The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
Holland, Eugenia C., and Louisa M. Gary. "Miniatures in the Collection of the Maryland Historical Society." Maryland Historical Magazine 51 (December 1956): 341-354.
Categories: Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Holland, Eugenia C., and Louisa M. Gary. "Oil Portraits in the Collection of the Maryland Historical Society." Maryland Historical Magazine 50 (December 1955): 310-336.
Categories: Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Jailer, M. "Early American Museums." Antiques and Collecting Magazine 98 (October 1993): 19-23.
Notes: Peale Museum.
Categories: Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Johnson, William R. William and Henry Walters, The Reticent Collectors. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
Notes: The collections of William and Henry Walters are the core which forms Baltimore's Walters Art Museum . Both father and son had a great influence on the development of American art museums. They were both active in other institutions. The author argues that Henry Walters' collecting differs from that of his contemporaries because he always intended for the collection to become a public resource. This work is heavily documented, easy to read, and well illustrated.
Categories: Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
LeGath, Judy. "Museum Receives Collection of Tools Used to Produce Kirk's Famous 'Baltimore Silver' On Display in New Kirk-Stieff Exhibit." Nuts and Bolts 13 (Summer 1995): [4].
Categories: Economic, Business, and Labor History, Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Science and Technology, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
McCauley, Lois B. Maryland Historical Prints, 1752 to 1889: A Selection from the Robert G. Merrick Collection Maryland Historical Society and Other Maryland Collections. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1975.
Notes: McCauley's is the major reference point for anyone researching Maryland prints. It is well illustrated, with descriptive text. This is as close as one comes to a union catalog for Maryland prints. This work should also be of interest to anyone seeking pre-photographic images of Maryland sites, as well as to map historians.
Categories: County and Local History, Fine and Decorative Arts, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Chesapeake Region
Mannix, Mary K. "The Automation of the Frances Louise Day Postcard Collection of the Howard County Historical Society." Popular Culture in Libraries 3 (1995): 187-197.
Categories: County and Local History, Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Howard County
"Maryland Historical Society, 1844-1994: Keeper of Our State Treasures for 150 Years." News and Notes of the Maryland Historical Society 23 (January/February 1994): 1-3.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
"Maryland's Best Kept Humanities Secrets: Textile Collection at the Maryland Historical Society Museum." Maryland Humanities (September 2000): 27.
Categories: Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Women, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City, Frederick County
Moore, Dick. "The New Ward Museum." Maryland 25 (Autumn 1992): 44-47.
Categories: County and Local History, Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Wicomico County
Nast, Lenora Heilig. "Baltimore Art Museums."In Baltimore: A Living Renaissance, edited by Lenora Heilig Nast, Laurence N. Krause, and R.C. Monk, 189-191. Baltimore: Historic Baltimore Society, Inc., 1982.
Categories: Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Nast, Lenora Heilig, and Jacqulein Nast Naron. "Baltimore Art Collectors and Patrons -- City and Citizen." In Baltimore: A Living Renaissance, edited by Lenora Heilig Nast, Laurence N. Krause, and R.C. Monk, 196-199. Baltimore: Historic Baltimore Society, Inc., 1982.
Categories: Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Noll, Linda. "The Steppingstone Museum: A Step Back in Time." Harford Historical Bulletin 70 (Fall 1996): 145-47.
Categories: Agriculture, County and Local History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Harford County
The Official Museum Directory. Washington, DC: American Association of Museums, 1971-.
Notes: This guide has been published yearly since 1971. The American Association of Museums is the museum world's major professional organization, although it is oriented more towards large wealthy institutions.
Categories: General, County and Local History, Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
"Revolutionary War Museums and Sites of Maryland." Maryland Humanities (Summer 2001): 25.
Categories: African American, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Military, Science and Technology, Eighteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Frederick County, Harford County, Washington County
Rutledge, Anna Wells. "Early Art Exhibitions of the Maryland Historical Society." Maryland Historical Magazine (June 1947): 124-136.
Notes: During the mid-nineteenth century, the Maryland Historical Society played an important role as Baltimore's art gallery. The original Peale Museum was closed and the Walters not yet founded. Included is a listing of the paintings exhibits, arranged by individual portrayed or subject.
Categories: Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Baltimore City
Rutledge, Anna Wells. "Portraits in Varied Media in the Collections of the Maryland Historical Society." Maryland Historical Magazine 41 (December 1946): 282-326.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, Family History and Genealogy, Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Rutledge, Anna Wells. "Portraits Painted Before 1900 in the Collections of the Maryland Historical Society." Maryland Historical Magazine 41 (March 1946): 11-50.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, Family History and Genealogy, Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Stoddaryd, Ann B. "Redecorating the White House." New Art Examiner 20 (February 1993): 16-20.
Notes: Maryland Historical Society Museum.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Vojtech, Pat. "Saving the Endangered Decoy." Annapolis 7 (October 1993): 66-69.
Categories: County and Local History, Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century
Waesche, James F. "Maryland's Museums: The Peale Museum." Maryland Magazine (Winter 1985): 32-7.
Notes: A discussion of the building boom Baltimore's City Life Museums experienced during the 1990s. The Peale, and all the City Life Museums, closed about ten years later. Includes a history of the Peale, in both its manifestations.
Categories: Archaeology, Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
"Ward Museum Announces Grand Opening." Peninsula Pacemaker 20 (July 1992): 20-21.
Categories: Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Wicomico County
Weeks, Christopher. "Perfectly Delightful": The Life and Gardens of Harvey Ladew. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.
Notes: Harvey Ladew lived a privileged life of excitement and venture. He counted Lawrence of Arabia among his friends. Weeks's very readable book tells the story of Ladew and his gardens, now a public attraction.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Environment, Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century
Worrall, Margaret. "Symington Library Opens at Maryland Historical Society." Maryland Horse 51 (January 1985): 48-52.
Categories: Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Young, Dorothy Hays. "The Archives of the Historical Society of Harford County." Harford Historical Bulletin (Winter 1985): 1-5.
Categories: County and Local History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Harford County