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Baltimore & Maryland Research: Historical Sources

Baltimore City Archives

Baltimore City Archives
2615 Mathews Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-396-3884

By appointment only.

Guide to Research in the the Public Records of Baltimore City

Subscribed Databases

American Periodical Series: 1740-1900 This link opens in a new window
American magazines and journals from 1741, including over 1,100 periodicals ranging from America's first scientific journal, Medical Repository, to popular magazines like Vanity Fair and Ladies' Home Journal.
America: History & Life This link opens in a new window
Citations & abstracts of sources on the history of the U.S. & Canada from prehistory to the present.

Websites

Maryland State Archives
Official state web site with links to information on reference and research, government records, state art collections, and special collections.
Maryland Historical Society
Museum exhibits, library collections and various publications pertaining to Maryland and Baltimore history.

Loyola and Notre Dame Special Collections

ArchivesSpace This link opens in a new window
ArchivesSpace is a database for locating university records and manuscript collections held by Loyola Notre Dame Library in Archives and Special Collections. Searching ArchivesSpace allows you to search across descriptive guides to collections held by the library for materials to support your research.