ARCHIVIST OF THE HALL OF RECORDS

Their work, sometimes routine, and at times even unpleasant, has been
done without complaint and without compensation. Nor should the
staff be forgotten. The archivist, or director, or the curator of any
institution like ours will receive the credit—and the blame!—for what-
ever it accomplishes though it is common knowledge that while he takes
full responsibility he can do little by himself.

The Archivist has benefited in several special ways. He has enjoyed
the rare privilege of coming to an archival institution as it was begin-
ning. He has seen every record that has come into our vaults; he has
carried many of them in himself. He has shared in the establishment
of every procedure, in the design of every form. His association with
the members of the Hall of Records Commission and with the other
officers of State and local government gave him the opportunity to know
many of the most distinguished Marylanders of these last twenty-five
years. He has enjoyed the companionship of many dedicated members
of the staff. His greatest satisfaction, however, has come from the con-
fidence he has had from the people of Maryland who entrusted him
with so challenging a task.

Respectfully submitted,

MORRIS L. RADOFF
Archivist and Records Administrator