Collections by Subject: Maryland Politics and Civic Activities
A Selected List of Holdings in Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries
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Spiro T. Agnew papers, 1953-1977. 477.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Spiro Agnew served as Baltimore County executive, governor of Maryland, and vice president of the United States. The bulk of the materials in the collection relate to his time as vice president. Document types primarily include correspondence, campaign materials, speeches, press releases, newspaper clippings, schedules, and briefing books. The range of subjects covered includes Vietnam, drugs, race relations, campaigning, the economy, and Agnew's resignation from the vice presidency.
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John H. Alexander papers, 1824-1857. 0.75 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mr. Alexander was involved in state politics and was the first geologist of Maryland. Subjects in his correspondence, reports, and clippings include the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, state politics, surveys, railroads, and real estate.
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American Association of University Women, College Park Branch (AAUW) archives, 1929-1990. 10.25 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The College Park Branch of the American Association of University Women supports the interests of women students in higher education. Its concerns and activities include advocacy of jury service for women, work with school programs, racial integration, school curriculum, and Title IX. Newsletters, directories, correspondence, photographs, and audio tapes comprise the collection.
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American Association of University Women (AAUW), Kensington Branch archives, 1947-2002. 18.0 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The American Association of University Women (AAUW), Kensington Branch, was organized in 1947 as a local chapter of the AAUW, the largest and oldest national organization of women, founded in 1882. The collection contains the operating records of the Kensington branch and addresses such topics as the Educational Foundation Program, arts, community affairs, education, county government, various social and economic issues, local and national legislation, the status of women. The collection also contains a branch history and records of social functions.
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Maryland Division of the American Association of University Women archives, 1935-2006. 46.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The American Association of University Women was founded in Boston in 1882 to encourage and improve education for women. The Maryland division was founded sixty years later to unify the five existing Maryland branches and assist in the formation of new branches. The collection consists of correspondence, publications, reports, minutes, charters, by-laws, financial materials, newspaper clippings, photographs, and memorabilia. Subjects covered include the division's history and operation, legislative concerns, programs sponsored, and projects undertaken.
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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 Association of University Women (AAUW), Rockville Branch archives, 1957-2002. 6.0 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The American Association of University Women (AAUW), Rockville Branch, was organized c. 1957 as a local chapter of the AAUW, the largest and oldest national organization of women, founded in 1882. The collection contains the operating records of the Rockville branch and addresses such topics as community affairs, arts, education, county government, various social and economic issues, and the status of women. The collection also contins records of social functions.
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Samuel Moore Barclay papers, 1818-1849. 23 items.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Samuel Moore Barclay was a Bedford, Pennsylvania, attorney who corresponded with a number of prominent Maryland individuals and business firms on legal, political, and business matters. Among Barclay's correspondents were William Tiffany and Co., H. P. Hepburn, Jonathan M. Edgar, and C. D. Slingluff. Topics discussed include legal cases, monetary claims, and business arrangements.
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Judge Norris S. Barratt papers, 1911-1915. 18 items.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Papers of Judge Norris S. Barratt, a Philadelphia lawyer and author of Barratt's Chapel and Methodism, consist of fourteen letters he received from James H. Preston sent during Preston's first term as mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, (1911-1915) and three of Barratt's letters sent to Preston. The letters are both political and personal in nature. Also included are an invitation to a Symbolic Silver Service for James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, at Baltimore's City Hall and two pamphlets on Baltimore and Mayor Preston.
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Georgia Benjamin papers, 1943-1953. 0.25 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Ms. Benjamin was associated with the League of Women Voters of Maryland and involved in a number of local civic organizations as well. Subjects in the collection include human rights, domestic concerns, and family planning.
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Berwyn Heights Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) archives, 1952-1981. 1.75 linear feet and 1 item.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Berwyn Heights Elementary School PTA was an organization of volunteers that promoted home, community, and school relationships. The collection includes correspondence from Daniel Brewster, Joseph D. Tydings, and Hervey Machen, as well as budgets, minutes, and newspaper clippings. Subjects covered are school closings, school desegregation, and cultural arts.
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Bock Ark papers, 1938-1972. 1.00 linear foot, 15 memorabilia items, and 24 photographic prints.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Bock Ark was a prominent figure in Chinese-American affairs in Baltimore and a business leader of the local Chinese-American community. His wife, Mrs. Sue Bock, was the president of the Chinese Women's Association of Baltimore and was active in other Chinese-American women's groups. The collection contains correspondence, official letters and notices from the Chinese Women's Association of Baltimore, and records of Chinese-American organizations. Subjects include foreign exchange, Madame Chang Kai Shek, communism, and Chinese history.
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Carl Bode papers, 1941-1984. 6.25 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
While a professor of English at the University of Maryland, Dr. Bode was involved in state political campaigns. The bulk of his papers documents his academic career, but materials on the campaigns of Carlton R. Sickles and Joseph D. Tydings are also included.
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Mary Boergers papers, 1980-1996. 28.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mary Boergers was a delegate and senator to the Maryland General Assembly representing the 17th and 18th Districts of Montgomery County. During her legislative career, Mary Boergers focused on the issues of education, drugs and crime, environment, labor, and women's concerns. She was president of the Women Legislators of Maryland from 1990-1991. In 1994, Boergers ran for Governor of Maryland. The files consist of correspondence, agenda, newspaper clippings,press releases, and subject files.
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Thomas Bray papers, 1697-1705. 4.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Dr. Thomas Bray (1656-1730) was the Commissary of the Bishop of London for the Anglican Church in Maryland. His papers consist of minutes, petitions, proposals, legislation, correspondence, and catalogs. Subjects include conditions of life and the state of the Anglican Church in colonial Maryland, Quakers, libraries, and the clergy.
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Daniel Brewster papers, 1950-2007. 81 linear feet and 543 items.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mr. Brewster, a Democrat, served in the Maryland House of Delegates and as both representative and senator in the U. S. Congress. Brewster's papers mainly consist of subject files and correspondence from his term as a U. S. senator. Subjects include civil rights, commerce, foreign relations, education, Social Security, and Vietnam.
