KAHN, FLORENCE RING, PAPERS, MS. 1518
Baltimore playwright and poet (1884-1964): two scrapbooks, 1939-49,
of newspaper clippings, photographs, programs of plays she authored,
material pertaining to the Baltimore branch of American Pen Women;
letters, awards, and newspaper clippings concerning her speaking engage-
ments; miscellaneous material related to her plays including the script
of
"The Cry of Laughter," 1947; annotated programs of her plays produced
by the Children's Experimental Theater and Baltimore Vagabonds; mis-
cellaneous material regarding her pageant play commemorating the open-
ing of the Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum, 1953; text of
her
obituary notice, 1964.
1 box,1930-53,1964
KATZ COLLECTION, MS.1333
Letters of various Maryland personalities collected and donated by
Mr.
Joseph Katz. Subjects are personal and political. Included are a document
signed by J. P. Calhoun, Mayor of Baltimore, March 16, 1799; letter
of John
H. B. Latrobe to W. D. Schier, November 22, 1848; Brantz; Mayer to
H. J.
Randall, September 26, 1852; Moissonier to Mr. Holandworth, June 22,
1793.
31 items, 1791-1949.
KATZ LETTER COLLECTION, MS.1124
A collection of autograph letters, 1794-1910, given by Joseph Katz.
Writers include Henry Ridgely Evans, T. Dix, Jr., Robert Golds-
borough, George Fitzhugh, Augustine Daly, etc. Recipients include Abra-
ham Lincoln (July, 1861).
22 items, 1794-1910.
KAUFFMAN DAYBOOKS, MS.503
Account books of Frederick Kauffman's Baltimore County harnessmaking,
blacksmith's and dry goods business, 1784, 1813-1838, 1827-1830. Also
show
miscellaneous purchases of food, etc. At the end of vol. 1, Kauffman
began an account of his life and a narrative of the current political
situation.
Last pages of vol. 2 used as a letterbook.
2 vols., 1784, 1813-1838, 1827-1830.
KEATING FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 1718
Family correspondence of the Keating family of Centreville, Queen
Anne's County: Elizabeth L. Keating to her children; letters from Mollie
Goodwin describing Annapolis social activities, 1880-88; Augustus and
Margaret McCabe, 1860-76, and P. G. Hooper, 1855-70, with allusions
to the Civil War in Maryland.
1 box,1855-96
KEECH, LILLIAN SUE, SCRAPBOOK, MS 1100
Volume dating from 1921-1929 with miscellaneous newspaper and typed
copies of the poems of Lillian Sue Keech from a wide variety of publica-
tions. Occasional clippings on the work of other poets with comments.
1 vol., 1921-1929.
KEENER ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.514
Receipt book, 1784-1789, of Christian Keener, Baltimore merchant, show-
ing purchases of brandy, bread, candies, coffee, flour, glass, hay,
pepper,
rice, rum, soap, sugar, tea, wine, etc.
1 vol., 1784-1789.
KEIDEL, GEORGE C., PAPERS, MS. 2073
Correspondence, notes, and transcripts of documents related to Keidel's
(1868-1942) research on Dr. Adalbert J. Volck, Peter Arnold Karthaus,
and Jeb Stuart.
Pedley, 888-91 40 items, 1909-39
KEIDEL PAPERS, MS.504
Letters received by Dr. George C. Keidel, professor at The Johns Hopkins
University, from numerous libraries, in answer to his enquiries to
ascertain
the extent of their holdings of Americana published in Maryland.
c. 300 items, 1927-1942.
KEIDEL PAPERS, MS.504.1
Correspondence and notes of Dr. George C. Keidel of The Johns Hopkins
University. Largely concerns Maryland imprints and newspapers. Also
articles on Mrs. Richard Caton, Catonsville, the earliest German newspapers
of Baltimore, romance and other studies.
c. 100 items, 1927-1940.
KEIDEL PAPERS, MS.504.2
Manuscript copy of Jeb Stuart in Maryland, an unpublished work by Dr.
