Title: | Ernest Kempe collection |
Call Number: | Coll025 |
Creator: | Kempe, Ernest |
Dates: | 1865-1953; bulk 1929-1938 |
Size: | 3 boxes (2.5 linear feet) |
Language: | English |
Abstract: | This collection was compiled and collected by Ernest Kempe and includes a series of scrapbook pages from twenty binders and a ledger with clippings pasted over the original writing. It contains clippings of articles, broadsides, postcards, negatives and photographs of Baltimore, Maryland. Clippings cover various streets, forms of public transporation, notable residents of Baltimore, and buildings such as hospitals and churches. The ledger also includes handwritten original poetry. |
Citation: | Ernest Kempe collection, Collection 25, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD). |
Ernest Kempe collected material relating to Baltimore.
Organized into 2 series: Series I. Scrapbook Pages, 1885-1953. Series II. Ledger Pages, 1968-1943.
MSS 2002-02; Donation included books in addition to the scrapbooks and ledger.
The books were removed from the donation and cataloged with the Arnold collection.
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Finding aid available.
Finding Aid: http://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll025.php
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Kempe, Ernest
Walters Art Gallery (Baltimore, Md.)
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Baltimore (Md.)
Maryland
Date: 1885-1953
Extent: 1054 items (2.25 linear feet)
Description: Clippings, photographs, postcards, sketches, minute book, broadside, tax bill, and memorabilia arranged by subject and organized into twenty Subseries by original binder groupings.S
Date: 1885-1938
Extent: 5 folders
Description: Articles, postcards, and photographs on a variety of buildings, such as the post office and court house, the Fifth Regiment Amory and on subjects like ice cutting.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Enoch Pratt Library | box 1 | folder 1 |
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Walters Art Gallery | box 1 | folder 2 |
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Photographs/Postcards | box 1 | folder 3 |
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Government Buildings | box 1 | folder 4 |
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Armories | box 1 | folder 5 |
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Date: 1934-1948
Extent: 9 folders
Description: Contains clippings, photographs and sketches, one from as early as1752. Clippings include a series from a Baltimore newspaper entitled "I Remember…," that shows what was happening in Baltimore either 50 or 100 years prior, articles on the role of the MSPCA in protecting horses, and a series on how Baltimore streets were named.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Nostalgia | box 1 | folder 6 |
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Dickeyville | box 1 | folder 7 |
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Nostalgia | box 1 | folder 8 |
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Horses | box 1 | folder 9 |
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Know Baltimore? | box 1 | folder 10 |
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Baltimore Theaters | box 1 | folder 11 |
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Churches | box 1 | folder 12 |
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Miscellaneous Photos | box 1 | folder 13 |
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"Man in the Street" series | box 1 | folder 14 |
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Date: 1919-1946
Extent: 1 folders
Description: A series of photographs and articles on Baltimore area hospitals. Including John Hopkins Hospital; also contains a typed copy of "A Brief history of the Hospital for the Women of Maryland, 1882-1946," by Merrell L. Stout, MD.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Hospitals | box 1 | folder 15 |
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Date: 1873-1943
Extent: 5 folders
Description: Contains photographs and articles pertaining to department stores, factories, markets, towers, roads, bridges, and the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904. Included is an article on the horse of Governor Brown; an 1895 map of Baltimore and the settlement house, Lawrence House.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Buildings | box 1 | folder 16 |
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Commerce | box 1 | folder 17 |
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Great Baltimore Fire 1904 | box 1 | folder 18 |
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Roads/Bridges | box 1 | folder 19 |
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Miscellaneous | box 1 | folder 20 |
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Date: 1919-1936
Extent: 2 folders
Description: Contains articles and photographs of Baltimore churches of various denominations.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Churches | box 1 | folder 21 |
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Churches | box 1 | folder 22 |
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Date: 1907-1940
Extent: 2 folders
Description: Contains photos and articles on various housing throughout Baltimore. Includes examples of property tax bills, razing, preservation and housing projects such as the Edgar Allan Poe project.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Housing | box 1 | folder 23 |
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Housing | box 1 | folder 24 |
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Date: 1922-1937
Extent: 4 folders
Description: Contains photos of horses performing different occupations, including the fire and police departments. Photos of the Maryland Penitentiary and a new traffic tower from 1922. Articles and photos of the fire department and the fire of 1904 in Baltimore.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Horses | box 2 | folder 1 |
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Maryland Penitentiary | box 2 | folder 2 |
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Firehouses/men/engines | box 2 | folder 3 |
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Great Baltimore fire of 1904 | box 2 | folder 4 |
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Date: 1912-1925
Extent: 3 folders
Description: Contains copies of two articles and a minute book from the Farmers and Merchants Bank.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
The Baltimore Gas and Electric News, July 1912 | box 2 | folder 5 |
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From an Old Minute Book | box 2 | folder 6 |
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Art and Archaeology, June 1925 | box 2 | folder 7 |
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Date: 1929-1953
Extent: 3 folders
Description: Various articles/photos on the Bath Street Viaduct and Preston Gardens, various bridges, Jones' Falls; and other buildings. Also a publication entitled "A Common Work for the Common Wealth," dated 1929 published by Baltimore Gas and Electric.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Bath Street Viaduct/Preston Gardens | box 2 | folder 8 |
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Bridges | box 2 | folder 9 |
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Gas and Electric publication/Misc. photos | box 2 | folder 10 |
