The Interagency Committee on Aging Services was
formed within the Executive Department in 1982
(Chapters 101 and 330, Acts of 1982). The Commit-
tee develops and updates a plan to coordinate State and
local health and sodal services for Maryland's elderly
The Committee consists of the Director on Aging,
the Secretaries of Economic and Employment
Development, Health and Mental Hygiene, Housing
and Community Development, Human Resources,
and Transportation. The Director on Aging serves as
chairperson (Code 1957, Art. 70B, sees. 4A-4H).

STATE ARCHIVES

Edward C. Papenfuse, Ph.D., State Archivist
& Commissioner of Land Patents
Gregory A. Sdverson, V\\.D., Assistant State Archivist
Christopher N. Allan, Administrator
Richard E. Israel, Counsel

350 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401 974-3914/6
fax: 974-3895

Public Search Room open:
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.— 4:30 p.m.
Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.— 4:30 p.m.
(Saturdays only: closed fir lunch hour, 12:00-1:00 p.m.)

BUDGET ^CODE 23.01.10)

FY1991 Total Appropriation ...... .$1,982,117
General Funds ................. .$1,806,102
Special Funds ...................$ 176,015
FY1991 Total Authorized Positions ......... 39
FY1991 Contractual Positions (FTE) ....... 20
Total Staff............................. 59

MANDATED REPORTS

Annual Report of State Archivist to Governor &
General Assembly on the Archives sir-Hall of
Records Commission.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

STATE ARCHIVES (23.01.10.01)

FY1991 appropriation ................. $1,901.400
FY1991 authorized positions ................... 38
Edward C. Papenfuse, Ph.D., State Archivist . 974-3867

HALL OF RECORDS COMMISSION
Secretary: Edward C. Papenfuse, Ph.D., State
Archivist..................... 974-3867
Chairperson: Robert C. Murphy, Chief Judge,
Court of Appeals

ADMINISTRATION
Christopher N. Allan, Administrator .. 974-3867

ACCOUNTING & PERSONNEL
Barbara Schislcr ............... 974-3916

COMMISSION ON ARTISTIC PROPERTY
(23.01.10.02)
FY1991 appropriation ........... $80,717
FY1991 authorized positions ............ 1
Nancy M. Bramucci, C«wwr 974-3867

IndependentAgencies/499

COMPUTER SERVICES

LynneM. Browne, Director ..... .974-3914

LAND OFFICE
Richard H. Richardson, Deputy
Commissioner of Land Patents .. .974-3916

LIBRARY & STATE PUBLICATIONS
Shashi P. Thapar, Librarian ...... .974-3914

MAIL INQUIRIES
Richard H. Richardson ......... .974-3916

PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTIONS
Mame Warren, Curator ......... .974-3916

PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES

Teresa Fountain, Director ........974-3916

PRESERVATION/CONSERVATION
Les White ................... .974-3914

PROCESSING
Timothy Pyatt ................ .974-3916

REFERENCE SERVICES
Patricia V. Melville, Director ..... .974-3914

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

Nancy M.-Bramucd, Registrar 974-3914

STATE & LOCAL RECORDS
Kevin J. Swanson, Director .......974-3862

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

Gregory A. Sdverson, Ph.D., Assistant State
Archivist ..................... .974-3916

CARROLL PAPERS
Ronald Hoffaian, Ph.D. ........ .625-4547

EDUCATION & OUTREACH

Douglas P. McElrath, Director ... .974-3914

EXHIBITS

Mimi Calvci, Director .......... .974-3914

MARYLAND MANUAL & ORGANIZATION
OF MARYLAND STATE GOVERNMENT
Diane P. Frese, Editor .......... .974-3917

PUBLICATIONS
Susan R. Cummings, Director .... .974-3914

The State Archives is the historical agency for
Maryland. It serves as the central depository for
government records of permanent value. These
records date back to the founding of the Maryland
colony in 1634. Among the Archives holdings are
colonial and State executive, legislative, and judicial
records; county probate, land, and court records;
church records; business records; State publications
and reports; and special collections of private
papers, maps, photographs, and newspapers.
Records are stored in a humidity- and temperature-
controlled stack area. Preservation measures, in-
cluding deacidification, lamination, mylar
encapsulation, and archival bookbinding are carried
out by the staff of an in-house conservation
laboratory Records are made accessible to the
public in a search room open six days each week,
through photocopies produced by an in-house
photolab, and through the interlibrary loan of
microform.
The origins of the State Archives can be traced
to the State's tercentenary celebrations in 1934. As
the 300th anniversary of the founding of the
Maryland colony approached, the Maryland Ter-