Name/Title
Janson-La Palme Collection--3"x 5" notecardsEntry/Object ID
2012.007.0004Scope and Content
1 box ; 12 3/8" x 3 1/2" x 5 5/8"
Bayly Janson-La Palme worked with Lois Green Carr on economic data about colonial Maryland. Ms. Janson-La Palme then did her own work on economic data about Saint Mary's County from 1790-1870. She relied on census data, assessment records, estate inventories, etc. Her dissertation was based on this material, although the analysis in the dissertation only went up through 1840. The voluminous handwritten data was later transcribed onto 5 1/4" floppy disks using PC WRITE. That data was run on the mainframe computer at the University of Maryland. The disks, spread sheets, and other printouts are at the Hall of Records of the Maryland Archives.
The 3" x 5" cards in this box are in three groups. The first group is of cards Ms. La Palme used to keep a record of publications she consulted for her dissertation. There are references to articles, books, reports, magazines, manuscripts, government documents, and archival collections. A second small group of cards lists titles was not used in the dissertation. The third group of cards lists African-American craftsmen or otherwise skilled workers identified in her sources. Blacksmiths and carpenters predominated, but millers, cooks, and sailors occasionally appeared.Collection
Janson-La Palme CollectionArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
1800 - 1980Location
Container
Janson-La Palme Collection, Box 12Shelf
Rack 11, Shelf 3Rack
Rack 11Wall
West wallRoom
Archives 2Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Janson-La Palme, Bayly