ARCHIVIST OF THE HALL OF RECORDS J

HALL OF RECORDS COMMISSION

The Hall of Records Commission is an ex officio body created by Chapter
18 of the Acts of 1935 to collect and preserve the historical records of Mary-
land and to encourage research and investigation in the history of the Province
and State. Since passage of this Act, additional responsibilities and duties have
been assigned to the Hall of Records Commission and the staff of the Hall of
Records. They administer the Records Management Program for State and
county governmental agencies; they compile and edit the Maryland Manual;
and they manage the microfilming of current land records for use by the
Land Office and the State Tax Commission. The Hall of Records has been
made a depository for all publications of State agencies, and its staff micro-
films the Proceedings of the General Assembly at the close of each legislative
day. The Hall of Records Commission acts as the historical agency of the
State. It participates in the planning and conduct of historical celebrations,
the restoration of monuments and houses and the search for historical data
necessary for the conduct of the State's business. From time to time, it is
assigned special tasks such as the current revision of the Maryland Guide.
(Annotated Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, 1957, Article 41,
Sections 104-106, 144, 171-181, 226-228, and Article 54, Section 52.)

The members of the Hall of Records Commission for fiscal year 1958
and the offices by virtue of which they held membership were as follows:

Chief Judge, Court of Appeals of Maryland:

HONORABLE FREDERICK W. BRUNE, Chairman .................... Baltimore

President of St. John's College:

DR. RICHARD D. WEIGLE, Vice-Chairman ........................ Annapolis

Governor of Maryland:

HONORABLE THEODORE R. MCKELDIN ............................ Annapolis

Comptroller of the Treasury:

HONORABLE J. MILLARD TAVES ............................................ Crisfield

President of the Maryland Historical Society:

HONORABLE GEORGE L. RADCLIFFE .................................... Baltimore

President of the Board of Peabody Institute:

WILLIAM L. MARBURY, ESQ.................................................. Baltimore

President of The Johns Hopkins University:

DR. MILTON S. EISENHOVER ................................................ Baltimore

The membership of the Hall of Records Commission remained the same
throughout the year.