The Maryland State Archives serves as the central depository for government records of permanent value.[1] Its holdings date from Maryland's founding in 1634, and include colonial and state executive, legislative, and judicial records; county probate, land, and court records; church records; business records; state publications and reports; and special collections of private papers, maps, photographs, and newspapers.[1] These records are kept in a humidity and temperature controlled environment and any necessary preservation measures are conducted in the Archives' conservation laboratory.[1]
The Hall of Records, predecessor of the Maryland State Archives, was created as an independent agency in 1935, charged with the collection, custody, and preservation of the official records, documents, and publications of the state (Chapter 18, Acts of 1935).[1] Impetus for its development can be traced to the state's tercentenary celebrations of 1934.[1] The Maryland Tercentenary Commission made a modern, centralized archives a key feature of the commemoration of the state's 300th anniversary.[1] A "Memorial Hall of Records" was proposed as early as 1928, and in 1931, the Maryland General Assembly appropriated funds to erect an archives building which was opened to the public in 1935.[1] A Hall of Records Commission was also created in 1935 to serve as management for the Archives; it took on an advisory role in 1984.[1] The Hall of Records was incorporated into the Maryland Department of General Services in 1970 (Chapter 97, Acts of 1970).[1] In 1984, it was renamed the State Archives and became an independent agency within the office of the Governor (Chapter 286, Acts of 1984).[1]
From 1935-1986 the collection was housed in a building called the Hall of Records on St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe) campus with a capacity of 18,000 cubic feet. In 1986, construction was completed and the collections were moved into a new building, named the Dr. Edward C. Papenfuse State Archives Building, with a capacity of 160,000 cubic feet.[2]
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^"History of Maryland State Archives". msa.maryland.gov. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
maryland, state, archives, serves, central, depository, government, records, permanent, value, holdings, date, from, maryland, founding, 1634, include, colonial, state, executive, legislative, judicial, records, county, probate, land, court, records, church, r. The Maryland State Archives serves as the central depository for government records of permanent value 1 Its holdings date from Maryland s founding in 1634 and include colonial and state executive legislative and judicial records county probate land and court records church records business records state publications and reports and special collections of private papers maps photographs and newspapers 1 These records are kept in a humidity and temperature controlled environment and any necessary preservation measures are conducted in the Archives conservation laboratory 1 Maryland State Archives38 59 10 86 N 76 30 3 13 WAlternative nameMaryland Hall of RecordsLocation350 Rowe Boulevard Annapolis Maryland United StatesTypeGovernment archivesEstablished1935Title of directorState ArchivistDirectorElaine Rice BachmannPeriod covered1634 presentBuilding informationBuildingDr Edward C Papenfuse State Archives BuildingArchitectBruce A RichConstruction date1986Websitehttps msa maryland gov The Hall of Records predecessor of the Maryland State Archives was created as an independent agency in 1935 charged with the collection custody and preservation of the official records documents and publications of the state Chapter 18 Acts of 1935 1 Impetus for its development can be traced to the state s tercentenary celebrations of 1934 1 The Maryland Tercentenary Commission made a modern centralized archives a key feature of the commemoration of the state s 300th anniversary 1 A Memorial Hall of Records was proposed as early as 1928 and in 1931 the Maryland General Assembly appropriated funds to erect an archives building which was opened to the public in 1935 1 A Hall of Records Commission was also created in 1935 to serve as management for the Archives it took on an advisory role in 1984 1 The Hall of Records was incorporated into the Maryland Department of General Services in 1970 Chapter 97 Acts of 1970 1 In 1984 it was renamed the State Archives and became an independent agency within the office of the Governor Chapter 286 Acts of 1984 1 From 1935 1986 the collection was housed in a building called the Hall of Records on St John s College Annapolis Santa Fe campus with a capacity of 18 000 cubic feet In 1986 construction was completed and the collections were moved into a new building named the Dr Edward C Papenfuse State Archives Building with a capacity of 160 000 cubic feet 2 References Edit a b c d e f g h i j History of the Archives msa maryland gov Maryland State Archives Retrieved January 6 2014 History of Maryland State Archives msa maryland gov Maryland State Archives Retrieved October 5 2022 External links Edit Maryland portalOfficial website Portals Maryland Modern history Politics This Maryland related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maryland State Archives amp oldid 1153895421, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
