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Items associated with name 'Whitehaven Hotel'
History of the Regional Chesapeake Oral History Collection
by Salisbury University Archives (2017)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This Oral History collection documents the actions and efforts of individuals to preserve sections of regional Chesapeake Bay history. Currently, one interview with Jefferson Boyer and his actions to preserve Whitehaven, MD, the Whitehaven Hotel, and other such activities. Compiled transcriptions are attached.
Pat Russell papers
by Russell, Pat (1972 – 2004)
5 cartons, 2 boxes (6 linear feet)
The papers of Pat Russell document her community preservation activities from 1972-2004 in Whitehaven, Maryland and surrounding regional areas. These accomplishments include her involvement with the Wicomico County Historical Properties, Inc., which are documented via the restoration efforts of the Whitehaven Hotel and the development of the Whitehaven Historic District. Documenting resources include correspondence, architectural drawings, newspaper clippings, fiduciary responsibilities, and photographs. Regional oral histories document the shanty boats and hunting lodges which were once prominently featured along the seaside of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Cassette tape recordings and transcripts of these interviews with local people document their experiences which include Bob-O-Dell, Pope’s Island, the High Winds Club, and waterfowl hunting on Assateague and Chincoteague Islands. The oral histories also document varying storms that reshaped the coastline, as well as the development and expansion of cities and towns on the Delmarva Peninsula. Also documented through oral history are the personal experiences of Whitehaven residents which include African American segregation and their lives in various Eastern Shore communities including Taylorsville, the Germantown Rosenwald School, Ocean City and Church Creek.
Sharon Roeble Whitehaven Research Collection
by Whitehaven Heritage Association (2020, 2021)
2 cartons (2 linear feet)
Sharon Roeble compiled this research collection, on Whitehaven, MD, with documents that contain information from the 1500s-present, however, the physical documents range from 2020-2021. She has included Whitehaven Heritage Association records document deeds from the historical sites around Whitehaven, MD, in this collection. Included in this collection is a USB that contains legal documents and various societal records. Whitehaven Heritage Association Inc. assisted in the information Sharon Roeble collected.
Whitehaven Hotel papers
by Wicomico County Historical Properties, Inc. (1993 – 1994)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Whitehaven Hotel papers document the Wicomico County Historical Properties, Inc. promotion of the historic restoration of the Whitehaven Hotel in Whitehaven, Maryland. Documenting materials include a history of the hotel, project costs for its restoration, as well as historic site registration from the National Register.