The George L. Radcliffe Papers ca.1895-1972, MS. 2280

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The George L. Radcliffe Papers, ca.1895-1972
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The George L. Radcliffe Papers, ca.1895-1972
Maryland Historical Society

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INVENTORY OF THE GEORGE L. RADCLIFFE PAPERS

MS. 2280

Maryland Historical Society

Baltimore MD 21201-4674

Drew Gruenburg

March 1978

INTRODUCTION

The George L. Radcliffe papers, MS. 2280, date from ca. 1895-1971. The bulk of the material however rests between 1910 and 1965. Included are personal papers, those that deal specifically with Radcliffe's wife and family, and his property in Dorchester County, Maryland; papers pertaining to Radcliffe's twelve years as a United States Senator; and papers concerning Radcliffe's affiliation with various social, political, economic, and historical organizations. The papers reflect the many-faceted public career of a man whose interests included history, law, banking, politics, and farming. Personal papers are less abundant yet nonetheless an important part of the collection.

The papers were donated to the Maryland Historical Society in July of 1977 by George M. Radcliffe, son of George L. Radcliffe.

The papers are unrestricted.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

The Civil War had been over only twelve years when George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe was born on the family farm in Dorchester County, Maryland. He was raised in the midst of political unrest from the recent war, coupled with English influences brought by settlers and perpetuated by their descendants on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Specott, the farm where Radcliffe grew up, was completely self-sufficient. Cotton and wool raised there furnished clothing. Livestock, crops, fruit and nuts provided necessary food. Inexhaustible supplies of seafood teamed in the waters nearby. Timber provided the raw materials needed in shipbuilding. Wind mills, carpenter's shops, and blacksmiths were all present. The fertile soil and the mildness of climate helped contribute to the type of economic self-sufficiency present at Specott.

The foundation for Radcliffe's interests and occupations later in life was molded out of this environment of political upheaval, gracious Eastern Shore life styles, and hard work on the farm. His studies at Johns Hopkins University focused on history and political science, and he eventually took a Ph.D. from the university after writing a thesis on the then still contoversial subject of the secession movement in Maryland during the Civil War. After teaching history at Baltimore City College, Radcliffe decided to shift his career towards law. In 1903 he received a law degree from the University of Maryland and after having been admitted to the bar, began an extensive career in the business world as an attorney for the American Bonding Company. By 1913, Radcliffe was president of the American Bonding Company and was also 1st Vice President of Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland. His work and interest with these companies spanned his lifetime.

By 1916 Radcliffe began to show interest in governmental work. From 1916-1919 he was Liquor License Commissioner of Baltimore City, and in 1919 he became Secretary

of State in Maryland. He was also deeply involved with the inauguration of Governor Albert Ritchie and became an influential figure in Maryland Democratic campaigns, especially the campaigns of Franklin D. Roosevelt and prominent Maryland political figures. In 1934, at Franklin Roosevelt's request, Radcliffe became regional advisor for the Public Works Administration. In this capacity he had a great influence on securing funds for New Deal projects not only in Maryland but in nine other states of the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions as well.

Urged to run for governor of Maryland in 1934, Radcliffe somewhat reluctantly entered the race, then abruptly withdrew out of a desire for party unity. He did, however, shift his aspirations towards the United States Senate and won handily in November of 1934. This was the first elected position Radcliffe had ever held. His years in the Senate spanned 1934-1946 and included work in the Banking and Currency, Finance, Commerce, Merchant Marine, Immigration, Migratory Wild Life, and Library Committees. Although accused of being a rubber stamp for President Roosevelt (as a result of his close personal friendship with the President) Radcliffe split ideologically with Roosevelt over the Supreme Court Packing Case, and the re-election of Maryland Senator Millard E. Tydings. Radcliffe lost his bid for re-election in 1946 to Herbert L. O'Conor.

Throughout this hectic period of Radcliffe's life he never lost sight of his first two loves, history and farming. He became a member

of the Maryland Historical Society in 1908, became its Vice President in 1933, and its President in 1939. Not until 1964 did he relinquish his position as President, to become Chairman from 1965-1974. During his years as President, Radcliffe increased the membership of the society, added significantly to its holdings and its physical plant, and generally improved the status of the institution. Radcliffe supplemented his devotion to the Maryland Historical Society

by accepting other responsibilities related to Maryland history. These included: Chairman of the 1924 Baltimore City Commission which saved the Shot Tower; chairman of the Star Spangled Banner Committee 1939; Maryland War Records 1942; Chairman of the celebration of the 300th Anniversary of the Religious Toleration Act, 1949; Chairman of the Committee of Historical Markers in Maryland, 1954; organizer of Grace Foundation Inc. of Taylor's Island to restore Old Trinity Church and Chapel of Ease.

