H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society
Mailing Address
201 West Monument Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Contact: Jennifer Namsiriwan, Special Collections Librarian
Phone: 410- 685-3750 ext. 310
E-mail: special_collections@mdhs.org
Web: http://www.mdhs.org/library/index.html
Finding Aids: http://www.mdhs.org/library/findaid.html
Access to Collections:
Hours of Service
The library is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm and closed for lunch 12:00 pm - 1:00 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
- Cameras (at curator discretion)
- Digital cameras (at curator discretion)
- Microfilm/microfiche printouts
- Photo print service
- Photocopies
- Photoduplication services
- Scanning
Type of Materials
- 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
Please contact the Maryland Historical Society for information.
- 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