MARYLAND STATE ARCHIVES
350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401
Entry #1
Author: Baltz, Shirley, compiler.
Title: Research notes, various dates.
Description: Originals and copies.
Summary: Original and copies of research notes compiled by Shirley Baltz relating to Annapolis, Queen Anne Town (Prince George's County), and the topic of the War of 1812. The collection contains newspaper clippings and notes, including notes on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Maryland. Part of the Baltz Collection (MSA SC 5224).
Accession No.: MSA SC 5224-B1-F2.
Location: Maryland State Archives, 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Source: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/.
Entry #2
Author: Johnson, Thomas.
Title: Letter, March 14, 1840.
Description: Microfilm of letter.
Summary: Letter of March 14, 1840, from Thomas Johnson of William (1801-1885) to Col. John McPherson (1796-1874) concerning state politics, redistricting, and taxes. Mentions of Whig Party, C&O Canal, and currency bill. Microfilm, part of the Johnson Family Papers, 1742-1945 (MSA SC 4197). Originals located at the Historical Society of Frederick County, Frederick, MD 21701 (MS 10).
Accession No.: MSA SC 4197-B5-F40.
Location: Maryland State Archives, 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Source: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/.
Entry #3
Author: Various (Maryland Board of Public Works).
Title: State Agency Series Listing at the Maryland State Archives, Board of Public Works (MSA S 1473), S42 – (General File), 1875-1979.
Description: Textual materials, maps, drawings.
Summary: Correspondence, reports, bids, contracts, legal opinions, agreements, financial accounts, maps, plats, and drawings relating to matters considered by the board. The files provide background information for actions taken by the board and document follow-up activities. Earliest files, 1875-1914, arranged chronologically. Indexed in MARYLAND INDEXES Board of Public Works Records, Index [MSA S1473]. Described in The Maryland Board of Public Works: A History (Annapolis: Hall of Records Commission, 1984). The following sections, referenced by Maryland State Archives (MSA) Number, pertain to the C&O Canal:
1. MSA S42-1: Board of Public Works (General File), Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Petitions, no date, Accession No.: 12,687-1/2.
2. MSA S42-10: Board of Public Works (General File), Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company, 1880-1885, Accession No.: 12,687-10.
3. MSA S42-25: Board of Public Works (General File), Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, 1886-1890, Accession No.: 12,687-24.
4. MSA S42-45: Board of Public Works (General File), Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, 1899, Accession No.: 12,687-45/46.
5. MSA S42-59: Board of Public Works (General File), Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, 1903, Accession No.: 12,687-61.
Location: Maryland State Archives, 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Source: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/.
Entry #4
Author: Various (Maryland Board of Public Works).
Title: State Agency Series Listing at the Maryland State Archives, Board of Public Works (MSA S 1473), S46 – (Railroad Bridge Plans), 1881-1947.
Description: Maps and plans.
Summary: Maps and drawings of bridges, submitted by railroad companies for approval. Includes correspondence and petitions. Arranged chronologically. Indexed in MARYLAND INDEXES Board of Public Works Records, Index [MSA S1473]. Described in The Maryland Board of Public Works: A History (Annapolis: Hall of Records Commission, 1984). The following section, referenced by Maryland State Archives (MSA) Number, pertains to the C&O Canal:
1. MSA S46-16: Board of Public Works (Railroad Bridge Plans), Berlin & Lovettsville Bridge Co., Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, 1893, Accession No.: 40,240-16.
Location: Maryland State Archives, 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Source: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/.
Entry #5
Author: Unknown.
Title: Diary of unknown C&O Canal Company surveyor (?), 1868-1870.
Description: Original diary.
Summary: Original diary including expenses while working on the C&O Canal. Part of the Frederick County Public Library Collection, 1804-1925 (MSA SC 2516).
Accession No.: MSA SC 2516-1-4.
Location: Maryland State Archives, 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Source: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Entry #6
Author: Recher, E. M.
Title: Bridge over the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, ca. 1900.
Description: Photograph.
Summary: Original photograph, part of the Stereograph Views Collection (MSA SC 1951).
Accession No.: MSA SC 1951-2-30.
Location: Maryland State Archives, 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Source: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/.
