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Politico-Literary Club Papers, 1900-1942, MS 1737
Politico-Literary Club Papers, 1900-1942
Maryland Historical Society
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Politico-Literary Club Papers, 1900-1942
MS 1737
Maryland Historical Society
Baltimore MD 21201-4674
Scope and Content
The Politico-Literary Club
(of Baltimore)
This is a list of the papers prepared by members of the P.L.Club and read at its meetings; with an indication of the papers in the files of the Club's Chairman which are being deposited with the Maryland Historical Society for safekeeping, August 10, 1942.
Feb. 28, 1901
Modern Egypt, by Robert Garrett.
Feb. 1, 1900
The Evolution of An American Citizen, by Geo. L. Curtis.
1901-02
Immunity to Disease and How It Is Produced, by Dr. Thomas B. Putcher.
1901-02
The Gale of Gyges and Of the King of Lydia, by Kirby Flower Smith.
Feb. 26, 1903
Industrial Diseases and Dangerous Trades, by Thomas B. Futcher.
Apr. 22, 1903
Growth and Consolidation of Railroads in the United States, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
1903-04
National Hysteria, or An Account of the Dancing Mania of Europe and of Epidemic Convulsions in Kentucky, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
1904-05
Panama Canal, by Jos. S. Ames.
1904-05
Some Reflections on the Presidential Election of 1904, by Geo. Stewart Brown.
Jan. 5, 1905
The Influence of Famous Artists on the Study of Anatomy, by Thos. B. Futcher.
1904-05
The South in the Last Decade, by Austin McLanahan. (This paper missing.)
Feb. 1905
Some Medical Aspects of the Russo-Japanese War, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr.
1904-05
The Torrens Land System, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
June 8, 1905
The Development of the West, by Harry T. Marshall. (This paper missing.)
1905-06
The Poet Ovid, by Kirby Flower Smith.
Dec. 7, 1905
The Oyster Problem, by Redmond C. Stewart.
1905-06
Pioneers of Science in America, by Jos. S. Ames.
Dec. 21, 1905
Mormons and Mormonism, by Harry T. Marshall.
Feb. 1, 1906
The Migration of Birds, by Thos. B. Futcher.
Feb. 15, 1906
The Medical Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr.
Mar. 29, 1906
Rate Legislation, by John G. Wilson.
Apr. 12, 1906
The Rothschilds, by Austin McLanahan.
Apr. 26, 1906
Mahometanism, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
May 10, 1906
North Coast of Africa, by Robert Garrett.
1905-06
Severn Teackle Wallis, by Bernard C. Steiner.
1906-07
Heresy Trials, by ____________________
1906-07
New York's Transportation Problem, by Geo. S. Brown.
1906-07
Some Observations on Fox Hunting, by Redmond C. Stewart.
1906-07
Reverdy Johnson, by Bernard C. Steiner.
1906-07
Physical Deterioration, by Robert Garrett.
1906-07
The History of the Hudson's Bay Company and the Development of the Canadian North West, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
1906-07
How to Begin the Solution of the Trust Problem, by John G. Wilson.
1906-07
Aeronautics, by Jos. S. Ames.
Dec. 6, 1906
The Pleasures of Superficial Reading, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Apr. 11, 1907
Panics, by Austing McLanahan.
1907-08
Spanish Galleon, by Austin McLanahan.
Dec. 6, 1908
Some Recent Engineering Works, by Jos. S. Ames.
Jan. 17, 1908
Some Problems in Heredity, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
May, 1908
Several Comments on Trees, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Jan. 31, 1908
Sardis, by Robert Garrett.
Dec. 20, 1907
The History of Our Knowledge of Infectious Diseases, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr.
1907-08
Bernard Shaw, by Dr. Donald Guthrie.
1908-09
Old Timer, by Dr. Donald Guthrie.
1908-09
Hanseatic League, by Austin McLanahan.
April, 1909
History of the Jesuits, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
1908-09
Modern China, by Bernard C. Steiner.
1908-09
The Social Settlement Movement, by Robert Garrett.
1908-09
British India, by Bernard C. Steiner.
Mar. 5, 1909
Early Greek Medicine, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr.
Feb. 1909
The Survival of Pagan Ideas in Modern Religion, by Samuel H. Shriver.
1908-09
History of Copper Mining in the United States, by Jos. S. Ames.
1908-09
Love and Magic, by Kirby Flower Smith.
Dec. 2, 1909
Hertfordshire Tales from the 13th Century, by Bernard C. Steiner.
Jan. 1910
Pellagra, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr.
Mar. 3, 1910
Economic Results of Panama Canal, by Samuel H. Shriver.
Mar. 17, 1910
Governmental Pensions, by Robert Garrett.
May 26, 1910
The Revision of a City Charter, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
1909-10
Propertius, by Kirby Flower Smith.
Dec. 1, 1910
Five Weeks in Mexico, by Bernard C. Steiner.
Jan. 12, 1911
Pragmatism, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk.
Jan. 27, 1911
Baltimore During the Civil War, by Redmond C. Stewart.
Feb. 17, 1911
Recent Developments in India, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
Mar. 3, 1911
The Mediaeval City, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr.
