Baltimore City Archives

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Contents 1 Orientation 1.1 Coordinates 1.1.1 Address 1.1.2 Website 1.1.3 Telephone 1.1.4 Fax 1.1.5 Email 1.2 Schedule & hours 1.3 Working language(s) 1.4 Layout 1.5 Directions 2 Holdings 2.1 Description of holdings 2.2 History of the archive 2.3 Catalogues & finding aids 2.4 Languages of materials 2.5 Restrictions & difficulties 2.5.1 Classified material 2.5.2 Inaccessible material 2.6 Future of the archive 3 Research procedures 3.1 Access 3.2 First visit 3.3 Permitted and prohibited items 3.4 Document ordering 3.4.1 Ordering classified material 3.5 Document delivery 3.6 Photocopying, photography, microfilming 3.7 Key forms 4 Key individuals 4.1 Archive staff 4.2 Scholars 4.3 Bibliography 5 Practicalities 5.1 Food 5.2 Lockers 5.3 Washrooms 5.4 Transportation 5.5 Internet access 5.6 Funding 5.7 Bookstore 6 See also 7 Categories

[edit] Orientation

[edit] Coordinates

39°19'11.48"N
76°36'28.16"W

[edit] Address

2615 Mathews Street Baltimore, MD 21218-4705

Some mapping services may require using 601 East 27th Street, Baltimore, MD 21211. If so, note that the entrance is around the corner on Mathews.

Rebecca Gunby is the City Archivist and Records Manager. The phone number is 410-396-3884.

[edit] Website

[edit] Telephone

410-396-3884/5

[edit] Fax

[edit] Email

[edit] Schedule & hours

9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Tu-F by appointment only

[edit] Working language(s)

English

[edit] Layout

(description of reading rooms, store rooms, etc)

[edit] Directions

(how to find the archive)

[edit] Holdings

[edit] Description of holdings

See: http://baltimorecityhistory.net for a guide to using the collections of the Baltimore City Archives written by Dr. Edward C. Papenfuse, Maryland State Archivist.

[edit] History of the archive

(previous location(s) of collection held there, and any information that might help researchers to navigate previous systems)

[edit] Catalogues & finding aids

(describe any that exist, and give links to any that are online)

[edit] Languages of materials

English

[edit] Restrictions & difficulties

[edit] Classified material

[edit] Inaccessible material

[edit] Future of the archive

(what direction is the archive going? what rumours have you heard?)

[edit] Research procedures

[edit] Access

(what permits, identity documents, or letters of reference do you need to present? how far in advance must you begin to register?)

[edit] First visit

(what happens when you first come to the archives?)

[edit] Permitted and prohibited items

(if possible, account for laptop computers, cameras, scanners, phones, pens and pencils, loose papers, and so on)

• Permitted:
• Prohibited:

[edit] Document ordering

(how do you request documents? how many can you order at a time?)

[edit] Ordering classified material

(what special permission is necessary?)

[edit] Document delivery

(how long does it take for documents to arrive? where are they delivered? how many can you consult at a time? what do you do when you are finished with an item?)

[edit] Photocopying, photography, microfilming

(what are costs, permits, and page limits? how long do you have to wait?)

[edit] Key forms

(what are the main forms that the archive uses? if possible, provide links to copies or post copies directly)

[edit] Key individuals

[edit] Archive staff

(people you've found particularly helpful; no invective)

[edit] Scholars

(scholars who are familiar with this archive)

[edit] Bibliography

(published works based on research at this archive)

[edit] Practicalities

[edit] Food

[edit] Lockers

[edit] Washrooms

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Internet access

[edit] Funding

[edit] Bookstore

[edit] See also

(links to relevant websites and resources)

[edit] Categories