HIST 300: Other Resources: Museums and Archives

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HIST 300 Other Resources Museums and Archives

• Tamara Smith, Reference Librarian
• Langsdale Library
• November 7-9, 2006

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Plan for Today

• Finish Web Resources
• Archives
• Museums
• Wrap-up

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Archives
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Archives

• Collections of papers, manuscripts, recordings,
  photographs, etc.
  
• Controlled environment to ensure reservation of
  material (temperature, light humidity)
  
• Limited access and handling of documents
• By appointment only

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Tips for Visiting Archives

• Check online for catalogs, collection
  guides/finding aids, visitor information, etc.
  
• Call ahead and make an appointment
• Be prepared for high security
• Bring paper and pencils (no ink!)

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Tips for Visiting Archives

• Research in Special Collectionshttp//www.lib.umd
  .edu/special/research/
  
• Using Manuscripts and Archives A
  Tutorialhttp//www.library.yale.edu/mssa/tutorial
  /tutorial.htm
  
• Manuscripts Research Tutorial Glossaryhttp//www.
  lib.unc.edu/instruct/manuscripts/glossary/

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Archives in Maryland

• Maryland State Archives, Annapolis,
  MDhttp//www.mdarchives.state.md.us/

• Depository for government records
• Vital Records
• Business records
• Private papers

Source Maryland State Archives
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Archives in Maryland

• University of Maryland College Parkhttp//www.lib
  .umd.edu/archivesum/

• Most material at Hornbake Library
• Manuscripts, music scores, audio and video
  recordings
  
• Online research guide through ArchivesUM

Source University of Maryland Website
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Archives in Maryland

• Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore,
  MDhttp//www.mdhs.org/explore/library.html

• Admission fee for non-MHS members (6)
• Online catalog and collection guides
• Oral histories, maps, manuscripts, photographs,
  and more

Source http//www.wam.umd.edu/jlehnert/mhs.jpg
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Archives in Maryland

• National Archives at College Parkhttp//www.archi
  ves.gov/dc-metro/college-park

• One of 3 NARA locations in Maryland (43
  nationwide)
  
• Paper records
• Microfilm, maps, photographs
• On-site programs

Source http//www.archives.gov
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Archives in D.C.

• National Archives and Records Administration
  http//www.archives.gov/

• Exhibit halls (Constitution, Bill of Rights,
  Declaration of Independence)
  
• Genealogy, pre-WWII military information,
  Congress, District of Columbia
  
• Maps, architectural records, pictures, etc.

Source http//www.archives.gov
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Archives in D.C.

• The Library of Congress http//www.loc.gov/

• Research arm of Congress (Congressional Research
  Service)
  
• Largest library in the world
• More than 130 million items (29 million books)
• Also has recordings, maps and manuscripts

Source http//www.visitingdc.com
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Museums
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Museums in Maryland

• Baltimore Civil War Museumhttp//www.mdhs.org/exp
  lore/baltcivilwar.html

• Part of the Maryland Historical Society
• President Fleet Streets
• 4 adults/3 children 13-17, students w/ID,
  seniors
  
• First bloodshed of the Civil War

Source Maryland Historical Society Website
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Museums in Maryland

• Banneker-Douglass Museumhttp//www.mdhs.org/explo
  re/baltcivilwar.html

• Housed in old Mount Moriah A.M.E. Church
  (Annapolis)
  
• State's official repository of African-American
  material culture
  
• Includes art, historical documents, oral
  histories, rare books

Source Maryland Historical Trust Website
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Museums in Maryland

• Antietam Monocacy National Battlefields
• http//www.nps.gov/

• Maintained by the National Park Service
• Free admission (call ahead for groups of 12 or
  more)

Antietam (source NPS Website)
Monocacy (source NPS Website)
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Museums in Maryland

• National Museum of Civil War Medicine
• http//www.civilwarmed.org/

• Over 1,500 original artifacts relating to Civil
  War medical care
  
• Also operates as the Pry House Field Hospital
  Museum (Antietam)
  
• 6.50 adults/6 college students w/ID, seniors,
  and military

Source National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Website
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Smithsonian Museums in D.C.

• National Museum of American History
• http//americanhistory.si.edu/

• Closed for Renovation Until Summer 2008
• Online traveling exhibits
• Civil War-era artifacts
• Star-Spangled Banner
• September 11 exhibit
• All SI museums are free

Source Smithsonian Legacies Website
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Other Smithsonian Museums in D.C.(all free!)

• National Museum of African Art
• Air and Space Museum
• American Art Museum
• National Museum of the American Indian
• Anacostia Community Museum
• Freer Sackler Galleries
• Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden
• Natural History Museum
• Postal Museum
• Portrait Gallery
• National Zoo (not a museum, but still fun)

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National Register of Historic Places

• Maintained by the National Park Service
• Sites in all 50 states
• Travel itineraries available online

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Questions?
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Thank You!

• Tamara SmithReference Librariantsmith_at_ubalt.edu
  410-837-5072
  
• HIST 300 Course Page http//langsdale.ubalt.edu/h
  owto/course_websites/hist300_nix_fa06.htm