On Friday, March 29, 2024, Stevenson University formed the Center for the Study of the Port of Baltimore (SU CSPB). The Center supports the scholarly study of the Port of Baltimore through interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches across Stevenson’s schools and in partnership with other institutions within the Chesapeake Bay region. The new center is anchored in the History Program of Stevenson’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Mission
The Center for the Study of the Port of Baltimore documents, analyzes, interprets, and communicates the history of the Port of Baltimore, its operations, people, communities, and organizations.
Objectives
The Center for the Study of the Port of Baltimore will:
- Engage in the coordination of historical efforts to document the Key Bridge Disaster and the recovery of the Port of Baltimore.
- Engage in the documentation, analysis, interpretation, and communication activities regarding the Port’s recovery.
- Develop a consolidated list of government agencies, commercial firms, not-for-profits, labor unions, and other entities affected by the Key Bridge Disaster and engaged in the Port’s recovery.
- Develop a consolidated list of archives, special collections, museums, historical societies, other public history entities as well as independent scholars engaged in documenting, archiving, researching, and communicating the history of the Key Bridge and the Port of Baltimore.
- Map the holdings of archives, special collections, museums, and other sites of public history with Port-specific materials.
- Investigate the history of the Port and its significance both domestically and internationally.
- Maximize opportunities for faculty/student research
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Background The recent closure of the main ship channel at the Port of Baltimore as a result of the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge is a reminder that our port underpins Baltimore’s economy. In the wake of the disaster, media outlets, government officials, business associations, and labor organizations, lost no time announcing […]
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