This collection includes 6 letters written to and by U.S. Navy Assistant Surgeon Aaron S. Oberly. The majority are "love letters" from Oberly to his future wife, Anna M. (Maria A.) Woodford while he was in Baltimore. In 1863, he served aboard the Union gunboat Kineo and in 1865, the steamer Santiago de Cuba.
The city of College Park, Maryland celebrated the 200th anniversary of the Old Parish House in 2017 with a three-day event featuring lectures, art, music, dance, storytelling, and hands-on activities. This accession consists of fliers, a brochure on the history of the Old Parish House, the schedule for the event, speeches made by emcee Leslie Montroll, a College Park Municipal Scene newsletter, and three DVDs with videos and photos from the event.
Between 1970 and 1972, students at the University of Maryland initiated several protests on campus as a result of President Nixon's Vietnam War policies. This collection contains 17 photographs and approximately 70 negatives documenting the campus unrest, as captured by Patrick Olmert, a 1972 graduate of the university. The images include riots on U.S. Route 1 and on McKeldin Mall on campus, teargassing, and response from local and state police. A preliminary inventory is available.
