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Wilson | Young Archives & Special Collections

The McDonogh School Archives was established in 1989 and is the official repository for McDonogh School’s institutional records. It collects, appraises, preserves, and makes accessible, non-current, inactive records of permanent value that document the history, mission, and organization of McDonogh School (1873-present).

The Archives is also home to hundreds of linear feet of special collections including manuscript, photograph, book, map, art, and artifact collections documenting the history and development of McDonogh School, as well as other unique primary source materials of national and international scope. Collections range from student organizations, personal papers, and school military uniforms of early McDonogh students, to a collection of etchings by British artist and illustrator, Eileen Alice Soper (1905-1990).

Mission

The Wilson | Young Archives & Special Collections serves as an honest steward of the School’s complex past. The Archives & Special Collections collects, preserves, and makes accessible the School’s records and collections in order to promote lifelong, analytical and creative learning and teaching. It will encourage dialogue about and between the School and the world outside its campus in order to foster local, national, and global awareness.

Location

The Wilson | Young Archives & Special Collections are located in Lyle Building on the second floor.

 

Hours

Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Other times by appointment

Contact

Christine Ameduri
Director of the Wilson | Young Archives & Special Collections
cameduri@mcdonogh.org
443-544-7031

Speakers Series

 

  • McDonogh "Old Main" Building 1883-1928: Thursday, April 11; save the date
  • A Sorcerer's Tale: How the Wilson | Young Archives Reveals McDonogh's Magical Story: Thursday, May 9; save the date

McDonogh School's archival materials are made available solely for historical research. Documents and images may contain attitudes and/or behaviors that do not represent the School's commitment to equity and inclusion, and their availability should not be taken as an endorsement of such.