George C. Keidel, and letters to Dr. Keidel concerning information
on
J. E. B. Stuart.
1 vol. and 53 items, 1927-1940.
KEIDEL PAPERS, MS.1622
Two notebooks of George C. Keidel giving the Union Card Catalog refer-
ences, the Libraries used, textbooks, periodicals, and bibliography
for his
work on early German newspapers of Baltimore; Maryland newspapers;
Catonsville Lutheran Church, etc. Copy of letter written by Keidel
to the
Texas State Historical Association, 1926. Letter to Keidel from the
Librarian
of the Pennsylvania Historical Society, 1924. Account book of Emma
L.
Braun (Mrs. Louis Keidel), 1856.
3 vols. and 2 items, 1856, 1924-1940.
KELL PAPERS, MS.1132
Collection of the business and legal papers of judge Thomas Ken. Consists
of "Dockets delivered to the Gentlemen of the Bar," receipts for loans,
business debts, legal services, interest on investments, promissory
notes, and
general bills. After judge Kell's death there are accounts paid by
his estate,
receipted bills of Mary Ann and Emeline Kell. Many Maryland names
occur, including that of Govemor Augustus Bradford (m. Elizabeth Kell).
c. 150 items, 1812-1895.
KELLEY, CALEB GUYER, COLLECTION, MS.1092
Material collected by Dr. Caleb Guyer Kelley includes copy of Fluor-o-
scope, Winter, 1958-1959, with an article on Frank Breyer. Photocopy
of
an award to Breyer, 1957. Copy of Green Bag, the year book of the Class
of
1905, Baltimore City College; newspaper clippings concerning graduates
of
the City College, 1905. Commencement programs, registers, class songs,
etc.,
50th anniversary program. Letters from classmates concerning reunion
and
class matters. "Green Bag" song, Class of 1905. Folder of papers of
Dr. Alan
Chesney, Secretary of the Class. Miscellaneous clippings. H. L. Mencken
material on Dr. Kelley, who made a life work of collecting all material
on
the Class of 1905. Typed account of the origin of the collection.
1 box, 1905-1959.
KELLEY, WILLIAM J., MANUSCIPT, MS. 2264
Manuscript copy of an unpublished book, "Shipbuilding at Federal
Hill, Baltimore," by William J. Kelley (d. 1966): evolution of shipbuilding
from the Thomas Morgan yard, 1773, to the modern firm of Redman and
Vane; brief biographical sketches of ship-builders; lists of ships
built;
technical facts about ship construction; locations of yards; information
on
Fells Point; a list of ship-builders on the Patapsco River, 1662-1961.
1 vol., ca. 1961
KELLY, J. REANEY, COLLECTION, MS. 1970
Material collected by J. Reaney Kelly (b. 1895) for his research of
the
history of Anne Arundel County, primarily for his Quakers in the Founding
of Anne Arundel County, Maryland (Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society,
1963): notes, newspaper and periodical clippings; correspondence; photo-
copies of original documents on art, architecture, history, and religion
of
the county.
Register available. 23 boxes, 1950-72
KELLY PAPERS, MS.1334
Letters of Cardinal Gibbons, Charles J. Bonaparte, and Governor Phillips
Lee Goldsborough, 1913-1918. Deal with Sunday observance, prevention
of
gambling, etc. Letters are addressed to Howard A. Kelly, M.D., of
Baltimore.
12 items, 1913-1918.
WILLIAM J. KELLY FEDERAL HILL HISTORY MS. 1692
History compiled by Baltimorean Kelley (1886-1966) about industries
located in the Federal Hill section of Baltimore: industries include
glass,
chemicals, fertilizers, and iron; maps and sketches; a list of firsts
for
Baltimore industries, 1757-1965.
1 vol., undated
KELSO & FERGUSON ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.505
Ledger of the Baltimore merchant firm of Kelso & Ferguson with
entries for
bills payable and receivable., the Union Bank of Maryland, George W.
