Maryland county courthouse photograph collection
Abstract
This collection contains photographs of twenty-two county courthouses in Maryland circa 1954, all captioned.
Dates
- 1954
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
The reproduction of materials in this collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine and satisfy copyright clearances or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information visit the MCHC’s Rights and Permissions page.
Biographical / Historical
The courthouses of Maryland were built in various architectural styles: Georgian, Italianate, neo-Colonial, neo-Classical, and modern. The buildings are are frequently sited in prominent locations in public squares within the county seat. Queen Annes County has the oldest courthouse still in use in the state, in use since 1792.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 half Hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The majority of the photographs remain in the albums, but some have become detached. All are numbered with PP catalog numbers, and are placed in numerical order.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Judge Frederick W. Invernizzi, 1990.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one box with 33 photoprints made in 1954 in two albums which are soft-cover "King-Pak" albums from the Read Drug and Chemical Company of Baltimore ("Reads). The photographs depict 22 county courthouses in Maryland. All photographs are captioned on the verso with county or town (or both), and some in Album 1 also provide a judges name.
Source
- Invernizzi, Frederick W., Judge (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Maryland county courthouse photograph collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Katherine Cowan
- Date
- 2000-01
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2020-02-05: 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