| Title: | Baltimore Sun memorabilia collection |
| Call Number: | Coll032 |
| Dates: | 1904-1970 |
| Size: | 3 boxes (2.25 linear feet) |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | A collection of artifacts donated to UMBC that pertain to the Baltimore Sun including a section of the old Baltimore Sun building, a Sunpapers mailbox, a Sun Route Owners Association ashtray, a plaque from Vice President Spiro Agnew certifying that reporter Edgar Jones was at the launch of the Apollo 13, and a roll of newsprint. |
| Citation: | Baltimore Sun memorabilia collection, Baltimore Sun Archives, Collection 32, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD). |
The Baltimore Sun is the largest daily newspaper in Maryland.
Edgar Jones donated the plaque (MSS 1997-02), James Bready donated the iron front decoration piece (MSS 1997-03), and someone else donated the mailbox (MSS 1997-012) in 1997. The Baltimore Sun Route Owners Association donated the ashtray (MSS 1998-10) in 1998. Michael Bowler donated the newsprint hat and roll in 2010 (MSS 2010-01).
Collection unprocessed.
Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)
Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015): The processing manual used in Special Collections for all descriptive platforms, including PastPerfect.
Finding Aid: http://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll032.php
No restrictions.
Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.
Agnew, Spiro T., 1918-1996
Jones, Edgar
Agnew, Spiro T., 1918-1996
Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837)
Baltimore (Md.)
| Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
| Plaque |
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A plaque certifying Baltimore Sun reporter Edgar Jones's presence at the launch
of Apollo 13, signed by Spiro Agnew (Jones was not at the launch)
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| Section of building | 1904 |
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8" section of the iron front decoration from the old Baltimore Sun Building, dated
February 7-8th 1904
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| Mailbox |
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1 Sunpaper mailbox, metal for delivered papers
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| Ashtray | circa 1960 |
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1 ashtray from c. 1960, Sun Route Owners Association Inc.
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| Newsprint hat |
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| Newsprint roll |
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