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Records of the City of Salisbury City Clerk

51 cartons, 4 oversize boxes (56 linear feet)

(1869 – 2019)

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

Identifier SBY-CC
Creator(s) City of Salisbury
Acquisition

Transferred by the City Clerk in 2022 (2022.020). The Maryland State Archives officially recognizes the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture as a designated local archive, pursuant to COMAR 14.18.03, and has been authorized to collect the records of the City of Salisbury, its departments, boards, and administrative offices.
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, 2022 (additions by Zachary Foster, 2023; Sammie Somers, 2024)
Related Materials

City of Salisbury Mayor's Office and City Council Photographs (1989 – 2013)

Louise Smith papers (1903 – 2013)

Salisbury City Council records (1983 – 1993)

Salisbury City Ordinances (1890 – 1982)

Records of the City of Salisbury Field Operations (circa 1890 – 2020)
Separated Materials

(2001.007 Wicomico Historical Society Box 21)
Abstract

The Records of the City of Salisbury City Clerk include 12 ledgers containing the city's charter, ordinances, and meeting minutes from 1869 to 2010. The collection also contains loose ordinances passed from 1890 to 2019 and loose meeting minutes that document City Hall activities from 1924 to 1952. Until 1924, the records were handwritten; from 1924 to 2010, records are typescript. From 2010 to present, records are born-digital. Also included in these records is the 1932 Bicentennial Celebration's signature register. Includes records from M-216 #3 and #4.

Administrative History

"The City Clerk is the custodian of the City Seal and the legal records of the City of Salisbury, and maintains and records all ordinances and resolutions enacted by the City Council." 

Arrangement Statement See Nabb Center Staff

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Bicentennial Parade (Salisbury, Md.)
    • City and town life
    • Ledger
    • Minutes (Records)
  • Corporate Names
    • City of Salisbury
    • Salisbury Bicentennial Commission
  • Location Terms
    • Salisbury (Md.)

Inventory List

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  1. Ledgers, Minute and Ordinance ledger, 1869-1885
  2. Ledgers, Minute and Ordinance ledger, 1886-1888
  3. Ledgers, Minutes of the Mayor and Council ledger,  1888-1893
  4. Ledgers, Charter and Ordinances ledger, 1889-1901
  5. Ledgers, Minutes of the Mayor and Council ledger, 1893-1898
  6. Ledgers, Minutes of the Mayor and Council ledger, 1898-1904
  7. Ledgers, Meeting Minutes ledger, 1904-1909
  8. Ledgers, Meeting Minutes ledger, 1909-1911
  9. [FOR 1908-1916 MINUTES, SEE 2001.007 WICOMICO HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOX 21; ALSO ONLINE)
  10. Ledgers, City Ordinances ledger, 1888-1938
  11. Ledgers, City Ordinances ledger, 1939-1949
  12. Ledgers, City Ordinances ledger, 1950-1966
  13. Ledgers, City Ordinances ledger, 1966-1987
  14. Ledgers, Registration Book of Guests, Salisbury's 200th Birthday, 1932

Box 1

  1. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances Unnumbered A-Z, 1888-1893
  2. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances Alphanumerical 1, 1888-1897
  3. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances Alphanumerical 2, 1898-1910
  4. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances Alphanumerical 3, 1902-1904
  5. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances Alphanumerical 4, 1904-1909
  6. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances Alphanumerical 5, 1904-1909
  7. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances Alphanumerical 6, 1911-1912
  8. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances Alphanumerical 7, 1906-1912
  9. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances Alphanumerical 8, 1913-1918
  10. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances Alphanumerical 9, 1913-1915
  11. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances Alphanumerical 10, 1906-1918
  12. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances Alphanumerical 11, 1921-1923
  13. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances Letter-Number 12-22, 1907

Box 3

  1. Loose Ordinances, Unnumbered and Unlettered Salisbury Ordinances, 1914-1930
  2. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 100-120, 1924-1925
  3. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 121-140, 1923-1926
  4. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 141-160, 1927-1928
  5. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 161-180, 1928-1929 
  6. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 181-199, 1929-1932
  7. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 200-220, 1931-1932

Box 4

  1. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 221-240, 1932-1933
  2. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 241-260, 1933-1934
  3. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 261-280, 1934-1935
  4. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 281-299, 1935-1936
  5. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 300-320, 1936-1937
  6. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 321-340, 1937-1938
  7. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 341-360, 1938
  8. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 361-380, 1938-1939
  9. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 381-399, 1939

Box 5

  1. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 400-420, 1940
  2. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 421-440, 1940-1941
  3. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 441-460, 1941
  4. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 461-480, 1941-1942
  5. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 481-499, 1942-1944
  6. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 500-520, 1944-1945

Box 6

  1.  Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 521-540, 1945
  2. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 541-560, 1945-1946
  3. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 561-570, 1946-1947
  4. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 571-580, 1947 
  5. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 581-599, 1947-1948
  6. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 600-610, 1948 
  7. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 611-620, 1948
  8. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 621-640, 1949

Box 7

  1. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 641-660, 1950-1951
  2. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 661-680, 1952-1953
  3. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 681-699, 1952-1953
  4. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 700-720, 1953-1954
  5. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 721-740, 1954-1956
  6. Loose Ordinances, Salisbury Ordinances 741-760, 1956