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Paul Dennis Brown Family papers, 1879-1973. 6.50 linear feet and 4 items.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
P. D. Brown was the county extension agent for thirty years in Charles County. He participated in a number of local civic activities, including the Farm Bureau, the board of directors of Physicians Memorial Hospital, war bond drives, and the board of trustees of the Charles County Public Library. His papers, mostly correspondence and clippings, relate to these activities as well as county fairs, historic Maryland houses, slot machines, and tobacco cultivation.
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James Bruce papers, 1734-2002. 65.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mr. Bruce was a financier and diplomat who served as ambassador to Argentina during the presidency of Juan Peron. His papers include correspondence, interview notes, manuscripts, publications, newspaper clippings, and audio-visual materials. Topics include Bruce's years at Princeton, military service in World War I, his ambassadorship, and his unsuccessful campaign for the U. S. Senate.
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Elbert Byrd papers, 1961-1966. 1.50 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
Elbert Byrd was a professor of political science at the University of Maryland and held various offices in local Democratic clubs. Subjects covered in Byrd's papers include the expansion of the Board of Commissioners of Prince George's County, home rule in Prince George's County, preparing the county in the event of a nuclear attack, and his U. S. senatorial campaign. Document types include correspondence, reports, minutes, speeches, and typescripts.
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Byron Family Papers, circa 1860s-1993. 66.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Byron Family Papers cover the period from the 1860s through the 1990s, with several sections of materials with bulk dates of the 1880s to the 1920s, 1938-1942, and the 1960s-1970s. The collection consists of personal and professional papers of the family and ancestors of William Devereux Byron II (1895-1941) and Katharine McComas Edgar Byron (1903-1976). The personal papers of this collection include correspondence, photographs, sheet music; memorabilia, blueprints of and information about Byron family properties, and newspaper clippings of social activities, birth and wedding announcements, and obituaries of Byron family members. The professional papers include correspondence, newspaper clippings, business papers, and memorabilia and photographs related to the Byron family's political careers, the W. D. Byron & Sons Tannery, and the W. H. Edgar & Sons Sugar Company.
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Central Atlantic Environment Center archives, 1966-1974. 2.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Established in 1967 as the Potomac Basin Center, the Central Atlantic Environment Center collected and analyzed information on natural resource issues in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and the District of Columbia. The collection includes reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, news releases, and memoranda. Subjects documented are Maryland wetlands, development, and other environmental issues.
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Chapman Family papers, 1816-1895. 2.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
John Grant Chapman (1798-1856) practiced law in Port Tobacco, Maryland, before entering politics. Chapman's career began in the Maryland House of Delegates (1824-1832, 1843-1844) where he served as speaker from 1826 to 1829 and again in 1844. Chapman joined the state Senate in 1832, serving as president from 1833 to 1836. In 1844 he waged an unsuccessful campaign for governor of Maryland. Chapman, a Whig, was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives during the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses (1845- 1849). He was chairman of the House Committee on the District of Columbia during the Thirtieth Congress. In 1851, Chapman returned to state politics and served as the president of Maryland's constitutional convention. The Maryland Manuscripts Collection contains several of Chapman's letters, bills, and court records.
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation archives, 1963-1989. 5.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation informs and educates the public about important environmental issues associated with the Chesapeake Bay. The collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, minutes, and reports. Subjects covered are Annapolis Harbor, Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Goodwin Islands, nuclear energy, pollution, and radiation.
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Claude-Gray-Hughes-Tuck-Whittington Family papers, 1793-1938. 13.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Members of these families, related by marriage, were active in state and local politics and organizations. Key figures include Abram Claude, mayor of Annapolis, Dennis Claude, state treasurer, and Gordon Handy Claude, mayor of Annapolis. The collection is a mixture of correspondence, deeds, ledgers, notebooks, and receipts. Subjects include life in Annapolis and at the Naval Academy, conflicts in the Louisiana Territory, local and national politics, and the Civil War.
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College Park Girls' Club archives, 1960-1992. 1 linear foot.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The College Park Girls' Club was founded in 1960 in College Park, Maryland, with an objective to "teach all girl members understand and practice the principles of sportsmanship, fair play, and good citizenship." The archives of the Club include minutes of executive board and membership meetings; information pertaining to activities such as bowling, softball, drill team, and horsebackriding; documentation of the annual awards banquest; membership lists; the newsletter of the group; correspondence by officers; and photographs.
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Charles Wallace Collins papers, 1915-1972. 13.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mr. Collins was director of the economic section of the Library of Congress, librarian of the Supreme Court, law librarian for the United States Congress, and legal advisor to various select committees of the United States Senate and House of Representatives. His papers include biographical materials, legal documents, correspondence, drafts of legislation, and materials concerning the preservation of his home, Harmony Hall.
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Eleanor Tydings Ditzen Papers, 1836-2001. 13.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Eleanor Tydings Ditzen was the daughter of Ambassador Joseph E. Davies, the step-daughter of Marjorie Merriweather Post, the wife of U. S. Senator Millard Tydings, and the mother of U. S. Senator Joseph E. Tydings. Included in this collection is documentation regarding her work with the Washington Hospital Center, which she helped to found; correspondence with various family members including those listed above; notes and drafts of her writings including her autobiography, My Golden Spoon; speeches and correspondence relating to her 1956 campaign for U. S. Senate; early school and childhood materials; writings by Millard Tydings; photographs; genealogical research; and documentation on the Tydings home of "Oakington."
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Leonidas Dodson papers, 1842-1889. 1.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Leonidas Dodson (1822-1889) was a banker, teacher, and prominent citizen of Easton, Maryland. His journals are a rich source of information about local and national events, and about Dodson's church, civic, and work responsibilities. They consist of diary entries, extensive quotations and transcriptions, a number of laid-in materials, and information of Dodson's death. Subjects covered include church and religion, disease and death, crime and justice, politics, temperance, the Civil War, and slavery. At one point in his life, In 1853, Dodson considered running for office, and discusses the pros and cons of such a job in his journals.
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Jennie M. Forehand papers, 1972-2008. 60 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Jennie M. Forehand was a member of the Maryland Senate from 1995-2007, a democrat representing Montgomery County's seventeenth district. Prior to that, she was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1978-1994. She is a founding member of the National State Legislative Advisory Board on Women and Bioethics. Her papers include documentation pertaining to bills that she supported in areas such as genetics and bio technology, education, health care, transportation, and women's issues.
