Class Notes 2/16

Greetings all,

Find below the Class Notes for February 16th, 2009

Minutes from February 16, 2009 Meeting of HIST429L

• New Blog on website. To update, need to create a gmail account and email rkrublit@umd.edu to gain access.
• Meeting with President Mote March 4^th 9 AM
• Report Structure
• What was the impact of slavery on the founding and early life of the University of Maryland College Park?
• I. Calvert: Slave owner and founder
• Multiple families
• Calvert's slaves
• II. Slavery in the area
• Plummer family
• III. Trust holders/ Professors/ Students
• IV. Hallowell
• V. Government funding
• VI. UMD role during the Civil War/Reconstruction
• VII. Neighboring Communities
• Census listings/ names of households and their slaves
• Writing committee: Rough draft of introduction, will send before Monday
• Need to designate one member of each group as a secretary, someone who will update the blog each Sunday night.
• Research Groups:
• Maryland State Archives: Going this Friday. Will use the online sources/ field trip to get archives pulled
• Historical Society: Hallowell Papers
• Maryland Room: Look up Census 1850/1860 and provide information on slaves, residents of the area, etc. to Maryland State group.