and Public Administration, the department changed its name in 1966 to the Department of Journalism, and then in 1972 became the College of Journalism. The college's records consist of administrative files, course materials, audio tapes of various lecture series, and construction planning records.
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Catherine Mackin papers, 1956-1980. 18.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mackin, a University of Maryland at College Park graduate, was a pioneer woman journalist in television network broadcasting in the early 1970s. She was NBC's first woman floor reporter at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions in 1972. She also reported for the Hearst News Bureau. Her papers include notes and articles on major political figures and events, as well as audio tapes of speeches and interviews, and video recordings of her anchor broadcasts. The later dated materials in the collection in particular document Senator Edward M. Kennedy's presidential campaign in 1980.
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Louise Malloy papers, 1894-1944. 2.00 linear feet.
Location: Literature and Rare Books
Hired as the first woman news-writer for the Baltimore American, Louise Malloy specialized in women's interest stories but also contributed editorial, dramatic, humor, and feature articles. Her papers consist of manuscripts of plays, poems, short stories, articles, and miscellaneous personal records documenting her life and literary career.
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Word H. Mills papers, 1906-1933. 0.75 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mills was a journalist and active member of the Socialist Labor Party. He worked mainly as a newspaper correspondent with Latin American countries for the Socialist Labor Party's newspaper, Weekly People. Mills also translated the works and letters of figures such as Lenin, Gorky, and Tolstoy. His papers include a large scrapbook of clippings and articles Mills wrote for Weekly People, as well as other papers. Also included in the collection is a signed, limited edition of Mills's book, The Evolution of Society.
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Baltimore News American Collection, 1773-2006. 16.00 linear feet and 85 items.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Baltimore News American Collection consists of materials that document the long history of the News American and its predecessors. The News American traced its lineage back to Baltimore's first newspaper, the Maryland Journal and the Baltimore Advertiser, which was started by William Goddard on August 20, 1773. However, historically, the connection between the two newspapers is ambiguous. Instead, the likely origins of the News American date to May 14, 1799, when Alexander Martin launched the American and Daily Advertiser. The collection dates from 1773-2006 with the bulk of material dating 1930-1973. It includes many different types of materials, such as newspaper clippings, library files, correspondence, scrapbooks, unpublished and published manuscripts and employee newsletters. Prominent individuals documented in the collection include H.L. Mencken, Frank A. Munsey, R.P. Hariss, William Randolph Heart Sr., William Randolph Hearst Jr. and John Steadman. Additional materials of interest, include information about the News American's Bicentennial Celebration, the demise of the News American, the history of News American buildings and scrapbooks from the 1930 's to the 1940 's including items that contain the editorial commentary and perspectives of William Randolph Hearst Sr.
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J. B. S. Norton papers, 1895-1959. 0.50 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
The papers of Baltimore Sun reporter Norton consist of files relating to Henry A. Wallace's presidential campaign of 1948. Included are newspaper clippings, photographs, and publications.
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Off Our Backs archives, 1970-2009. 45.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Off Our Backswas a non-profit feminist newsjournal by, for, and about women, published from 1970 until 2008. It was the longest continuously published feminist newspaper in the United States. The paper was run by a collective where all descisions were made by consensus. Although based out of Washington, D.C., the newsjournal covered local, national, and international topics pertaining to women's, feminist, and lesbian issues and culture.
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Original Newspaper Collection, 1773-2010. 28 boxes.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Original Newspaper Collection has a growing collection of newspaper titles. The majority of the newspapers date from the 19th and 20th centuries; however, a select few date back to the 18th century. Many of the newspapers were published in Baltimore, but other regional papers do appear in this collection. Some exceptional newspapers include the first issue of the Maryland Journal and Baltimore Advertiser, published in 1773, which was the first newspaper printed in Baltimore, as well as original copies of newspapers announcing important historic events such as President Kennedy's assasination and the announcement of the second World War in 1941.
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Warner B. Ragsdale papers, 1917-1985. 9.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Ragsdale was a reporter, editor, and author interested mainly in politics. Throughout his career, Ragsdale held positions with numerous news organizations, including the Associated Press and U.S. News and World Report. He covered every congressional and presidential campaign from 1941 to his retirement in 1969. Ragsdale's papers consist of reference files, interview transcripts, manuscripts, notebooks, publications, memorabilia and photographs documenting his career.
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Charles Seib papers, 1974-1985. 3.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Seib was ombudsman for the Washington Post. His papers include photocopies of his column in the Post from 1974 to 1979, his ombudsman memos to the Washington Post, and a folder of articles, essays and papers on the subject of ethics. Also included is a folder of materials concerning the fabrication by Janet Cooke of a Pulitzer Prize winning story published by the Post in 1980.
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Records of Sigma Delta Chi, 1955. 0.25 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
The records of Sigma Delta Chi, the University of Maryland chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, include meeting announcements and agendas, guides to rituals of the Society, and chapter newsletters documenting chapter events. Also included are various publications concerning journalism, reports, petitions, and photographs.
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Carol Wharton papers, 1942-1958. 6.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Wharton was a staff correspondent for the Baltimore Evening Sun from 1942 to 1956. She wrote articles mainly on politics and art. The collection consists of scrapbooks of her articles.
Maryland Manuscripts
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The Maryland manuscripts grouping consists of a wide variety of materials, such as letters, diaries, printed ephemera, and business ledgers, which have been described individually. Among these items, under headings such as "journalism" and "newspapers", are a letter of congratulations to John Sevely on becoming editor of the Frederick Herald, a souvenir program from the 1910 annual entertainment of the Journalists Club, and articles written for the American in Baltimore.
Photographs
Among the departmental photographic holdings are a variety of images relating to journalism, including photos of reporters at work at the Baltimore Sun and images relating to the College of Journalism of the University of Maryland at College Park.
Memorabilia
Two items pulled from the papers of Warner B. Ragsdale, items #848 and #849, relate to journalism. One is a medallion with an attached ribbon used to identify a member of the press corps at the 1932 Democratic National Convention. The second item is a small cloth banner with "Working Press" in blue letters on a white background.