Record Group List and Descriptions Montgomery County  Archives

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Click on the linked collection of your choice below to access the corresponding finding aid which contains a detailed description of the collection. Collections not linked do not yet have finding aids available online. However, paper copies of these finding aids are available for research at the Archives.

The most recent minutes, notices, publications and public review documents from County boards, commissions and offices can be found at Rockville Regional Library. Please check the online Public Access Catalog.

The finding aids on this page are arranged by record group. These same finding aids are arranged by title on our Alphabetical Listing of Collections page.
 

Record Group 1. Executive Branch

This record group documents executive functions of County government, including current and discontinued offices, and reflects the work of the County Executive and supporting executive offices. Current records at the Archives:

• Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, 1959-1994
• Chief Administrative Officer, 1962-1994
• County Attorney, 1949-1998
• County Executive, 1968-1994
• County Executive Printed Material, 1971-1998
• County Manager, 1948-1970
• Silver Spring Regional Services Center, 1979-2000
• Upcounty Regional Services Center, 1986-1998

Record Group 2. County Council

Records in this record group include papers of individual Council members and document the achievements of the County Council, the elected legislative branch of the County government. The Archives currently holds the records of:

• County Council, 1964-1988
• County Council Laws and Ordinances, 1978-1992
• County Council Printed Material, 1948-1998
• Crenca, Rose, 1969-1990
• Ewing, Gail, 1989-1998
• Gelman, Esther, 1974-1985
• Hanna, William E., Jr., 1983-1998
• Kramer, Sidney, 1970-1974
• Potter, Neal, 1948-1997

Record Group 3. Legislative Support

This record group documents the activities and functions of offices which support legislative functions. Records available at the Archives:

• Guide to the Printed Material of Record Group 3, 1967-1993

Record Group 4. Finance and Budget

Records in this record group document financial management and recordkeeping, and the budget-making process. Records available at the Archives:

• Guide to the Printed Material of Record Group 4, 1931-1998
• Office of Management and Budget, 1948-1990

Record Group 5. Human Resources

This record group documents the activities of offices which manage and coordinate human resources for County offices. Records available at the Archives:

• Guide to the Printed Material of Record Group 5, 1966-1993

Record Group 6. Public Works and Transportation

Records in this record group document the maintenance and planning for public facilities, roads, and public property in the County. Records available at the Archives:

• Department of Public Works, 1935-1956
• Department of Transportation, 1938-1984
• Facilities and Services Department, 1961-1979
• Guide to the Printed Material of Record Group 6, 1932-2000

Record Group 7. Public Safety

Records document the activities and programs of offices in the County which perform public safety functions. Records available at the Archives:

• Guide to the Printed Material of Record Group 7, 1946-1997
• Police Department, Field Services Bureau, 1977-1979

Record Group 8. Environmental Protection

This record group documents the activities and programs of County offices charged with protecting the environment, including land and water resources in the County. Records available at the Archives:

• Division of Resource Protection, 1961-1983
• Division of Solid Waste Management, 1967-1994
• Division of Water Resources Management, 1993-1995
• Guide to the Printed Material of Record Group 8, 1972-1997
• Housing and Animal Control Division, 1967-1975

Record Group 9. Health and Human Services

This record group consists of the records of County offices responsible for providing health and social services to families, children, and individual residents in the County. Records available at the Archives:

• Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse, 1968-1984
• Department of Family Resources, 1981-1983
• Department of Health, 1884-1981
• Department of Health Systems Planning and the Health Planning Commission, 1965-1989
• Department of Social Services, 1935-1995
• Guide to the Printed Material of the Department of Family Resources, 1978-1993
• Guide to the Printed Material of Record Group 9, 1935-2000
• Office of Drug Control, 1968-1976

Record Group 10. Community Development & Housing

This record group documents the functions and activities of County offices responsible for providing housing for low to moderate income residents, and fostering economic development. Records available at the Archives:

• Department of Economic Development, 1976-1997
• Department of Housing and Community Development, 1969-1987
• Guide to the Printed Material of Record Group 10, 1964-1999
• Office of Consumer Affairs, 1976-1980

Record Group 11. Libraries

This record group documents the County's provision of library services. Records available at the Archives:

• Department of Public Libraries, 1908, 1931-1985
• Library Board, 1949-1994
• Wheaton Library Advisory Committee, 1950-1989
• Griffen, Agnes, 1980-1996
• Friends of the Library, 1990-1998
• Bethesda Public Library, 1927-1997
  

Record Group 12. Culture and Recreation

This record group documents the activities and functions of County offices which promote recreational and cultural activities in the County. Holdings available at the Archives:

• Department of Recreation, 1954-2000

Record Group 13. Information and Technology

This record group documents the activities and functions of County offices which are charged with promoting new technologies and generally encouraging wider dissemination of information and education in the County. Records available at the Archives:

• Guide to the Printed Material of Record Group 13, 1960-2000
• Office of Public Information, 1969-1980

Record Group 14. Liquor Control

Records document the County's responsibilities for the sale and control of alcoholic beverages in the County. Holdings available at the Archives:

• Guide to the Printed Material of Record Group 14, 1952-1981

Record Group 15. Boards and Commissions

This record group documents the activities and functions of boards and commissions appointed exclusively by County government as well as other government or private organizations. Check the Public Libraries' online public access catalog for current records. Holdings available at the Archives:

• Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Advisory Council, 1987-1996
• Commission on the Humanities, 1984-1996
• The Commission for Women, 1974-2001
• Community Action Committee, 1968-1996
• Ethics Commission, 1978-1986
• Fire and Rescue Commission, 1977-1996
• Georgian Woods Fire Inquiry Board, 1979
• Historic Preservation Commission, 1965-2000
• Historical Review Committee, 1973-1976
• Housing Opportunities Commission, 1968-1999
• Human Relations Commission, 1957-1996
• Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission, 1941-1996
• Montgomery County Bicentennial Commission, 1973-1976
• Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, 1918-1994

Record Group 16. Oral Histories

This record group consists of oral history recordings and transcripts of interviews conducted with County officials and other individuals who have significantly contributed to the County's development or whose recollections represent a unique interpretation of the County's affairs and historic events. The Archives holds the oral histories of the following Montgomery County citizens:

• Abbe, Leslie Morgan, 1971
• Bain, Henry, 1969
• Barnesley, Myrtle, 1975
• Bennett, James V., 1975
• Bloomer, Esther, 1971
• Bullard, Dexter M., 1969
• Burroughs, Mildred, 1975
• Cahoon, David, 1989
• Coffman, John W., 1972
• Curtis, Frances Vinson, 1972
• Dalrymple, Gertrude Bradley, 1971
• Donaldson, Mary Macabee, 1972
• Dove, William, 1975
• Duvall, C. F., 1975
• Eig, Sam, 1972
• Engle, Lavinia, 1971
• Farquhar, Richard H., 1977
• Farquhar, Roger B., 1979
• Farr, Janet, 1975
• Gardner, Allen H., 1973
• Getty, Mildred Newbold, 1975
• Gilchrist, Charles W., 1986-1987
• Gladhill, Mollie, 1974
• Gleason, James P., 1987
• Greene, Alexander J., 1988
• Gustafson, Forest V. D., 1971
• Hartley, Dr. Gilbert V., 1975
• Himstead, Dorothy, 1972
• Hostetler, Alice, 1971
• Hovsepian, Dickran, 1988
• Jarvis, Edith Claude, 1971
• Jewell, Edgar Guy, 1973
• Johns, W. Brooks, 1975
• Jones, Margaret Taylor, 1971
• Leaf, Munro, 1975
• Lee, E. Brooke, 1977
• Lee, E. Brooke - Attachments, 1913-1943
• Levitan, Laurence; Mathias, Joseph M.; Sedgwick, Byron, 1987
• Lowe, Mercedes Davis, 1975
• McGuckian, Paul, 1989
• Mason, Geneva, 1975
• Menke, John, 1989
• Mohler, Mary B., 1972
• Moore, Steven, 1971
• Moreland, George B., 1974
• Nesbitt, George F., 1975
• Neumann, John W.; Carlin, Austin; Cromwell, James J.; Hewitt, Frank L.; Levitan, Laurence; Mathias, Joseph M.; Sedgwick, Byron, 1987
• Nichols, Betty, 1975
• Ofsthun, Neil A., November 1971
• Potter, Neal, 1998
• Prather, James E., 1976
• Rovner, Edmund F., 1986
• Royer, Martha, 1974
• Royer, William E., 1976
• Sandifer, Irene R., 1971
• Siegel, Joyce B., 1972
• Sims, Lewis B. [1975]
• Smith, Lathrop, 1971
• Smith, Lucy, 1974
• Stone, R., 1971
• Talley, Anna L., 1977
• Walker, Helen Claxton, 1971
• Walter, Malcolm D., 1974
• Waters, Madeline V. and Herbert Dorsey, 1974
• Werner, Stella, 1971-1975
• Zea, Margaret, 1976

Record Group 17. Personal Papers

This record group consists of the papers of individuals who significantly influenced County affairs. Records available at the Archives:

• Christeller, Norman L., 1960-1998
• Greene, Alexander, 1952-1986
• Morris, Harold P., 1928-1960
• Throckmorton, Edith, 1946-1985

Record Group 18. Civic Organizations

This record group consists of civic organizations, associations, and federations in the county which interact with and have influence upon County government. Records available at the Archives:

• Home Interest Club of Forest Glen, 1932-1937
• League of Women Voters, 1941-1986
• Literacy Council of Montgomery County, 1963-1992
• Montgomery County Association for Retarded Citizens, 1983
• Montgomery County Charter Committee, 1942-1954, 1968-1976
• Montgomery County Citizens Planning Association, 1954-1975
• Rock Creek Watershed Association, 1949-1959
• Montgomery County Civic Federation, 1925-1998

Record Group 19. Audiovisual

This record group includes photographic prints and negatives, slides, audiotapes (exclusive of oral history tapes), videotapes, film, and other audiovisual materials. Current collections include:

• Aerial Photographs of the Montgomery Soil Conservation District
• Audio Recordings
• Maps
• Microfiche
• Microfilm
• Moving Images
• Photographic Prints and Images: Index and Box Inventory

Record Group 20. Artifacts
This record group includes three-dimensional materials which document County history.

Record Group 21: Community Use of Public Facilities

This record group documents the Interagency Coordinating Board's history from  its inception in 1978 through 1992.

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