STATE ARCHIVES

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION

[photo, First Hall of Records Building on St. John's College campus, Annapolis, Maryland] State Archives
Hall of Records Commission, 1935-70
Department of General Services, Hall of Records Commission, 1970-84
State Archives, 1984-

First Hall of Records on St. John's College campus, College Ave. and St. John's St., Annapolis, Maryland, April 2000. Designed by Laurence Hall Fowler. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
In 1986, the State Archives moved from this building to the new Hall of Records building, now the Edward C. Papenfuse State Archives Building, 350 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis.

[photo, Edward C. Papenfuse State Archives Building, 350 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, Maryland] Appraisal & Description
State & Local Records, 1985-97
Records Appraisal & Preservation, 1997
Appraisal & Preservation, 1998-99
Appraisal & Description, 1999-2015
Deputy State Archivist, Appraisal & Description, 2015-16
Deputy State Archivist, Records & Reference, Appraisal & Description, 2016-

Edward C. Papenfuse State Archives Building, 350 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, Maryland, April 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Artistic Property & Exhibits
Conservation, 1986-91
Preservation & Conservation, 1991-
Appraisal & Preservation
Conservation & Restoration, 2001
Acquistion & Preservation Services, 1999-2003

Exhibits, 1981-89
Education & Outreach, 1989-
Education, Outreach, & Artistic Property
Artistic Property & Public Outreach, 1999-2003
Artistic Property, Preservation, & Public Outreach, 2003-14
Artistic Property & Public Outreach, 2014-15
Deputy State Archivist, Artistic Property & Public Outreach, 2015-16
Deputy State Archivist, Artistic Property & Exhibits, 2016-

Baltimore City Archives
Department of Legislative Reference, Bureau of Archives, 1927-

Conservation & Preservation
Repair Room, 1935-40
Preservation & Repair Department, 1940-45
Repair & Preservation Department, 1945-56
Repair & Binding Department, 1956-75
Conservation Department, 1975-1990
Preservation & Conservation, 1990-95
Conservation, 1995-98
Artistic Property, Preservation, & Public Outreach, Conservation & Restoration, & Preservation Services, 1998-2001
Artistic Property, Preservation, & Public Outreach, Preservation Services, 2001-03
Artistic Property, Preservation, & Public Outreach, Conservation & Restoration, 2003-14
Conservation & Preservation, 2014-15
Deputy State Archivist, Conservation & Preservation, 2015-

Digital Records
Photoduplication Department, 1963-86
Photographic Services, 1986-98
Appraisal & Preservation, 1998-99
Acquistion & Preservation Services, 1999-2003
Acquistion & Conservation, 2001
Acquistion, Imaging Services, 2003-05
Digital Imaging & Acquisition, 2005-07
Digital Acquisition, Processing, & Publication, 2007-15
Deputy State Archivist, Digital Acquisition, Processing, & Publication, 2015-16
Deputy State Archivist, Records & Reference, Digital Records, 2016-

Government Information Services
Hall of Records Commission, Department of Information, 1948-49
Maryland Manual, 1948-88
Educational Programs, Maryland Manual & Organization of Maryland State Government, 1988-95
Government Information Services, 1995-

Information Systems Management
Computer Services, 1989-97
Information Systems Management, 1997-

[photo, Search Room, State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland] Reference Services
Search Room, 1935-85
Reference Services, 1985-2007
Reference & Research Services, & Training, 2007-09
Reference Services, 2009-15
Deputy State Archivist, Reference Services, 2015-16
Deputy State Archivist, Records & Reference, Reference Services, 2016-

Search Room, State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland, April 2013. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Research & Outreach
Legislative Hisotry Project, 1973-87
Lectures & Training, 1987-88
Education & Training, 1988-89
Education & Outreach, 1989-97
Biographical Research
Research
Research & Student Outreach, 2005-15
Deputy State Archivist, Research & Student Outreach, 2015-16
Deputy State Archivist, Research & Outreach, 2016-

Special Collections
Gift Collection, 1935-86
Special Collections, 1986-2005
Artistic Property, Preservation, & Public Outreach, Special Collections, 2005-14
Artistic Property & Public Outreach, Special Collections, 2014
Special Collections, 2014-15
Deputy State Archivist, Special Collections, 2015-

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