MAN. Manuscript Collections

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This collection consists of minutes, original reports, plans, brochures and other materials attributed to the Green Spring and Worthington Valley Planning Council, a group of individuals dedicated to preserving the historic community in Baltimore County, Maryland.

Abstract This collection includes the papers of Captain Edwin F. Greene, a master of the Baltimore coffee fleet in the late 19th-early 20th century. Includes many papers (receipts, payrolls, code books, accounts, manifestos, logs, etc.) relating to ships Capt. Greene mastered or inspected - such as "City of Montreal," "Grace Deering," "Hinkley," "Jason," "Julia," "Liberator," "Packet," "Rosella Smith," "West Gaven," "West Helix," and "Xenia." Many of these papers deal with voyages to South America....

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Contains correspondence between Greenfield family members which discuss religion, health, agriculture, and politics. Multiple letters addressed to Samuel from his siblings, and later letters are addressed to Mary Elizabeth from her nieces and nephews.

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This collection contains correspondence and ephemera related to the Griffin, Murray, Studds, and Douty families. This includes such documents as letters between family members, birth certificates, and death notices. Of particular interest is correspondence from William M. Griffin to his mother and siblings during his service with the Union Army.

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This collection contains the journals of Gustavus A. Dobler from 1861-1873.

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This collection contains research materials compiled by H. Graham Wood for his studies on steamboats and his book, “Steamboats out of Baltimore.”

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This collection consists of two ledgers belonging to the partnership Ridgely and Goodwin, a letterbook belonging to the firm Goodwin and Russell, an account book which seems also to belong to Goodwin and Russell, and another account book which may or may not be related to the other two firms.

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This collection contains receipted bills, canceled checks and bills concerning the Hallowell Farm in Montgomery County, Maryland. There are also bills with prices for early telephone service, carpet weaving, carriage construction, livestock, farm supplies, food, lumber and milled flour.

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This collection documents theater across the ages with a focus on Baltimore-area productions and playhouses. Primarily holds ephemera, such as playbills, tickets, and advertisements, from many important Baltimore theaters, as well as notes from an exhibit on theater history created from collection materials at the Peale Museum in Baltimore

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The Hammer account books contains financial and administrative information for Frederick Hammer of Baltimore, a German merchant in dry goods.