The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
Wycherly, H. Alan. "H. L. Mencken vs. The Eastern Shore: December, 1931." Bulletin of the New York Public Library 74 (1970): 381-390.
Categories: Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Twentieth Century, Caroline County, Cecil County, Dorchester County, Queen Anne's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Wicomico County, Worcester County, Eastern Shore
Abel, E. Lawrence. Singing the New Nation: How Music Shaped the Confederacy, 1861-1865. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2000.
Notes: An in-depth look at every aspect of music during the Civil War, as it pertains to the southern cause. Although not focused on any particular state, there are important Maryland connections, for example the background and impact of "Maryland, My Maryland!" Cultural and political context are this author's strong suits, as he describes band music, songs of the common soldiers, parlor music of the day, and theatrical offerings.
Categories: Geography and Cartography, Military, Music and Theater, Nineteenth Century
Baer, Elizabeth. Seventeenth Century Maryland: A Bibliography. Baltimore: John Work Garrett Library, 1949.
Notes: This work supplies not only descriptive cataloging for 209 seventeenth century Maryland books and maps, but also provides insights into the collecting habits of the founder of the Evergreen Collection. Reproductions of title pages are included.
Categories: Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Seventeenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Carter, Edward C., II. "The Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe and the Maryland Historical Society, 1885-1971: Nature, Structure and Means of Acquisition." Maryland Historical Magazine 66 (1971): 436-455.
Notes: An involved discussion of the provenance of the Latrobe collection and the project to microfilm it. Latrobe, a prominent architect, artist, and surveyor, among other talents, left a variety of materials, including drawings depicting America at the end of the eighteenth century. An interesting discussion of the history of a rich collection.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Fine and Decorative Arts, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Science and Technology, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Carter, Edward C., II, Editor in Chief, and Thomas E. Jeffrey, Microfiche Editor. The Guide and Index to the Microfiche Edition of the Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Clifton, NJ: Published for the Maryland Historical Society by James T. White and Co., 1976.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Fine and Decorative Arts, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Science and Technology, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Chastain, Maggie, and Lee L. Smith. Index to Martinet's Map of Howard County, Maryland 1860. First edition. Ellicott City, MD: Howard County Historical Society, 1998.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Baltimore County, Howard County
Corddry, Mary U. Museums and Monuments of the Eastern Shore. Queenstown, MD: Queen Anne Press, 1990.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Caroline County, Dorchester County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Wicomico County, Worcester County, Eastern Shore
Edwards, Richard. Statistical Gazetteer of the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Baltimore, MD: J.S. Waters, 1856.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Chesapeake Region
Enoch Pratt Free Library. The Eastern Shore of Maryland: An Annotated Bibliography. Queenstown, MD: Queen Anne Press, 1980.
Categories: General, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Twentieth Century, Caroline County, Dorchester County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Wicomico County, Worcester County, Eastern Shore
Fisher, Richard Swainson. Gazetteer of the State of Maryland. New York: J.H. Colton, 1852.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Chesapeake Region
Gannett, Henry. A Gazetteer of Maryland and Delaware. 1904; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976.
Notes: A reprint of a 1904 publication. The Maryland portion was originally issued as Bulletin No. 231 of the U.S. Geological Survey.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
Gordon, Douglas H. "The Chew Auction." Maryland Historical Magazine 77 (December 1982): 358-61.
Notes: Auctions are a frequent method of acquisition for large institutions. Anyone interested in their development should have an understanding of what occurs at an auction.
Categories: Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Eighteenth Century
Guardian Of Our Maryland Heritage. Easton, MD: Talbot County Free Library, 1968.
Notes: A series of very accessible essays describing the collections of the Talbot County's Maryland Room, along with a discussion of the Room's development. This publication is heavily illustrated and gives one an understanding of the nature of local history collections, either in public or private institutions.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Talbot County, Eastern Shore
A Guide to Maryland State Archives Holdings of Wicomico County Records on Microfilm. Annapolis: Maryland State Archives, 1989.
Categories: Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County, Wicomico County
Hollowak, Thomas L., comp. "Maryland Maps in the Peabody Collection." Maryland Historical Magazine 87 (Spring 1992): 72-87.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City, Chesapeake Region
An Index to the Maps in the John Work Garrett Library. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University, 1993.
Categories: Education, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Baltimore City
Kenny, Hamill. Placenames of Maryland. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1985.
Notes: Kenny's works supplies the name derivations, along with brief historical backgrounds, for a wide variety of Maryland locations.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
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. "Preliminary Survey of the Cartographic Records of Howard County, Maryland." The Portolan: Washington Map Society 36 (Summer 1996): 9-20.
Categories: Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Howard County
"Mapping Maryland: The Willard Hackerman Collection." MHS/News (July-September 1998): 4.
Categories: Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Maryland State Planning Commission. Gazetteer of Maryland. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Press, 1941.
Notes: Perhaps the most thorough of all the geographic dictionaries, if you trying to identify a place in Maryland you will most likely find it in this Gazetteer.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century
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
Pyatt, Timothy, and Lisa Perry. Maps of Maryland: A Guide to the Map Collection of the Marylandia & Rare Books Department, McKeldin Library, University of Maryland College Park. College Park, MD: Maryland & Rare Books Dept., 1993.
Categories: Education, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century
Schofield, Clay. "An Annotated Bibliography of Folklore Material for the Eastern Shore." Free State Folklore 3 (Winter 1976-1977): 19-55.
Categories: County and Local History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Maritime, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Caroline County, Dorchester County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Wicomico County, Worcester County, Chesapeake Region, Eastern Shore
The State Gazetteer and Merchants and Farmers Directory for Maryland and District of Columbia. Baltimore, MD: Sadler, Drysdale, & Purnell, 1871.
Categories: Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century