General Assistants:

Miss Katherine H. Held.................................................. Towson
Mrs. Josephine Jickling. ............................ .Annapolis
Mr. Gust Skordas........................................... Annapolis

Repair and Reproduction

Mrs. Ruth A. Krebs......................................................... Gambrills
Mrs. Jane R. Moss....................................................... Annapolis
Mr. Allison C. Trader. ............................................. .Revells

The Hall of Records Commission was created by Chapter 18, Acts
of 1935. It is composed of: The Governor of Maryland, the State
Comptroller, the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, the President
of the Johns Hopkins University, the President of St. John's College,
the President of the Maryland Historical Society, and the President
of the Board of Trustees of the Peabody Institute of Baltimore.

The Commission supervises and controls the Hall of Records build-
ing and appoints the Archivist who has charge of the active manage-
ment of the building and contents.

Among the records now housed in the Hall of Records are the en-
grossed laws of Maryland, the large collection of materials, including
its own records, formerly in the care of the Court of Appeals, the
manuscript archives of Maryland formerly deposited with the Mary-
land Historical Society, Maryland probate material through 1776, land
records of Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties to 1800, old records
of the various state offices. In addition there is a small but growing
collection of church records and private papers.

Every state, county, city, town or other public official in the State
is authorized to deposit for preservation any original papers, official
books, records, documents, files, newspapers, printed books or por-
traits not in current use. The Commission accepts gifts or deposits of
like nature from other than governmental officers. Such gifts or
deposits are kept in fireproof air-conditioned stacks, and the Hall of
Records furnishes for a small fee typewitten, photostat or microfilm
copies of any material in its possession. The Commission has a seal
and is empowered to certify such copies.

The Hall of Records is open to the public with the privilege of
examining records, under the necessary safeguards.

Finance Department

The Finance Department embraces three divisions, (1) the Division
of Financial Review and Control, (2) the Division of Deposit and
Disbursement and (3) the Board of Public Works.

1—DIVISION OF FINANCIAL REVIEW AND CONTROL

COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE—Annapolis

Name. Postoffice.

Comptroller:
J. Millard Tawes........................................ Crisfield

Chief Deputy Comptroller:
Joseph O'C. McCusker. ......................................... .Pikesville

Deputy Comptrollers:

John F. Wilson. ................................................. ..Lothian
Edna O. Dempsey............................................... Bel Air