Radcliffe also never lost sight of his Eastern Shore heritage, nor of his property and homes in Dorchester County. He had tenants on some of his land, and frequently corresponded with them concerning crops, farm buildings, and finances. Radcliffe, although never actually farming the land himself, played a major role in the decision-making processes of the farms. His devotion to the land was pervasive even up to the year he died when he gave the Maryland Environmental Trust a perpetual easement on Specott. Under the terms of the deed of easement, the Radcliffe family retained ownership of the land yet gave up the right to develop it. The easement contains development restrictions which the Environmental Trust has the right to enforce.

History, farming, banking, law, and politics all had a profound effect on George Radcliffe's life. He was also a great humanitarian whose interest in the general welfare of the public was strong. His work as state chairman of the Infantile Paralysis March of Dimes Campaign for over 30 years is just one of the many areas of public welfare to which he gave his time and effort.

A vigorous and physically active man throughout his life, Radcliffe lived 96 full and productive years. He died in Baltimore on July 29, 1974 and is buried in the Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Maryland.

The following chronological listing is a supplement to the narrative and lists significant mileposts in the life of George L. Radcliffe.

BIOGRAPHICAL OUTLINE: GEORGE L. RADCLIFFE

1877 August 22

Born Lloyds, Md.; Dorchester County

1893

Graduated Cambridge High School

1894-97

A.B. Johns Hopkins University

1900

Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University

1900-1901

Principal Cambridge High School; Cambridge, Md.

1901

Thesis -- “Governor Thomas H. Hicks and the Civil War,” published in The Johns Hopkins University Studies

1901-1902

Teacher, Baltimore City College

1903

LL.B. University of Maryland Law School Admitted to the Bar

1903

Attorney -- American Bonding Company

1906

Married; Mary [UNK] Marriott; June 6

1908

Vice President; American Bonding Company

1908

Became member of Maryland Historical Society

1912-32

Recording Secretary; Maryland Historical Society

1913

1st Vice President, Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Md; President, American Bonding Co.

1915-1919

President, Johns Hopkins Alumni Association

1916-1919

Liquor License Commissioner of Baltimore City

1917-1918

Associate Director of Personnel, American Red Cross, Washington, D.C.

1918

Member of Committee of “Over There” show in Armory, Baltimore, Maryland

1919

Chairman of War Records Commission for Maryland, World War I

1919-1920

Secretary of State, Maryland; appointed by Governor Harrington

1919

Treasurer, Maryland League of Nations

1919

Member of Maryland State Council of Defense, World War I

1919

Chairman of Johns Hopkins University Dormitory Campaign

1923

President, Eastern Shore Society

1923

Chairman, Inauguration Committee for Governor Ritchie

1924

Chairman, Shot Tower Campaign

1926

Chairman, Inauguration Committee 2nd term Governor Ritchie

1930

Chairman, Inauguration Committee 3rd term Governor Ritchie

1930

Member of Control Committee which organized Walter Hines Page School of International Relations, Johns Hopkins University

1932

Chairman, Maryland Democratic Campaign Committee [Franklin Roosevelt]

1933-1938

Vice President, Maryland Historical Society

1933-1968

State Chairman, Infantile Paralysis March of Dimes Campaign

1934

LL.D. -- Washington College, Chestertown, Md.

1935-1947

Member of United States Senate

1936

Chairman of Democratic State Central Committee

1939

Chairman, Star Spangled Banner Committee

1939-1964

President, Maryland Historical Society

1942

Chairman, War Records Commission, World War II

1943

LL.D. -- University of Maryland

1947

Chairman, Inauguration Committee, Governor Lane

1947

Chairman, Inauguration Committee, Mayor D'Alesandro

1947

Chairman of Committee, Anniversary of Incorporation of Baltimore -- appointed by Mayor D'Alesandro

1948

Chairman of Dedication Committee, Lee and Jackson Monument, Baltimore

1948-1949

Chairman of Committee to Celebrate Toleration Act in Maryland -- 300th Anniversary, St. Mary's City

1949

Chairman, Baltimore Symphony Campaign

1950

Active in plan for establishment of memorial park and speaker at meetings in Brooklyn, New York -- to commemorate Maryland troops who died in Battle of Long Island

1951

Incorporated Grace Foundation of Taylor's Island, Maryland

1952

Chairman of Committee in charge of ceremonies for opening the Chesapeake Bay Bridge

1952

President, English Speaking Union

1953

Old Trinity Church Fund Drive, Cambridge, Md.