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Joseph Irwin France papers, 1884-1935. 35.25 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Dr. France served as Maryland state senator from Cecil County and U. S. senator. The collection consists mainly of scrapbooks covering such subjects as Maryland and national politics, Republican Party politics, suffrage, Russia, World War I, and labor.
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Peter Franchot papers, 1989-2006. 6 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Peter Franchot, Democrat, represented the 20th District, Montgomery County, Maryland (Takoma Park and Silver Spring), in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1987 to 2006. He was a member of the Appropriations Committee and served as the chair of the Transportation and the Environment Subcommittee. Through his career, Franchot has been an advocate for education, health care, transportation, and environmental protection initiatives. His papers include documentation pertaining to bills that he supported, on topics such as gun control and transportation issues. Peter Franchot was elected Comptroller of the State of Maryland in 2006.
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Francis Francois papers, 20th century. 165.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mr. Francois served as a member of the Prince George's County Council. The collection includes a history of Prince George's County, correspondence, and official documents. Among the topics covered are zoning, the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and the Model Neighborhood Action Board. Mr. Francois's papers are unprocessed.
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Esther Gelman papers, 1973-1986. 1.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mrs. Gelman served as a member of the Montgomery County Council and was the first female council president. Her papers contain legislative and subject files covering anti-smoking legislation and community concerns.
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Giles-Johnson Defense Committeearchives, 1962-1971. 8.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The committee was established in 1962 to aid three African- American men falsely accused of raping a young Caucasian woman in Prince George's County. The committee's records, correspondence, reports, and legal documents are included in the collection. Topics covered include racism, poverty, Maryland law, capital punishment, and social justice.
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Saul J. Harris papers, 1968, 1978. 0.5 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Saul J. Harris, a health and radiation physicist and nuclear scientist, campaigned as a Republican in the 1978 election for the congressional seat in the 5th District of Maryland (Northern Prince George's County, Maryland and Takoma Park in Montgomery County, Maryland). The majority of the material in this collection outlines Harris' position on tax cuts and inflation. The collection also includes information on Harris' opponent the Democratic incumbent, Gladys Spellman, who won the election.
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Isabella Hayes papers, 1941-1971. 17.00 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
Isabella Hayes was involved with the Maryland and Prince George's County chapters of League of Women Voters, the Prince George's County and National Capital Area chapters of the Health and Welfare Council, the Maryland Committee for the Day Care of Children, Maryland State Teachers Association, Maryland Department of Social Services Advisory Committee, Potomac River Association, Community Chest and Planning Council, and Scientists' Cliffs Association.
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Clark S. Hobbs papers, 1925-1964. 4.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mr. Hobbs served as the chairman of the Baltimore Redevelopment Commission. The collection contains newspaper clippings, reports, photographs, and speeches. Topics include Baltimore City public schools, fund-raising for health and welfare services, and a commencement address for Baltimore Community College. Mr. Hobbs's papers are unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available.
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Lawrence Joseph Hogan papers, 1970s-1980s. 255.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Lawrence (Larry) Hogan was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from the 5th Congressional District from 1969 to 1975. He then served as county executive of Prince George's County from 1978 to 1982. Included in his papers are correspondence, reports, film, videocassettes, and computer tapes. Subjects covered include the Maryland state legislature, Prince George's County, and committees on agriculture, foreign affairs, and transportation. Mr. Hogan's papers are unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available.
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Marjorie Sewell Holt papers, 1972-1986. 17.25 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Marjorie Holt served seven terms as a Republican representative from Maryland in the U. S. Congress. Her papers recording this service include correspondence, speeches, legislation, reports, voting records, and newspaper clippings, among other types of documentation. Congresswoman Holt's files primarily document the subjects of national defense, busing, the Chesapeake Bay, the federal budget, and campaign issues.
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Robert Horne papers, 1952-1970. 3.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Robert C. Horne was involved in urban park planning in the metropolitan Washington area and served the Montgomery County Civic Federation as both vice president and president. Minutes, reports, lists, by-laws and proposals document the following subjects: the Montgomery County Citizens Planning Association, the Interfederation Council, the Army Corps of Engineers, highways, and housing.
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Ann R. Hull papers, 1964-1978. 21.5 linear feet.
Location: University of Maryland
Ann R. Hull, a Democrat, served as a delegate from the Second District of Prince George's County in the Maryland General Assembly and as Speaker Pro Tem of the House of Delegates. Her papers document her service as a state delegate and cover education, civil rights, housing, the state budget, juvenile courts, and public health facilities.
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Pleasant Hunter Family papers, 1852-1890. 105 items.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Pleasant Hunter was born in Maryland in 1810 and lived his adult life in Baltimore County in the area of Parkton and Wiseburg along York Road. He was a farmer, an innkeeper, a Baltimore County sheriff (1853), a member of the Board of County Commissioners (1851-1852 and 1875-1876), and a delegate to the Maryland General Assembly (1860-1861). During the 1850s he also collected taxes and other monies. The papers of the Pleasant Hunter Family consist primarily of personal correspondence between Pleasant Hunter's daughter, Eliza ("Lida") Hunter, and her cousins and friends, dating from 1860 to 1870. Also included is other family correspondence, including letters to Pleasant Hunter and his wife, Margaret. Topics covered include daily activities, weather, places visited, illnesses, weddings, births, and deaths. A portion of the collection documents Pleasant Hunter's business and political activities, primarily dealing with financial matters. Correspondents include Joshua Frederick ("Fred") Cockey Talbott, U. S. Congressman from Maryland.
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William James papers, 1857-1975. 3.75 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mr. James served as a member of both the Maryland House of Delegates and the State Senate. He was the first man in modern Maryland politics to be elected to three consecutive terms as president of the Senate. James's papers include materials on legislation, government ethics, the structure and operation of the Maryland legislature, and Spiro T. Agnew's resignation from the governorship.
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Cheryl C. Kagan papers, 1994-2002. 13.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Cheryl Kagan was a delegate (Democrat) to the Maryland General Assembly representing the 17th District of Montgomery County. During her legislative career, Cheryl Kagan made women's rights, consumer protection, education and ethics some of her top priorities, and sponsored bills focusing on election law, emergency care for survivors of rape, health insurance for in-vitro fertilization, privacy, and condominiums. The files consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, press releases, and subject files. This collection is unprocessed.