Box 8

  1. Minutes Mayor & Council July 7 1924-September 30 1931 Part 1, 1924-1927
  2. Minutes Mayor & Council July 7 1924-September 30 1931 Part 2, 1928-1931
  3. Minutes Mayor & Council October 1 1931 to September 30 1935 Part 1, October 1931-December 1933
  4. Minutes Mayor & Council Oct 1 1931-Sept 31 1935 Part 2, Jan 1934-Sep 1935
  5. Minutes Mayor & Council October 1 1935 to September 30 1937 Part 1, Sept 30 1935-Dec 28 1936
  6. Minutes Mayor & Council Oct 1 1935 to Sept 30 1937 Part 2, Jan 4 1937-Sept 30 1937
  7. Minutes Mayor & Council October 1 1937 to September 30 1938 Part 1, Sept 1937-Jun 1938
  8. Minutes Mayor & Council October 1 1937 to September 30 1938 Part 2, June 1938-September 1938
  9. Minutes Mayor & Council Oct 1 1938 to Sept 30 1939 Part 1, Oct 4 1938-Jan 30 1939
  10. Minutes Mayor & Council Oct 1 to Sept 30 1939 Part 2, Feb 6 1939-Sept 30 1939

Box 9

  1. Minutes Mayor & Council Oct 1 1939 to Sept 30 1940 Part 1, Oct  1 1939-Apr 29 1940
  2. Minutes Mayor & Council Oct 1 1939 to Sept 30 1940 Part 2, May 6 1940-Sept 30 1940
  3. Minutes Mayor & Council Oct 1 1940 to Sept 30 1941 Part 1, Oct 1 1940-Mar 28 1941
  4. Minutes Mayor & Council Oct 1 1940 to Sept 30 1941 Part 2, Apr 7 1941-Sept 29 1941
  5. Minutes Mayor & Council Oct 1 1941 to Sept 30 1942 Part 1, Oct 3 1941-Jan 30 1942
  6. Minutes Mayor & Council Oct 1 1941 to Sept 30 1942 Part 2, Feb 2 1942-Apr 30 1942
  7. Minutes Mayor & Council Oct 1 1941 to Sept 30 1942 Part 3, May 6 1942-Aug 31 1942
  8. Minutes Mayor & Council Sept 1 1942 to Sept 29 1943 Part 1, Sept 1 1942-Sept 29 1943
  9. Minutes Mayor & Council, Sept 1 1942 to Sept 29 1943 Part 2, Mar 29 1943-Sept 29 1943

Box 10: Minutes Mayor & Council, 1943 (September) - 1947 (March); 43 files 

Box 11: Minutes Mayor & Council, 1947 (April) - 1950; 45 files  

Box 12: Minutes Mayor & Council, 1951 – 1958; 92 files 

Box 13: Minutes Mayor & Council, 1959 – 1963; 60 files 

Box 14: Minutes Mayor & Council, 1964 – 1967 (July); 29 files 

Box 15: Minutes Mayor & Council, 1967 (August) - 1969 (December); 43 files 

Box 16: Minutes Mayor & Council, 1970 – 1973; 49 files 

Box 17: Minutes Mayor & Council, 1974 – 1976; 36 files 

Box 18: Minutes Mayor & Council, 1977 – 1979; 37 files 

Box 19: Minutes Mayor & Council, 1980 – 1982; 39 files 

Box 20: Minutes Mayor & Council, 1983 – 1985; 37 files 

Box 21: Minutes Mayor & Council, 1986 – 1988; 37 files 

Box 22: Minutes Mayor & Council, 1989 – 1991; 36 files 

Box 23: Minutes Mayor & Council, 1992 – 1994 (August); 32 files 

Box 24: Minutes Mayor & Council, 1994 (September) - 1996 (September); 25 files 

Box 25: Minutes Mayor & Council, 1996 (October) - 1998; 27 files 

Box 26: Minutes Mayor & Council, 1999 – 2000; 24 files 

Box 27: Minutes Mayor & Council, 2001 – 2003 (August); 32 files 

Box 28: Minutes Mayor & Council, 2003 (September) - 2006 (August); 36 files 

Box 29: Minutes Mayor & Council, 2006 (September) - 2008; 28 files 

Box 30: Minutes Mayor & Council, 2009 – 2010; 24 files 

Box 31: City of Salisbury Resolutions #1 – 200; 20 files 

Box 32: City of Salisbury Resolutions #201 – 341; 14 files 

Box 33: City of Salisbury Resolutions #342 – 490; 15 files 

Box 34: City of Salisbury Resolutions #492 – 650; 16 files 

Box 35: City of Salisbury Resolutions #651 – 840; 19 files 

Box 36: City of Salisbury Resolutions #841 – 1000; 15 files 

Box 37: City of Salisbury Resolutions #1001 – 1160; 16 files 

Box 38: City of Salisbury Resolutions #1161 – 1310; 15 files 

Box 39: City of Salisbury Resolutions #1311 – 1460; 15 files 

Box 40: City of Salisbury Resolutions #1481 – 1610; 12 files 

Box 41: City of Salisbury Resolutions #1611 – 1720; 11 files 

Box 42: City of Salisbury Resolutions #1831 – 1960; 13 files 

Box 43: City of Salisbury Resolutions #1961 – 2080; 12 files 

Box 44: City of Salisbury Resolutions #2081 – 2210; 13 files 

Box 45: City of Salisbury Resolutions #2211 – 2340; 13 files 

Box 46: City of Salisbury Resolutions #2341 – 2470; 13 files 

Box 47: City of Salisbury Resolutions #2471 – 2590; 12 files 

Box 48: City of Salisbury Resolutions #2591 – 2710; 12 files 

Box 49: City of Salisbury Resolutions #2711 – 2830; 12 files 

Box 50: City of Salisbury Resolutions #2831 – 2930 & 2530 – 2560 (2019); 13 files 

Box 51: City of Salisbury Resolutions #2931 – 3117 (incomplete); 10 files 

Series 4 Correspondances

Correspondences of the Mayor's Office, 1890-1981

Artifacts

See Nabb Center Staff

Attachments

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