Wait (agent), cash, commissions, and interest. Accounts with John Jacob
Astor, Marcus Denison, Gerard T. Hopkins, Christopher Johnston, Macdon-
ald and Ridgely, William E. Mayhew, Baruch Willikin, John Southgate.
Accounts of ventures with ships to South America.
1 vol., 1824-1825.
KEMP FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2335
Shipyard account books of Thomas Kemp (1779-1824) of Fells Point,
1804-15, relating to ship construction; account records of the Wades
Point
farm (Talbot County) of Thomas Kemp, 1816-23, and John W. Kemp,
1833, with references to labor, provisions, supplies, and personal
expenses;
diary of John W. Kemp, 1841-46, on weather and farm activities and
yearly summary of activities for 1855-57; waste books, journals, and
ledgers of an unknown Dublin merchant.
Microfilm only; permission for publication must be obtained from
owner.
4 reels (nos. 470-72, 504), 1803-57
KEMP PAPERS, MS.1335
Papers collected by Ernest Kemp include small collection of shares
in the
Hanover and Maryland Line Turnpike Company issued to Albert Seekamp
between 1808 and 1809. Two shares in the York and Maryland Line Turn-
pike Company. Administration of estate of Gottfried Hammer; administra-
tion of estate of Frederick L. E. Amelung, 1843.
16 items, 1808-1843.
KENLY, JOHN R., FACSIMILE COLLECTION, MS. 1696
Photographic facsimiles made by Bachrach of Baltimore of papers of
Kenly (1818-91): Thomas H. Hicks to John R. Kenly, 14 May 1861,
appointing him to command the Maryland militia; Simon Cameron to
John R. Kenly, 18 November 1861, appointing him colonel of the First
Regiment of Maryland Volunteers; Edwin M. Stanton to John R. Kenly,
22 August 1862, appointing him brigadier general of the Maryland
Volunteers for gallantry at the battle of Front Royal; Edwin M. Stanton
to Henry Winter Davis, 8 April 1865, about an unspecified assignment
of
Kenly; Edwin M. Stanton to John R. Kenly, 24 July 1865, appointing
him brevet major general of the Maryland Volunteers; Reverdy Johnson
to John R. Kenly, 21 August 1865, congratulating him on an appointment;
discharge paper of John R. Kenly, 17 June 1869; W. H. Emory to John
R.
Kenly, 30 September 1872, about the conduct of the Maryland regiment
during the Mexican War.
Pedley, 897 8 items, 1861-72
KENLY, JOHN R., PAPERS, MS. 1696.1
John R. Kenly's (1818-1891) military career, primarily during the Civil
War: appointments as colonel of the First Maryland Regular Volunteers
(1861), brigadier general of the volunteers (1862), major general (1865);
honorable discharge, 1869; newspaper clippings, 1861-65, related to
his
career, some having to do with the Mexican War.
24 items, 1861-65
KENLY PAPERS, MS.507
Notes, marginalia, newspaper clippings, etc., concerning witnessing
claims
for pensions in the Mexican War, the Union Veterans Association, material
relating to the recipients of John R. Kenly's book (Memoirs of a Volunteer
in the War with Mexico, Philadelphia, Lippincott & Co., 1873),
references
in the Baltimore papers to him and his family, civic activities and
honors,
military matters of the Mexican and Civil Wars, all during the period
1865-
1890. The collection is scattered throughout the pages of two copies
of
Kenly's Memoirs.
c. 200 items, 1846-1890.
KENNARD DAYBOOK, MS.506
Daybook of Alexander Kennard, merchant of Chestertown, showing sales
of dry goods and staple foods.
1 vol., 1785-1786.
KENNEDY-BOONE-KLOTS FAMILY PAPERS, MS.1136
Collection of letters, photographs, and miscellaneous items relating
to the
Kennedy, Boone, and Klots families of Maryland. Include letter books
of
William Kennedy, 1842-1847 (2 vols.). Correspondence from various
prisons in France during World War I, mainly between Private Bernard
Darr and Michael Bowler. Boone family papers. Commission, appointment,
and other official papers of judge William Marshall Boone (4 items).
