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The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Glee club was founded in October 1914 by Baltimore-area employees of the railroad with their stated purpose being "to stimulate interest in good music, to provide healthful and cultural recreation for the members and their friends, and to promote sociability and good fellowship." Working under conductor Hobart Smock, the club grew quickly, and by April 1915 had around 50 members representing over 20 departments within the railroad. The Glee Club performed at professional and social events and put on winter and spring concerts each year. The club eventually added some non-employee members, recorded at least one record for Victor in 1927, and in 1929 began competitive singing, winning first prize in class B at the Associated Glee Clubs of America's triennial competition. The club had a long history and was active until at least the early 1970s.
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Reproductions allowed for research purposes.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Glee Club collection, Collection 147, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).
Folder list available.
Received in 1981. Accessions: P81-08.
Collection is unprocessed. In 2015, the collection was rehoused and the folder list was created by student assistant Flora Kirk under the supervision of Special Collections Librarian Susan Graham.
COLL147-001 to -007. Subjects: group portraits, men, stage, awards,certificates, building, stamp,
COLL147-008 to -017. Subjects: Boat, women, men, group candids, group portraits
COLL147-018 to -029. Subjects: group candids, church, congregation, men, women, group portraits, certificate
COLL147-030 to -039. Subjects: choir,group candids,group photos,men,women, newspaper clipping, magazine clipping, railroad workers,reenacting
COLL147-040 to -043. Subjects: men,women,group portraits,alien angels
COLL147-044 to -053. Subjects: group portraits, men, group candids, women, train, children, newspaper clipping
COLL147-054 to -060. Subjects: group portraits, men, choir, baltimore orioles, women, reenacting
COLL147-061 to -070. Subjects: group portraits, men,women, group candids,choir
COLL147-071 to -080. Subjects: group candids, barbershop, reenacting,group portraits,men,train,women
COLL147-081 to -085. Subjects: group portraits, group candids, men,choir, children,women
COLL147-086 to -095. Subjects: group portraits, men,clergy, women
COLL147-096 to -097. Subjects: group portraits, men,
COLL147-098 to -107. Subjects: group portraits, men, choir, women
COLL147-108 to -117. Subjects: group portraits, men, choir, women
COLL147-118 to -123. Subjects: group portraits, men, choir, women, group candids
COLL147-124 to -134. Subjects: group portraits, men, choir, women