Eugene L. Meyer papers
Collection
0577-MDHC
Eugene L. Meyer is a journalist and author based in Silver Spring, Maryland. Meyer was a reporter and editor at the Washington Post for over thirty years and has contributed to The New York Times, Bethesda Magazine, where he was a contributing editor, U.S. News and World Report, Washingtonian, Columbia College Today, CQ Researcher, and Maryland Life, where he was known for his features and “Hidden Maryland” column. Meyer also serves as editor for B’nai B’rith magazine and is the author of numerous books about Maryland culture and history.
This collection includes Meyer's research files primarily documenting his work on Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay area, including Virginia and District of Columbia, and covers the period 1785 to 2021. While some research materials date back to 1785 and extend to 2021, the bulk of these materials range from 1973 to 2010 and include correspondence, handwritten notes, research notes, interview transcripts, news articles, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and drafts of Meyer's articles. The Meyer papers also include photographs, restaurant menus, flyers, postcards, maps, and tourism brochures for counties, cities, towns, and sites throughout Maryland.
Several folders contain newspaper clippings in a range of conditions, including fraying or damaged newspaper pages and some older disintegrating ones. Some folders contain rusting staples or paper clips.
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23 Linear Feet (16 records storage boxes) : 15 Paige boxes, 1 letter-size Hollinger box
332 Photographs (255 color photographs, 77 black and white photographs)
This collection includes Meyer's research files primarily documenting his work on Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay area, including Virginia and District of Columbia, and covers the period 1785 to 2021. While some research materials and photocopies date back to 1785 and extend to 2021, the bulk of these materials range from 1973 to 2010 and include correspondence, handwritten notes, research notes, interview transcripts, news articles, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and drafts of Meyer's articles. The Meyer papers also include photographs, restaurant menus, flyers, postcards, maps, and tourism brochures for counties, cities, towns, and sites throughout Maryland.
This collection was donated to the University of Maryland Libraries by Eugene L. Meyer on April 5, 2022.
Several folders contain newspaper clippings in a range of conditions, including fraying or damaged newspaper pages and some older disintegrating ones. Some folders contain rusting staples or paper clips.
These materials were received by the University of Maryland Libraries in 2022. Upon arrival, the materials were re-housed into archival quality boxes and placed in acid-free folders. Folders were left in the original order in which they were received. Loose materials were placed in folders and kept in their original order. Restricted items were removed from the original folders and placed in [Restricted] folders.
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