ARCHIVIST OF THE HALL OF RECORDS 9

HALL OF RECORDS COMMISSION

The Hall of Records Commission is an ex officio body created by
Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1935 to collect and preserve the historical
records of Maryland and to encourage research and investigation in the
history of the Province and State. Since passage of this Act, additional
responsibilities and duties have been assigned to the Hall of Records
Commission and thus to the staff of the Hall of Records. They ad-
minister the Records Management Program for State and county
governmental agencies; they compile and distribute the Maryland
Manual; and they manage the microfilming of current land records
for use by the Land Office and the State Department of Assess-
ments and Taxation. The Hall of Records has been made a depository
for all publications of State agencies, and its staff microfilms the
Proceedings of the General Assembly at the close of each legislative
day. The Hall of Records Commission acts as the historical agenq^r of
the State. It participates in the planning and conduct of historical
celebrations, the restoration of monuments and houses and the search
for historical data necessary for the conduct of the State's business.
(Annotated Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, 1957 and 1961
Cumulative Supplement, Article 41, Secs. 104, 144, 171-81; Article 54,
Sec. 52.)

The members of the Hall of Records Commission for fiscal year
1962 and their offices by virtue of which they held membership were
as follows:

Chief Judge, Court of Appeals of Maryland:

HONORABLE FREDERICK W. BRUNE, Chairman..... Baltimore

President of St. John's College:

DR. RICHARD D. WEIGLE, Vice Chairman...........Annapolis

Governor of Maryland:

HONORABLE J. MILLARD TAWES ................. Annapolis

Comptroller of the Treasury:

HONORABLE Louis L. GOLDSTEIN...........Prince Frederick

President of the Maryland Historical Society:

HONORABLE GEORGE L. RADCLIFFE...............Baltimore