MAN. Manuscript Collections

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This collection mainly consists of the correspondence of Lyman Van Buren Furber (1840-1862) describing his service in the 6th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia during the Civil War. These letters comment on daily life and record his observations of the Baltimore-Washington-Annapolis area.

Abstract Lyon Brothers & Company and related companies represented in this collection were Baltimore Grain Commodity brokers which operated from the mid-1800s through 1925. Over the years the business changed ownership several times. This collection encompasses three of those companies. This includes Lyon Brothers & Company, D. Yulee Huyett, and Huyett & Lyon. D. Yulee Huyett officially became Huyett & Lyon on June 30, 1919. The collection contains business correspondence, bills and...

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This collection contains miscellaneous receipts (1828-1886) of the Male Free School and the Colvin Institute for Girls.

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This collection contains 39 volumes of records from the Manor Mining and Manufacturing Company spanning 1790-1943.

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This collection is comprised of letters to Marion Shillingburg from various suitors and were received before she was married to Joseph Carney.

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Scrapbook volumes from an unknown compiler contain newspaper clippings relative to 20th century maritime history. Clippings concern world-wide shipping disasters and naval activities of America, Britain, and Germany from the Spanish Civil War through the European and Pacific Theaters of World War II. Topics include American naval defenses, German submarine activity, and shipwrecks in the Chesapeake Bay region.

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Contains the papers of Marjorie Martinet. This includes correspondence, financial documents, ephemera from organizations to which Martinet presumably belonged, and more.

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The Mark Procopio Collection consists of ephemera, newspapers, and audiovisual material related to the LGBTQ+ movement in Maryland. Much of the material relates to FreeState Justice, and its predecessor, Equality Maryland, which provide legal aid to the LGBTQ+ community.

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This collection contains correspondence from Marshall B. Holland to his family during his service in World War II.

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Mary Busby Sloan was a Baltimore debutante who came out in the 1904-1905 season. Her scrapbook is comprised of invitations and descriptions of social events covering two social seasons, 1904-1905 and 1905-1906.