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The records of the Savings Bank of Baltimore are an extraordinarily rich collection relating to the lives of hardworking, independent, wage-earning citizens of the city dating back to the first depositors of 1818. Founded as a mutual savings bank in 1818 to promote thrift and financial security among the working class, the Savings Bank of Baltimore has long held a prominent place in Baltimore's history. Of particular interest are the returning Civil War veterans, many of whom were immigrants and African American soldiers who deposited their pay with the Bank. The collection also includes the records of the Metropolitan Savings Bank, founded in 1867. In 1957, the bank merged with the Savings Bank of Baltimore.
Church Records
Since the establishment of the Hall of Records in 1935, the Maryland State Archives has been aware of the importance of church and synagogue records as a significant primary source for historians and genealogists. Since systematic recording of vital records was not established until 1875 for Baltimore City and 1898 for Maryland counties, religious records are often the only source for birth and death information.
The Archives' collections include the records of several African American congregations which have been preserved through the Archives' Preservation Microfilming Program. Churches interested in participating in this program should contact the Maryland State Archives for further information.
Documents for the Classroom
In the Aftermath of Glory1: Black Soldiers & Sailors from Annapolis Maryland, 1863-1918, MS A SC 2221-8 Examines what happens to Black soldiers who survive the Civil War by tracing their careers through public and private records. Includes maps, contemporary accounts, census records, probate records, court depositions, and Federal pension files. It relates the soldiers to the efforts to expand and then restrict the suffrage ending with the voting rights cases of 1915 which involved a Civil War soldier from Annapolis. Ask for MS A Publication # 1727 - $5.00
Celebrating Rights and Responsibilities: Baltimore & the Fifteenth Amendment, May 19,1870, MS A SC 2221-18 Includes documents and images relating to the ratification and celebration of the 15th Amendment in Baltimore, including a speech given by Frederick Douglass. Ask for MSA Publication # 5381 - large format, $7.00
From Segregation to Integration: The Donald Murray Case, 1935-1937, MSA SC 2221-1 Concentrates on efforts to integrate higher education in Maryland from 1934 to 1937 with emphasis on Thurgood Marshall, Lillie May Jackson, William I. Gosnell, Charles Houston, and Donald Murray's successful attempt to integrate the University of Maryland Law School. Ask for MSA Publication # 1844 - $5.00
Is Baltimore Burning?, MSA SC 2221-12 Includes newspaper and other accounts of the Cambridge riot of 1967, the Baltimore riot of 1968, selections from Governor Agnew's papers relating to both events including the Cambridge speech and subsequent trial of H. Rap Brown, and the Goldseker Foundation report Baltimore 2000. Ask for MSA Publication # 2395 - $5.00
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