Blue-
prints of the estate of William Jenkins and Captain Kennedy.
c. 2000 items, 1835-c. 1927.
KENNEDY, JOHN PENDLETON, PAPERS, MS. 2152
Letters from Kennedy (1785-1870) to Henry B. Dawson Isaac Lea,
Hamlet Lee, A. B. Merriam, J. D. Toy, and George Peabody about the
Maryland Historical Society, a magazine subscription, and the death
of
Kennedy's father-in-law.
Pedley, 900 8 items, 1838-69
KENNEDY PAPERS, MS.1336
Miscellaneous group of letters to and papers collected by John Pendleton
Kennedy (1795-1870). Included are letter from Edmund Pendleton to
James Madison, April 21, 1790, relating his memories of the reception
of
the Stamp Act in Virginia; John Adams to William Wirt, 1818, on men
of
the Revolutionary period; Henry C. Carey to John P. Kennedy, December
8, 1834, concerning Edgar Allan Poe's early work; poem, The Wants Of
Man, by John Quincy Adams to Kennedy, August 21, 1841; N. P. Willis,
"Letter no. XIV," from Martinique, April, 1852 (10 pp.); MS. leaf from
John
Marshall's Life of Washington. Other correspondents include Andrew
Jack-
son Donelson, Millard Fillmore, Sam Houston, James Monroe, St. George
Tucker.
35 items, 1763-1856.
KENNEDY, THOMAS, PAPERS, MS.1337
Letters of Thomas Kennedy of Washington County to Governors of Mary-
land on various official matters such as appointments and pardons.
Com-
ment on establishment of state tobacco warehouses.
10 items, 1820-1826.
KENT COUNTY COURT RECORDS, MS.411
Photostat negative copies of Liber A, Liber B, and Liber C, Kent County
Court, each with index. Longhand copy of Liber B. Dates of copies
unknown.
1 box, 1655-1676.
KENT COUNTY FARMERS' ALLIANCE RECORD BOOKS, MS.509
Records of the Kent County, Maryland, branch of the Farmers' Alliance.
Vol. I has minutes and miscellaneous papers. Vol. 2 has financial accounts
of the different local alliances (Chestertown, Eastern Neck, Edesville,
Lankford, Locust Grove, Lynch's, and Still Pond).
2 vols., 1890-1892.
KENT COUNTY SCHOOL RECORDS, MS. 1708
Register of attendance and grades for Kent County School No. 3,
January 1880-April 1882, for the fourth and fifth grades; notices of
the
Teachers Association of Kent County; essays on teaching, 1884; deeds
and
plats of land for the county schoolhouses, many originally owned by
the
Frisby family.
22 items, 1855-84
KENT COUNTY TAX LIST, MS.508
Accounts, apparently kept by Rasin Gale (sheriff) of county and town
taxes in Kent County, Maryland.
1 vol., 1807.
KENT, FRANK R., PAPERS, MS.182
Speeches and typescript copies of writings of Frank R. Kent. Correspon-
dence with newspaper and nationally known figures, c. 1935-1953.
8 boxes, c. 1900-1953.
KENT, FRANK R., SCRAPBOOKS, MS.181
Scrapbooks with clippings of Frank R. Kent's articles in the Sunpapers,
The Great Game of Politics, 1923-1958 (period June, 1948-june, 1949
absent).
40 vols., 1923-1958.
KENT, FRANK R., SCRAPBOOKS, MS.181.1
Volumes of newspaper clippings, 1880-1902, collected by Frank R. Kent,
of European letters of his uncle, Francis A. Richardson. Letters concern
all aspects of life in Europe-politics, etc.
2 vols., 1880-1902.
KENT, JAMES, PAPERS, MS. 2319
Description of his Journey from New York to Washington, D.C., Decem-
ber 1793, with mentions of Baltimore and Maryland; journal, May 1821,
of a trip from New York to Washington, D.C. again with statements on
Maryland.