Mar. 17, 1911
History of Diffraction Gratings and Their Applications, by Jos. S. Ames.
Mar. 31, 1911
A Chapter in the History of the Evil Eye, by Kirby Flower Smith.
Apr. 13, 1911
Charities, by Austin McLanahan.
Apr. 27, 1911
Plurality and Majority Elections, by Geo. S. Brown.
May 11, 1911
Surviving Primitive People, by Robt. Garrett.
May 25, 1911
The State and the Arts, by Samuel H. Shriver.
June 15, 1911
The American Problem, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
1911-12
The World Vision, by Bernard C. Steiner.
1911-12
The American University, by Jos. S. Ames.
1911-12
Public Sanitation, by Dr. J.H.Mason Knox, Jr.
Feb. 8, 1912
British Imperialism, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
Mar. 21, 1912
Modern China, by Samuel H. Shriver.
Apr. 4, 1912
Turkish Situation, by John W. Garrett.
May 9, 1912
Petroleum, by Austin McLanahan.
1911-12
Early Intent and Modern Interpretation of the Constitution of the U.S.A., by B.Howell Griswold, Jr.
June 13, 1912
Some Observations Upon the Supreme Court of the U.S.A., by George Stewart Brown.
1912-13
Modern Conception of the Constitution of Matter, by Jos. S. Ames.
1912-13
Pirates in Colonial Days, by Bernard C. Steiner.
1912-13
Love and Magic: A New Version of an Old Story, by Kirby Flower Smith. (This paper missing.)
1912-13
The Social Evil, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr.
1912-13
The Oriental Mystery Religions, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk.
Mar. 20, 1913
King Cotton, by Austin McLanahan.
1912-13
Irish Legends and Traditions, by B.Howell Griswold, Jr.
May 1, 1913
Restricted Suffrage, by Samuel H. Shriver.
Jan. 9, 1913
Eugenics, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
1913-14
Recent Development of Industrial Chemistry, by Jos. S. Ames.
1913-14
The Individual and the State, by Westel W. Willoughby.
Apr. 9, 1914
A New Epoch, by Bernard C. Steiner.
Feb. 13, 1914
The Monroe Doctrine, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Apr., 1914
Concerning the Natural History of Profanity, by Kirby Flower Smith.
1913-14
The Theory of Punishment, by W. Irvine Cross.
1913-14
The Port of Baltimore and Others, by Austin McLanahan.
1913-14
Occupational Diseases, by Dr. J.H.Mason Knox, Jr.
Mar. 12, 1914
Recent Theories of Preventive Medicine, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
May 7, 1914
Benvenuto Cellini, by Samuel H. Shriver.
Nov. 5, 1914
Education of the Blind and the Deaf, by Bernard C. Steiner.
Nov. 19, 1914
Projectiles, by Jos. S. Ames.
Dec. 3, 1914
The Study of the Law, by Westel W. Willoughby.
Apr. 15, 1915
The Movies, by Austin McLanahan.
1914-15
The Hohenzollerns, by W. Irvine Cross.
1914-15
Illuminated Manuscripts, by Carroll T. Bond. (This paper is missing.)
1914-15
State Aid in Maryland, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr.
March 1915
Bernard Palissy, by Samuel H. Shriver.
Mar. 18, 1915
The Roman Poet Lucretius, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk.
Apr. 1, 1915
Modern Theories of Dreams, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
Feb. 18, 1915
European Finance before and since the War, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Dec. 18, 1915
Her Faithful Servitor, by Bernard C. Steiner.
Jan. 6, 1916
Recent Progress in Science, by Jos. S. Ames.
Jan. 20, 1916
Scientific Penology, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr. (This paper is missing.)
Feb. 17, 1916
Roger Bacon, by Carroll T. Bond. (This paper missing.)
Mar. 2, 1916
Summary of the Vice Commission Report, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher. (This paper is missing.)
Mar. 16, 1916
Some Phases of Greek Ethics, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk. (This paper is missing.)
Mar. 30, 1916
Disraeli, by W. Irvine Cross. (This paper missing.)
Apr. 13, 1916
The Future of our Trade with South America, by Redmond C. Stewart.
Apr. 27, 1916
The German Theory of Monarchy, by Westel W. Willoughby.
May 18, 1916
Numa and Egiria, by Kirby Flower Smith. (Paper missing.)
June 3, 1916
Pre-Historic Man, by B. Howell Criswold, Jr.
June 15, 1916
Shipping, by Austin McLanahan.
Nov. 23, 1916
The Higher Allegiance, by Bernard C. Steiner.
Dec. 7, 1916
Jerome Cardan, by Samuel H. Shriver.
Jan. 4, 1917
Modern Practice in Aircraft, by Jos. S. Ames.
Jan. 18, 1917
Chinese Philosophy, by Frank J. Goodnow.
Feb. 1, 1917
Cervantes and the Barbary Pirates, by Carroll T. Bond.
Feb. 15, 1917
Schools of Hygiene, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr. (This paper missing.)
Mar. 1, 1917
Wallis and His Times, by W. Irvine Cross. (This paper missing.)
Mar. 15, 1917
Recent Contributions of the Nations to Medical Science, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
Mar. 29, 1917
The Delusion of Democracy, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk.
