Library

The H. Furlong Baldwin Library holds more than 7 million items spanning five centuries, from early colonial and Revolutionary War records to 21st century materials that encompass arts and culture, politics, and local and national issues, including the struggle for civil rights.

Our unparalleled collection of books and journals, manuscripts, maps, photographs, oral histories, ephemera, and other archival materials is one of the most extensive in the nation.

Some of our most well-known items include the Calvert Papers and Carroll Papers, documentation about social justice efforts in the McKeldin-Jackson Oral History Collection and Paul Henderson Photograph Collection, and considerable genealogical resources. The library’s collections encompass the papers of prominent political figures and Maryland families, as well as the oral history recordings of residents across MCHC’s hometown of Baltimore.