William M. Eichbaum Collection

MSA SC 6542
Dates	1980-2003
Medium	paper, digital
Restrictions
Storage	Contact the Department of Special Collections for location.
Description
IN PROCESSING -- The papers of William M. Eichbaum, appointed as Maryland's first Assistant Secretary, Office of Environmental Programs (OEP) in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene during the Governor Harry R. Hughes Administration, 1980-1987. This office was a predecessor to the Maryland Department of the Environment, established in 1987. The papers include documentation of the Maryland Critical Area Commission and Environmental Protection Agency Chesapeake Bay programs. The collection includes a memoir of Mr. Eichbaum's years as Assistant Secretary. Also included are nine maps outlining options for oyster restoration developed during Mr. Eichbaum's service on the Oyster Advisory Commission during the Governor Parris Glendening Administration.