Suggestions & CommentsErnest Kempe Collection - Container List
Series 1: Scrapbook Pages
Dates:1885 - 1953 inclusiveSize: 1054 items; 2.25 linear ft.
Clippings, photographs, postcards, sketches, minute book, broadside, tax bill, and memorabilia arranged by subject and organized into twenty sub-series by original binder groupings.S
Sub-series 1: Binder 1
Dates: 1885-1938Size: 5 folders; 25 items
Articles, postcards, and photographs on a variety of buildings, such as the post office and court house, the Fifth Regiment Amory and on subjects like ice cutting.
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Enoch Pratt Library |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Walters Art Gallery |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Photographs/Postcards |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Government Buildings |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Armories |
Sub-series 2: Binder 2
Dates: 1934-1948Size: 9 folders; 100 items
Contains clippings, photographs and sketches, one from as early as1752. Clippings include a series from a Baltimore newspaper entitled "I Remember…," that shows what was happening in Baltimore either 50 or 100 years prior, articles on the role of the MSPCA in protecting horses, and a series on how Baltimore streets were named.
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | Nostalgia |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Dickeyville |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Nostalgia |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Horses |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Know Baltimore? |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Baltimore Theaters |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Churches |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Miscellaneous Photos |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | "Man in the Street" series |
Sub-series 3: Binder 3
Dates: 1919-1946Size: 1 folders; 25 items
A series of photographs and articles on Baltimore area hospitals. Including John Hopkins Hospital; also contains a typed copy of "A Brief history of the Hospital for the Women of Maryland, 1882-1946," by Merrell L. Stout, MD.
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Hospitals |
Sub-series 4: Binder 4
Dates: 1873-1943Size: 5 folders; 80 items
Contains photographs and articles pertaining to department stores, factories, markets, towers, roads, bridges, and the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904. Included is an article on the horse of Governor Brown; an 1895 map of Baltimore and the settlement house, Lawrence House.
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Buildings |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 | Commerce |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | Great Baltimore Fire 1904 |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Roads/Bridges |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | Miscellaneous |
Sub-series 5: Binder 5
Dates: 1919-1936Size: 2 folders; 40 items
Contains articles and photographs of Baltimore churches of various denominations.
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | Churches |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | Churches |
Sub-series 6: Binder 6
Dates: 1907-1940Size: 2 folders; 30 items
Contains photos and articles on various housing throughout Baltimore. Includes examples of property tax bills, razing, preservation and housing projects such as the Edgar Allan Poe project.
| Box 1 | Folder 23 | Housing |
| Box 1 | Folder 24 | Housing |
Sub-series 7: Binder 7
Dates: 1922-1937Size: 4 folders; 16 items
Contains photos of horses performing different occupations, including the fire and police departments. Photos of the Maryland Penitentiary and a new traffic tower from 1922. Articles and photos of the fire department and the fire of 1904 in Baltimore.
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Horses |
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | Maryland Penitentiary |
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | Firehouses/men/engines |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | Great Baltimore fire of 1904 |
Sub-series 8: Binder 8
Dates: 1912-1925Size: 3 folders; 3 items
Contains copies of two articles and a minute book from the Farmers and Merchants Bank.
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | "The Baltimore Gas and Electric News," July 1912 |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | "From an Old Minute Book" |
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | "Art and Archaeology," June 1925 |
Sub-series 9: Binder 9
Dates: 1929-1953Size: 3 folders; 35 items
Various articles/photos on the Bath Street Viaduct and Preston Gardens, various bridges, Jones' Falls; and other buildings. Also a publication entitled "A Common Work for the Common Wealth," dated 1929 published by Baltimore Gas and Electric.
| Box 2 | Folder 8 | Bath Street Viaduct/Preston Gardens |
| Box 2 | Folder 9 | Bridges |
| Box 2 | Folder 10 | Gas and Electric publication/Misc. photos |
Sub-series 10: Binder 10
Dates: 1894-1941Size: 2 folders; 35 items
Photos and articles on Druid Hill Park, Clifton Park, River View and various other places of recreation. Also photos of various buildings.
| Box 2 | Folder 11 | Druid Hill Park |
| Box 2 | Folder 12 | Parks/Miscellaneous Photos |
Sub-series 11: Binder 11
Dates: 1910-1940Size: 3 folders; 35 items
Photos and articles on trolley's, streetcars, railroad engines, train stations, the Emma Giles, a submarine, and other modes of transportation. Also a 1910 copy of Trolley News.
| Box 2 | Folder 13 | Train stations |
| Box 2 | Folder 14 | Maryland Transportation |
| Box 2 | Folder 15 | Trolley/Streetcars and railroad engines |
Sub-series 12: Binder 12
Dates: 1895-1945Size: 2 folders; 55 items
Various photos and articles on residential homes in Baltimore, many of which no longer exist.
