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lie Works and Economic Development Act of
1965. The Delmarva Advisory Council is the or-
ganization designated by the three governors to
advise and work with the local organizations in
carrying out projects of the overall economic de-
velopment program. The Council consists of for-
ty-seven members from the three States and sev-
eral advisory members. Council members serve
for varied terms.

OFFICE OF CULTURAL
ADMINISTRATION

Jack Ladd Carr, Cultural Administrator

2525 Riva Road
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 269-2717

The Office of Cultural Administration original-
ly was created in 1976 as the Historical and Cul-
tural Liaison office. It operates as part of the Di-
vision of Local and Regional Development. The
Office assists the following State agencies con-
cerned with the State's historic, cultural, and eth-
nic environment: the Maryland Historical Trust,
St. Mary's City Commission, Maryland State
Arts Council, Commission on Afro-American
History and Culture, Commission on Indian Af-
fairs, and the Commission on Ethnic Affairs.

COMMISSION ON AFRO-AMERICAN
HISTORY AND CULTURE

Chairperson: Dr. Roland C. McConnell
Vice-Chairperson: Phebe R. Jacobsen

Rev. James J. Fuller, Mary S. Johnson, William
H. Kiah, Elizabeth Oliver, Verda F. Welcome,
Angeline F. Williams

Commissioner emeritus: Dr. Benjamin Quarles
Carroll Greene, Jr., Executive Director

20 Dean Street
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 269-2893

Originally known as the Maryland Commission
on Negro History and Culture, this Commission
was created by Chapter 435, Acts of 1969, and
consisted of seven recognized authorities on Afro-
American history and culture appointed by the
Governor and assigned to the Department of
Economic and Community Development. Chapter
627, Acts of 1971, created a new Commission of
nine members. By Executive Order of December
27, 1971, the Commission was assigned to
Morgan State College. In 1974 the Commission
was reassigned to the Department of Economic
and Community Development and renamed the
Commission on Afro-American and Indian Histo-

ry and Culture (Chapter 386, Acts of 1974). The
single-purpose Commission on Afro-American
History and Culture was created in 1976 as a per-
manent Commission (Chapter 120, Acts of 1976).

The present Commission consists of nine mem-
bers appointed by the Governor, with the advice
and consent of the Senate, for four-year terms.
The Commissioners annually elect a chairperson
and vice-chairperson from the Commission mem-
bership. Subject to the approval of the Secretary
of Economic and Community Development, the
Commissioners appoint, from without their num-
ber, a director of the Commission.

The Commission acts as statewide coordinator
and clearinghouse in preserving evidence of the
black experience in Maryland. It specializes in
historical preservation and research, unearthing
and collecting historical materials—art objects,
memorabilia, manuscripts, photographs, and oth-
er articles of significance to black history and cul-
ture in the State. It also provides exhibits and re-
source materials to the community at large and
to local educational systems and institutions
within the State. In addition, the Commission
conducts a continuing statewide historic land-
mark survey to locate and identify those sites and
buildings significant to the black experience in
Maryland.

The Commission's collection will be displayed
at the Banneker-Douglass Museum of Afro-
American Life and History, scheduled to open to
the public in the autumn of 1983. The Museum
will be housed in the old Mt. Moriah A.M.E.
Church at 84 Franklin St., Annapolis.

The Commission also includes an Advisory
Committee consisting of a maximum of twenty-
one members (Code 1957, Art. 41, sec. 409).

COMMISSION ON ETHNIC AFFAIRS

Chairperson: Morgan H. Pritchett, 1984

Regina Forte, 1983; Helen Johns, 1983; Irenijus
Krasuskas, 1983; Hardev S. Palta, 1983; J.
Hugh Proctor, 1983; Charles B. Vaughan,
1983; Robert Weiner, 1983; Jorge A. Giro,
1984; Katherine Kirn, 1984; Herminia G.
Nudo, 1984; Kalevi A. Oikio, 1984; one va-
cancy.

Director: Vacancy

2525 Riva Road
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 269-3381

The Commission on Ethnic Affairs was created
by Executive Order on March 18, 1977. The
Commission consists of thirteen persons appoint-