The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
McGrain, John W. From Pig Iron to Cotton Duck: A History of Manuracturing Villages in Baltimore County, Vol. 1. Towson, MD: Baltimore County Public Library, 1985.
Notes: The ironworks, paper mills, and stockyards of Baltimore County, documented and illustrated by a man who has been called a "walking archive." An industrious and indefatigable researcher, and an estimable writer, McGrain, the Baltimore County historian, has made this territory his own.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Baltimore County
McGrain, John. "German-Influenced Architecture." History Trails 30 (Autumn-Winter 1995-1996): 6-8.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Ethnic History, Baltimore County
McGrain, John. Gristmills of Baltimore County. Towson, MD: Baltimore County Public Library, 1980.
Notes: Illustrated.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Baltimore County
Mascari, Ruth. "Log Houses-Myth and Reality." History Trails 23 (Spring-Summer 1989): 9-14.
Mascari, Ruth. "The Alhambra." History Trails 20 (Summer 1986): 13-16.
Merryman, Nicholas Bosley. "Hayfields History." History Trails 19 (Winter 1984-1985): 5-8.
Notes: Baltimore County estate.
Meyer, Richard D. "Parkton Stone Bridge Possibly Oldest in State." History Trails 15 (Winter 1980/81): 5-6.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Science and Technology, Transportation and Communication, Baltimore County
Null, Druscilla Johanna. The Development of the Dundalk Historic District, 1890-1985. M. A. thesis, George Washington University, 1985.
Packard, Elisabeth C. G. "The Octagon House, Lutherville." History Trails 16 (Autumn 1981): 1-4.
Patterson, Virginia M. "Partnership." History Trails 19 (Autumn 1984): 1-2.
Notes: Baltimore County estate.
Raley, Robert L. The Baltimore Country House, 1785-1915. M. S. thesis, University of Delaware, 1959.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Baltimore County, Baltimore City
Scarff, John H. Hampton, Baltimore County, Maryland. Baltimore: Society for the Preservation of Maryland Antiquities, 1954.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Baltimore County
Simkins, Katherine S. "Monkton View Farm-Part I." History Trails 22 (Spring 1988): 9-12.
Snell, Charles W. Historic Structure Report - Historical Data Section. Hampton Mansion and Gardens, 1783-1909, Hampton National Historic Site, Towson, Maryland. Denver: National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, 1980.
Sweeney, Thomas W. "Enhancing a Legacy." Preservation News 30 (June 1990): 3, 15.
Notes: Batchelor's Hope.
Thomas, Dawn F. The Green Spring Valley: Its History and Heritage, Vol. 1: A History and Historic Houses. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1978.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Baltimore County
Anson, Melanie D. Olmsted's Sudbrook: The Making of a Community. Baltimore: Sudbrook Park, Inc., 1997.
Notes: Sudbrook Park is one of the few neighborhoods where Frank Law Olmsted's plan was carried out to its entirety. It is a nationally significant example of community design. It was the first, and most important, Olmsted suburb in the region.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore County
"Belfast Road - Reflections of Mr. Webster Bosley and Other Residents of the Belfast Area." Baltimore County Historical Society Newsletter (November-December 1979): [2-4].
Breihan, Jack. "Necessary Visions: Community Planning in Wartime." Maryland Humanities (November 1998): 11-14.
Notes: During World War II, as a result of the growth of the domestic immigration of industrial workers, two planned communities were developed in the Baltimore metropolitan area. The first of these was Baltimore County's Middle River, a community for whites, a project of the Martin aircraft plant. The second was Cherry Hill, a south Baltimore, black community. They were both garden suburbs focused on a central commercial center.
Categories: African American, Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Baltimore County, Baltimore City
Brooks, Neal A. "The Northern Chesapeake: Perspectives on Early Baltimore and Harford Counties." Harford Historical Bulletin 38 (Fall 1988): 95-98.
Categories: County and Local History, Baltimore County, Harford County
Brooks, Neal, and Richard Parsons. Baltimore County Panorama. Towson, MD: Baltimore County Public Library, 1988.
Notes: A pictorial history reflecting the story of the County's development, arranged by nine themes -- schools, transportation, houses, events. It includes a good full text and makes use of mixed media, such as maps. This work is also noteworthy for its postscript of additional information on certain images.
Categories: County and Local History, Baltimore County
Browne, Gary L. "Urban Centers of the Past." Maryland Heritage News 2 (Fall 1984): 6-7.
Notes: A variety of factors effect the rise and fall of urban centers -- transportation, market, environmental, and political changes, as well as the rise of other centers. Browne presents a brief discussion of the fate of approximately ten urban centers.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Environment, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Allegany County, Baltimore County, Baltimore City, Cecil County, Charles County, Calvert County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Washington County, Worcester County, Eastern Shore
Chapelle, Suzanne Ellery Greene. Baltimore, An Illustrated History. American Historical Press, 2000.
Notes: A history of Baltimore, 1608-2000, for the general reader. A chronological history is presented which touches upon growth, politics, economics, education, cultural organizations, etc. Included at the end is a series of approximately 45 histories of leading 20th century businesses, companies, and organizations.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Education, Science and Technology, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Baltimore County, Baltimore City
Clemens, Shirley B., and Clarence E Clemens. From Marble Hill to Maryland Line: An Informal History of Northern Baltimore County. N.p.: Published by the authors, 1976.
Categories: County and Local History, Baltimore County
Coale, Joseph M. Middling Planters of Ruxton, 1694-1850. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1996.
Notes: A history of this Baltimore County community arranged around the seven land patents that define that portion of the County. The author makes a broad use of primary sources and touches upon the history of the churches, towns, and schools.
Categories: County and Local History, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Baltimore County