Apr. 12, 1917
A Roman Dinner Party, by Kirby Flower Smith. (This paper is missing.)
Apr. 26, 1917
A Glimpse of Industrial Baltimore, by Redmond C. Stewart.
May 10, 1917
The Food Situation, by Austin McLanahan.
May 25, 1917
The Society for Psychical Research, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Dec. 6, 1917
Apex or Base, by Bernard C. Steiner.
Dec. 20, 1917
Science at the Front, by Jos. S. Ames.
Jan. 3, 1918
Budgetary Procedure, by Westel W. Willoughby.
Jan. 31, 1918
Martin Luther, by Samuel H. Shriver.
Feb. 21, 1918
Mesopotamia, by W. Irvine Cross. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 7, 1918
Recollections of An Old Johns Hopkins University Student, by Kirby Flower Smith.
Mar. 21, 1918
The Board of General Appraisers, by Geo. S. Brown.
Apr. 4, 1918
The Jewish Apocalyptic Movement, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk.
May 2, 1918
Connection between History and Geography, As Illustrated by the Balkans, by Frank J. Goodnow. (Paper missing.)
May 16, 1918
Extemporaneous remarks by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher, who has just returned from the War. (No paper.)
May 31, 1918
The Irruption of the Barbarians, by B.Howell Griswold, Jr.
June 20, 1918
War Poems, by Carroll T. Bond. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 26, 1918
America's Debt to France, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr.
1918-19
Roger B. Taney, by Bernard C. Steiner.
Dec. 5, 1918
Some After the War Problems, by R. P. Farley.
Dec. 19, 1918
Contribution of Scientific Men in the War, by Jos. S. Ames.
1918-19
Experiences Abroad, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr. (This paper is missing.)
1918-19
Weekly Papers, by Hon. Carroll T. Bond. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 30, 1919
War Experiences, (Some Recollections of Northern France from May to November 1918), by Austin McLanahan.
Feb. 13, 1919 Mar. 13, 1919
The World of the Microscope, by Dr. Thos. B. Putcher.
1918-19
Ignatius, by Samuel H. Shriver. (Paper-missing.)
Mar. 27, 1919
The Situation in the Far East, by Westel W. Willoughby. (This paper is incorporated in the volume, Constitutional Government in China, amongst the papers of the 1919-20 Season.)
Apr. 10, 1919
Francois Villon, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk.
1918-19
Control of the Individual's Conduct by the State, by W. Irvine Cross. (This paper is missing.)
1918-19
Philosophy of Home Rule, by George Stewart Brown. (Paper missing.)
1918-19
My Experiences in the War, by Redmond C. Stewart. (Paper missing.)
1918-19
Former Plans of Leagues of Nations, by Frank J. Goodnow. (Paper missing.)
July 7, 1919
German Control of American Industries, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Nov. 20, 1919
Heine's Wit, Humor and Pathos, by R. P. Farley.
Dec. 4, 1919
Petrarch's Africa, by Wilfred P. Mustard. (Paper missing.)
Dec. 18, 1919
Time and Space, by Jos. S. Ames.
Jan. 8, 1920
George Borrow, by Samuel H. Shriver.
Jan. 22, 1920
Life in the 13th Century, by Carroll T. Bond. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 5, 1920
Ernest Christopher Dowson, by Bornard C. Steiner.
Feb. 11, 1920
A Study of Hamlet, by W. Irvine Cross.
Feb. 19, 1920
The Gold Headed Cane, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher. (This paper is missing.)
March 4, 1920
China's Preparation for Republicanism, by W.W.Willoughby.
March 18, 1920
National Service, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr.
Apr. 1, 1920
The American Legion, by Redmond C. Stewart. (Paper missing.
Apr. 15, 1920
The P. L. Club and Its Forefathers, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Apr. 23, 1920
Is Democracy A Failure Because the Adams Family Is Out of a Job?, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk. (Paper missing.)
May 28, 1920
Buyers and Sellers, by Austin McLanahan. (Paper missing.)
June 4, 1920
Bill of Rights, by George Stewart Brown.
Nov. 16, 1920
Porto Rico, by Bernard C. Steiner.
Nov. 30, 1920
Einstein's Theory, by Jos. S. Ames.
Dec. 14, 1920
Foreign Affairs, by John W. Garrett.
Jan. 4, 1921
Lord Chief Justice Holt, by Carroll T. Bond. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 18, 1921
A Water Commissioner of Ancient Rome, by Wilfred P. Mustard.
Feb. 1, 1921
Erasmus, by Samuel H. Shriver.
Feb. 24, 1921
A Health Center; Its Service to a Community, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr. (This paper missing.)
Mar. 11, 1921
Migratory Tales, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 24, 1921
Some Recent Tendencies in Economic Theory, by R. P. Farley. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 7, 1921
Francois Rabelais, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
Apr. 21, 1921
Rising Tide of Color, by Frank J. Goodnow. (Paper missing.)
May 5, 1921
A Sketch of William Pinckney, by Redmond C. Stewart.
May 19, 1921
The Gowrie Mystery, by W. Irvine Cross. (Paper missing.)
