Maryland Historical Society - Baltimore, MD

Minutes - February 15, 2011

Submitted By Martha Ruff

Morning Presentations:

Tweet/Blog/Like/Share This Collection: Pros and Cons of Social Networking for Archives

Presenters:

Bill Sleeman, Librarian, Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland School of Law

Ned Himmelrich, Lawyer, Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, LLC

MHCC Meeting:

The Maryland Historical Society Staff welcomed to the group.  Baltimore Heritage and Greater Baltimore History Alliance are two organizations that have joined the collaborative. 

The other members in attendance introduced themselves and shared news about their institution.

In Attendance:

 
Pat Anderson - MDHS

Katherine Baer - MD State Law Library

Iris Bierlein - MDHS

Bill Cady - EPFL

Katherine Cowan  - MICA

Jill Craig - Western MD Regional

Jan Danek - MDHS/UMCP; MLS student

Eben Dennis - MDHS

Jenny Ferretti - MDHS

John Gartrell - Afro Am Newspapers

Martin K. Gordon - UMUC

Debbie Harner - MDHS

Katy Hayes - Bowie State Univ

Elizabeth Howe - Washington County

Ann Hudak - UMD, College Park

Jennie Levine Knies--UMD, College Park

Vicki Lee - MD State Archives

Jeannette Lichtenwalner  - Columbia Archives

Doug McElrath - UMD, College Park

Dustin Meeker - MDHS

Elizabeth Novara --UMD, College Park

Barbara O'Brien - McDaniel College

David Ranzan - Salisbury Univ.

Martha Ruff - PGCMLS

Robert Schoeberlein - MD State Archives

Michael Scott - EPFL

Robert Shindle - U of Baltimore

Leslie Simon - National Archives@Philadelphia

Bill Sleeman - UMD at Balto-Law

Kelly Spring - JHU

Jim Stimpert - JHU

Melissa Straw - Goucher College

Marc Thomas - MDHS

Anne Turkos-- UMD, College Park

Lynn Waller - Banneker Douglass Museum

Timothy Wisniewski - JHU Medical Archives

 

Advocacy & Outreach:

-         Afro American Newspapers Archive: John Gartrell gave an update on the Afro American Newspapers Archive.   The collection consists of Photographs, articles, letters to the editors, reports and other documents.  Later this year the website of the archives will be launched and it will include a catalogue of the archives.  The Afro American Newspapers from 1902 to 2003 has been digitized and is on Google.  It is searchable by keyword or a specific issue.  There are some gaps in the years.  For Black History Month the Afro is sending out eblast of interesting articles.

-         MHCC Civil War Sesquicentennial coordinating committee: Jennie Knies reported on suggestions from the committee.  They shared information about the Civil War 150 Legacy Project being conducted by the State Library of Virginia.    This program sponsors digitization events around the state and digitizes civil war documents that the public owns.  There are guidelines for the items that are accepted for the program.  The committee suggested that the collaborative consider a similar project and hold events at institutions that have digitization equipment.  Some members volunteered their institutions.  Jenny will send out an email for people to sign up for the project and attend a preliminary meeting.

-         MHCC Wiki subgroup:  Michael Scott reported that the committee will be sending out a survey to get an idea of how collaborative members use the wiki.  She also reminded members that she is willing to help or post information to the wiki for institutions.

Announcements: 

The next meeting will be held at the Maryland State Archives on April 25^th.

Adjournment