Local History Resources

"The Oral History Collection at the JMM is an active and growing collection. Currently consisting of over 700 interviews, these oral histories contain family reminisces, memories of life in Baltimore, and recollections of people, places and events from throughout the state."

"Approximately 650 oral histories are processed and available for public use. The oral history collection contains interviews, recorded events such as speeches, research papers, and other items. Many of the oral histories also contain supplemental materials including tape indexes, interview summaries, newspaper and periodical clippings, ephemera, and photographs."

Collections at UB include: Baltimore Neighborhood Heritage Project; Baltimore '68; Baltimore Voices Company; East Baltimore Oral History; Jo An Robinson/Gertrude Williams collection; Negro League Oral History; People's Community Health Center Oral History; Penn-North Oral History; Reservoir Hill Oral History; Stone Hill in Hampden.

The “From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter: Oral Histories of the Lived Experience in Baltimore” collection consists of a series of interviews with Baltimore community leaders and social justice organizers detailing their contributions to, experiences with, and thoughts on the 1960’s Civil Rights movement to the present-day Black Lives Matter movement.

The UMBC LGBTQ+ Oral History Project seeks to gather stories of queer people at UMBC and in the larger Baltimore community as a way to preserve our histories. The collection currently has a particular focus on queer performance cultures in Baltimore and student experiences at UMBC.