Records of the Preservation Trust of Wicomico

25 cartons, 2 oversize boxes (8.25 linear feet)

(circa 1961 – 2018)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier	2007.065
Creator(s)	Clay, Anne Kennerly Morris; Preservation Trust of Wicomico, Inc.; Touart, Paul Baker
Acquisition	Donated in 2007 (2007.065) with frequent subsequent additions (Paul Touart papers 2023.035)
Language(s)	English
Use	Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation	"Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution	Finding aid written by Ian Post
Related Materials	Dorchester County Historic Preservation Files (circa 1980 – 2010s) Michael Owen Bourne papers (1960 – 2020)
Separated Materials	See Nabb Center Staff

Abstract

The Records of the Preservation Trust of Wicomico County document the many historic buildings and properties that the organization helps preserve, primarily through the files and reports maintained by architectural historian, Paul Touart. Touart's files (Series 1) are arranged by property identifier (WI-XXX) and commonly include a Maryland Historic Trust report, deeds, photographs, articles, and other relevant sources related to the historic property. Also included are Touart's subsequent reports, handwritten notes, photographic slides, architectural drawing rolls, and CDs containing a variety of files. The collection also includes a variety of subject/research files, deeds, surveys, correspondence, photographs, and newspaper articles related to the historic buildings and properties in Wicomico County collected by Anne Kennerly Morris Clay with the Preservation Trust of Wicomico County (Series 2).

Administrative History

"With the formation of the Maryland Historical Trust in 1961, subsequently the Wicomico County Committee was formed in Wicomico County to report back to the MHT about preservation issues in this county. The first order of business was the restoration of Pemberton Hall with other historic landmarks following. Studies of historic sites were completed and by 1973 there were 75, only to eventually jump to 155. Historic districts were formed in the county and maintained with the help of the Wicomico County Committee backed by the Maryland Historical Trust.

In the mid-1980s, the Wicomico committee and other county committees incorporated as an independent organization, the Wicomico County Historical Trust, Inc. It maintained the historic sites inventory, monitored preservation activities and promoted public awareness of preservation issues. In January, 1993 the Wicomico County Historical Trust became the Preservation Trust of Wicomico, Inc. to avoid confusion with other preservation organizations in the county."

From the Preservation Trust of Wicomico's website: http://www.preservationtrustwicomico.org/about-us.html

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains materials relating to the formation, history, preservation goals and administrative aspects of the Preservation Trust of Wicomico, Inc. Within the collection are photographs, slides, historical research, newspaper articles, brochures, correspondence, subject files and historic site inventory information. This range of the collection is from the late 1960’s with the formation of the Wicomico County Committee through 2002 with the activities and administrative business of the Preservation Trust of Wicomico, Inc. Most notably are the photographs and historical background of almost all of the first 155 sites on the Wicomico County historic sites inventory.

Arrangement Statement

Series 1: Paul Touart papers

Subseries 1.1: Historic Property Files (WI files)
Subseries 1.2: Paul Touart reports, notes, and CDs
Subseries 1.3: Photographs
Subseries 1.4: Rolled items and oversize

Series 2: Subject Files

Subseries 2.1: Wicomico County Inventory Sites
Subseries 2.2: Business Files
Subseries 2.3: Subject Files
Subseries 2.4: Miscellaneous
Subseries 2.5: Oversized Materials
Subseries 2.6 Restricted Materials

Subject Terms

Topical Terms
- Architecture
- Historic Preservation
Location Terms
- Wicomico County (Md.)

Inventory List

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Box 1

Subseries 1.1 (Historic Property Files): WI-1 to WI-98

Box 2

Subseries 1.1 (Historic Property Files): WI-100 to WI-277

Box 3

Subseries 1.1 (Historic Property Files): WI-300 to WI-399

Box 4

Subseries 1.1 (Historic Property Files): WI-400 to WI-497

Box 5

Subseries 1.1 (Historic Property Files): WI-501 to WI-599

Box 6

Subseries 1.1 (Historic Property Files): WI-600 to WI-685
Subseries 1.2: Paul Touart reports, notes, and CDs

Box 7

Subseries 1.3: Photographs (including glass plate negatives, nitrate negatives)

Oversize shelf

Subseries 1.4: Oversize rolls

Box 8