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Baltimore (Md.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

Glenn papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1017
Abstract

The collection is comprised primarily of correspondence as well as legal documents, deeds, wills and indentures, and some of Judge John Glenn's and his son William Wilkins Glenn’s personal correspondence, including letters from Reverdy Johnson, Daniel Webster, Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, Maryland Governor Thomas Pratt, General Henry Heth, General Louis Wigfall.

Dates: 1706-1939

Harry Dorsey Gough account books

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0400
Abstract

This collection contains the personal, family and farm accounts of Harry Dorsey Gough of Perry Hall (Baltimore County, Md.).

Dates: 1753-1852

Helen West Stewart Ridgely papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0715
Abstract

This collection contains the incoming correspondence of Helen West Stewart Ridgely. The letters are largely from her grandmother, mother, sister, brother, husband and children. The letters detail the life of a Baltimore society matron in the late 19th century and especially reveal child rearing practices.

Dates: 1868-1919

Hughes photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0008
Abstract This collection contains photographs by the Hughes Company, and provides an extensive professional documentation of many aspects of life in Baltimore City and County, and other Maryland counties including Anne Arundel, Carroll, Harford, Kent, and St. Mary's. Subjects include street scenes, buildings, shipping, industry, businesses, recreational and sports facilities, portraits, public buildings, residences, churches, hospitals, schools, monuments, and transportation. There are also copy...
Dates: 1910-1946

J. Webster Jones scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2449
Abstract

This collection consists of seven scrapbooks (1948-1969) compiled by J. Webster Jones (1893-1971) in which he collected newspaper articles and photographs related primarily to Baltimore City and the State of Maryland.

Dates: 1948 - 1969

John Dubas photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1977.20
Abstract

The John Dubas Collection consists of 24 boxes of photographs and manuscript materials related to Baltimore photographer John Dubas, including more than 3600 photographic prints, film negatives and glass negatives taken by Dubas between 1900 and 1971, as well as correspondence, ledger books, and log books. There are also newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1900-1977

Joseph B. Legg collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0539
Abstract

This collection contains copies made by Joseph Baker Legg of articles from publications concerning Waverly, Fell's Point, Old Town, Highlandtown, Mount Washington, Walbrook, Hampden, and other Baltimore localities. Also included is a scrapbook of photographs, as well as a volume of poetry and essays.

Dates: 1906-1937

McBlair papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1355
Abstract

The McBlair Papers primarily relate to Michael McBlair (1775-1861), Baltimore merchant and customs official. Dates covered in the collection range from 1797 to 1849 with the bulk of the material falling between 1820 to 1848. Approximatly 3,000 items in seven boxes are contained in the collection.

Dates: 1797-1849

McHenry family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0647
Abstract

This collection contains the correspondence of various members of the McHenry family of Baltimore, Maryland from 1774-1876.

Dates: 1774-1876

Mueller photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: PP 0042
Abstract

This collection contains photographs made or collected by Frederick W. Mueller, including family and unidentified portraits of men, women and children. Many panoramic photographs also depict Baltimore, Maryland and the vicinity.

Dates: 1898-1925