Local History Resource Wiki

A collection of links relating to regional Maryland history with an emphasis on Baltimore. Includes contact and collection information for libraries, museums, historical societies as well as locations of historical newspapers, oral histories, digital images and illustrations, and online documentary projects.

Colleges and Universities:

University Archives at Towson University
Special Collections at University of Baltimore
Special Collections and Digital Projects at University of Maryland, Baltimore
Special Collections at Morgan State University
Archives/Special Collections at Loyola Notre Dame Library (College of Notre Dame and Loyola College in Maryland)
Special Collections and Archives at Goucher College
Maryland History Resource Guide from the University of Maryland, College Park
Special Collections at the University of Maryland, College Park

Public Libraries:

Enoch Pratt Free Library's Digital Collections
Prince George's County Public Library's Special Collections
Baltimore County Public Library's Baltimore County history webpage - includes online local histories for over 25 Baltimore County towns and locales
DC Public Library's Special Collections
Western Maryland's Historical Library - Collections from Garrett, Allegheny and Washington counties. Includes photographs, newspaper articles, rare books, etc.

Research Guides:

Baltimore Neighborhood Research Guide (Enoch Pratt Free Library)
Works Progress Administration (WPA) Research Guide (Enoch Pratt Free Library) Includes a section on the WPA and Maryland.

Web Documentary Projects:

The Baltimore Literary Heritage Project (University of Baltimore)
Baltimore 68: Riots and Rebirth (University of Baltimore)
Digital Commons @ UM Law (University of Maryland, Baltimore)
Baltimore Jewry: A Historical Timeline (Jewish Museum of Maryland)
Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 (Enoch Pratt Free Library)
Fire and Faith: The Catonsville 9 File (Enoch Pratt Free Library)
African Americans in the Law (University of Maryland, Baltimore)

Digital Photographs, Images, and Illustrations of Baltimore

Baltimore County Legacy Web (Baltimore County Public Library)
Views of African American Life in Maryland (Enoch Pratt Free Library)
Prominent Marylanders (Enoch Pratt Free Library)
Cator Collection of Baltimore Views (Enoch Pratt Free Library)
Sachse's Bird's Eye View of City of Baltimore 1869 (Enoch Pratt Free Library)
Digital Images at UMBC
Maryland ArtSource
Baker Artist Awards

Oral History

University of Baltimore holdings
Martha Ross Center for Oral History at UMBC
Maryland Historical Society Oral History holdings

Area Newspapers

Guide to Maryland Newspapers (Maryland State Archives)
Historical newspapers at UMBC - includes print copies of The Sun from 1837-1968 in addition to photographic print holdings
Jewish Times at the Jewish Museum of Maryland
Baltimore News American Photograph Collection at College Park
Baltimore City historical newspapers at the Enoch Pratt Free Library
Historical Maryland newspapers available at the Enoch Pratt Free Library (not including Baltimore City)

Maryland Clipper
A newspaper clippings service initiated by the Maryland Legislative Library in the 1980's for legislators and staff. The publication schedule for the Clipper is daily during the session and weekly during the interim. Currently, staff reviews the major daily newspapers in Maryland, selected Maryland regional weeklies, as well as the Washington Post, Washington Times, Daily Record, Baltimore Business Journal, Washington Business Journal_, and Wall Street Journal. Individual issues collated and arranged by topic.
Holdings: 1988- current UMBC Maryland Documents Collection: Serials
AOK Library Lower Level Range 13.

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