This collection contains the personal and business papers of Ambrose Clarke, Baltimore merchant, and letterbook of his son-in-law, Frederick w. Brune of vonKapff and Brune.

This collection contains the business papers of Captain Benjamin Jenne. The materials represent the typical paperwork of the import and export business, such as bills of lading, invoices, and insurance claims.

The Levin James Colston collection contains manifests, receipts, and correspondence related to his shipping business.

This collection contains the records of the Baltimore-based shipping company, Merchants and Miners Transportation Company. Materials include correspondence, financial records, journals, ship inventories, legal records, minute books, and war shipment records.

The Terminal Shipping Company was one of Baltimore's largest steamship agencies and stevedoring firms. The account books show its operation expenses for stevedoring and shipping during the early-to-mid twentieth century and include profits, losses, major accounts, and investments.