1953

Chairman of Dinner Committee -- Silver Jubilee, Baltimore Chapter of National Conference of Christians and Jews

1953

President University Club

1954

Historic Road-Markers Program re-established, at instigation of Radcliffe

1954

Key manuscript of Star Spangled Banner installed, Maryland Historical Society

1955

Honorary Chairman -- Baltimore Symphony Drive

1962

Board of Salk Institute for Biological Studies

1963

Death of wife, Mary

1965

Chairman, Maryland Civil War Centennial Commission

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The George L. Radcliffe Papers MS. 2280 date from ca. 1895-1972, although the bulk of the material dates from 1910 to 1965. The papers trace the career of George L. Radcliffe from his work as an attorney with the American Bonding Company in 1903 to his position as Chairman of the Council of the Maryland Historical Society in 1965. The in between years found Radcliffe extraordinarily active in public life as a statesman, humanitarian, and historian.

The papers have remained in essentially the same format they were in upon their arrival at the Maryland Historical Society. They are arranged alphabetically according to correspondents and subjects. Some sections of papers, because of their importance and quantity, have been removed from the basic alphabetical arrangement and placed after the general correspondence and subject section.

Most of the collection consists of correspondence however there are also minutes, financial reports, and a large number of Radcliffe's speeches. Other important sections of papers include those dealing with Radcliffe's political career 1934-1946; his association with the Maryland Historical Society 1912-1974; his family, including his wife, mother, brothers, and son; his Eastern Shore property; his work with Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland and the American Bonding Company; and his work with the Grace Foundation Inc. of Taylors Island, Maryland ca. 1950-1965, the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis 1934-1965, and the Civil War Centennial Commission 1959-1965.

The collection also contains eighteen (18) scrapbooks of photographs dating from ca. 1885 to 1972, and many loose photographs. The photographs reflect Radcliffe's public career including his attendance at banquets, meetings, commencements, and political gatherings. There are also some family portraits and some photographs from

his years at Johns Hopkins University. Also enclosed is a large amount of printed ephemera including invitations, programs, and menus. All of this material has been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division.

The remainder of the collection is made up of 50 volumes of scrapbooks containing newsclippings of events in Radcliffe's public career. The majority of these scrapbooks relate to Radcliffe's two terms in the United States Senate.

The following are more detailed scope and content notes for each section of the collection.

Inventory

SECTION I -- GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE AND SUBJECT

42 BOXES

#1 - #42

The general correspondence and subject section is arranged from A to Z and dates from c. 1900-1971. It contains letters from a wide variety of correspondents including personal friends, relatives, business associates, politicians, and people involved with the organizations and committees Radcliffe gave his energy to. Many of the letters are simply thank you notes, requests for contributions, and notices of meetings.

SECTION II -- POLITICAL PAPERS

12 BOXES

#43 - #54

Radcliffe's political papers make up one of the most important sections of this collection. They range from 1932 when he was first involved in the Maryland Democratic Campaign; to 1933 when he was appointed Regional Director of the PWA by Franklin D. Roosevelt; to 1934 and his election as a United States Senator; to 1940 and his re-election; to 1946, his defeat at the hands of Herbert O'Conor. This section includes papers of Democratic Campaigns from 1932-1964, however the bulk of the material ranges from 1932-1946 and specifically the years Radcliffe was a senator. Includes campaign strategy, expenses, engagements, congratulatory letters, and a “memorandum” written by Radcliffe detailing his initial gubernatorial campaign and his twelve years as senator.

The section also includes political correspondence from A - Z, for the years 1934-1946. Enclosed is correspondence from a variety of state and national political figures such as:

Alben W. Barkley

Harry Flood Byrd

George Henry Dern

Francis H. Dryden

James O. Eastland

James A. Farley

John Nance Garner

Cordell Hull

Harold Ickes

William Gibbs McAdoo

Theodore McKeldin

Harry W. Nice

Herbert O'Conor

Alice Paul/Frances Perkins

Albert C. Ritchie

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Edward R. Stettinius

Harry S. Truman

Robert F. Wagner

and Henry A. Wallace

Includes correspondence dealing with his work in the following committees:

Banking and Currency

Finance

Commerce

Merchant Marine

Immigration

Migratory Wild Life

and Library

Collection Also comprised of references to various bills, proposals and agencies such as:

Potomac Dam Proposals

War Shipping Administration

Rent Control Act

Ship Sales Bill

Lea Bill

War Damage Bill

The Federal Empoyees Pay Act of 1945

Rivers and Harbors Bill

Federal Work Agency

“GI” Bill

Price Control Act

Postal Salary Reclassification Bill

Civil Aeronautics Board

Bretton Woods Agreement

and Merchant Marine Bill

Radcliffe's PWA material dates from 1933-1934 and contains information on a wide variety of projects: hospitals, sewage disposal plants, bridges, dams, seafood industry, and highways. Organizations Radcliffe worked with include the National Recovery Administration, National Resources Board, State of Maryland Conservation Department, the Federal Writer's Project, and the Resettlement Administration. Correspondents include:

Charles W. Eliot

John W. Flannagan, Jr.

