Maryland -- History

Abstract The collection consists of the personal papers and the documents collected by John Thomas Scharf, an historian. Also included are the papers of Philadelphia historian Thompson Westcott. Topics covered in Scharf's personal papers are methods of historical research and the Baltimore Sesquicentennial in October 1880. The collected documents owned by Scharf include Confederate States of America naval records, 1863-64, Maryland state documents, 18th-19th century, and other original manuscripts....

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The collection consists of annual reports (1974, 1984, 1987), constitution and by-laws, correspondence (1961-1987), membership lists (1970, 1987), minutes (1977-1986), and programs (1974-1986) of the Maryland Society of New York.

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The Robertson scrapbook is an one-volume item presented to W. Robertson on January 26, 1886 by his friend Frederick Ringgold. The scrapbook contains a variety of clippings, anecdotes, and etchings.

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This collection contains correspondence, genealogical, topographical and historical research material, and items of a more personal nature such as financial data, travel journals, and wills of William Bose Marye (1886-1979). Marye was a prominent authority on Maryland history, genealogy, topography, and Indian archaeology.