{"id":275,"date":"2026-03-26T15:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/umbc50\/?page_id=275"},"modified":"2026-05-14T18:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:34:12","slug":"baltimore-manual-labor-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/home\/themes\/founding-umbc\/baltimore-manual-labor-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore Manual Labor School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A portion of the property on which UMBC is built previously was owned by the Baltimore Manual Labor School. Also known as the Farm School, it operated from 1839 to 1922 with the purpose of instructing and supporting poor or orphaned boys from Baltimore City. Support for the school came from wealthy Baltimoreans including Johns Hopkins and Gustav W. Lurman, Jr. Shown in the photograph is a Stabler family member in a carriage on the farm road from Maiden Choice Lane, now called Shelbourne Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-012-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-012-1024x829.jpg\" alt=\"Black-and-white photograph of a farm\" class=\"wp-image-88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-012-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-012-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-012-768x622.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-012-1536x1244.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-012-2048x1658.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-012-1200x972.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-012-1980x1603.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Baltimore Manual Labor School Seen from Shelbourne Road, MSS 1988-02-012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to moral and religious teachings, the Baltimore Manual Labor School resident boys were taught how to read and were instructed in agriculture or other useful occupations in preparation to earn a living. Under staff supervision they tended the orchards and vegetables grown on the farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-010-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"821\" data-id=\"87\" src=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-010-1024x821.jpg\" alt=\"Black-and-white photograph of a farm field\" class=\"wp-image-87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-010-1024x821.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-010-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-010-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-010-1536x1232.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-010-2048x1642.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-010-1200x962.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-010-1980x1588.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Baltimore Manual Labor School Residents, MSS 1988-02-010<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-008-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"829\" data-id=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-008-1024x829.jpg\" alt=\"Black-and-white group portrait\" class=\"wp-image-85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-008-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-008-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-008-768x621.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-008-1536x1243.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-008-2048x1657.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-008-1200x971.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/umbc50\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MSS1988-02-008-1980x1602.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Baltimore Manual Labor School Orchards, MSS 1988-02-008<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go to the next page, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/umbc50\/home\/themes\/founding-umbc\/brainstorming\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"277\">Brainstorming<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/umbc50\/home\/themes\/founding-umbc\/\">Return to \u201cFounding UMBC\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A portion of the property on which UMBC is built previously was owned by the Baltimore Manual Labor School. 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