Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911) was an African American abolitionist, poet, & advocate for the women’s rights and temperance movements. Her first volume of poetry, one of the first published works by a black woman in the U.S., was “Forest Leaves” in 1845. #RighttoVote

The 12/10/1914 edition of The Catoctin Clarion notes that a thriller film was produced arguing the merits of giving women the right to vote. Who knew that thrillers were used to advance the cause of suffrage?! #MarylandWomenVote #MDSuffrage #HistoricMDNews #ChronAm

Enjoying these adorable twin bear cubs photographed for a glass lantern slide circa 1900 [MSA SC 182-1-1685]. George Forbes presented his slides at public lectures, especially in his hometown, Annapolis. Would he have liked Zoom? #ArchivesWildlife #ArchivesHashtagParty #Maryland

Join the MD Lynching Truth & Reconciliation Commission for a virtual panel, Lessons of Lynching, moderated by Commissioner Carl Snowden, on 9/16, 6pm-8pm. Register @ mdlynchingmemorial.networkforgood.com/events/23079-m…

Happy Electronic Records Day! Check out these tips from the CoSA #ERecsDay #ERecsDay2020 #DigitalPreservation statearchivists.org/files/1215/997…

The Maryland State Archives was saddened to hear the news of the death of Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. on Friday. facebook.com/permalink.php?…

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." ~Letters from Birmingham Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1/15/1929-4/4/1968

Provident Hospital was one of the first African American owned and operated medical institutions in Maryland. It not only provided medical services, but also trained African American men and women as doctors and nurses. #ArchivesBlackEducation #ArchivesHashtagParty

It’s Easter weekend, so why not dress up and wear a lovely hat! #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesTipOfTheHat

Did you know that the individual sections of pages in a book are also known as “signatures”? Here you can see the signatures of a book as it was being repaired by conservators. #ArchivesSignatures #ArchivesHashtagParty

Today we remember Alan Fern, who served as director of the National Portrait Gallery from 1982 to 2000. Read more about his life and legacy: s.si.edu/3CCknd8 🎨: Everett Raymond Kinstler, 2004. Gift of Everett Raymond Kinstler

Tomorrow, please join the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission for its first public hearing in Allegany County. The Commission will hear the story of Robert Hughes aka William Burns. Live stream begins at 11am youtube.com/watch?v=9Mh9ZV…

Help us prevent a digital dark age – learn how to manage your permanent electronic records for preservation in the future. #ERecsDay

Happy #ERecsDay Check out the new poster from CoSA about new and emerging electronic formats. #ElectronicRecords

The Archives participated in a program offering First Aid, CPR & AED training to staff. As a public facing agency, we take safety seriously for those who visit our Search Room. Thank you to Brittany Keller-Hokuf & Janeene Jensen-Graf (IWIF/SERMA) for our training! #safetyfirst

We were delighted to host First Lady Dawn Moore at our facility in Woodlawn! In addition to viewing the records storage area, she viewed the collections of the AFRO Baltimore newspaper and saw a demonstration of preservation scanning of early 20th century glass plate negatives.