Stephen W. Gambrill

Phillips Lee Goldsborough

Ambrose J. Kennedy

Harold Ickes

E. Lee LeCompte

M.H. McIntyre

Albert C. Ritchie

Karl Singewald

Theodore Straus

Rexford G. Tugwell

SECTION III -- SPEECHES

4 BOXES

#55 - #58

Throughout his public career George L. Radcliffe gave innumerable speeches. These speeches were not confined to political campaigns, but included those presented to organizations, on holidays, at dedications and commencements, and those concerning Maryland, World War II, notable public figures, and politics and policies.

SECTION IV -- MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY PAPERS

15 BOXES

#59 - #72.1

As Recording Secretary, Vice President and President of the Maryland Historical Society, Radcliffe generated a large quantity of correspondence. The papers in this section date from 1918 to 1965 and are arranged in chronological order, and alphabetized within each year.

Significant correspondents include:

Matthew Page Andrews

William Gordon Beecher

Harry C. Black

Van Lear Black

Martha Bokel

Hayward E. Boyce

Marion V. Brewington

Rodney J. Brooks

Donaldson Brown

Max Chambers

Samuel K. Dennis

Louis H. Dielman

Charles Fickus

James W. Foster

Jacob France

Victor Frenkil

Edgar W. Garbisch

Robert Garrett

Phillips Lee Goldsborough

Douglas H. Gordon

Benjamin Howell Griswold

W. Hall Harris

L. Manuel Hendler

Arthur A. Houghton

S. Denmead Kolb

Harold Manakee

Nellie M. Marshall

Robert G. Merrick

Frank W. Mish, Jr.

J. Gilman D'Arcy Paul

J. Hall Pleasents

Clinton L. Riggs

Elmer F. Ruark

C. William Schneidereith

John Semmes

Raphael Semmes

Fred Shelley

J. Alexis Shriver

Karl Singewold

Dr. Guy Steele

Subjects discussed include: genealogical and historical inquiry, meetings, speakers, membership, financial business, county historical societies, laws and by-laws of the society, acquisition of Latrobe Papers, construction of Thomas & Hugg Building, wills bequeathing property to the Maryland Historical Society, sale of property, War Records Division, and Historic Site Markers.

SECTION V -- GRACE FOUNDATION INC. PAPERS

4 BOXES

#73 - #76

In 1952 George Radcliffe was involved in the organization of a group to help restore Old Trinity Church and the Chapel of Ease, both in Dorchester County, Maryland. The Grace Foundation Inc. of Taylors Island was formed by interested persons who wanted to help with the restoration, the main impetus being supplied by Radcliffe. This section deals specifically with the restoration work, including the architectural survey, contributions, and meetings of the Foundation,

Important Correspondents:

S. Hubert Applegarth

George M. Brodhead

T. Reynolds Carpenter

Max Chambers

Francis V. du Pont

Finlay F. Ferguson

Edgar Garbisch

Walter Clay Hill

Arthur A. Houghton, Jr.

J. Stapleforte Neild

Milford Nathan

Reginald Orem

Rev. Noble C. Powell

Guy Steele

F. Arnold Travers

William H. Travers

Harold Tschudi

RADCLIFFE FAMILY PAPERS

10 BOXES

#77 - #86

The Radcliffe family material dates from c. 1895 to c. 1965. Family correspondence is made up of two boxes 1911-1918, and 1919-1933, containing information on the running of Radcliffe farms Specott, Boston and Windemere, concerning cultivation of crops, planting, finances, maintenance, machinery, and supplies. Also includes correspondence about family get-togethers, about the death of Radcliffe's first child, and about Daisy Radcliffe's illness. Most of the letters are written by Sophie D. Radcliffe, George's mother, however other correspondents include:

Daisy Radcliffe

Thomas B. Radcliffe

Sophie L. Kirwan

and Nellie Radcliffe

Letters are written from Specott, Blue Ridge Summit, PA, Baltimore, Bermuda, and Gloucester, Massachusetts.

The correspondence of Thomas B. Radcliffe, brother of George L. Radcliffe, dates from 1913-1954 and contains information on the farms, and on Thomas Radcliffe's appointment as post master of the Cambridge Post Office. Also contains correspondence of Mae L. Radcliffe, wife of Thomas, concerning the Sophie D. Radcliffe estate and the situation on the Eastern Shore relative to Specott and its care.

