Columbia Archives

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Mailing Address

10227 Wincopin Circle

Columbia, MD 21044

Contact: Barbara Kellner, Manager; Robin E. Emrich, Archivist

Phone: 410-715-3103; 410-715-5518

E-mail: columbia.archives@columbiaassociation.com

Web: http://www.columbiaarchives.org/

Finding Aids:

Access to Collections: Open to the public.

Hours of Service

Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Overview

The Columbia Archives collection documents the planning, development, and continuing physical, institutional, governmental and cultural growth of Columbia, Maryland, and the life of its founder James Rouse. Holdings include a wide range of formats with over 700 linear feet of personal papers and organizational records, 6,000 visual images and graphic materials, over 300 audio-visual recordings, and numerous books, reports, local newspapers and artifacts. Taken together, the holdings are a rich resource for investigating any question on Columbia.

Special Services

Cameras (at staff discretion)
Digital cameras (at staff discretion)
Photo print service
Photocopies
Photoduplication services
Scanning (by staff)

Type of Materials

[\Use any of the following that apply:

Architectural Documents
Artifacts
Audiovisual Materials
Books and Monographs
Digital Collections
Digital Exhibits
Exhibitions
Government Documents
Institutional Records
Maps
Microforms
Musical Scores
Newspapers
Oral Histories
Personal Papers
Photographs
Primary Resources
Printed Ephemera
Prints and Drawings
Serials
Vertical File Material

Detailed Description of Collections

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Architectural Documents
Artifacts
Audiovisual Materials
Books and Monographs
Digital Collections
Digital Exhibits
Exhibitions
Government Documents
Institutional Records
Maps
Microforms
Musical Scores
Newspapers
Oral Histories
Personal Papers
Photographs
Primary Resources
Printed Ephemera
Prints and Drawings
Serials
Vertical File Material