The Maryland Horse Breeders Association was founded in 1929 as an agency dedicated to the promotion and protection of the Maryland horse industry. The collection consists of office files of the association, which reflect activities such as publishing the Maryland Horse; reviewing legislation concerning the racing industry in Maryland; supporting increased opportunities for Maryland horse breeders; and promoting horse shows and sales, steeple chasing, and thoroughbred racing.
The Maryland Library Association was founded in 1923 to promote library interests and development, as well as the profession of librarianship in the state of Maryland. The collection contains the operating records of the Association, including records of special programs and activities. The records also document the Association's relationship with the American Library Association, its efforts to fight censorship, and its celebrations of National Library Week.
Included in this collection are approximately 5,600 individually cataloged letters, diaries, military and court records, ledger books, and printed ephemera (broadsides, handbills, etc.) related to the Maryland region--principally dating from 1750 to 1900. Individual items of significance are cataloged in the University of Maryland Libraries' Online Catalog.
The Maryland Municipal League was formed in 1948 as a non-partisan federation of 133 cities and towns in Maryland with the object to strengthen the role and capacity of municipal administration in the state. The collection consists of correspondence and completed questionnaires pertaining to municipal charter amendements.
This accession consists of real estate appraisal directories, flood insurance maps (covering many localities in Maryland, some in Virginia, and Washington, D.C.), property maps (of Montgomery, Prince George's, and Howard counties), weekly reports from TRW Redi Data, Lusk Reports, microfiche with property data (for Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George's counties), and real estate atlases (of Montgomery and Prince George's counties).