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Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Klan No. 51, Mt. Rainier, Maryland archives, 1924-1965. 1.50 linear feet and 1 item.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Mt. Rainier Klan No. 51 was based in Prince George's County where activity was particularly strong. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, publications, and a poster. Subjects covered include potential political candidates, the possibility of merging with the Hyattsville Klan, and social events.
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Helen L. Koss papers, 1970-2002 and undated. 6.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Helen L. Koss (1922-2008) represented Montgomery County in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1971 until her retirement in 1987. She was the first woman appointed to chair a standing committee: the Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee (1979-1987). She sponsored legislation which recognized divorced homemakers as entitled to equal compensation as their former husbands. Additionally, Koss was a proponent of reform in the insurance and housing industries, and sought more equal pay between male and female faculty members. Among the legislation that Koss sponsored during her time in office is the Displaced Homemaker's Bill, which established the first multipurpose center to counsel and train homemakers who experience a loss of income due to divorce, disability, or the death of a spouse. Delegate Koss was inducted into the Maryland Womens Hall of Fame in 1997 for her work promoting gender equality. Major subject areas include womens rights, election laws, and the Displaced Homemakers Bill. The collection is primarily comprised of correspondence, bills and research material, including official committee reports.
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William Preston Lane papers, 1925-1966. 27.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
As governor of Maryland, Lane oversaw the building of the first suspension bridge over the Chesapeake Bay and the institution of the first state income tax. The bulk of the collection, which consists primarily of correspondence and speeches, concentrates on Lane's gubernatorial campaigns of 1946 and 1950, when he was defeated by Theodore McKeldin.
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Richard Estep Lankford papers, 1955-1965. 97.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mr. Lankford served as a Democrat in the Maryland House of Delegates and the United States House of Representatives from the 5th Congressional District. The collection includes press releases and correspondence which cover subjects such as national defense, pollution, and education. Mr. Lankford's papers are unprocessed.
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Charles Lanman papers, 1823-1868. 0.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
In 1859, Lanman published the Dictionary of the United States Congress. The collection consists mostly of letters about Maryland congressmen, written either by themselves or those who knew them. The congressmen include Richard Bowie, Reverdy Johnson, Thomas Magruder, William Pickney Whyte, and John Pendleton Kennedy, among many others.
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League of Women Voters of Maryland archives, 1910-1985. 32.25 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The League of Women Voters of Maryland is affiliated with the League of Women Voters of the United States. The Maryland League's activities have focused on such subjects as elections and voting, government efficiency, social welfare, and women's rights. The collection includes correspondence, speeches, newsletters, and the transcripts of interviews.
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League of Women Voters of Prince George's County archives, 1921-1997. 41 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The first local league in the state, the Prince George's County League of Women Voters is interested in subjects affecting local government and voters. These include busing, public health, environmental quality, and juvenile correctional facilities. The collection consists of minutes, annual reports, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.
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Lee Family papers, circa 1918-1937. 0.75 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Many members of the Lee family were involved in Maryland politics. This collection concentrates primarily on Colonel E. Brooke Lee, a leader of the Montgomery County Democratic party, and on the education of Blair Lee III. Material includes an interview of Colonel Lee, letters, notebooks from the Potomac Private School, a report card, and articles from the Princetonian. The Lee family papers are unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available.
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Hervey Machen papers, 1937-1968. 41.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
After holding several local offices, Mr. Machen served in the Maryland House of Delegates and then the U. S. House of Representatives. His papers document these activities and cover the subjects of the Taft-Hartley Act, Armed Services Committee, District of Columbia home rule, voting rights, and civil rights.
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Mandel Family Collection, 1940-2003. 27.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
This collection focuses on former Governor of Maryland Marvin Mandel. Newspaper clippings, correspondence, programs, and photographs describe Governor Mandel's campaigns, his role as a lobbyist, family life, and legal difficulties. This material is restricted. The Mandel family's papers are unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available.
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Adrienne Mandel papers, 1994-2006. 27 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Adrienne A. Mandel, Democrat, represented the 19th District, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1995 to 2006. She was a member of the Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, and the chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing. Her papers include documentation pertaining to bills that she supported, primarily relating to health care. Other topic areas covered include Jewish issues, action items of importance to Montgomery County, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, and the Intercounty Connector (ICC).
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Maryland Association for Family and Community Education (MDAFCE) Achives, 1912-2001. 12.75 linear feet, 2881 items.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Maryland Extension Homemakers Council's objective is to assist women by promoting higher standards in homes and communities. The Council's archives include publications, activity books, reports, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Subjects covered are College Week for Women, family life, citizenship, and civil defense. The Council's archives are unprocessed, but a partial preliminary inventory is available.
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Maryland Conservation Council archives, 1970-1986. 4.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Established in 1968 under the leadership of Lloyd Gerber, the Maryland Conservation Council serves as a state-level umbrella organization, coordinating the conservation work of member groups. In the 1970s, the Council was restructured to provide for fuller participation of all member organizations. The MCC archives include correspondence, reports, meeting files, agendas, publications, clippings, resolutions, and general information about the environmental issues in which the Council has been involved.
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Maryland Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. archives, 1940-2005. 248.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Maryland Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs is an organization of working women. Its archives include correspondence, legislation, minutes, and memorabilia. Subjects such as equity, economic self-sufficiency, and full participation for women are covered. The archives are unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available.
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Maryland Home Economics Association archives, 1913-1998. 27.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Maryland Home Economics Association was founded by Edith Thomas in 1917 at Hood College to publicize the value of home economics. Important subjects among the records include the Mary Faulkner Scholarship, administration of the association, legislation regarding the Pure Food and Drug Act, and the Future Homemakers of America. Document types include histories, reports, correspondence, newsletters, minutes, clippings, and radio scripts.
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Maryland Library
Association archives, 1923-2007. 51 linear feet; 595
items.
Location: Historical Manuscripts
The Maryland Library Association was founded in 1923 to promote library interests and development, as well as the profession of librarianship in the state of Maryland. The collection contains the operating records of the Association, including records of special programs and activities. The records also document the Association's relationship with the American Library Association, its efforts to fight censorship, and its celebrations of National Library Week.
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Maryland Municipal League archives, 1960. 0.25 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Maryland Municipal League was founded in 1948 as a nonpartisan federation of 133 cities and towns in Maryland. It works to strengthen the role and capacity of municipal administration throughout the state. The collection contains correspondence and questionnaires pertaining to municipal charter amendments.