Microfilm only; originals at Library of Congress.
1 reel (no. 473), 1779-1821
KERR PAPERS, MS.1338
Letters to Mrs. Mary Elizabeth [Goldsborough] Kerr from Elizabeth Kerr,
1851-1854; from Charles Goldsborough Kerr, 1851-1859; from Mrs. Anna
Maria Fitzhugh, 1852-1863; from Edward Leeds Kerr, 1853-1860. Letters
from A. C. Hayward, 1859-1861; from William Mills, 1859-1860 (overseer).
Letters to Charles Goldsborough Kerr, 1852-1884. Letters of David Kerr,
Jr., re estate of Mrs. Rachel Leeds Kerr (mother of David Kerr, Jr.,
and of
John Leeds Kerr).
c. 300 items, 1792-1884.
KEY FAMILY PAPERS, MS.650
Correspondence, 1724-1825, of Ross and Key families, in Bexley, Kent,
England, and Annapolis, Maryland. Includes letters by M. Calvert, E.
Dunscombe, B. Fairfax, E. Maynadier, A. Ross, E. Scott, and Helen Spratt;
several by Francis Scott Key. Original draft of Philip Key's will,
1763.
Letters all relate to family affairs.
33 items, 1724-1825.
KEY, FRANCIS SCOTT, PAPERS, MS. 2199
Family and legal papers of Francis Scott Key (1779-1843): court cases
including an 1842 merchant's claims against the Sauk and Fox Indian
nation; after Key's death in 1843 about the Key family's attempts to
sell
their Pipe Creek farm (Frederick County) in order to pay off debts
against
his estate.
Pedley, 819, 909-10, 1 box,1810-45
KEY, FRANCIS SCOTT, POEMS, MS.511
"Sacred Diary" of prose and poetry of Francis Scott Key, from 1822-1836.
Volume of copies of poems of Key compiled by his daughter, Ellen Key
Blunt. Volume of MS. copies of the writings of Key, compiled by Charles
Howard after Key's death. Copy of a letter from Chief justice Taney,
1856,
relating the circumstances which led to the composition of The Star-
Spangled Banner.
3 vols., 1819-1836 (1856).
KEY, HENRY G. S., PAPERS, MS.649
Miscellaneous St. Mary's County land papers, 1696-1840 (175 items).
Busi-
ness and financial papers of Henry G. S. Key (1790-1884), 1839-1880
(183
items). Letters to Henry G. S. Key, 1835-1858 (28 items). Correspondence
of Henry G. S. Key and B. 0. Tayloe, 1822-1828 (11 items). Papers of
Henry C. S. Key on the Maryland-Pennsylvania-Delaware boundary, 1849-
1850 (26 items).
423 items, 1696-1865.
KEY, PHILIP BARTON, COMMONPLACE BOOK, MS.510
Manuscript commonplace book of Philip Barton Key as a student at New-
ark College, 1773, entitled "Compendium of Metaphysicks." Last part
of the
volume contains a number of poems, presumably by Key, 1776, including
some of a Loyalist nature.
1 vol, 1773-1776.
KEYSER-TROXELL & COMPANY LETTERBOOK, MS.1057
Letterpress book of Keyser-Troxell & Company, Baltimore merchant
house,
with copies of their correspondence on financial matters, 1869-1873.
Letters
of William Keyser, 1871.
1 vol., 1869-1873.
KILBOURN PAPERS, MS.1339
Small group of letters from Elbridge G. Kilbourn (d. 1873) while prisoner
of state at Fort Lafayette, New York, and Fort Warren, Boston; show
feel-
ings of citizens arrested for southern sympathies. Printed invitation
from
Governor Oden Bowie to Elbridge G. Kilbourn, February 16, 1871. Resolu-
tion of mourning, March 24, 1873, by the Committee of the Howard County
Bar at the death of Kflbourn.
8 items, 1861-1873.
