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).
The Maryland Temperance Collection spans the years 1848 to 1922 and comprises a variety of materials about the temperance movement in the state, including constitutions, reports and correspondence of temperance societies, fliers for temperance events, advertisements for temperance political candidates and a postcard depicting a temperance rally. The collection shows how the temperance movement marketed itself to gain political and social power.
The Maryland Tobacco Improvement Foundation was formed in 1950 for the purpose of improving the quality of Maryland leaf tobacco through cooperation with research institutions, as well as through education, distribution of free tobacco seeds, and competitions. The Foundation's archives consist of annual reports, bylaws, and exporting records.
