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Legal documents

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on documents having legal relevance in general. Works on documents written in order to give expression to a legal act or agreement for the purpose of creating, securing, modifying, or terminating a right, or for the purpose of furnishing evidence of a right, are entered under the heading Legal instruments.

Found in 49 Collections and/or Records:

Jessop family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2345
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of the Jessop Family, farmers and landowners of Baltimore County, mostly concerning property, legal and financial matters.

Dates: 1744 - 1926

John Campbell White papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1005.2
Abstract

This collection contains supplemental papers to MS 1005, the John Campbell White papers. MS 1005.2 contains sermons, account books, legal documents and correspondence, as well as diaries and financial receipts belonging to Eliza Ridgely White. The scope of this collection spans 1764-1928 contained in 6 boxes.

Dates: 1764-1928

John Gilman D’Arcy Paul manuscript collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3108
Abstract Contains the papers of John Gilman D’Arcy Paul. The majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence between Paul and his mother, Charlotte Abbott Gilman Paul.The correspondence covers the periods when he was away from Baltimore for school, work, and travel. In his letters, he vividly described the people he met and places he visited and was seldom shy in sharing his opinion. The letters from his time in the employ of the United States government discussed the major issues of the...
Dates: 1805 - 1969

Johnston and Donaldson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1564
Abstract

This collection contains Legal documents, land grants, court cases, and genealogy records belonging to the Johnston and Donaldson families of York County, Pensylvannia and Baltimore County, Maryland, 1767-1891.

Dates: 1767-1891

Kemp family manuscript collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3181
Abstract

This collection contains the correspondence and financial, legal, and genealogical records of the Kemp family, especially that of Thomas and John W. Kemp.

Dates: 1732 - 2004

Lurman papers and genealogy

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0541
Abstract

This collection contains the family papers and genealogy records for the Lurman family of Catonsville, 1833-1945.

Dates: 1833-1945

McNeal-Watters-Preston-Munnikhuysen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3055
Abstract

The papers in the collection span more then 200 years, from 1776 to 1981. The materials consist of letters, diaries, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, business correspondence and photographs relating to the McNeal, Watters, Preston, and Munnikhuysen families.

Dates: 1776-1981

M.S. Levy and Sons, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2019.1
Abstract

This collection consists primarily of legal records and financial reports of the Baltimore hat manufacturing firm M.S. Levy and Sons, Inc. Also included are the records related to the company's reorganization and merger with the New England Panama Hat Company in 1939.

Dates: 1884-1958

M.S. Levy and Sons records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1091
Abstract

This collection contains the accounts, contracts, catalogs, and various business records connected with M. S. Levy and Sons, Baltimore hat manufacturers, 1884-1958.

Dates: 1884-1958

Municipal Art Society records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2840
Abstract

The Municipal Art Society Records spans 1905-1949, and includes the papers, record books, minute books, correspondence,​and scrapbooks of the Municipal Art Society and the Friends of Art, two arts organizations in the city of Baltimore.

Dates: 1905-1949; Majority of material found within 1932-1942