KILPATRICK LETTERS, MS.947
A scrapbook of all the letters sent by Ellen P. Kilpatrick to her family
while
she worked for the Red Cross at St. Germain, St. Nazaire, Bordeaux,
and
Toul, 1917-1918. Also included are photographs of canteen and street
uni-
forms, commendations, and postcards.
1 vol., 1917-1918.
KILTY PAPERS, MS.1217
Miscellaneous letters to William Kilty from John Kilty, T. D. Merriel,
Governor John Eager Howard, Bernard O'Neill. Indentures and land
papers. Letters to Kilty on land matters.
46 items, 1662-1827.
KIMBALL, GEORGE WASHINGTON, PAPERS, MS. 2129
Letters of George Washington Kimball (1826-92) to his wife and
children: camp life, disease, food, and religious activities at Fort
McHenry
in Baltimore.
Photocopies only; permission for publication must be obtained from
owner.
30 items, 1864
KING ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.513
Account book kept by Miss Jane R. King, head of a private school in
Balti-
more, probably held in a room of a private house. Includes tuition
costs,
school supplies, etc.
1 vol., 1840-1844.
KING CIVIL WAR SCRAPBOOK, MS.957
Volume with newspaper clippings concerning the Civil War and other
subjects unrelated to the war, primarily for 1861. Accounts from the
north
and south, with occasional articles dating through 1869. Accounts of
Henry
Wirz, in command of Andersonville Prison; concerns his exhumation from
the arsenal and reburial in Mount Olivet Cemetery, 1869.
1 vol., 1861 (1869).
KING FAMILY PAPERS, MS.519
Papers, deeds, correspondence, and receipts of various members of the
King
family and others, 1686-1861. Include twelve land grants for land in
Willis
Town, Chester County, Pennsylvania, especially concerning John Harris,
Thomas Rees, Thomas Treviller. Volume of land papers, indentures. Some
personal correspondence, including that between Abraham King and
Edward Sisters. Letters and accounts on the settlement of the estate
of
John King (d. 1825). Letters on the settlement of the estate of John
Taylor,
Chief justice of Mississippi. Papers on Leafs Chance boundary dispute,
1814; Towson Town Railroad Company, 1857-1859. Miscellaneous plats
and
drawings.
150 items, 1686-1861.
KINGSWORTH, ELIZA, COPYBOOKS, MS. 1740
School copybooks on the subjects of grammar, history, penmanship, and
geography.
Pedley, 1309 13 vols., 1824-33
KINSTRY, JOSEPH M., LEDGER, MS.1163
Ledger of Joseph M. Kinstry, 1825-1826. Fann accounts show wheat, corn,
dairy produce, etc. In rear of volume are mathematical problems. Pasted
over the ledger pages are newspaper clippings on cures for diseases
of
people and animals.
1 vol., 1825-1826.
KIRK & VANSANT ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.1021
Eight account books of Kirk & Vansant, keepers of general store
at Cardiff,
Maryland (no biographical details known). Include journals, ledgers,
order
and daybooks. Commodities mentioned include soap, pepper, lemons,
panes of glass, powder, tobacco, plaster, pickles, cotton, cloth, shoes,
and
hose. Also included is a bank book of Kirk & Vansant at the First
National
Bank of Delta, Pennsylvania.
8 vols., 1898-1901.
KIRK, WILLIAM, PAPERS, MS.183
Daybook of Timothy Kirk, 1797, including some letters. William Kirk
day-
book, 1807-1808, 1811. Account books of the Baltimore Lumber Company,
1811; Norris & Chriswell's; York Haven Company; a canal company
account
book (Chesapeake & Ohio ? ), 1807; distillery receipt book, 1811.
Miscella-
neous correspondence and accounts-William Kirles account with the United
States for civilizing Indians in Ohio. Correspondence of William Kirk
with Secretary of War Dearborn. Charter of Ohio Land Company, proposed
by William Kirk.
