The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
Cox, Richard J. "A Checklist of Revolutionary War Manuscript Collections Accessioned and Catalogued Since Publication of The Manuscript Collections of the Maryland Historical Society." Maryland Historical Magazine 71 (Summer 1976): 252-63.
Categories: Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Military, Eighteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Cox, Richard J. "A Description of the Vertical File." Maryland Historical Magazine 69 (Spring 1974): 86-90.
Notes: At the Maryland Historical Society.
Categories: General, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Cox, Richard J. "A Guide to Genealogical Research in the Manuscripts Division of the Maryland Historical Society." Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin 17 (Summer 1976): 109-119.
Categories: Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Cox, Richard J. "Genealogical Research in the Baltimore City Archives." Maryland Magazine of Genealogy 2 (Fall 1979): 49-54.
Categories: African American, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Cox, Richard J. A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Calvert Papers. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1973.
Categories: Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Seventeenth Century, Baltimore City
Cox, Richard J. A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Mordecai Gist Papers. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1975.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Military, Eighteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Cox, Richard J. Historic Documents Relating to the Early Days of the Colony of Maryland: A Descriptive Catalog of the Exhibition Held at the Central Library in Celebration of the Nation's Bicentennial. Baltimore: Enoch Pratt Free Library, 1976.
Categories: Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Cox, Richard J. "Historical Demographers, Local Historians, and Genealogists: A Bibliographical Essay of Maryland Studies." Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin 21 (Winter 1980): 5-17.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City, Chesapeake Region
Cox, Richard J. "The Historical Development of the Manuscripts Division of the Maryland Historical Society." Maryland Historical Magazine 69 (Winter 1974): 409-17.
Cox, Richard J. "A History of the Calvert Papers, MS. 174." Maryland Historical Magazine 68 (1973): 309-322.
Cox, Richard J. "Manuscript Usage in the Private Historical Society: Maryland as a Case Study, 1970-1976." Manuscripts 29 (Fall 1977): 243-51.
Categories: Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Cox, Richard J. "The Need for Comprehensive Records Programs in Local Government: Learning by Mistakes in Baltimore, 1947-1982." Provenance 1 (Fall 1983): 14-34.
Categories: Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Cox, Richard J. "Opportunities for Maryland Medical History Research at the Maryland Historical Society." Maryland State Medical Journal 23 (June 1974): 56.
Categories: Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Medicine, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Cox, Richard J. The Origins of Archival Development in Maryland, 1634-1934. M.A. thesis, University of Maryland, 1978.
Notes: Cox presents the development of what he argued were Maryland's three most important archival institutions -- the Maryland Historical Society, the Maryland State Archives, and the Baltimore City Archives. Some discussion is also given to the development of the history profession in Maryland.
Categories: Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City
Cox, Richard J. "Other Atlantic States: Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, and South Carolina." In Historical Consciousness in the Early Republic: The Origins of State Historical Societies and Collections, 1791-1861, H.G. Jones, ed. 102-124. Chapel Hill: North Caroliniana Society, Inc. and North Carolina Collection, 1995.
Categories: Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Baltimore City
Cox, Richard J. "Public Records in Colonial Maryland." American Archivist 37 (April 1974): 263-75.
Categories: Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Anne Arundel County, St. Mary's County
Cox, Richard J. "Resources and Opportunities for Research at the Baltimore City Archives." Working Papers from the Regional Economic History Research Center 4 (1981): 1-18.
Cox, Richard J. "The Plight of American Municipal Archives: Baltimore, 1729-1979." American Archivist 42 (July 1979): 281-92.
Categories: County and Local History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Cox, Richard J. "A Selected List of Recent Dissertations on Maryland History, 1970-1976." Maryland Historical Magazine 73 (June 1978): 180-85.
Cox, Richard J. "Some Personal Letters of Frederick Calvert, Last Lord Baltimore." Maryland Historical Magazine 70 (Spring 1975): 98-103.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Eighteenth Century, Baltimore City
Cox, Richard J. Tracing the History of the Baltimore Structure: A Guide to the Primary and Secondary Sources. Baltimore: Baltimore City Archives and Records Management Office, 1980.
Notes: An excellent introduction to building research. It not only discusses what sources to check and where to find them, but also describes the sources, and offer insights into their use. He references other sources and includes several short bibliographies.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Cox, Richard J. "Two Marylanders in the Early Navy: The Hambleton Family Papers, MS. 2021." Maryland Historical Magazine 69 (Fall 1974): 317-21.
Categories: Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Maritime, Military, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Baltimore City
Cox, Richard J. "Understanding the Monumental City: A Bibliographical Essay on Baltimore History." Maryland Historical Magazine 77 (Spring 1982): 70-111.
Notes: A detailed essay that should be consulted by anyone researching Baltimore. It includes books, articles, and graduate work up to 1980. The citations are divided into topics, following a brief essay on the state of Baltimore scholarship, and ending with a recommended reading list.
Cox, Richard J., and Larry E. Sullivan, eds. A Guide to the Research Collections of the Maryland Historical Society: Historical and Genealogical Manuscripts and Oral History Interviews. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1981.
Notes: The second of Maryland Historical Society's books describing collections from their manuscript division. See citation under Pedley for the first work. Although out of print, both books are still excellent research starting points and can serve as a good introduction to the Society's manuscript holdings.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City, Chesapeake Region
Cox, Richard J., and Anne S. K. Turkos. "Establishing Public Library Archives." Journal of Library History, Philosophy and Comparative Librarianship 21 (Summer 1986): 574-84.