{"id":4110,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll032\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","slug":"coll032","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll032\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore Sun memorabilia collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"overview\">Overview<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Title:<\/strong><\/td><td>Baltimore Sun memorabilia collection<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll032<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>1904-1970<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Size:<\/strong><\/td><td>3 boxes (2.25 linear feet)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/td><td>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.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>Baltimore Sun memorabilia collection, Baltimore Sun Archives, Collection 32, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biography\">Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Baltimore Sun is the largest daily newspaper in Maryland.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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).<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collection unprocessed.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"access\">Access &#038; Use<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No restrictions.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"subjects\">Subject Headings<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Agnew Spiro T. 1918-1996<\/li><li>Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837)<\/li><li>Baltimore (Md.)<\/li><li>Jones Edgar<\/li><li>Agnew Spiro T. 1918-1996<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"folder\">Series Description &#038; Container List<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"expand-all\">Expand all<\/a> | <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all<\/a><\/p><table class='folder-table'><thead><tr><th>Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><th>Box<\/th><th>Folder<\/th><th>Info<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Plaque<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-8'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-8' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>A plaque certifying Baltimore Sun reporter Edgar Jones&#8217;s presence at the launch of Apollo 13, signed by Spiro Agnew (Jones was not at the launch) <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Section of building<\/td><td>1904<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-9'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-9' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'> 8&#8243; section of the iron front decoration from the old Baltimore Sun Building, dated February 7-8th 1904 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mailbox<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-10'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-10' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>1 Sunpaper mailbox, metal for delivered papers <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ashtray<\/td><td>circa 1960<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-11'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-11' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'> 1 ashtray from c. 1960, Sun Route Owners Association Inc. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Newsprint hat<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Newsprint roll<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4110","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/finding_aid"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}