http://www.mdch.org/collections_rss.aspxMDCH Collectionshttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=938<p>A selection of etchings and illustrations by Adalbert Volck from the Adalbert Volck Collection of the Special Collections Department of the Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center. The images reproduced in this online collection are primarily those of and for The Wednesday Club, a Baltimore organization of which Dr. Volck was a founder and active member. Includes illustrations for theater programs and the sheet music for Innes Randolph's cantata "The Grasshopper" accompanied by a selection of caricatures. </p>Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 23:13:06 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=63698<p>A selection of photographs, documents, and books that tell the story of the devastation brought on by the great Baltimore fire of 1904 and how Baltimore survived and rebuilt. <span class="maintext"><span id="MDCH_Collections">Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center.</span></span></p>Michael ScottThu, 19 Jan 2012 23:20:37 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=4824<p><em>City of Cumberland and Allegany County Directory, 1895-96</em> published by Bell Publishers of Baltimore lists the names, occupations and residences of heads of households in Allegany County, Maryland in 1895. Owned by Allegany College of Maryland. Contributed to the MDCH Program by WHILBR – Western Maryland's Historical Library.</p>Michael ScottThu, 20 May 2010 15:41:28 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=11150<p>A collection of oral histories completed by students at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland, in their junior year of high school. Oral history is an historical method that uses recorded interviews to preserve firsthand memories, accounts, and interpretations of a person’s life, an event, a place, a way of life, or period. Introduced at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, by History teacher Glenn Whitman in 1997, the American Century Project trains students to understand the challenges associated with oral history as a historical methodology as well as providing the students a chance to collect and preserve a primary source. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Dreyfuss Library, St. Andrew's Episcopal School.</p>Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 22:17:50 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=31012<p>A three-volume collection of 259 reports with accompanying photographs of recommended capital improvements to Baltimore City streets submitted in 1955 by Director of Traffic Henry A. Barnes to the Planning Commission of the City of Baltimore. This collection of more than 550 items details and prioritizes redesign, bridge reconstruction, channelization, road widening, gradient separation, and median divider projects to streets and bridges to improve the flow of traffic in Baltimore. The collection is part of the Maryland Heritage Library, which is a joint operation of the Baltimore Streetcar Museum and the Baltimore Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.</p>Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 21:24:25 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=1334<p>A collection of 35mm color slides of tower clocks in Baltimore taken by Donald Kobi and the late Joe Schuller, members of the Maryland Chapter 11 of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC). Includes photographs of the clock towers and, in some cases, photographs of the bells, clock movement, and some architectural features of the buildings that housed the clocks. Owned by the Library and Research Center at the National Watch and Clock Museum. Contributed to the MDCH Program by Joanne Schuller-Stover and Donald L. Kobi and the Library and Research Center at the National Watch and Clock Museum.</p>Andrzej DurlikMon, 28 Feb 2011 15:22:45 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=23666<p>A collection of four hundred and eight 35-mm color slides of Baltimore Transit Co. and Potomac Edison streetcars photographed between 1952 and 1953 by Edward S. Miller, capturing a way of life that ended when the last streetcar went out of service in and around Baltimore City and its suburbs and on the Frederick to Thurmont line. Contributed to the MDCH Program by Edward S. Miller and the Baltimore Streetcar Museum.</p>Michael ScottFri, 16 Jul 2010 18:45:25 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=17308<p>A selection of Baltimore transit directories, maps, and timetables spanning the years 1927 through 1943 provides a look into Baltimore transit lines during that challenging time when people were moving away from streetcars, with their fixed tracks and routes, to the freedom of engine-powered buses and private automobiles.</p>Michael ScottMon, 03 Oct 2011 18:12:56 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=52772<p><span class="maintext"><span id="MDCH_Collections">A collection of pages from <em>Boyd's Business Directory of Maryland</em>, published in 1875. The collection includes occupation and business listings for the entire state, except for Baltimore City. Separate entries for Cumberland and Hagerstown are also included. Owned by Washington County Free Library. Contributed to the MDCH Program by WHILBR – Western Maryland's Historical Library.</span></span></p>Michael ScottThu, 20 May 2010 15:33:50 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=7424<p>A selection of broadsides, which were used in Maryland in the mid-19th century for political agitation, advertisements, poems, ballads, and Civil War propaganda. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center.</p>Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 22:14:52 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=43902<p>This collection contains images that document the building and exhibitions of The Baltimore Museum of Art. The images trace changes in the Museum’s exhibition program and interior and exterior from its earliest days in the Mary E. Garrett mansion at 101 W. Monument St. to the construction of its Wyman Park location in 1929, as well as to later additions in the 1950’s. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Archives and Manuscripts Collections, The Baltimore Museum of Art. <br /></p>Michael ScottThu, 01 Jul 2010 18:26:22 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=69024A collection of photographs, mechanical drawings, and documents of Carl Spoerer's Sons Company, one of the earliest manufacturers of motor vehicles in Maryland, that shows the transition from the blacksmith and carriage shop to motor vehicle manufacturer. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center.Michael ScottThu, 20 Oct 2011 19:47:43 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=70241<p>A collection of oral history videos documenting the memories and experiences of Carroll County residents from all walks of life. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Community Media Center and Carroll County Public Library.