The correspondence of J. Sewell Radcliffe, other brother of George, fills 2 boxes and dates from 1934-1963. The letters contain mostly personal news including information on the farms, timber land and the Grace Foundation Inc. of Taylors Island.

Other boxes in this section contain papers relating to Radcliffe property on the Eastern Shore; correspondence from caretakers and farmers Radcliffe employed on his farms including Thomas Bell 1925-1930, John Bell 1920-21, 1936-1948, Edward

Lawless 1920-1926, William Murphy 1955-1962, Samuel Hill 1926-1941; papers concerning George M. Radcliffe, the son of George L, including correspondence from Gilman School, Princeton University and that written while in the Army; genealogical data, wills; information about a party at Specott 1963, and congratulations on Radcliffe's 80th Birthday.

SECTION VII -- EMILIE McKIM REED ESTATE PAPERS

4 BOXES

#87 - #90

George L. Radcliffe was executor of the Emilie McKim Reed estate. The papers date from 1924-1940 and include administration accounts, decrees, petitions, deposit slips, coupons, yearly reports, recepts, and cancelled checks. Other correspondents include: Elizabeth McIlvaine, and Telfair Marriott.

SECTION VIII -- FINANCIAL PAPERS, ca. 1910-1970

5 BOXES

#91 - #95

Financial Papers deal mainly with the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, and the American Bonding Company of Baltimore. Correspondence concerns mechanics of the surety business and include financial statements, notices of meetings, and activities of various departments.

Correspondents include:

Frank A. Bach

Caryle Barton

T.E. Braniff

Clarence K. Bennett

James Bruce

Robert E. Carter

Leland W. Cutler

Thomas C. Hennings

Harry R.C. Hickey

W. Bladen Lowndes

John A. Luhn

Charles R. Miller

George L. Rose

H.N. Schisler

Guy LeRoy Stevick

W.M. Temmink

E.K. Wilson

H.Y. Wright

SECTION IX -- NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR INFANTILE PARALYSIS PAPERS

3 BOXES

# 96 - # 98

Radcliffe's work with the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis is displayed in 2 boxes dating from 1934-1965. The papers contain correspondence, news releases, and financial statements concerning both the President's Birthday Ball celebrations and the National Foundation. Subjects of correspondence: the statewide and national campaigns against infantile paralysis, raising money, increasing public awareness of the disease, arranging for speakers.

Correspondents:

Peter J.A. Cusack

Catherine Gaule

John Manlich

Keith Morgan

Joseph F. Nee

Basil O'Conor

SECTION X -- CIVIL WAR CENTENNIAL PAPERS

2 BOXES

#99 - #100

Civil War Centennial Commission Papers date from 1959-1965, are arranged chronologically, and are comprised of minutes, press releases, and financial papers. Important correspondents are:

Karl S. Betts

Edward S. Delaplaine

General U.S. Grant III

Park W.T. Loy

E. Leister Mobley, Jr.

J. Millard Tawes

SECTION XI -- DINNERS

2 BOXES

#101 - #102

Included are 2 boxes of papers concerned with dinners given by Radcliffe for

various state and national figures. The dinners were usually held at the Maryland Club or the Maryland Historical Society and were sometimes accompanied by a lecture. The papers include dinners held for:

William L. Clayton

Francis V. duPont

James Forrestal

Archibald MacLeish

Robert P. Patterson

J. Millard Tawes

Juan Trippe

Harry S. Truman

Robert Wagner

and others.

Container List

A; Radcliffe Correspondence

American League for a Free Palestine 1948

American Library Service 1936-1943

American Merchant Marine Library Association 1936, 1949-1958

Anthracite Fuel Corporation 1924-1928

“Anti-Oak” 1910

Automatic Machine Company Inc. 1932, 1941

Aviation: Maryland Airways

Chesapeake Airways

Citizens Advisory Committee on Aviation c. 1947-1949

B; Radcliffe Correspondence

William Marshall [UNK]

