"…that the “Star-Spangled Banner,” composed by Francis Scott Key during the Battle of Baltimore in 1814, did not become our national anthem until 1931?"
Special Collections: Prints and Broadsides
How to Find Prints and Broadsides
The library has an extensive collection of prints and broadsides.
1. Consult the following publications:
Lois B. McCauley, Maryland Historical Prints, 1752-1889 (available in the Reference Collection at Ref. MNE505.M123 and also in Special Collections)
Laura Rice, Maryland History in Prints, 1743-1900 (available in the main reading room at F182.R53 2002 and also in special collections). To buy this book from the MdHS Press, go to the Publications catalog. Also see the related online exhibit: More Than Meets the Eye: The History of Maryland in Prints
2. A finding aid for the 500 prints from the Library’s Hambleton collection is available at: Hambleton Print Collection Finding Aid
3. The following card indexes are available in the card cabinet in the Microfilm Reading Area:
Prints by subject (13 drawers)
Broadsides by subject (5 drawers)
Broadsides by date (2 drawers)
