Maryland Politics and Events, 1968-1974
This subseries contains files related to Maryland politics and events during Hogan’s three terms as Representative for Maryland’s 5th District in the House of Representatives (1969-1975). The files document Hogan’s work to address issues in Maryland and the concerns of his constituents. Many of these documents are about various state and county concerns, issues, events, and programs in Maryland and, more specifically, in Prince George’s County and Charles County. Several files in the subseries are related to Governor Marvin Mande, Hogan’s 1974 Gubernatorial campaign against Mandel, and the Maryland corruption investigation related to Mandel and other Maryland government officials. See Series 3: Campaign, subseries 6: 1974 Gubernatorial Race for related files.
Topics include: the Maryland Constitutional Convention; Maryland government; Maryland industry; State Road Commission; state legislature; the Maryland Delegation; elections and Congressional districts; the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission (MNCPP); Maryland’s Board of Education; University of Maryland; Prince George’s County; Charles County; education; integration and school busing; sex education; Title VI; Civil Rights; healthcare and health insurance; hospitals; housing and urban development; sewage treatment plants; Piscataway wastewater; zoning; Model Cities program; St. Mathew’s Summer Camp Project and Camp Dawana; College Park Community Center proposal; the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC); Friendship International Airport (former name of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport - BWI); Bowie Airpark (Bowie Municipal Airport); Blue Plains Treatment Plant Project; the environment and pollution; Robert J. Broderius; Gladys N. Spellman; Vincent J. Femia; crime; Governor Marvin Mandel and corruption in Maryland officials.
Materials include case files, correspondence, brochures, handwritten notes, legislation, newspaper clippings, press releases, petitions, reports, schedules, speeches, photographs, and audiovisual materials.
Dates
- Creation: 1968-1974
Use and Access to Collection
This collection is open to the public and must be used in the Special Collections reading room. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.
This collection contains restricted material, please check the series and folder listings for additional information. Materials of a sensitive nature, such as those containing personally identifiable information, are restricted for 75 years from the date of creation or the life of the individual and may be screened and removed by special collections staff. Please speak with a staff member if you believe that materials have been unnecessarily removed.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
This subseries is organized alphabetically. On the Finding Aid, many of the hyphenated titles, “ Maryland Government -,” “Mandel, Marvin -,” and “Prince George’s County -, “ were added to group related folders together to follow the original intellectual order of the collection created by Hogan’s administration. Most of the physical folders' titles will not have the prefix phrase. They will have either the number classification system from the original intellectual order or the same type of titling format. See the collection’s processing note for further details on the original classification system used by Hogan’s administration.
Library Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives
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