{"id":4316,"date":"2026-08-17T21:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll032\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:11:14","slug":"coll032","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll032\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore Sun memorabilia collection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overview<\/h1>\n
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Title:<\/td>\nBaltimore Sun memorabilia collection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call Number:<\/td>\nColl032<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dates:<\/td>\n1904-1970<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size:<\/td>\n3 boxes (2.25 linear feet)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language:<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abstract:<\/td>\nA 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>\n<\/tr>\n
Citation:<\/td>\nBaltimore Sun memorabilia collection, Baltimore Sun Archives, Collection 32, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h1>\n

The Baltimore Sun is the largest daily newspaper in Maryland.<\/p>\n

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Scope & Content<\/h1>\n

Arrangement<\/h2>\n\n
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Provenance Information<\/h1>\n

Provenance and Acquisition Information<\/h2>\n

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>\n

Processing Note<\/h2>\n

Collection unprocessed.<\/p>\n

Descriptive Rules Used<\/h2>\n

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)<\/p>\n

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Access & Use<\/h1>\n

Finding Aids<\/h2>\n

Finding Aid: \/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll032\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Access Conditions<\/h2>\n

No restrictions.<\/p>\n

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use<\/h2>\n

Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.<\/p>\n

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Subject Headings<\/h1>\n

Creators<\/h2>\n

Agnew, Spiro T., 1918-1996<\/p>\n

Subjects<\/h2>\n

Sun (Baltimore, Md. : 1837)<\/p>\n

Baltimore (Md.)<\/p>\n

Jones, Edgar<\/p>\n

Agnew, Spiro T., 1918-1996<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Series Description & Container List<\/h1>\n