{"id":4216,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll164\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:55","slug":"coll164","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll164\/","title":{"rendered":"John Lofland manuscript"},"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>John Lofland manuscript<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll164<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Creator:<\/strong><\/td><td>Lofland John 1798-1849<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>1846<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Size:<\/strong><\/td><td>1 box (.25 linear feet)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/td><td>Collection consists of the two-page, original manuscript of a poem entitled &#8220;Thoughts, on visiting the Baltimore City and County Almshouse,&#8221; by John Lofland (The Milford Bard). Poem is dated May 5th, 1846.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>John Lofland manuscript, Collection 164, 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\">John Lofland (1798-1849), also known as &#8220;The Milford Bard,&#8221; was a poet from Milford, Delaware. Lofland lived in Baltimore from 1838-1846, where he wrote for many city publications and became part of the literary culture, alongside Poe and others.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"scope\">Scope &#038; Content<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A single item.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accession information is unknown.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Item was housed in an acid free folder, in a box with other manuscripts and records. Previously assigned Ms. Coll #17.<\/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>Poetry, American&#8211;19th century<\/li><li>Baltimore (Md.)<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4216","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4216","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=4216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}