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Secretaries in the 1940s oral history collection

 Collection
Identifier: OH SEC
Abstract

This oral history collection contains interviews with ten women, between 1992-1994, who worked as secretaries in the 1940s. Their places of work included the Social Security Administration, law firms, the National Art Gallery, high schools, and hospitals, among others. The narrators discuss work and life during World War II, as well as what it was like to be a woman working in male-dominated professions.

Dates: 1992 September 8- 1994 March 2

Lowe-Seth papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1567
Abstract

This collection consists of the business papers of the Lowe, Seth and Ensey families, settlers in colonial Maryland. They contain indentures and deeds of land, land surveys, promissory notes, inventories of household goods, receipts for money received, legal papers and deeds pertaining to the Low and Seth families, and mortgages, 1709-1909.

Dates: 1708-1909

Sherlock Swann papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3064
Abstract

The Sherlock Swann collection contains official reports and correspondence, notes, drafts, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and maps relating to Swann's public service positions. The materials consist of records saved from his positions as head of the Burnt District Commission (1904-1907), President of the Board of Police Commissioners (1908-1910) and his work with the Traffic Commission and Postmaster of Baltimore. The majority of this material spans the years 1904-1923.

Dates: 1888-1924

Sherman slide collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-061-LIB
Abstract

The Sherman slide collection contains approximately 180 35mm color slides, 1970-1974, of landmarks (Baltimore Zoo, Hopkins Plaza, etc.) and events (City Fair, Flower Mart, etc.) in Baltimore City and Harford County.

Dates: 1970 - 1974

Sherwood family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-006-LIB
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence related to the Sherman family, collected by Mrs. Cox Sherwood.

Dates: undated

Shipley family genealogy

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2514
Abstract

This collection contains information on the genealogy of the Shipley family as well as related families. Records include handwritten copies of land grants, wills, inventories, birth records, obituaries, wedding announcements, family histories, bible records, and news articles.

Dates: 1695-1979

Shoemaker-Eccleston collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2861
Abstract

The Shoemaker-Eccleston Collection consists of correspondence, notes, and receipts mainly relating to the wealthy benefactress Augusta Chambers Eccleston Shoemaker (1833-1907) and her father, John Bowers Eccleston (1794-1860), Maryland Court of Appeals Judge from 1851 to 1860.

Dates: 1818-1895

Shoemaker family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1973
Abstract This large collection of material relating to the Shoemaker Family of Baltimore County, Maryland includes: a large amount of personal correspondence to and from various members of the Shoemaker family, 1838-48; business papers relating to the Adams Express Co., Dinsmore and Kyle Company, the Walker-Gordon Company, and the Deder Electric Company, receipted bills, 1853-1933, information pertaining to the Burnside Farm and cattle production there, materials regarding the Shoemakers' interest in...
Dates: 1838-1948

Shoemaker family printed ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3138
Abstract

The collection consists of cards and invitations collected by the Shoemaker family of Baltimore. The Shoemaker family gained local and national notoriety as partners and owners in the Adams Express Company.

Dates: 1852-1912; Majority of material found in 1885-1906

Shoemaker papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1968
Abstract This collection relates chiefly to the Shoemaker family of Baltimore, Maryland. While there are some business papers related to the Adams Express Company and various financial receipts and land documents, most of the collection is comprised of correspondence between the various members of the Shoemaker family. For the most part the correspondence is personal in nature and consists chiefly of family news exchanged between members of the Shoemaker clan (including related Ecclestons and...
Dates: 1824-1955