1 box, 1758-1813. Available on microfilm (no. 478)
KIRKWOOD CORRESPONDENCE, MS.1340
Family correspondence between members of the Kirkwood family in
Harford County, Maryland, and those who went to New York, Western
Pennsylvania, and Ohio in the early 19th century.
23 items, 1799-1845 (1878).
KIRKWOOD, FRANK C., COLLECTION, MS.1501
Collection of correspondence and copious and accurate field notes on
birds,
kept by Frank C. Kirkwood (1862-1945) from 1880-1944, some of which
he used in the publication of his A List of the Birds of Maryland (Baltimore,
1895), the manuscript of which is included in the collection. Newspaper
clippings on reptiles, birds, and fish, 1899-1921. Manuscript extracts
from
The Birds of Ireland by William Thompson, 1879. Letters and notes from
other naturalists and ornithologists, 1879-1930. Typescript, A Partial
List of
the Nesting Birds in the Proximity of Baltimore City, Maryland, 1892.
Notes
for a revision of his book on Maryland birds. Logs of bicycling trips;
diaries,
photographs, 1881-1925.
9 boxes, 1880-1945.
KLAUSMEYER, VICTOR, PAPERS, MS. 2217
Letters in German of Victor Klausmeyer, a German immigrant: farming
in the United States; vocational experiences; political ideas on the
Civil
War; events relating to the Baltimore riot of April 1861; the role
of black
troops in the Civil War; the death of Abraham Lincoln.
3 items, 1854-65
KLOTS FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 2404
Incoming letters, 1902-35, of Agnes Boone Klots (1879-1936) from her
husband Alfred Partidge Klots (1875-1939) and their son Trafford Part-
ridge Klots (1913-76): Brittany, France, 1901-35t Alfred and Trafford
Klots's art work, 1901-35; relief efforts in France and the United
States
during World War 1, 1914-19; Trafford's education in France and Balti-
more, 1927-32. Also a few papers relating to Alfred's parents Elizabeth
Underhill Brown Klots and Walter T. Klots and to Agnes's father, William
Marshall Boone.
Register available.
Pedley, 899 2 boxes, 1889-1978
KLOTZ, AUGUSTA, PAPERS, MS. 1890
Scrapbook kept by Rosa H. and Augusta Klotz (b. 1881) and the Klotz
family containing newspaper clippings of poems and stories, 1868-1957;
several plays composed by Augusta Klotz for her students in Baltimore
elementary and 'unior high schools; notebook of Augusta Klotz containing
information and essays on the Bible, German immigrants in America,
Albert Schweitzer, and a variety of religious topics.
6 items, 1868-1971
KNIGHTON-THOMAS ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS. 1911
Account book, 1854-68, of Thomas Knighton, Baltimore mercantile
agent of Thomas Sharp of Petersburg, Virginia: cash payments and rental
deposits on behalf of Sharp. Account book of D. E. Thomas of Baltimore,
1851-64: listings of his city property, stocks, ground rents, and tenant
records.
2 vols., 1851-68
KNODE ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.1174
Account book, apparently kept by A. B. Knode ( ? Hagerstown, Maryland),
covering the years 1812-1816. Names mentioned are all Maryland, though
the location is not given. Several members of the Knode family are
included
-John Knode of Mathias, Jacob Knode (shoemaker), Samuel Knode, John
Knode, Jacob Knode of Henry, Mrs. Mary Knode, and Mrs. George Knode.
1 vol., 1812-1816.
KNODLE ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.521
Ledger of Josiah Knodle, printer and editor of the Odd Fellow, Boonsboro,
Maryland, gives prices of work and payments made, 1843-1855, Items
on
apprentices and shop assistants. Vol. 2, December 12-14, 1861, has
inven-
tory of store and gives valuation of articles at beginning of the Civil
War.
Miscellaneous papers also included.
2 vols., 1843-1855,1861.
KOHLENBURG PAPERS, MS.1559
Collection of legal papers, mainly summonses to appear at court for
default
on payment of promissory notes, with Adam Kohlenburg, Frederick County
glass manufacturer, as defendant. Cases include Kohlenburg vs. B. A.