</p>Michael ScottTue, 10 Jan 2012 20:15:02 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=7416<p>Nearly two hundred etchings, engravings, watercolors, prints, and other images depicting historic Baltimore, Maryland and environs from 1752 to 1930. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center.</p>Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 22:11:46 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/civilwar/Original Civil War era photographs, letters, and other documents from privately held collections throughout the state of Maryland.Michael ScottTue, 20 Dec 2011 21:49:26 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=180A selection of personal letters, images and poeiana from the Edgar Allan Poe Collection. Includes important letters regarding Poe's mysterious death in 1849. <span class="maintext"><span id="MDCH_Collections">Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center.</span></span>Michael ScottTue, 16 Aug 2011 21:32:36 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=312Two Fair Hill Boarding School circulars and a selection of correspondence between Fair Hill students and friends or family members. The circulars contain facts and information about the school. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Montgomery County Historical Society.Michael ScottWed, 04 May 2011 18:09:36 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=56024<p>This selection from the Ferdinand C. Latrobe papers includes his hand-written speeches. Latrobe was an influential figure in Maryland politics, serving as Mayor of Baltimore seven times and as Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates twice. Contributed to the MDCH program by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).</p>Michael ScottFri, 20 Aug 2010 15:39:23 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=183Portraits, photographs, drafts, letters and artifacts from the personal collection of Baltimore journalist and critic, H. L. Mencken, (1880 - 1956). Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center.Bill CadyMon, 29 Aug 2011 14:15:24 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=4842<p>The first listing of the residents of Hagerstown includes name, address and also occupation of the populace. In addition, it records "coloreds", county officials, churches and secret societies. Owned by Washington County Public Library. Contributed to the MDCH Program by WHILBR – Western Maryland's Historical Library.</p>Michael ScottThu, 20 May 2010 15:42:09 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=42510<p>An audio/video collection of oral histories recorded as part of the Harford County Living Treasures Oral History Project. The goal of the project is to preserve for future generations firsthand accounts of what life in Harford County has been like for previous generations. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Harford County Public Library.</p>Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 22:21:13 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=286A selection of items from the illustrious history of the left-handed pitcher from Lonaconing, Maryland, Robert Moses Grove, also known as Lefty Grove. This collection includes a photograph of Grove's MVP trophy, photographs, baseball cards, and paintings. Owned by the George's Creek Library. Contributed to the MDCH Program by WHILBR - Western Maryland's Historical Library.Michael ScottThu, 20 May 2010 17:01:07 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=8798<p>A selection of historic maps that provides snapshots of the growth and development of Maryland's counties and the City of Baltimore from 1650-1939. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center.</p>Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 22:13:37 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=26056<p>A collection of Maryland colonial and continental currency dating from 1767 to 1776. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center.</p>Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 22:14:16 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=61592<p><font size="2">A selection of vintage postcards residing in the collection of Enoch Pratt Free Library’s Maryland Department, sent from Maryland during the years 1905-1922. They document famous landmarks and tourist attractions, streets and natural scenery, parks, buildings and city panoramas, lakes and rivers, etc. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Resource Center.</font></p>Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 22:15:17 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=355A selection of unidentified photographs from the Ephemera Collection of the Maryland Department of the Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center.Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 22:16:28 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=4232<p>A scrapbook containing photographs and watercolor paintings of old churches that are located in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. The scrapbook was created by the Homemakers' Clubs of Queen Anne's County. At the request of the Homemakers' Clubs the watercolors of the churches were painted by George Hall of Chester, Maryland. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Centreville Library, Queen Anne's County Free Library.</p>Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 22:24:15 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=4238<p><span class="maintext"><span id="MDCH_Collections">A scrapbook containing photographs and watercolor paintings of old houses that are located in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. The scrapbook was created by the Homemakers' Clubs of Queen Anne's County. At the request of the Homemakers' Clubs the watercolors of the houses were painted by George Hall of Chester, Maryland. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Centreville Library, Queen Anne's County Free Library.</span></span></p>Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 22:24:44 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=190A selection of photographs collected by Mary Miller Strauss that record the rich history of Accident, a small town in Garrett County. Owned by the Accident Branch of the Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County. Contributed to the MDCH Program by WHILBR - Western Maryland's Historical Library.Michael ScottThu, 20 May 2010 17:40:45 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=5118<p>Images of the historical paintings portraying the six Lords Baltimore. These men owned the soil of Maryland under a charter of feudal type that conveyed one of the most extensive grants of powers conceded by the crown of England during the period of colonization. One after the other, they controlled, in gradually lessening degree, the peopling, the economic development, and the government of Maryland for one hundred and thirty-seven years. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center.