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Maryland State Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry archives, 1873-2000. 17.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The collection contains the papers of various granges that have existed in Maryland since 1873. Materials include information on the Maryland State Grange, the National Grange, and student, local, and junior granges. The grange records consist of correspondence, minutes, publications, speeches, membership listings, and newspaper clippings documenting the group's interest in agriculture and a broad variety of issues, including war, peace, relief, and education.
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Maryland Wilderness Association archives, 1969-1974. 0.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Maryland Wilderness Association was a statewide independent society of citizens that actively supported the preservation and protection of Maryland's land, water, scenic, and recreational resources; the association disbanded in 1975. Subjects covered among the legislative files and correspondence include the Assateague Parkland, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and the Patuxent River Basin plan.
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Lucille Maurer papers, 1942-1995. 133.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mrs. Maurer served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates and as state treasurer. The collection includes correspondence, reports, minutes, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia. Mrs. Maurer's papers cover such subjects as legislation, women in politics, and fiscal affairs. Mrs. Maurer's papers are unprocessed, but a partial preliminary inventory is available.
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Theodore R. McKeldin papers, 1880-1980. 91.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mr. McKeldin served as mayor of Baltimore and governor of Maryland for two terms. As governor, he launched a rigorous program of reform and reconstruction, including a plan for state highways. His papers relate mainly to his gubernatorial career and include speeches, office files, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, photographs, and audio materials.
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C. Thomas McMillen papers, 1982-1992. 85.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
C. (Charles) Thomas McMillen (Democrat) served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Maryland's former Fourth Congressional District (which included Annapolis). A University of Maryland alumnus, Rhodes scholar, and former basketball champion, McMillen's legislative career focused on high-technology industry, reform of collegiate sports, and physical fitness. The papers consist of correspondence, press releases, legislation, photographs and memorabilia. This collection is unprocessed.
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Pauline Menes papers, 1970-1986. 3.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Pauline Menes (1924-2009) served in the Maryland House of Delegates for over twenty years. Her main interests were education and health care. Her papers cover these subjects as well as a range of women's issues, employment, and the justice system. Document types include correspondence, agenda, minutes, newspaper clippings, and press releases.
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Montgomery County Committee for Fair Representation archives, 1960-1968. 0.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Montgomery County Committee for Fair Representation was created to force a change in the system of apportionment in Maryland's General Assembly. The committee was a party in a law suit ultimately decided by the United States Supreme Court. The collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, and publications.
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Constance A. Morella papers, 1948-2003. 214.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Congresswoman Constance (Connie) A. Morella (Republican) served eight terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the 8th District of Maryland (Montgomery County). During her legislative career, Congresswoman Morella focused her legislative efforts on such issues as scientific research and development, education, the federal workforce, equity for women, and the environment. The files consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, press releases, photographs, memorabilia, awards, and subject files. This collection is unprocessed.
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Walter Mulligan papers, 1924-1963. 5.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mr. Mulligan devoted forty years of his life to civic work in Prince George's County, holding various offices in many organizations. His files focus on citizens' associations, civic responsibility, transportation, sanitation, and home rule.
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National Organization for Women, Maryland Chapter archives, 1966-2008. 36.25 linear feet and 250 items.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The National Organization for Women, Maryland Chapter, formed in the early 1970s as an organization devoted to action for women in areas such as equal rights and responsibilities in all aspects of citizenship, public service, employment, education, and family life, and it includes freedom from discrimination because of race, ethnic origin, age, marital status, sexual preference/orientation, or parenthood. The files consist of administrative and research files, correspondence, minutes, photographs, and press releases.
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National Organizers Alliance archives, 1991-2004. 48 linear feet and 2 mapcase drawers.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The National Organizers Alliance (NOA), founded in 1993 by organizers working across the spectrum of progressive social justice movements, has a two-fold purpose. NOA's mission is to advance progressive organizing for social, economic and environmental justice and to sustain, support and nurture the people of all ages who do it. The Archives of the National Organizers Alliance include working papers documenting the activities of the organization, including regional organizing, meeting notes, membership information, video and audio tapes, photographs, and posters. Also documented are recruitment efforts among minority groups, including African Americans and immigrants.
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National Student Federation archives, 1930-1939. 0.75 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The records of the National Student Federation consist of operating records and subject files maintained by the organization. Includes correspondence, reports, surveys, and publications. Major topics covered include experimental motion pictures, debates, work camps, and conferences sponsored by the Federation. Significant correspondents represented in the collection are Edward R. Murrow, Arthur Norwood, and Kenneth Holland.
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New Ventures, Inc. Collection, 1978-1991. 0.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
New Ventures, Inc. was a nonprofit organization that operated during the late 1980s and early 1990s for the purpose of providing counseling and training to women experiencing changes in family, career and lifestyle. The organization specialized in providing support to former homemakers entering or re-entering the work force. The organization received county funding for its work.
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Mary L. Nock papers, 1959-1974. 24 items.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mary Layfield Nock (1903-1987) was a politician (Democrat) who served in the Maryland State Legislature from 1947 through 1974. Nock was an advocate for women's issues, higher education, and the use of television as an educational tool. In addition to serving on various councils, committees, and commissions, Nock was also an honorary member of Soroptimists International, the Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers, the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, and many others. During her tenure, Mary Nock interacted with such notable figures as John F. Kennedy, Hubert H. Humphrey, George McGovern, and several of Maryland's governors. The collection consists of materials related to her political career, including speeches and addresses, correspondence, clippings, a brochure, a newsletter, and a certificate from the 1960 Democratic National Convention.
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Jo-Ann Orlinsky papers, 1953-1976. 11.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Ms. Orlinski was active in local Maryland and national politics. She served as campaign manager and special assistant to U. S. Senator Joseph D. Tydings. Her papers include publications, newsletters, correspondence, campaign materials, posters, press releases, and drafts of the Democratic Party constitution. Much of the material concerns Senator Tydings and the Young Democrats of Maryland. Ms. Orlinski's papers are unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available.
