Southern Maryland Studies Center: Virtual Exhibits

The Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection:
The Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection contains both published and non-published material from a wide range of sources spanning the 18th through the 20th centuries... View Exhibit Page
Oral History Collections:
The passing of oral traditions and history is an important part of human culture. The SMSC Oral History Collection captures the everyday experiences of families and communities in the Southern Maryland region. The oral histories are used by folkloris... View Exhibit Page
Archive Collections:
The Southern Maryland Studies Center provides scholars with a diverse selection of materials covering the 18th through the 20th centuries. These family, business and organizational records provide insights into the economic, social, and political cur... View Exhibit Page
Ephemera:
The Southern Maryland Studies Center provides scholars with a diverse selection of materials covering the 18th through the 20th centuries. These items provide insights into the economic, social, and political currents that shaped this region... View Exhibit Page
James C. Wilfong Collection:
The James C. Wilfong Collection spans 1920 to 1987 and consists primarily of photographs and newspaper clippings. Major topics in the collection include history; architecture; travel; and genealogy.... View Exhibit Page
Cooksey-Jones Collection:
The Cooksey-Jones Collections covers the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries and consists of sixteen photographs of the Cooksey, Jones, and Jenkins families.... View Exhibit Page
Hawkins-Hamilton Collection:
The Hawkins-Hamilton Collections covers the period from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century and consists of 5x7 photographic copies of forty-six photographs of members of the Hamilton, Hawkins, Briscoe, Marshal, Robertson, Cox, Dorset,... View Exhibit Page
Berry-Maurice Collection:
The Josephine Edmonia Berry and William Thomas Maurice Collection covers the period ca. 1892-1914 and consists of 20 photographs of members of the Berry, Dement, Thompson, Smoot, and Maurice families. Other subjects of interest include the Pomfret El... View Exhibit Page
SMSC General Photographic Collection:
SMSC's diverse photographic collection depicts social movements, architectural styles, celebrations of life, and memorials of tragedy. These photographs, slides, and negatives in the Studies Center's collection provide us with a glimpse into Southern... View Exhibit Page
Elizabeth Mays Collection:
Photographs of Huntt Family Cemetery and Marshall Hall Park... View Exhibit Page
Geraldine Hyde Williams Collection:
11 black and white photographs of members of the Hyde and Burch families ca. 1890-1955. Most are original photographs, but one is a photographic copy of a photograph.... View Exhibit Page
Stickley Photographic Collection:
Photographs of La Plata, Chapel Point, the McDonough Institute, the Exchange, old Glasva Elementary School and a photo album of the Morris family... View Exhibit Page
Julia Hyde Posey Collection:
Photographs of Posey family members and LaPlata Vicinity.... View Exhibit Page
Share Your Stuff Day: 20th Century War and Peace in Southern Maryland
The Southern Maryland Studies Center hosted the Share Your History day at the College of Southern Maryland in La Plata, Maryland. Members of the community brought in photographs, papers, maps, and other materials pertaining to places of war and pe... View Exhibit Page
Guy Berry Collection: Photographs of Waldorf
The Guy Berry Collection: Photographs of Waldorf, contains 51 photographs ca. 1940-1965 depicting local historic sites, businesses, and merchants.... View Exhibit Page
The Thomas and Maxine Headen Photo Collection:
In December 2007, the Southern Maryland Studies Center received the Thomas and Maxine Headen Collection, which depicts life in Charles County, MD circa 1952-1967. This is the largest photographic collection SMSC has ever received, with nearly 4,00... View Exhibit Page
Share Your History Day: Religious Life in Southern Maryland
The Southern Maryland Studies Center hosted the Share Your History day at the College of Southern Maryland in Leonardtown, Maryland. Members of the community brought in photographs, papers, maps, and other materials pertaining to places of worship... View Exhibit Page
Share Your History Day: Working the Land and Water
The Southern Maryland Studies Center hosted the Share Your History day at the College of Southern Maryland in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Members of the community brought in photographs, papers, maps, and other materials pertaining to farming and... View Exhibit Page