Maryland Historical Society

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H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society

Mailing Address

201 West Monument Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Contact:  Eben Dennis, Special Collections Librarian

Phone:  410- 685-3750 ext. 327

E-mail:  special_collections@mdhs.org 

Web:  http://www.mdhs.org/library/library-overview
Finding Aids:  *http://www.mdhs.org/library/research-resources/finding-aids*

Access to Collections: 

Hours of Service

The library is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Overview

The H. Furlong Baldwin Library of the MdHS makes available to the public some of the nation's most extensive and important historical resources. Among the 7,000,000 items in the library's collections are Francis Scott Key's original manuscript of "The Star-Spangled Banner," papers of Maryland's colonial governors and signers of the Declaration of Independence; over 700,000 photographs, and extensive genealogical resources. The library maintains an extraordinary collection of books, journals, manuscripts, newspapers, maps, prints, obsolete currency, oral histories, ephemera, and microfilm reflecting the history of Maryland and its people.

MdHS strives to make its collections even more accessible through on-line resources that include more than 6,000 photographs and detailed finding aids. The library enables researchers, students, teachers, and others to have access to the records of the past while preserving irreplaceable historical materials for future generations.

Special Services

  • Personal Cameras (at Library discretion)

  • Microfilm/microfiche printouts

  • Photocopies

  • Photoduplication services

Type of Materials

  • Architectural Documents

  • Artifacts

  • Audiovisual Materials

  • Books and Monographs

  • Digital Exhibits

  • Exhibitions

  • Institutional Records

  • Maps

  • Microforms

  • Musical Scores

  • Newspapers

  • Oral Histories

  • Personal Papers

  • Photographs

  • Primary Resources

  • Printed Ephemera

  • Prints

  • Serials

  • Vertical File Material

Detailed Description of Collections

Please contact the Maryland Historical Society for information.

  • Architectural Documents

  • Artifacts

  • Audiovisual Materials

  • Books and Monographs

  • Digital Exhibits

  • Exhibitions

  • Institutional Records

  • Maps

  • Microforms

  • Musical Scores

  • Newspapers

  • Oral Histories

  • Personal Papers

  • Photographs

  • Primary Resources

  • Printed Ephemera

  • Prints

  • Serials

  • Vertical File Material