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Philip Perlman papers, 1926-1942. 25.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Philip Perlman was a prominent Maryland lawyer and political leader during the 1930s and 1940s who served as U.S. Solicitor General from 1947 to 1952. His papers consist of files relating to Baltimore mayoral, Maryland gubernatorial, and U.S. House and Senate elections; the creation of Maryland laws and legislation; Baltimore City Government; the Great Depression; Maryland and Baltimore political campaigns; presidential campaigns of 1932 and 1940; Assessment of Maryland Zoning Ordinances; the functioning and internal politics of the Democratic National Committee; construction of Clifton Park School; construction of the Baltimore Airport; decision to construct the Chesapeake Bay Bridge; the Fairway Company's negotiations with the government; United Railways and Electric Company legal issues; and Baltimore society. Significant correspondents include Baltimore Mayor Howard W. Jackson and Maryland Governor Albert C. Ritchie.
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Carol S. Petzold papers, 1974-2008. 64.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Carol Stoker Petzold, Democrat, represented the 19th District, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1987 to 2006. She was a member of the Judiciary Committee and the chair of the Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Her papers include documentation pertaining to bills that she supported in areas such as drug and alcohol abuse, civil rights, fair housing, education, health care, and transportation. Other topic areas covered include the Intercounty Connector (ICC) and the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission (MNCPPC).
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Preston Family papers, 1799-1916. 4.75 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Prestons were an upper-middle-class Catholic family in Baltimore and Baltimore County, Maryland. William P. Preston played a small role in state and local politics. Madge Preston, his wife, documented many of the significant events of her time in her letters and diaries, including the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Subjects covered include the Catholic church in Baltimore, domestic life in Baltimore, the social scene, and political events surrounding the Civil War. The collection includes diaries and correspondence from William, Madge, and their daughter, May Preston McNeal, as well as letters from May's husband, Joshua Vansant McNeal and children.
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Prince George's Community Council archives, 1919-1940. 0.75 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Prince George's County Community Council was organized in 1919 as a federation of community organizations. It emphasized solving local problems, particularly in education, social service, and law enforcement. The collection contains information about the Council from 1919 to 1940, including its constitution, correspondence, ledgers, and minutes.
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Prince George's County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations archives, 1952-1981 and undated. 11.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Prince George's County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (PGCCPTA) is active in such issues as child health, school management, public school laws of Maryland, and plans for higher education. The Prince George's County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (PGCCPTA) archives span the years 1952 to 1981, with the bulk of the material dating from 1964 to 1974. The collection consists of administrative files, clippings, committee files, correspondence, minutes, publications, and photographs accumulated by the PGCCPTA. The archives also contain materials produced and accumulated by the Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers (MCPT), the state branch of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, the Prince George's County Board of Education, the Maryland State Department of Education, and the National Congress of Parents and Teachers (NCPT). Topics represented in the collection include the desegregation and integration of Prince George's County schools, the implementation of sex education in schools, teacher salaries, the health and welfare of children, and the kindergarten program.
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Prince George's County Library Federation archives, 1945-1960. 2 reels microfilm and 1 folder.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The first record of a meeting to discuss the formation of a Prince George's County Public Library System dates from 1945. This collection documents the planning and implementation of establishing the county library system, including correspondence to state legislators, as well as documentation of assistance from the League of Women Voters of Prince George's County. This collection is unprocessed, but an index to the microfilm is available.
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Milton Reckord papers, 1851-1975. 12.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
General Reckord had a long career as a federal military officer, as the adjutant general of the Maryland National Guard, and as a member of the executive committee of the National Rifle Association. The bulk of this collection contains personal and official documents from World War II and correspondence files. Prominent subjects include the National Guard and gun control.
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Albert Ritchie papers, 1903-1939. 7.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mr. Ritchie was elected to four successive terms as governor of Maryland. He rose to prominence within the Democratic Party but failed in his bid for a presidential nomination. His papers mainly cover official government matters, including campaigns, elections, economic issues, and local politics. Document types include correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, speeches, and photographs.
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William S. Schmidt papers, 1946-2003. 1.50 linear feet and 36 items.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
William S. Schmidt was superintendent of Prince George's County Public Schools from 1951 through 1970. His personal and professional activities are documented through awards, clippings, correspondence, memorabilia, photographs, publications, research material, audio recordings, speeches, and an interview transcript. Correspondents include Spiro T. Agnew, Lawrence J. Hogan, Marvin Mandel, and Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. Marvin Mandel and Wilson H. Elkins are pictured in photographs. The majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence Schmidt received from superintendents, principals, teachers, and politicians regarding his retirement and honorary doctorate.
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David and Elizabeth Scull papers, 1958-1981. 10.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
David and Elizabeth Scull were a political couple who served Montgomery County and the state of Maryland from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. The largest group of files documents David Scull's tenure as chairman of the Montgomery County Republican State Central Committee (1958-1960) and as chairman of the Maryland Republican State Central Committee (1962-1964.) Considerable material also documents Scull's unsuccessful campaign for an at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. David Scull's efforts to promote the presidential candidacy of William Scranton and his refusal to back Barry Goldwater after the Scranton initiative failed are documented as well. The remainder of the collection focuses on the Sculls' (particularly Elizabeth's) many civic activities, including their involvement in housing reform, the civil rights movement, and anti-pornography efforts. These files include materials documenting the Sculls' lengthy struggle to secure adequate housing for tiny African-American enclaves in affluent Montgomery County. Also included are records relating to the Montgomery County Human Relations Commission, an appointed body on which Mrs. Scull served, as well as several private civil rights organizations with which Elizabeth and David Scull were involved. Correspondents include Nelson Rockefeller, Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona, Governor William Scranton of Pennsylvania, and Senator Charles 'Mac" Mathias of Maryland.
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Carlton Ralph Sickles papers, 1955-1967. 171.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Carlton Sickles served in the Maryland House of Delegates and the United States House of Representatives. His papers contain administrative files, press releases, newspaper clippings, bills, and audio tapes. Subjects include the Vietnam War, NASA, civil rights, education, and Sickles's political campaigns. The collection is unprocessed.
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Silver Spring Nursery School archives, 1942-1993. 1.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Newsletters and assorted clippings documenting the activities of the Silver Spring Nursery School, Inc., a cooperative nursery school in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Silver Spring Nursery School was started in 1941 by a group of mothers active in the Montgomery County League of Women Voters who expanded their children's play group into a nursery school.
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Lathrop Smith papers, 1930-1972. 8.25 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mr. Smith was active in Montgomery County government; he was elected to the Board of Education, including two years as president. He was also involved in soil conservation organizations, the subject documented by the bulk of his papers.