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Date: 1894-1941
Extent: 2 folders
Description: Photos and articles on Druid Hill Park, Clifton Park, River View and various other places of recreation. Also photos of various buildings.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Druid Hill Park | box 2 | folder 11 |
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Parks/Miscellaneous Photos | box 2 | folder 12 |
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Date: 1910-1940
Extent: 3 folders
Description: Photos and articles on trolley's, streetcars, railroad engines, train stations, the Emma Giles, a submarine, and other modes of transportation. Also a 1910 copy of Trolley News.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Train stations | box 2 | folder 13 |
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Maryland Transportation | box 2 | folder 14 |
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Trolley/Streetcars and railroad engines | box 2 | folder 15 |
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Date: 1895-1945
Extent: 2 folders
Description: Various photos and articles on residential homes in Baltimore, many of which no longer exist.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Residential Homes | box 2 | folder 16 |
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Residential Homes | box 2 | folder 17 |
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Date: 1919-1949
Extent: 4 folders
Description: Obituaries and photos of noted Marylanders; photos and articles on commercial businesses in Baltimore, including a hand-written paper on the first ice making plant in the U. S., which was located in Maryland. A typed paper entitled, "Railroad blow your horn!" which was an address given by Olive W. Dennis, research engineer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, October 9, 1947. Photos and articles on the waterfront, harbor, pleasure ships and other things having to do with Baltimore's waterfront.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Noted Marylanders/obituaries | box 2 | folder 18 |
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Commercial Businesses | box 2 | folder 19 |
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Railroad Blow Your Horn | box 2 | folder 20 |
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Waterfront | box 2 | folder 21 |
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Date: 1899-1947
Extent: 2 folders
Description: Pictures and articles on various Baltimore hotels, including an article on the Hotel Rennert which was forced to close in 1939. The Merchants Club; Kaminskey's Tavern; a menu from the Hotel Rennert restaurant, and other clubs and hotels included.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Hotels | box 2 | folder 22 |
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Restaurants/Clubs | box 2 | folder 23 |
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Date: 1860-1948
Extent: 3 folders
Description: Bulk deals with photos, postcards, and articles on Baltimore colleges, universities, and public schools. Misc. includes a photograph of Tschudy Burial Ground; houses on Aliceanna Street; and an article on yellow fever. A German Aged home, orphanages and other asylums are included.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Colleges and Schools | box 3 | folder 1 |
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Miscellaneous | box 3 | folder 2 |
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Hospitals/Asylums/Retirement Homes | box 3 | folder 3 |
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Date: 1885-1948
Extent: 3 folders
Description: Various scenes from different streets in Baltimore, including Lexington and Charles Streets. Photos of various buildings in Baltimore. Miscellaneous includes a photo of carriages for sale; Battle Monument; City Springs; a clock tower photo from 1885 and article on clocks; hay scales; 1904 fire London Park Cemetery; Hookstown, and a 1888 map of Baltimore.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Street Scenes | box 3 | folder 4 |
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Buildings | box 3 | folder 5 |
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Miscellaneous | box 3 | folder 6 |
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Date: 1850-1945
Extent: 4 folders
Description: Postcards, negatives and photographs of Baltimore's buildings. Miscellaneous includes photos of people, vegetation, and an invitation to a reunion of Male Grammar School No. 1.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Postcards | box 3 | folder 7 |
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Photographs of Buildings | box 3 | folder 8 |
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Negatives | box 3 | folder 9 |
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Miscellaneous | box 3 | folder 10 |
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Date: 1867-1948
Extent: 4 folders
Description: A 1939 issue of the Maryland Gazette concerning the Star Spangled Banner. Several broadsides from 1867 and1879 on Democratic elections. Photographs and negatives on Baltimore housing. Miscellaneous includes housing, firemen, colleges, people, buildings, etc.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Postcards | box 3 | folder 7 |
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Photographs of Buildings | box 3 | folder 8 |
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Negatives | box 3 | folder 9 |
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Miscellaneous | box 3 | folder 10 |
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Date: 1931-1949
Extent: 6 folders
Description: Articles and photos on orphanages, veteran's homes, business, transportation, and nostalgia. Kempe's notes on his scrapbooks are included
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Orphanages/Veteran's homes | box 3 | folder 15 |
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Miscellaneous | box 3 | folder 16 |
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Transportation | box 3 | folder 17 |
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Nostalgia | box 3 | folder 18 |
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Business | box 3 | folder 19 |
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Date: 1930-1948
Extent: 2 folders
Description: Newspaper series entitled "Man in the Streets," that explains how different streets in Baltimore got its name and the story behind it.
Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
Man in the Streets | box 3 | folder 21 |
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Man in the Streets | box 3 | folder 22 |
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Date: 1968-1943
Extent: 1 item
Description: A ledger entitled "News fro the press, Out of the Past, Into the Present year 1868 to the present (1943)." Ledger is inscribed with having been printed by Bohemian Printing. Included is poetry clipped from newspapers as well as hand-written original poetry from the 1800s by members of the Keefer family. Various news stories and illustrations, including topics such as: death; hypnosis; spiritualism; superstitions; occult; ghosts; authors; actors; theater; astrology; Ulysses S. Grant's illness prior to death; churches; Native Americans; Francis Scott Key; the abdication of the Duke of Windsor; cartoons; Governor Albert Ritchie; and John D. Rockefeller.