Cun-
ningham, 1834-1836; Kohlenburg vs. George Leapley, 1833-1836; Kemp
vs.
Kohlenburg, 1833-1834, with bills from Bucky and Kemp, 1830. Note from
Henry Toup to pay Charles Carroll of Carrollton 34 pounds, four shillings
and seven pence, 1797. Summons to Frederick Amelung, C. Gabler, and
J.
Simmons to pay H. Koontz 44 pounds, three shillings and nine pence,
1799.
Letter to the justices of Frederick County, signed by representative
citizens,
urging the appointment of James Murphy as constable, n. d. Summons
in the case of Johnson vs. James, 1792.
29 items, 1792-1836, and n. d.
F. KONIG AND COMPANY RECORDS, MS. 522
Baltimore mercantile records about the importation of German goods:
correspondence, receipts, bills of lading, invoices, 1800-52. Family
corre-
spondence: Susan D. Mayer to her husband Charles F. Mayer (1832-
1904) about their marriage and activities in Reading, Pennsylvania,
1858-
65; William Campbell Hamilton (1826-63) and Walter D. Davidge on
the legal profession and training in the 1840s.
Register available; rewrite of Pedley, 928, with additions.
16 boxes, 1790-1872
KOOKEN, CLAUDE, PAPERS, MS. 1886
Claude Kooken's student work at the Westernport Public School in
Allegany County: good conduct diplomas; grade sheets for fifth and
sixth
grade examinations; monthly report cards; a daily schedule for fifth
and
sixth grades; an arithmetic examination; and papers relating to a Christ-
mas program and a program celebrating the 250th anniversary of the
founding of Maryland.
24 items, 1880-86
KREBS ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.525
Acount book of George W. Krebs (d. 1866), Philadelphia merchant (type
of business not known).
1 Vol., 1804-1821.
KREBS-WARNER PAPERS, MS. 2096
Correspondence between members of the Krebs family of Philadelphia
and the Warner family of Baltimore, principally Michael Warner, Jr.,
Caroline Krebs, and George Krebs: current fashions; weather; social
affairs; schooling (some references to Princeton University); travel;
health.
8 items, 1818-20
KRISE DIARY, MS.418
Diary kept by Rebecca Krise, of Baltimore, with household accounts
and
expenses, miscellaneous personal comments on weather, visitors, deaths
of
acquaintances, etc.
1 Vol., 1886, 1894.
G. KRUG AND SONS RECORDS MS. 1756
Baltimore ornamental ironworkers: account order books, 1841-42, 1846-
52, 1857-1909, and 1929-32; expense books, 1867-70 and 1905-17; general
outlay book, 1871-77; ledgers, 1872-92 and 1896-1940; semi-annual
reports, 1885-88 and 1891-1923; semi-annual cash statements, 1885-1922;
daybook, 1884-1931; 'ournals, 1923-27 and 1931-43; cash outlay book,
1951-61; sales books, 1936-42 and 1950-63; order books, 1938-44; letter-
books, 1878-1901; blotters, 1914-46; and checkbooks, 1918-27.
100 vols., 1841-1963
KUHN ACCOUNT BOOKS, MS.749
Account book of L. P. Kuhn & Wright, store owners selling general
sup-
plies, 1843-1856. Some shipping accounts and general entries included.
Records of contracts and articles of agreement concerning the farm
of
Howard Kuhn and John Brunn. Expenses and credits of the farm, 1846-
1874. Farm accounts of Howard L. Kuhn (Citizen's Delight ? ), 1856-1900.
General expenses and personal accounts showing fanning costs (repairs,
etc.), and produce, ground rents, labor.
3 vols., 1843-1900.
KUHNS PAINT AND POWDER CLUB ALBUM, MS.940
Album dating from c. 1910-1913, with photographs of J. Hyland Kuhns
and
others in connection with their roles in the Paint and Powder Club;
also
clippings and programs of the plays given by the club.
1 vol., c. 1910-1913.