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Archival Finding Aids
Southern Maryland Studies Center Finding Aids
The Southern Maryland Studies Center stewards over 200 archival collections on topics that range from local organizations and family histories, to genealogy and photographic resources.
ArchivesSpace is a web-application database, similar to a library catalog, which contains descriptive information (also known as a finding aid) about what is in each of the archival collections in the Southern Maryland Studies Center. The Southern Maryland Studies Center's ArchivesSpace serves as a guide to help identify collections that may be useful to you in your research. The database is completely text searchable, and you can also search by name, subject, or other identifiers.
We have uploaded descriptions of all of our oral history collections to ArchivesSpace and are in the process of uploading descriptions of all of our archival collections to the database. Until this work is complete, please use our archival finding aids below (sorted by topic) to guide your research!
Archival Collection Finding Aids
- Baseball Collection, Dr. Close, 1938-1988
- Business and Professional Women's Club Collection, 1973-1993
- Chapman Family Papers Collection, 1765-1910
- Charles County Courthouse Centennial Collection, 1896-1997
- Charles County Fair Collection, 1939-1995
- Charlotte Hall School Collection, 1774-1986
- Compton, Ruel Keith & Racheal Dement Compton Collection, 1823-1895
- Durham Church Collection, 1772-1993
- Edelen, Mary K. Collection, 1859-1990
- Friendship House Collection, ca. 1650-1980
- Hammack Family Collection, 1930-1972
- Hanson, John Collection / John Hanson Society of MD, Inc., ca. 1932-1982
- Historic Land Surveys Collection, 1714-1884
- Historic Site Files(maintained by the Historical Society of Charles County)
- Jones, Thomas A. Collection, ca. 1850-1991
- Kemp, Catherine "Polly" Wills Collection, 1796-1918
- Lackey High School Collection, 1917-1975
- Marbury-Linton, Emily / Nanjemoy Grange Collection, 1912-1967
- Matthews, Louise Stone Collection, 1651-1966
- Mitchell Family of Hanson Hill Collection, 1875-1898
- Mitchell Family of Thainston Collection, 1784-1971
- Mitchell, John Wilson Collection, 1840-1937
- Moyaone Collection, 1945-2001
- Parran, John Thomas, Jr. Collection, 1892-1976
- Piccowaxen Middle School Collection, 1984
- Post, George Howard Collection, 1886-1979
- Simpson, James Collection, 1963-1994
- Slater, James T. Collection, 1922-1969
- Slot Machine Collection, 1910-1983
- Smallwood Foundation Inc. Collection, 1939-2000
- Tilp, Frederick Collection, 1877-1987
- Ward, Samuel Collection, 1836-1969
- West Hatton Farm Collection, 1939
- Wenzel, Emily Collection, ca. 1970-1990
- Women's Club of Southern Maryland Collection, 1954-1993
- Beary, Bernard Collection, ca. 18th-19th Centuries
- Colcord, Timothy A. Collection, ca. 18th-19th Centuries
- Family Bibles at SMSC, 1732-1955
- Genealogical Research Files(maintained by the Historical Society of Charles County)
- Gray Family of Port Tobacco Collection, 1741-1941
- Hamilton, F. Lamar Collection, ca. 1975-1993
- Jameson-Penn-Murphy Collection, ca. 1790-1860
- Jenkins, Edward F. Collection, 1945-1985
- Jenkins, Eugene A., Jr. Collection, ca. 1800-1990
- Newman, Harry Wright Collection, ca. 18th-19th Centuries
- Stone Collection, 1800s-1900s
- Wright Family Bible Collection, 1815-1927
- Wyvill-Ward-Hawkins-Connick Collection, 1812-1977
- SMSC Oral History Collection(Alphabetical Listing), 1969-1993
- Tenant Farming in Calvert County: Wilson Road Collection, 2008-2009
- Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions Collection, 1996-2007
- Admiral Fletcher Photo Collection, ca. 1942-1945
- Cooksey-Jones Collection, ca. 1880-1920
- James C. Wilfong Collection, 1920-1987
- Timothy Bladen Collection, Portraits of Southern Maryland, 1998