Overview
| Title: | Harold A. McDougall papers |
| Call Number: | Coll099 |
| Creator: | McDougall, Harold A. (Harold Augustus), 1945- |
| Dates: | 1990-2004 |
| Size: | 1 box (1.25 linear feet) |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | Papers from Harold McDougall’s book, “Black Baltimore: A New Theory of Community” (Temple University Press, 1993). Includes correspondence, research notes, photographs, and reviews. Covers topics related to Baltimore and Maryland history. |
| Citation: | Harold A. McDougall papers, Collection 99, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD). |
Administrative/Biographical Note
Harold A. McDougall is Professor of Law at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He was a civil rights organizer and voter registrant in his early years and served the NAACP from 1994 to 1997, as Executive Vice President of a local branch, as Washington Bureau Director and as Senior Policy Consultant. He served on the National Governing Board of Common Cause from 1997 to 2004, and presently serves on the Board of Directors of the Council for the International Exchange of Scholars (Fulbright Scholars Program) and the Board of Trustees of the Paul J. Aicher Foundation (Study Circles Resource Center). He has consulted for the Kellogg, Kettering, and Village Foundations, and the Montgomery County, MD, County Executive’s Office.
Professor McDougall specializes in the areas of urban social and economic development, civil rights, and the workings of state, local, and federal government. He has written numerous articles, as well as two books. BLACK BALTIMORE: A NEW THEORY OF COMMUNITY (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1993) proposes a new approach to the renovation and revitalization of community civic culture. AFRICAN CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE AGE OF OBAMA: A HISTORY AND A HANDBOOK (Lulu.com, 2009) History and A Handbook covers “trouble spots” like racial profiling. hate crimes, discrimination against consumers, employment discrimination, voting rights, housing discrimination and discrimination in public education. It also looks at citizen action and access to local government.
Scope & Content
Arrangement
The McDougall papers have been arranged in one series:
- Black Baltimore
Note
Currently, the Harold A. McDougall papers includes only material related to McDougall’s 1993 publication, Black Baltimore: A New Theory in Community (Temple University Press). Documents include McDougall’s research notes, interviews, correspondence and mailing lists compiled by McDougall, manuscripts, photographs, and review of the book.
Provenance Information
Provenance and Acquisition Information
All materials were donated by Dr. Harold A. McDougall in 2012.
Processing Note
The collection was processed at the folder level, maintaining the creator’s original
order within each folder. Some folder titles, particularly those with only the book name
as the title, were standardized to increase access. The collection was processed in 2012
by Special Collections Archivist Lindsey Loeper with assistance from student assistant
Steve Ammidown.
Descriptive Rules Used
Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)
Archives Processing Manual: Description
(2015)
Access & Use
Finding Aids
Finding aid available.
Finding Aid: /specialcollections/finding-aids/coll099/
Access Conditions
No restrictions.
Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use
Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.
Subject Headings
Creators
McDougall, Harold A. (Harold Augustus), 1945-
Subjects
Baltimore (Md.)
African Americans — Maryland — Baltimore
Authors, American — 20th century
McDougall, Harold A. (Harold Augustus), 1945- — Archives
Series Description & Container List
Series I. Black Baltimore
Research materials, manuscripts, photographs, and reviews of Harold McDougall’s 1993 publication, Black Baltimore: A New Theory of Community (Temple University Press). Materials have been maintained in their original order at the folder level, although in some cases new folder titles have been assigned to aid users.
| Folder Title/Description | Date | Box # | Folder # | Additional Info. |
| Correspondence | 1991-1994, 1999 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mailing lists | circa 1990s | 1 | 2 | |
| Research files | 1990, 1993 | 1 | 3 | |
| Research files | 1989, 1997 | 1 | 4 | |
| Research files | 1994 | 1 | 5 | |
| Research files | 1990 | 1 | 6 | |
| Research files | 1992, 1994 | 1 | 7 | |
| Research files | 1991, 1994 | 1 | 8 | |
| Research files | 1992 | 1 | 9 | |
| Black Baltimore interview notes, December 2004 | 2004 | 1 | 10 | |
| Meetings and activities | 1993-1994 | 1 | 11 | |
| Community newspapers and documents | 1992-1993 | 1 | 12 | |
| Feedback and edits | 1992 | 1 | 13 | |
| Original material – photographs | 1993 | 1 | 14 | |
| Reviews | 1993-1995 | 1 | 15 |
Bibliography
Harold McDougall’s faculty page at Howard University. Accessed November 18, 2015.