WR 30: Worcester County Bicentennial records |
1 document boxes (0.50 cubic feet)
(1974 – 1982)
Bulk: 1974-1976
Worcester County Library: Genealogy and Local History Collection, Snow Hill Branch, Snow Hill, MD
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Identifier: |
WR 30 |
| Creator(s): |
Worcester County Bicentennial Committee |
| Acquisition: |
The Worcester County Bicentennial records were donated to the Worcester County Library by the Worcester County Bicentennial Committee. |
| Language(s): | English |
| Use: | Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Worcester County Library which extends beyond “fair use”. |
| Preferred Citation: |
“Item, collection name, [Box #, Folder #,] Worcester County Library, Snow Hill Branch, Snow Hill, Maryland.” |
| Attribution: |
Finding aid written by Alec Staley, September 2019. |
| Related Materials: | None. |
| Separated Materials: | None. |
The Worcester County Bicentennial records document the planning and implementation of the bicentennial celebration for Worcester County. The majority of the collection is centered round financial information. The financial documents included are donations, payments to companies, phone bills, and a full ledger. There are also meeting minutes that discuss what the committee is hoping to accomplish. Also included are newspaper clippings from local Worcester County newspapers discussing the progress of the Worcester County Bicentennial celebration. There are also promotional material regarding general bicentennial information, county and state wide.
The Worcester County Bicentennial committee was organized in 1974 by Robert H. Robertson (1915-2000). The goal was to plan and implement a county-wide bicentennial celebration for Worcester County, Maryland in 1976. The committee entirely dispersed in 1982.
The Worcester County Bicentennial records contain meeting minutes, all financial information such as donations, bank statements, phone bills, official information and publications from the Maryland Bicentennial Committee, and newspaper clippings regarding the 1976 Worcester County Bicentennial celebration.
Box 1
1. Meeting Minutes, 1974-1978, 1982
2. Maryland Bicentennial Booklet, 1976
3. News clippings, 1974-1976
4. Financial, Bank Statements, 1974-1975
5. Financial, Bank Statements, 1976-1977
6. Financial, Bank Statements, 1978-1984
7. Financial, Check Book, 1974-1978, 1982
8. Financial, Phone Bills, 1975-1976
9. Financial, Ledger, 1974-1982
10. Promotional Material, undated
11. Miscellaneous, 1976