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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.................................... 3

EARLY HISTORY OF MARYLAND ARCHIVES..................... 6

TERCENTENARY AND THE HALL OF RECORDS .................. 8

BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT ................................. 12

HALL OF RECORDS COMMISSION ............................. 16

STAFF.................................................... 19

FINANCIAL STATEMENT...................................... 21

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT .................................... 23

PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONS........................ 24

CIRCULATION ............................................. 25

AIDS TO RESEARCH ........................................ 26

RECEPTION AND ARRANGEMENT ............................. 27

REPAIR AND PRESERVATION.................................. 30

PHOTODUPLICATION......................................... 33

ACCESSIONS................................................ 34

BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................ 37

APPENDIX—LAWS AND OPINIONS RELATING TO THE HALL OF

RECORDS, 1929-1943................................... 40