Hall of Records Commission
Agenda

for a Meeting 
at the Maryland State Archives
Electronic Classroom
12 Noon 
November 14, 2001

Attendees and Introduction of Special Guests

Reports and Minutes of Previous Meetings

• June 6, 2001

• Special meetings and Celebratory events

• Presentation of Taggart Map to staff of the Office of the Clerk of Washington County Circuit Court

 
Proposed Action:  motion of approval of minutes (as amended, if amended), and recognition of the special meetings of the Commission as defined by standing resolution

Records Retention and Disposal Schedules

• Retention
• Disposal

Proposed Action: motion of approval of Records Retention and Disposal Schedules as presented
 
• Schedules for the City of Frederick

Old Business

Archivist's Report & Staff Activities

• April 19 - Wranglers Club presentation - a mysterious file of newspaper clippings
• June 26 - Dr. Papenfuse served as a guest lecturer at UMBC's Summer Institute for history teachers at the UMBC.  Topic: Defining "American" in the Aftermath of World War II:  Whittaker Chambers vs. Alger Hiss (grant resulted)
• Dr. Papenfuse was to attend, on behalf of Judge Bell, the State and Federal Court Historical Societies Fifth Annual Meeting in conjunction with the AASLH Annual Meeting in Indianapolis on September 14-15. Cancelled.
• July 9-31, 2001: Research trip to England by Dr. Papenfuse
• October 8-14, 2001: Dr. Papenfuse's to visit the Anhui Provincial Archives Bureau at the invitation of Mr. Yan Gui-fu, Director General.  Remarks by Edward C. Papenfuse


Plans for the inauguration of an exchange program between the Archives in Anhui and MSA
 
• November 12, 2001: Visit to Archives of Russ Morrison and his wife Jody; Stanley Quick, of Lockheed Martin, and his wife, Marian; and Bill Seitzer to view some important items in the Huntingfield Map Collection.

Forthcoming special meetings of the Commission & events of interest

• November 13 & 14, 2001: Installation of artwork from the two state-owned art collections in Government House
• Date to be determined: Dedication of statue of Louis L. Goldstein
• January 9, 2002: Remarks to the Opening Day of the 2002 Legislative Session on the subject of Reapportionment
• Opening of refurbished Peabody Exhibit in Miller Senate Building
• First Citizen Award and presentation of Dear Papa, Dear Charley to members of the Senate
• Speaker's Society

Recent Acquisitions and Patron Use of the Archives

• Special Collections:
• Mandel Collection
• Government Records
• usage statistics before and after September 11

Finding Aids, Reference Services, and Publications

• Printed version of the 2001 Maryland Manual
• Archives of Maryland.net
• plats.net
• survey of works on paper in the Peabody Collection

Education & Outreach

Courses in progress and to be taught by the State Archivist:

Baltimore and the Bay (Fall 2001, Johns Hopkins University)

Public History (Spring 2002, University of Maryland)

Race with theLaw:  The Maryland Experience taught with Larry Gibson (Fall 2001, University of Maryland School of Law)

What is History, (Spring 2002, Johns Hopkins University)

Judicial Institute, Maryland Legal History the Revolutionary Era (October 18, 2002)

• Summer Internship Program, June 13 - August 22, 2001
• March 25, 2002, Annual Colonial Society Essay Contest, judged by State Archivist

Administrative & Fiscal Matters

• Commission to Coordinate the Study, Commemoration, and Impact of Slavery's History and Legacy in Maryland:
• report on current research projects: the Coleman Directories
• Hiring of Research Coordinator
• Minutes of Meetings:
• August 7, 2001
• September 25, 2001
• Grant from Maryland Historical Trust to document the history of the State House: mdstatehouse.net
• Conservation surveys of Annapolis Collection and Peabody Art Collection
• Appraisal of Records
• Report on legally mandated five year appraisal report prepared by DGS - still in progress

 
• Building Maintenance and Refurbishment
• update on roof replacement contract and other building maintenance issues

• New Facilities
• status report on building program

 
• Status of the Archives Endowment Fund: Interest, Gifts and Matching funds

 
• Budget Issues, Present and Future:
• Memo from Eloise Foster regarding hiring freeze and first round of budget cuts
• Archives' budget request for 2003
• Pending Legislation: legal authority for plats.net as recordation system for State Roads plats.

Next meeting

Adjournment

Dr. Edward C. Papenfuse
State Archivist

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