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American Guild of Organists, Baltimore Chapter records
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0140
Abstract
The Baltimore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) is a regional professional organization for organists and choral conductors. It was named the Chesapeake Chapter from its founding in 1924 until the late 1980s or early 1990s. The chapter records contain administrative documents, correspondence, yearbooks, newsletters, and related materials produced or collected by the chapter.
Dates:
approximately 1916-1995
Found in:
Peabody Archives
Anne Arundel County, Md. court records
Collection
Identifier: MS-GAR-038
Abstract
A minutebook of the court proceedings of Anne Arundel County, MD, 1725-1792.
Dates:
1725 - 1792
Archaeological Institute of America, Baltimore Society records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-15-070
Abstract
The Archaeological Institute of America, Baltimore Society was the first established, local chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America. The Baltimore Society was officially formed in 1888 by faculty of The Johns Hopkins University and other Baltimoreans who shared a scholarly interest in antiquities and classical studies. Though officially formed in 1888, minutes of the organization show that in 1886, an early iteration of the group was known as the Archaeological Society of The...
Dates:
1885-1939, 1982-1985; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1935
Found in:
Special Collections
Department of Physical Education and Athletics records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-13-020
Scope and Contents
The records of the Department of Physical Education and Athletics range in date from 1889 to 2003 and 2015-2018. They are by no means complete and they document only a portion of the many activities of the Department. The record group, the files of which are arranged in alphabetical order, includes: minutes of most meetings of the Department held between 1938 and 1949, but no other minutes; programs, tickets and announcements relating to particular sporting events, including programs of...
Dates:
1889-2003; 2015 - 2018
Found in:
Special Collections
Diverse Sexuality and Gender Alliance records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-350
Abstract
The Diverse Sexuality and Gender Alliance records primarily consist of meeting minutes, executive board manuals, correspondence, broadsides, and other materials created by DSAGA between 1986 and approximately 2017.
Dates:
1986-approximately 2017
Found in:
Special Collections
Gilbert V. Levin papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0620
Abstract
A native of Baltimore, Gilbert V. Levin obtained his B.E. in Civil Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 1947 and his M.S. in Sanitary Engineering in 1948, and received his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering in 1963. He is the founder of Spherix Inc., and the principal investigator of the Mars Viking Mission Labeled Release Experiment. This collection of his papers represents Levin’s professional scientific career, including correspondence with colleagues, the pursuit of over 50...
Dates:
1950-2009
Found in:
Special Collections
Johns Hopkins University Advisory Board of the School of Engineering records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-06-010
Scope and Contents
The records of the Advisory Board of the School of Engineering consist of minutes of meetings of the Advisory Board dating from March 1913 to June 1966, and are primarily complete during that period. The minutes are arranged chronologically in bound volumes and folders, with a card index accompanying them. Members of the Advisory Board in 1913 were: Joseph S. Ames, Frank Morley, [William Lorenzo?] Moss, Carl Thomas, Charles Tilden, William H. Welch, and John B. Whitehead. The committee met...
Dates:
1913-1966
Found in:
Special Collections
Johns Hopkins University alumni collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0683
Abstract
This collection includes donations from Johns Hopkins University alumni that document student life, frequently reflecting the donor's personal experience as a student at Johns Hopkins University. The collection includes photographs, letters, student notes, and other material. The collection spans the 19th and 20th centuries.
Dates:
1840-1994
Found in:
Special Collections
Johns Hopkins University Board of Trustees records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-01-001
Abstract
On August 24, 1867, Johns Hopkins incorporated the two institutions which bear his name: Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Hospital. The original members of the Boards of Trustees for the two institutions were named in the Certificate of Incorporation. The records of the Board of Trustees span the years 1867 through 2012 and 2015 - Ongoing, although, with the exception of the bound volumes of minutes, relatively little exists for the years prior to 1925. The records document the...
Dates:
1867 - 2012; 2015 - Ongoing
Found in:
Special Collections
Johns Hopkins University Department of English records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-04-130
Abstract
The records of the Department of English range in date from 1895 to 1986, 2014 to 2015, and 2015 - Ongoing. Graduate student records comprise the bulk of the material, but there are also early seminar minutes, some relatively recent faculty records, and a few files relating to administrative matters and the curriculum. There is also an archived website.
Dates:
1895-1986, 2014-2015; 2015 - Ongoing
Found in:
Special Collections
Johns Hopkins University General Assembly records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-04-013
Scope and Contents
The Records of the General Assembly date from 1950 through 1984, although few records exist prior to 1971. Arranged in one series, the first two folders contain information on the creation of the General Assembly; the remainder of the records consist of minutes, agendas and supporting papers. The supporting papers generally consist of correspondence, reports and memoranda, serving to illustrate the types of problems the Assembly considered and its relation with other governing boards,...
Dates:
1950-1984
Found in:
Special Collections
Johns Hopkins University Metaphysical Club records
Record Group — Box: 1
Identifier: RG-15-040
Abstract
The records of the Metaphysical Club of the Johns Hopkins University range in date from 1879 to 1885. They comprise one bound volume, which contains the club's constitution and by laws and the minutes of its monthly meetings.
Dates:
1879-1885
Found in:
Special Collections
Johns Hopkins University Philological Association records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-15-010
Abstract
On May 31, 1877, at the behest of President Daniel Coit Gilman, Basil Gildersleeve, the first full professor of the Johns Hopkins University, organized the Johns Hopkins Philological Association, for the purpose of "that mutual and informal interchange of opinion ... which is so confessedly essential to the development of the true scholar." The records of the Johns Hopkins Philological Association consist of five bound volumes documenting early seminars and meetings of the department, as...
