Calvert Street Station papers
Abstract
This collection consists of the contents of the cornerstone of the Calvert Street Railroad Station, Baltimore.
Dates
- 1848 - 1891
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
(Short Line) local railroad. New building in 1849 and again in 1891.
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of A. S. Abell Company, May 1955.
Scope and Contents
Included are Baltimore and Washington newspapers for July and Aug. 1849; an almanac; polyglot Bible, reports of the B&S Railroad Company with laws and ordinances relating to same, memo of resetting of cornerstone in 1891; City Directory for 1849. Lists of officers, contractors, persons employed in Machinery Dept. of RR, lists of locomotives and other types of cars.
- Title
- Guide to the Calvert Street Station papers
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021-09-29: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.
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