Papers, Speeches, Lectures

"Archival Sampling: An Unacceptable Method of Preserving Records." A paper presented at the 1975 annual meeting of the Society of American Archivists in Philadelphia.

"The Records of Public Officials." A paper presented at the Annual meeting of the Southern Historical Association, Atlanta, Georgia, November 11, 1976.

Comments on "Finding Aid Programs" in Report on the Conference on Automated Guide Projects sponsored by the National Association of State Archives and Records Administrators, July 19-20, 1977, St. Louis, Missouri.

"Legal Aspects of Recent Replevin Efforts in Maryland." Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the Society of American Archivists in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 5, 1977.

"Maryland History and the Beginning of Trade with China (1785)" a translated briefing and exhibit for the visiting delegation from Anhui Province, China, September 10, 1979.

"The Tale of Two Families, The Randalls and the Butlers: An Adventure in Reconstructing Family History." A lecture in the Explorations in the Walters series, Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland, November 28, 1979.

"The Records of Maryland's Trade, 1775-1795: An Appraisal." paper read at the 1979 Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association and to be published as the introduction to a Guide to Naval Office Records in the Hall of Records.

"Archival Automation: The View from a State Archives." Paper presented at the University of Maryland College of Library and Information Services Symposium on Archival Automation, April 25-26, 1980.

"Public Records and Replevin in Maryland." An address to the Annual Meeting of The Manuscript Society, May 23, 1980.

briefings on Maryland history and government for visiting Chinese and Japanese delegations, translated for general distribution, in 1980 and again in 1981.

"Intrinsic Value of Records as an Appraisal Tool," paper given at Fall 1981 meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference.

Keynote address to the Maryland Historical Trust and the Society for the Preservation of Maryland Antiquities, on "Maryland History: Research and Revision," November 7, 1981.

Illustrated talk on Charles Wilson Peale's Annapolis for the 18th Century Studies conference at the Naval Academy, October 1984.

Illustrated talk on the mystery of the Maryland Charter Manuscript known as the "Houghton Manuscript," for the Baltimore Bibliophiles, May 1987.

Illustrated talk on the Ratification of the Treaty of Paris in Annapolis, given at several locations in the State during bicentennial in 1984.

Illustrated lecture on the "Historiography of Early Maryland: From Avocation to Occupation," given at several locations in 1984 and 1985.

Illustrated lecture on "The House on Francis Street [Annapolis]" given on several occasions, beginning in 1977.

Illustrated lecture on "The Annapolis Convention" given on several occasions, beginning in 1986.

Illustrated lecture on "The Amending Fathers' given on several occasions beginning in 1987.

Lecture on "Baltimore: 'Mob Town' or 'Crucible for Democracy?," Contemporary Club, November 1987.

Paper on "Changing Perceptions of Representation in Maryland, 1765-1800" at the OAH Annual Meeting, April 1989.

Illustrated lecture on "Bernard Christian Steiner, Maryland Historian Extraordinaire" for the Steiner Memorial Lecture, the Maryland Historical Society, November 1989.

Talk on "Three Centuries of Creative Financing in Maryland" for the 22nd Conference of Northeast State Treasurers, June 1990.

Series of Lectures with noted Ecologist Charles Stein on the historical context of the rivers of Maryland featuring the Potomac, the Susquehanna, and the Pocomoke, 1991-1993

Robert H. McCauley Lecture, Washington County Free Library, on sources for the history of Western Maryland at the Maryland State Archives, November 1991. Banquet speaker, Maryland Genealogical Society, "Genealogists, Archivists and Historians, with apologies to mark Twain and Dave Berry," March 1992.

Banquet speaker for the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Historical Geography Association, October 1992.

Lecture on "The World of Philip Calvert," to the Friends of St. Mary's City, April 1993.

Keynote address to the National Genealogical Society, June 1993.

Address to the H. L. Mencken Society on "H. L. Mencken as Spokesman for the Republican Party," September 1993. Lecture to the Association of Documentary Editors on the use of Documentary editions in the classroom, October 1993.

Lectures to law classes and lawyers on the decision in the Marquardt Case, February and March 1994.

Remarks to the Maryland Senate. First Citizen Award ceremonies, February 17, 1995 and February 7, 1996.

Every year, the President of the Maryland Senate, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., gives the First Citizen Award to outstanding present and former members of Senate, as well as to citizens who have made a significant contribution to the state. The award is named in honor of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, one of Maryland's four signers of the Declaration of Independence and the only Catholic signer. First Citizen was the name he signed to a series of articles published in the Maryland Gazette beginning in February 1773 about the responsibilities of an effective legislature. The 1995 awards were made to Senator Charles H. Smelser and Dr. William Richardson, outgoing president of The Johns Hopkins University. The 1996 awards were made to the Honorable Robert C. Murphy, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, and to the Honorable Robert Sweeney, Chief Judge of the District Courts.

Speech at a Special Joint Session of the Maryland General Assembly, February 28, 1995

On February 28, 1995, the Maryland General Assembly held a special Joint Session to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the first meeting of the General Assembly in the state's new capital, Annapolis, in 1695. Dr. Papenfuse's speech was called Doing Good to Posterity: The Move of the Capital of Maryland From St. Mary's City to Ann Arundell Towne, Now Called Annapolis and was based on a pamphlet of the same name. Part of the series of Studies in Local History, the pamphlet was published to coincide with the Special Joint Session.

Remarks to the Maryland House of Delegates on the historical importance of the Mace and the Great Seal of Maryland which are incorporated into the design of the Speaker's Medallion, on the occasion of the award of the Speaker's Medallion

On March 22, the Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates awarded the first Speaker's Medallion to President William Richardson of the Johns Hopkins University.

Remarks at opening of exhibit of portraits of Maryland's First Ladies and Official Hostesses in Government House, March 29, 1995

On March 29, Maryland's First Lady, Frances Hughes Glendening, unveiled an exhibit of the 13 portraits of Maryland's First Ladies and Official Hostesses which are in the state's collection.

Remarks at unveiling of portrait of Spiro Agnew in Maryland State House, April 13, 1995

Commencement Address at University of Maryland College of Information Services (CLIS), May 19, 1995

Talk at Chesapeake Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, October 31, 1995

Tenth Annual Archer Memorial Lecture, co-sponsored by the Historical Society of Harford County and the Harford Community College, November 5, 1995

Charting the Unknown and Mapping the Misunderstood: The Cartographic History of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed from the Earliest Recorded Encounters

Annual M.L.A. Faculty Lecture at The Johns Hopkins University, November 12, 1995

The Idea of the City: From Tribal Village to Regional Metropolis

Speech to the Society of the Ark and Dove, November 19

The Forgotten Mothers of Maryland focuses on the roles of St. Cecilia, Ann Mynne, Ann Arundell, and Anne Wolsely in the founding of the colony. It also discusses the translation of the state motto "Fatti maschii parole femine" and the origins of the cross on the state flag and seal.

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