Subseries 1: General board meetings, 1857-1985
Scope and Contents
The Board minutes provide a continuous narrative history of the institute from its founding to the time of the affiliation with The Johns Hopkins University. They chronicle the construction of the original buildings, the shaping of the institute's administrative structure, and they document the changes that took place in subsequent years. They also record the establishment of other major cultural institutions in the city, many of them founded by men closely connected with the Institute or with George Peabody himself. Enoch Pratt, the Institute's treasurer, founded the Enoch Pratt Free Library; William and Henry Walters, both trustees of the institute, formed the Walters Art Gallery; Peabody persuaded Johns Hopkins to found The Johns Hopkins University; several Peabody trustees were instrumental in creating the Baltimore Museum of Art; and Director Harold Randolph and members of the Peabody faculty formed the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Dates
- Creation: 1857-1985
Creator
- From the Record Group: Peabody Institute (Baltimore, Md.). Board of Trustees (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for use at the Arthur Friedheim Library Archives of the Peabody Institute. Contact peabodyarchives@lists.jhu.edu for more information.
Extent
From the Record Group: 30 Cubic Feet (75 containers and 19 bound volumes)
Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
Repository Details
Part of the Peabody Archives Repository
Peabody Institute
1 E. Mount Vernon Place
Baltimore MD 21202 USA
peabodyarchives@lists.jhu.edu