Collections Overview

The Library maintains an extraordinary collection of materials reflecting the history of Maryland and its people.

General Collections focus on family and local history and include

• Books and Pamphlets
• Genealogical Manuscripts
• Journals and Magazines
• Microfilm

Special Collections include

• Manuscripts
• Photographs
• Maps and Atlases
• Oral Histories
• Ephemera
• Posters 
• Prints and Broadsides
• Sheet Music
• Architectural Drawings

For an in-depth tutorial on searching the library collections, please click here. To request Special Collections material, please contact us at specialcollections@mdhs.org, or speak to the Special Collections librarian at the desk in the library.

Search available finding aids here.