</p>Michael ScottFri, 15 Apr 2011 19:13:29 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=12356<p>A three-volume set of vintage photographs of Baltimore streets and streetcars. It is believed that the photographs were taken at the request of the President of the United Railways &amp; Electric (UR&amp;E) Company to document some aspects of managing and maintaining streetcars in Baltimore. The collection is part of the Maryland Heritage Library, which is a joint operation of the Baltimore Streetcar Museum and the Baltimore Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.<br clear="all" /></p>Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 22:47:47 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=20872<p><font size="2">Sachse's Bird's Eye View of the City of Baltimore 1869 still elicits the same fascination today as it did some 140 years ago when it first appeared. Historians and genealogists survey the map to find neighborhood burying grounds and churches that ancestors would have attended. This digital version from the Maryland Department of the Central Library, Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center allows the viewer not only to see the exquisite detail of the original 12 parts but also to view and appreciate in composite form this monumental achievement in art and mapmaking.<br /></font></p>Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 22:49:38 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=12520<p>Written by Sarah H. Bradford, this book was published in 1869 and became the source of most of the stories about and, later, books on Tubman's life and deeds up to and during the American Civil War. Privately owned. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Eastern Shore Regional Library.</p>Michael ScottMon, 14 Dec 2009 16:01:52 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=5110<p>A selection of documents related to the ownership of slaves. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center.</p>Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 22:51:46 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=57964<p>This collection consists of audio excerpts from ten interviews conducted by the Southern Maryland Regional Library Association (SMRLA) and StoryCorps. The interviews were done as part of an oral history project commemorating SMRLA's fiftieth anniversary.</p>Michael ScottMon, 04 Oct 2010 16:57:47 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=320A selection of sports related items from the Ephemera Collection of the Maryland Department of the Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center. Includes game schedules, programs, personal correspondence and documents from sports organizations.Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 22:52:58 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=17942<p>A selection of maps from the Maryland Room of the Talbot County Free Library. Taken from its Arthur J. Gutman Collection and its Starin Collection, this selection consists of 18 maps of Maryland, including a 1631 map of the colony before it received its name and a rare 1878 map of a proposed Chesapeake and Delaware Canal that never was built.</p>Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 22:56:54 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=289Thomas Johnson (1732-1819), Maryland's first elected Governor, held a variety of positions throughout his life both in the political arena as well as in the private sector. This collection includes letters written to Johnson from a variety of sources as well as the commission of Governor Johnson as one of the Justices of the United States Supreme Court. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the C. Burr Artz Public Library, Frederick County Public Libraries.Michael ScottTue, 20 Dec 2011 16:03:27 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=194A selection of photographs from the Photograph Collection of the Maryland Department at the Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center. The images of this collection allow us a glimpse into the past of the social, economic, and political lives of African American Marylanders. It features scenes from Baltimore City and various counties throughout the state, including views at work, school life, recreation, communities, public spaces and individuals.Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 23:09:51 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=71346Paintings, manuscripts, American military accessories, prints, weapons, and photographs related to the War of 1812 from the Maryland Historical Society’s Museum and Special Collections Departments. Included in the collection are the <em>Star-Spangled Banner</em> manuscript in Francis Scott Key’s hand and the first edition printing of Key’s song, works depicting important battles and people involved in the war, and much more. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Maryland Historical Society.Michael ScottWed, 21 Dec 2011 19:00:23 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=2362<p>A selection of photographs and documents from The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts. The Museum, located in Hagerstown’s city park, opened its doors in 1931. This collection of photographs and documents from the Museum’s archives traces the formative years of the Museum’s remarkable history. The Museum, which will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year, was the dream of Anna Brugh Singer, a Hagerstown native, and her husband William H. Singer, Jr. and these patrons of the arts, with community support, funded the building and its foundational art collection. Owned by the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown. Contributed to the MDCH Program by WHILBR – Western Maryland's Historical Library.</p>Michael ScottMon, 14 Dec 2009 16:38:58 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=21822<p>Since its incorporation as a town in 1888, La Plata, Maryland has seen many changes. This collection of twenty-four photographs from the early to the mid-twentieth century includes rare views of the town transformed by weather, time, and development.<br /></p>Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 22:58:38 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=38486<p>A selection of photographs documenting the activities of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) of Maryland. The WPA employed thousands of people throughout the state during the Great Depression. <span class="maintext"><span id="MDCH_Collections">Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center.</span></span></p>Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 23:11:28 GMThttp://www.mdch.org/collection.aspx?id=55346<p>A selection of items depicting what life was like for Maryland residents during World War II, including pamphlets, programs, advertisements, ration books, and other artifacts. Contributed to the MDCH Program by the Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center.</p>Michael ScottTue, 08 Mar 2011 23:12:40 GMT