Series 2: Baltimore Family, 1902-1987
Scope and Contents
This series contain photographs, organizational publications, programs, clippings and other memorabilia from members of the Baltimore family in Washington, D.C. Most of the items relate to Charles Baltimore and Thelma Baltimore, famous teachers in the D.C. public schools. Items of significance include a 1926 edition of the Cadet, which commemorates an African-American high school military batallion formed in 1895, a 1902 yearbook of the Armstrong Manual Training School, and a publication saluting the establishment of the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church in D.C., and a scrapbook of clippings about boxer Joe Louis from the 1930s.
Dates
- Creation: 1902 - 1975
Creator
- From the Collection: Shaed-Newton, Eunice (Person)
- From the Collection: Hoffman, Elzie Schubert (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
The Baltimore family was a prominent family of educators in Washington, D.C. Thelma Lane Baltimore, educated at Miner Normal School and Howard University, taught in D.C. schools ending her career as Director of Elementary Education in D.C. Charles Baltimore was a coach and vocational educator who taught at the Armstrong Training School and a principal at Bell Vocational High School in the 1960s. This series also includes the 1927 and 1928 edition of Dunbar High School’s yearbook Liber Anni. This yearbook contains photographs and information about members of many prominent black families in D.C. A biography of Clarence Sumner Greene, his wife Evelyn Gardiner, and other Greene family photographs are also included.
Extent
From the Collection: 3 Linear feet
From the Collection: 6 Boxes
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository