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The College of Southern Maryland is a public, regional community college with a far-reaching goal —to help our students and community meet the challenges of individual, social, and global changes. Serving Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary’s counties, CSM has four campuses, as well as the Velocity Center at Indian Head. In addition to supporting the coalition through logistics, community connections, and academic expertise, CSM’s La Plata Campus is home to the Southern Maryland Studies Center (SMSC), “an archival repository and research center that seeks to collect, preserve, and provide access to materials that document the history and culture of Southern Maryland.” A number of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color-centered community organizations house their archives and collections at the SMSC.  Due to limitations at the college, access to the Studies Center is limited to individual arrangements made with the Center.

Southern Maryland Studies Center contact information:

Mary Johnson, Library Director

[email protected]

www.csmd.edu/SMSC

Note: Physical access limited and by appointment

Contact/Location

La Plata Campus: 8730 Mitchell Rd., La Plata, MD 20646 gps coordinate: La Plata Campus: 8730 Mitchell Rd., La Plata, MD 20646
301-934-2251

https://www.csmd.edu

Hours of Operation

Visitor Center

Wednesday-Sunday 10am-4pm

Offices and MAC

Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm

Park Grounds

7 days a week, dawn to dusk

Highlights

Provides information and resources regarding the history of Black, Indigenous and Other People of Color in a variety of formats:

The Southern Maryland Studies Center is an excellent resource for materials that document the history and culture of Southern Maryland.
The College's far-reaching goal—is to help our students and community meet the challenges of individual, social, and global changes.

Archaeological sites with interpretive panels. These sites and panels are accessible on Park trails.

FAQ Archaeology Exhibit in the Visitor’s Center includes segments on pre-contact period sites and on Sukeek’s Cabin site.

JPPM Library has over 15,000 titles relating to all aspects of Maryland’s history. Books do not circulate, but an online catalog is available. Southern Maryland Regional Files are also housed in the MAC Lab.

Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab has over 10 million artifacts spanning from 10,000 years ago until the early-mid 20th century. Portions available online; physical access upon request during MAC Lab hours. Qualifying institutions can borrow artifacts for display or study.

Audio and transcripts of oral histories of local Black families. Available upon request.

Portraits, daguerreotypes, and primary documents of local Black families. Available to view upon request.

Through Ebony Eyes digital exhibit can be viewed on large screendisplay.

Field trip programs for school age children on rural life and sharecropping are scheduled through the Education Department.

Park-wide special events like Discovering Archaeology Day and American Indian Heritage Day are free and open to the public.

Educators, docents, and archaeologists give tours, talks, and participate in outreach programs upon request.

JPPM hosts Calvert County’s NAACP Family and Community Day each June

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College of S. MD Studies Center

Description:
The College of Southern Maryland's Study Center offers at least three areas of interest: Rare Books and Manuscripts, Oral Histories, and Archive Collections. Aspects of these can be accessed online. An extensive part of the Center requires physical access, which is limited at this time. See the ...
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Themes:
African American People and Culture, Civic Ideas and Action, Maritime Culture and History, People, Places, and Our Southern Maryland Environment, Rural Life in Southern Maryland, Science and Technology, Women’s History
Access:

Arrangements to visit the Studies Center may be made at:  [email protected]

College of Southern Maryland Library Building, Room LR211
8730 Mitchell Rd
Dentsville, MD
20646

Timeframe:

Early to mid-20th century

Themes:

African American People and Culture, Indigenous People and Culture, Diversity in Southern Maryland, People, Places, and Our Southern Maryland Environment, Women’s History

Access:

During open hours for JPPM Visitor Center: Wed-Sunday, 10am-4pm. Contact Visitor Center at [email protected] or 410-586-8538.

Description:

Located at the Visitor Center, this exhibit shows a number of archaeological artifacts from across the state of Maryland, with detailed panels on a pre-contact period site (and its environment) and on the Sukeek’s Cabin site.

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This project has been financed in part with State funds from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, an instrumentality of the State of Maryland. However, project contents or opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.
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