VAN BIBBER, IV, GEORGE L., PAPERS, MS. 2409
Diary of Van Bibber (1906-79), Harford County draftsman, architect,
and local historian. Diary, 1926-79, on everyday life, meals, weather,
conversations, parties, clothes, financial transactions, movies, book,
radio
and television programs, world affairs, travels, and writings. Also
includes
three volumes of poetry written by Van Bibber, a monograph on Bel Air
in Harford County, and a treatise on the spelling, grammar, and pronun-
ciation of English.
Register available; restricted until April 1999.
63 vols. and 5 boxes, 1926-79
VAN BIBBER, HENRY P., PAPERS, MS. 1666
Letter, 1793, to Andrew Van Bibber concerning land purchase in
Georgia; letters, 1820-23, to Henry P. Van Bibber from William B. Taylor
about the disposition of land near Milledegville, Georgia; letter,
1820, to
Mrs. Sarah E. Van Bibber about the administration of the estate of
Abraham Van Bibber in Washington, D.C.; a printed circular, 1828,
directed to Isaac Van Bibber announcing the merger of the Bank of
Columbia with the Bank of the United States; miscellaneous letters,
1832
and 1834, regarding land in Washington, D.C.
Pedley, 1585 14 items, 1793, 1820-25
VAN BIBBER JOURNAL, MS.515
Diary of Isaac Van Bibber (1810-1847), 1844, on a journey through Mary-
land to collect money for the building of Ascension Church, Westminster
(where the Van Bibbers of Avondale, Carroll County, are buried). Towns
visited include Sykesville, Ellicotes Mills, Elkridge Landing, Annapolis,
South River, Upper Marlborough, and Washington, D. C. Families men-
tioned (mainly clergy, landowners) include Garrett, Hewitt, Brune,
Dun-
bar, Sykes, Warfield, Dorsey, Worthington, Harwood, Randall, Brice,
Chase, Magruder, Gill, Cheston, Maynadier, McKubbins, Claggett, Chew,
Hodges, Morsell, and Patterson. Pencil sketch of the Brice House, Annapolis,
on the first page of the volume.
1 vol., 1844.
VAN BOKKELEN PAPERS, MS.1451
Draft of a letter from Libertius Van Bokkelen, November 20, 1855, to
the
Governor of Maryland, concerning military drills in the schools of
Muy-
land. Address by Van Bokkelen before the Maryland Historical society
on
the public schools of Maryland, 1671-1775. Memoranda by Van Bokkelen
on the Civil War. A poem compiled by "Wm. T. H.," student at St.
Timothy's College, 1849, entitled, The Different Sounds of Baltimore.
5 items, 1849-1865.
VANNEMAN, J. P., RECEIPT BOOK, MS.1070
Receipts of J. P. Vanneman, mainly for purchases of lumber made at
Port
Deposit, Maryland. No details of Vanneman are known.
1 vol., 1850-1855.
VANSANT, RICHARD, ACCOUNT BOOK, MS.1054
Farm accounts of Richard Vansant for wheat, corn, tobacco, and other
crops, wages paid to laborers for harvesting, and for personal purchases
such as clothing. Accounts of Jonathan W. Vansant. Copy (MS.) of deed
to land in Baltimore sold to Jonathan Vansant by Sarah E. Clary, 1896.
1 vol., 1854-1875,1896.
VATTEMARE PAPERS, MS.1452
Letters to Alexandre Vattemare (1796-1864) from Brantz Mayer, John
H.
B. Latrobe, W. B. Wyatt, Robert Gilmor, Robert Cary Long, and others
on
the "System of International Exchange7 proposed by Vattemare in 1840.
Several letters dealing with the exchange of gifts between the city
of Paris
and the Maryland Historical Society. Letter sent from John Bigelow
to John
H. B. Latrobe, October 15, 1890, forwarding this correspondence. Letter,
November 17, 1846, records the building of the Baltimore Athenaeum.
Note, September 25, 1847, lists gift of art to the Maryland Historical
Society
by Alexandre Vattemare.
35 items, 1840-1854.
VEAZEY, GEORGE ROSS, PAPERS, MS. 2187
Chairman of the Library Committee of the Maryland Historical Society
concerned with a pension plan for society employees: insurance policies,
1951-56; retirement and pension plans, 1957-60; financial records includ-
ing budgets, dues, endowments, and expenses, 1955-60; council meeting
minutes and notes, 1955-60; annual reports, 1900, 1943, 1947, and 1955-
56; library committee reports, 1955-59; correspondence, 1952-60.
1 box,1900,1943,1947,1951-60
VETCH, ALEXANDER, PAPERS, MS. 1748
Letters of Alexander Vetch of Scotland to his son John Vetch of
Bladensburg, Maryland: family news, requests to his son for financial
assistance, his son's return, and news of his activities.
