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The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography

Briscoe, Mabel. "Founding of Calvert County Historical Society." Calvert Historian 8 (Spring 1993): 4-13.

Brooks, Kenneth F., Jr. "My Favorite Museum." Mid-Atlantic Country 10 (October 1989): 24-25, 67.
Notes: Calvert Marine Museum.

"The Calvert Marine Museum at Twenty." Bugeye Times 15 (Spring 1990): 1-2.

"The Calvert Marine Museum at Twenty: Education and Research." Bugeye Times 15 (Fall 1990): 1, 6.

"The Calvert Marine Museum at Twenty: Exhibits at CMM." Bugeye Times 15 (Summer 1990): 1, 7.

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.

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.

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.

"CMM on the Move." Bugeye Times 17 (Winter 1992/1993): 1, 3.
Notes: Calvert Marine Museum.

Dessaint, Alain. Southern Maryland Directory: A Guide to Researching the Region's Past. Prince Frederick, MD: Southern Maryland Today, 1983.

"Digging into the Past: Paleontology at CMM." Bugeye Times 20 (Winter 1995/96): 1, 6.

Edwards, Richard. Statistical Gazetteer of the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Baltimore, MD: J.S. Waters, 1856.

"First Meeting of Calvert County Historical Society." Calvert Historian 9 (Fall 1994): 4-5.

Fisher, Richard Swainson. Gazetteer of the State of Maryland. New York: J.H. Colton, 1852.

Force, Marilyn. "Calvert Marine Museum's Discovery Room." Bugeye Times 19 (Spring 1994): 1, 4-5.

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.

Gatewood, Gloria V. "Life Begins at Forty." Calvert Historian 8 (Fall 1993): 4-8.
Notes: Calvert County Historical Society.

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.

Gibb, James G. "Using Calvert County's Agricultural Censuses: 1850-1880." Calvert Historian 5 (Fall 1990): 9-17.
Notes: A useful introduction to an underutlized resource. This article would be worthwhile reading for anyone interested in agricultural censuses whether or not their area of study was Calvert County.

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.

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.

A Guide to Maryland State Archives Holdings of Calvert County Records on Microfilm. Annapolis: Maryland State Archives, 1989.

Hollowak, Thomas L., comp. "Maryland Maps in the Peabody Collection." Maryland Historical Magazine 87 (Spring 1992): 72-87.

An Index to the Maps in the John Work Garrett Library. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University, 1993.

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.

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