8 THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT

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, addi-
tional responsibilities and duties have been assigned to the Hall of
Records Commission and thereby to the staff of the Hall of Records: to
administer the Records Management Program for State and county gov-
ernmental agencies; to compile and distribute the MARYLAND
MANUAL; and to supervise the microfilming of current land records
for its files and for the State Department of Assessments and Taxation.
The Hall of Records has been made a depository for all publication 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 agency 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. On January 25, 1967 the
Archivist assumed the duties of the Commissioner of the Land Office
as Commissioner of Land Patents. (Article 54, Chapters 1-26).

The members of the Hall of Records Commission for fiscal year
1969 and the offices which entitled them to membership were the
following:

Chief Judge, Court of Appeals of Maryland:

HONORABLE HALL HAMMOND, Chairman ...........Annapolis

President of St. John's College:

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

Governor of Maryland:

HONORABLE MARVIN MANDEL.....................Annapolis

Comptroller of the Treasury:

HONORABLE LOUIS L. GOLDSTEIN..............Prince Frederick

President of the Maryland Historical Society:

COLONEL WILLIAM BAXTER........................Baltimore

President of The Johns Hopkins University:

DR. LINCOLN GORDON .......................... Baltimore