Transcripts only; permission for publication must be obtained from
owner of originals.
9 items, 1763-74
VETERAN VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION
OF BALTIMORE RECORDS, MS. 1909.1
Letters of thanks, invitations, and requests to the Veteran Volunteer
Firemen's Association of Baltimore from the Independent Engine House
of Portsmouth, Maryland State Firemen's Association, Charlestown Vol-
unteer Firemen's Association, Vigilant Steam and Chemical Fire Engine
Company, Laurel Steam Fire Engine Company, and Veteran Volunteer
Firemen's Association of California.
15 items, 1886-1914
VIRDIN PAPERS, MS.866
Virdin family papers include land records relating to Lapidum and sur-
rounding tracts in Harford County. Material on Chiriqui Real Estate
Com-
pany, Central America, including eighty stock certificates, 1856-1858.
Papers
relating to the Philadelphia, Wihnington & Baltimore Railroad,
1850s, and
Chesapeake Bay shipping, 1890s. Letters from P. L. Hooper to Mrs. Kate
E. L. Virdin on lots in Havre de Grace, 1899-1909. Correspondence of
John
E. Virdin, 1926-1931. Correspondence between Mary D. V. Steinback,
John
S. Young, and Philip H. Close concerning land near Havre de Grace,
1933-
1938. "Harvest Book' 1839, and memorandum book with farm inventory
and slave record, n. d.
1 box, 1838-1938.
VIRGINIAN AND HIS BALTIMORE DIARY (A), MS-1584
Typescript copy of a diary of John Montgomery Gordon (1810-1884),
entitled A Virginian and his Baltimore Diary. Mainly relates to his
resi-
dence in Baltimore, with observations on his life and contemporary
events.
1 vol., 1835-18 [84 ? ].
VOCKE, CLAAS, PAPERS, MS.1453
Miscellaneous papers relating to Claas Vocke (b. 1815). Include birth
cer-
tificate, passports from Germany to the United States, 1836. Citizenship
papers, and appointments (1856, 1888) as Consul of the Netherlands
for
Maryland.
12 items, 1815-1888.
VOGELER LEDGER, MS.840
Ledger of A. Vogeler, 1856-1858. (Details of Vogeler and location of
his
business are unknown.) Entries mainly relate to cash and unspecified
mer-
chandise, but occasional references are made to bicarbonate of soda,
qui-
nine, cod liver oil, sponges, cold remedies. Purchasers were located
over a
very wide area, including Richmond, Virginia, Louisville, Kentucky,
Cin-
cinnati, Ohio, and Chicago, Illinois. Many Maryland names also appear.
1 vol., 1856-1858.
VOLCK COLLECTION, MS.867
Collection of Civil War etchings, 1860-1864, by Dr. Adalbert J. VoIck
(1828-1912). Cartoons by Volck. Several sketch books of the American
west, landscapes, caricatures of westerners. Scrapbook of clippings
on exhi-
bitions of the work of VoIck. Correspondence of Mrs. Frank H. Falkenburg,
Dr. Volcles daughter, with Baltimore museums and others, concerning
exhibitions. Correspondence of Dr. Anderson, VoIck collector. Four
letters
by VoIck, with sketches along the margins. Original General Jackson
sketch.
Explanation by VoIck of one of his cartoons. Several collections of
Confed-
erate war etchings, second and third state, by Volck.
1 box, c. 1860-1944.
VORDEMBERGE, HERMAN H., PAPERS, MS. 2094
Deeds for land in Baltimore owned by Vordemberge and his family,
1829-89; Vordemberge's citizenship papers; two birth certificates (in
German) of family members.
26 items, 1829-89
VOSHELL, JONATHAN K., PAPERS, MS.941
Papers of Jonathan Kersey Voshell (1866-1935), include letters concerning
the State Roads Commission, 1929, report of the investigating committee
(of which Voshell was a member), and newspaper clippings regarding
the
scandal. Material on various aspects of Maryland roads. Scrapbook of
mate-
rial on the 1929 general hospital campaign (Voshell was campaign chair-
man), newspaper clippings. Minute book of the Baltimore Steamship Com-
pany, 1919-1927, with rules and record of meetings of the Board of
Directors. (Voshell was a member of the Board and Treasurer, 1926.)
c. 100 items, 1919-1929.
VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
OF MARYLAND, MS.1554
Printed copy of the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Delegates
of
Maryland, November Session, 1790. This copy apparently was owned by
Charles Carroll of Carrollton, and is signed by him. Attached to the
booklet
is A List of the free Male Persons from Eighteen Years Old and Upward$
In
Huntington hundred 1778 (MS., author unidentified).
1 vol., 1778-1790.