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"Baltimore Goes Dutch: Baltimore Rotterdam Sister City Committee", 1987

 File — Container: 45

Scope and Contents note

From the Collection:

This collection consists of the personal papers of Martin L. Millspaugh from 1947-2014 (bulk 1953-2011), a Baltimore, Maryland based international real estate developer and consultant. The majority of the collection consists of working and research files related to the field of urban economic development and a number of major urban development projects, most notably the Charles Center – Inner Harbor (CC-IH) projects in Baltimore, Maryland. The collection also contains files dating from Millspaugh’s time with the Enterprise Development Company (EDC) and Enterprise Real Estate Services (ERES), as well as development project files related to independent consulting work in Barcelona, Osaka, Rotterdam, Belfast, Philadelphia, Honolulu, and Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia.

The bulk of the material is related to Millspaugh’s work with urban development from 1953-2005 and contains working files on various projects, including master plans, data and reports, prospectuses, and correspondence.

Additional types of material include academic papers and reports and research files on the topics of twentieth and twenty-first century urban development and planning, architecture, design, urban economic development, and the origin and practice of urban development in the mid-twentieth century. There are also photographs and images of Charles Center – Inner Harbor, writings and publications (including those by Millspaugh), files related to the documentary Global Harbors, audio visual material, and electronic records.

Millspaugh also kept detailed records of his own career accomplishments in the form of career timelines, biographies, collections of kudos, and lists of his travels and presentations. These, as well as detailed histories of the projects he worked on are present in the collection.

Dates

  • Creation: 1987

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Series 14: Electronic records is closed until processed. Please contact Special Collections for more information. The rest of the collection is open for use.

Extent

From the Collection: 71.26 Cubic Feet (54 record center cartons, 1 flat box (31 x 25 x 2.25 inches), 1 oversize box (25 x 19 x 10 inches))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Undetermined

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA