Judge James F. Schneider Collection relating to the History of the Courts and the Legal Profession in Maryland

MSA SC 5598

Dates

1865-2017

Medium

originals, electronic

Restrictions

Storage

Speccol office
Location updated 2014/02/25: 00/10/08/25 (5598-2-1; 5598-2-10; 5598-4-158) 5598-4-157 located at B5/17/02/Shelf 1 (Frame only). Baltimore City Archives storage locations: BC/32/20/Shelf 10-Shelf 14, BC/32/19/Shelf 8-Shelf 9 (21 boxes and 1 OS scrapbook)

Description

Biographical sketches, research files, photographs and ephemera related to: the Maryland State Bar Association, Baltimore City Bar Association, Supreme Bench/Circuit Court of Baltimore City, attorneys, judges and Baltimore Bar Library.

History

Photographs (cartes de visite) of the founding members of the Baltimore Bar Library, c. 1865, and an article regarding the Bendann photographic studio (Valley Times, December 2004).

NOTE: An additional twenty non archival "Banker's Boxes" and one 1/2 sized archival document box were transferred and are stored to the Baltimore City Archives in 2017. Though this material is unprocessed, a content list can be found here.

Collection Inventory

Series 1: Biographical Information and Historic Events
Series 2: Books, Magazines, Publications, Bounded Materials and Ledgers
Series 3: Memorial Services: Supreme Bench/Circuit Court and Baltimore Bar Association
Series 4: Photographs and Graphics
Series 5: Maryland Counties
Series 6: Supreme Bench Correspondence
Series 7: Miscellany
Series 8: The Wig and Pen Club
Series 9: Constitution Chronicles
Series 10: Personal Correspondence
Series 11: Equity Cases
Series 12: Scrapbooks
Series 13: VHS Cassettes

Microfilm Inventory