Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

John T. Chambers, Jr. (1928-2011)
MSA SC 5496-050594
Alderman in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
First African American Mayor of Annapolis

Sources:

Archival Sources -

ANNAPOLIS, MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, (Election Papers), [MSA T934-3]. October 9, 1967, Page 253.

ANNAPOLIS, MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, (Election Papers), [Date: 1981-1985], Location: 01/51/01/056, MSA Citation: MSA T934-7. June 8, 1981, Page 1.

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records), Liber GTC 1063, Folio 190, [MSA CE 59-1407]. Geneva Lucilla Sinclair to John T. Chambers, Jr. and Hannah S. Chambers, September 13, 1955.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE DIVISION OF VITAL RECORDS (Death Record) John T. Chambers, Jr., 25 February 2011, Certificate #8671, Anne Arundel County [MSA SE46-6872].

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE DIVISION OF VITAL RECORDS, (Marriage Certificates), [MSA T315-110]. John Thomas Chambers Jr. and Hannah Jane Scott, February 12, 1954, Baltimore County, Certificate No. 04306.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Laws) 1974, 3 vols., MdHR 821038, MdHR 821038-1, and MdHR 821038-2. Page 3517.

U.S. Census Record (Census Record, MD) for John Chambers, 1930, Anne Arundel County, Precinct 3, District 37, Page 78 [MSA SM61-512, M 12916].

Newspapers and Journals -

Gilmer, Samuel. "Chambers." [letter to the editor] The Capital 25 September 1980: 8. Access Newspaper Archive.

Kelly, Earl. "Historic African American Barbershop Gets New Life." The Capital 22 January 2009: A1, A10. Access Newspaper Archive.

"3 Incumbents Seek Re-election." The Capital 15 January 1973: 1. Access Newspaper Archive.

"Annapolis Barber Takes Over As City's Mayor." Baltimore Afro-American 25 April 1981. ProQuest Historical Newspapers, Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988).

"Arundel NAACP Considers Moving Headquarters Into Masonic Lodge." Baltimore Sun 27 March 2007: 1G. ProQuest databases.

"A Cut Above the Rest." The Capital 26 February 1995: D1, D3. Access Newspaper Archive.

"John Chambers." The Capital 2 September 1990: 15. Access Newspaper Archive.

"The Light Approach: Chambers Eases City Hall Tension." The Capital 29 April 1981: 35. Access Newspaper Archive.

"People." The Washington Post 29 October 1981: MD11. ProQuest Historical Newspapers, The Washington Post (1877 - 1993)

"'Quiet' John Chambers Bows Out." The Capital 17 September 1980: 1, 12. Access Newspaper Archive.

"The Year in Pictures." The Capital 2 January 1982: 16. Access Newspaper Archive.

"Former Annapolis mayor Chambers, 82, dies." The Capital, 26 February 2011.

"John Thomas Chambers Jr., Annapolis' first black mayor, dies." The Baltimore Sun, 27 February 2011.

Internet Sources -

"Annapolis Mayors, Maryland." Maryland Manual. Maryland State Archives. http://www.msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/37mun/annapolis/html/amayors.html

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