June 2, 1921
International Communication, by Austin McLanahan. (Paper missing.)
June 16, 1921
Madame de Stael, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Nov. 3, 1921
How Maryland Began, by Bernard C. Steiner.
Nov. 17, 1921
Immigration, by Geo. Stewart Brown. (Paper missing.)
Dec. 1, 1921
Aeronautical Investigations, by Jos. S. Ames.
Dec. 29, 1921
John Calvin, by Samuel H. Shriver.
Jan. 12, 1922
The Innocent Bystander, by L. Wardlaw Miles. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 26, 1922
A Roman Schoolmaster's Message, by Wilfred P. Mustard.
Feb. 9, 1922
Erasmus, the Modernist, by R. P. Farley. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 23, 1922
A Few Notable Soldiers of the Great War, by Redmond C. Stewart.
Mar. 9, 1922
An Earlier Crisis for England, The Coming of the Spanish Armada, by Carroll T. Bond (Paper missing.)
Mar. 23, 1922
The Washington Conference, by John W. Garrett. (Paper missing.)
May 4, 1922
The History of the Stethoscope, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher. (Paper missing.)
May 19, 1922
Innocent III and His Times, by W. Irvine Cross. (Paper missing.)
June 1, 1922
The Port of Baltimore, by Austin McLanahan.
June 15, 1922
The Farm Loan System of the United States, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Oct. 26, 1922
Recent Aeronautic Investigations and the Airplane Industry, by Jos. S. Ames.
Nov. 9, 1922
Experiences in Central Europe, by Dr. J.H.Mason Enox, Jr. (Paper missing.)
Nov. 23, 1922
A Roman Gentleman of the Early Empire, by Wilfred P. Mustard.
Dec. 7, 1922
Libraries and Books, by Bernard C. Steiner. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 11, 1923
An Old Book and Its Modern Implications, by L. Wardlaw Miles. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 25, 1923
South Africa, by W. W. Willoughby. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 8, 1923
The Underworld of the Mind, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 23, 1923
Ancient Medicine, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
March 8, 1923
Leonardo da Vinci, by Samuel H. Shriver.
Mar. 22, 1923
Development and Present Status of American Railways, by Daniel Willard.
Apr. 5, 1923
The Origin of the Calendar, by Frank J. Goodnow. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 19, 1923
Some Amateur Musicians of Old England Exoavated from the 16th and 17th Centuries, by Carroll T. Bond.
May 3, 1923
Impossible Facts, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
May 17, 1923
Richelieu, by Redmond C. Stewart.
May 31, 1923
Murder in Literature and Art, by W.I.Cross. (Paper missing.)
June 14, 1923
Gullibility of Mankind, by Austin McLanahan. (Paper missing.
Oct. 25, 1923
Cuba, by Bernard C. Steiner.
Nov. 8, 1923
Present Leaders in Science, by Jos. S. Ames.
Nov. 22, 1923
The Importance of the New-Born Baby in Public Health, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr. (Paper missing.)
Dec. 6, 1923
History by Coins, by John W. [UNK]. (Paper missing.)
Dec. 20, 1923
Modern Murder Activities, by Carroll T. Bond. (Paper missing.
Jan. 3, 1924
Legalized Gambling, by Redmond C. Stewart.
Jan. 17, 1924
The Writers of the Nineties, by L. Wardlaw Miles. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 31, 1924
The Encyclopaedia Romana, by W. P. Mustard.
Feb. 14, 1924
Cotton Mather and Salem Witchcraft, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 28, 1924
David Livingstone, by Samuel H. Shriver.
Mar. 13, 1924
A Glimpse of A Mind, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk.
Mar. 27, 1924
Advisory Commission of the Council of National Defense, by Daniel Willard.
Apr. 3, 1924
The Supreme Court's Duty to Defend the Constitution, by Geo. Stewart Brown. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 10, 1924
India, by W. W. Willoughby. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 24, 1924
Marco Polo and His Times, by John W. Garrett. (Paper missing.)
May 8, 1924
Immigration, by Austin McLanahan.
May 22, 1924
John K. Cowen, by W. I. Cross. (Paper missing.)
June 5, 1924
A Gossip of the 13th Century, by B.Howell Griswold, Jr.
Nov. 20, 1924
Modern Alchemy, by Jos. S. Ames.
Dec. 4, 1924
Italy Revisited, by W. P. Mustard. (Paper missing.)
Dec. 18, 1924
Health of the Country Child, by Dr.J.H.Mason Knox, Jr. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 2, 1925
Aretino - Originator of Town Topics, by Samuel H. Shriver.
Jan. 15, 1925
Bermuda, by Bernard C. Steiner.
Feb. 12, 1925
Special meeting - No paper.
Feb. 26, 1925
Studies in Natural History, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 12, 1925
Shelley, by L. Wardlaw Miles. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 26, 1925
Caesar Borgia and His Times, by Frank J. Goodnow. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 9, 1925
The Opium Congress, by W.W.Willoughby. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 23, 1925
Barbarians, by John W. Garrett.
May 7, 1925
John P. Kennedy, by Redmond C. Stewart.
May 14, 1925
Labor Problems in the U.S.A., by Daniel Willard.
