H.L. Mencken, circa 1917
Dates
- circa 1917
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.30 Linear Feet (1 Oversize flat box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Notes
Signed by Mencken
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 11 photographs, some autographed, made in 1917-1952. There are individual and group portraits including Philip B. Perlman, H.L. Mencken, Governor Albert C. Ritchie, Adjutant General Henry M. Warfield, Senator George L. Radcliffe, Emerson C. Harrington, Adlai Stevenson, and President Harry S. Truman with his Commission on Immigration and Naturalization. Several of the photographs were taken at the Governor Ritchie's 1920 inauguration.
The collection also contains several pieces of printed ephemera: a menu from a 1957 dinner honoring Harry S. Truman, signed by Truman; Perlmans 1948 Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from University of Maryland; and a 1952 certificate from Truman appointing Perlman Chairman of the Presidents Commission on Immigration and Naturalization.
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org