Bachelors Cottillion

Baltimore City College Reunion, Class of 1905; 1938-1945

Baltimore Sesquicentennial Celebration 1947-48

Bass Pecan Company 1931

Van Lear Black

T.M. Bramble & Company 1930-31

Battle of Brooklyn, Monument

Brooklyn Post Office

Edward W. Bok Peace Plan

Charles J. Bonaparte Ceremony 1961

Boy Scouts of America 1956-60

C; Radcliffe Correspondence

Cambridge Cemetery 1963-65

Cambridge Manufacturing Company c. 1934-44

Charles Carroll of Carrollton Commission 1937

Charles Street Center 1961

Chesapeake Bay Bridge Dedication 1952

Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company 1925-37

Christmas Papers

Church Home and Hospital 1961

Citizens Food Committee 1948

George Clemenceau Visit to Baltimore 1922

Constellation 1953

D; Radcliffe Correspondence

Debutante Papers 1938, 1939

Dorchester County; County Commissioners 1929-31

Dorchester County Historical Society

Doyle - Coler Company 1928-31

E; Radcliffe Correspondence

Eastern Shore Society 1940

Eastern Shore Survey c. 1952-53

Eastern Shore Survey

Sir Anthony Eden, Lady Eden

Elks Club 1959, 1961

Emerson Drug Company 1939

English Speaking Union c. 1955

F; Radcliffe Correspondence

G; Radcliffe Correspondence

H; Radcliffe Correspondence

Hall of Records 1944-1960

Harrison Brothers Nurseries 1921-1961

Hastings Mortgage 1933-1930

Herbert Hearn Hardware 1934-1937

Hendler - Ice Cream Centennial 1951

Hicks Papers and Monument 1921, 1965

Hopper McGaw & Company 1929

Huston Culver & Co., Inc. 1937

Historical Essay Committee 1928-1932

Johns Hopkins University, Annual Giving ca. 1928-1962

I; Invitations

J; Radcliffe Correspondence

J,K; Radcliffe Correspondence

Lee-Jackson Memorial Committee 1949-1950

Ligon Family and Kinsmen Association

Lloyds Insurance Company 1934

Governor Lloyd Portrait Presentation 1940

M; Radcliffe Correspondence

Maryland Apartments Inc. 1949

Maryland Casualty Company 1934

Maryland Committee for the Eisenhower Presidential Library 1956

Maryland Dry Dock Company 1926-1934

Maryland Historical Trust

Maryland Society of the Colonial Dames

Maryland Society of New York 1959-1966

Maryland Society of Pennsylvania 1960-1964

Maryland Tax Question 1928-1933

Maryland Tercentenary Celebration 1923, 1930-33

Maryland Tercentenary Celebration 1949

Masons

“Merci-Train”

Middle Point Stone of Mason-Dixon Line

N; Radcliffe Correspondence

National Conference of Christians and Jews

National Defense Day 1924

National Economic League 1928

The Nelson Company 1942-44

O; Radcliffe Correspondence

P; Radcliffe Correspondence

Walter Hines Page School of International Relations 1927-29

People's Loan, Savings and Deposit Bank 1920-32

Pritchett and Robbins

Prudential Fire Insurance Co.

Q; Radcliffe Correspondence

R; Radcliffe Correspondence

S; Radcliffe Correspondence

St. George's Society 1960-63

St. John's College Commission 1928

St. Mary's College

Shot Tower Papers

Society of Colonial Wars

Star Spangled Banner Papers 1939-1964

Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore 1947

T; Radcliffe Correspondence

U; Radcliffe Correspondence

Union Trust Company of Maryland 1939

United Nations Week 1947, 1958

United Seamen's Service, Inc. 1942-44

United States Maritime Commission 1948

The University Club

V; Radcliffe Correspondence

W; Radcliffe Correspondence

Washington College

George Washington Bicentennial Commission 1932

Who's Who

The World Court 1925-1933

Y; Radcliffe Correspondence

Z; Radcliffe Correspondence

SECTION II

Victory Campaign of Democratic Party 1932

1934 Campaign Papers

1934 Congratulatory Letters

1936 Campaign Correspondence

1938 Campaign Correspondence

1940 Campaign Papers

1942 Campaign

1944 Campaign

1946 Campaign

1932-1946 Radcliffe's Account of Political Career

1947 Wm. Preston Lane Inauguration

1947 Mayoralty Campaign

1948 Democratic Convention and Campaign

1950 Wm. Preston Lane Campaign

1952 Democratic National Convention

1958-1964 Democratic Political Campaigns

1934 Applicants for Secretary to George L. Radcliffe

1940-1946 Requests for Army-Navy Game Tickets

1939-1946 Radcliffe Expenses

Thank You Notes from Senators, Congressmen, Recommendations

Bills Paid by Senator Radcliffe 1936

Radcliffe Political Correspondence A - K

Radcliffe Political Correspondence L - R

Radcliffe Political Correspondence S - Z

Post Office Appointments

Editorials

Political cartoons

Naval Academy, West Point Appointments

Yea & Nay Votes of George L. Radcliffe

Printed Material

Radcliffe Engagements 1941-43 (January-May)