June 6, 1925
Dean Swift, by W. Irvine Cross. (Paper missing.)
June 11, 1925
Inland Waterway Transportation, by Austin McLanahan.
Sept.25, 1925
A Survey of Maryland, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Oct. 9, 1925
Our National Parks, by Bernard C. Steiner.
Oct. 22, 1925
Present Agitation in Aviation, by Jos. S. Ames. (Paper missing.)
Nov. 5, 1925
Law and Morals, by W. W. Willoughby. (Paper missing.)
Nov. 19, 1925
A Talented Roman Family, by W. P. Mustard. (Paper missing.)
Dec. 3, 1925
The Flexible Tariff and American Valuation, by Geo. Stewart Brown. (Paper missing.)
Dec. 17, 1925
The New Baltic States, by Dr.J.H.Maxon Knox, Jr. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 7, 1926
Vers de Societe, by L.W. Miles. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 21, 1926
On Being a Baltimore Institution, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 4, 1926
Court of Appeals of Maryland, by Carroll T. Bond. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 18, 1926
A Study in Natural History, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 4, 1926
Savanarola, by Samuel H. Shriver. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 18, 1926
James Fenimore Cooper, by Frank J. Goodnow. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 1, 1926
Life of Curzon, by John W. Garrett.
Apr. 15, 1926
James Jerome Hill, by Daniel Willard.
Apr. 29, 1926
Life and Times of George Peabody, by A. McLanahan.
May 13, 1926
Contribution of the Semitic to Modern Civilization, by W. Irvine Cross. (Paper missing.)
May 27, 1926
The Attack on Baltimore in 1814, by Redmond C. Stewart.
Nov. 4, 1926
Dr. John Hunter, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher. (Paper missing.)
Nov. 18, 1926
The Continuity of Physical Science, by Jos. S. Ames.
Dec. 2, 1926
History of Printing, by Dr. Frank J. Goodnow. (Paper missing.)
Dec. 16, 1926
Should the Filipinos Be Given Liberty?, by Westel W. Willoughby. (Paper missing.)
Dec. 30, 1926
Masaryk, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 13, 1927
The Psychological Background of Modern Tendency in Art, L. Wardlaw Miles. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 27, 1927
Talk by Dr. F. M. Gunther on Mexican Situation.
Feb. 10, 1927
Colonial Courts, by Carroll T. Bond. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 24, 1927
The Chink in the Armour, by Dr.Harris E. Kirk. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 10, 1927
Some Present Problems of Southeast Europe, by John W. Garrett.
Mar. 24, 1927
Vermontis Res Publica, by Daniel Willard.
Apr. 7, 1927
Fox Hunting - Past and Present, by Redmond C. Stewart.
Apr. 21, 1927
Power without Liability, by Austin McLanahan.
May 12, 1927
The Highwayman in History, by W. Irvine Cross. (Paper missing.)
May 26, 1927
The Sensible Man's Religion, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Nov. 19, 1927
Sir Isaac Newton, by Jos. S. Ames.
Nov. 30, 1927
Preventive Inoculation, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
Dec. 15, 1927
Coercion of a State, by W.W.Willoughby. (Paper missing.)
Dec. 29, 1927
Pope Pius II and His Times, by W. P. Mustard. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 12, 1928
Bolshevik Movement in Russia, by Dr. J.H.M. Knox, Jr.
Jan. 26, 1928
The Invention of the Telephone, by Daniel Willard.
Feb. 9, 1928
Scientific Luck, by Frank J. Goodnow. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 24, 1928
Congromerate America, by Rev. W. P. Shriver. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 8, 1928
Laurence Sterne, by L. Wardlaw Miles. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 22, 1928
William Blake, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 5, 1928
The Story of the P. L. Club, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Apr. 19, 1928
Present Situation in Ireland, by Redmond C. Stewart.
May 3, 1928
Montaigne, by W. Irvine Cross. (Paper missing.)
May 17, 1928
Andrew Jackson, by Austin McLanahan.
May 31, 1928
Chamber Music, by John W. Garrett. (Paper missing.)
June 14, 1928
Misapplication of the Doctrine of Evolution as Applied to Civilized Society, by Geo. Stewart Brown.
Nov. 22, 1928
Developments in Physics in the past 2 Years, by Jos. S. Ames.
Nov. 8, 1928
Fascism, by W. W. Willoughby. (Paper missing.)
Dec. 6, 1928
Wm. Harvey and His Works, by Frank J. Goodnow. (Missing.)
Dec. 20, 1928
Garibaldi, by W. P. Mustard. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 3, 1928
Studies of Natural History, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
Jan. 17, 1929
The Significance of Election Returns, by Geo. Stewart Brown.
Feb. 14, 1929
The Growth of Our Knowledge of Infantile Paralysis, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 28, 1929
The World that Science Presents to Our Belief, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 15, 1929
Scipio Africanus, by Daniel Willard.
Mar. 28, 1929
English Novelists, Old and New, by L. Wardlaw Miles. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 11, 1929
The Front Page, by John W. Owens. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 25, 1929
Commercial Aviation, by Austin McLanahan.
May 9, 1929
Early Annapolis Days, by Redmond C. Stewart.
