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Family records

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the various kinds of personal records kept by household members, such as financial and medical documents, to facilitate the conduct of their individual and joint affairs.

Found in 56 Collections and/or Records:

Cradock family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0196
Abstract

Covering a period of nearly 200 years, this collection consists of material relating primarily to the Cradock and Walker families of Baltimore County, Maryland, circa 1750-1939.

Dates: 1750 - 1939

Dielman family collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0301
Abstract

This collection and its contents are miscellaneous. This collection includes Dielman's own personal awards and various manuscripts, including two indentures, land papers showing division and price of land, military papers, early notes of the MHS and some Minutes of St. Mary's Parish 1884. The collection contains two unidentified manuscripts: one book and the other some varied notes.

Dates: 1600 - 1884

Donaldson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3277
Abstract

This collection contains papers relating relating to the families of John Johnston Donaldson, his wife, Caroline Dorsey, and their children, circa 1764-1929. Included are the papers of Thomas Donaldson, a prominent lawyer, politician, and early member of the Maryland Historical Society.

Dates: 1764 - 1929

Dyer family manuscript collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3163
Abstract

The Dyer Family Manuscript Collection, ontains genealogical notes, documents, a journal and postcards of the Dyer Family of Maryland. The collection also contains documents of the Fells Point Rifle Company, commanded by Captain William B. Dyer, which was involved in the defense of Fort McHenry during the Battle of North Point.

Dates: 1807 - 1934

Ernest account books

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0342
Abstract

This collection contains two volumes of account books belonging to J. R. Ernest, circa 1912-1918. Volume I is an account book listing people alphabetically and later giving accounts, prices, etc. (notation in cover says circa 1918). Volume II is a Day Book, 1912-1918, showing cash accounts daily with monthly and yearly totals.

Dates: 1912 - 1918

Fendall family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2207
Abstract

This collection consists primarily of bills, receipts, financial accounts, deeds, wills, and personal correspondence pertaining to the Fendall family.

Dates: 1762-1961

Forman-Day family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0403
Abstract

This collection contains materials related to two families: the Forman family of "Rose Hill," Cecil County, Maryland and the Day family of "Taylor's Mount," Baltimore County, Maryland. Items include commonplace books, account books, and the diaries of Martha Brown Ogle Callender Forman (1788-1864).

Dates: circa 1813-1910

Garrett collection of Johnson family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3247
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, financial records, land papers, and ephemera pertaining to the Johnson family of Baltimore County, Maryland, 1762-1958.

Dates: 1762 - 1958

George L. Radcliffe papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2280
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of the prominent lawyer and politician, George L. Radcliffe (1877-1974). Included are personal papers that deal with his family and his property in Dorchester County, Maryland; papers pertaining to his twelve years as a United States Senator; and papers concerning his affiliation with various social, political, economic, and historical organizations.

Dates: circa 1895-1972; Majority of material found in 1910-1965

George Riggs Gaither III: the history of the Gaithers in America

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3283
Abstract

Unpublished, handwritten manuscript entitled "The History of the Gaithers in America," authored by George Riggs Gaither III (1858-1921). The history spans the emigration of the first Gaithers to America in the 17th century to descendants in the 19th century.

Dates: undated