Columbia Archives

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