May 23, 1929
A Library of Four Generations, by John W. Garrett.
June 13, 1929
Morbid Murders, by W. I. Cross. (Paper missing.)
June 21, 1929
Mysticism, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Nov. 7, 1929
Bolshevist Theory of the State, by W.W.Willoughby.
Nov. 21, 1929
Battle of Man Against Insects, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
Dec. 5, 1929
Mary, Queen of Scots, by W.P.Mustard. (Paper missing.)
Dec. 19, 1929
Public Health Situation in Maryland, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr.
Jan. 2, 1930
Present Condition of the Zionist Movement, by Sanuel H. Shriver.
Jan. 16, 1930
Second Choice Ballot, by Geo. S. Brown. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 30, 1930
Barrie, by L. Wardlaw Miles. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 13, 1930
Our Debt to Byzantium, by Frank J. Goodnow.
Feb. 27, 1930
Personal Impressions of American Public Men, by Daniel Willard.
Mar. 13, 1930
The Universe Around Us, by Jos. S. Ames.
Apr. 10, 1930
Institute of Law, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Apr. 24, 1930
The Naval Conference, by John W. Owens. (Paper missing.)
May 15, 1930
Mussolini, by Austin McLanahan.
May 22, 1930
Irish Free State, by Redmond C. Stewart.
Oct. 30, 1930
Present Business Depression and Unemployment, And How Long, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Nov. 13, 1930
Universities - A Review of a Recent Book by Abraham Flexner, by Jos. S. Ames. (Paper missing.)
Dec. 4, 1930
The Kit-Kat Club and Dr. Garth, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
Dec. 18, 1930
A Short Visit to Peru, by Dr. J.H.Mason Knox, Jr.
Jan. 2, 1931
Talk by Rev. Wm. P. Shriver.
Jan. 15, 1931
Hannibal, by W. P. Mustard. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 29, 1931
Senate Investigations, by John W. Owens. (Missing.)
Feb. 13, 1931
Talk by Frank R. Kent.
Feb. 26, 1931
Reminiscences of St. Thomas Parish, by Redmond C. Stewart.
Mar. 12, 1931
The New Potential of Energy, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 26, 1931
John Galsworthy, by L. Wardlaw Miles. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 9, 1931
International Competition with a Socialist State, by George Stewart Brown. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 23, 1931
Winston Churchill, by Daniel Willard. (Paper missing.)
May 8, 1931
Tariffs, by Austin McLanahan.
Nov. 19, 1931
Pastorals, Ancient and Modern, by W. P. Mustard.
Dec. 3, 1931
William Pitt, the Younger, by Dr. Thos.B.Futcher.
Jan. 7, 1932
Currency Inflation, by Geo. S. Brown. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 18, 1932
Sino-Japanese Controversy, Talk by W.W.Willoughby.
Mar. 3, 1932
Boswell, by L. Wardlaw Miles. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 17, 1932
West Nottingham and Some of Its Products, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr.
Mar. 31, 1932
Recent Astronomical Developments, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 14, 1932
What Is the Power of the Machine? by John W. Owens. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 28, 1932
Tench Tilghman, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
May 12, 1932
The Indian in North America, by Redmond C. Stewart.
May 26, 1932
Early American Painters, by A. McLanahan.
June 9, 1932
The Chicago Labor Conference of January 1932, by Daniel Willard.
Nov. 23, 1932
Talk by Mr. John W. Garrett on Italy and Neighboring Countries.
Dec. 8, 1932
The Expanding Universe, by Jos. S. Ames.
Jan. 5, 1933
A Maryland Governor Who Never Governed, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Jan. 19, 1933
Analysis of National Election Returns, by Geo. Stewart Brown. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 2, 1933
Influence of Endocrine Glands on Bodily Health, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
Feb. 16, 1933
The Awakening of 18th Century Italy, by Kent Roberts Greenfield.
Mar. 2, 1933
Iona, by L. Wardlaw Miles. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 16, 1933
Horace Walpole, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 30, 1933
Health History of Geo. Washington, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr.
Apr. 13, 1933
Government Regulation of Big Business, by Richard F. Cleveland.
Apr. 27, 1933
General Grant, by Daniel Willard.
May 11, 1933
A Dictatorship of A Republic, by John W. Owens. (Paper missing.)
May 25, 1933
W. Irvine Cross, by Redmond C. Stewart.
June 8, 1933
Banking Panic of 1933, by A. McLanahan.
June 22, 1933
The Earl Bishop of Bristol, by Dr. J.Hall Pleasants.
Nov. 9, 1933
The Fringes of Science, by Jos. S. Ames.
Nov. 23, 1933
History of Lloyds, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
Dec. 7, 1933
Financing of the American Revolution, by John W. Owens.
Dec. 21, 1933
Some Calvert Portraits, by Dr. J.Hall Pleasants. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 4, 1934
16th Century Voyages, by L. W. Miles. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 18, 1934
Life of the Salmon, by Dr. J.H.Mason Knox. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 1, 1934
Monopolies in 1934, by Richard F. Cleveland.
Feb. 15, 1934
John Baskerville, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk.
