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George Peabody Library records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-03-017
Abstract
In 1857, philanthropist George Peabody gave the amount of $300,000 for the funding of a library in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. The construction of what was then known as the Library of the Peabody Institute (also the Peabody Institute Library) in Mount Vernon-Belvedere neighborhood began in 1858. Due to the difficulties of opening such a library during the Civil War (1861-1865), the building was not officially dedicated to the public until 1866 and 1878, the west wing and east wing,...
Dates:
1860-1980s; Majority of material found within 1860-1970
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 founding documents
Record Group
Identifier: PIRG-01
Abstract
The Peabody Institute was founded by George Peabody in Baltimore in 1857 as a cultural institution comprising a library, public lecture series, academy of music, and art gallery. The founding documents in the collection include the original letter establishing the institute drafted by John Pendleton Kennedy and signed by George Peabody, a list of individuals approved by George Peabody for inclusion on the board of trustees, a letter of acceptance signed by 22 original members of the...
Dates:
1857-1859
Found in:
Peabody Archives
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- Morison, Nathaniel Holmes, 1815-1890 2
- Uhler, Philip R. (Philip Reese), 1835-1913 2
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- Dielman, Louis Henry, 1864-1959 1
- Eaton, Charles James Madison, 1808-1893 1
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- Gilman, Daniel C. (Daniel Coit), 1831-1908 1
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- Jones, Frank N., 1906- 1
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- Marbury, William L. (William Luke), 1901- 1
- Mayhew, William E., 1784-1860 1
- Morris, John G. (John Gottlieb), 1803-1895 1
- Parker, John, 1852-1927 1
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- Pratt, Enoch, 1808-1896 1
- Riggs, Lawrason, 1861-1940 1
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