Johns Hopkins University collection of Maryland African American history and culture
Scope and Contents
The Johns Hopkins University collection of Maryland African American history and culture is an artificially assembled collection which spans from the 18th to the 20th century. The collection includes personal and organizational materials, photographs, scrapbooks, and documents from institutions such as the St. James A.M.E. Church and Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore. The collection also includes records related to the history of slavery in Maryland from 1788 to 1860, primarily in Frederick County. See individual files for additional information regarding specific materials.
Dates
- 1788-1944
Creator
- Frederick Douglass High School (Baltimore, Md.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.
Biographical / Historical
This is an artificially assembled collection of materials selected by the curators of Special Collections. Please see the series and file descriptions for biographical or historical information regarding specific items.
Extent
0.47 Cubic Feet (1 legal full-sized box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Johns Hopkins University collection of Maryland African American history and culture is an artificially assembled collection which spans from the 18th to the 20th century. The collection consists of materials selected by the curators of Special Collections.
Custodial History
Some of the materials in this collection were originally a part of the Johns Hopkins University Black Americana collection, MS.0672.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection consists of purchases from various antiquarian dealers and booksellers. Please see individual series descriptions for more information.
Processing Information
This collection was processed in 2013 by Jordon Steele with additional processing by Bex Dansereau, Kristen Diehl and Austyn Wohlers from 2017 to 2019.
- African Americans
- Bands (Music)
- Berry, A.B.
- Boddie, James Timothy, Reverend
- Doll, Joseph, 1747-1819
- History, Local
- Indentured servants
- Johnson, Will T.
- Maryland--Baltimore
- Segregation in education
- Slave records
- Slavery
- Stewart, Jeremiah
- Thomas, A. Jack, 1884-1962
- circulars (fliers)
- discharges
- legal documents
- muster rolls
- photographs
- programs (documents)
Creator
- Frederick Douglass High School (Baltimore, Md.) (Organization)
- Johns Hopkins University (Collector, Organization)
- United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 19th (1863-1867) (Organization)
- Pennsylvania. National Guard (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Johns Hopkins University collection of Maryland African American history and culture
- Author
- Kristen Diehl
- Date
- 2019 March
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu