In April, I attended the First International Conference on Conservation and Preservation held in Cairo, Egypt and organized by the University of Cairo.  It was an exciting event  for many reasons.  First of all, it provided a rare opportunity for conservators from many different countries to exchange professional experiences and ideas and trends in current methodology. 

Seven countries were represented at the conference, including the Unites States, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Poland, France, and Italy.  Most of the opening speeches were given by Egyptian government and university officials.  Conference presentations primarily concerned conservation issues and treatment of stones and murals.  Very few papers dealt with parchment and papyrus. 

In collaboration with scientists from the Smithsonian Museum Support Center and Elisabeth Fitzhugh, a Conservation Scientist at the Freer Gallery in Washington, DC, I presented a paper entitled: 14th Century Documents of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem.  We reported on our analysis of inks, parchment, and seals, using slides for illustration.  It was the last paper in the series which resulted from a one-year research project with the documents of the 

Jane Lowe Sewall Calvert, daughter of Vincent and Anne (Cavendish) Lowe, was baptized on 14 October 1633, and died in 1700/1.   She had a distinguished lineage. The Lowes were a family of gentry status from Denby, County, Derby, and her mother was a relative of the Earl of
Shrewsbury.  Her brother and two nephews settled in Maryland, and established prosperous families. She herself made two very good marriages.  The first was to the Hon. Henry Sewall, and the second was to Charles Calvert, b. 1637 and d. 1714/5, 3rd Lord Baltimore, and one-time Governor of Maryland.  By her first husband, Jane had one son and four daughters.  Her children's marriages formed the basis for a loyal Council for Charles Calvert.  By Charles Calvert, Jane was the mother of three sons and two daughters. 

Lady Jane is noteworthy for more than her bloodlines, however. At a time when most land grants were made to men, she was the patent holder of numerous tracts in Maryland.  In Dorchester County she patented 600 acres called Indian Neck, 1,000 acres called Warwick (for the home
county of her first husband), 200 acres called Secretarys Point (at one time Henry Sewall was Secretary of the Province), and 3,000 acres called Derby (for her own county of birth).  In St. Mary's County she patented 1,200 acres called Mattapany Sewall, which had originally been patented
by Henry Sewall for 1,000 acres.  In Talbot County she patented 1,000 acres called 

Dr. Randolph Winslow (1852-1937) lived at 1 Mount Royal Terrace (later renumbered as 1900) in Baltimore.  He received his medical degree from the University of Maryland in 1873 and did post graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania and in Philadelphia hospitals. He received a Master of Arts degree at Haverford in 1874 and then began his long career on the faculty of the University of Maryland Medical School, occupying the position of Professor of Surgery from 1902 to 1921 when he was appointed Professor Emeritus. 

The above information is found on the flyleaf of one of the two notebooks in the Jones Collection [MSA SC1245].  The notebooks, covering the years 1875-1886 and 1890-1895, contain forms for the registration of births in Baltimore City. Dr. Winslow entered data on each case, including details of problems experienced by the mother during delivery. 

A quick check of several entries in each notebook reveals that some of the births were recorded in the Baltimore City birth records, but significantly others were not filed with the health department. Since Dr. Winslow evidently delivered babies from families across the ethnic and socio-economic spectrum of Baltimore City, a transcription and analysis of his records might provide information for medical, genealogical, and population studies. 

ANNAPOLIS MAYOR AND ALDERMEN 
    (Miscellaneous Papers) 1985-1997 
         [MSA T390] 

BALTIMORE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 
    (Adoption Papers) 1974-1997 [MSA T1232] 
    (Asbestos Case Exhibits) 1984-1988 
         [MSA T2962] 
    (Asbestos Case File) 1979-1988 [MSA T2961] 
    (Asbestos Case Pleadings) 1987-1992 
          [MSA T2963] 
    (Civil Papers) 1984-1990 [MSA T697] 
    (Condemnation Papers) 1967-1984 
          [MSA T1527] 
    (Equity Papers) 1886-1984 [MSA T696] 
    (Federal Tax Lien Releases) 1990-1995 
          [MSA T2982] 
    (Federal Tax Liens) var. d. [MSA T2986] 
    (Judicial Record) 1936-1937 [MSA T258] 
    (Juvenile Papers) 1985-1993 [MSA T2988] 

CECIL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 
    (Civil Papers) 1962-1985 [MSA T2631] 

HOWARD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 
    (Civil Papers, Exhibits) n.d. [MSA T2980] 

KENT COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 
    (Liquor Minutes) 1951-1973 [MSA T2965] 
    (Proceedings) 1857-1969 [MSA T2964]

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COUNCIL 
    (Executive Orders), 1985-1991 
         [MSA TM588] 
    (General File) 1992-1997 [MSA TM303] 
    (Public Hearing File) 1993-1995 
         [MSA TM306] 

WASHINGTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 
    (Bond Record) 1952-1969 [MSA TM605] 
    (Charter Record) 1903-1993 [MSA TM602] 
    (Equity Papers) 1997 [MSA TM463] 
    (Physicians and Surgeons Register) var
         [MSA TM605] 
    (Road Record) 1819-1907 [MSA TM603]