{"id":4125,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll049\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","slug":"coll049","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll049\/","title":{"rendered":"Henry Clay B. Norris diary"},"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>Henry Clay B. Norris diary<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll049<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Creator:<\/strong><\/td><td>Norris Henry Clay B.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>1867<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Size:<\/strong><\/td><td>1 diary<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/td><td>The diary of Henry Clay B. Norris, a Baltimore resident in the 19th century who served as a librarian, realtor, lawyer, and choir director. Contains brief details of Maryland history from Norris&#8217;s daily life including his work and extracuricular activities, especially his involvement with the church and choir.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>Henry Clay B. Norris diary, Collection 49, 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\">Henry Clay B. Norris was a Baltimore resident in the 19th century who served as a librarian, realtor, lawyer, and choir director.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joseph L. Arnold Library Endowment. Purchased 2009.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A custom enclosure was created for the diary.<\/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. Item is in the public domain.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"subjects\">Subject Headings<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>United States Maryland Baltimore<\/li><li>Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Maryland<\/li><li>Howell George<\/li><li>Nelson Annie<\/li><li>Baileys Hatie<\/li><li>Kochs Jacob<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4125","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4125","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=4125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}