Office Hours : By appointment
EMAIL: edpapen@erols.com
Olson, Sherry H. BALTIMORE THE BUILDING OF AN AMERICAN CITY. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980. Because this book is out of print it will be supplied for use by the class on the WEB at the Maryland State Archives. In order to access these files you will need a name and a password which will be given out in class.
Fee, Elizabeth, Linda Shopes, and Linda Zeidman, eds. THE BALTIMORE BOOK: NEW VIEWS OF LOCAL HISTORY... . Philadelphia: Temple Univesity Press, 1991 (available in paperback)
ADC's STREET MAP OF BALTIMORE CITY & COUNTY. 1996.
Shivers, Frank R. WALKING IN BALTIMORE: AN INTIMATE GUIDE TO THE OLD CITY. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.
Maryland State Archives Documents for the Classroom as assigned in the schedule. Document packets will be available on the WEB at the Maryland State Archives web site: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us
Barnes, Robert. GUIDE TO RESEARCH IN BALTIMORE CITY AND COUNTY. Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1989.
Olson, Sherry H. BALTIMORE. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1976.
Reps, John W. TIDEWATER TOWNS CITY PLANNING IN COLONIAL VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. Williamsburg, Va.: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1972, pp. 281-295, and 318-319, only.
Greene, Suzanne Ellery. BALTIMORE AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY. Woodland Hills California: Windsor Publications, 1980.
Students are to submit discussion notes of the reading in advance of the class (preferrably by EMAIL to my address: edpapen@erols.com, but if that is not possible, on disk in a word processing format of your choice) which means no later than the beginning of class each week. Discussions notes are meant to be those points of interest and discussion you think should be brought up in class. You should summarize the important points made in the reading and raise any quesations you have about what you have read. They should not exceed 2-3 typed pages (single spaced) a week. Each assignment will be worth up to five points. Two points will be substracted for every day an assignment is late.
The final exam will be a term paper of 15-20 pages (footnoted) worked on over the course of the semester) that will critique a tour of your choice in WALKING IN BALTIMORE, re-writing it in the light of lectures, class discussions and any additional reading you find necessary. The final paper is to be submitted either by EMAIL to my address the night of the final or delivered that evening on a 3 1/2 floppy disk in a word processing format of your choice. The final exam will consist of a 6-8 minute summary presentation of your paper to the class which will be considered part of your class participation grade ( up to 10 points)
Plagiarism will not be tolerated. When you use the ideas of others, clearly footnote the use. When you use the words of others in excess of five or more words, use quotation marks (or set off as a quote if longer than a phrase) and footnote the sources. Term papers must conform in style to a standard writer's guide such as Kate L. Turabian A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations , or the Chicago Manual of Style . The briefest format is acceptable (author, short title, page)
Class format and Grading : With the exception of November 27, all classes will be in the computer lab. The syllabus and readings as noted will be available live on the World Wide Web except where noted. Class time will be allocated to learning how to access relevant infomation on the web, lectures, and discussion of the required reading. Students will be expected to have completed the reading assignments BEFORE class and be prepared to engage in class discussion focused on questions about Baltimore's history posed by the reading.
Grades:
A's: 90-100; B's: 80-89; C's: 70-79; D's: 60-69 F's: 0-59. Minuses and pluses are given on either side of the mid point (i.e. 95, 85, 75, 65) for all but an 'F' grade.
Discussion notes: worth up to 60 points; Class Participation (discussion of the assigned reading and paper presentation): up to 10 points; Final Paper: up to 30 points.
1) September 11 Introduction.
2) September 18 Baltimore & the Bay: Today and Yesterday. Begin reading Shivers (no discussion notes required) and be prepared to indicate your choice of tours for the final paper for submission with your notes on November 20. Required : Olson, Introduction Notes due: 5 pts
3) September 25 "Slow Beginnings, 1634-1776." Required: Olson, Chapters 1 & 2 Notes due: 5 pts
4) October 2"Rise of a Commercial Center, 1776-1807" Required: Olson, Chapter 3 Notes due: 5 pts
5) October 9 "Commerce is the Mainspring, 1802-1821"* Required: Olson, Chapter 4 Notes due: 5 pts
6) October 16 "The Grand Civic Procession, 1822-1837"* Required: Olson, Chapter 5 Notes due: 5 pts
7) October 23 "Successful Reform, 1837-1861" and "A War Almost No One Wanted, 1861-1865." Required: Olson, Chapter 6; Fee, Chapter 7 Notes due: 5 pts
8) October 30 "A Rent in the Social Fabric, 1866-1877"* Visit and discuss document packet on the Ratification of the 15th Amendment Parade (May 19, 1870) on the WEB. Required: Olson, Chapter 7; Fee, Chapters 1 & 2 Notes due: 5 pts
9) November 6 "Consolidation, 1878-1899"* Required: Olson, Chapter 8 Notes due: 5 pts
10) November 13 "The Emergence of a Civic Conscience: Baltimore City and the Progessive Movement, 1895-1918." Required: Olson, Chapter 9; Fee, Chapters 3-6 Notes due: 5 pts
11) November 20 "A Place to Move About In, 1919-1934."* Possibly watch excerpts and discuss Avalon, time permitting. Required: Olson, Chapter 10; Fee, Chapters 8-9 Notes and choice of tours for final paper due. For the latter, indicate the number of the tour and the inclusive pages in Shivers and give a brief explanation why you chose that particular tour. Discussions notes- 5 pts
12) November 27 class time to be used for reading and research on final paper
13) December 4 "From Segregation to Integration, 1935-1968." Visit web site and begin discussion of document packet "Is Baltimore Burning? H. Rap Brown, Spiro Agnew, and the aftermath, 1967-1996." Required: Olson, Chapter 11; Fee Chapter 10 Notes due: 5 pts
14) December 11 finish discussion of document packet "Is Baltimore Burning? H. Rap Brown, Spiro Agnew, and the aftermath, 1967-1996." Required: Fee, Chapters 11 & Afterword Notes due: 5 pts
15) December 18 FINAL PAPER due; class presentation/discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of WALKING IN BALTIMORE
* borrowed from Sherry Olson, Baltimore
İEdward C. Papenfuse, 9/10/96