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Jean Spencer papers, 1963-1973. 8.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Jean Spencer (1933-1992), a University of Maryland graduate, was an expert in the area of state and local government. In 1966, Governor Tawes selected Spencer to work as staff director of the Commission for the Modernization of the Maryland Government. In 1967, she became the assistant director of the Governor's Task Force on Modern Management under Governor Spiro T. Agnew. Spencer was also the research staff director for the Maryland Consitutional Convention of 1967-1968. While working for Governor Agnew in 1968, Spencer made recommendations to Agnew in favor of reactivating the Commission on the Status of Women, originally formed by Governor Tawes in 1965. In 1969, Spencer followed Agnew to the White House when he was elected vice president for Richard Nixon. As Special Assistant to the Vice President for Research, Spencer was responsible for basic and program research in support of the vie president and his stff. After Agnew resigned in 1973, Spencer becasem more involved in Maryland's higher education. In 1990, she became the deputy chancellor for the University of Maryland System. Spencer's papers consist of correspondence, memos, clippings, reports, memorabilia, and photographs, primarily from her time with the Office of the Vice President and the Office of the Governor in Maryland.
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Newton I. Steers papers, circa 1955-1980. 106.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mr. Steers was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from the 8th Congressional District. The collection covers legislation, atomic development, and campaigning and consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, press releases, and scrapbooks. Mr. Steers's papers are unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available.
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Mary W. Stewart papers, 1902-1941. 0.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mary W. Stewart was the postmistress of Oxford, Maryland from 1877 to 1940. The collection consists of correspondence to and from Mary Stewart and her family, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia relating to her tenure as postmistress. It also includes a blueprint of Mary Stewart's home and post office in Oxford, Maryland.
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William Stone papers, 1762-1876. 0.25 linear feet (75 items).
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Stone practiced law in Charles County and was considered by the U. S. Senate for a judgeship. The collection contains correspondence on slavery, legal and financial settlements, and national politics, among other topics.
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Suburban Maryland Fair Housing, Inc. archives, 1962-1986. 21.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Suburban Maryland Fair Housing is a private, non- profit organization that was involved in the development of the national fair housing movement. Subjects covered in the group's files include race discrimination, fair housing compliance reports, the Montgomery County Landlord Tenant Act, and the Montgomery County Human Relations Act. Included are briefs, notes, testimony, newsletters, organizational records, and correspondence. This collection is unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available.
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Dorothy Sucher Collection, 1970-1981. 4.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Publications, newsletters, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, course syllabi, and reports collected by Dorothy Sucher, an active member of local women's organizations, documenting the women's movement of the mid-to-late 1970s in Maryland. Local organizations represented include the Washington Area Women's Center, the Women's Equity Action League, the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press, Marylanders for the Right to Choose, and the National Abortion Rights League (NARAL). Topics covered include feminist press, feminist theater, women in business, women in sports, abortion, and the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Swann-Mason Family papers, 1751-1930. 0.75 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Thomas Swann was governor of Maryland from 1866 to 1869. The collection consists of his son's family papers. Subjects include indentures in Loudon and Prince William counties in Virginia, Thomas Swann, and the Mason and Clapham families.
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Joseph D. Tydings papers, 1930-1986. 23.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mr. Tydings served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for Harford County, as U. S. Attorney for Maryland, and as a U. S. senator. The bulk of the collection relates to his senatorial career and include speeches, legislation, floor debates, voting records, and other documents. Subjects covered include gun control, crime, population control, judicial reform, and environmental conditions.
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Millard E. Tydings papers, 1881-1962. 30.25 linear feet, 53 reels microfilm, 103 items.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Senator Tydings, a Democrat, served as a U. S. senator from Maryland for twenty-four years. Earlier in his political career he was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, the Maryland Senate, and the U. S. House of Representatives. The letters, telegrams, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and transcripts of public addresses in Tydings' papers concentrate on his senatorial career. The vast subject matter includes the Philippine Islands, McCarthyism, the economy, and disarmament.
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Urban Information Interpreters, Inc. Archives, 1971-1981. 0.25 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Urban Information Interpreters, Inc. was a College Park, Maryland-based non-profit that sought to make public records and other information more accessible to the urban poor. Mary Lee Bundy, one of the officers of the organization, was also a professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, College of Information Services. This collection consists primarily of legal and financial documents relating to the company's formation and tax status, as well as minutes of meetings of its Executive Board. There is also a small amount of correspondence.
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Murray Vandiver papers, 1873-1916. 8.25 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mr. Vandiver held a variety of state and local political positions, including member of the Maryland House of Delegates, mayor of Havre de Grace, several offices within the Democratic State Central Committee, Collector of Internal Revenue, and treasurer of the State of Maryland. His papers consist mainly of correspondence and scrapbooks covering such topics as legislation, party politics, and banking.
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Warfield Family papers, 1801-1960. 10.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Mr. Warfield served in the Maryland State Senate and as governor of Maryland for one term. Important subjects in the collection include genealogy, Maryland politics, World War I, farming, real estate, and newspapers. These are covered in correspondence, newspaper clippings, speeches, diaries, and pamphlets.
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Weems-Reynolds Family papers, 1713-1940. 1.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Weems/Reynolds family is one of Maryland's oldest families. Members have played a role in many aspects of political and civic life in Maryland. The bulk of the collection is correspondence; this is supplemented by biographical information, family history, legal documents, and memorabilia.
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Ruth S. Wolf papers, 1955-1976. 5.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Ruth S. Wolf was a member of the Prince George's County Board of Education from 1968 to 1973, serving as board president during the 1970-1971 school year. The papers document the activities of the Prince George's County Board of Education and the desegregation of the county public schools. The collection consists of clippings, correspondence, court documents, maps, memoranda, minutes, press releases, publications, reports, statements, statistical information, and working papers.
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Woman's Suburban Democratic Club archives, 1956-2011. 20.00 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Woman's Suburban Democratic Club is a political organization for women in Montgomery County, Maryland. The archives document the group's fundraising, educational, organizing, social, and civic activities. Included are administrative records that record the club's efforts to assist Democratic candidates in winning elections, and to encourage Montgomery County voters to elect Democratic leaders at the local, state, and federal level. The meeting minutes in this collection cover such topics as the club's mission, educational programs, voter registration efforts, luncheon presentations featuring nationally prominent speakers, and campaign activities.
