Regional Archives, Personal Papers, & Literary Manuscripts
Maryland Regional Archives
These manuscripts contain the papers of individuals and organizations connected with the Baltimore Maryland region. Among them are the papers of Philip Wagner, former editor of the Baltimore Sun and founder of Boordy Vinyard.- Ernest Kempe Collection
Coverage: 1865-1953. This collection, compiled and collected by Ernest Kempe, includes a series of scrapbook pages from twenty binders and a ledger with clippings dealing with Baltimore, Maryland.
- Papers of Philip M. Wagner
Coverage: . This collection contains the documents relating to the life and work of Philip M. Wagner (1904-1996). The materials are organized into series which reflect the major areas of life & work: personal, Sun Papers & Boordy Vineyards.
- Records of the Perry Hall Improvement Association (PHIA)
Coverage: 1945-1986. Includes the documents on the founding and organization of the Association, projects undertaken, membership lists, newspaper clippings and zoning regulations from the period.
- Stabler Family Papers
Coverage: 1893-1973. This collection of records of the Stabler Family documents their activities primarily from 1941 to 1973. Personal histories including correspondence, photographs, newspapers, official documents, and certificates provide a brief biographical sketch of the members of the Hayes/Stabler family. The collection also contains ephemera and books.
Literary Manuscripts
- Literary Manuscripts: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Coverage: c. 1950s-1990s. The literary manuscripts collections at UMBC include manuscripts, gallery and page proofs and other pre-publication materials, primarily by science fiction and fantasy authors.
Personal Papers
Collections of the personal papers of writers, photographers and other individuals held at UMBC.- Dick Higgins Collection: 1958-2002
Coverage: . Showcases Dick Higgins’s influence on the Fluxus movement through his artwork and publishing house, Something Else Press. Higgins’s embraced this idea and went on to create performance pieces such as Happenings and Danger Music; visual, concrete, and pattern poetry; mail art; prints and paintings; as well as his publication work through Something Else Press, all of which are represented in this collection.
- Jule Eisenbud Collection on Ted Serios and Thoughtographic Photography
Coverage: 1931-1999. The Eisenbud Collection, originating mainly from the 1960s during the years of Eisenbud's experimentation on renowned psychic photographer Ted Serios, provide an introduction to the psychic phenomenon 'thoughtography'. This collection contains thousands of photographs documenting Eisenbud's research and evidence of thoughtography.
- Papers of Brian C. Daley
Coverage: 1978 to 1996. This collection contains an assortment of materials written and collected by Brian Daley. Daley was an American bestselling science fiction author. Included within the collection are notes, photographs, professional and personal correspondence, drafts, newspaper clippings, personal movies, and personal documents. The majority of the collection spans the 1980s and 1990s and also includes some of the author's earlier papers, such as personal correspondence from the Vietnam War.
- Papers of Ferdinand C. Latrobe
Coverage: 1833-1922. This collection contains a multitude of materials written by Ferdinand C. Latrobe and relating to Mr. Latrobe. Latrobe was Mayor of Baltimore for seven terms, spanning the last quarter of the nineteenth century.
- Papers of Mildred Grossman
Coverage: 1929-1995. The papers of Mildred Grossman cover her active and dedicated life. Included within the collection are photographs, both professional and personal, correspondence between friends and clients, diaries, daybooks, financial, medical, and legal documents. The photographs in this collection include a selection related to the Hotel Trades Council’s exhibit “Portrait of a Union” and hundreds of personal photographs. Grossman's professional photographs have been removed and are housed with UMBC's Photography Collections.