Research at the Baltimore City Archives
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The following is a list of common research subjects for which resources have been compiled.
For General Research:
For an overview of Baltimore City Archives and its collections, some extensive documents have been linked on the following site: Guide to the Records of Baltimore City Archives.
Our Guides and Indexes page lists many legacy research tools that continue to be relevant and useful in finding records that may not come up via searching.
Newspapers and Periodicals are not City records but are a great starting point for many research questions and topics.
For Genealogists:
Guide to the Baltimore City Archives for Genealogists
For Specialized Historical Researchers (ie., thesis and dissertation guidance):
Specific Topics and Records:
- African Americans in Baltimore City
- Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
- Board of Estimates
- Cemeteries
- Church Records
- City Council
- City Directories
- Court Records for Baltimore City
- Demography of Baltimore City: Sources
- Geography of Baltimore City: Sources
- Historiography of Baltimore City
- Land Records of Baltimore City
- Law Department/City Solicitor
- LGBTQI History: Sources
- Mayor’s Office
- Photographs at the Baltimore City Archives
- Police Records
- Recreation and Parks
- Tax Records for Baltimore City
- Transcribing and Inventorying the Records of Baltimore City, 1905-1940
- Vital Records of Baltimore City (Birth, Death, Marriage, Wills)
- War of 1812 in Baltimore City
- Ward Changes