Radcliffe Engagements 1943 June - December through 1946

Radcliffe P.W.A. Correspondence 1933-1934

P.W.A. Projects

Great Smokey Mountain National Parkway

Chesapeake and Delaware Canal

Franklin Square Hospital

Crab Industry

SECTION III

Speeches

1934, 1940, 1946 Campaign Speeches

Roosevelt

Politics and Policies

Speeches

Holidays, celebrations, ceremonies

Historical

Commencements

Infantile Paralysis

Published Senatorial Speeches

Speeches

Maritime

World War II

Notable People, Maryland and National

Maryland

To organizations

Speech Correspondence 1935-1946

SECTION IV

Maryland Historical Society 1918-1940

Maryland Historical Society 1941-1943

Maryland Historical Society 1944-1946

Maryland Historical Society 1947-1948 K Maryland Silver Service

Maryland Historical Society 1948 L - 1949

Maryland Historical Society 1950

Maryland Historical Society 1951-1953 R

Maryland Historical Society 1953 S 1954

Maryland Historical Society 1955-1956 H

Maryland Historical Society 1956 J - 1957

Maryland Historical Society 1958-1959

Maryland Historical Society 1959 Latrobe Papers - 1961

Maryland Historical Society 1962-1963 Construction of Thomas & Hugg Building

Maryland Historical Society 1964-1965

72.1

Maryland Historical Society -- War Records Division

SECTION V

Grace Foundation Inc. of Taylors Island Correspondence A - G

Grace Foundation Inc. of Taylors Island Correspondence H - R

Grace Foundation Inc. of Taylors Island Correspondence S - W

Grace Foundation Inc. of Taylors Island

Garbisch and Ferguson Correspondence

Annual Reports

Architectural Survey

Chapel of Ease

Osman Bible

SECTION VI

Radcliffe Family Correspondence 1911-1918

Radcliffe Family Correspondence 1919-1933

J. Sewell Radcliffe Correspondence 1934-1954

J. Sewell Radcliffe Correspondence 1954-1963

Thomas B. Radcliffe Correspondence

Mae L. Radcliffe Correspondence

Radcliffe Eastern Shore Property:

Application for Caretaker 1930

Applications for Property near Lloyds 1931

Boston Farm 1933

Cedar Grove Payments 1932-1937

Lloyds Store Property 1939

Lloyds Packing House 1936-1938

Radcliffe Oyster Grounds 1912-1966

Seward and Applegarth Houses 1965-1966

Specott

Tree Survey 1930

Windemere 1925-27, 1959-1962

Radcliffe Income Tax 1914-15, 1928, 1934

Radcliffe Correspondence with Farmers:

John Bell 1920-21, 1936-48

Thomas Bell 1925-1930

Samuel Hill 1926-1941

Edward Lawless 1920-1930

William H. Murphy 1955-1968

George M. Radcliffe

William Radcliffe

Estate of Sophie D. Radcliffe

Adaline Wheatley Correspondence

Party at Specott 1963

Marriott Property

Radcliffe 80th Birthday

Jobs and Favors -- Radcliffe use of influence

Bills and receipts

W.P. Robinson Ledger 1884-1908

Death of Daisy Radcliffe 1963

Deeds

Genealogy

SECTION VII

Emilie McKim Reed Estate Papers

SECTION VIII

Financial Papers

Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland

Financial Papers

Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland

Financial Papers

Independence Indemnity Company 1931

Mortgage Guarantee Company 1940

Provident Mortgage Company 1933

Title Guarantee and Trust Company 1935-43

Stocks, Trust Companies, Insurance, Meetings

Financial Papers

Provident Mortgage Company

Financial Papers

American Bonding Company

SECTION IX

National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis 1934-1949

National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis 1950-65

National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis

SECTION X

Civil War Centennial Commission 1959-1961

100

Civil War Centennial Commission 1962-1965

SECTION XI

101

Dinners; C - Tawes

102

Dinners; Trippe -

SCRAPBOOKS INCLUDED IN THE GEORGE L. RADCLIFFE COLLECTION MS.2280

All scrapbooks consist of newsclippings unless otherwise noted.

1924; Shot Tower Preservation

1933; general information, PWA funding, elections

1933-1934; general news information

1933-1934; PWA, roads and roadbuilding

1934; general news information

1934; Radcliffe campaign, Maryland politics, elections

1934; Radcliffe campaign, gubernatorial, senatorial

1934; Maryland counties during Radcliffe campaign

1934; Radcliffe campaign

1934; Radcliffe campaign, other candidates

1934; Radcliffe campaign

1936-1938; Maryland newsclippings

1939-1945; Maryland newsclippings

1940; Radcliffe campaign

1940; general news information

1940; campaign opposition

1940; Maryland counties during Radcliffe campaign

1946; Radcliffe campaign

1945; Maryland in Congress

1948; Baltimore Sun editorials

1935-1937; Washington and Maryland

1940; Washington and Maryland

1942; Washington and Maryland

1945; Washington and Maryland

1919-1950's; Radcliffe public career

1932-1954; Radcliffe public career

1955-1958; Radcliffe public career

1959; Radcliffe public career

1961-1962; Radcliffe public carer

1963-1964; Radcliffe public career

1952; Eastern Shore matters

Baltimore 150th Anniversary, 1947

125th Anniversary of Star Spangled Banner

1928; Franklin D. Roosevelt and George L. Radcliffe trip to west

1934; expenses, gubernatorial election

1940; [campaign contributions]

1925; Walter Hines Page School of International Relations

ca. 1919-1923; Minutes of meetings of Fidelity Securities Corporation of Md.

