8 TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT

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 Maryland and to encourage research and investigation in
the history of the Province and State. Since passage of this act, addi-
tional responsibilities and duties have been assigned to the Hall of
Records Commission and the staff of the Hall of Records. They ad-
minister 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 microfilms 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 and 1959 Cumulative Supple-
ment, Article 41, Secs. 104, 144, 171-181; Article 54, Sec. 52.)

The members of the Hall of Records Commission for fiscal year
1959 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 J. MILLARD TAWES Annapolis

Comptroller of the Treasury:

HONORABLE Louis L. GOLDSTEIN............ ..... Prince Frederick

President of the Maryland Historical Society:

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

President of the Board of Peabody Institute:

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