The purpose of this site is to guide Maryland State, county, and local government agencies in the management of public records.

A Guide to Maryland and Its Government

Official Homepage of Maryland State Government

Official Homepage of the Office of the Governor of Maryland

Maryland's twenty-three counties and Baltimore City.

In the Maryland General Assembly and U.S. Congress.

Published sources, from annual and other department and agency reports to newsletters and press releases.

The IPER Project provides records-related emergency preparedness training for state and local governments nationwide.

Procedures for requesting files from the Maryland State Archives.

Catalogs, finding aids, indexes and guides to the collections of the Maryland State Archives.

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