1947; Congressional Daily Digest, (80th Congress)

1947, October- November; Radcliffe appointments diary

Maryland related material transferred to the Library from MS. 2280

Maryland Conservationist Magazine Winter Issue, 1933.

The President's Birthday Ball Programs; 1938, 1939, 1942

Monumental Review, July 1937

A Few Words about Maryland and some Houses in and Near Baltimore; pamphlet

Maryland Tercentenary Magazine; Directory of Baltimore Business and Professional People

Annual Reports of the Archivist of the Hall of Records; 1952-53, 1954-55

The First Parishes of the Province of Maryland; pamphlet

Soil Survey of Somerset County, Maryland; 1924

The Maryland Act of Religious Toleration; an interpretation, 1949

Star Spangled Banner Sesquicentennial Booklet

Fort Cumberland Bicentennial Booklet; 1955

Latrobe's America; article,

2 copies

Foam from the Editor's Mug; February 1955

Gardens, Houses and People; August 1952

“Extra session of the Maryland Legislature- Program and Historic Story; 1961

The Synod Hall of the Maryland Cathedral

Star Spangled Banner Press Kit; Star Spangled Banner Festival

Baltimore Civic Center Brochure

Baltimore Through the Years

The Chesapeake Bay Toll Bridge; pamphlet

Waterfront Homes Tour; Neck district, Dorchester County, Md., 1969

The Star Spangled Benner Flag House Patriot; July 1965

The Maryland Teacher; March 1949

Marian Anderson; Lyric Theatre, January 1954

Star Spangled Banner Flag House Brochure

United States Capitol Historical Society pamphlet

Old Trinity Church pamphlet, 1931

The Maryland Press, by Joseph Towne Wheeler

Historical Society of Frederick County pamphlet

99 Years of Usefulness, Maryland Historical Society

Baltimore During the Civil War, The Peale Museum

Map of the Trade routes for Port of Baltimore, 1946

Baltimore Real Estate News, August, 1936

Star Spangled Banner Flag House Association In., Certificate of Incorporation and Constitution

Sheraton-Belvedere Golden Anniversary Booklet

Souvenir Book Dorchester Tercentenary Bay Country Festival, 1969

The Marion V. Brewington Chesapeake Bay Collection Brochure

Rehobeth Indian Beach Club Brochure

A Parish House for St. David's Church with Pictures and Plans, 1938

The Star Spangled Banner- The Story of Its Writing by Francis Scott Key

150th Anniversary of the Incorporation of Baltimore

The American Brotherhood, Vernon S. Bradley

Baltimore- 200th Anniversary Book; published by the Baltimore Municipal Journal

Tombstone Records of Dorchester County, Maryland 1678-1964

Washington Bowed- by Theodore R. Mckeldin, 1957.

New York State Freedom Train-POfficial Document Book, 1950.

By- Lawsof Cambridge Lodge, No. 66, of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.

Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Brochure

Rehobeth Presbyterian Church Pamphlet

Expanding Fields for Historical Societies, by Arthur A. Houghton, Jr.

One Hundred and Eighty-Seventh Anniversary of the Re-Construction of “Old Wye Church, address by DeCourcy W. Thom, 1908.

Principles of Suretyship- cousr brochure; taught by George L. Radcliffe

Lafayette's Letters to Eliza Ridgely of Hampton, edited by James W. Foster

The History of Medecine in Maryland, an exhibition at Maryland Historical Society 1953

Epicurean Gems- Eastern Shore Maryland Recipes

Saint Maries City, 1634-1934, Official Program

Banking in the Early 1800's; Alex. Brown & Sons

Banks and Trust Companies of Baltimore; June 1942

Old Wye Church, Talbot County, Maryland; The Maryland Historical Society, 1949

Honor Roll of Marylanders who Died in Service in the World War

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The George L. Radcliffe Papers ca.1895-1972, MS. 2280

The George L. Radcliffe Papers, ca.1895-1972 Maryland Historical Society

The George L. Radcliffe Papers, ca.1895-1972
Maryland Historical Society