The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
Force, Marilyn. "Calvert Marine Museum's Discovery Room." Bugeye Times 19 (Spring 1994): 1, 4-5.
Categories: Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Maritime, Twentieth Century, Calvert County
The Free Public Library in Maryland: Report of the State-Wide Library Survey Committee of the Maryland State Planning Commission. Baltimore: Maryland State Planning Commission, 1944.
Notes: An evaluation of the status of Maryland's public libraries in the mid-twentieth century. Includes a brief history of Maryland libraries.
Categories: African American, Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century
Gelbert, Doug. Company Museums, Industry Museums, and Industrial Tours: A Guidebook of Sites in the United States That Are Open to the Public. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1994. 94-104.
Notes: Brief descriptions of fifteen industrial sites in Maryland. When considering sites on this topic most museum goers would probably know of the Baltimore Museum of Industry but people may overlook many of the other sites covered, such as the Ocean City Lifesaving Station Museum, the Poultry Hall of Fame, and the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Visitor Center.
Categories: Economic, Business, and Labor History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Science and Technology, Twentieth Century, Baltimore County, Baltimore City, Carroll County, Calvert County, Frederick County, Howard County, Montgomery County, Prince George's County, Talbot County, Worcester County, Chesapeake Region, Southern Maryland, Eastern Shore
Guertler, John T. "A Brief Description of the Collections of the Baltimore Region Institutional Studies Center." Working Papers from the Regional Economic History Research Center 4 (1981): 19-23.
Categories: Economic, Business, and Labor History, Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Guertler, John T., ed. The Records of Baltimore's Private Organizations: A Guide to Archival Resources. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1981.
Categories: General, Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
A Guide to Maryland State Archives Holdings of Carroll County Records on Microfilm. Annapolis: Maryland State Archives, 1989.
Categories: Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County, Carroll County
Hires, Will E. "Profile of the R. E, Gibson Library and Information Center and Mr. Robert S. Gresehover, Director." The Cutting Edge 49 (December 2000): 9, 11.
Categories: Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Science and Technology, Twentieth Century, Howard County
"The Historical Society of Carroll County: Fifty Years of Service to the Community." Carroll County History Journal 40 (Winter 1990): 3-6.
Notes: The story of the Society's founding as told by its first curator.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Women, Twentieth Century, Carroll County
Hunter, Wilbur H., Jr. "The Tribulations of A Museum Director in the 1820s." Maryland Historical Magazine 49 (Spring 1954): 214-222.
Notes: Rubens Peale is considered to be the first professional museum director in the country. For two years 1822-1824, and off site for an additional seven years, he administered the Peale Museum in Baltimore. This discussion, mostly of the years in Baltimore, generally unsuccessful, is based on a series of letters between Rubens and his brother Franklin.
Categories: Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Music and Theater, Science and Technology, Nineteenth Century, Baltimore City
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
Jackl, W. E. "Station Number Eleven of the Enoch Pratt Free Library." Journal of Library History 7 (1972): 141-156.
Notes: East Baltimore's Station Number Eleven, which began in two rooms in a settlement house was amazingly successful in servicing its Jewish immigrant population with very mere resources. This article includes some discussion in the early 20th century library controversy of whether or not libraries should collection non-English works. Also stressed is the role the public library played in the Americanization of the immigrant.
Categories: County and Local History, Education, Ethnic History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Religion, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
"The James G. Birney Anti-Slavery Collection of Johns Hopkins University." Maryland Pendulum 4 (Summer 1985): 4.
Categories: African American, Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Kahn, Roseann. A History of the Peabody Institute Library, Baltimore, Maryland, 1857-1916. Ph.D. diss., Catholic University, 1953.
Notes: The Peabody Institute Library, endowed by merchant George Peabody, was Baltimore's first public reference library, opening in 1857.
Categories: Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Kalisch, Philip A. The Social History of the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Ed.D. diss., The Pennsylvania State University, 1967.
Notes: Baltimore businessmen, Enoch Pratt, had a goal to establish a free reading library that people could use it to acquire education and make themselves financial successful. Although the first two directors of this library were only moderately successful, they were responsible for laying the groundwork for a strong liberal arts collection, however, there was little outreach into the community. After 1926, the Pratt's directors guided the library to become a leading public library system, known for innovation, and for professional education. The author emphasizes the social objectives of the library and how the Pratt fits into the cultural world of Baltimore.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Key, Betty McKeever, comp. Oral History in Maryland: A Directory. Edited by Larry E. Sullivan. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1981.
Notes: Although it is very outdated, this directory should serve be the starting point for anyone attempting to locate oral history collections relevant to Maryland. Collections surveyed were not only in institutional hands (schools, libraries, and historical agencies) but also belonged to governmental agencies and private individuals. Included are DC and PA collections of potential interest.
Categories: African American, Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Education, Ethnic History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Medicine, Religion, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Women, Twentieth Century
"The Library Dedication Kicks Off Hood's Centennial ..." Hood College Magazine (Winter 1992): 4-7.
Categories: Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Frederick County
"Maryland Bibliography: 1952." Maryland Historical Magazine 48 (March 1953): 53-64.
Categories: General, County and Local History, Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
McCall, Nancy, and Lisa A. Mix. "Scholarly Returns: Patterns of Research in a Medical Archives." Archivaria 41 (Spring 1996): 158-87.
Categories: Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Medicine, Science and Technology, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Maryland Statistical Abstract. Annapolis: Department of Economic Development, 1967-.
Notes: This source provides data on nearly every aspect of Maryland and the live's of its citizens.
Categories: Agriculture, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Medicine, Transportation and Communication, Twentieth Century
Michael, Douglas O., comp., and ed. Western Maryland Materials in Allegany and Garrett County Libraries. Cumberland, MD: Allegany County Local History Program, 1977.
Categories: County and Local History, Education, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Allegany County, Garrett County
Ohr, Erica. "Museums for Kids." Frederick Magazine (February 1994): 44-45.
Categories: Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City, Frederick County
"An Organizational Profile of the Historical Society of Carroll County." Carroll County History Journal 43 (Fall 1992): 7-8.
Categories: African American, Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Twentieth Century, Carroll County
Parsons, Richard, ed. Guide to Specialized Subject Collections in Maryland Libraries. 2d ed. Baltimore: Baltimore County Public Library, 1974.
Categories: General, Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Twentieth Century
Personal and Organizational Papers Relating to Maryland: A Guide to Holdings of the Archives and Manuscripts Department of the Special Collections Division of the University of Maryland Libraries at College Park. [College Park: University of Maryland], 1978.
Categories: Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Prince George's County
Price, Mary Jo. "Unique Research Collections: Frostburg State's Ort Library." Journal of the Alleghenies 34 (1998): 100-4.
Categories: County and Local History, Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Allegany County