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Correspondence 278
Photograph collections 252
Account books 116
Financial statements 114
Portrait photography -- United States 107
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Baltimore (Md.) 86
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 76
Scrapbooks 67
Genealogy 63
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 56
Family records 54
Social life and customs 50
Legal documents 49
Deeds 47
Land titles 47
Printed ephemera 46
World War, 1914-1918 39
Historic buildings 37
World War, 1939-1945 37
Baltimore County (Md.) 36
Baltimore (Md.) -- History 32
Corporate minutes 32
Letters 31
Portraits, Group 31
Travel 31
Land grants 26
Merchants--Maryland--Baltimore 23
Politics and government 23
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 22
Anne Arundel County (Md.) 21
Slavery -- Maryland 21
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Maryland -- History -- War of 1812 19
Photograph albums 19
Shipping 19
Genealogical correspondence 18
Poetry 18
United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century 18
Education 17
Photography -- Negatives 17
Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.) 16
Recreation 16
Baltimore businesses 15
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Maryland -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 15
Women -- Societies and clubs 15
Harford County (Md.) 14
Landowners 14
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Cecil County (Md.) 13
Artists -- Maryland -- Baltimore 12
Druid Hill Park (Baltimore, Md.) 12
Frederick County (Md.) 12
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Childhood and youth 11
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United States. Navy 11
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Inner Harbor (Baltimore, Md.) 10
Maryland -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950 10
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Fort McHenry (Baltimore, Md.) 9
Kent County (Md.) 9
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Talbot County (Md.) 9
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Bel Air (Harford County, Md.) 8
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Men -- Societies and clubs 8
Theater programs 8
Tobacco industry 8
United States -- Armed Forces -- Records and correspondence 8
Urban schools 8
Annapolis (Md.) 7
Autograph albums 7
Autographs 7
Baltimore sun 7
Buildings -- Maryland -- Baltimore 7
Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) 7
Child rearing 7
Corporation reports 7
Medicine 7
Sermons 7
Soldiers -- Confederate States of America 7
Tintype 7
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Names
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company 17
Carroll, Charles, 1737-1832 14
Baltimore City College 8
Howard, John Eager, 1752-1827 8
McHenry, James Howard, 1820-1888 8
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McHenry, James, 1753-1816 7
Bonaparte, Elizabeth Patterson, 1785-1879 6
Redwood, George Buchanan, 1888-1918 6
Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921 5
Carroll, Charles, 1702-1782 5
Gilmor, Robert, 1774-1848 5
Harper, Robert Goodloe, 1765-1825 5
Latrobe, John H. B. (John Hazlehurst Boneval), 1803-1891 5
Maryland Historical Society 5
Ridgely, Capt. Charles, 1733-1790 5
Ridgely, Charles Carnan, 1760-1829 5
Ridgely, John, 1851-1938 5
Adams Express Company 4
American Association of University Women 4
Bonaparte, Jérôme Napoléon, 1805-1870 4
Ford's Theatre (Baltimore, Md.) 4
Ford, John Thompson, 1829-1894 4
Garrett, John W. (John Work), 1820-1884 4
Hambleton, T. Edward, 1911-2005 4
Howard, Benjamin C. (Benjamin Chew), 1791-1872 4
Hughes Company 4
Johns Hopkins University 4
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 4
Marye, William Bose, 1886-1979 4
Maryland. County Court (Baltimore County) 4
McNeal, Joshua Vansant, 1846-1917 4
Patterson, William, 1752-1835 4
Radcliffe, George Lovic Pierce, 1877-1974 4
Redwood, Mary Buchanan, 1861-1940 4
Ridgely, Eliza E. , 1803-1867 4
Ridgely, Helen West Stewart, 1854-1929 4
Ridgely, John, 1792-1867 4
Ridgely, Nicholas Greenberry, 1771-1829 4
Shoemaker, Augusta Chambers Eccleston, 1833-1907 4
Shoemaker, S. M. (Samuel Moor), 1821-1884 4
Shriver, David, 1769-1852 4
Shriver, Joseph Alexis, 1872-1951 4
University of Maryland, Baltimore County 4
Volck, Adalbert John, 1828-1912 4
Warfield, Edwin, 1848-1920 4
Allen, Ethan, 1796-1879 3
Baltimore (Md.). Fire Department 3
Baltimore County Levy Court 3
Baltimore Iron Works (Baltimore, Md.) 3
Bank of Baltimore 3
Berry, Kate Mattingly Edwards, 1857-1954 3
Blackford, Eugene, 1839-1908 3
Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983 3
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893 3
Brewster, Daniel Baugh, 1923-2007 3
Brown, George William, 1812-1890 3
Brune, Frederick Wm. (Frederick William), 1813-1878 3
Carroll, Anna Ella, 1815-1894 3
Carroll, Charles, 1691-1755 3
Carroll, Harry Dorsey Gough, 1797-1866 3
Chamber of Commerce of the City of Baltimore 3
Charcoal Club School of Art (Baltimore, Md.) 3
Coale, George B. 3
Cohen Family 3
College Club of Baltimore 3
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 3
Evans, Amos A., 1785-1848 3
Ford's Grand Opera House (Baltimore, Md.) 3
Howard, McHenry, 1838-1923 3
Hutzler Brothers Co. (Baltimore, Md.) 3
Johnson, Reverdy, 1796-1876 3
Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia, 1784-1860 3
Kelly, J. Reaney 3
Krause, Larry, 1945-2010 3
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820 3
Lucas Brothers (Baltimore, Md.) 3
M.S. Levy and Sons (Baltimore, Md.) 3
Marine, F. E. (Fletcher E.), 1821-1889 3
Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers' Home 3
McHenry, Margaret Caldwell, 1762-1855 3
McKeldin, Theodore R. (Theodore Roosevelt), 1900-1974 3
McNeal, Mark J., 1882-1935 3
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland 3
Municipal Art Society of Baltimore 3
Oliver, Robert, 1759-1834 3
Patapsco Female Institute (Ellicott City, Md.) 3
Paul, J. G. D'Arcy (John Gilman D'Arcy), 1887-1972 3
Pleasants, J. Hall (Jacob Hall), 1873-1957 3
Ridgely, Charles, 1830-1872 3
Ridgely, Margaretta Howard, 1824-1904 3
Shoemaker, Ellen Whitridge, 1863-1954 3
Shoemaker, Samuel Moor, II, 1861-1933 3
Shriver, Abraham, 1771-1848 3
Shriver, Andrew Keiser, 1802-1884 3
Shriver, George McLean, 1868-1942 3
Shriver, James, 1794-1826 3
Swann, Thomas, 1809-1883 3
Thom, DeCourcy W. (DeCourcy Wright), 1858-1932 3
Van Bibber, George Lindenburger, 1906-1979 3
Western Maryland Railroad Company 3
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