Mar. 1, 1934
Cecil Rhodes, by Daniel Willard.
Mar. 15, 1934
African Explorations, by J.W.Garrett. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 5, 1934
Economics and Journalism in the Making of Modern Italy, by Kent Roberts Greenfield.
Apr. 12, 1934
Early History of Tammany, by Geo. Stewart Brown.
May 3, 1934
Capt. Gustavus Conyngham, by Redmond C. Stewart.
May 10, 1934
The Walters Art Gallery, by B. Howell Criswold, Jr.
Nov. 1, 1934
Andreas Vesalius, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
Nov. 14, 1934
Heavy Hydrogen; Cosmic Rays, by Jos. S. Ames.
Dec. 5, 1934
English Parish Churches, by Carroll T. Bond. (Paper missing
Dec. 19, 1934
The Religion of Thomas Jefferson, by John W. Owens. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 2, 1935
Early Colonial Printers, by Dr. J. Hall Pleasants. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 17, 1935
Private Life of the Oyster, by Dr. J.H.M.Knox, Jr.
Jan. 31, 1935
Alexander Pope, by L. Wardlaw Miles. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 14, 1935
Admiral Lord Nelson, by Daniel Willard.
Feb. 28, 1935
Lucian, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 28, 1935
Italy in Browning, by Kent Roberts Greenfield.
Apr. 11, 1935
Locarno, by John W. Garrett.
Apr. 24, 1935
Jeb Stewart, by Redmond C. Stewart.
May 9, 1935
Scotland Yard, by Richard F. Cleveland. (Paper missing.)
May 23, 1935
Dr. Wm. H. Welch, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
June 6, 1935
Life in a Pennsylvania Dutch Village, and the Pennsylvania Dutch, by Austin McLanahan.
Nov. 20, 1935
Ambrose Paré, by Dr. Thos. B. Futcher.
Dec. 4, 1935
A Student of Physics Looks Back and Forward, by Jos. S. Ames.
Dec. 19, 1935
The Admirals Perry, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 2, 1936
Mr. Justice Holmes, by Richard F. Cleveland.
Jan. 17, 1936
Some Thoughts and Reminiscences of a Student of Fox Hunting, by Redmond C. Stewart.
Jan. 30, 1936
Geography, by Dr. Isaiah Bowman. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 12, 1936
Current Trends, by Robert Lincoln O'Brien, Chairman, U. S. Tariff Commission. (Paper missing.
Feb. 27, 1936
Socrates, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 5, 1936
Carlyle, by L. Wardlaw Miles. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 19, 1936
An Hour with Dante in Hell, by Kent Roberts Greenfield.
Apr. 2, 1936
Daniel Webster, by Daniel Willard.
Apr. 16, 1936
Two American Naturalists - Alex. Wilson and John James Audubon, by Dr. J.Hall Pleasants. (Paper missing.)
May 1, 1936
A Great Master of Narrative and Applied Philosophy, by Judge Carroll T. Bond.
May 15, 1936
Informal talk on Ethiopia, by Wm. J. (Wild Bill) Donovan.
June 11, 1936
Some Personal Notes concerning Woodrow Wilson, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Nov. 19, 1936
The Walters Collection, by Prancis Henry Taylor. (No paper.)
Dec. 3, 1936
Technical Work at the Walters Gallery, by Messrs. David Rosen and Harold D. Ellsworth. (No paper)
Dec. 17, 1936
The Eden Family, by Dr. J.Hall Pleasants. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 21, 1937
Chief Justice Taney, by Richard [UNK] Cleveland. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 4, 1937
A House of Light in the Haunts of Rome, by Kent Roberts Greenfield.
Feb. 18, 1937
The Wondrous Isles, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 4, 1937
The Edinburgh to Which Dr. Johnson Came, by Judge Carroll T. Bond. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 18, 1937
Thomas Gray, by L. Wardlaw Miles. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 1, 1937
Matthew Calbreath Perry, by Dr. J. H. Mason Knox, Jr. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 29, 1937
Relation of Epidemics to Human Progress, by Dr. Thos. B. Putcher.
May 13, 1937
Wildfowl Shooting, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
May 27, 1937
Tall Tales, Or Drawing the Long Bow, by [UNK].
June 10, 1937
Aerial Transportation, by Austin McLanahan.
Nov. 18, 1937
Where the Captain Was Found, by Mrs. James Findlay (and B. Howell Griswold, Jr.).
Dec. 2, 1937
John W. Owens reports on recent European Visit. (No paper)
Dec. 16, 1937
Science and Nature in Eighteenth Century Thought, by Kent Roberts Greenfield.
Jan. 6, 1938
Loyalism and Some Loyalists of The Revolution, by Dr. J. Hall Pleasants.
Jan. 20, 1938
The Hull Treaties, by George Stewart Brown.
Feb. 3, 1938
Health Work of League of Nations, by Dr. J.H.M.Knox, Jr.
Feb. 17, 1938
A Commentary on Some Words of Cicero, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 3, 1938
The St. John's College Plan, by Richard F. Cleveland.
Mar. 17, 1938
Old Prints, by Judge Carroll T. Bond.
