Books

An essential part of effective research is the use of books. For the purposes of your project, there are a number of potentially useful sources including histories, guidebooks, and historic structure reports. Searches of both the Libraries Catalog (for books within the University System) and WorldCat (for books outside the system available through Interlibrary loan) are good places to start in your attempts to locate these materials. If you are a member of the University of Maryland community, you can access WorldCat from the Libraries Home Page.

• Tips for searching the catalog are available on the catalog website. More information on Worldcat can be found here: http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/ .

This book, written by Lynne Hastings, curator of Hampton Mansion, was created as a guide to Hampton Mansion. It provides a historical sketch of Hampton and the Ridgely family, as well as detailed architectural information, and information on the property and grounds. The text is supplemented with a large number of illustrations and is an excellent general source of general information on Hampton Mansion. (Please click on the image to enlarge it).

This is from the title page of the first printing of Charles Peterson's 1970 study of Hampton Mansion entitled "Notes on Hampton Mansion." This volume, compiled from Peterson's research notes, includes a variety of important primary sources ranging from architectural plans to house inventories. (Please click on the image to enlarge it).

This is an example of an architectural elevation drawing taken from Peterson's 1970 Notes on Hampton Mansion. This is the North Elevation of the main Hampton Mansion. (Please click on the image to enlarge it).

This is a topographical study of the Mansion and its surrounding area from Peterson's Notes. (Please click on the image to enlarge it).

This is from the cover of a 1981 Historic Structure Report written by Jean Carlton Parker for the National Park Service. The purpose of this report was to assess the condition of the buildings of the Hampton Estate in order to properly restore and preserve them. (Please click on the image to enlarge it).

Here is an example of the type of illustration found in a Historic Structure Report. This is a diagram of a window detailing its repair needs. (Please click on the image to enlarge it).