Home About Planning Your Visit Support City Record Transfers Contact Welcome to the Baltimore City Archives Residents of Baltimore Doing Research, January 2016 ADDRESS: 2615 Mathews St, Baltimore MD 21218 Directions PHONE: 410-396-3884 HOURS: The Public Searchroom is OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. MASKS MUST BE WORN in compliance with the new local health ordinance initiated on August 9, 2021 E-MAIL: msa.bca@maryland.gov RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS: All visits are by appointment only, Tuesday through Thursday, 10AM to 2PM. Please review our Research at the Baltimore City Archives, Planning Your Visit and Fees and Charges pages. Digital cameras are welcome; see Policies. VIRTUAL "Tuesday with Ed" APPOINTMENTS: Ed Papenfuse will field academic research-oriented questions via Zoom. Sessions are limited to 40 minutes and will be focused on research strategies as well as an effort to provide answers. Click on the banner below to request an appointment. The Status of the BCA The Baltimore City Archives, with help from the Maryland State Archives, is the central depository for Baltimore City government records. Through a memorandum of understanding between the City of Baltimore and the Maryland State Archives, with some funding provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, a portion of the historical records of Baltimore City have been cataloged into the Maryland State Archives online Guide to Government Records. Please consider supporting the ongoing work of the Baltimore City Archives by becoming a member of the Friends of the Maryland State Archives. Research at the Baltimore City Archives Vital Records Record Groups Land Records Photographs Online Exhibits Blog Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive NHPRC Gratefully acknowledging the generous financial support of the NHPRC. Our semi-annual reports to the NHPRC have been posted online. CONTACT US / PRIVACY NOTICE / ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY / DONATE TO THE ARCHIVES / SITE INDEX 2615 Matthews St, Baltimore MD 21218 Main: 410-396-3884 © Maryland State Archives