Dates:
1877-1995
Found in:
Special Collections
Johns Hopkins University School of Engineering General Assembly minutes
Record Group — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: RG-06-150
Abstract
The university-wide General Assembly, an advisory body of faculty members which gave recommendations to the Academic Council at Johns Hopkins University, influenced some of the divisional schools to create their own internal General Assembly. These records include the typed meeting minutes, from 1963 to 1965, of the General Assembly of the School of Engineering.
Dates:
1963 - 1965
Found in:
Special Collections
Johns Hopkins University Women's Forum records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-15-150
Abstract
The Women’s Forum officially began with the first meeting of the advisory board on October 10, 1987. The Women’s Forum describes itself in its mission statement as being, “an advocacy organization established to improve the status of women, and thereby the human climate, in all divisions of the university. The Forum also seeks to facilitate communications among Hopkins women and to support and foster their professional development through education, social, and cultural programs and...
Dates:
1987-1998
Found in:
Special Collections
Lyric Theatre records
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0089
Abstract
The Lyric Theatre of Baltimore opened in 1894 and was one of the most important concert venues in the city for much of the twentieth century, hosting regular performances by the Metropolitan Opera Company, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Baltimore Opera Company, and many notable individual musicians. The Lyric Theatre records contain materials from 1893 to 1976 including correspondence, financial records, minutes of trustees meetings, photographs, concert programs, guest lists, and...
Dates:
1893 - 1976
Found in:
Peabody Archives
Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church minute book
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0563
Scope and Contents
Manuscript minute book kept by Baltimore, Maryland's Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church's Board of Trustees from 1865 (8 years after building started) to the church's closing in 1927.
Dates:
1865-1927
Found in:
Special Collections
Office of the Dean of Academic Affairs records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-07-020
Abstract
This collection consists of materials from the Office of Academic Affairs of the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, circa 1983-1992.
Dates:
1983-1992
Found in:
Special Collections
Peabody Institute Board of Trustees records
Record Group
Identifier: PIRG-02
Abstract
Records documenting activities of the Board of Trustees of the Peabody Institute. Includes: 12 volumes and several additional folders of recorded minutes of board meetings (1857-1985); Treasurer's reports (1867-1969); Provost's reports (1869-1912); Executive Secretary's reports (1912-45); miscellaneous general records and correspondence; records of the Offices of the President (1859-1970), Vice-President (1876-1905), Secretary (1860-1922), and Treasurer (1857-1941), the bulk of the latter...
Dates:
Inclusive: 1832-1989; Majority of material found within Bulk: 1857-1985
Found in:
Peabody Archives
Peabody Institute Office of the Executive Secretary records
Collection
Identifier: PIRG-04
Abstract
The position of Peabody Institute executive secretary existed from 1911 to 1941 and was a successor to the provost, who served under the trustees' executive committee. Records in this collection include the following: correspondence concerning Gallery of Art exhibitions (1911-1928), including an exhibition in conjunction with the National Star Spangled Banner Centennial exhibition in 1914; correspondence concerning the Rinehart School of Sculpture of the Maryland Institute; minutes of...
Dates:
1911-1941
Found in:
Peabody Archives
Roland Park Company records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0504
Abstract
The Roland Park Company was incorporated in 1891 in Baltimore, Maryland, and was known primarily as the developer of the Baltimore neighborhoods of Roland Park, Guilford, Homeland, and Original Northwood. The records date from 1865-1970 (bulk 1891-1960), and consist primarily of correspondence, including every day activities, sales, and management of land and resources. The collection also contains the governance and operational records of the Roland Park parent company and its subsidiaries;...
Dates:
1865-1970 (bulk 1891-1960); Majority of material found within 1891 - 1960
Found in:
Special Collections
Scientific Association records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-15-020
Abstract
The Scientific Association of the Johns Hopkins University was originally organized by Professor Ira Remsen on October 24, 1877 "for the purpose of keeping those connected with one of the departments (then mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology) informed as to the work being done in kindred subjects." The records of the Scientific Association of the Johns Hopkins University comprise the minutes of the Society from its inception in October 1877, to October 1919, bound in one volume.
Dates:
1877 October-1919 October
Found in:
Special Collections
Student Organizations records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-001
Abstract
One of the first Hopkins student organizations, the Matriculate Society, was formed in 1883 to "foster the interests and promote the unity of the undergraduates." Since then, well over 150 student organizations have been established, most with similar goals; many have disbanded after a short period of time, while others have endured for as long as one hundred years. Types of records vary widely from organization to organization; many include membership lists, posters or announcements, while...
Dates:
1890s-2000s; 2015 - Ongoing
Found in:
Special Collections
The American Association of University Professors records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-15-090
Abstract
The American Association of University Professors was founded in 1913. The Records of the Johns Hopkins Chapter of the American Association of University Professors range in date from 1916 to 1956. They are by no means complete. There are no records at all dating between 1940 and 1953. The record group consists of three files, containing minutes of meetings, correspondence, membership lists, treasurer's reports, circular letters, invitations, and notices of election results, by laws,...
Dates:
1916-1940, 1953-1956
Found in:
Special Collections
Tudor and Stuart Club records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-15-100
Abstract
The formation of the Tudor and Stuart Club was initiated by Sir William Osler and his wife, Lady Grace Osler. Their intention to provide an endowment for these activities was expressed in a letter to Johns Hopkins University President Frank J. Goodnow, dated October 30, 1918. Their endowment provided not only interest bearing securities for the book purchasing and other operations of the Club, it also contributed to their son Edward Revere Osler's personal book collection, about 800 volumes,...
Dates:
circa 1829-1997
Found in:
Special Collections