Resources

 

 

Enoch Pratt Free Library, Maryland Section

For those who do not know, the Enoch Pratt Free Libraries are the public libraries of Baltimore City. Located on the second floor of the main branch, the Maryland section is a god-send for anyone needing information on Maryland. They have county histories, church records, genealogical information, legal forms, guide books, and an extensive African American collection.

  • Vertical File - located in the large filing cabinets, these contain manila folders on almost any imaginable topic. Most newspaper/magazine articles, brochures, company pamphlets, and opening ceremony booklets came from here. These are not in circulation and so must be worked on there.
  • Query index - located in the card catalogs this index tells where to find more information on almost any subject.
  • Periodical catalogs - Most Maryland published magazines can be found here. They are generally kept in the back and brought out by the librarians in large bound volumes. Some are not indexed, so if you don't have a specific article in mind, these may not be a good idea.
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    The Pratt Library index is online at www.pratt.lib.md.us/. The Central Branch is located in downtown Baltimore at 400 Cathedral St. (near Mt. Vernon Place) and can be reached by telephone at 410-396-5430.

     

    Milton S. Eisenhower Library, Johns Hopkins University

    Located on the Homewood campus, the Eisenhower Library has an extensive Government Publications department, located on A level. Many National Park booklets sited came from here. The AV room of the library, also on A level, has The Baltimore Sun from the past hundred years, on microfiche, but not indexed. More information on the library, including its index, can be found at http://milton.mse.jhu.edu:8001/milton.html.

     

    Books

    Sheads, Scott; Fort McHenry, Nautical and Aviation Publishing; Baltimore, 1955.

    State Roads Commission of Maryland; A History of road Building in Maryland; Maurice Lesser, Baltimore.

    Fisher, Alan; Country Walks Near Baltimore, Rambler Books; Baltimore, 1993.

    Bode, Carl; Maryland, photos by Steve Uzzell, Graphic Arts Center Publishing, Portland, 1983

    Pilling, Ron; Maryland: a portrait, photos by Roger Miller, Image Publishing, Baltimore, 1986

    Smith, Jane O; The Maryland One Day Trip Book, EPM Publications, Baltimore, 1986

    Mackay, Brian Hiking, Cycling, and Canoeing in Maryland, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1995

    Seldon, W. Lynn; Country Roads of Maryland and Delaware, Country Roads Press, Castine, ME, 1994

    Harwood, Jr., Herbert H. Baltimore's Light Rail, Quadrant Press, New York, 1995

     

    Booklets

    Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Official National Park Handbook, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 1991

    Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant: a Baltimore Gas &Electric Company, Baltimore Gas and Electric, 1967

    The Story of Baltimore's Water Supply, City of Baltimore, Dept. of Public Works, Bureau of Water and Waste Water, 1981

    Woodrow Wilson Improvement Study, Nov. 1989

    Guide to History and Heritage Programs, American Society of Civil Engineering

    Antietam National Battlefield, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

    Schifferstadt, Schifferstadt Museum Brochure

    Wye Grist Mill and Museum and A brief History of Old Wye Mill, Friends of Wye Mill, Inc.

     

     

    Webpages

    www.mdisfun.org - The main page for Maryland tourism
    www.mdarchives.state.md.us - The home page of the Maryland State Archives
    www.nps.gov - This is the home page for the National Park Service. There is a page for every National Park or Battlefield with pictures and information on history and hours
     
    Maryland Counties and Regions webs:
    www.howardcountymdtour.comaccomadations in Howard County - Guide to attractions and
    welcome.herald-mail.com - The home page for Washington County
    skipjack.net - Lower Eastern Shore information and links
    www.qac.org - Information on moving to and visiting Queen Anne's County
    skipjack.net/le_shore/visitworchester/ - Worchester County's tourism page
    www.gcnet.net/gctourism - Information on things to do in Garrett County
    www.mdmountainside.com/accomodations, events, and directions relating to Allegany County.

     

     

    Newspapers

    The Baltimore Sun

    "Susquehanna bridge Opened Before 2000", staff, 8/29/40

    "Old Bridge to be Restored", Carson, Larry, 2/24/68

    "$144,000,000 harbor Tunnel is Opened", Trewitt, Henry L., 11/30/57

    "New Potomac Span opened by Governor", O'Donnel, Louis J., 12/15/40

    "2,300 cars cross bay Bridge in 6 Hours", Blake, Russell, W., 7/31/57

    "BGE decides on Clavert Cliffs Future", McQuaid, Kevin, 3/5/98

    "New Life for Penn Station", 5/26/83

    "Old Bridge to be Restored", Carson Larry, Evening Sun, 2/24/68

    "Rebuilding a 117-year-old Span Due", Fletcher, Michael S., Evening Sun, 1982

    "The Harbor Tunnel-An Engineering Masterpiece", Fielding, Geoffry W., 11/57

     

    The Charmed Life
    a City Paper weekly column about places and people unique to Baltimore

    "Power Trip", Jensen, Brennen, 7/29/98

     

    Other

    "Toll Facilities Traffic Tops 87 Million Vehicles", MTA News, 2/26/87