Entry #7
Author: Unknown.
Title: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, ca. 1900.
Description: Print.
Summary: Original print, part of the Adams Collection, ca. 1900 (MSA SC 1719).
Accession No.: MSA SC 1719-1-194.
Location: Maryland State Archives, 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Source: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/.
Entry #8
Author: Unknown.
Title: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, ca. 1950.
Description: Photograph.
Summary: Original photograph, part of the Maryland Scenes Photographic Collection
(MSA SC 1478).
Accession No.: MSA SC 1478-1-10.
Location: Maryland State Archives, 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Source: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/.
Entry #9
Author: Various.
Title: Maryland Writers Project Collection, ca. 1935.
Description: Photographs.
Summary: Photographs taken and collected for Maryland: A Guide to the Old Line State, American Pictorial Guide Series, Maryland Writers Project, 1940. Includes photographs of Maryland counties, Baltimore City, Cumberland, Ellicott City, Hagerstown, Frederick, Salisbury, St. Mary's City, Chesapeake Bay, agriculture and miscellany. Includes the following photographs of the C&O Canal:
1. Aqueduct carrying C&O Canal over Seneca Creek, Seneca, ca. 1935 (MSA SC 908-1-293).
2. Lock on C&O Canal, ca. 1935 (MSA SC 908-1-295).
3. Gate on C&O Canal, ca. 1935 (MSA SC 908-1-296).
Accession No.: MSA SC 908.
Location: Maryland State Archives, 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Source: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/.
Entry #10
Author: Various.
Title: McGrain Collection, various dates.
Description: Photographs, microfilm and digital.
Summary: Research files, molinography [mills] in Maryland. Includes photographs in microfilm and digital format. Includes the following photographs of the C&O Canal:
1. Photograph, Charles Mills, near Clearspring, between locks 44 and 45, C&O Canal, view north and east elevations of main frame structure, Jack Boucher, photographer. HABS photograph, 1960/12 (MSA SC 4300-3-74).
2. Photograph, Charles Mills, near Clearspring, between locks 44 and 45, C&O Canal, view of waterwheel showing west elevation of frame section to the right, corner of stone section to the left, Jack Boucher, photographer. HABS photograph, 1960/12 (MSA SC 4300-3-75).
3. Photograph, Charles-McMahon Mill on the C&O Canal, Washington County, 1968/03/30 (MSA SC 4300-3-117).
4. Photograph, Joel Charles Mill, toppling over north of C&O Canal, Washington County, 1968/03 (MSA SC 4300 -3 -137).
5. Photograph, Charles Mill on C&O Canal, n.d. (MSA SC 4300-3-188).
Accession No.: MSA SC 4300.
Location: Maryland State Archives, 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Source: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/.
Entry #11
Author: Various.
Title: Maryland Forest and Parks Collection, 1919-1977.
Description: Photographs and textual material.
Summary: Photographs, newsletters, magazines, pamphlets, yearbooks, deeds, plats, and miscellaneous materials pertaining to the history of public forests and parks in Maryland with particular emphasis on the activities of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Photographs from the Forest and Parks Collection have been transferred to MSA SC 3933. Includes the following photographs of the C&O Canal:
1. Untitled. Color. 643-487. C&O Canal near Washington?, ca. 1920s (MSA SC 1178-8-83).
2. U.S. Forest Service, C&O canal, near Chain Bridge, Washington, D. C. B&W. 644-980, #6. Lockhouse and Canal boat in port, ca 1920s (MSA SC 1178-8-84).
3. One of many dams built along C&O Canal on side streams to prevent silt from streams washing into Canal, Washington County, near Harpers Ferry, W. Va. B&W. #C0-548, 5, ca. 1920s (MSA SC 1178-8-402).
Accession No.: MSA SC 1178.
Location: Maryland State Archives, 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Source: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/.
DRAWINGS
Entry #12
Author: Unknown.
Title: Early drawing of transportation on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, [n.d.].
Description: Drawing.
Summary: Original drawing, part of the James E. Moss Collection, 1600s-1970s (MSA SC 1779).
Accession No.: MSA SC 1779-2-8.
Location: Maryland State Archives, 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Source: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/.
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