| Box 2 | Folder 16 | Residential Homes |
| Box 2 | Folder 17 | Residential Homes |
Sub-series 13: Binder 13
Dates: 1919-1949Size: 4 folders; 75 items
Obituaries and photos of noted Marylanders; photos and articles on commercial businesses in Baltimore, including a hand-written paper on the first ice making plant in the U. S., which was located in Maryland. A typed paper entitled, "Railroad blow your horn!" which was an address given by Olive W. Dennis, research engineer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, October 9, 1947. Photos and articles on the waterfront, harbor, pleasure ships and other things having to do with Baltimore's waterfront.
| Box 2 | Folder 18 | Noted Marylanders/obituaries |
| Box 2 | Folder 19 | Commercial Businesses |
| Box 2 | Folder 20 | "Railroad Blow Your Horn" |
| Box 2 | Folder 21 | Waterfront |
Sub-series 14: Binder 14
Dates: 1899-1947Size: 2 folders; 40 items
Pictures and articles on various Baltimore hotels, including an article on the Hotel Rennert which was forced to close in 1939. The Merchants Club; Kaminskey's Tavern; a menu from the Hotel Rennert restaurant, and other clubs and hotels included.
| Box 2 | Folder 22 | Hotels |
| Box 2 | Folder 23 | Restaurants/Clubs |
Sub-series 15: Binder 15
Dates: 1960-1948Size: 3 folders; 80 items
Bulk deals with photos, postcards, and articles on Baltimore colleges, universities, and public schools. Misc. includes a photograph of Tschudy Burial Ground; houses on Aliceanna Street; and an article on yellow fever. A German Aged home, orphanages and other asylums are included.
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | Colleges and Schools |
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | Miscellaneous |
| Box 3 | Folder 3 | Hospitals/Asylums/Retirement Homes |
Sub-series 16: Binder 16
Dates: 1885-1948Size: 3 folders; 100 items
Various scenes from different streets in Baltimore, including Lexington and Charles Streets. Photos of various buildings in Baltimore. Miscellaneous includes a photo of carriages for sale; Battle Monument; City Springs; a clock tower photo from 1885 and article on clocks; hay scales; 1904 fire London Park Cemetery; Hookstown, and a 1888 map of Baltimore.
| Box 3 | Folder 4 | Street Scenes |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | Buildings |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 | Miscellaneous |
Sub-series 17: Binder 17
Dates: 1850-1945Size: 4 folders; 75 items
Postcards, negatives and photographs of Baltimore's buildings. Miscellaneous includes photos of people, vegetation, and an invitation to a reunion of Male Grammar School No. 1.
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | Postcards |
| Box 3 | Folder 8 | Photographs of Buildings |
| Box 3 | Folder 9 | Negatives |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | Miscellaneous |
Sub-series 18: Binder 18
Dates: 1867-1948Size: 4 folders; 45 items
A 1939 issue of the Maryland Gazette concerning the Star Spangled Banner. Several broadsides from 1867 and1879 on Democratic elections. Photographs and negatives on Baltimore housing. Miscellaneous includes housing, firemen, colleges, people, buildings, etc.
| Box | Folder 11 | Broadsides |
| Box 3 | Folder 12 | Maryland Gazette |
| Box 3 | Folder 13 | Photographs and negatives |
| Box 3 | Folder 14 | Miscellaneous |
Sub-series 19: Binder 19
Dates: 1931-1949Size: 6 folders; 40 items
Articles and photos on orphanages, veteran's homes, business, transportation, and nostalgia. Kempe's notes on his scrapbooks are included
| Box 3 | Folder 15 | Orphanages/Veteran's homes |
| Box 3 | Folder 16 | Miscellaneous |
| Box 3 | Folder 17 | Transportation |
| Box 3 | Folder 18 | Nostalgia |
| Box 3 | Folder 19 | Business |
Sub-series 20: Binder 20
Dates: 1930-1948Size: 2 folders; 120 items
Newspaper series entitled "Man in the Streets," that explains how different streets in Baltimore got its name and the story behind it.
| Box 3 | Folder 21 | "Man in the Streets" |
| Box 3 | Folder 22 | "Man in the Streets" |
Series 2: Ledger pages
Dates: 1968-1943Size: 1 items
A ledger entitled "News fro the press, Out of the Past, Into the Present year 1868 to the present (1943)." Ledger is inscribed with having been printed by Bohemian Printing. Included is poetry clipped from newspapers as well as hand-written original poetry from the 1800s by members of the Keefer family. Various news stories and illustrations, including topics such as: death; hypnosis; spiritualism; superstitions; occult; ghosts; authors; actors; theater; astrology; Ulysses S. Grant's illness prior to death; churches; Native Americans; Francis Scott Key; the abdication of the Duke of Windsor; cartoons; Governor Albert Ritchie; and John D. Rockefeller.