Mar. 31, 1938
Matthew Arnold, by L. W. Miles. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 14, 1938
Vermont and the Green Mountains During the Revolution, by Mark S. Watson.
May 12, 1938
Luther Martin, by Austin McLanahan.
May 26, 1938
17th Century Books Relating to Maryland, by John W. Garrett.
Nov. 17, 1938
Sir William Johnson, by Mark S. Watson.
Dec. 1, 1938
Early Maryland Portrait Painters, by Dr. J. Hall Pleasants. (No paper.)
Dec. 15, 1938
Democracy and Totalitarianism, by John W. Owens. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 19, 1939
Cavour, by Kent Roberts Greenfield.
Feb. 2, 1939
Labor Problems in the U.S.A., by Geo. Stewart Brown.
Feb. 16, 1939
Thomas Hardy, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 2, 1939
Thomas Masaryk, by Richard F. Cleveland. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 16, 1939
Stained [UNK], by Carroll T. Bond. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 13, 1939
Medical Care in This Country, by Dr. J.H.M.Knox, Jr. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 27, 1939
Natural History in America before Audubon, by John W. Garrett.
May 18, 1939
Television, by Austin McLanahan.
June 8, 1939
Reminiscences on Some Baltimore Leaders of the First Quarter of This Century, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Oct. 12, 1939
The So-Called Neutrality Act - Or What's in a Name, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Oct. 27, 1939
A Mr. Pepy's with a Difference, by Carroll T. Bond. (Paper missing.)
Nov. 9, 1939
Benedict Arnold, by Mark S. Watson.
Nov. 30, 1939
Personalities, by Frank R. Kent.
Jan. 4, 1940
Education of Colonial Doctors, by Dr. J.H.M.Knox, Jr. (Paper missing.)
Jan. 18, 1940
Religious Intolerance in Maryland, by Dr. J. Hall Pleasants. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 1, 1940
A Retrospect on the Second Reich, by Kent R. Greenfield.
Feb. 15, 1940
A Strange Story from an English Library, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk.
Mar. 14, 1940
Old Men in Shakespeare, by L. W. Miles. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 28, 1940
Fly Fishing, by Richard F. Cleveland.
Apr. 11, 1940
Joseph Pulitzer, by John W. Owens. (Paper missing.)
May 23, 1940
Capitalism, by Austin McLanahan.
Oct. 18, 1940
A Great Avenue of Escape, by Carroll T. Bond. (Paper missing.)
Oct. 31, 1940
The Mediterranean: A Revolution Reviewed, by Kent Roberts Greenfield. (Paper missing.)
Nov. 13, 1940
The Presidential Election, And Afterwards, by Frank R. Kent. (Paper missing.)
Dec. 19, 1940
The American Military Prospect, by Mark S. Watson.
Jan. 9, 1941
Diplomatic Reminiscences, by John W. Garrett.
Jan. 23, 1941
Guatamala, by Dr. J.H.M.Knox, Jr. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 6, 1941
Some Clubs: Old and New, by Dr. J. Hall Pleasants. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 20, 1941
Sixty Years Since, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 6, 1941
National Defense, by Charles S. Garland.
Mar. 20, 1941
The Mimic Muse, by L. Wardlaw Miles. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 17, 1941
Charles Stewart Parnell, by John W. Owens. (Paper missing.)
May 15, 1941
The Cumberland Valley, by Austin McLanahan.
May 29, 1941
A Home on the Delaware, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
Nov. 6, 1941
Johnny Bacheese: A Northern Immortal, by Mark S. Watson.
Nov. 24, 1941
Informal talk by Eugene Meyer on what he saw and heard in London.
Dec. 17, 1941
What Can Physics Contribute to Modern Thought, by Professor Gerhard H. Dieke (J.H.U.). (Paper missing.)
Jan. 8, 1942
Winston Churchill, by Frank R. Kent.
Jan. 22, 1942
Chronicles of Baltimore, 1890, by Dr. J.Hall Pleasants. (Paper missing.)
Feb. 5, 1942
Education Is Where You Find it, by Dr. Harris E. Kirk. (Paper missing.)
Mar. 5, 1942
The Mormons: Some Impressions and A Theory, by Kent Roberts Greenfield.
Apr. 2, 1942
Juvenile Delinquency in Maryland, by Richard F. Cleveland. (Paper missing.)
Apr. 16, 1942
A Chat on Melodrama, by L. Wardlaw Miles. (Paper missing.)
May 14, 1942
A Scholarly Aristocrat of Colonial Virginia, by Dr. J. H. Maxon Knox, Jr. (Paper missing.)
May 28, 1942
General Homer Lea, Military Consultant, by Austin McLanahan.
June 25, 1942
The Spirit of The Evergreen Library, by B. Howell Griswold, Jr.
The records of the P. L. Club were destroyed by the Baltimore fire of 1904. The following papers have been found in the files of the P. L. Club and their appearance would indicate they are of about the date of the fire of 1904, or earlier:-
Liability of Principal for Mistake or Fraud of Agent, Author and date unknown.
Some Aspects of the Negro Question, Author and date unknown.
A sketch of The Constitutional Convention of The United States of America, Author and date unknown.
A Visit to Bosnia and Montenegro, Author and date unknown.