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Women's Action Coalition of Prince George's County archives, 1975-1985. 0.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
The Women's Action Coalition of Prince George's County is an organization that works to prevent discrimination against women. Subjects documented in the files include the International Women's Year, equality, Title IX, multi- cultural issues, education, and domestic violence. The Coalition's records contains minutes, bylaws, newsletters, and the history of the organization.
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Work Projects Administration in Maryland records, 1933-1943. 29.50 linear feet + 50 reels microfilm.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Created in 1935 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Works Projects Administration commissioned public works designed to give financial relief to the nation's unemployed. The collection covers the projects completed in Maryland and includes administrative records, reports, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
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Albert R. Wynn papers, 1983-2008. 37.50 linear feet.
Location: State of Maryland and Historical Collections
Albert R. Wynn represented Maryland's Fourth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2008. Prior to that service Wynn served as director of the Prince George's County Consumer Protection Commission and in the Mary
Maryland Manuscript Collections
The following groups of manuscripts are located in our Maryland Manuscripts Collection
Papers of Charles Carroll--18th and 19th centuries. Charles Carroll (1737-1832) had a long career in the colonial and early national politics of Maryland and the United States. Carroll was a delegate to Maryland's revolutionary convention (1775), Continental commissioner to Canada in 1776, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the Board of War in 1776 and 1777. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress (1776-1778), a member of the Maryland Senate (1777-1800), and a United States Senator (1789-1792). In 1828, Carroll helped establish the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The Maryland Manuscripts Collection contains some of Carroll's correspondence, financial and land records, court cases, biographical information, and reports.
Papers of Philips Lee Goldsborough--20th century. Philips Lee Goldsborough (1865-1946) was a lawyer in Cambridge, Maryland, before he began a political career as the state's attorney for Dorchester County (1892-1898). In 1898 and 1899, he was Maryland's comptroller of the treasury. Goldsborough also served as governor of Maryland from 1912 to 1915. In 1929, Goldsborough became a Republican member of the U. S. Senate. President Franklin D. Roosevelt subsequently appointed Senator Goldsborough as director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 1935. Goldsborough directed the F.D.I.C. until his death in 1946. The Maryland Manuscripts Collection contains letters by Goldsborough.
Papers of William Thomas Hamilton--19th century. William Thomas Hamilton (1820-1888) a Hagerstown, Maryland, lawyer was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1846 to 1848. Between 1849 and 1855, Hamilton was a Democratic member of the House of Representatives. Hamilton later served in the United States Senate (1869-1875) and concluded his political career as governor of Maryland from 1879 to 1883. Two items relating to Hamilton were transferred to the Marylandia and Rare Books Department: Governor Hamilton?s letter : important correspondence upon the responsibilities and pledges of the democratic party, and Pacific railroad / speech of Hon. W.T. Hamilton, of Maryland, delivered in the House of Representatives, January 15, 1855
Papers of Alexander Contee Hanson--19th century. Alexander Contee Hanson (1786-1819) was an Annapolis lawyer who was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1811 to 1815. During these years, he was also publisher and editor of a controversial Federalist newspaper, the Federal Republican. Hanson served as a Federalist member of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1813 to 1816 and the United States Senate from 1816 to 1819. The Maryland Manuscripts Collection contains several of Hanson's land deeds and his instructions to newly appointed justices of the peace.
Papers of John Eager Howard--18th and 19th centuries. John Eager Howard was a member of the Continental Congress (1788), governor of Maryland (1789 to 1791), and state senator (1791-1795). He was a United States Senator from 1796 to 1803 and was President pro tempore of the senate during the Sixth Congress. Howard's political career came to a close in 1816 with an unsuccessful campaign for the vice presidency (1816) as a Whig party candidate. The Maryland Manuscript Collection contains some of Howard's letters, deeds, and land indentures.
Papers of William S. James--20th century. Mr. James served as a member of both the Maryland House of Delegates and the State Senate. He was the first man in modern Maryland politics to be elected to three consecutive terms as president of the Senate. James's papers include materials on legislation, government ethics, the structure and operation of the Maryland legislature, and Spiro T. Agnew's resignation from the governorship.
Papers of Reverdy Johnson--19th century. Reverdy Johnson (1796-1876) served in the Maryland Senate (1821-1829), in the United States Senate as a Whig (1845-1849), and as United States Attorney General (1849-1850). He was also a member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1860-1861) before returning to the United States Senate as a Democrat (1863- 1868). Johnson served as the United States Minister to Great Britain from 1868 to 1869. The Maryland Manuscripts Collection contains some of Johnson's speeches and letters.
Papers of John Leeds Kerr--19th century. John Leeds Kerr (1780-1844) served as the deputy state's attorney for Talbot County from 1806 to 1810. Kerr was also a Whig member of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1825 to 1829. He returned for a third term from 1831 to 1833 and served as the chairman of the Committee on Territories. In 1841, Kerr was appointed to the United States Senate to complete the term of the late John S. Spence. He was chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and a member of the Committee on Patents and the Patent Office until leaving the Senate in 1843. The Maryland Manuscripts Collection contains several Kerr letters.
Papers of Thomas George Pratt--19th century. Thomas George Pratt (1804-1869) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1832 to 1835. Pratt was then a state senator from 1838 to 1843 and governor of Maryland from 1845 to 1848. In 1849, Pratt was elected to the United States Senate to complete the term of Reverdy Johnson, who had resigned. Pratt was re-elected to the Senate in 1851, where he served until 1857. The Maryland Manuscripts Collection contains some of Pratt's letters and orders for goods.
Papers of Roger Brooke Taney--19th century. Roger Brooke Taney (1777-1864), a Federalist, began his political career as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1799-1800) and served in the state Senate (1816 to 1821). In 1831, Taney was appointed attorney general of the United States by President Andrew Jackson. Taney also served as Jackson's Secretary of the Treasury from 1833 to 1836. Jackson then appointed Taney as the Chief Justice of the United States in 1836, and he remained in that post until 1864. Taney is best known for his role in the Dred Scott decision of 1857, which heightened the sectional tensions that led to the Civil War. The Maryland Manuscripts Collection contains court records, warrants, and letters to and from Taney.