Maryland State Archives: Documents for the Classroom

The Maryland State Archives Documents for the Classroom series is compiled and introduced by Dr. Edward C. Papenfuse, Maryland State Archives & Dr. M. Mercer Neale, Boys' Latin School with the assistance of R.J. Rockefeller and Lynne MacAdam.

Packets for use in U. S. History to 1877:

Close Encounters of the First Kind, 1585-1767, MSA SC 2221-17

Includes maps and documents relating to the first encounters of the English settlers and explorers with Native Americans. The objective is to introduce students to how explorers, settlers, and Native Americans reacted to, and learned from one another. Ask for MSA Publication # 4198 - $5.00

Daily Life in the New World, 1634-1715, MSA SC 2221-3

Includes the Maryland Act of Toleration, 1649, inventories of estates, and a discussion of documents relating to the career of the only person (a Jew) prosecuted under the Toleration Act. Ask for MSA Publication # 3916 - $5.00

Writing It All Down: The Art of Constitution Making for the State and the Nation, 1776-1833, MSA SC 2221-4

Includes documents leading to the Maryland Declaration of Rights and the first State Constitution, as well as those which relate to Maryland's role in the creation and ratification of the proposed first twelve amendments to the U.S. Constitution (two were never ratified). It traces the subsequent definition of such individual rights as the right to hold office by non-Christians as defined by constitutional amendment (the Jew Bill) and due process as defined by the courts (Barron v. Baltimore). Ask for MSA Publication # 3918 - $5.00

Celebrating Rights and Responsibilities:Baltimore & the Fifteenth Amendment, May 19, 1870, MSA 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

The Baltimore Railroad Strike & Riot of 1877, MSA SC 2221-9

Includes almost all of the issues of the Baltimore Sun dealing with the strike and riot, as well as official documents and a contemporary history of the events. Ask for MSA Publication # 1797

Transparencies and poster-sized materials are also available. For copies and further information about Documents for the Classroom write the Maryland State Archives, 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401, or call MD toll free (800) 235-4045 or (410) 974-3914. MSA SC 2221

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