{"id":4422,"date":"2026-08-17T21:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll164\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:11:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:11:27","slug":"coll164","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll164\/","title":{"rendered":"John Lofland manuscript"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overview<\/h1>\n
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Title:<\/td>\nJohn Lofland manuscript<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call Number:<\/td>\nColl164<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creator:<\/td>\nLofland, John, 1798-1849<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dates:<\/td>\n1846<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size:<\/td>\n1 box (.25 linear feet)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language:<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abstract:<\/td>\nCollection consists of the two-page, original manuscript of a poem entitled “Thoughts, on visiting the Baltimore City and County Almshouse,” by John Lofland (The Milford Bard). Poem is dated May 5th, 1846.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Citation:<\/td>\nJohn Lofland manuscript, Collection 164, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h1>\n

John Lofland (1798-1849), also known as “The Milford Bard,” 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>\n

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Scope & Content<\/h1>\n

Arrangement<\/h2>\n

A single item.<\/p>\n

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Provenance Information<\/h1>\n

Provenance and Acquisition Information<\/h2>\n

Accession information is unknown.<\/p>\n

Processing Note<\/h2>\n

Item was housed in an acid free folder, in a box with other manuscripts and records. Previously assigned Ms. Coll #17.<\/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\/coll164\/<\/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

Lofland, John, 1798-1849<\/p>\n

Subjects<\/h2>\n

Poetry, American–19th century<\/p>\n

Baltimore (Md.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4422","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4422","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=4422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}